SUBJECT: NEET-PHYSICS COURSE: MASTER PRO ELP-01 to 03 TOPIC: CAPACITANCE

ELP-01

1. In the circuit shown charge on 2µF capacitor is

(1) 160 µC (2) 80 µC (3) 40 µC (4) 20 µC

2. Find net capacitance between X and Y :

5 7 8
(1) µF (2) µF (3) µF (4) 1µF
6 6 3

3. For the circuit shown in the figure, the charge on 4µF capacitor is:

(1) 30µC (2) 40µC (3) 24µC (4) 54µC

4. Calculate energy stored in capacitance C1 & C2.

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5. The capacity of a parallel plate air capacitor is 10µF. As shown in the figure this capacitor is
divided into two equal parts, these parts are filled by media of dielectric constants K1 =2 and
K2=4, capacity of this arrangement will be :-

(1) 20 µF (2) 30 µF (3) 10 µF (4) 40 µF

6. A parallel plate capacitor has two layers of dielectric as shown in figure. This capacitor is
connected across a battery. The graph which shows the variation of electric field (E) and
distance (x) from left plate :-

(1) (2) (3) (4)

7. A fully charged capacitors has a capacitance C. It is discharged through a small coil of resistance
wire embedded in a thermally insulated block of specific heat capacity s and mass m. If the
temperature of the block is raised by ∆T, the potential difference V across the capacitance is :
ms∆T 2ms∆T 2mC∆T mC∆T
(1) (2) (3) (4)
C C s s

8. A 20μF capacitor in a defibrillator is charged to 2000 V. The energy stored in the capacitor is
sent through the patient during a pulse of duration 4ms the power delivered to the patients is :-
(1) 10 kW (2) 20 kW (3) 30 kW (4) 40 kW

Answer Key
ELP-01
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. Energy of C=
1 36 µJ , Energy of C=
2 24 µJ
5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (1)

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 ELP-02

1. The combination of capacitors with C1 = 3μF, C2 = 4μF and C3 = 2μF is charged by connecting
AB to a battery. Consider the following statements.
I. Energy stored in C1 = Energy stored in C2 + Energy stored in C3
II. Charge on C1 = Charge on C2 + Charge on C3
III. Potential drop across C1 = Potential drop across C2 = Potential drop across C3
Which of these is/are correct ?

(1) I and II (2) II only (3) I and III (4) III only

2. Two parallel metal plates carry charges +Q and –Q. A test charge placed between the plates
experiences a force F. The plates are then moved apart so that the separation between them is
doubled. The force on the test charge will now be:
(1) F/2 (2) F (3) F/4 (4) 2F

3. An air-filled parallel plate capacitor is to be constructed which can store 12μC of charge when
operated at 1200V. What can be the minimum plate area of the capacitor?
[Dielectric strength of air = 3×106 V/m]:
(1) 0.38 cm2 (2) 0.30 m2 (3) 0.45 cm2 (4) 0.45 m2

4. Consider the following arrangement of four plates interconnected as follows. Each plate has
the area A and the plate separation is d. Here plates 1 and 3 are interconnected. Find the

3 ∈0 A 2 ∈0 A
(1) (2)
2 d 3 d
3 ∈0 A 1 ∈0 A
(3) (4)
d 3 d

5. Find CLN

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6. Four plates are located of a distance 'd' apart from one another. The extreme plates are inter
connected. A potential difference of V is applied to inner plates. The electric field E between '1'
and '2' plates is :-

V V V 2V
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4d 2d d d

7. An infinite number of identical capacitors each of capacitance 1 μF are connected as shown in

the figure. Then the equivalent capacitance between A and B is:-

1
(1) 1 µF (2) 2 µF (3) µF (4) ∞
2

8. Energy E is stored in a parallel plate capacitor C1 . An identical uncharged capacitor C2 is

connected to it, kept in contact with it for a while and then disconnected. The energy stored in
C2 is :-
E E E
(1) (2) (3) (4) Zero
2 3 4

9. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity of 2μF. A dielectric salt of constant K = 5 is inserted
between the plates and the capacitor is charged to 100V and then isolated :-
(a) What is the new potential difference if the dielectric is removed ?
(b) How much work is required to remove the dielectric slab ?

Answer Key
ELP-02
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. CLN = 3C 6. (2)
7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (a) V = 500V (b) W.D. = 0.2 J

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 ELP-03
1. A capacitor stores 50μC charge when connected across a battery. When the gap between the plates
is filled with a dielectric, a charge of 100μC flows through the battery. Then find the value of
dielectric constant of the material inserted ?
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 5

2. A capacitor of capacitance 5μF is charged to 24 V and another capacitor of capacitance 6 μF is

charged to 12 V.
(a) Find the energy stored in each capacitor ?
(b) If the positive plate of the first capacitor is connected to the negative plate of second then find
new charges on the capacitors
(c) Find the loss of electrostatic energy in this process

3. When slab of dielectric medium is placed between plates of a parallel plate capacitor which is
connected with battery then electric field between the plates in comparison with earlier field :-
(1) Is same (2) Is less (3) Is more (4) Can't say

4. A charge of 20 μC is placed on the positive plate of an isolated parallel-plate capacitor of

capacitance 10μF then potential developed between the plates :-
(1) 1V (2) 2V (3) 3V (4) 4V

5. Two capacitors, 3 µF and 4µF are individually charged across a 6 V battery. After being disconnected
from the battery, they are connected together with the negative plate of one connected to the
positive plate of the other. What is the final total energy stored ?
–4 –4 –6 –6
(1) 1.26 × 10 J (2) 2.57 × 10 J (3) 1.26 × 10 J (4) 2.57 × 10 J

6. An uncharged capacitor having capacitance C is connected across a battery of emf V. Now the
capacitor is disconnected and then reconnected across the same battery but with reversed polarity.
Then which of the statements is incorrect?
(1) After reconnecting, charge delivered by the battery is 2CV.
(2) After reconnecting, no energy is supplied by battery.
(3) After reconnecting, whole of the energy supplied by the battery is converted into heat.
2
(4) After reconnecting, thermal energy produced in the circuit will be equal to 2CV

d
7. A slab of copper of thickness is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor
2
where d is the separation between its two plates. If the capacitance of the capacitor without the
C'
copper slab is C and with copper slab is C' then is:
C
1
(1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4)
2

8. Two parallel plate of the same metal and same area are placed between the plates of a parallel
1
plate capacitor of capacity C, if the thickness of each plate is equal to th of the distance between
5
the plate of the original capacitor then the capacity of the new capacitor is:
5 3 3 10
(1) C (2) C (3) C (4) C
3 5 10 3

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 ANSWER KEY
ELP-03

1. (1)

2. (a) U1 = 1.44 mJ, U2 = 0.432 mJ, (b) Q1 = 21.8 µC , Q2 = 26.2 µC, (c) loss of energy = 1.77 mJ

3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (1)

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