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ASSIGNMENT FOR CHSE-(XII) BATCH-2025
(PHYSICS)- ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE
17. Two point charges 100C &5C are placed at
L1: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL& POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
points A&B respectively with AB=40cm. Find
1 MARK QUESTIONS the work done by external force in displacing
1. Electric potential is a ___________ property of a the charge 5C from B to C, where
point in electric field. [vector/scalar]
2. The SI unit of electric potential is ___________. BC=30cm&angle .
3. 1 Volt = ______________ stat volt.
4. The dimensional formula of electric potential is
____________.
5. Define electric potential at a point.
6. Define electric potential difference between
two points.
2 OR 3 MARKS
7. Find electric potential at a point 45cm from a
point charge 5C in air and in a medium of
dielectric constant 4. 18. The electric potential V is given as a function
8. A point charge of 10nC is at a distance 0.3m
from a point A. If a charge 0.1nC moves away of distance x (metre) by .
radially from A to B over a displacement of Find the value of electric field at x = 1m.
15cm then calculate the amount of work done. 19. Find the electric potential at the centre of a
9. Obtain the expression for electric potential due uniformly charged semicircular ring.
to a point charge. 20. The electric field in a region is given by
10. Four point charges-Q,-q,2q&2Q are placed at .Where E is in V/m and x is in
corner of a square. Find the relation between meter. Find the potential difference between
Q and q for which the potential at the centre is x=2m to x=4m.
zero. [AHSE25]
L2: POTENTIAL GRADIENT& POTENTIAL ENERGY L3: EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACE AND THEIR
1 MARK QUESTIONS PROPERTIES,
11. Write the relation between electric field and 1 MARK QUESTIONS
electric potential. 21. Angle between equipotential surface and lines
12. The SI unit of potential gradient of force is
is______________ . (a) Zero (b) 180o (c) 90o (d) 45o
13. The line integral of electric field is 22. Give an example when:
_____________ of the path followed. (i)
14. The electric field is a _____________________field.
(ii)
[Conservative / Nonconservative]
2 OR 3 MARKS 23. The work done on moving a charge on a
15. A particle A has charge +q and a particle B has conducting surface is ____________.
charge +4q with each of them having the
same mass ‘m’. When allowed to fall from rest 24. Equipotential surfaces associated with electric
through the same electric potential difference. field which is increasing in magnitude along
Calculate the ratio of their speed . the X-direction are
16. Two equal charges q are placed at a distance (a) Planes parallel to yz-plane
of 2aand a third charge -2q is placed at the (b) Planes parallel to xy-plane
midpoint. The potential energy of the system (c) Planes parallel to xz-plane
is
(d) Coaxial cylinders of increasing
(a) (b) (c) (d) radii around the x-axis
25. The points resembling equal potentials are
(a) P and Q (b) S and Q
(c) S and R S (d) P and R

P Q
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 39. Obtain the electric potential due to a dipole at
a point on the axial line
40. Obtain the electric potential due to a dipole at
a point on the equatorial line line.
41. Three point charges 2µC,-3µC and 4µC are
kept at the three corners of an equilateral
triangle of side 12cm. Calculate the work done
2 OR 3 MARKS to construct or break this system.
26. No two equipotential surfaces intersect. Why?
27. Write the properties of equipotential surfaces. L5: POTENTIAL DUE TO CHARGED SHELL
29. Draw the equipotential surface for a system of
two equal charges of 42. The potential at a distance R/2 from the centre
of a conducting sphere of radius R will be
(i) same nature
(ii) opposite nature (a) 0 (b) ,(c) (d)
30. Draw the equipotential surface for an isolated
43. Electric potential on the surface of a charged
positive and for an isolated negative charge.
conducting sphere of radius 20cm is 40V then
its potential at a distance 12cm from the
L4: POTENTIAL AND POTENTIAL ENERGY DUE TO centre is _________.
DIPOLE 44. A hollow metallic sphere of radius R is given a
charge Q. Then the potential at the centre is
1MARK QUESTIONS
31. For stable equilibrium of dipole the orientation
(a)Zero (b)
is _______________.
32. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform
electric field E will have minimum potential (c) (d)
energy, if the positive direction of dipole
moment makes the following angle with E 45. In a hollow spherical shell potential (V)
(a)π (b) π/2 changes
(c)Zero (d) 3π/2
33. The electric potential at a point on the axis of
an electric dipole depends on the distance ‘r’
of the point from the dipole as
(a) r-1 (b) r-2 (c)r (d) r-3
34. A dipole of dipole moment p and kept in a
uniform electric field strength of E rotates from
stable to unstable equilibrium then amount of
work done is ___________________.
35. A dipole of dipole moment p and kept in a
uniform electric field strength of E rotates from
unstable to stable equilibrium then amount of
work done is ___________________.
36. A charge +q is moving on the perpendicular
bisector of an electric dipole of dipole moment with respect to distance (r) from centre
p. What is the amount of work done?
37. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the
position of stable equilibrium in uniform
electric field of intensity E. It is rotated through
an angle  from the initial position. The
potential energy of electric dipole in the final
position is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
38. What will be the potential energy when two
similar charges are brought closer and when
two dissimilar charges are brought closer ?

2 OR 3 MARKS
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 59. A conductor of capacitance 3µF is charged to
acquire a charge of 12µC in it. Find the
46. Calculate the electric potential of a spherical increase in its potential.
shell of radius 30cm carrying 4µC charge on it 60. Calculate the radius of a spherical capacitor to
at a point 12cm from the centre, on the have a capacitance of 1µF.
surface and at a point 60cm from the surface. 61. Write the principle of a parallel plate capacitor.
47. Three concentric conducting spherical shells of 62. Farad /meter is the unit of _______.
radii R,2R and 3R carry charges Q, 63. What happens to the capacitance if plate area
−2Q and 3Q, respectively. Find the electric increases?
64. What happens to the capacitance if separation
potential
between plates is halved?
(i) at r=R 65. The potential of two plates of capacitor are +
(ii) at r=3R 10 V & - 10 V. The each plate 40µC. The
capacitance is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 MARKS QUESTIONS 66. The dielectric constant of a metal is _______.
67. If space between plates of a capacitor is
(iii) at r= R partially filled by a conductor then what
happens to the capacitance.
68. A 4µF air capacitor has got the plate area
increased by 100% & separation is increased
by 3 times the initial. In the space between the
plates a dielectric of dielectric constant 4 is
48. Calculate the electric potential on the surface inserted. Find the new capacitance.
of 69. Write the principle of a parallel plate capacitor.
a spherical shell of radius 1m and having 70. If 50% of the width is filled with a dielectric
surface material of K = 2 then what will be the
charge density 0.4nC/m2. modified capacitance if initial capacitance is
4µF
71. Plot the graphs between C Vs A, C Vs d, C Vs K.
49. Eight similar liquid drops coalesce to form a 72. A parallel plate capacitor consists of 2 circular
bigger drop of potential 20V. Find potential of plates each of radius 4 cm separated by a
each drop. distance of πcm apart. Find its capacitance.
50. Two spheres of radii R and R carry same L-3: GROUPING OF CAPACITORS
charge 1 MARK
on each of them. If centres are separated by 73. Which parameter remains unchanged in parallel
4R apart then find the potential at the mid grouping of capacitors?
point of the line joining the centers. 74. If 3 capacitors , & are in
CAPACITANCE
L1: CAPACITANCS, SPHERICAL CAPACITOR parallel then the net capacitance is ______ .
1 MARK QUESTIONS 75. If C2 = 4C1 then the ratio of the charge stored
51. The dimensional formula of capacitance is by C1 & C2 is _______.
_____.
52. SI unit of capacitance is _______.
53. 1F = _________ stat farad.
54. A sphere has a radius R (in SI).
2 MARKS QUESTIONS
Its capacitance is ______.
55. A conductor stores 2.4µC to raise its potential
through 0.6 V. Its capacitance is _______.
76. 10 identical capacitors are connected in parallel
56. Define capacitance. Write its SI unit,
dimensional formula. & the net capacitance is 30 then
57. If radius of sphere is R then what will be its capacitance of each capacitor is _________ .
capacitance? 77. What is the minimum & maximum capacitance
58 If radius of earth is 6381 km then find the
of 6 capacitors each of .
capacitance of earth.
78. If the capacitors are in series then ____________
is found to be same in all of them.
L-2: PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR AND 2 MARKS QUESTIONS
DIELECTRIC MEDIUM IN THE SPACE BETWEEN
THER PLATES
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79. Five capacitors of 10µF capacity each are 86. The unit of electric permittivity is
connected to a d.c. potential of 100V as shown (a)V/m2 (b)J/C (c)F/m (d)H/m
in the adjoining figure. What will be the 87. The work done in placing a charge of
equivalent capacitance between the points A on a condenser of capacity 100 micro-farad is
and B
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
88. A capacitor is charged to 200 volt it has 0.1 C
charge. When it is discharged, energy will be
(a) 1 J (b) 4 J (c)10 J (d) 20
2 OR 3 MARKS
89. If the potential of a capacitor of 6 F is
increased from 10 V to 20 V, then calculate the
increase in its energy
90. A 4 F condenser is charged to 400 V and then
its plates are joined through a resistance. Find
80. Three capacitors of capacitances and the amount of heat produced in the resistance.
are connected once in series and 91. Find the energy stored by each capacitor in the
another figure shown below.
time in parallel. Find the ratio of the
equivalent
capacitance in the two cases .
80. Two capacitances of capacity C1 and C2 are
connected in series and potential difference V is
applied across it. Find the potential difference
across C1 in terms of V.
81. Three capacitances of capacity and
L5: COMMON POTENTIAL & DIELECTRIC STRENGTH
are connected in parallel. If The total
1 Mark Questions
power supply is 40V then find the charge stored 92. Define dielectric strength.
by each capacitor. 93. What happens to the capacitance if dielectric
break down occurs.
94. The SI unit of dielectric strength is _______.
82. Find the P.D across 3µF capacitor and charge 95. Define dielectric breakdown.
stored by each of them and by the combination. 96. What is the energy density of capacitor. Write
its expression.
2 OR 3 MARKS
97. A capacitor of capacitance is charged to a
P.D of 150 V. Its potential drops to 90 V when
another uncharged capacitor is connected to it.
Find the unknown capacitance and the energy
lost.

98. A 900 pF capacitor is charged by 100 V battery.

L4: ENERGY STORED BY CAPACITOR
Find the energy stored. If the capacitor is
disconnected from the battery & connected to
1 MARK
another 900 pF capacitor then find the energy
83. The energy required to charge a capacitor of
stored by them.
by connecting a d.c. source of 20 kV is
(a) 10 kJ (b) 5 kJ (c) 2 kJ (d) 1 kJ
84. A capacitor of capacitance is charged upto 99. A capacitor is charged by a 12 V battery.
100 volt. The energy stored in the capacitor is The battery is disconnected & the terminals of
(a) 0.6 Joule (b) 0.06 Joule the capacitor are connected in parallel with an
(c) 0.03 Joule (d) 0.3 Joule uncharged capacitor of capacity . Find the
85. A 10 micro-farad capacitor is charged to 500 V
and then its plates are joined together through common potential & new charge stored in
a resistance of 10 ohm. The heat produced in them.
the resistance is 100.An uncharged parallel plate capacitor filled
(a) 500 J (b) 250 J (c) 125 J (d) 1.25 J with a dielectric constant K is connected to an

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 air filled identical parallel capacitor charged to (a)5.8 J (b)5.8 eV (c)13 J (d)13 eV
potential V1. If the common potential is V2, the 107. Find the potential energy of two point charges
value of K is 2C and 3C separated by a distance 90cm
apart in air.
(a) (b)
108.Four condensers each of 4Fare connected as
shown in figure. . Find the
(c) (d)
energy stored in the system.

MISCELLANEOUS
1 MARK
109.Two same
101.64 drops of mercury each of potential of 10V capacitors are first connected in
are parallel and then in series. The ratio of the total
combined to form one bigger drop. The capacities in the two cases will be
potential of this drop will be (Assume all the (a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
drops to be spherical) 110.Four capacitors of each of capacity are
(i) 160 V (ii) 80 V (iii) 10 V (iv) connected as shown in the adjoining figure. The
640 V ratio of equivalent capacitance between A and
102.How much kinetic energy will be gained by an B and between A and C will be
particle in going from a point at 70V to A B
(a) 4 : 3
another point at 50V (b) 3 : 4
(a) 40eV (b) 40keV (c) 40MeV (d) Zero (c) 2 : 3
103.If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10cm (d) 3 : 2
has potential V at a point distant 5cm from its
C
centre, then the potential at a point distant 111. Four plates of the same area of cross-section
15cm from the centre will be are
(a) (b) (c) (d) 3V joined as shown in the fig. The distance
between each plate is ‘d’. The equivalent
capacity across A and B will be

104.Two unlike charges of magnitude ‘q’are A

separate-
ed by a distance 2d. The potential at a point B
midway between them is

(a)Zero (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d)
112. The capacitance between the points A and B in
105. What is the potential energy of the equal the given circuit will be
1.5 F
positive (a) 1
point charges of 1C each held 1 m apart in (b) 2
3F 3F
air A B
(c) 3
(a) (b)
(d) 4
(c) (d)Zero 1.5F
106. Two positive point charges of 12C and 8C 113.In the adjoining fig, capacitors are shown with
are their capacities and the P.D. applied. The
10cm apart. The work done in bringing them 4 charge and the P.D. across the capacitor
cm closer is will be

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 120.The force between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor of capacitance’C’ with a distance of
20F
separation ‘d’ having a potential difference ‘V’
300 Volt between the plates, is
4F 4F
12F
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) 121. What is the effective capacitance between

(c) (d) points
114.Two condensers of capacities and are X and Y
connected in series and the system is charged
to120V. Then the P.D. on capacitor (in
volts) will be
(a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 120
115.Four capacitors are joined as shown in the
figure
The capacity of each is . The equivalent
capacity between the points A and B will be

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A 122. In moving from A to B along an electric field
B line,
(a) (b) (c) (d) the electric field does of work on an
116.The capacity of air condenser is 2F. If a
electron. If 1, 2 are equipotential surfaces,
medium is placed between its plates.The
capacity gets 12 F. The dielectric constant of then the potential difference VC-VA is
the medium will be
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6 B
117.On increasing the plate separation of a charged
condenser, the energy
E
(a) Increases (b) Decreases A C
(c) Remains unchanged(d) Becomes zero
118.The energy stored in a condenser is in the form 1 
of 2
(a) Kinetic energy (b) Potential energy
(c) Elastic energy (d) Magnetic energy
(a)– 4V (b)4V (c)Zero (d)64 V

119.The equivalent capacitance between A and B is

1F 1F 2 OR 3 MARKS

1F
A B 123. The electric potential difference between the
ground and a cloud in a particular thunder

1F storm is 1.2 × 109 V. What is the magnitude of

1F
the change in energy (in multiples of electron-
volt ) of an electron that moves between the
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 0.5
ground and the cloud? [use W=Vq]

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124. An infinite non conducting sheet has a surface to which a conducting sphere of radius 10cm
charge density σ = 0.10µC/m2 on one side. can be charged in air. [Ans: 107Volt]
How far apart are equipotential surfaces whose
133. An electric field is given by
potentials differ by 50 V?[hints: Find electric
field E=2o then V/r = E so find r] Calculate the work done in moving a 1C of
125.Find the charge & charge density on the charge from (2m,2m) to (4m,2m).
surface 134. Calculate the potential difference between C
of a conducting sphere of radius R=0.15 m and
whose potential is 200 V ?[use Q = 4πoV R] D. Also find the charge stored in the capacitor
126. The electric potential at points in an xy plane connected across C and D in the following
is figure. Given potential difference between A
2 2
given by V=(2x -3y )V/m What are the and B is 12Volt
magnitude and direction of the electric field at
the point (3.0 m, 2.0 m)?
127. Derive an expression for the work required to
set
up the four charge configuration as shown in
the Fig. [Assume the charges are infinitely far
apart initially.
128.(a) What is the electric potential energy of two
electrons separated by2.00nm?
135.Two charged plates ,20cm apart and the
(b) If the separation increases, does the Potential
potential energy increase or decrease? difference between them is 10V. Find the
electric field between the plates.
129.Two charges 4nC and -3nC are. placed 6m
136. Find the expression for the capacity of the
apart. shown
Calculate. the distance from the smaller charge capacitors formed by compound dielectrics
where the electric potential is zero? placed between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitors as shown in figure, (area of plate
130.Find the work done in taking a charge of -2pC
=A) . Also find the net dielectric constant.
from A (0,2cm) to B(3cm,0) via C(4cm,5cm) if a
charge of 6mC is at the origin. [Ans:1.8X10-3J]
131. 27 identical charged droplets of water
coalesce
to form a bigger drop. If radius of each droplet
is 1mm and charge on each of them is 10-9C
then calculate the potential of the bigger.[A:
3.6X104V]
132.The maximum electric field that can be
137. A capacitor when filled with a dielectric K=3
supported has
in air without producing ionization is 10 8 V /m. charge , voltage Vo & field Eo. If the
Using this criterion find the maximum potential dielectric is replaced with another one having
K=9 the new values of charge, voltage &field
are respectively
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 (a) (b) 146.Two capacitors of 3pF and 6pF are connected
in
(c) (d) series and a potential difference of 5000V is
applied across the combination. They are then
138. A capacitor of capacitance is charged disconnected and reconnected in parallel. What
2 will be the potential between the plates .
Up to 10 V. Find the energy and the charge
stored in the capacitor.
147.Two identical parallel plate capacitors are
139. Find the expression for potential difference
connected in series to a battery of 100V. A
between two points of the electric field of a
dielectric slab of dielectric constant 4 is
point charge.
inserted between the plates of second
140. Find the work done to move + q from A to B
capacitor. What will be the potential difference
as
across the capacitors .
shown in the figure.
148. Find the net capacitance and net dielectric
constant for the following figure.

A/2 A/2
K1 K2 d/2
d
K3
141. If potential in a region is given by v is equal to

.where V is involved and X is in A

metre find electric field at (2,0,0). A = Area of plates
142.Derive the relation between intensity of electric
149. Find the equivalent capacitance between A
field and electric potential difference. and B
143. If electric field acts along positive x-axis and it
Varies as then find the
amount of work done to move 2µC from x=2m C C C C
to x=4m.
144. In the following figures capacitor is filled with 3
A
dielectrics. Find the resultant capacitance and
the net dielectric constant.
B
A/2 A/2 150. Find the equivalent capacitance between A
and B

K1 2F 3F
d/2
A
K3 d
4F 4F
K2

B
2F 3F
151. Find the equivalent capacitance between A
145. A capacitor 4µFcharged to 50 V is connected
and B 4F
to
another capacitor of 2µF charged to 100 V with A
plates of like charges connected together. Find
the total energy before and after connection in
multiples of 4F 2F 2F
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B
152. In the figure a potential of + 1200 V is given to
point A and point B is earthed, what is the
potential at the point P.

4F
3F
B
A
P

2F

153. A charge -6 µC is placed at the centre B of a

semicircle of radius 5 cm, as shown in the
figure. An equal and opposite charge is placed
at point D at a distance of 10 cm from B. A
charge +5 μC is moved from point 'C' to point
'A' along the circumference. Calculate the work
done on the charge.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

5 MARKS
154. Define electric potential and write its units.
Obtain the expression for electric potential due
to a point charge.
155. Define dipole moment and obtain the
expression
for electric potential due to a dipole at appoint
on axial line and at a point equatorial line.
156. Define capacitance. Obtain the expression for
capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a
dielectric slab inserted between the plates.

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