Q.J The electric strength of air is about 30, 000V/cm. By this we mean that when the electric field intensit exceeds this value, a spark will jump through the air. We say that electric breakdown" has occurred Using this value,estimate the potential difference betweentwoobjects where aspark jumps. Atypica situation might be the spark that jumps between your body and ametal door handle after you have walked on a deep carpet or slid across a plastic car seat in very dry weather. Q.2 Ifyou grasp the two wires leading from the two plates ofa charged capacitor, you may feel ashock. The effect is much greater for a 2-uF capacitor than for a 0.02uF capacitor, even though both are are charged to the same potential difference. Why? o(+)| Q.3 Three infinite nonconducting sheets, with unifom surface charge densities G, 26 and 3o are arranged to be parallel like the two sheets in Fig. What is their orde, from left to right, if theelectric field produced by the arrangement has magnitude E=0 in one region and E=26le, in another region? Q.4 As shown in the figure plots ofchargeversus potential difference for three parallel plate capacitors which have the plate areas and separations given in the table. Which ofthe plots goes with which of th capacitors?
Capacitor Area Separation q
A b 2 2A d 3 A 2d
Q.5 Initially, a single capacitance C, is wired to a battery. Then capacitance C, is added in parallel. Are (a the potential difference across C, and (b) the charge q,on C, now more than, less than,or thesame as previously?(c) Is the equivalent capacitance C,, ofC, and C, more than, less Is the total charge stored on C, and C, together more than, less than, or than, or equal to C,? (0 equal the charge storec to previously on C,? Q.6 As shown in the figure three circuits, each consisting of a switch and two capacitors, initially charged as indicated.After the switches have been closed, in which 6q| 3q 6q circuit (ifany) will the charge on the lefthand capacitor 2c| |C 2C| 2C (a) increase, (b) decrease and (c) remain the same?
Q.7 Cap-monster maze. In the Figure all the capacitors have a capacitance of6.0 uF, andall the batteries have an emfof 10V. What is the charge on capacitor C? (Ifyou can find the proper loop can answer the question with a few seconds of through this maze, you mental calculation.) Q.8 An oil filled capacitor has been designed to have a capacitance Cand to operate safely at or certain maximum potential difference Vwithout arcing over. However, the designer did not dobelow job and the capacitor occasionally arcs ago over. What can be done to redesign the and Vunchanged and using the same dielectric? capacitor, keeping Q.9 One of theplates of a capacitor the plates change if the earthingconnected to battery is earthed, Willthe wire is removed? potential diffrence berwe
