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Capacitors

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE. ONLY ONE CHOICE IS CORRECT. HOWEVER, QUESTIONS MARKED ‘*’ MAY
HAVE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT OPTION.
1. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two dielectric blocks in series. One of the
blocks has thickness d1 and dielectric constant k1 and the other has thickness d2 and
dielectric constant k2 as shown in figure. This arrangement can be thought as a
dielectric slab of thickness d (= d1 + d2) and effective dielectric constant k. The k is :
k1d1  k 2 d2 k1d 2  k2 d1 k1k2  d1  d 2  2k1k 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
d1  d 2 d1  d 2 k1d 2  k2 d1 k1  k2
2. In the circuit shown, a potential difference of 60 V is applied across AB. The
potential difference between the points M and N is :
(A) 10 V
(B) 15 V
(C) 20 V
(D) 30 V
3. A capacitor is connected to a battery. The force of attraction between the plates when the separation between them is
halved:
(A) remains the same (B) becomes eight times
(C) becomes four times (D) becomes double
4. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance of 5 mm with a dielectric of dielectric
constant 2.2 between them. When the electric field in the dielectric is 3  10 4 V / m , the charge density of the positive
plate will be close to :
(A) 6  10 7 C / m2 (B) 3  10 7 C / m2 (C) 3  10 4 C / m2 (D) 6  104 C / m2

5. In the circuit shown, the equivalent capacitance between the points A and B is :
10 15
(A) F (B) F
3 4
12 25
(C) F (D) F
5 6
6. Capacity of a spherical capacitor is C1 when inner sphere is charged and outer sphere is earthed and C2 when inner
sphere is earthed and outer sphere is charged. Then C1/C2 is : (a = radius of inner sphere, b = radius of outer sphere)
a b a b
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
b a a b
*7. In the circuit shown in figure initially key K1 is closed and key K2 is open.
Then K1 is opened and K2 is closed (order is important).
When the circuit reaches steady state, let the final charge on C1 and C2 be
Q1 and Q2 and the potential difference across them be V1 and V2. Then:
(A) V1 = V2
(B) Q1 = Q2
(C) C1V1 + C2V2 = C1E
Q1 Q2
(D) 
C1 C2

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8. For the circuit shown in the adjoining figure, the charge on 4F capacitor is :
(A) 30C (B) 40C
(C) 24C (D) 54C

9. In the given figure, find the equivalent capacitance between A and B .

2C 5C
(A) (B)
3 4
3C 4C
(C) (D)
2 5

10. A parallel plate capacitor has two layers of dielectrics as shown in

figure. This capacitor is connected across a battery, then the ratio of
potential difference across the dielectric layers is :
(A) 4/3
(B) 1/2
(C) 1/3
(D) 3/2
11. In figure, the steady state current in 2  resistance is :
(A) 1.5A
(B) 0.9 A
(C) 0.6 A
(D) zero

12. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 2 cm apart. A potential difference of 10 V is applied between them. The
electric field between the plates is:
(A) 20 N/C (B) 500 N/C (C) 5 N/C (D) 250 N/C

13. The effective capacitance between the points x and y in figure, will be :
(A) 1F (B) 1.5F
(C) 2F (D) 4F

14. The equivalent capacitance between the points X and Y in figure, will be :
(A) 2C/3
(B) C/3
(C) 3C/2
(D) 3C
*15. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery as shown in figure. Consider two situations.
A : Key K is kept closed and plates of capacitors are moved apart using insulating handle.
B : Key K is opened and plates of capacitors are moved apart using insulating handle.
Choose the correct option(s).
(A) In A : Q remains same but V changes
(B) In B : V remains same but Q changes
(C) In A : V remains same and Q changes
(D) In B : Q remains same and V changes

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16. The effective capacitance of two capacitors of capacitances C1 and C2 (with C2  C1 ) connected in parallel is
6
times the effective capacitance when they are connected in series. The ratio C2 / C1 is :
3 4 5 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 6

17. The equivalent capacitance between points M and N is :

10
(A) C0 (B) 2C0
11
5
(C) C0 (D) C0
8
18. A capacitor of capacitance C is completely charged to a potential difference V. Now, with the battery connected, a
dielectric slab of dielectric constant K  3 is slowly inserted into the capacitor. The work done by the battery during the
insertion of the slab is:
1
(A) CV 2 (B) CV 2
2
3
(C) 2CV 2 (D) CV 2
2
19. Two insulating plates are both uniformly charged in such a way that the potential
difference between them is V2  V1  20V (i.e., plate 2 is at a higher potential).
The plates are separated by d = 0.1 m and can be treated as infinitely large.
An electron is released from rest on the inner surface of plate 1. What is its speed
when it hits plate 2? (e  1.6  10 19 C , m0  9.11  1031 kg )

(A) 2.65  106 ms 1 (B) 7.02  1012 ms 1 (C) 1.87  106 ms 1 (D) 32  10 19 ms 1

20. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is connected to a battery of emf V. if a dielectric slab is completely inserted
between the plates of the capacitor and battery remains connected, then electric field between plates :
(A) Decreases (B) increases
(C) remains constant. (D) may be increase or may be decrease.

21. A capacitor of capacitance 3 F is first charged by connecting it across a

10 V battery by closing the key K1. Then it is allowed to get discharged
through 2Ω and 4Ω resistors by closing key K2. The total energy dissipated
in 4Ω resistor is equal to :
(A) 50  J (B) 100  J
(C) 150  J (D) 225  J
22. Two capacitors of capacitance 3F and 6F are charged to a potential of 12V each. They
are now connected as shown. Then, at steady state:
(A) Potential difference across 3F is zero
(B) Potential difference across 3F is 4V
(C) Charge on 3F is zero
(D) Charge on 3F is 10C

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23. Capacitance of a capacitor becomes times its original value if a dielectric slab of thickness t  d / 2 is inserted
3
between the plates (d = separation between the plates). The dielectric constant of the slab is:
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

24. A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure.

The magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge Q (having a
charge equal to the sum of the charges on the 4  F and 9  F
capacitors), at a point distance 30m from it, is equal to:
(A) 240 N/C (B) 360 N/C
(C) 420 N/C (D) 480 N/C

25. Let C be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor R. Suppose t1 is the time taken for the energy
stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and t2 is the time taken for the charge to reduce to one-fourth its
initial value. Then, the ratio t1/t2 will be :
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/4 (D) 2

26. Three capacitors each of 4  F are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is 6  F . This can be
done by connecting them.
(A) All in series (B) All in parallel
(C) Two in parallel and one in series (D) Two in series and one in parallel

27. Figure shows a network of capacitors where the numbers

indicates capacitances in micro Farad. The value of
capacitance C if the equivalent capacitance between point
A and B is to be 1 F is :

32 31 33 34
(A) F (B) F (C) F (D) F
23 23 23 23
28. The work done against electric forces in increasing the potential difference of a capacitor from 20V to 40V is W.
The work done in increasing its potential difference from 40V to 50V will be:
(A) 4W (B) 3W/4 (C) 2W (D) W/2

29. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V and 200 V, respectively. It is found that by connecting them together,
the potential on each one can made zero. Then :
(A) 5C1  3C2 (B) 3C1  5C2 (C) 25C1  9C2 (D) 9C1  25C2
30. In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the 2  F capacitor changes as C is
varied from 1 F to 3 F . Q2 as a function of ‘C’ is given properly by
(figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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31. In the figure is shown a system of four capacitors connected across a 10 V
battery. Charge that will flow from switch S when it is closed is :
(A) 5  C from b to a
(B) 20  C from a to b
(C) 5  C from a to b
(D) zero
32. In the circuit shown in figure, charge stored in 4  F capacitor is :

(A) 20  C (B) 40  C (C) 10  C (D) 120  C

33. The equivalent capacitance between points P and Q is:
(A) C (B) 2C
3 C
(C) C (D)
2 2
34. A charged capacitor C with initial charge q0 is connected to a coil of self inductance L at t = 0. The time at which the
energy is stored equally between the electric and the magnetic fields is:

(A) LC (B) 2 LC (C) LC (D)  LC
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INTEGER ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

The Answers to the following questions are positive integers of 1/2/3 digits or zero.
35. A capacitor of capacitance C  5F is charged and then connected with a resistor
R  1 k  . Just after the key S is closed, the current through the resistor is i0  25A.
i0
Then, the time after which the current becomes i  is t  _____ ms.
e2
(e is the base of nature logarithm)
36. Two identical uncharged capacitors A and B are taken and a dielectric slab of di-electric constant K  3 is inserted into
capacitor B. Now, the two capacitors are connected in series with a battery of EMF V0 and a resistance R. After a long
V0
time, the potential difference across capacitor B is VB . The ratio  _______
VB
37. A battery of EMF V is connected across the terminals A and B of an
uncharged capacitor C1 . After current through the battery has become zero,
the battery is removed and an uncharged capacitor C2 is connected between
V
A and B. If the final potential difference across C1 is , the ratio of
6
C2
capacitances  _________ .
C1

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38. An ideal ammeter and an uncharged capacitor are connected in a circuit as shown. A long time after the key is closed,
the reading of the ammeter is i  3 A. The EMF of the battery is _______ V.

39. A charged capacitor is allowed to discharge. The current flowing in the circuit is plotted against time as shown. The
i  
time instant when the current is 0 is t  2 . Then 2 1  ______ .
16 2  1

40. Three identical capacitors C1 , C2 and C3 are connected as shown. The

capacitance between points A and B is C. Now, a dielectric slab of di-electric
constant K is inserted inside C2 . Now, the capacitance between points A and
C 5
B is C  . If  , the value of K  _______.
C 4
41. The di-electric inside a capacitor breaks down if the electric field in it exceeds E = 10 N/C. If the separation between the
plates is d  0.2 mm, the break down voltage of the capacitor is _______ mV.

42. An uncharged capacitor of capacitance C  10F and a resistance R  20 k  are connected in series with an ideal
battery of EMF 16 V, and the switch is closed at t  0. The energy stored in the capacitor between t1  140 m/s and
t 2  280 ms is E  _______ J . [loge 2  0.7]
Q 2Q
43. The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C are given charge  and  . The potential difference
3 3
Q
between the plates becomes V. Then,  _______.
CV
44. Two identical capacitors A and B of capacitance C are taken and the separation between the plates of capacitor B is
increased to 3 times the original separation. The two capacitors are then connected in series with a battery and charged.
The electrostatic force between the plates of capacitor A is FA and the electrostatic force between the plates of
F1
capacitor B is F2 . Then,  ________.
F2
45. An initially uncharged capacitor is connected in series with an ideal battery of EMF 12 V and a resistance R and the
switch is closed at t  0 . The charge on the positive plate of the capacitor is given as a function of time by:

 
q(t )  1.2 104 e 500 t , where all quantities are in SI units. The resistance R  _________  .

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46. Two capacitors of capacitance C and 2C are charged to the same potential. Let the total potential energy stored in the
capacitors be U i . The capacitors are now connected in series such that plates carrying opposite charge are connected to
each other. After the current has become zero, the total potential energy stored in both capacitors is U f . Then,

U 
10  i   _________.
U f 
 
47. A capacitor charged to a potential V has potential energy U. It is connected in series with a resistance and discharged.
V 15
Until the time the potential across the capacitor reduces to , the heat dissipated in the resistance is H  U . Then,
N 16
N  ________.

48. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C  2 F , plate separation d and area of the plates A initially has vacuum
d 2d
between the plates. Now, two dielectric slabs of area of cross-section A, thickness and , and dielectric constant
3 3
K1  2 and K 2  4 are inserted in the space between the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor becomes
C '  ________ F .

49. Three identical capacitors are connected in series with a battery. At steady state, the total potential energy stored in the
capacitors is U S . Now, the capacitors are discharged and then connected in parallel with the same battery. At steady
UP
state, the total potential energy stored in the capacitors is U P . Then,  ________.
US

CAPACITORS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

C D C A A B ACD C C D B B B B CD
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A A C A C B B A C C D A B B D

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

A A B A 10 4 5 18 7 4 2 400 6 1 200

46 47 48 49

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