NEET : CHAPTER WISE TEST-2

SUBJECT :- PHYSICS DATE..........................................................

CLASS :- 12th NAME.........................................................
CHAPTER :- CAPACITANCE SECTION.....................................................
(SECTION-A)
1. A capacitor is charged by using a battery potentials of the bigger drop and the
which is then disconnected. A dielectric smaller drop is
slab is then slipped between the plates, (A) 8 : 1 (B) 4 : 1
which results in (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 8
(A) Reduction of charge on the plates and
increase of potential difference across the 8. A capacitor of capacity C has charge Q
plates and stored energy is W . If the charge is
(B) Increase in the potential difference
across the plate, reduction in stored increased to 2 Q , the stored energy will be
energy, but no change in the charge on (A) 2 W (B) W /2
the plates (C) 4 W (D) W / 4
(C) Decrease in the potential difference
across the plates, reduction in the stored 9. One plate of parallel plate capacitor is
energy, but no change in the charge on smaller than other, then charge on smaller
the plates plate will be
(D) None of the above (A) Less than other
2. In a charged capacitor, the energy resides (B) More than other
(A) The positive charges (C) Equal to other
(B) Both the positive and negative charges (D) Will depend upon the medium between
(C) The field between the plates them
(D) Around the edge of the capacitor plates
10. Force acting upon a charged particle kept
3. The energy stored in a condenser of between the plates of a charged
capacity C which has been raised to a condenser is F . If one plate of the
potential V is given by condenser is removed, then the force
1 1 acting on the same particle will become
CV CV 2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (A) 0 (B) F / 2
1 (C) F (D) 2 F
(C) CV (D) 2VC
11. The capacitance of a parallel plate
4. A condenser of capacity 50 μF is charged condenser does not depend on
(A) Area of the plates
to 10 volts . Its energy is equal to
(B) Medium between the plates
−3 −4
(A) 2.5×10 joule (B) 2.5×10 joule (C) Distance between the plates
−2 −8 (D) Metal of the plates
(C) 5×10 joule (D) 1.2×10 joule
12. A capacitor is kept connected to the
5. The potential gradient at which the
battery and a dielectric slab is inserted
dielectric of a condenser just gets
punctured is called between the plates. During this process
(A) Dielectric constant (A) No work is done
(B) Dielectric strength (B) Work is done at the cost of the energy
(C) Dielectric resistance already stored in the capacitor before the
(D) Dielectric number slab is inserted
(C) Work is done at the cost of the battery
6. When air in a capacitor is replaced by a (D) Work is done at the cost of both the
medium of dielectric constant K, the capacitor and the battery
capacity
(A) Decreases K times 13. A light bulb, a capacitor and a battery are
(B) Increases K times connected together as shown here, with
2 switch S initially open. When the switch
(C) Increases K times S is closed, which one of the following is
(D) Remains constant
true
7. Eight small drops, each of radius r and
having same charge q are combined to
form a big drop. The ratio between the

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 (A) 11. 2 μF (B) 15 . 6 μF
(C) 19 .2 μF (D) 22 . 4 μF

20. The capacity of the conductor does not

depend upon
S (A) Charge
(A) The bulb will light up for an instant (B) Voltage
when the capacitor starts charging (C) Nature of the material
(B) The bulb will light up when the (D) All of these
capacitor is fully charged 21. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser
(C) The bulb will not light up at all is 10 μ F , when the distance between its
(D) The bulb will light up and go off at plates is 8 cm. If the distance between the
regular intervals plates is reduced to 4 cm, then the
capacity of this parallel plate condenser
14. The capacity of a condenser in which a
will be
dielectric of dielectric constant 5 has been
used, is C . If the dielectric is replaced by (A) 5 μF (B) 10 μF
another with dielectric constant 20, the (C) 20 μ F (D) 40 μ F
capacity will become
C 22. The mean electric energy density between
(A) 4 (B) 4 C the plates of a charged capacitor is (here
C q = charge on the capacitor and A = area
of the capacitor plate)
(C) 2 (D) 2 C
q2
15. Two spherical conductors each of capacity 2
C are charged to potentials V and −V . (A) 2 ε 0 A
q
These are then connected by means of a 2
fine wire. The loss of energy will be (B) 2 ε 0A
1 q2
CV 2
(A) Zero (B) 2
2 2 (C) 2 ε 0 A
(C) CV (D) 2 CV (D) None of the above
16. An air capacitor of capacity C=10 μF is
connected to a constant voltage battery of 23. A charge of40 μ C is given to a capacitor
12 V . Now the space between the plates is having capacitance C=10 μ F . The stored
filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 5. energy in ergs is
−6
The charge that flows now from battery to (A) 80×10 (B) 800
the capacitor is (C) 80 (D) 8000
(A) 120 μC (B) 699 μC
24. If the distance between parallel plates of a
(C) 480 μC (D) 24 μC
capacitor is halved and dielectric constant
17. The energy stored in the condenser is is doubled then the capacitance
1 (A) Decreases two times
QV (B) Increases two times
(A) QV (B) 2
(C) Increases four times
1 1Q
C (D) Remain the same
(C) 2 (D) 2 C
25. The energy required to charge a capacitor
18. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50V
battery. How much electrostatic energy is of 5 μ F by connecting a d.c. source of 20
stored in the capacitor kV is
−8 −7 (A) 10 kJ (B) 5 kJ
(A) 1.5×10 J (B) 2.5×10 J (C) 2 kJ (D) 1 kJ
−5 −2
(C) 3.5×10 J (D) 4 .5×10 J 26. If there are n capacitors in parallel
19. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor connected to V volt source, then the
with no dielectric substance but with a energy stored is equal to
1
separation of 0.4 cm is 2 μ F . The nCV 2
separation is reduced to half and it is filled (A) CV (B) 2
with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. 1
2
CV 2
The final capacity of the capacitor is (C) CV (D) 2n
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 (C) The energy stored in the system
27. The unit of electric permittivity is increases
(A) Volt/m2 (B) Joule/coulomb (D) The potential difference in the free
(C) Farad/m (D) Henry/m plates becomes 2 V

28. If eight identical drops are joined to form a 35. A parallel plate capacitor is made by
bigger drop, the potential on bigger as stacking n equally spaced plates
connected alternately. If the capacitance
compared to that on smaller drop will be
between any two plates is C then the
(A) Double (B) Four times
resultant capacitance is
(C) Eight times (D) One time
29. A 40 F capacitor in a defibrillator is (A) C (B) nC
charged to 3000 V. The energy stored in (C) (n−1)C (D) (n+1 )C
the capacitor is sent through the patient (SECTION-B)
during a pulse of duration 2ms. The power 36. Four plates of equal area A are separated
delivered to the patient is by equal distances d and are arranged as
(A) 45 kW (B) 90 kW shown in the figure. The equivalent
(C) 180 kW (D) 360 kW capacity is

30. The energy stored in a condenser is in the A B

form of
(A) Kinetic energy 2 ε0 A 3 ε0 A
(B) Potential energy (A) d (B) d
(C) Elastic energy 3 ε0 A ε0 A
(D) Magnetic energy
(C) d (D) d
31. When a dielectric material is introduced
37. Five capacitors of 10 μF capacity each are
between the plates of a charges
condenser, then electric field between the connected to a d.c. potential of 100 volts
as shown in the adjoining figure. The
plates
equivalent capacitance between the points
(A) Remain constant A and B will be equal to
(B) Decreases
10F 10F
(C) Increases
(D) First increases then decreases A
10F
B

32. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 10F 10F

2 cm are given charges 10−2 C and 100 Volt

−2
5×10 C respectively. If they are (A) 40 μF (B) 20 μF
connected by a conducting wire, the final (C) 30 μF (D) 10 μF
charge on the smaller sphere is
−2 −2 38. A parallel plate capacitor with air as
(A) 3×10 C (B) 1×10 C
−2 −2 medium between the plates has a
(C) 4×10 C (D) 2×10 C
capacitance of 10 μF . The area of
capacitor is divided into two equal halves
33. When a lamp is connected in series with
and filled with two media as shown in the
capacitor, then
(A) Lamp will not glow figure having dielectric constant k 1=2 and
k 2= 4 . The capacitance of the system will
(B) Lamp will burst out
(C) Lamp will glow normally now be
(D) None of these
k1 k2
34. Two identical capacitors are joined in
parallel, charged to a potential V and then
separated and then connected in series
(A) 10 μF (B) 20 μF
i. e. the positive plate of one is connected
to negative of the other (C) 30 μF (D) 40 μF
(A) The charges on the free plates
39. Four condensers each of capacity 4 μF
connected together are destroyed
are connected as shown in figure.
(B) The charges on the free plates are
enhanced

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 V P−V Q=15 volts . The energy stored in the (B) If both assertion and reason are true
but reason is not the correct explanation of
system is
4F the assertion.
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
4F 4F (D) If the assertion and reason both are
P Q
4F
false.

45. During charging a capacitor variation of

(A) 2400 ergs (B) 1800 ergs potential V of the capacitor with time t is
(C) 3600 ergs (D) 5400 ergs shown as

V
40. Three capacitors of capacity C 1 , C2 C 3 are V

connected in series. Their total capacity

will be (A) O t (B) O t

(A) C 1 +C 2 +C 3 (B) 1/( C 1 +C 2 +C 3 )

−1 −1 −1 −1 V
(C) (C 1 +C 2 +C 3 )
V
(D) None of these
41. Two capacitors of equal capacity are first
connected in parallel and then in series. (C) O t (D) O t

The ratio of the total capacities in the two 46. In the circuit shown in figure. C1=C,
cases will be
C2=2C, C3=3C, C4=4C.
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4 Column I
(A) Maximum potential difference
42. Two capacitors connected in parallel (B) Minimum potential difference
(C) Maximum potential energy
having the capacities C 1 and C 2 are given (D) Minimum potential energy
' q' charge, which is distributed among Column II
(P) across C1
them. The ratio of the charge on C 1 and C 2
(Q) across C2
will be
C1 C2 (R) across C3
(S) across C4
(A) C 2 (B) C 1
1 (A) A  P ; B  R,S ; C  P ;D  R
(B) A  Q ; B  Q,S ; C  P ;D  R
(C) C 1 C2 (D) C1 C 2 (C) A  P,R ; B  S ; C  Q ;D 
43. In the connections shown in the adjoining R,S
figure, the equivalent capacity between A (D) A  S ; B  P,S ; C  P ;D  R
and B will be
47. The equivalent capacitance of the
6F
combination shown in the figure is :
12F
A B
9F 24F

18F
(A) 3C (B) 2C
(A) 10 . 8 μF (B) 69 μF (C) C/2 (D) 3C/2
(C) 15 μF (D) 10 μF
48. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance
44. Assertion : If three capacitors of 20 F is being charged by a voltage
capacitance C1 < C2 < C3 are connected in source whose potential is changing at the
parallel then their equivalent capacitance rate of 3 V/s. The conduction current
through the connecting wires, and the
Cp > Cs
displacement current through the plates of
1 1 1 1 the capacitor, would be, respectively.
= + +
C
Reason : p
C 1 C2 C3 (A) Zero, 60 A (B) 60 A, 60 A
(A) If both assertion and reason are true (C) 60 A, zero (D) Zero, zero
and the reason is the correct explanation
of the assertion. 49. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity
C, distance of separation between plates
is d and potential difference V is applied
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between the plates. Force of attraction 50. In a parallel plate capacitor, the distance
between the plates of the parallel plate air between the plates is d and potential
capacitor is difference across plates us V. Energy
stored per unit volume between the plates
of capacitor is
(A) (B)

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

(C) (D)

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