LEVEL # 3

Q.1 Two conducting spheres of radii 6 cm and 12 plates of one of the capacitors is then
cm each having same charge of 3 × 10–8c completely filled up with a uniform dielectric
are kept very far apart. If the spheres are having dielectric constant K. The quantity of
connected to each other by a conducting charge which flows through the battery is -
wire. the amount of charge transferred -
(A) 1 × 10–8 C from smaller to bigger sphere CV  K – 1
 
CV  K 1 
 
(A) 2 (B)
(B) 1 × 10–8C from bigger to smaller sphere  K 1  2  K – 1

(C) 2 × 10–8C from bigger to smaller sphere  K – 1  K 1 

(D) 2 × 10–8 C from smaller to bigger sphere (C) CV  K 1  (D) CV  K – 1 
   
Q.2 Two charged metal spheres of radii R and 2R
are temporarily placed in contact and then Q.6 A capacitor when filled with a dielectric
separated. At the surface of each, the ratio K = 3 has charge Q0, voltage V0 and Electric
of electric field will be- field E0, If the dielectric is replaced with
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 another one having K = 9, the new value of
charge, voltage and field will be respectively-
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
(A) 3 Q0, 3V0, 3E0 (B) Q0, 3V0, 3E0
Q.3 A 10µF capacitor is charged by a battery of
emf 100V. The energy drawn from the battery V0 V0 E 0
and the energy stored in the capacitor are (C) Q0, , 3E0 (D) Q0, ,
3 3 3
respectively -
(A) 0.10 J and 0.05 J (B) 0.05 J and 0.10 Q.7 Fig (a) Shows two capacitors connected in
J series and joined to a battery. The graph in fig
(b) shows the variation in potential as one moves
(C) 1.0 mJ and 0.5 mJ (D) 0.05 J and 0.05 from left to right on the branch containing the
mJ capacitors if -
Q.4 Two identical capacitors A and B shown in
the given circuit are joined in series with a
battery. If a dielectric slab of dielectric
constant K is slipped between the plates of
capacitor B and battery remain connected,
then the energy of capacitor A will -
(A) C1 > C2
(B) C1 = C2
(C) C1 < C2
(D) The information is not sufficient to decide
the relation between C1 and C2
Q.8 Four condensers are joined as shown in fig. the
(A) Decrease capacity of each is 8µf. the equivalent capacity
between points A and B will be -
(B) Increase
(C) Remain the same
(D) Be zero since circuit will not work

Q.5 Two parallel plate air filled capacitors each of (A) 32 µf (B) 2µf
capacitance C, are joined in series to a
(C) 8µf (D) 16 µf
battery of emf V. The space between the
Q.9 In a parallel plate capacitor, the separation Q.13 A capacitor of capacitance 1 µF withstands a
between the plates is 3mm with air between maximum voltage of 6 kV, while another
them. Now a 1mm thick layer of a material of capacitor of capacitance 2 µF, the maximum
dielectric constant 2 is introduced between the voltage 4 kV. If they are connected in series,
plates due to which the capacity increases. In the combination can withstand a maximum of -
order to bring its capacity of the original value, (A) 6 kV (B) 4 kV
the separation between the plates must be
made- (C) 10 kV (D) 9 kV
(A) 1.5 mm (B) 2.5 mm Q.14 A 4 µF condenser is charged to 400 volts and
(C) 3.5 mm (D) 4.5 mm then its plates are joined through a resistance
of 1 k. The heat produced in the resistance is-
Q.10 Four metallic plates each with a surface area A
of one side and placed at a distance d from (A) 0.16 J (B) 1.28 J
each other. the plates are connected as shown (C) 0.64 J (D) 0.32 J
in the fig. Then the capacitance of the system
between a and b is - Q.15 If the condenser shown in the circuit is charged
to 5 V and left in the circuit, in 12 sec the charge
3 0 A on the condenser will become -
(A)
d
2 0 A
(B)
d
2 0 A
(C) 10 e
3d
(A) coulomb (B) coulomb
e 10
3 0 A
(D)
2d 10 e2
(C) 2 coulomb (D) coulomb
Q.11 Two identical parallel plate capacitors are placed e 10
in series and connected to a constant voltage Q.16 A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged to a
source of V0 volt. If one of the capacitors is potential V0. The electrostatic energy stored in
completely immersed in a liquid with dielectric it is U0. It is connected to another uncharged
constant K, the potential difference between the capacitor of capacitance C2 in parallel. The
plates of the other capacitor will change to - energy dissipated in the process is-
C2 C1
K 1 K (A) C  C U0 (B) C  C U0
(A) V0 (B) K  1 V0 1 2 1 2
K
2
 C1 – C 2  C1C 2
K 1 2K (C)   (D) 2(C  C ) U0
(C) V0 (D) K  1 V0  C1  C 2  1 2
2K
Q.17 The effective capacitance between A and B of
Q.12 A number of capacitors each of capacitance an infinite chain of capacitors joined as shown
1 µF and each one of which get punctured if a in fig. -
potential difference just exceeding 500 volt is
applied, are provided. Then an arrangement
suitable for giving a capacitor of 2 µF across
which 3000 volt may be applied requires at least-
(A) 18 component capacitors
(B) 36 component capacitors
(C) 72 component capacitors
(A)  5 – 1 C2 (B)  5 1 C2
(D) 144 component capacitors
(C)  3 – 1 C2 (D)  5 – 1 C
Q.18 In the given circuit C1 = C, C2 = 2C, C3 = 3C. If (A) In terms of the charge, stored capacitance is
charge at the capacitor C2 is Q. Then the charge the ratio of the charge q on either plate to the
at the capacitor C3 will be - potential difference between the plates
q
C= capacitance is measured in the unit,
V
farad = coulomb/ volt

(B) In terms of geometry of the capacitor

3Q 9Q 0 KA
(A) (B) C=
2 2 d
Where A is the area of one of the plates and d is
Q Q the separation between the plates, K is the unit
(C) (D)
3 6 less dielectric constant of the insulating material
between the plates. The total charge on the
Q.19 Consider the circuit shown in the fig the ratio of
plates increases by the factor K.
charge on the capacitors 2 µC and 6µC will be -
q = KC0V
Where C0 is the capacitance when the plates
are separated by air. For air K = 1
For capacitors connected in series , the
reciprocal of the total capacitance is equal to
the sum of the reciprocals of the all separate
1 2 capacitances. For capacitors connected in
(A) (B)
3 3 parallel, the total capacitance is the sum of the
individual capacitances.
1 4
(C) (D)
2 3 Q.21 A parallel plate capacitor has square plates
separated by an air gap 0.012 mm wide. If the
Q.20 A capacitor of 2 µF is charged to its maximum
emf of 2V and is discharged through a resistance length of the sides of the plates are tripled, what
of 104 . Current in the circuit after 0.02 s will is the separation required to keep the
be- capacitance the same ?
(A) 10–4A (B) 1.4 × 105 A (A) 0.0013 mm (B) 0.004 mm
–5
(C) 7.4 × 10 A (D) 3.7 × 10–5A (C) 0.036 mm (D) 0.108 mm

Passage type question :- Q.22 A 10 V power source charges a 5µf capacitor

with air as its dielectric. The power source is
In its simplest form a capacitor consists of two removed and the air gap is carefully replaced
parallel plates of conducting material separated with a material of dielectric constant K = 5. What
by an insulator called a dielectric. When the is the final charge on the capacitor ?
conductors are connected to the terminals of a (A) 250 µf (B) 50 µf
voltage source, electrons move to one plate,
(C) 25 µf (D) 5 µf
giving a net negative charge. This forces us
electrons to leave the opposite plate, giving it a Q.23 A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of
net positive charge. When the capacitor is 19.2µf, when the insulater between the plates
removed from the power source, charge can not is glass, K = 8.0. When the glass is replaced
leave the plate. The capacitor stores the with rubber, the capacitance between the plates
electrical energy in the dielectric. Capacitance is 6.0µf. What is the dielectric constant of the
indicates the amount of charge. A particular rubber?
capacitor can store per volt of potential difference (A) 2.5 (B) 4.7
across its plates.
(C) 7.5 (D) 12.0
Statements type question :
Each of the questions given below consist of
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
true, and Statement - II is the correct
explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are
true but Statement - II is not the correct
explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is
false.
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is
true.
Q.24 Statement I : Farad is too big a unit of
capacity.
Statement II : Capacity of earth- which is the
largest sphere is in microfarad.
Q.25 Statement I : Capacity of a parallel plate
condenser increases on introducing a
conducting or insulating slab between the plates.
Statement II : In both the cases, electric field
intensity between the plates reduces.
Q.26 Statement I : W hen charges are shared
between any two bodies, some charge is lost,
and some loss of energy does occur.
Statement II : Some energy disappears in the
form of heat, sparking etc.
Q.27 Statement I : The whole charge of a body can
be transferred to another body.
Statement II : Charge can not be transferred
partially.
Q.28 Statement I : In a series combination of
capacitors, charge on each capacitor is same.
Statement II : In such a combination, charge
can move only along one route.
 LEVEL # 4
( Question asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)
SECTION - A Q.6 A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n
equally spaced plates connected alternatively.
Q.1 If n capacitor connected in series with a cell of emf
If the capacitance between any two adjacent
V volt. The energy of system is –
plates is 'C' then the resultant capacitance is –

1 1 CV 2 (A) (n – 1)C (B) (n + 1)C

(A) n CV 2 (B) (C) C (D) nC
2 2 n

1 Q.7 A battery is used to charge a parallel plate

(C) CV 2 (D) none of above capacitor till the potential difference between
2
the plates becomes equal to the electromotive
force of the battery. The ratio of the energy
Q.2 Capacitance (in F) of a spherical conductor with
stored in the capacitor and the work done by
radius 1 m is – the battery will be -
(A) 1.1 × 10–10 (B) 10–6 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 9 × 10–9 (D) 10–3
1 1
(C) (D)
4 2
Q.3 A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness
is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. Q.8 A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of
The capacitance of the capacitor – dielectric constant K between the plates has
a capacity C and is charged to a potential V
(A) Remains unchanged volts. The dielectric slab is slowly removed
from between the plates and then reinserted.
(B) Becomes infinite
The net work done by the system in this
(C) Increases process is –
(D) Decreases (A) ½ (K – 1) CV 2 (B) CV2 (K – 1) /K
(C) (K –1) CV 2 (D) zero
Q.4 The work done in placing a charge of 8 × 10–18
Q.9 A parallel plate capacitor with air between
coulomb on a condenser of capacity 100 micro-
farad is – the plates has a capacitance of 9 pF. The
–26 –10
(A) 3.1 × 10 J (B) 4 × 10 J separation between its plates is ‘d’. The
–32 –32
(C) 32 × 10 J (D) 16 × 10 J space between the plates is now filled with
two dielectrics. One of the dielectrics has
Q.5 A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance 'C'.
It is discharged through a small coil of d
dielectric constant k 1 = 3 and thickness
resistance wire embedded in a thermally 3
insulated block of specific heat capacity 's' and while the other one has dielectric constant
mass 'm'. If the temperature of the block is
2d
raised by 'T', the potential difference 'V' across k2 = 6 and thickness . Capacitance of
3
the capacitance is –
the capacitor is now –
2m CT m CT
(A) (B) (A) 45 pF (B) 40.5 pF
s s
msT 2msT (C) 20.25 pF (D) 1.8 pF
(C) (D)
C C SECTION - B
Q.1 A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and
 plate separation d is charged to potential given by
dif ference V and then the battery is
disconnected A slab of dielectric constant K is
then inserted between the plates of the capacitor
so as to fill the space between the plates. If Q, KA/2 KA/2
E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of
KK KK Kd/2
charge on each plate, the electric field between d
1 2

the plates (after the slab is inserted), and work K

1 1 1K 3
1
done on the system, in question, in the process (A) = k + k +
k 2 ofK
1 KA = area A 2k
plates 3
of inserting the slab, then -
1 1 1
 0 AV (B) = +
(A) Q = k k1  k 2 2k 3
d
k1k 2
 AV 2  1  1 (C) k = k  k + 2k3
(B)W = 0   1 2
2d  k 
k1k 3 k 2k 3
V (D) k = +
(C) E = k1  k 3 k2  k3
Kd
Q.5 Consider the situation shown in the figure.
(D) All of these
The capacitor A has a charge q on it whereas
B is uncharged. The charge appearing on the
Q.2 Two identical metal plates are given positive capacitor B a long time after the switch is
charges Q1 and Q2 (< Q1) respectively. If closed is -
they are now brought close together to form
a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C,
the potential difference between them is -

Q1  Q 2 Q1  Q 2
(A) (B)
2C C (A) Zero (B) q/2
Q1  Q 2 Q1  Q 2 (C) q (D) 2q
(C) (D)
C 2C
Q.6 Two identical capacitors, have the same
capacitance C. One of them is charged to
Q.3 For the circuit shown, which of the following
potential V1 and the other to V2. The negative
statements is true ? ends of the capacitors are connected
together. When the positive ends are also
connected, the decrease in energy of the
combined system is -
1
(A) With S1 closed, V1 = 15V, V2 = 20V (A) C (V12 – V22)
4
(B) With S3 closed, V1 = V2 = 25V
1
(C) With S1 and S2 closed, V1 = V2 = 0 (B) C (V12 + V22)
4
(D) With S1 and S3 closed, V1 = 30V, V2 =
1
20V (C) C (V1 – V2)2
4
Q.4 A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate 1
separation d and capacitance C is filled with (D) C (V1 + V2)2
4
three different dielectric materials having
dielectric constants k1, k2 and k3 as shown.
If a single dielectric material is to be used to Q.7 A series combinationof 0.1 M resistor and
hav e the same capacitance C in this a 10 µF capacitor is connected across a
capacitor, then its dielectric constant k is
 1.5V source of negligible resistance. The 8
time required for the capacitor to get charged (B) 18 µs, 4 µs, µs
9
up to 0.75 V approximately (in seconds) is
8
(C) 4 µs. µs, 18 µs
9
(A)  (B) loge2
(C) log102 (D) zero 8
(D) µs, 18 µs, 4 µs
9

Q.8 A capacitor of capacity C is charged in RC

Q.11 A circuit is connected as shown in the figure
circuit. The variation of log I Vs time is shown with the switch S open. When the switch is
in the figure by dotted line when net closed, the total amount of charge that flows
resistance of circuit is X. When resistance from Y to X is
changes to 2X the variation is now shown by 3 F 6 F
x
log I
S
S

()
R
3 
Q
Y
P
t 9V
(A) P (B) Q (A) 0 (B) 54 C
(C) R (D) S (C) 27 C (D) 81 C

Q.12 A parallel plate capacitor C with plates of

Q.9 A capacitor of capacitance 4F is charged
through a resistor 2.5 M connected in series
to a battery of emf 12 volt having negligible
internal resistance . Then time in which
potential drop across capacitor is 3 times
the potential drop across the resistor -
unit area and separation d is filled with a
liquid of dielectric constant K = 2. The level
of liquid is d/3 initially. Suppose the liquid
level decreases at a constant speed V, the
time constant as a function of time t is –

(A) 13.86 sec (B) 6.93 sec

C
(C) 27.72 sec (D) 3. 46 sec R
d d
Q.10 Time constant for the given circuits are – 3
[IIT - 2006]

1 4µf
2µf 4µf 2µf 6 0 R
1 2 (A)
2 5d  3Vt
(15d  9Vt ) 0R
2µf (B)
2d2  3dVt  9V 2 t 2
6 0 R
(C)
5d  3 Vt
1 2 4µf (15d  9Vt ) 0R
(D)
5d2  3dVt  9 V 2 t 2

8
(A) 18 µs, µs, 4 µs
9
 ANSWER KEY

LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. D A D A D C A A A C C B D C B A C B A B
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B C D C A A C D D C C B C B B B A B A D
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B B A C D D C C B C D A A A B D A A A A
Q.No. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. A B C D C A C C B D D A C B D B D C C C
Q.No. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Ans. C A B D A C A A D D C A C A A B C B C

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B A A C B C A A A A B C B A D C B C C C
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Ans. A B C D C B C B A A B A,B C

LEVEL # 3
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A C A B A D C A C D B C D D A
Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. A A B B C D B A A A D C A

LEVEL # 4
SECTION-A

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ans. B A A C D A D D B

SECTION-B
Que s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans. D D D D A C B B A A C A