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1. In the circuit shown in figure, energy stored 5. The energy stored in a condenser of capacity
in 6 μF capacitor will be: C which has been raised to a potential V is
given by -
1
(1) 2 CV
1
(2) 2
CV
2

(3) CV

1
(4) 2V C

6. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the

  charging battery is then disconnected. If the
−6
1.  48 × 10  J plates of the capacitor are moved further apart
2.  32 × 10−6  J by means of insulating handles, then 
−6
3.  96 × 10  J (1) The charge on the capacitor increases
−6
4.  24 × 10  J (2) The voltage across the plates decreases
(3) The capacitance increases
2. A  4  μF  capacitor is charged by a 200 V (4) The electrostatic energy stored in the
supply. It is then disconnected from the supply capacitor increases
and is connected to another uncharged 2 μF
7. A 12pF capacitor is connected to a 50V
  capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of
battery. How much electrostatic energy is
the first capacitor is lost in the form of heat and
stored in the capacitor ?
electromagnetic radiation?
(1) 1.5 × 10–8 Joule
1. 2. 67 × 10−2  J
−2 (2) 2.5 × 10–7 Joule
2. 4. 99 × 10  J
3. 6. 67 × 10−2  J (3) 3.5 × 10–5 Joule
−2
4. 8. 84 × 10  J (4) 4.5 × 10–2 Joule
 
8. Two insulated metallic spheres of 3 μF and 5
3. The dimension of (1/2) ε0 E   (ε0 : μF capacitances are charged to 300 V and 500V
2

respectively. The energy loss, when they are

permittivity of free space; E: electric field) is connected by a wire is 
(1) MLT–1 (1) 0.012 J
2
(2) ML L –2 (2) 0.0218 J
–1
(3) ML T –2 (3) 0.0375 J
2
(4) ML T –1 (4) 3.75 J

4. The capacity of a condenser is 4 × 10–6 farad 9. A charge of 40 μC is given to a capacitor

having capacitance C = 10 μF. The stored energy
and its potential is 100 volts. The energy
in ergs is 
released on discharging it fully will be -
(1) 0.02 Joule (1) 80 × 10–6
(2) 0.04 Joule (2) 800
(3) 0.025 Joule (3) 80
(4) 0.05 Joule (4) 8000

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10. If there are n capacitors each of capacitance14. A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance
C in parallel connected to V volt source, then C is connected to a cell of emf V and then
the energy stored is equal to  disconnected from it. A dielectric slab of
(1) CV dielectric constant K, which can just fill the air
1
(2) 2 nCV 2 gap of the capacitor, is now inserted in it.
Which of the following is incorrect?
(3) CV2
The potential difference between the plates
1
(4) 2n CV 2 1.
decreases K times
The energy stored in the capacitor decreases
11. The work done in placing a charge of 8 × 10– 2. K times
18 coulomb on a condenser of capacity 100 1

3. The change in energy stored is 1 CV 2( −1) k

micro-farad is  2

(1) 32× 10–32 Joule 4. The charge on the capacitor is not conserved
(2) 16 × 10–32 Joule
(3) 3.1 × 10–26 Joule
15. A parallel plate condenser has a uniform
(4) 4 × 10–10 Joule electric  field E(V/m) in the space between the
plates. If the distance between the plates is d(m)
12. n identical condensers are joined in parallel
and area of each plate is  A(m2 ),  the energy
and are charged to potential V. Now they are
separated and joined in series. Then the total (joule) stored in the condenser is:
1
energy and potential difference of the 1. 2 ε0 E2
combination will be  2. ε0 EAd
(1) Energy and potential difference remain the 3.
1
ε0 E
2
Ad
same 2

(2) Energy remains the same and the potential 4. E 2

Ad /ε0

difference is nV
(3) Energy increases n times and potential 16. A series combination of n1 capacitors, each
difference is nV of value C1, is charged by a source of potential
(4) Energy increases n times and potential difference 4 V. When another parallel
difference remains the same combination of n2 capacitors, each of value C2,
is charged by a source of potential difference V,
13. Four condensers each of capacity 4 μF are it has the same (total) energy stored in it as the
connected as shown in figure and VP – VQ = 15 first combination has. The value of C  in terms
2
volts. The energy stored in the system is  of C1 is:
2C1
1.  n1 n2
       
n2
2. 16 n C1 1

n2
3.  2 n C1           
1

16C1
4.  n1 n2

(1) 2400 ergs

(2) 1800 ergs
(3) 3600 ergs
(4) 5400 ergs

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17. Two capacitors A and B are connected in
series with a battery as shown in the figure.
When the switch S is closed and the two
capacitors get charged fully, then  insulated block of specific heat capacity ‘s’ and
19. A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance
‘C’. It is discharged through a small coil of
resistance wire embedded in a thermally
mass ‘m’. If the temperature of the block is
raised by ‘ΔT’, the potential difference ‘V’ across
the capacitance is 
msΔT
(1)
C

(2) √ 2msΔT
C

2mCΔT
(3) √ s

mCΔT
(4) s

1. The potential difference across the plates of A

is 4V and across the plates of B is 6V 20. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have
2. The potential difference across the plates of A
an area of  90  cm2 each and are separated by
is 6V and across the plates of B is 4V 2. 5  mm. The capacitor is charged by a 400 volt
3. The ratio of electrical energies stored in A supply. How much electrostatic energy is stored
and B is 2 : 3 by the capacitor?
4. The ratio of charges on A and B is 3 : 2 −6
1.  2. 55 × 10  J                         
2.  1. 55 × 10−6  J
18. Two capacitors C1 = 2 μF and C2 = 6 μF in −6
3.  8. 15 × 10  J                         
series, are connected in parallel to a third −6
4.  5. 5 × 10  J
capacitor C3 = 4 μF. This arrangement is then
connected to a battery of e.m.f. = 2V, as shown 21. Two condensers, one of capacity  C  and the
in the figure. How much energy is lost by the other of capacity C/2  are connected to a  V  volt
battery in charging the capacitors.  battery, as shown. 
           

The energy stored in the capacitors when both

(1) 22 × 10–6 J the condensers are fully charged, will be:
(2) 11 × 10–6 J 1. 2CV 2
1
(3) (
32
)×10
−6
J 2.  4 CV 2

3
3
16 −6 3.  4 CV 2

(4) ( 3
)×10 J
1
4.  2 CV 2

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22. Five equal capacitors connected in series 26.

have a resultant capacitance of  4 μF . The total
energy stored in these when these are
connected in parallel and charged to 400 V is:The separation between the plates of a charged
1. 1 J parallel- plate capacitor is increased. Which of
2. 8 J the following quantities will change ?
3. 16 J (a) charge on the capacitor
4. 4 J (b) potential difference across the capacitor
(c) energy of the capacitor
23. A 12  pF capacitor is connected to a 50 V (d) energy density between the plates
battery. How much electrostatic energy is Choose the correct option 
stored in the capacitor? 1.  (a) , (b) 
2. (b) , (c) 
1. 3.1 × 10−8  J
−8 3. (c) only
2. 2.9 × 10  J 4. (a) , (d) 
3. 3.3 × 10−8  J
4. 1.5 × 10−8  J

24. In the figure, the system is in steady-state. 27. A metallic sphere of radius R is given a
Then the energy stored in the circuit is: charge Q. The energy stored in the sphere due
to this charge is:
2
Q
1. 4πε0 R
2
2Q
2. 4πε0 R
2
1 Q
3. 2 4πε0 R
2
Q
4. 16πε0 R

28. The three capacitors are connected in the

1. 125 × 10–4 J configuration shown, with C1 = C3 = C and
2. 250 × 10–4 J C2 = 2C. If a charge Q is passed through the

3. 125 × 10–6 J circuit from A to B (with the capacitors

4. 250 × 10–6 J initially uncharged), the energy stored in the
capacitor, C1 , C2 , C3 are in the ratio:
25. The energy and capacity of a charged
parallel plate capacitor are E and C respectively.
If a dielectric slab of  Er = 6 is inserted in it,
then the energy and capacity become:
(Assuming the charge on plates remains
constant)
1. 6E, 6C
2. E, C       
E 1. 1 : 2 : 1
3. 6 ,  6C 1
2. 1 : : 1
4. E, 6C 2

3. 1 : 4 : 1
1
4. 1 :
4
: 1

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29. A capacitor of capacitance C = 900 pF is

charged fully by 100 V battery B as shown in Fill OMR Sheet*
figure (a). Then it is disconnected from the
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capacitor of capacitance C = 900 pF as shown from where you got the pdf and fill OMR from
in figure (b). The electrostatic energy stored by there
system (b) is:
     

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1. 1.5 × 10  J
−6

2. 4.5 × 10  J
−6

3. 3.25 × 10  J
−6

4. 2.25 × 10 J
−6

30. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 10 V

battery. It is then disconnected from the supply
and connected to another uncharged 600
  pF  capacitor. The energy lost in the process
will be:
1. 3 × 10  J
−9

2. 1.5 × 10  J
−9

3. 3 × 10  J
−8

−8
4. 1.5 × 10 J

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