PHYSICS

th
12 JEE

ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL
& CAPACITANCE
 VIDYAPEETH
ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL &
CAPACITANCE
DPP-1 (JLP/011)
[Electrostatic Potential and Potential Difference, Work done in
Electrostatic Field, Potential due to an electric dipole]
1. An electron of mass m and charge e is 4. Four charges 2C, –3C, –4C and 5C
accelerated from rest through a potential respectively are placed at the corners of
a square. Which of the following
difference V in vacuum. The final speed statements is true for the point of
of the electron will be intersection of the diagonals?
(A) V e / m (B) eV / m (A) electric field is zero but electric
potential is non zero
(C) 2eV / m (D) 2eV / m (B) electric field is non zero but electric
potential is zero
(C) both electric field and electric
2. The ratio of momentum of an electron and potential are zero
an -particle which are accelerated from (D) neither electric field nor electric
rest by a potential difference of 100 volt is- potential is zero
2m e 5. An electron traveling in a uniform
(A) 1 (B) electric field passes from a region of
m potential V1 to a region of higher
me me potential V2. Then
(C) (D)
m 2m

3. A particle A has charge +q and a

particle B has charge +4q with each of
them having the same mass m. When
(A) no change takes place in velocity
allowed to fall from rest through the
component parallel to interface of
same electric potential difference, the two regions
v (B) direction of its motion remains
ratio of their speed A will become - unchanged but speed increases
vB
(C) direction of its motion may change
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 but speed must be decreased
(C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1 (D) decrease in kinetic energy is
proportional to V2  V1

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6. The electric potential at a point on the 9. In the rectangle, shown below the two
axis of an dipole depends on the corners have charges q1 = –5μC and q2 =
distance of the point from the dipole as +2.0 μC. The work done in moving a
1 charge + 3.0μC from B to A is
(A) 
r
(take 1/ 40  9 109 N  m2 / C2 )
1
(B)  2
r
(C)  r
1
(D)  3
r

7. An alpha particle is accelerated through

a potential difference of 106 volt. Its (A) 2.5J (B) 3.5J
kinetic energy will be (C) 4.5J (D) 5.5J
(A) 1 MeV
(B) 2 MeV 10. As shown in the figure, charges +q and
(C) 4 MeV –q are placed at the vertices B and C of
(D) 8 MeV an isosceles triangle. The potential at the
vertex A is
8. Four charges, all of the same magnitude,
are placed at the four corners of a
square. At the centre of the square, the
potential is V and the field is E. By
suitable choices of the signs of the four
charges, which of the following can be
obtained –
1 2q
(i) V = 0, E = 0 (A) .
40 a 2  b2
(ii) V = 0, E  0
(iii) V  0, E = 0 (B) Zero
(iv) V  0, E  0 (C)
1
.
q
(A) Only (i) & (iii) 40 a  b2
2

(B) Only (ii) & (iii)

(D)
1
.
 q 
(C) Only (i), (ii) & (iv)
40 a 2  b2
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

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 DPP-2 (JLP/012)
[Disc, Potential Difference Due To Infinite Long Linear Charge,
An Annulus, A Spherical Shell, and A Uniform Charged
Sphere]
1. A charged rod of length L, uniformly 3. Find minimum velocity v0 such that
particle of charge q and mass m
charged with a charge Q. The electric projected from the point P cross the ring.
potential at a point P at a distance r from The charge on the ring is Q.
one end of the rod.
x
dx
Q + + + + + + + + r P
L

KQ  r  L 
(A) ln   2KQq  1 
r  r  (A)  1 
mR  2
KQ  r  L 
(B) ln   2KQq  1 
L  L  (B)  1 
mR  2
KQ  r  L 
(C) ln   KQq  1 
L  r  (C)  1 
mR  2
KQ  L 
(D) ln   KQq  1 
L r 1
(D)
mR  
2
2. Consider the following rod, the potential 4. Figure shows a uniformly charged disc
due to it at P is of radius R with surface charge density
 Coulomb/m2. Find electric potential at
point P.

 
2
(A) 2Kln 2 1

  
2
(B) Kln 2 1 (A)  x2  R 2  x
2 0  

 2  1  
2
(C) 3Kln (B) x 2  R 2  x 
0  
(D) K ln  2  1 (C)
 
x 2  R 2  x 
0  
  x2  R2  x
(D)
2 0  

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5. Two metal spheres of radii R1 and R2 are 9. A rod is bent into a semi-circular arc of
charged to the same potential. The ratio radius R. The rod has a uniform linear
of charges on the spheres is- charge distribution . The potential at
(A) R1 : R 2 (B) R1 : R2 the centre of the arc, point P is-

(C) R12 : R 22 (D) R13 : R 32

6. n charged drops, each of radius r and  

(A) (B)
charge q, coalesce to form a big drop of 2 0 R 4 0
radius R and charge Q. If V is the
 
electric potential and E is the electric (C) (D)
field at the surface of a drop, then 2 0 0
(A) E big  n 2/3 E small
10. Two large identical plates are placed in
(B) Vbig  n1/3 Vsmall front of each other at x = d and x = 2d as
shown in the figure. If charges on plates are
(C) E small  n 2/.3 E big Q and –5Q, the potential versus distance
(D) Vbig  n 2/3 Vsmall graph for region x = 0 to x = 3d is (d is very
small and potential at x = 0 is vC)

7. A solid sphere of radius R is charged

uniformly. At what distance from its
surface is the electrostatic potential half of
the potential at the centre?
R
(A) R (B)
2
R
(C) (D) 2R (A)
3

8. Figure shows three circular arcs, each of

radius R and total charge as indicated.
The net electric potential at the center of
curvature is: (B)

(C)

Q 5Q
(A) (B)
2 0 R 12 0 R
3Q (D)
(C) (D) None of these
32  0 R

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 DPP-3 (JLP/013)

[Equipotential Surfaces (Potential Gradient), Potential Energy of

an electric dipole in an External Field, Self energy of a
Charged Spherical Shell, and a uniformly Charged Solid
Sphere]
1. Variation of electrostatic potential along 4. At a distance r from a point located at
the x-direction is shown in figure. The origin in space, the electric potential
correct statement about electric field is: varies as V = 10r. Find the electric field
at r  3iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ .
v
(A) 2(3iˆ  4jˆ  5k) ˆ
(B)  2(3iˆ  4jˆ  5k)
ˆ
(C)  3(3iˆ  4jˆ  5k)
ˆ
A B C (D) None of these
x
(A) x-component at point B is 5. A graph of the x-component of the electric
maximum field as a function of x in a region of space
(B) x-component at point A is toward is shown in figure. The y- and z-
positive x-axis components of the electric field are zero in
(C) x-component at point C is along this region. If the electric potential is 10 V
negative x-axis
at the origin, then the potential at x = 2.0
(D) x-component at point C is along
m is:
positive x-axis

2. An electric field is expressed as

E  2iˆ  3jˆ . Find the potential difference
(VA – VB) between two points A and B (A) 10 V
whose position vectors are given by (B) 40 V
r A  ˆi  2jˆ and r B  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ . (C) –10 V
(A) –1 V (B) 1 V (D) 30 V
(C) 2 V (D) 3 V
6. The potential of a point B(–20m, 30m)
3. The potential function of an electrostatic taking the potential of a point A(30m, –
field is given by V  2x2 . Determine the 20m) to be zero in an electric field
electric field strength at the point (2m, 0,
3m). E  10xiˆ  20jˆ NC–1 is:
(A) E  4iˆ (NC–1) (A) 350 V
(B) E  4iˆ (NC–1) (B) –100 V
(C) E  8iˆ (NC–1) (C) 300 V
(D) E  8iˆ (NC–1) (D) 3500 V

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7. A non-conducting ring of radius 0.5m 9. Write down the Electric field in vector
carries a total charge of 1.11 × 10–10 C form
distributed non-uniformly on its
circumference producing an electric
field E everywhere in sphere. The value
0
of the line integral   E.d (ℓ = 0
being centre of the ring) in volts is:
(Approximately)
(A) 0 200
(A) 200iˆ  j
(B) 2 3
(C) 1 200
(B) 200iˆ  j
(D) 4 3
200i
8. The figure shows field lines and (C)  200 j
3
equipotential (dashed) lines.
200i
(D)  200 j
3

10. In moving from A to B along an electric

field line, the electric force does 6.4 ×
10–19 J of work on an electron. If f1 and
Find the external work done to move a – f 2 are equipotential surfaces, then the
2 μC charge at constant speed from A to potential difference VC – VA is
B along the path shown.
(A) –20 J
(B) 10 J
(C) –10 J 1
2

(D) 20 J (A) –4 V (B) 4 V

(C) Zero (D) 6.4 V

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 DPP-4 (JLP/014)
[Electrostatic Potential Energy, Potential energy for a system of
two or more point charges]
1. Two equal charges q are placed at a
distance of 2a and a third charge –2q is
(C)
placed at the midpoint. The potential
energy of the system is
q2 6q 2
(A) (B)
8 0 a 8 0 a

7q 2 9q 2 (D)
(C)  (D)
8 0 a 8 0 a

2. When the separation between two charges

is increased, the electric potential energy 4. Six charges of magnitude +q and -q are
of the charges fixed at the corners of a regular hexagon
(A) increases of edge length a as shown in the figure.
The electrostatic potential energy of the
(B) decreases
system of charged particles is :
(C) remains the same
(D) may increase or decrease

3. Four equal charges +q are placed at four

corners of a square with its centre at origin
and lying in yz plane. The electrostatic
potential energy of a fifth charge +q varies
on x-axis as.
q 2  3 15 
(A)   
0 a  8 4
(A) q2  3 9 
(B)   
0 a  2 4 

q 2  3 15 
(C)   
0 a  4 2

q 2  3 15 
(B) (D)   
0 a  2 8

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5. You are given an arrangement of three 8. A particle of mass 2 g and charge 1µC is
point charges q, 2q and xq separated by held at rest on a frictionless horizontal
equal finite distances so that electric surface at a distance of 1 m from a fixed
potential energy of the system is zero. charge of 1 mC. If the particle is released
Then the value of x is : it will be repelled. The speed of the
2 particle when it is at distance of 10 m from
(A) 
3 the fixed charge is:
1 (A) 100 m/s (B) 90 m/s
(B) 
3 (C) 60 m/s (D) 45 m/s
2
(C) 9. The potential energy of a system of two
3
3 charges is negative when
(D) (A) both the charges are positive
2
(B) both the charges are negative
(C) one charge is positive and other is
6. Three charges –q + Q and –q are placed at
negative
equal distances on a straight line. If the
(D) both the charges are separated by
potential energy of the system of three
infinite distance
charges is zero, find the ratio Q/q.
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 2 : 1 10. Three charges Q, +q and +q arc placed at
(C) 1 : 4 the vertices of a right angle triangle
(D) 4 : 1 (isosceles triangle) as shown. The net
electrostatic energy of the configuration is
7. Two electrons, each moving with a velocity zero, if Q is equal to
of 106 ms–1, are released towards each other.
The closest distance of approach between
them is y × 10–10m. Find value of y.
(A) 2.89
(B) 1.27
(C) 3.65
(D) 2.53 q 2 q
(A) (B)
1 2 2 2
(C) – 2q (D) +q

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 DPP-5 (JLP/015)
[Conductor And It's Properties,
A Conductor external Electric Field, Electric Field and Potential
due to Induced Charges, Earthing of a conductor]
1. Two spherical conductors of radii R1 and 3. A charge q is placed at a distance r from
R2 are separated by a distance much larger the center of conducting spherical shell of
than the radius of either sphere. The radius R as shown, The value of potential
spheres are connected by a conducting at the surface of the conductor is
wire as shown in figure. If the charges on
the spheres in equilibrium are q1 and q2 ,
respectively, what is the ratio of the field
strength at the surfaces of the spheres?
q
(A) zero (B) k
R
(A) R 2 / R1 (B) R 22 / R12 q qr
(C) k (D) k
r R2
(C) R1 / R 2 (D) R12 / R 22
4. A sphere of 4 cm radius is suspended
2. The diagram shown a small bead of within a hollows sphere of 6 cm radius.
mass m carrying charge q. The bead can The inner sphere is charged to potential
freely move on the smooth fixed ring 3 e.s.u. and the outer sphere is earthed.
placed on a smooth horizontal plane. In The charge on the inner sphere is
the same plane a charge +Q has also 1
(A) 54 e.s.u (B) e.s.u
been fixed as shown. The potential at the 4
point P due to +Q is V. The velocity (C) 30 e.s.u (D) 36 e.s.u
with which the bead should projected
from the point P so that is can complete 5. Consider the following system & find
a circle should be greater than VC – VA

6qV qV
(A) (B) 4
m m –5kq
(A) (B) (kq/R)
3qV 7qV 4R
(C) (D) (C) (–2kq/R) (D) (4kq/R)
m 2m

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6. A and B are two concentric spherical
shells. If A is given a charge +q while B
is earthed as shown in figure, then
9. A solid conducting sphere of radius a
having a charge q is surrounded by a
concentric conducting spherical shell of
inner radius 2a and outer radius 3a as
shown in figure. Find the amount of heat
produced when switch is closed
 1 
k  
 40 

(A) Charge on the outer surface of shell

B is Zero
(B) The charge on B is equal and
opposite to that of A
(C) The field inside A and outside B is
zero kq  kq 
(A) (B)
(D) All of the above 2a 3a
7. A conducting shell S1 having a charge Q is kq  kq 
surrounded by an uncharged concentric (C) (D)
4a 6a
conducting spherical shell S2. Let the
potential difference between S1 and S2 be 10. Two concentric shells have radii R and
V. If the shell S2 is now given a charge – 2R charges qA and qB and potentials 2V
3Q, the new potential difference between and (3/2)V respectively. Now, shell B is
the same two shells is earthed and let charges on them become
(A) V (B) 2V qA ' and qB ' . Then,
(C) 4V (D) –2V

8. If the electric potential of the inner shell

is 20V and that of the outer shell is 5V,
then the potential at the centre will be

q A1
(A)  1
q B1
q A1
(B) 0  1
q B1
(A) 20 V
(B) 5V q A1
(C) 1
(C) 15 V q B1
(D) Zero
(D) can’t be determined

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 DPP-6 (JLP/016)
[Conductor And It's Properties, A Conductor in external Electric
Field, Electric Field and Potential due to Induced Charges,
Earthing of a conductor]
1. A thin spherical conducting shell of radius 3. Three concentric conducting spherical
R has a charge q. Another charge Q is shells carry charges +4Q on the inner
placed at the centre of the shell. The
electrostatic potential at a point P a shell –2Q on the middle shell and +6Q
R on the outer shell. The charge on the
distance from the centre of the shell is.
2 inner surfaces of the outer shell is.
q  Q 2 (A) 0
(A)
4 0 R (B) 4Q
2Q (C) –Q
(B)
4 0 R (D) –2Q
2Q 2q
(C) 
40 R 40 R 4. Two concentric conducting spheres of
2Q q radii R and 2R are carrying charges Q
(D) 
40 R 40 R and –2Q, respectively. If the charge on
2. Charges Q, 2Q and –Q are given to three inner spheres is doubled, the potential
concentric conducting spherical shells difference between the two spheres will
A, B and C respectively as shown in
figures. The ratio of charges on the inner
and outer surfaces of shell C will be

(A) Become two times

3 3
(A)  (B) (B) Becomes four times
4 4 (C) Be halved
3 3
(C) (D) (D) Remain same
2 2

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5. Two large parallel conducting sheets
(placed at finite distance) are given
charges Q and 2Q respectively. Find out
charge appearing on the right surface of
left plate.
Passage (08 – 10):
There are two concentric spherical shell of
radii r and 2r. Initially, a charge Q is given to
the inner shell and both the switches are open.

(A) (+3Q/2) 8. If switch S1 and S2 are closed and then

(B) (–Q/2) opened, charge on the outer shell will be
(C) (+Q/2) (A) Q (B) Q/2
(D) (–3Q/2) (C) 0 (D) –Q/2

6. Figure shows three large metallic plates 9. Now, S2 is closed and opened. The
with charges–Q, 3Q and Q respectively. charge flowing through the switch S2 in
Determine the final charge on the left the process is
surface of middle plate. (A) Q
(B) Q/4
(C) Q/2
(D) 2Q/3

10. The two steps of the above two

(A) (+5Q/2) problems are repeated n times, the
(B) (–Q/2) potential difference between the shell
(C) (+Q/2) will be
(D) (–3Q/2)
1  Q 
(A) 
n 1 
2  40 r 
7. If two conducting spheres are separately
charged and then brought in contact 1  Q 
(B)  
(A) The total energy of the two sphere 2n  40 r 
is conserved
1  Q 
(B) The total charge on the two spheres (C)  
is conserved 2n  20 r 
(C) Both the total energy and charge 1  Q 
(D) 
n 1 
are conserved 2  20 r 
(D) The final potential is always the
mean of the original potential of the
two spheres

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 (JLP/017)
DPP-7
[Capacitors, their types and Capacitance Cylindrical Capacitor,
Capacitance of a Isolated Spherical Conductor and
Capacitance of concentric Spheres]
1. The capacitance of an isolated 6. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance
conducting sphere of radius R is C is as shown. A thin metal plate A is
proportional to placed between the plates of the given
(A) R–1 (B) R2 capacitor in such a way that its edges
(C) R–2 (D) R touch the two plates as shown. The
2. A spherical drop of capacitance 1 μF is capacity across P and Q now becomes.
broken into eight drops of equal radius.
Then, the capacitance of each small drop
is
 
(A) F (B) F
2 4

(C) F (D) 8F
8 (A) 0 (B) 3C
(C) 4C (D) 
3. Taking earth to be a metallic spheres, its
capacity will approximately be
7. Force of attraction between the plates of
(A) 6.4 × 106 F (B) 700 F
parallel plate capacitor is (without any
(C) 711F (D) 700 pF
dielectric)

4. 27 small drops each having charge q and q2 q2

(A) (B)
radius r coalesce to form big drop. How 2 0 A 0 A
many times charge and capacitance will q q2
become? (C) (D)
2 0 A 2 0 A 2
(A) 3, 27 (B) 27, 3
(C) 27, 27 (D) 3, 3
8. Two identical metal plates are given
positive charges Q1 and Q2 (< Q1)
5. The capacity of parallel plate condenser
respectively. If they are now brought
depends on
close together to form a parallel plates
(A) The type of metal used
(B) The thickness of plates used to form capacitor with capacitance C, the
capacitor potential difference between them is
(C) The potential applied across the Q  Q2 Q1  Q 2
(A) 1 (B)
plates 2C C
(D) The separation between the plates

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 Q1  Q 2 Q  Q2 10. Force acting upon a charged particle
(C) (D) 1
C 2C kept between the plates of a charged
9. 64 drops each having the capacity C and condenser is F. If one plate of the
potential V are combined to form a big condenser is removed, then the force
drop. If the charge on the small drop is acting on the same particle will become
q, then the charge on the big drop will (A) 0 (B) F / 2
be (C) F (D) 2F
(A) 2q (B) 4q
(C) 16q (D) 64q

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 (JLP/018)
DPP-8
[The Parallel Plate Capacitor, Combination of Capacitors
(Series Grouping,Parallel Grouping)]
1. A parallel plate capacitor is made by 4. The total capacitance of the system of
stacking n equally spaced plates, capacitors shown in the adjoining figure
connected alternately. If the capacitance between the points A and B is
between any two plates is C then the
resultant capacitor is.
(A) C (B) nC
(C) (n – 1)C (D) (n + 1)C

2. The capacitance and connections of five (A) 1 F (B) 2 F

capacitors are shown in the adjoining (C) 3 F (D) 4 F
figure. The potential difference between
the points A and B is 60 volts. Then the 5. As shown in the figure, a very thin sheet
equivalent capacity between A and B of aluminium is placed in between the
and the charge on 5F capacitor will be plates of the condenser. Then the
respectively. capacity

(A) 44F; 300C (A) Will increase

(B) 16F; 150C (B) Will decrease
(C) 15F; 200C (C) Remains unchanged
(D) 4F; 50C (D) May increase or decrease

6. Four plates of equal area A are

3. The resultant capacitance between A
separated by equal distances d and are
and B in the following figure is equal to
arranged as shown in the figure. The
equivalent capacity is

A B

2 0 A 0 A
(A) (B)
d d
(A) 1F (B) 3 F 3 0 A 0 A
(C) (D)
(C) 2F (D) 1.5 F d d

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7. In the circuit shown, a potential 9. Three plates of common surface area A
difference of 60V is applied across AB. are connected as shown. The effective
The potential difference between the capacitance will be
point M and N is.

0 A
(A)
d
3 0 A
(A) 10 V (B)
d
(B) 15 V
3 0 A
(C) 20 V (C)
2 d
(D) 30 V
2 0 A
(D)
8. Three capacitors of capacitances d
3F, 9F and 18F are connected once
10. The effective capacitance between
in series and another time in parallel.
points A and B is
The ratio of equivalent capacitance in
C 
the two cases  s  will be
 Cp
 
(Cs Series)
(CP  Parallel) (A) 9 μF
(A) 1 : 15 (B) 3 μF
(B) 15 : 1 (C) 6 μF
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 1 μF
(D) 1 : 3

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 (JLP/019)
DPP-9
[Kirchhoff's Laws in Capacitors, Solving complex circuits in
capacitors]
1. In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the 2. What is the potential difference across
2μF capacitor in the circuit shown?
2F capacitor changes as C is varied
from 1F to 3F. Q2 as a function 'C' is
given properly by: (figures are drawn
schematically and are not to scale)

(A) 12 V (B) 4 V
(C) 6 V (D) 18 V

3. In a circuit shown in figure, the potential

difference across the capacitor of 2 F is

Charge

Q2
(A)
C
1 F 3 F (A) 8 V (B) 4 V
(C) 12 V (D) 6 V
Charge
4. In an adjoining figure are shown three
Q2 capacitors C1 , C2 and C3 joined to a
(B) battery. The correct condition will be
C (Symbols have their usual meanings)
1 F 3 F

Charge

Q2
(C)
C
1 F 3 F
(A) Q1  Q2  Q3 and V1  V2  V3  V
Charge
(B) Q1  Q2  Q3 and V  V1  V2  V3
Q2 (C) Q1  Q2  Q3 and V  V1  V2
(D) (D) Q2  Q3 and V2  V3
C
1 F 3 F

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5. In the circuit arrangement shown in 8. Find charge on 4F capacitor in C (in
figure, the value of C1= C2 = C3 = 30 pF nearest integer)
and C4 = 120 pF. If the combination of
capacitors is charged with 140V DC
supply, the potential differences across
the four capacitors will be respectively

9. Two capacitances C1 and C2 in a circuit

are joined as shown in figure. The
potential of point A is V1 and that of B
is V2. The potential of point D will be:

(A) 80, 40, 40 and 20 V

(B) 20, 40, 40 and 80 V
1
(C)
(D)
35, 35, 35 and 35 V
80, 20, 20 and 20 V
(A) V1  V2 
2
C1V1  C2 V2
6. For the circuit shown in figure the (B)
C1  C2
charge on 4 μF capacitor is
C2V1  C1V2
(C)
C1  C2
C2 V1  C1V2
(D)
C1  C2

10. In the figure a potential of +1200V is

given to point A and point B is earthed,
(A) 40 μC (B) 30 μC what is the potential at the point P
(C) 24 μC (D) 54 μC

7. If charge on left plate of the 5 F

capacitor in the circuit segment shown in
the figure is –20 C, the charge on the
(A) 100 V
right plate of 3 F capacitor is–
(B) 200 V
3F
C
(C) 400 V
5F 2F
C (D) 600 V

4F
(A) + 8.57 C (B) – 8.57 C
(C) + 11.42 C (D) – 11.42 C

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 DPP-10 (JLP/020)
[Energy Stored in a Capacitor and Energy Density in a parallel
plate capacitor, Sharing of Charge and Common Potential]
1. Two capacitors of capacitance 2 μF and 4. A capacitor of capacity C is connected
4μF respectively are connected in series. with a battery of potential V in parallel.
The distance between its plates is
The combination is connected across a reduced to half at once, assuming that
potential difference of 10 V. The ratio of the charge remains the same. Then to
energies stored by capacitors will be charge the capacitance upto the potential
V again, the energy given by the
(A) 1: 2 (B) 2 : 1 battery will be
(C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1 (A) CV2 / 4 (B) CV2 / 2
(C) 3CV2 / 4 (D) CV 2
2. What is the potential difference between
5. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor of
points A and B in the circuit shown? capacity 50C are charged to a potential
of 100 volts and then separated from
each other so that the distance between
them is doubled. How much is the energy
spent in doing so
(A) 25 102 J
(B) 12.5 102 J
(C) 25 102 J
(A) 2 V (B) 4 V (D) 12.5 102 J
(C) 3 V (D) 12 V
6. Two insulated charged metallic spheres
of radii 20cm and 25cm respectively
3. In the circuit shown in figure, the ratio of
and having an equal charge Q are
charges on 5 F and 4 F capacitor is – connected by a copper wire, then they
2F are separated
3F (A) Both the spheres will have the same
C charge Q
5F (B) Charge on the 20 cm sphere will
be greater than that on the 25 cm
4F
sphere
6V (C) Charge on the 25 cm sphere will be
(A) 4/5 (B) 3/5 greater than that on the 20 cm
sphere
(C) 3/8 (D) ½ (D) Charge on each of the sphere will
be 2Q

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7. A capacitor of capacity C1 is charged to 9. A 10μF capacitors and a 20μF capacitor
the potential of V0. On disconnecting are connected in series across a 200 V
with the battery, it is connected with a supply line. The charged capacitors are
capacitor of capacity C2 as shown in the then disconnected from the line and
adjoining figure. The ratio of energies reconnected with their positive plates
before and after the connection of switch together and negative plates together
S will be- and no external voltage is applied. The
potential difference across each
capacitor is
800
(A) V
9
(A) (C1  C2 ) / C1 800
(B) V
(B) C1 / (C1  C2 ) 3
(C) C1C2 (C) 400 V
(D) C1 / C2 (D) 200 V

10. Two identical capacitors each of

8. When two conductors of charges and
capacitance 5μF are charged to
potentials C1, V1 and C2, V2 respectively
potentials 2kV and 1kV respectively.
are joined, the common potential will be
Their –ve ends are connected together.
C V  C 2 V2
(A) 1 1 When the +ve ends are also connected
V1  V2 together, the loss of energy of the
C1V12  C 2 V22 system is
(B)
V12  V22 (A) 160 J
(C) C1 + C2 (B) Zero
(C) 5 J
C V  C 2 V2
(D) 1 1 (D) 1.25 J
C1  C 2

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 DPP-11 (JLP/021)

[Polar and Non-Polar Directions, Effect of Dielectric on

Capacitance, Force between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor]
1. A dielectric of constant k is slipped 4. The force between the plates of a
between the plates of parallel plate parallel plates capacitor of capacitance
condenser in half of the space as shown C and distance of separation of the
in the figure. If the capacity of air plates d with a potential difference V
condenser is C, then new capacitance between the plates, is
between A and B will be. CV 2 C2V 2
(A) (B)
2d 2d 2
C2V 2 V2d
(C) 2
(D)
d C

5. Consider a parallel plate capacitor.

When half of the space between the
C C
(A) (B) plates is filled with some dielectric
2 2k material of dielectric constant K as
C 2 1  k 
(C) 1  k  (D) shown in Fig. (1) below, the capacitance
2 C is C1. However, if the same dielectric
material fills half the space as shown in
2. A parallel plate condenser has a
Fig. (2), the capacitance is C2.
capacitance 50F in air and 110F
Therefore, the ratio C1 : C2 is
when immersed in an oil. The dielectric
constant ‘k’ of the oil is
(A) 0.45 (B) 0.55
(C) 1.10 (D) 2.20

3. Separation between the plates of a

parallel plates capacitor is d and the area
of each plate is A. When a slab of
material of dielectric constant k and Fig. (1) Fig. (2)
thickness t(t < d) is introduced between
the plates, its capacitance becomes.
2K
0 A 0 A (A) 1 (B)
(A) (B) K 1
 1  1
d  t 1   d  t 1   4K K 1
 k   k (C) (D)
0 A 0 A  K  12 2
(C) (D)
 1  1
d  t 1   d  t 1   6. A parallel plate capacitor with air as
 k  k
medium between the plates has a

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 capacitance of 10F . The area of
capacitor is divided into two equal
halves and filled with two media as
shown in the figure having dielectric
constant k1  2 and k 2  4 . The
capacitance of the system will now be

1 1 1 1
k1 k2 (A)   
k k1 k 2 2k 3
1 1 1
(B)  
(A) 10F (B) 20F k k1  k 2 2k 3
(C) 30F (D) 40F k1 k 2
(C) k   2k 3
k1  k 2
7. Two dielectric slabs of constant k1 and (D) k  k1  k 2  2k3
k2 have been filled in between the plates
9. An isolated metallic object is charged in
of a capacitor as shown below. What
vacuum to a potential V0 using a suitable
will be the capacitance of the capacitor source, its electrostatic energy being W0.
It is then disconnected from the source
and immersed in a large volume of
dielectric with dielectric constant K. The
electrostatic energy of the sphere in the
dielectric is :
(A) K2 W0 (B) K W0
2𝜀0 𝐴 2𝜀0 𝐴 𝑘1 +𝑘2 W W
(A) (𝑘1 + 𝑘2 ) (B) (𝑘 ×𝑘 ) (C) 20 (D) 0 .
𝑑 𝑑 1 2
𝜀0 𝐴 𝑘1 ×𝑘2 2𝜀0 𝐴 𝑘1 ×𝑘2 K K
(C) (
𝑑 𝑘1 +𝑘2
) (D) 𝑑
(𝑘 +𝑘 ) 10. In a parallel plates condenser, the radius
1 2
of each circular plates is 12cm and the
8. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, distance between the plates is 5mm.
plate separation d and capacitance C is There is a glass slab of 3mm thick and
filled with three different dielectric of radius 12cm with dielectric constant 6
materials having dielectric constant k1, between its plates. The capacity of the
k2 and k3 as shown. If a single dielectric condenser will be
material is to be used to have the same (A) 144 × 10–9 F (B) 40 pF
capacitance C in this capacitor, then its (C) 160p F (D) 1.44 F
dielectric constant k is given by

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 DPP-12 (JLP/22)
[Polar and Non-Polar Directions, Effect of Dielectric on
Capacitance, Force between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor]

1. Between the plates of a parallel plates 0 A

(B)
condenser, a plates of thickness t1 and  d1  d 2  d3 
dielectric constant k1 is placed. In the  
 k1  k 2  k 3 
rest of the space, there is another plates
of thickness t2 and dielectric constant k2. 0 A  k1k 2 k 3 
(C)
The potential difference across the d1d 2 d3
condenser will be  AK1 AK 2 AK3 
(D) 0    
Q  t1 t 2   d1 d2 d3 
(A)   
A0  k1 k 2 
0 Q  t1 t 2  3. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A
(B)    and plate separation d is charged to
A  k1 k 2 
potential V and then the battery is
Q  k1 k 2  disconnected. A slab of dielectric
(C)   
A0  t1 t 2  constant k is then inserted between the
0 Q plates of the capacitor so as to fill the
(D)  k1 t 1  k 2 t 2  space between the plates. If Q, E and W
A
denote respectively, the magnitude of
2. The expression for the capacity of the charge on each plates, the electric field
capacitor formed by compound between the plates (after the slab is
dielectric placed between the plates of a inserted) and work done on the system
parallel plates capacitor as shown in in question in the process of inserting
figure, will be (area of plates = A) the slab, then state incorrect relation
from the following
 AV
(A) Q  0
d
 AV 2
(B) W  0
2kd
0 A V
(A) (C) E 
 d1 d 2 d3  kd
   
 AV 2  1 
 k1 k 2 k 3  (D) W  0 1  
2d  k 

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4. Two identical air core capacitors are 7. A parallel plate air capacitor has a
connected in series to a voltage source of capacitance C. When it is half filled with
15 V. If one of the capacitors is filled a dielectric constant 5, the percentage
with a medium of dielectric constant 4,
increase in the capacitance will be
the new potential across this capacitor is
(A) 5 V (A) 400%
(B) 8 V (B) 66.6%
(C) 3 V (C) 33.3%
(D) 12 V (D) 200%

5. A parallel plate capacitor with air as the 8. If dielectric is inserted in charged

dielectric has capacitance C. A slab of
capacitor (battery removed), then
dielectric constant K and having the
same thickness as the separation quantity that remains constant is
between the plates is introduced so as to (A) Capacitance
fill one-fourth of the capacitor as shown (B) Potential
in the figure. The new capacitance will (C) Intensity
be (D) Charge

9. An air parallel plate capacitor has

capacitance C. The capacity and
C C distance between plates are doubled
(A)  K  3 (B)  K  2 when immersed in a liquid then
4 4
C KC dielectric constant of the liquid is
(C)  K  1 (D)
4 4 (A) 1
(B) 2
6. A parallel plate capacitor with air (C) 3
between the plates has a capacitance of (D) 4
9 pF. The separation between its plates
is d. The space between the plates is
now filled with two dielectrics. One of 10. A capacitor connected to a 10 V battery
the dielectrics has dielectric constant K1 collects a charge of 40 μC with air as
d dielectric and 100 μC with a given oil as
= 3 and thickness while the other dielectric. The dielectric constant of the
3
one has dielectric constant K2 = 6 and oil is
2d (A) 1.5
thickness . capacitance of the
3 (B) 2.0
capacitor is now (C) 2.5
(A) 1,8 pF (B) 45 pF (D) 3.0
(C) 40.5 pF (D) 20.25 pF

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