R DIANCE PRACTICE TEST Sheet-12 (TY-............

) - 1

(Energy stored in Capacitor)

1. A charge of 40C is given to a capacitor having capacitance C  10F . The stored energy in ergs
is:
a) 80  10 6 b) 800 c) 80 d) 8000

2. On increasing the plate separation of a charged condenser, the energy:

a) increases b) Decreases c) Remains unchanged d) Becomes zero

3. A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field E in the space between the plates. If the
distance between the plates is d and area of each plate is A, the energy stored in the capacitor is:
1 1
a) 0 E 2 b) E 2 Ad /  0 c)  0 E 2 Ad d)  0 EAd
2 2

4. A capacitor is charged by a battery and the energy stored is U. The battery is now removed and the
separation distance between the plates is doubled. The energy stored now is:
a) U/2 b) U c) 2U d) 4U

5. A 40F capacitor in a defibrillator is charged to 3000V. The energy stored in the capacitor is sent
through the patient during a pulse of duration 2ms. The power delivered to the patient is:
a) 45 kW b) 90 kW c) 180 kW d) 360 kW

6. A variable condenser is permanently connected to a 100 V battery. If the capacity is changed from
2F to 10F , then change in energy is equal to:
a) 2  10 2 J b) 2.5  10 2 J c) 3.5  102 J d) 4  10 2 J

7. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area A and separation d. It is charged to a potential difference
V0 . The charging battery is disconnected and the plates are pulled apart to three times the initial
separation. The work required to separate the plates is:
3 0 AV02  0 AV02  0 AV02  0 AV02
a) b) c) d)
d 2d 3d d

8. A battery is used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between the plates
becomes equal to the electromotive force of the battery. The ratio of the energy stored in the
capacitor and the work done by the battery will be:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 1/4 d) 1/2

9. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 coulomb, the energy stored in it increase by 21%.
The original charge on the capacitor is:
a) 10 C b) 20 C c) 30 C d) 40 C

10. Consider a parallel plate capacitor with plates 20 cm by 20 cm and separated by 2 mm. The
dielectric constant of the material between the plates is 5. The plates are connected to a voltage
source of 500 V. The energy density of the field between the plates will be close to:
a) 2.65J / m 3 b) 1.95J / m 3 c) 1.38J / m 3 d) 0.69J / m 3

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R DIANCE PRACTICE TEST Sheet-12 (TY-............) - 2

Answer Key
Sheet-12 (Energy stored in Capacitor)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. D 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C

Physics (Hints & Sol.)

Q2 40  40  10 12
1. (b) U    80  106 J; U(in erg)  80 106 107 erg  800erg
2C 2  10  106
1 Q2 1 1
2. (a) U  ; as U  and C   d  C  U 
2 C C d
1 1  A  1
CV 2   0   Ed    0 E 2 Ad
2
3. (c) U 
2 2 d  2

Q2 1 C
4. (c) U  U ; Because Q  cons tan t as C '   U '  2U
2C C 2
1 1 U 180
5. (b) U  CV 2   40 10 6  9  106  180J; Power   3
 90  103  90kW
2 2 t 2  10
1 2 1
6. (d) U  (U f  U i )  V (C 2  C1 )   10 4  (10  2)  106  4 102 J
2 2

(d) U  1 CV 2  1 A0 V 2 and Q  CV  A 0 V0 ; U  Q  A 0 V0  3A 0 V0

2 2 2 2 2
7.
i
2 2 d
0 f
d 2C A 0 2d
2d 2
3d

A 0 V02
W  U f  Ui 
d
1
qV
8. (d) 2
1

qV 2

Q2 U Q2 U Q2 Q 1
9. (b) U   U  Q2  1     
2C U 2 (Q  2) 2
1.21U (Q  2) 2
Q2 1.21

Q 1
  Q  2  Q(1.1)  0.1Q  2  Q  20C
Q  2 1.1
V 500
10. (c) A  20  20  104  4  102 m 2 ; d  2mm  2  10 3 m; k  5 ; E   3
 250  103
d 2  10
1 1
 25  104 Volt; Energy density U  ( 0 E 2  k)   8.85 10 12  5  (25) 2 108  1.38J / m 3
2 2

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