Showing posts with label Capacitors; Capacitance; Grouping of Capacitors and Energy Stored in a Capacitor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Capacitors; Capacitance; Grouping of Capacitors and Energy Stored in a Capacitor. Show all posts

Two identical capacitors C1 and C2 of equal capacitance are connected as shown in the circuit. Terminals a and b of the key k are connected to charge capacitor C1 using battery of emf V volt. Now disconnecting a and b the terminals b and c are connected. Due to this, what will be the percentage loss of energy ?

The electrostatic force between the metal plates of an isolated parallel plate capacitor C having a charge Q and area A, is ?

A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system ?

A capacitor of 2μF is charged as shown in the diagram. When the switch S is turned to position 2 , the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is ?

A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance C is connected to a cell of emf V and then disconnected from it. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K, which can just fill the air gap of the capacitor, is now inserted in it. Which of the following is incorrect ?

A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity ’ C ’ distance of separation between plates is ’ d ’ and potential difference ’ V ’ is applied between the plates. Force of attraction between the plates of the parallel plate air capacitor is ?

Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2 ( K1 < K2) are inserted between plates of a parallel plate capacitor, as shown in the figure. The variation of electric field ’E’ between the plates with distance ’d’ as measured from plate P is correctly shown by ?

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 ?

A series combination of n_1 capacitors, each of value C1, is charged by a source of potential difference 4 V. When another parallel combination of n2 capacitors, each of value C2. is charged by a source of potential difference V , it has the same (total) energy stored in it, as the first combination has. The value of C2, in terms of C1, is then ?

Two parallel metal plates having charges +Q and −Q face each other at a certain distance between them. If the plates are now dipped in kerosene oil tank, the electric field between the plates will ?

Three capacitors each of capacitance C and of breakdown voltage V are joined in series. The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination will be ?

Two condensers, one of capacity C and other of capacity C/2 are connected to a V -volt battery, as shown. The work done in charging fully both the condensers is ?

A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to a potential difference of V volts. After disconnecting the charging battery the distance between the plates of the capacitor is increased using an insulating handle. As a result the potential difference between the plates ?

A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to C1 = C , C2 = 2C , C3 = 3C and C4 = 4C are connected to a battery as shown in the figure. The ratio of the charges on C2 and C4 is ?

Three capacitors each of capacity 4μF are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is 6μF. This can be done by ?

A capacitor C_1 is charged to a potential difference V. The charging battery is then removed and the capacitor is connected to an uncharged capacitor C_2. The potential difference across the combination is ?

In a parallel plate capacitor, the distance between the plates is d and potential difference across the plates is V. Energy stored per unit volume between the plates of capacitor is ?

The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is 10μF when the distance between its plates is 8 cm. If the distance between the plates is reduced to 4 cm then the capacity of this parallel plate condenser will be ?

Energy stored in a capacitor is ?

A capacitor is charged to store an energy U. The charging battery is disconnected. An identical capacitor is now connected to the first capacitor in parallel. The energy in each of the capacitor is ?