NEET : CHAPTER WISE TEST-2

SUBJECT :- PHYSICS DATE..........................................................

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CLASS :- 12 NAME.........................................................
CHAPTER :- CAPACITANCE SECTION.....................................................
(SECTION-A)
1. A capacitor is charged by using a battery (A) 8 : 1 (B) 4 : 1
which is then disconnected. A dielectric (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 8
slab is then slipped between the plates,
which results in 8. A capacitor of capacity C has charge Q
(A) Reduction of charge on the plates and and stored energy is W . If the charge is
increase of potential difference across the increased to 2Q , the stored energy will be
plates (A) 2W (B) W / 2
(B) Increase in the potential difference (C) 4W (D) W / 4
across the plate, reduction in stored
energy, but no change in the charge on
9. One plate of parallel plate capacitor is
the plates
smaller than other, then charge on smaller
(C) Decrease in the potential difference
plate will be
across the plates, reduction in the stored
(A) Less than other
energy, but no change in the charge on
(B) More than other
the plates
(C) Equal to other
(D) None of the above
(D) Will depend upon the medium between
2. In a charged capacitor, the energy resides them
(A) The positive charges
(B) Both the positive and negative charges 10. Force acting upon a charged particle kept
(C) The field between the plates between the plates of a charged
(D) Around the edge of the capacitor plates condenser is F . If one plate of the
condenser is removed, then the force
3. The energy stored in a condenser of
acting on the same particle will become
capacity C which has been raised to a
(A) 0 (B) F / 2
potential V is given by
(C) F (D) 2 F
1 1
(A) CV (B) CV 2
2 2
11. The capacitance of a parallel plate
1 condenser does not depend on
(C) CV (D)
2 VC (A) Area of the plates
4. A condenser of capacity 50 F is charged (B) Medium between the plates
(C) Distance between the plates
to 10 volts . Its energy is equal to
(D) Metal of the plates
(A) 2 .5  10 3 joule (B) 2 .5  10 4 joule
12. A capacitor is kept connected to the
(C) 5  10 2 joule (D) 1 .2  10 8 joule
battery and a dielectric slab is inserted
5. The potential gradient at which the between the plates. During this process
dielectric of a condenser just gets (A) No work is done
punctured is called (B) Work is done at the cost of the energy
(A) Dielectric constant already stored in the capacitor before the
(B) Dielectric strength slab is inserted
(C) Dielectric resistance (C) Work is done at the cost of the battery
(D) Dielectric number (D) Work is done at the cost of both the
capacitor and the battery
6. When air in a capacitor is replaced by a
medium of dielectric constant K, the 13. A light bulb, a capacitor and a battery are
capacity connected together as shown here, with
(A) Decreases K times switch S initially open. When the switch
(B) Increases K times S is closed, which one of the following is
(C) Increases K 2 times true
(D) Remains constant
7. Eight small drops, each of radius r and
having same charge q are combined to
form a big drop. The ratio between the
potentials of the bigger drop and the S
smaller drop is

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 (A) The bulb will light up for an instant 21. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser
when the capacitor starts charging is 10  F , when the distance between its
(B) The bulb will light up when the plates is 8 cm. If the distance between the
capacitor is fully charged plates is reduced to 4 cm, then the
(C) The bulb will not light up at all capacity of this parallel plate condenser
(D) The bulb will light up and go off at will be
regular intervals (A) 5  F (B) 10  F
14. The capacity of a condenser in which a (C) 20  F (D) 40  F
dielectric of dielectric constant 5 has been
used, is C . If the dielectric is replaced by 22. The mean electric energy density between
another with dielectric constant 20, the the plates of a charged capacitor is (here
capacity will become q = charge on the capacitor and A = area
C of the capacitor plate)
(A) (B) 4 C
4
q2
C (A)
(C) (D) 2C 2 0 A 2
2
q
(B)
15. Two spherical conductors each of capacity 2 0 A 2
C are charged to potentials V and V .
These are then connected by means of a q2
(C)
fine wire. The loss of energy will be 2 0 A
1 (D) None of the above
(A) Zero (B) CV 2
2
(C) CV 2 (D) 2CV 2 23. A charge of 40  C is given to a capacitor
having capacitance C  10  F . The stored
16. An air capacitor of capacity C  10 F is
energy in ergs is
connected to a constant voltage battery of
(A) 80  10 6 (B) 800
12 V . Now the space between the plates is
(C) 80 (D) 8000
filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 5.
The charge that flows now from battery to 24. If the distance between parallel plates of a
the capacitor is capacitor is halved and dielectric constant
(A) 120 C (B) 699 C is doubled then the capacitance
(C) 480 C (D) 24 C (A) Decreases two times
(B) Increases two times
17. The energy stored in the condenser is (C) Increases four times
1 (D) Remain the same
(A) QV (B) QV
2
1 1 Q 25. The energy required to charge a capacitor
(C) C (D)
2 2 C of 5  F by connecting a d.c. source of 20
18. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50V kV is
(A) 10 kJ (B) 5 kJ
battery. How much electrostatic energy is
(C) 2 kJ (D) 1 kJ
stored in the capacitor
(A) 1 .5  10 8 J (B) 2 .5  10 7 J 26. If there are n capacitors in parallel
(C) 3 .5  10 5 J (D) 4 .5  10 2 J connected to V volt source, then the
energy stored is equal to
19. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor 1
(A) CV (B) nCV 2
with no dielectric substance but with a 2
separation of 0.4 cm is 2  F . The 1
(C) CV 2 (D) CV 2
separation is reduced to half and it is filled 2n
with a dielectric substance of value 2.8.
The final capacity of the capacitor is 27. The unit of electric permittivity is
(A) 11 . 2 F (B) 15 . 6 F (A) Volt/m
2
(B) Joule/coulomb
(C) 19 . 2 F (D) 22 .4 F (C) Farad/m (D) Henry/m

20. The capacity of the conductor does not 28. If eight identical drops are joined to form a
depend upon
bigger drop, the potential on bigger as
(A) Charge
(B) Voltage compared to that on smaller drop will be
(C) Nature of the material (A) Double (B) Four times
(D) All of these (C) Eight times (D) One time

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29. A 40 F capacitor in a defibrillator is (SECTION-B)
charged to 3000 V. The energy stored in 36. Four plates of equal area A are separated
the capacitor is sent through the patient by equal distances d and are arranged as
during a pulse of duration 2ms. The power shown in the figure. The equivalent
delivered to the patient is capacity is
(A) 45 kW (B) 90 kW
(C) 180 kW (D) 360 kW A B

30. The energy stored in a condenser is in the 2 0 A 3 0 A

(A) (B)
form of d d
(A) Kinetic energy 3 0 A 0 A
(C) (D)
(B) Potential energy d d
(C) Elastic energy
(D) Magnetic energy 37. Five capacitors of 10 F capacity each are
connected to a d.c. potential of 100 volts
31. When a dielectric material is introduced as shown in the adjoining figure. The
between the plates of a charges equivalent capacitance between the points
condenser, then electric field between the A and B will be equal to
10F 10F
plates
(A) Remain constant A
10F
B
(B) Decreases
(C) Increases 10F 10F
(D) First increases then decreases
100 Volt
32. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and (A) 40 F (B) 20 F
(C) 30 F (D) 10 F
2 cm are given charges 10 2 C and
2
5  10 C respectively. If they are 38. A parallel plate capacitor with air as
connected by a conducting wire, the final medium between the plates has a
charge on the smaller sphere is capacitance of 10 F . The area of
(A) 3  10 2 C (B) 1  10 2 C capacitor is divided into two equal halves
2
(C) 4  10 C (D) 2  10 2 C and filled with two media as shown in the
figure having dielectric constant k1  2 and
33. When a lamp is connected in series with k 2  4 . The capacitance of the system will
capacitor, then now be
(A) Lamp will not glow
(B) Lamp will burst out
k1 k2
(C) Lamp will glow normally
(D) None of these
(A) 10 F (B) 20 F
34. Two identical capacitors are joined in
parallel, charged to a potential V and then (C) 30 F (D) 40 F
separated and then connected in series
39. Four condensers each of capacity 4 F
i.e . the positive plate of one is connected
to negative of the other are connected as shown in figure.
(A) The charges on the free plates VP  VQ  15 volts . The energy stored in the
connected together are destroyed system is
(B) The charges on the free plates are 4F

enhanced 4F 4F

(C) The energy stored in the system P Q
increases 4F
(D) The potential difference in the free
plates becomes 2V (A) 2400 ergs (B) 1800 ergs
(C) 3600 ergs (D) 5400 ergs
35. A parallel plate capacitor is made by
stacking n equally spaced plates
40. Three capacitors of capacity C1, C2 C3 are
connected alternately. If the capacitance
between any two plates is C then the connected in series. Their total capacity
resultant capacitance is will be
(A) C (B) nC (A) C1  C2  C3 (B) 1 /(C1  C2  C3 )
(C) (n  1)C (D) (n  1)C (C) (C11  C 21  C31 )1 (D) None of these

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41. Two capacitors of equal capacity are first 46. In the circuit shown in figure. C1=C,
connected in parallel and then in series. C2=2C, C3=3C, C4=4C.
The ratio of the total capacities in the two Column I
cases will be (A) Maximum potential difference
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (B) Minimum potential difference
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4 (C) Maximum potential energy
(D) Minimum potential energy
42. Two capacitors connected in parallel Column II
having the capacities C1 and C2 are given (P) across C1
' q' charge, which is distributed among (Q) across C2
(R) across C3
them. The ratio of the charge on C1 and C2
(S) across C4
will be
C1 C2 (A) A  P ; B  R,S ; C  P ;D  R
(A)
C2
(B)
C1
(B) A  Q ; B  Q,S ; C  P ;D  R
(C) A  P,R ; B  S ; C  Q ;D 
1
(C) C1C2 (D) R,S
C1C2 (D) A  S ; B  P,S ; C  P ;D  R
43. In the connections shown in the adjoining
figure, the equivalent capacity between A 47. The equivalent capacitance of the
and B will be combination shown in the figure is :

6F 12F
A B
9F 24F
(A) 3C (B) 2C
18F (C) C/2 (D) 3C/2
(A) 10 . 8 F (B) 69 F
(C) 15 F (D) 10 F 48. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance
20 F is being charged by a voltage
44. Assertion : If three capacitors of source whose potential is changing at the
rate of 3 V/s. The conduction current
capacitance C1 < C2 < C3 are connected in through the connecting wires, and the
parallel then their equivalent capacitance displacement current through the plates of
Cp > C s the capacitor, would be, respectively.
1 1 1 1 (A) Zero, 60 A (B) 60 A, 60 A
Reason :   
C p C1 C 2 C 3 (C) 60 A, zero (D) Zero, zero
(A) If both assertion and reason are true
and the reason is the correct explanation 49. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity
of the assertion. C, distance of separation between plates
(B) If both assertion and reason are true is d and potential difference V is applied
but reason is not the correct explanation of between the plates. Force of attraction
the assertion. between the plates of the parallel plate air
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false. capacitor is
(D) If the assertion and reason both are C2 V 2 CV 2
(A) (B)
false. 2d 2d
CV 2 C2 V 2
45. During charging a capacitor variation of (C) (D)
potential V of the capacitor with time t is d 2d 2
shown as 50. In a parallel plate capacitor, the distance
between the plates is d and potential
V
V difference across plates us V. Energy
(A) (B) stored per unit volume between the plates
O t O t
of capacitor is
Q2 1  0V2
(A) 2
(B)
V V 2V 2 d2
(C) (D)
1 V2 1 V2
(C) (D)  0
O t O t 2  0d 2
2 d

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