XII – NCERT SUBJECT: PHYSICS
QUESTION BANK
Chapter – 2: Electric Potential and Capacitance
2 Marks
1. Electric potential (Definition, Expression, SI Unit)
2. Difference between conservative and Non conservative force
3. Potential due to a point charge
4. 4. Equipotential surface Diagram – (i) positive charge (ii) like charges (iii) dipole/unlike charges (iv)
Uniform electric field (v) Non uniform electric field
5. Potential Energy (Definition, Expression, SI Unit)
6. [Link] materials and its Net electric field
7. Difference between polar and non-polar molecules (with examples)
8. Prove χe = k – 1 or relation between χe and k
9. Define capacitance (Expression, SI Unit,symbol, Dependent, independent, graph q vs V and C vs q)
10. 14. Graph E and V vs r due to point charge
3 Marks
1. Expression for workdone/Potential energy.
2. Electric potential due to point charge.
1. Potential due to system of charges
2. Relation between electric field and Electric potential using equipotential surface.
3. Potential Energy of system of charges without external electric field.
4. Potential Energy of system of two charges in an external field
5. equipotential surface and its properties.
6. Properties of Electrostatics of conductors
7. Behaviour of conductor and dielectric (Diagram + Explanation)
8. Combination of capacitors in series and parallel (Diagram + Derivation)
5 Marks
1. Electric potential due to an electric dipole at any point (Diagram + Derivation + cases for axial and
equatorial points)
2. Expression for P.E. of a dipole in an external field OR work done of a dipole in an external field
(Diagram + Derivation + cases)
3. Capacitance of Parallel plate capacitor (without dielectric).
4. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor (with dielectric).
5. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor filled with dielectric slab and conducting slab of thickness (t)
where d >>t.
6. Expression for the capacitance filled with the slab of material of dielectric constant K has same area A of
parallel plate capacitors and thickness *3d/4 and *d/2.