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Capacitor Charge and Capacitance Concepts

The document discusses concepts related to capacitors including: 1) The real seat of charge in a capacitor is the dielectric material between the metal plates. 2) To calculate the equivalent capacitance of combinations of capacitors connected in series and parallel, you use the appropriate capacitance equations. 3) Inserting a dielectric slab between the plates of a charged capacitor results in an increase in the potential difference across the plates and a reduction in stored energy, but no change in the charge on the plates.

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Capacitor Charge and Capacitance Concepts

The document discusses concepts related to capacitors including: 1) The real seat of charge in a capacitor is the dielectric material between the metal plates. 2) To calculate the equivalent capacitance of combinations of capacitors connected in series and parallel, you use the appropriate capacitance equations. 3) Inserting a dielectric slab between the plates of a charged capacitor results in an increase in the potential difference across the plates and a reduction in stored energy, but no change in the charge on the plates.

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The real seat of charge in a capacitor iS

(a) metal plates (b) battery


Ac) dielectric material (d) none.
11. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B in
the given figure would be
2uFA 2F
-5uF -o8
AO-
3F 3F
(a) 2.5 HuF (b) 15 uF
(c) 2.4 uF (d) none.
21. The capacitance of a metallic sphere is 1uF, if its
radius is nearly
(a) 9 km (b) 10 m
(c) 1.11 m (d) 1.11 cm
33. A thin metal plate P is inserted between the plates of
of
a a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance Cin such a
way that its edges touch the two plates. The
capacitance now becomes
(a) C/2 (b) 2C (c) zero (d) o
39. A capacitor of capacity C1, is charged by connecting
then
it acrosS a battery of emf V. The battery is
removed and the capacitor is connected in parallel
of capacity C2. The
with an uncharged capacitor
potential difference across this combination is
C
(a) C2Vo
C+C2
(b) -Vo
C+C2
(c) + C2Vo
(d) C+C2
C2 C
40. A which
capacitor is charged by using a battery 1s
then disconnected. A dielectric slab is then slipped
between the plates which results in
(a) reduction of
charges on the plates and increase of

potential difference across the plates


b) increase in the potential difference across the plates,
reduction in stored energy, but no change in the charge
on the plates
decrease in the potential difference across the plates,
reduction in stored energy, but no change in the charge
on the plates
(d) None of the above
42. Two concentric metallic spherical shells are given
equal amount of positive charges. The,
a the outer sphere is always at a higher potential
b)the inner sphere is always at a higher potential
(c) Both the spheres are at the same potential
no prediction can be made about their potentials
unless
(d
d
the actual value of charges and radii are known
44. Two spherical conductors each of capacity C are
charged to potential V and -V. These are then
of fine wire. The loss of
connected by means a

energy is
(a) zero b) Cy2
2
(c) Cv2 (d) 2 CV
45. Two spheres A and B of radius 4 cm and 6 cm are

and 40 uC, respectively. If


given charges of 80 uC
then the amount
they are connected by
a fine wire,
other is
of charge flowing from one to the
from A to B (b) 20 uC from B to A
(a) 20 4C
A (d) 32 uC from A to B
(c) 32 C from B to
49. A small sphere is charged to a potential of 50 V and
a big hollow sphere is charged to a potential ot

100 V. Electricity will flow from the smaller sphere


to the bigger one when
one and
(a) the smaller one is placed inside the bigger
connected by a wire
V and
of the smaller
(b) bigger
(b) one placed by the side one

connected by a wire

(c Both
(c) are correct

d Both are wrong


50. Two identical charges are placed at the two corners
an equilateral triangle. The potential energy of the
of
system is U. The work done in bringing an identical
charge from infinity to the third vertex is
U (b) 2U (c) 3U (d) 4U
54. Charges 5 uC and 10 uC are placed 1 m apart. Work
done to bring these charges at a distance 0.5 m from
each other is (k = 9 x 10 SI
(a) 9x 10 J (b) 18x10 I
L (c) 45 x 102 J (d) 9x10J
59. In a
parallcl plate capacitor the separation between
hplate is 3 with air between them. Now a
nm

1 t n tic.k layer of a naterial of dielectric constant


2i. irsttriuced between the plates due to which the
g i t y increases. In order to bring its capacity to
[Link] value the separation between the plates
If : made
a1.5n (b) 2.5 nm (c) 3.5 nn d) 4.5 mm
68. Two spheres A and B of radius and b respectively
a

are at same elcctric potential. The ratio of the

surface charge densities of A and B is


2 62

b a
(d)
(b)- (c) 2 a2
a
77. Four identical charges +50 C each are
placed, one at
each corner of a square of side 2 m. How much
external energy is required to bring another charge of
+50 uC from infinity to the centre of the square?
(a) 64 J (b) 41 J
(c) 16J (d) 10J
79. An alpha particle is accelerated through a potential
difference of 10° V. Its kinetic energy will be
(a) 1 MeV (b) 2 MeV (c) 4 MeV (d) 8 MeV

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