NEET : CHAPTER WISE TEST-2

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

CLASS :- 12th 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 the
9. One plate of parallel plate capacitor is
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 the
(B) More than other
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 condenser
(D) Around the edge of the capacitor plates is F . If one plate of the condenser is
removed, then the force acting on the same
3. The energy stored in a condenser of
particle will become
capacity C which has been raised to a
(A) 0 (B) F / 2
potential V is given by
1 1
(C) F (D) 2 F
(A) CV (B) CV 2
2 2
11. The capacitance of a parallel plate
1
(C) CV (D) condenser does not depend on
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
(C) 5  10 −2 joule (D) 1 .2  10 −8 joule 12. A capacitor is kept connected to the battery
and a dielectric slab is inserted between the
5. The potential gradient at which 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 S
(B) Increases K times is closed, which one of the following is true
(C) Increases K 2 times
(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 S
potentials of the bigger drop and the
smaller drop is

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 (A) The bulb will light up for an instant when 21. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser
the capacitor starts charging is 10  F , when the distance between its
(B) The bulb will light up when the capacitor plates is 8 cm. If the distance between the
is fully charged plates is reduced to 4 cm, then the capacity
(C) The bulb will not light up at all of this parallel plate condenser will be
(D) The bulb will light up and go off at (A) 5  F (B) 10  F
regular intervals
(C) 20  F (D) 40  F
14. The capacity of a condenser in which a
dielectric of dielectric constant 5 has been 22. The mean electric energy density between
used, is C . If the dielectric is replaced by the plates of a charged capacitor is (here q
another with dielectric constant 20, the = charge on the capacitor and A = area of
capacity will become the capacitor plate)
C
(A) (B) 4 C q2
4 (A)
2 0 A 2
C
(C) (D) 2C q
2 (B)
2 0 A 2
15. Two spherical conductors each of capacity
C are charged to potentials V and −V . q2
(C)
These are then connected by means of a 2 0 A
fine wire. The loss of energy will be (D) None of the above
1
(A) Zero (B) CV 2
2 23. A charge of 40  C is given to a capacitor
(C) CV 2
(D) 2CV 2
having capacitance C = 10  F . The stored
16. An air capacitor of capacity C = 10 F is energy in ergs is
(A) 80  10 −6 (B) 800
connected to a constant voltage battery of
(C) 80 (D) 8000
12 V . Now the space between the plates is
filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 5. 24. If the distance between parallel plates of a
The charge that flows now from battery to capacitor is halved and dielectric constant
the capacitor is is doubled then the capacitance
(A) 120 C (B) 699 C (A) Decreases two times
(C) 480 C (D) 24 C (B) Increases two times
(C) Increases four times
17. The energy stored in the condenser is (D) Remain the same
1
(A) QV (B) QV
2 25. The energy required to charge a capacitor
1 1 Q of 5  F by connecting a d.c. source of 20
(C) C (D)
2 2 C kV is
18. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50V (A) 10 kJ (B) 5 kJ
(C) 2 kJ (D) 1 kJ
battery. How much electrostatic energy is
stored in the capacitor
26. If there are n capacitors in parallel
(A) 1 .5  10 −8 J (B) 2 .5  10 −7 J connected to V volt source, then the energy
(C) 3 .5  10 −5 J (D) 4 .5  10 −2 J stored is equal to
1
(A) CV (B) nCV 2
19. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor 2
with no dielectric substance but with a 1
separation of 0.4 cm is 2  F . The (C) CV 2 (D) CV 2
2n
separation is reduced to half and it is filled
with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. The 27. The unit of electric permittivity is
final capacity of the capacitor is (A) Volt/m2 (B) Joule/coulomb
(A) 11 . 2 F (B) 15 . 6 F
(C) Farad/m (D) Henry/m
(C) 19 . 2 F (D) 22 .4 F
28. If eight identical drops are joined to form a
20. The capacity of the conductor does not
bigger drop, the potential on bigger as
depend upon
(A) Charge compared to that on smaller drop will be
(B) Voltage (A) Double (B) Four times
(C) Nature of the material (C) Eight times (D) One time
(D) All of these
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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 as
31. When a dielectric material is introduced 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 2 cm (A) 40 F (B) 20 F
(C) 30 F (D) 10 F
are given charges 10 −2 C and 5  10 −2 C
respectively. If they are connected by a 38. A parallel plate capacitor with air as
conducting wire, the final charge on the medium between the plates has a
smaller sphere is capacitance of 10 F . The area of capacitor
(A) 3  10 −2 C (B) 1  10 −2 C is divided into two equal halves and filled
−2
(C) 4  10 C (D) 2  10 −2 C with two media as shown in the figure
having dielectric constant k1 = 2 and k 2 = 4
33. When a lamp is connected in series with . The capacitance of the system will now be
capacitor, then
(A) Lamp will not glow
k1 k2
(B) Lamp will burst out
(C) Lamp will glow normally
(D) None of these
(A) 10 F (B) 20 F
(C) 30 F (D) 40 F
34. Two identical capacitors are joined in
parallel, charged to a potential V and then 39. Four condensers each of capacity 4 F are
separated and then connected in series i.e.
connected as shown in figure.
the positive plate of one is connected to
VP − VQ = 15 volts . The energy stored in the
negative of the other
(A) The charges on the free plates system is
4F
connected together are destroyed
(B) The charges on the free plates are 4F 4F
enhanced P Q
(C) The energy stored in the system 4F

increases
(D) The potential difference in the free (A) 2400 ergs (B) 1800 ergs
plates becomes 2V (C) 3600 ergs (D) 5400 ergs

35. A parallel plate capacitor is made by 40. Three capacitors of capacity C1, C2 C3 are
stacking n equally spaced plates connected
alternately. If the capacitance between any connected in series. Their total capacity will
two plates is C then the resultant be
capacitance is (A) C1 + C2 + C3 (B) 1 /(C1 + C2 + C3 )
(A) C (B) nC (C) (C1−1 + C 2−1 + C3−1 )−1 (D) None of these
(C) (n − 1)C (D) (n + 1)C

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41. Two capacitors of equal capacity are first 46. In the circuit shown in figure. C1=C, C2=2C,
connected in parallel and then in series. 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) (B) (B) A → Q ; B → Q,S ; C → P ;D → R
C2 C1
(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 source
whose potential is changing at the rate of 3
44. Assertion : If three capacitors of capacitance
V/s. The conduction current through the
C1 < C2 < C3 are connected in parallel then connecting wires, and the displacement
their equivalent capacitance Cp > Cs current through the plates of the capacitor,
1 1 1 1 would be, respectively.
Reason : = + +
C p C1 C 2 C 3 (A) Zero, 60 A (B) 60 A, 60 A
(A) If both assertion and reason are true (C) 60 A, zero (D) Zero, zero
and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion. 49. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity
(B) If both assertion and reason are true but C, distance of separation between plates is
reason is not the correct explanation of the d and potential difference V is applied
assertion. between the plates. Force of attraction
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false. between the plates of the parallel plate air
(D) If the assertion and reason both are capacitor is
false. C2 V 2 CV 2
(A) (B)
2d 2d
45. During charging a capacitor variation of CV 2 C2 V 2
potential V of the capacitor with time t is (C) (D)
shown as d 2d 2
50. In a parallel plate capacitor, the distance
V
V between the plates is d and potential
(A) (B)
difference across plates us V. Energy
O t O t stored per unit volume between the plates
of capacitor is
V V Q2 1  0V2
(C) (D) (A) 2 (B)
2V 2 d2
O t O t 1 V2 1 V2
(C) (D)  0
2  0d 2
2 d

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