Exercise -3 (PYQ's) (a) V (b) V

Electrostatic Potential and Potential

Energy
0 R r 0 R r
1. The electric potential at the centre of two concentric half
rings of radii R1 and R2 , having same linear charge density (c) V (d) V
l is [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
 + + + + ++
++ ++
++ +
+ + +  + + + +
+ + + + 0 R r
+ + R2 + +
+ + + + 0 R r
+ + +
+ +
+ +
+ + RR12 + + 5. For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric
+ +
+ + + + potential (V) radially away from the center (O) of shell
O can be graphically represented as
2λ λ λ λ [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) (b) (c) (d)
∈0 ∈ 4 ∈0 ∈0
2. Electric potential at a point ‘P’ due to a point charge of
5 × 10–9 C is 50 V. The distance of ‘P’ from the point charge
is: [8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] O A
1 9 2 −2 R
(Assume, = 9 × 10 Nm C )
4πε0
(a) 3 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 90 cm (d) 0.9 cm
3. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as (a) V
Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): Two metallic spheres are charged to the
same potential. One of them is hollow and another is solid,
and both have the same radii. Solid sphere will have lower
charge than the hollow one. r=R r
Reason (R): Capacitance of metallic spheres depend on (b) V
the radii of spheres.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
answer from the options given below.
[1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) A is false but R is true r=R r
(c) V
(b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct r=R
explanation of A r
(d) V
4. Which of the following graph correctly represents the
variation of electric potential (V) of a charged spherical
conductor of radius (R) with radial distance (r) from the
centre? [31 Jan 2023 (Shift-I)]

r=R r

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 6. Three concentric spherical metallic shells X, Y and Z of 3q
radius a, b and c respectively [a < b < c] have surface charge (d) When x = – 3q, the potential at O is –
4 3π ∈0 a
densities σ,– σ and σ, respectively. The shells X and Z are
at same potential. If the radii of X & Y are 2 cm and 3 cm, 13. In the figure, the inner (shaded) region A represents a
respectively. The radius of shell Z is ___ cm.
sphere of radius rA=1, within which the electrostatic
[10 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
charge density varies with the radial distance r from the
7. 64 identical drops each charged upto potential of 10mV are
center as ρA= kr, where k is positive. In the spherical
combined to form a bigger drop. The potential of the bigger
shell B of outer radius rB, the electrostatic charge density
drop will be _______mV. [12 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
2k
8. 27 identical drops are charged at 22V each. They combine varies as ρ B = . Assume that dimensions are taken
r
to form a bigger drop. The potential of the bigger drop
will be _________ V. [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] care of. All physical quantities are in their SI units.
[JEE Adv, 2022]
9. Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are
charged such that both have same charge density σ. The
spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. If
the new charge density of the bigger sphere is σ’. The ratio rA
σ′
is: [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] A
σ
9 4 5 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 3 6 B rB
10. Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02 m and
each carrying a charge of 5µC are combined to form a
bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of bigger drop
to the smaller drop will be [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 8 (d) 8 : 1
3
11. 27 identical drops are charged at 22V each. They combine (a) If rB = , then the electric field is zero everywhere
2
to form a bigger drop. The potential of the bigger drop
will be _________ V. [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] outside B
12. Six charges are placed around a regular hexagon of side (b) If rB = 3 , then the electric potential just outside B is
length a as shown in the figure. Five of them have charge k 2
q, and the remaining one has charge x. The perpendicular
from each charge of the nearest hexagon side passes ∈0
through the center O of the hexagon and is bisected by (c) If rB = 2, then the total charge of the configuration is
the side. [JEE Adv, 2022]
q 15πk
5
q 90º (d) If rB = , then the magnitude of the electric field just
q 2
13πk
outside B is
O
a ∈0
q q 14. The two thin coaxial rings, each of radius ‘a’ and having
charges +Q and –Q respectively are separated by a
x
distance of ‘s’. The potential difference between the
Which of the following statements is (are) correct in SI units? centres of the two rings is: [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(a) When x = q, the magnitude of the electric field at O
is zero Q 1 1  Q 1 1 
(a)  − 2  (b)  − 2 
(b) When x = –q, the magnitude of the electric field at O 2πε 0 a 4 πε a
2
 s +a  0 s + a2 
q
is
6π ∈0 a 2 Q 1 1  Q 1 1 
7q (c)  + 2  (d)  + 2 
(c) When x = 2q, the potential at O is 2πε 0 a
2
s +a  4πε 0 a
2
s +a 
4 3π ∈0 a

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15. 512 identical drops of mercury are charged to a potential 1 (R + r) 1 ( R + 2r )Q
of 2V each. The drops are joined to form a single drop. (a) Q (b)
4πε0 ( R 2 + r 2 ) 4πε0 2( R 2 + r 2 )
The potential of this drop is ___________ V.
[25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)] 1 (R + r) 1 (2 R + r )
(c) Q (d) Q
4πε0 2( R 2 + r 2 ) 4πε0 ( R 2 + r 2 )
16. 27 similar drops of mercury are maintained at 10 V each. All
these spherical drops combine into a single big drop. The 20. Concentric metallic hollow spheres of radii R and 4R
potential energy of the bigger drop is ……… times that of a hold charges Q1 and Q2 respectively. Given that surface
smaller drop. [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)] charge densities of the concentric spheres are equal, the
potential difference V(R) – V(4R) is
17. Two point charges –Q and +Q/ 3 are placed in the
[3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
xy-plane at the origin (0, 0) and a point (2, 0) respectively,
3Q2 3Q1
as shown in the figure. This results in an equipotential (a) (b)
4πε0 R 16πε0 R
circle of radius R and potential V = 0 in the xy-plane with
its center at (b, 0). All lengths are measured in meters. Q2 3Q1
(c) (d)
[JEE Adv, 2021] 4πε0 R 4πε0 R
y 21. A solid sphere of radius R carries a charge Q+ q
distributed uniformly over its volume. A very small
–Q point like piece of it of mass m gets detached from the
bottom of the sphere and falls down vertically under
+Q / 3 x gravity. This piece carries charge q. If it acquires a
speed v when it has fallen through a vertical height y
(see figure), then (Assume the remaining portion to be
(a) The value of R is ____ meter. spherical). [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]

(b) The value of b is ______meter.

18. If the potential energy between two molecules is given by Q
R
A B
U = – 6 + 12 , then at equilibrium, separation between
r r
molecules, and the potential energy are q
[6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)] y
1
v
1
2
2B A 2
 B 6 A
(a)  6
 ,− (b)   ,−
 A  2B  2 A  2 B  qQ 
(a) v2 = y  + g
1 1  4πε0 R( R + y )m 
 2B  6 A2  B 6
(c)   , − (d)   , 0  qQ R 
 A  4B  A (b) v2 = 2y 
3
+ g
 4πε0 ( R + y ) m 
19. A charge Q is distributed over two concentric conducting
 qQ 
thin spherical shells radii r and R (R > r). If the surface (c) v2 = y  + g
2
charge densities on the two shells are equal, the electric  4 πε 0 R ym 
potential at the common center is
 qQ 
[2 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] (d) v2 = 2y  + g
 4 πε 0 R ( R + y ) m 
22. A solid conducting sphere, having a charge Q, is
surrounded by an uncharged conducting hollow spherical
r shell. Let the potential difference between the surface of
the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the hollow
R shell be V. If the shell is now given a charge of –4Q, the
new potential difference between the same two surfaces
is [8 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(a) –2V (b) V (c) 2V (d) 4V
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23. A system of three charges are placed as shown in the figure 27. The given graph shows variation (with distance r from
If D >> d,the potential energy of the system is best given center) of [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
by [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

r0

r0 r
Q
(a) Potential of a uniformly charged spherical shell
(b) Electric field of a uniformly charged sphere
1  q 2 qQd  1  q 2 qQd 
(a) − − 2  (b) + + 2  (c) Electric field of uniformly charged spherical shell
4πε0  d D  4πε0  d D 
(d) Potential of a uniformly charged sphere
28. There is a uniform spherically symmetric surface charge
1  q 2 2qQd  1  q 2 qQd 
(c) − + (d) − − density at a distance R0 from the origin. The charge
2  2 
4πε0  d D  4 πε 0  d 2D  distribution is initially at rest and starts expanding because
of mutual repulsion. The figure that represents best the
24. Three charges Q, + q and +q are placed at the vertices of speed V(R(t)) of the distribution as a function of its
a right-angle isosceles triangles as shown below. The net instantaneous radius R(t) is [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero, if the
V(R(t)) V(R(t))
value of Q is [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
Q
(a) (b)

R0 R(t) R0 R(t)
+q +q V(R(t))
V(R(t))
− 2q −q V0
(a) (b) + (c) −2q (d)
2 +1 1+ 2 (c) (d)
25. A charge Q is distributed over three concentric spherical
shell of radii a, b, c(a < b < c) such that their surface charge R0 R(t) R0 R(t)
densities are equal to one another. The total potential at
a point at distance r from their common centre, where 29. A thin spherical insulating shell of radius R carries a
r < a, would be [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)] uniformly distributed charge such that the potential
at its surface is V 0. A hole with a small area a4pR 2
Q (a + b + c) Q (a < < 1) is made on the shell without affecting the rest of
(a) (b)
4πε0 ( a + b + c )
( 2
4πε0 a + b + c 2 2
) the shell. Which one of the following statements is correct?
[JEE Adv, 2019]

(c)
(
Q a 2 + b2 + c2 ) Q ab + bc + ca
(d) 12πε
(a) The ratio of the potential at the center of the shell to

( 3
4πε0 a + b + c 3 3
) 0 abc that of the point at 1/2 R from center towards the hole
1− α
will be
26. Four equal point charges Q each are placed in the xy plane 1 − 2α
at (0, 2), (4, 2), (4, –2) and (0, – 2). The work required to (b) The magnitude of electric field at the center of the
put a fifth charge Q at the origin of the coordinate system αV0
shell is reduced by
will be [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)] 2R
(c) The magnitude of electric field at a point, located on
Q2 Q2  1  a line passing through the hole and shell’s center on
(a) (b)  1+ 
2 2πε 0 4πε 0  3 a distance 2R from the center of the spherical shell
αV0
will be reduced by
Q2 Q2  1  2R
(c) (d)  1+ 
4πε 0 4πε 0  5 (d) The potential at the center of the shell is reduced by 2aV0

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Relation between Field and Potential 
35. The electric field in a region is given by=
E ( Ax + B ) iˆ,
30. Considering a group of positive charges, which of the where E is in NC–1 and x is in metres. The values of constants
following statements is correct?[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] are A = 20 SI unit and B = 10 SI unit. If the potential at
(a) Net potential of the system cannot be zero at a point x = 1 is V1 and that at x = – 5 is V2, then V1 – V2 is:
but net electric field can be zero at that point. [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(b) Net potential of the system at a point can be zero but (a) 180 V (b) –520 V (c) 320 V (d) –48 V
net electric field can’t be zero at that point.
(c) Both the net potential and the net field can be zero at
a point.
Electric Dipole
(d) Both the net potential and the net electric field cannot 36. An electric dipole of dipole moment is 6.0 × 10–6 cm
be zero at a point. placed in a uniform electric field of 1.5 × 103 NC–1 in such
31. For a charged spherical ball, electrostatic potential inside a way that dipole moment is along electric field. The work
done in rotating dipole by 180° in this field will be ____
the ball varies with r as V = 2ar2 + b.
mJ [8 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
Here, a and b are constants and r is the distance from the
center. The volume charge density inside the ball is –lae. 37. An electric dipole is formed by two charges + q and – q
The value of l is ________. [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] located in xy - plane at (0, 2) mm and (0, –2) mm, respectively,
where e = permittivity of medium. as shown in the figure. The electric potential at point P(100,
100) mm due to the dipole is V0. The charges + q and – q
32. If the electric potential at any point (x, y, z) m in space
are then moved to the points (–1, 2) mm and (1, –2) mm,
is given by V = 3x2 volt. The electric field at the point
(1, 0, 3) m will be: [29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] respectively. What is the value of electric potential at P due
to the new dipole ?  [JEE Adv, 2023]
(a) 3 Vm–1, directed along positive x-axis.
y
(b) 3 Vm–1, directed along negative x-axis. P(100, 100) mm
(c) 6 Vm–1, directed along positive x-axis.
(d) 6 Vm–1, directed along negative x-axis.
≈
≈

33. Consider two charged metallic spheres S1 and S2 of radii +q (0, 2) mm

(–1, 2) mm
R1 and R2, respectively. The electric fields E1 (on S1) and
O x
≈

E2 (on S2) on their surfaces are such that E1/E2 = R1/R2.

Then the ratio V1(on S1) / V2 (on S2) of the electrostatic –q (1, –2) mm
(0, –2) mm
potentials on each sphere is [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]
2 3 (a) V0 /4
R  R  R1
(a)  R1  (b)  1  (c)  2  (d)
 R2   R1  R2 (b) V0 /2
 R2 
34. Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle (c) V0 / 2
of radius R with constant angular separation between (d) 3V0/4
successive charges. Alternate charges 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 have
charge (+q) each, while 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 have charge (–q) 38. Given below are two statements:
each. The potential V and the electric field E at the center [28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
of the circle are respectively. (Take V = 0 at infinity) Statement-I: A point charge is brought in an electric field.

[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] The value of electric field at a point near to the change
10q 10q may increase if the charge is positive.
(a) V = 0; E = 0 (b) V =
= ;E
4πε0 R 4πε0 R 2 Statement-II: An electric dipole is placed in a non-

10q 10q uniform electric field. The net electric force on the dipole
(c) V = =E=0 (d) V = 0; E = will not be zero.
4πε0 R 4πε0 R 2
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]

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 (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true 43. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plate has
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are false a capacitance of 15pF. The separation between the plate
becomes twice and the space between them is filled with
(c) Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false a medium of dielectric constant 3.5. Then the capacitance
(d) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is True x
becomes pF . The value of x is [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
39. Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments 4
 
p1 = piˆ and p2 = − piˆ are held on the x axis at distance 44. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate
‘a’ from each other. When released, they move along separation d is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric
the x-axis with the direction of their dipole moments constant K = 4. The thickness of the dielectric material is
remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is ‘m’, x, where x < d.
their speed when they are infinitely far apart is: Plate-1
[6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
p 1 p 1 d
(a) (b) Dielectric
a π ∈0 ma a 2π ∈0 ma x
Plate-2
p 2 p 3
(c) (d) 1
a π ∈0 ma a 2π ∈0 ma Let C1 and C2 be the capacitance of the system for x = d
3
40. An electric field of 1000V/m is applied to an electric 2d
and x = , respectively. If C1 = 2µF the value of C2 is
dipole at angle of 45°. The value of electric dipole moment 3
is 10–29 C.m. What is the potential energy of the electric ____ µF [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
dipole? [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)] 45. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 40 cm2 and plate
(a) –20 × 1018 J (b) –7 × 10–27 J separation 2 mm. The space between the plates is filled
(c) –10 × 10–29 J (d) –9 × 10–20 J with a dielectric medium of thickness 1 mm and dielectric
 constant 5. The new capacitance of the system is :
41. A point dipole p = − p0 x̂ is kept at the origin. The [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
potential and electric field due to this dipole on the y-axis 3 10
at a distance d are, respectively (a) 24ε0 F (b) ε0 F (c) ε0 F (d) 10ε0 F
10 3

(Take V = 0 at infinity) [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)] 46. A capacitor has capacitance 5mF when its parallel plates
   
p p p −p are separated by air medium of thickness d. A slab of a
(a) , (b) , material of dielectric constant 1.5 having area equal to that
4πε0 d 2 4πε0 d 3 4πε0 d 2 4πε0 d 3
 d
 of plates but thickness is inserted between the plates.
−p p 2
(c) 0, (d) 0,
4πε0 d 3 4πε0 d 3 Capacitance of the capacitor in the presence of slab will
be __________ mF. [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
Capacitance, Parallel Plate Capacitor, ­ 47. Two parallel plate capacitors C1 and C2 each having
Spherical Capacitor capacitance of 10mF are individually charged by a 100 V
42. The distance between two plates of a capacitor is d and D.C. source. Capacitor C1 is kept connected to the source
its capacitance is C1, when air is the medium between the and a dielectric slab is inserted between it plates. Capacitor
2d C2 is disconnected from the source and then a dielectric
plates. If a metal sheet of thickness and of same area
3 slab is inserted in it. Afterwards the capacitor C1 is also
as plate is introduced between the plates, the capacitance disconnected from the source and the two capacitors are
C finally connected in parallel combination. The common
of the capacitor becomes C2. The ratio 2 is:
C1 potential of the combination will be ________ V.
[10 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] (Assuming Dielectric constant = 10)
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 1 [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]

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48. A container has a base of 50 cm × 5 cm and height (a) 2 : 1
50 cm, as shown in the figure. It has two parallel
electrically conducting walls each of area 50 cm × 50 (b) 1 : 2
cm. The remaining walls of the container are thin and (c) 1 : 4
non-conducting. The container is being filled with a liquid
of dielectric constant 3 at a uniform rate of 250 cm3s–1. (d) 4 : 1
What is the value of the capacitance of the container after 52. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate
10 seconds? separation d = 2m has a capacitance of 4µF. The new
[Given: Permittivity of free space ∈0 = 9 × 10–12 C 2N–1m–2, capacitance of the system if half of the space between them
the effects of the non-conducting walls on the capacitance is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant
are negligible] [JEE Adv, 2023] K = 3 (as shown in figure) will be:
[26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
50 cm

K=3
50 cm
5 cm
(a) 27 pF (b) 63 pF (c) 81 pF (d) 135 pF
49. Two identical thin metal plates has charge q1 and q2 d
respectively such that q1 > q2 . The plates were brought (a) 2µF (b) 32µF
close to each other to from a parallel plate capacitor of (c) 6µF (d) 8µF
capacitance C. The potential difference between them is:
53. A force of 10 N acts on a charged particle placed between
[29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
two plates of a charged capacitor. If one plate of capacitor
(a)
( q1 + q2 ) (b) ( q1 − q2 ) is removed, then the force acting on that particle will be.
C C [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) 5 N (b) 10 N (c) 20 N (d) Zero
q −q  2 ( q1 − q2 )
(c)  1 2  (d) 54. A parallel plate capacitor is made up of stair like structure
 2C  C with a plate area A of each stair and that is connected with
50. Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius a wire of length b, as shown in the figure. The capacitance
R1 becomes n times when it is enclosed by a concentric x ∈0 A
of the arrangement is , the value of x is _____
conducting sphere of radius R2 connected to earth. The 15 b
[27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
 R2 
ratio of their radii   is: [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] A
 R1 
b
n 2n A
(a) (b)
n −1 2n + 1
b
n +1 2n + 1
(c) (d) A
n 2n
b
51. Two metallic plates form a parallel plate capacitor. The
A
distance between the plates is ‘d’. A metal sheet of b
thickness d and of area equal to area of each plate is
2 A
b
introduced between the plates. What will be ratio of the
new capacitance to the original capacitance of the A
capacitor? [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]

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55. Consider the combination of 2 capacitors C1 and C2, with
 q C1 ( V2 − V1 ) 
C 1 > C 2, when connected in parallel, the equivalent (c) tan −1  × 
15  mg ( C1 + C2 ) ( d − t ) 
capacitance is times the equivalent capacitance of the
4  q C2 ( V1 + V2 ) 
same connected in series, Calculate the ratio of capacitors, (d) tan −1  × 
C2  mg ( C1 + C2 ) ( d − t ) 
. [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)] 58. An electron with kinetic energy K1 enters between parallel
C1
plates of a capacitor at an angle ‘a’ with the plates. It
111 15 29 15 leaves the plates at angle ‘b’ with kinetic energy K2. Then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
80 4 15 11 the ratio of kinetic energies K1 : K2 will be:
56. In the reported figure, a capacitor is formed by placing a [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
compound dielectric between the plates of parallel plate sin 2 β cos β cos β cos 2 β
capacitor. The expression for the capacity of the said (a) 2 (b) (c) (d)
cos α cos α sin α cos 2 α
capacitor will be: (Given area of plate = A)
59. A parallel-plate capacitor with plate area A has separation
[27 July, 2021 (Shift-I)] d between the plates. Two dielectric slabs of dielectric
15 K ε 0 A A
(a) C1 C2 C3 constant K1 and K2 of same area and thickness are
34 d 2 2
inserted in the space between the plates. The capacitance of
15 K ε0 A the capacitor will be given by: [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(b)
6 d
25 K ε0 A + + + + + + + +Q
(c)
6 d K 3K 5K K1
d
9 K ε0 A d 2d 3d
(d) K2
6 d
57. A simple pendulum of mass ‘m’, length ‘’ and charge ‘+ q’ – – – – – – – – –Q
suspended in the electric field produced by two conducting
parallel plates as shown. The value of deflection of
pendulum in equilibrium position will be :
ε0 A  1 K1 + K 2  ε0 A  1 2 ( K1 + K 2 ) 
(a)  +  (b)  + 
d 2 K1 K 2  d 2 K1 K 2 
[27 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
ε0 A  1 K1 K 2  ε0 A  1 K1 K 2 
(c)  +  (d)  + 
d  2 K1 + K 2  d  2 2 ( K1 + K 2 ) 

Medium
(K) 60. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 200 μF is
m connected to a battery of 200 V. A dielectric slab of
+V2 –V1
+q air dielectric constant 2 is now inserted into the space between
plates of capacitor while the battery remain connected.
The change in the electrostatic energy in the capacitor
will be_____J. [31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
t 61. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A separated
d by distance ‘d’ between them. It is filled with a dielectric
 q C2 ( V2 − V1 )  which has a dielectric constant that varies as k(x) = k(1 + ax)
(a) tan −1  ×  where ‘x’ is the distance measured from one of the plates.
 mg ( C1 + C2 ) ( d − t ) 
IF (ad) <<1, the total capacitance of the system is best
 q C1 (V1 + V2 )  given by the expression: [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(b) tan −1
× 
 mg ( C1 + C2 ) ( d − 1) 

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 + –
+ –
–
+ –
–
+ L –
–
+ –
–
+ m –
–
+ –

x q
+ –
–
+ –
–
+ –
AK ε0  αd  Aε0 K  α 2 d 2  + –
–
(a) 1 +  (b) 1 +  + –
d 
–
d  2  2 
+
+
–
–
–

2
Aε0 K   αd  
E
AK ε0
(c) (1 + αd ) (d) 1 +   
d d   2   L L
(a) 2π (b) 2p
2  qE 
62. A capacitor is made of two square plates each of side ‘a’  qE  g+ 
g2 +    m 
making a very small angle α between them, as shown in  m 
figure. The capacitance will be close to:
L L
[8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)] (c) 2π (d) 2π
 qE  q2 E 2
V1 g −  g2 −
 m 
m2
α
65. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two square plates
of side ‘a’, separated by a distance d(d << a). The lower
d triangular portion is filled with a dielectric of dielectric
constant K, as shown in the figure. Capacitance of this
a V2 capacitor is [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]

∈0 a 2  αa  ∈0 a 2  αa 
(a) 1 +  (b) 1 − 
d  d  d  4d 
d
∈0 a 2  3 a ∈0 a 2  αa 
(c) 1 −  (d) 1 −  K
d  2d  d  2d 
63. A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm2 and a separation
a
3 mm. The gap is filled with three dielectric materials
of equal thickness (see figure) with dielectric constants K ε0 a 2 K ε0 a 2
K1 = 10, K2 = 12 and K3 = 14. The dielectric constant of (a) ln K (b) ln K
d ( K − 1) d
a material which when fully inserted in above capacitor,
gives same capacitance would be K ε0 a 2 1 K ε0 a 2
[10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)] (c) (d)
2d ( K + 1) 2 d
K1 K2 K3 3mm 66. The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, as a function
of time, is shown in the figure: [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 36 (b) 14 6
(c) 12 (d) 4 5
64. A simple pendulum of length L is placed between the q(µc) 4
plates of a parallel plate capacitor having electric field E, 3
as shown in figure. Its bob has mass m and charge q. The 2
time period of the pendulum is given by 0
2 4 6 8
[10 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] t(s)
What is the value of current at t = 4 s?
(a) zero (b) 3 µA (c) 2 µA (d) 1.5 µA

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 67. A parallel plate capacitor with square plates is filled
with four dielectrics of dielectric constants K1, K2, K3, K4 8F 8F
arranged as shown in the figure. The effective dielectric A B
constant K will be: [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)] 8F 8F 8F 8F

K1 K2 L/2 71. Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40µF are

connected in series. The space between one of the
K3 K4 L/2 capacitors is filled with dielectric material of constant
K such that the equivalence capacitance of the system
d/2 d/2
became 24µF. The value of K will be:
( K1 + K 3 )( K 2 + K 4 ) [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) K =
K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4
(a) 1.5
( K1 + K 2 )( K 3 + K 4 )
(b) K = (c) 1.2
2( K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 )
(b) 2.5
( K + K 2 )( K 3 + K 4 )
(c) K = 1
K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 (d) 3
72. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B in
( K1 + K 4 )( K 2 + K 3 )
(d) K = below shown figure will be ___________ mF.
2( K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 )
[25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
Combination of Capacitors 4 F 4 F
68. The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown is A B
[10 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] 4 F 4 F 4 F

C 73. A capacitor of capacitance 50 pF is charged by 100 V

C C source. It is then connected to another uncharged identical
capacitor. Electrostatic energy loss in the process is
C _________nJ. [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]

5 74. A slab of dielectric constant K has the same cross-

(a) (b) 4 C (c) 2 C (d) C
2 3 sectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor
3
69. As shown in the figure, two parallel plate capacitors having and thickness d, where d is the separation of the plates.
equal plate area of 200 cm2 are joined in such a way that 4
The capacitance of the capacitor when the slab is inserted
a ≠ b. The equivalent capacitance of the combination is
between the plates will be:
x ∈0 F. The value of x is [06 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(Given C0 = capacitance of capacitor with air as medium
between plates.) [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
a 4 KC0 3KC0 3+ K K
(a) (b) (c) (d)
c = 1mm d = 5mm 3+ K 3+ K 4 KC0 4+ K
75. A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates
b
each of area 30πcm2 separated by 1 mm. A material of
dielectric strength 3.6 × 107 Vm–1 is filled between the
plates. If the maximum charge that can be stored on the
70. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B in capacitor without causing any dielectric breakdown is 7
below shown figure will be ___________ mF. ×10–6 C, the value of dielectric constant of the material
[25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] is: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
1 9 2 −2
[Use = 9 × 10 Nm C ]
4πε0
(a) 1.66 (b) 1.75 (c) 2.25 (d) 2.33

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76. A composite parallel plate capacitor is made up of two 79. Two capacitors of capacities 2 C and C are joined
different dielectric materials with different thickness in parallel and charge up to potential V. The battery
(t1 and t2) as shown in figure. The two different dielectric is removed and the capacitor of capacity C is filled
materials are separated by a conducting foil F. The voltage completely with a medium of dielectric constant K. The
of the conducting foil is _________V. potential difference across the capacitors will now be:
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] [27 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
3V V V 3V
(a) (b) (c) (d)
∈err1 = 3; t 1 = 0.5 mm K K K +2 K +2
1 100V 80. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area ‘A’ and distance
∈err2 = 4; t 2 = 1 mm
2 of separation ‘d’ is filled with a dielectric. What is
the capacity of the capacitor when permittivity of the
77. A medium having dielectric constant K >1 fills the space dielectric varies as:
between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. The plates  d
have large area, and the distance between them is d. The ε( x) =ε0 + kx, for  0 < x ≤ 
 2
capacitor is connected to a battery of voltage V. as shown
in Figure (a). Now, both the plates are moved by a distance d 
ε( x) =ε0 + k (d − x), for  ≤ x ≤ d 
of d/2 from their original positions, as shown in figure (b). 2 
In the process of going from the configuration depicted [25 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
in Figure (a) to that in Figure (b), which of the following
statement(s) is(are) correct? [JEE Adv, 2022] kA  2ε0 
(a) 0 (b) n  
2  2ε0 − kd 
2/ kA
kA  kd 
(c) (d)  ε 0 + 
d/2  2ε + kd   2 
d/2
2n  0 
d d  2ε0 
81. In a parallel plate capacitor set up, plate area of capacitor is
V V
2 m2 and the plates are separated by 1 m. If the space
Figure (a) Figure (b)
between the plates are filled with a dielectric material of
(a) The electric field inside the dielectric material is
reduced by a factor of 2K thickness 0.5 m and area 2 m2 (See fig) the capacitance
1 of the set- up will be ______ e0. (Dielectric constant of
(b) The capacitance is decreased by a factor of . the material = 3.2) (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
K +1
(c) The voltage between the capacitor plates is increased [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
by a factor of (K + 1) d
(d) The work done in the process does not depend on the
presence of the dielectric material
78. For changing the capacitance of a given parallel plate
capacitor, a dielectric material of dielectric constant K k
is used, which has the same area as the plates of the
3
capacitor. The thickness of the dielectric slab is d,
4
where ‘d’ is the separation between the plates of parallel d/2
plate capacitor. 82. Two equal capacitors are first connected in series and then
The new capacitance (C’) in terms of original capacitance in parallel. The ratio of the equivalent capacities in the two
(C0) is given by the following relation: cases will be: [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
[16 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) 4:1
4 + K 3+ K
(a) C ' = C0 (b) C ' = C0 (b) 1:2
3 4K
(c) 1:4
4 ' 4K (d) 2:1
(c) C ' = C0 (d) C = C0
3+ K K +3

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83. Consider the combination of 2 capacitors C1 and C2, with 87. Figure shows charge (q) versus voltage (V) graph for
C1 > C2, when connected in parallel, the equivalent series and parallel combination of two given capacitors.
15 The capacitances are [10 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
capacitance is times the equivalent capacitance of the
4
same connected in series, Calculate the ratio of capacitors,
C2
. [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
C1

111 15 29 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
80 4 15 11
84. Four identical rectangular plates with length,  = 2 and
3 (a) 40mF and 10mF (b) 20mF and 30mF
breadth, b = cm are arranged as shown in figure. The
2 (c) 60mF and 40mF (d) 50mF and 30mF
xε 0
equivalent capacitance between A and C is . The
d 88. Seven capacitors, each of the capacitance 2mF, are to
value of x is __________ (Round off to the nearest integer) be connected in a configuration to obtain an effective
[17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] 6
capacitance of   µF . Which of the combinations,
 13 
shown in figures below, will achieve the desired value?
[11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
A B C D

(a)

(b)
d d d
85. Effective capacitance of parallel combination of two
capacitors C1 and C2 is 10 mF. When these capacitor are
individually connected to a voltage source of 1 V, the
energy stored in the capacitor C2 is 4 times that of C1. If (c)
these capacitors are connected in series, their effective
capacitance will be [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(a) 3.2 mF (b) 8.4 mF (c) 1.6 mF (d) 4.2 mF
86. In the circuit shown, find C if the effective capacitance of
the whole circuit is to be 0.5 mF. All values in the circuit (d)
are in mF. [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
C 2 89. Two identical parallel plate capacitors, of capacitance C each,
A have plates of area A, separated by a distance d. The space
2 2 1 between the plates of the two capacitors, is filled with three
dielectrics, of equal thickness and dielectric constants K1, K2
2 and K3. The first capacitor is filled as shown in fig. I, and the
2 2 second one is filled as shown in fig II.
B If these two modified capacitors are charged by the same
potential V, the ratio of the energy stored in the two, would
7 6 7
(a) µF (b) 4µF (c) µF (d) µF be (E1 refers to capacitor (I) and E2 to capacitor (II))
11 5 10 [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

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 The loss of energy in this process is measured as
K1
x×10–2 J. The value of x is ––––––– .
K2 K1 K2 K3 [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
K3 94. In the circuit shown, the energy stored in the capacitor is
(I) (II) n µJ. The value of n is______. [13 April, 2023
(Shift-II)]
E1 ( K1 + K 2 + K 3 )( K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 + K1 K 2 )
(a) = 4Ω
E2 K1 K 2 K 3 3Ω
6 µF
E1 ( K1 + K 2 + K 3 )( K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 + K1 K 2 )
(b) = 12V
E2 9 K1 K 2 K 3
9Ω 2Ω
E1 9K1 K 2 K3
(c) =
E2 ( K1 + K 2 + K 3 )( K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 + K1 K 2 ) 95. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 200 V supply. It is then
E1 K1 K 2 K 3 disconnected from the supply and is connected to another
(d) = uncharged 600 pF capacitor. Electrostatic energy lost in
E2 ( K1 + K 2 + K 3 )( K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 + K1 K 2 )
the process is _______µJ. [8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
90. Voltage rating of a parallel plate capacitor is 500 V. Its 96. A capacitor of capacitance 50 pF is charged by 100 V
dielectric can withstand a maximum electric field of source. It is then connected to another uncharged identical
V capacitor. Electrostatic energy loss in the process is
106 . The plate area is 10–4m2. What is the dielectric
m _________nJ. [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
constant if the capacitance is 15 pF? (given ∈0 = 8.86 ×
97. A capacitor is discharging through a resistor R. Consider
10–12 C2 / Nm2) [8 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(a) 3.8 (b) 6.2 (c) 4.5 (d) 8.5 in time t1 the energy stored in the capacitor reduces to half
of its initial value and in time t2, the charge stored in the
91. Parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C has spacing d
between two plates having area A. The region between capacitor reduces to half of its initial value and in time t2,
the plates is filled with N dielectric layers, parallel to its the charge stored reduces to one eighth of its initial value.
d The ratio t1/t2 will be [29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
plates, each with thickness δ = . The dielectric constant (a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 1/6
N
 m 98. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2C, the energy
of the mth layer is = K m K 1 +  . For a very large
 N stored in it increases by 44%. The original charge on the
capacitor is (in C) [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
 K ∈0 a 
N (> 103), the capacitance C is α   . The value of (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
 d n 2 
99. A source of potential difference V is connected to the
α will be _________. [JEE Adv, 2019]
combination of two identical capacitors as shown in the
figure. When key ‘K’ is closed, the total energy stored
Energy Stored in Capacitors across the combination is E1. Now key ‘K’ is opened and
92. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F is charged to dielectric of dielectric constant 5 is introduced between
the plates of the capacitors. The total energy stored across
a potential V. The energy stored in the capacitor is E1. The
the combination is now E2 . The ratio E1/E2 will be:
capacitor is now connected to another uncharged identical
capacitor in parallel combination. The energy stored in the [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
combination is E2 . The ratio E2 / E1 is: K
[11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 2 : 3
93. A capacitor of capacitance 900mF is charged by a 100V V C C
battery. The capacitor is disconnected from the battery
and connected to another uncharged identical capacitor
such that one plate of uncharged capacitor connected to
positive plate and another plate of uncharged capacitor 1 2 5 5
(a) (b) (c) (b)
connected to negative plate of the charged capacitor. 10 5 13 26

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100. A parallel plate capacitor filled with a medium of dielectric 106. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 100 m2 and plate
constant 10 , is connected across a battery and is charged. separation of 10m.The space between the plates is filled
The dielectric slab is replaced by another slab of dielectric up to a thickness 5m with material of dielectric constant
constant 15. Then the energy of capacitor will: of 10. The resultant capacitance of the system is ‘x’ pF.
[29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] The value of e0 = 8.85 × 10–12 F. m–1
(a) Increase by 50% (c) Increase by 25%
(b) Decrease by 15% (d) Increases by 33% The value of ‘x’ to the nearest integer is________.
[18 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
101. As shown in the figure, in steady state, the charge stored in
the capacitor is ______× 10–6 C. [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] 107. A capacitor C is fully charged with voltage V0. After
E = 10 V disconnecting the voltage source, it is connected in parallel
C
r = 10  with another uncharged capacitor of capacitance. . The
2
R = 100  energy loss in the process after the charge is distributed
between the two capacitor is:
C = 1.1 F [4 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
1 1
R = 200  (a) CV02 (b) CV02
6 2
102. A parallel plate capacitor with width 4 cm, length 8cm
and separation between the plates of 4 mm is connected 1 1
to a battery of 20 V. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant (c) CV02 (d) CV02
4 3
5 having length 1 cm, width 4 cm and thickness 4 mm is
inserted between the plates of parallel plate capacitor. The 108. A parallel plate capacitor has plate of length ‘’, width ‘w’
electrostatic energy of this system will be ____ ∈0 J. and separation of plates is ‘d’. It is connected to a battery
(Where ∈0 is the permittivity of free space) of emf V. A dielectric slap of the same thickness ‘d’ and
[27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] of dielectric constant K = 4 is being, inserted between the
103. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacity C and 3C are plates of the capacitor. At what length of the slab inside
connected in parallel combination and charged to a plates, will be energy stored in the capacitor be two times
potential difference 18 V. The battery is then disconnected the initial energy stored? [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
and the space between the plates of the capacitor of (a) 2/3 (b) /2
capacity C is completely filled with a material of dielectric (c) /4 (d) /3
constant 9. The final potential difference across the
combination of capacitors will be ________V. 109. Two capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are charged
[25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] to potential differences V and 2 V, respectively. These
104. If qf is the free charge on the capacitor plates and qb is the are then connected in parallel in such a manner that the
bound charge on the dielectric slab of dielectric constant positive terminal of one is connected to the negative
k placed between the capacitor plates, then bound charge terminal of the other. The final energy of this configuration
qb can be expressed as: [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)] is:
 1   1  [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
qb q f 1 +
(a) =  qb q f 1 −
(b) = 
 k  k
(a) CV (b) 9 CV 2
 1  1 2
(c) =qb q f 1 −  (d) =qb q f 1 + 
 k  k
(c) 25 CV 2 (d) zero
105. A parallel plate capacitor whose capacitance C is 14 6
pF is charged by a battery to a potential difference V
= 12 V between its plates. The charging battery is now 110. Two capacitors with capacitance values C1 = 2000 ± 10
disconnected and a porcelain plate with k = 7 is inserted pF and C2 = 3000 ± 15 pF are connected in series. The
between the plates, then the plate would oscillate back voltage applied across this combination is V = 5.00 ± 0.02
and forth between the plates with a constant mechanical V. The percentage error in the calculation of the energy
energy of _________ pJ. (Assume no friction) stored in this combination of capacitors is _______.
[17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] [JEE Adv, 2020]
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111. A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance 12 pF capacitor C2 of capacitance 10 µF as shown in figure.
is charged by a battery to a potential difference of When the swich is closed charge flows between the
10 V between its plates. The charging battery is now capacitors. At equilibrium, the charge on the capacitor C2
disconnected and a porcelain slab of dielectric constant
is _______ µC. [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
6.5 is slipped between the plates. The work done by the
capacitor on the slab is: [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 692 pJ (b) 508 pJ (c) 560 pJ (d) 600 pJ 10 µF 10 µF
112. A capacitor with capacitance 5 mF is charged to 5 mC. If C2
C1
the plates are pulled apart to reduce the capacitance to 2
mF, how much work is done? [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(a) 3.75 × 10–6 J (b) 2.55 × 10–6 J 118. The charge on capacitor of capacitance 15µF in the figure
(c) 6.25 × 10–6 J (d) 2.16 × 10–6 J given below is: [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 60µC
Sharing of Charge, Capacitor Circuits (b) 130µC
(c) 260µC
113. In the given figure the total charge stored in the (d) 585µC
combination of capacitors is 100 mC. The value of ‘x’
is_______. [15 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] 10µF 15µF 20µF
114. In the given circuit,
C1 = 2 µF, C2 = 0.2 µF, C3 = 2 μF, C4 = 4 µF,C 5 =
2 µF, C 6 = 2 µF, the charge stored on capacitor C4 is +V–
________µC. [11 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] 13V
C1 C3 119. Two capacitors having C 1 and C 2 respectively are
connected as shown in figure. Initially, capacitor C1 is
charged to a potential difference V volt by a battery. The
battery is then removed and the charged capacitor C1 is
10V C2 C4
now connected to uncharged capacitor C2 by closing the
switch S. The amount of charge on the capacitor C2, after
equilibrium, is: [26 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
C6 C5
115. The effective current I in the given circuit at very high S
frequencies will be ________ A. C1 C2
8 20mH 6F 4 50mH 8
C1C2 ( C1 + C2 )
0.5F 0.5F
(a) V (b) V
( C1 + C2 ) C1C2
I
4 0.5F 1 0.8F 4 0.8F 2
(c) (C1 + C2)V (d) (C1 – C2)V
220V 120. In the following circuit C1 = 12 µF, C2 = C3 = 4 µF and
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] C4 = C5 = 2 µF. The charge stored in C3 is _______ µC.
116. The total charge on the system of capacitors C1 = 1 mF, [JEE Adv, 2022]
C2 = 2mF, C3 = 4mF and C4 = 3mF connected in parallel is: C1
(Assume a battery of 20V is connected to the combination)
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) 200mC (b) 200 C (c) 10mC (d) 10 C C2 C5
6V C3 C4 2V
117. A capacitor C1 of capacitance 5 µF is charged to a potential
of 30 V using a battery. The battery is then removed
and the charged capacitor is connected to an uncharged

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121. A 10 mF capacitor is fully charged to a potential difference 126. In the circuit shown in the figure, the total charge is 750
of 50 V. After removing the source voltage, it is connected mC and the voltage across capacitor C2 is 20 V. Then the
to an uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now potential charge on capacitor C2 is [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
difference across them becomes 20 V. The capacitance C2
of the second capacitor is: C1 = 15 mF
(a) 15 mF (b) 20 mF (c) 10 mF (d) 30 mF
122. Three capacitors C1 = 2mF, C2 = 6mF and C3 = 12mF are C3 = 8 mF
connected as shown in figure. Find the ratio of the charges
on capacitors C1, C2 and C3 respectively:
[27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)] +–
D V
C2 C3 (a) 160 mC (b) 650 mC (c) 590 mC (d) 450 mC
A B
127. A 5mF capacitor is charged fully by a 220 V supply. It
is then disconnected form the supply and is connected
C1 in series to another uncharged 2.5 mF capacitor. If the
X
energy change during the charge redistribution is J
V then value of X to the nearest integer is: 100
(a) 2:1:1 (b) 3:4:4 (c) 2:3:3 (d) 1:2:2 [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
123. A 2µF capacitor C1 is first charged to a potential difference 128. In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of
of 10 V using a battery. Then the battery is removed and the 10 mF capacitor is –30 mC. The charge on the right
the capacitor is connected to an uncharged capacitor C2 of plate of the 6 mF capacitor is [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
8µF. The charge in C2 on equilibrium condition is _____ 6F
µC . (Round off to the Nearest integer)
[17 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
S1 S2 10F 2F
4F
(a) + 18 mC (b) –12 mC (c) + 12 mC (d) –18 mC
2µF 8µF
129. In the figure shown, after the switch ‘S’ is turned from
position ‘A’ to position ‘B’, the energy dissipated in the
10 V C1 C2 circuit in terms of capacitance ‘C’ and total charge ‘Q’ is
[12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
2 A B
124. Two isolated conducting spheres S1 and S2 of radius R
1 3
and R have 12 µC and –3 μC charges, respectively,
3 S
and are at a large distance from each other. They are now 
C 3C
connected by a conducting wire. A long time after this is
done the charges on S, and S₂ are respectively:
[3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)] 3 Q2 1 Q2 5 Q2 3 Q2
(a) +4.5 μC and –4.5 μC (b) 4.5 μC on both (a) (b) (c) (d)
8 C 8 C 8 C 4 C
(c) 6 μC and 3 μC (d) 3 μC and 6 μC 130. A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area 1 m2 each,
125. In the circuit shown, charge on the 5µF capacitor is: are at a separation of 0.1 m. If the electric field between
[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] the plates is 100 N/C, the magnitude of charge on each
2 µF 4 µF plate is: [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 7.85 × 10 C–10
(b) 6.85 × 10–10 C
(c) 8.85 × 10–10 C (d) 9.85 × 10–10 C
5 µF
131. A parallel plate capacitor has 1mF capacitance. One of
its two plates is given + 2mC charge and the other plate,
+4mC charge. The potential difference developed across
6V O 6V the capacitor is: [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 16.36µC (b) 5.45µC (c) 10.90µC (d) 18.00µC (a) 3V (b) 1V (c) 5V (d) 2V
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132. In the given circuit, the charge on 4µF capacitor will be : 133. The parallel combination of two air filled parallel
[12 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] plate capacitors of capacitance C and nC is connected
1µF to a battery of voltage, V. When the capacitors are
4µF fully charged, the battery is removed and after that a
5µF dielectric material of dielectric constant K is placed
between the two plates of the first capacitor. The new
potential difference of the combined system is
[9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
3µF
(a)
( n + 1)V (b)
V
( K + n) K +n
10µF
nV
(a) 13.4µC (b) 24µC (c) 9.6µC (d) 5.4µC (c) V (d)
K +n

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 Answer Key (Manthan)
Exercise -1 (Level-1)
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (a, c, d) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (c)
51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (d) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (d)
61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (a) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (b) 69. (a)

Exercise -2 (Level-2)
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a, b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (a, b) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. [0010]
31. [0015] 32. [0002] 33. [0054] 34. [0017] 35. [0016] 36. [0150] 37. [0050] 38. [0018]

Exercise -3 (PYQ’s)
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. [5] 7. [160] 8.  [198] 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. [198] 12.  (a,b,c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. [128] 16. [243] 17. [1.73,3] 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (a)
31. [12] 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. [18] 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b)
41. (c) 42. (c) 43. [105] 44. [3] 45. (c) 46. [6] 47. [55] 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (a)
51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. [23] 55. (b) 56. (a) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. [4]
61. (a) 62. (d) B (c) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (a) 67. (d) 68. (c) 69. [5] 70. [6]
71. (a) 72. [12] 73. [125] 74. (a) 75. (d) 76. [60] 77. (b) 78. (d) 79. (d) 80. (c)
81. [3] 82. (c) 83. (*) 84. [2] 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (a) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
91. (0.99 to 1.01) 92. (b) 93. [225] 94. [75] 95. [6] 96. [125] 97. (d) 98. (a) 99. (c)
100. (a) 101. [10] 102. [240] 103. [6] 104. (c) 105. [864] 106. [161] 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (a)
110. [1.30] 111. (b) 112. (a) 113. [5] 114. [4] 115. [44] 116. (a) 117. [100] 118. (a) 119. (a)
120. [8] 121. (a) 122. (d) 123. [16] 124. (c) 125. (a) 126. (c) 127. [4] 128. (a) 129. (a)
130. (c) 131. (b) 132. (b) 133. (a)

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