Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance-JEENEET

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance (JEE/NEET PYQs)
1. As shown in the figure, two parallel plate capacitors having equal plate area of 200 cm 2 are joined in
such a way that a b. The equivalent capacitance of the combination is x 0F. The value of x
is______.(fig.1)
Fig.1 Fig.2
2. In the given figure the total charge stored in the combination of capacitors is 100 C. The value of
‘x’ is____________ (Fig.2).
3. A 10 µF capacitor is fully charged to a potential difference of 50 V. After removing the source voltage
it is connected to an uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the potential difference across them becomes
20 V. The capacitance of the second capacitor is
(a) 20 µF (b)15 µF (c)30 µF (d)30 µF
4. In the given figure the total charge stored in the combination of capacitors is 100 C. The value of
‘x’ is____________ .
5. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. The flux of the electric field through a closed
surface enclosing the positive plate of the capacitor is:
(a)cv (b) cv/ε0 (c) 2cv/ ε0 (d)none of them
6. Electric potential at a point 'P' due to a point charge of 5x10-9 C is 50 V. The distance of 'P' from the
point charge is:
(1) 3 cm (2) 9 cm (3) 90 cm (4) 0.9 cm
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7. In a metallic conductor, under the effect of applied electric field, the free electrons of the conductor
(1) drift from higher potential to lower potential. (2) move in the curved paths from lower potential
to higher potential (3) move with the uniform velocity throughout from lower potential to higher
potential(4) move in the straight line paths in the same direction
8. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 40cm2 and plates separation 2 mm. The space between the
plates is filled with a dielectric medium of a thickness 1 mm and dielectric constant 5. The capacitance
of the system is : (a) 24ε0 F (b) 10/3 ε0 F (c)3/10 ε0 F (d) 10 ε0 F
9. parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F is charged to a potential V. The energy stored in the
capacitor is E1. The capacitor is now connected to another uncharged identical capacitor in parallel
combination. The energy stored in the combination is E2. The ratio E2/E1 is :
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 2 : 3
10. The electric potential at the centre of two concentric half rings of radii R1 and R2, having same linear
charge density λ is (a) λ/ε0 (b) 2λ/ε0 (c) λ/2ε0 (d) λ/ε
11. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plate has a capacitance of 15pF. The separation
between the plate becomes twice and the space between them is filled with a medium of dielectric
constant 3.5. Then the capacitance becomes pF. The value of x is __________. x/4
12. A capacitor has capacitance 5μF when it’s parallel plates are separated by air medium of thickness d.
A slab of material of dielectric constant 1.5 having area equal to that of plates but thickness d/2 is
inserted between the plates. Capacitance of the capacitor in the presence of slab will be _____μF.
13. Two identical metal plates are given positive charges Q1 and Q2 (< Q1) respectively. If they are brought
close together to form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance ‘C’, the potential difference
between them is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

14. If the plates of a parallel plate capacitor connected to a battery are moved close to each other, then
(a) the charge stored in it, increases. (b)the energy stored in it, decreases.
(c) its capacitance increases. (d) the ratio of charge to its potential remains the same. (e)the product of
charge and voltage increases.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) a, b and e only (2) a, c and e only (3) b, d and e only (4) a, b and c only
15. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 200V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is
connected to another uncharged 600 pF capacitor. Electrostatic energy lost in the process is
__________ J.
16. In the given circuit, C1 = 2 F, C2 = 0.2 F, C3 = 2 F, C4 = 4 F, C5=2F, C6 = 2F, the
charge stored on capacitor C4 is ______ C.(fig.3)
Fig.3 Fig.4
17. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d is filled with a dielectric material of
dielectric constant K = 4. The thickness of the dielectric material is x, where x < d. Let C1 and C2 be
the capacitance of the system for x=d/3 and x=2d/3 and respectively. If C1 = 2F the value of C2 is
______ F(fig.4)
18. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 C, the energy stored in it increases by 44%. The original
charge on the capacitor is (in C)
(a) 10 (b)20 (c)30 (d)40

19. Calculate the amount of charge on capacitor of 4µF. The internal resistance of battery is 1Ω
(a)8µF (b)6µF (c)4µF (d)None of them

20. Two identical capacitors have same capacitance C. One of them is charged
to the potential V and other to the potential 2v. The negative ends of both are
connected together. When the positive ends are also joined together, the
decrease in energy of the combined system is
(a) 1/2CV2 (b) 1/2CV2 (c) 1/4CV2 (d) 1/2CV2
21. Statement-1: Work done by electrostatic force is zero if a charge is moving along an equipotential
surface.
Statement-2: Equipotential surfaces are perpendicular to electric field.
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false (2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true
(3) Both statements are false (4) Both statements are true

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) 10 (b)20 (c)30 (d)40

(a)8µF (b)6µF (c)4µF (d)None of them

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