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CAPACITOR 3. A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance

12 pF is charged by a battery to a potential
1. A parallel plate capacitor with square plates is difference of 10 V between its plates. The
filled with four dielectrics of dielectric charging battery is now disconnected and a
constants K1, K2, K3, K4 arranged as shown in porcelain slab of dielectric constant 6.5 is
the figure. The effective dielectric constant K slipped between the plates the work done by
will be : the capacitor on the slab is :
(1) 692 pJ (2) 60 pJ
K1 K2 L/2
(3) 508 pJ (4) 560 pJ
4. A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm2 and
K3 K4 L/2 a separation 3 mm. The gap is filled with three
dielectric materials of equal thickness
d/2 d/2
(see figure) with dielectric constants K1, = 10,
K2 = 12 and K3 = 14. The dielectric constant
(K1 + K 2 )(K 3 + K 4 )
(1) K = of a material which when fully inserted in
2(K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 ) above capacitor, gives same capacitance

(2) K =

(3) K =
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(K1 + K 2 )(K 3 + K 4 )
(K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 )

(K1 + K 4 )(K 2 + K 3 )
2(K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4 )
5.
would be :

(1) 12
K1 K2 K3 3 mm

(2) 4 (3) 36 (4) 14

Seven capacitors, each of capacitance 2 mF,
(K1 + K 3 )(K 2 + K 4 ) are to be connected in a configuration to obtain
(4) K =
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K1 + K 2 + K 3 + K 4
an effective capacitance of æç 6 ö÷ mF . Which
2. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two square è 13 ø
of the combinations, shown in figures below,
plates of side 'a', separated by a distance d
will achieve the desired value ?
(d<<a). The lower triangular portion is filled
with a dielectric of dielectric constant K, as
shown in the figure.
(1)
A

d
K
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a (2)
Capacitance of this capacitor is :

1 k Î0 a 2 k Î0 a 2 (3)
(1) (2) ln K
2 d d

k Î0 a 2 k Î0 a 2 (4)
(3) d ( K - 1) ln K (4) 2d ( K + 1)

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6. In the figure shown below, the charge on the 9. A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area
left plate of the 10 mF capacitor is –30 mC. ? 1m2 each, area t a separation of 0.1 m. If the
The charge on the right plate of the 6 mF electric field between the plates is 100 N/C,
the magnitude of charge each plate is :-
capacitor is :
C2
(Take e0 =8.85×10–12 )
6mF N - m2

10mF 2mF (1) 7.85 × 10–10 C

4mF (2) 6.85 × 10–10 C
(3) 9.85 × 10–10 C
(1) –18 mC (2) –12 mC
(4) 8.85 × 10–10 C
(3) +12 mC (4) +18 mC
10. In the figure shown, after the switch 'S' is
7. In the circuit shown, find C if the effective turned from position 'A' to position 'B', the
capacitance of the whole circuit is to be 0.5 energy dissipated in the circuit in terms of

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mF. All values in the circuit are in mF. capacitance 'C' and total charge 'Q' is:

A B

C
S

3C
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3 Q2 3 Q2
(1) (2)
8 C 4 C

7 7 6 1 Q2 5 Q2
(1) mF (2) mF (3) mF (4) 4mF (3) (4)
10 11 5 8 C 8 C
8. The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, 11. A parallel plate capacitor has 1µF capacitance.
as a function of time, is shown in the figure: One of its two plates is given +2µC charge
A

What is the value of current at t = 4 s ? and the other plate, +4µC charge. The potential
difference developed across the capacitor is:-
(1) 5V (2) 2V
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(3) 3V (4) 1V
12. Voltage rating of a parallel plate capacitor is
500V. Its dielectric can withstand a maximum
electric field of 106 V/m. The plate area is
10–4 m2. What is the dielectric constant is the
capacitance is 15 pF? (given Î0 = 8.86 × 10–
12
C2/Nm2)
(1) 3mA (2) 2mA (1) 3.8 (2) 4.5
(3) 6.2 (4) 8.5
(3) zero (4) 1.5mA

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13. The parallel combination of two air filled 17. In the given circuit, the charge on 4 mF
parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and capacitor will be :
nC is connected to a battery of voltage, V.
When the capacitors are fully charged, the 1 mF
battery is removed and after that a dielectric 4 mF
5 mF
material of dielectric constant K is placed
between the two plates of the first capacitor.
The new potential difference of the combined 3 mF
system is :-
10 V
V
(1) (2) V
K+n (1) 5.4 mC (2) 24 mC
(n + 1)V nV (3) 13.4 mC (4) 9.6 mC
(3) (K + n) (4)
K+n 18. Two identical parallel plate capacitors, of
14. Determine the charge on the capacitor in the capacitance C each, have plates of area A,

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following circuit : separated by a distance d. The space between
the plates of the two capacitors, is filled with
three dielectrics, of equal thickness and
dielectric constants K1, K2 and K3. The first
capacitor is filled as shown in fig. I, and the
second one is filled as shown in fig. II.
(1) 2µC (2) 60µC If these two modified capacitors are charged
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(3) 200µC (4) 10µC by the same potential V, the ratio of the energy
15. A capacitor with capacitance 5µF is charged stored in the two, would be (E 1 refers to
to 5µC. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce capacitor (I) and E2 to capacitor (II)) :
the capacitance to 2µF, how much work is
done ? K1

(1) 3.75 × 10–6 J (2) 2.55 × 10–6 J K2 K1 K2 K3

(3) 2.16 × 10–6 J (4) 6.25 × 10–6 J K3

A

(I) (II)
16. Figure shows charge (q) versus voltage (V)
graph for series and parallel combination of
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E 9K K K
two given capacitors. The capacitances are : (1) E = (K + K + K ) (K K + K K + K K )
1 1 2 3

2 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2

q(mC)
A E KK K
(2) E = (K + K + K ) (K K + K K + K K )
1 1 2 3

2 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2

500 B
E (K1 + K 2 + K3 ) (K 2 K 3 + K3 K1 + K1K 2 )
(3) E =
1
80
2 K1K 2 K 3
10V V(Volt)
E (K1 + K 2 + K3 ) (K 2 K 3 + K3 K1 + K1K 2 )
(4) E =
1
(1) 50 mF and 30 mF (2) 20 mF and 30 mF 2 9K1K 2 K 3
(3) 60 mF and 40 mF (4) 40 mF and 10 mF

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SOLUTION k Î0 L2
=
1. Ans. (Bonus) d
k1 k2 ( k1 + k 3 )( k 2 + k 4 )
k1 k2 L/2 k = (k + k + k + k )
C1 C2 1 2 3 4
Þ
k3 k4 L/2 k3 k4 However this is one of the four options.
C3 C4 It must be a "Bonus" logically but of the given
C12 options probably they might go with (4)
2. Ans. (3)
Þ
Ceq
C34
L é L ù d
k1 Î0 ´ L k 2 êÎ0 ´ L ú y
2
C1C2
2 . ë û
d/2 d/2 x dx
C12 = C + C =
é L ù d
êÎ0 . 2 ´ L ú
1 2

( k1 + k 2 ) ê

C12 = EN
k1k 2 Î0 L2
k1 + k 2 d

in the same way we get, C34 =

ê d/2 ú
ë
ú
û

k 3 k 4 Î0 L2
k3 + k 4 d
y d
=
x a

y=

dy =
d
a
x

d
a
( dx )
é k1k 2 k 3k 4 ù Î0 L2
\ Ceq = C12 + C34 +
= ê k + k k + k ú d ..(i) 1
=
y
+
(d - y )
ë 1 4û
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2 3
dc KE × adx Î0 adx
k Î0 L2
Now if keq = k, Ceq = .....(ii) 1 1 æy ö
d = ç + d - y÷
dc Î0 adx è k ø
on comparing equation (i) to equation (ii), we
get Î0 adx
ò dc = ò y
k1k 2 ( k 3 + k 4 ) + k 3k 4 ( k1 + k 2 ) +d-y
keq = k
( k1 + k 2 )( k 3 + k 4 )
A

d
a dy
d ò0
This does not match with any of the options c =Î0 a ×
æ1 ö
so probably they have assumed the wrong d + y ç - 1÷
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èk ø
combination
d
L L Î0 a 2 é æ æ1 ö öù
k1 Î0 L L. = ê ln ç d + y ç - 1 ÷ ÷ ú
C13 = 2 +k Î 2 æ1 ö ë è èk ø øû0
d/2
3 0
d/2 ç - 1÷ d
èk ø
Î0 L2
= (k1 + k3) æ æ1 öö
d ç d + d ç - 1÷ ÷
k Î0 a 2
èk ø÷
Î0 L2 = ln ç
C24 = (k2 + k4) (1 - k ) d ç d ÷
d ç ÷
è ø
C13C 24 ( k1 + k 3 )( k 2 + k 4 ) Î0 L2
Ceq = C C = (k + k + k + k ) d k Î0 a 2 æ 1 ö k Î0 a lnk
2
13 24 1 2 3 4 = ln ç ÷ =
(1 - k ) d è k ø ( k - 1) d
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3. Ans. (3) 6. Ans. (4)

Initial energy of capacitor 6 mF

1 v2 30mC – +
Ui =
2 c – + – + – +
10mF 2mF
1 120 ´ 120 4mF
= ´ = 600 J 6µF & 4µF are in parallel & total charge on this
2 12
Since battery is disconnected so charge remain combination is 30 µC
same. 6
\ Charge on 6µF capacitor = ´ 30
Final energy of capacitor 6+4
= 18 µC
1 v2 Since charge is asked on right plate therefore
Uf =
2 c is +18µC
Correct answer is (4)
1 120 ´ 120
= ´ = 92 7. Ans. (2)
2 12 ´ 6.5

4.
W + Uf = Ui
W = 508 J
Ans. (1) EN
Let dielectric constant of material used be K.

\ 10 Î0 A / 3 + 12 Î0 A / 3 + 14 Î0 A / 3 = K Î0 A
d d d d
A C

Þ
2

A
2

C
2

7
3
1

B
B
Þ
A C
4
3
1

Þ K = 12 From equs.
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5. Ans. (4)
7C
6 3 =1
Ceq = mF .7
13 +C 2
3
Therefore three capacitors most be in parallel Þ 14 C = 7 + 3 C
to get 6 in 7
Þ C=
1 1 1 1 1 1 11
A

= + + + + 8. Ans. (3)
Ceq 3C C C C C
9. Ans. (4)
3C 6 s Q
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Ceq = = mF E = Î = AÎ
13 13 0 0

Q = AEÎ0
Q = (1)(100)(8.85×10–12)
Q = 8.85 × 10–10C
10. Ans. (1)
1
Vi = CE2
2
( CE )
2
1 CE 2
Vf = =
2 ´ 4c 2 4
1 3 3
DE = CE 2 ´ = CE 2
2 4 8
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11. Ans. (4) 13. Ans. (3)
2µC 4µC

C nC

Sol. Sol. V

3µC –1µC 1µC 3µC After fully charging, battery is disconnected

Charges at inner plates are 1µC and –1µC
\ Potential difference across capacitor nC, V
q 1µC 1 ´ 10 -6 C C,V
= =
= c 1µF 1 ´ 10 -6 Farad = 1V
12. Ans. (4)
Total charge of the system = CV + nCV
C = (n + 1)CV

Sol.
A

V
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KC,VC
nC, VC

A = 10–4 m2 New potential (common)

Emax = 106 V/m
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total ch arge
C = 15 µF VC = total capaci tan ce
ke 0 A
C= ( n + 1) CV (n + 1)V
d = = .
KC + nC K+n
Cd
=k 14. Ans. (3)
e0 A
Sol. Applying point potential method
A

15 ´ 10-12 ´ 500 ´ 10-6 20V

k= 72V 6W 24V 2A
8.86 ´ 10-12 ´ 104
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8A 6A 2W
15 ´ 5
= = 8.465 72V 4W 10W 10µF
8.86
k » 8.5
0 0 0

q = cV
q = 10µF × 20 = 200µC
Option (3)

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15. Ans. (1) 18. Ans. (1)

Sol. Work done = DU
= Uf – Ui 3e 0 AK1
C1 =
K1 d/3 d
q2 q2 3e AK 2
= 2C – 2C K2 d/3 C 2 = 0
f i Sol. I. d
K3 d/3
3e0 AK 3
C3 =
=
(5 ´10 )–6 2
æ 1
–
1 ö d
ç ÷
è 2 ´ 10 5 ´ 10 –6 ø
–6
2
1 1 1 1
= + +
15 Ceq C1 C2 C3
= × 10–6
4
= 3.75 × 10–6 J 3e0 AK1K 2 K 3
Þ Ceq = ........(1)
Option (1) d(K1K 2 + K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 )
16. Ans. (4)
Sol. As q = CV e 0 K1A

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Hence slope of graph will give capacitance.
Slope will be more in parallel combination.
Hence capacitance in parallel should be 50mF
& in series combination must be 8mF.
Only in option 40mF & 10 mF
Cparallel = 40 + 10 = 50mF
II.
K1

C'eq = C1 + C2 + C3
K2 K3
C1 =

C3 =
eK A
C2 = 0 2
3d

3d
e0 K 3 A
3d

40 ´ 10
Cseries = = 8 mF e0 A
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40 + 10 = (K1 + K2 + K3) ........(2)
3d
17. Ans. (2)
Now,
4 mF 6 mF q1 2.4 mF
1
C .V 2 9K1K 2 K 3
E1 2 eq
q2 = =
Sol. Þ E 2 1 C' V 2 (K1 + K 2 + K 3 ) (K1K 2 + K 2 K 3 + K 3 K1 )
q 3 mF eq
3 mF 2
A

10 V 10 V

So total charge flow = q = 5.4 mF × 10V

= 54 mC
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The charge will be distributed in the ratio of

capacitance
q 2.4 4
Þ q = 3 =5
1

\ 9X = 54 mC Þ X = 6 mC
\ charge on 4 mF capacitor
will be = 4X = 4 × 6 mC
= 24 mC