Date Planned : __ / __ / __ CBSE PATTERN Duration : 3 Hours

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 0 Maximum Marks : 70

VSA: Very Short Answer Type (1 mark)

1. There are two metallic spheres; one is bigger than the other. Which has greater capacitance?
2. Where does the energy of a charged capacitor reside?
3. Two spheres of copper of the same radii, one hollow and the other solid, are charged to the same
potential. Which sphere possesses more charge?
4. The capacitance of a charged capacitor is C and the energy stored in it is U. What is the value of charge
on the capacitor?
5. Is there any material which when inserted between the plates of a capacitor reduces its capacitance?

SA-I: Short Answer Type - I (2 marks)

6. Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1 and C2 have capacitances C each. The space between their
plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown. If the two capacitors still have equal capacitance, obtain the
relation between dielectric constants K , K1 and K 2 .

7. You are given an air filled parallel plate capacitor C1. The space between its plates is now filled with slabs
of dielectric constants K1 and K 2 as shown in C2 . Find the capacitances of the capacitor C2 if area of the
plates is A distance between the plates is d.

8. A very thin plate of metal is placed exactly in the middle of the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor.
What will be the effect on the capacitance of the system?
9. What happens to the energy stored in a capacitor if after disconnecting the battery, the plates of a
charged capacitor are moved farther?
10.  
A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF 1pF  10 12 F . What will

be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half and the space between them is
filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6?
11. What is the area of the plates of a 2F parallel plate capacitor, given that the separation between the
plates is 0.5 cm?

CBSE Pattern 110 Level - 0 | Capacitors

12. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1µF. What will be their net capacitance if
connected in parallel?
Find the ratio of energy stored in the two configurations if they are both connected to the same source.

SA-II: Short Answer Type - II (3 marks)

13. (i) Plot a graph comparing the variation of potential ‘V’ and electric field ‘E’ due to a point charge ‘Q’
as a function of distance ‘r’ from the point charge.
(ii) Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and the series
combination of two identical capacitors so that the energy stored, in the two cases, becomes the
same.
14. A parallel plate capacitor each with plate area A and separation ‘d’ is charged to a potential difference V.
The battery used to charge it is then disconnected. A dielectric slab of thickness d and dielectric constant
K is now placed between the plates. What change if any, will take place in
(i) charge on the plates
(ii) electric field intensity between the plates,
(iii) capacitance of the capacitor
Justify your answer in each case.
15. A spherical capacitor consists of two concentric spherical conductors, held in position by suitable
insulating supports as shown in the figure. Show that the capacitance of a spherical capacitor is given by
4 0r1r2
C where r1 and r2 are the radii of outer and inner spheres, respectively.
r1  r2

16. Briefly explain the principle of a capacitor. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate
capacitor, whose plates are separated by a dielectric medium.
QE
17. Show that the force on each plate of a parallel plate capacitor has a magnitude equal to , where Q is
2
the charge on the capacitor and E is the magnitude of electric field between the plates. Explain the origin
of the factor 1/2.
18. Two capacitors with capacitances C1 and C2 are charged to potentials V1 and V2 respectively and then
connected in parallel. Calculate the common potential across the combination, the charge on each
capacitor, the electrostatic energy stored in the system and the change in electrostatic energy from its
initial value.
19. An electrical technician requires a capacitance of 2µF in a circuit across a potential difference of 1kV. A
large number of 1μF capacitors are available to him, each of which can withstand a potential difference of
not more than 400V. Suggest an arrangement that requires a minimum number of capacitors.

CBSE Pattern 111 Level - 0 | Capacitors

20. A 4µF capacitor is charged by a 200V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to
another 2µF capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the form of heat and
electromagnetic radiation?
21. A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed with a voltage rating 1 kV using a material of dielectric
constant 3 and dielectric strength 107Vm 1. For safety we would like the field never to exceed, say 10%
of the dielectric strength. What minimum area of the plates is required to have a capacitance of 50 pF?
22. Two capacitors of capacitance 6µF and 12µF are connected in series with a battery. The voltage across
the 6µF capacitor is 2V. Compute the total battery voltage.
23. Find the total energy stored in the capacitors in the given network:

24. Keeping the voltage of the charging source constant, what would be the percentage change in the energy
stored in a parallel plate capacitor if the separation between its plates were to be decreased by 10%?

LA: Long Answer Type (5 marks)

25. Find an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric slab of dielectric
d
constant K and thickness t  but of same area on the plates is inserted between the capacitor plate.
2
(d = separation between the plates).
26. Derive an expression for the energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor C, charged to a potential difference
V. Hence derive an expression for the energy density of a capacitor.
27. Find expression for equivalent capacitance of three capacitors when connected (i) in series and (ii) in
parallel.
…(iv)

CBSE Pattern 112 Level - 0 | Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 1 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 1 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – Capacitor basics, Combination of capacitors

1. The plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor is 10 cm 2 and its capacitance is 2 pF . The separation
between the plates of the capacitor is close to (in mm):
80
(Permittivity of vacuum, 0   10 12 m -3  kg -1  s 4  A 2 , 1 pF  10 12 F ]
9
(A) 2.2 (B) 4.4 (C) 8.8 (D) 17.6

2. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 3F has total charge 15 C on one plate and total charge
15C on the other plate. The separation between the plates is 1 mm. The electric field between the
plates has magnitude: (in N/C)
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 5000 (D) 10000

3. The charge deposited on F capacitor in the given circuit is:

(A) 6  10 6 C
(B) 12  10 6C

(C) 24  10 6C
(D) 36  10 6 C

4. A parallel-plate capacitor of plate area A has a total surface charge density  on one plate and a total
surface charge density  on the other plate. The force one plate due to the other plate is given by:
2 A 2 2 A 2 2 A 2 A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 0 2 0 0

5. Three capacitors 2µF, 3µF and 6 F are joined with each other. What is the minimum effective
capacitance?
1
(A) F (B) 1F (C) 2F (D) 3F
2
6. As shown in figure, if the point C is earthed and the point A is given a
potential of 2000 V, then the potential at point B will be :
(A) 400 V
(B) 500 V
(C) 1000 V
(D) 1300 V
7. What is the potential difference between points A and B in the circuit shown?
(A) 2V
(B) 4V
(C) 3V
(D) 12 V

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8. What is the potential difference across 2F capacitor in the circuit shown?
(A) 12 V (B) 4V
(C) 6V (D) 18 V

9. Three capacitors of capacitances 1F  2F and 4 F are connected first in a series combination, and then
in a parallel combination. The ratio of their equivalent capacitances will be :
(A) 2 : 49 (B) 49 : 2 (C) 4 : 49 (D) 49 : 4

10. In the diagram shown, the net capacitance between the points A and B is (in F ):

2 4 10
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D)
3 3 3
11. Two identical metal plates are given positive charges Q1 and Q2   Q1  respectively. If they are now brought

close together to form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, the potential difference between them
is :
Q1  Q2 Q1  Q2 Q1  Q2 Q1  Q2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2C C C 2C

12. In the given network, the value of C, so that an

equivalent capacitance between A and B is 3F  is :
31
(A) 36 F (B) F
5
1
(C) 48F (D) F
5
13. The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in figure below is : B
(A) 2C C
(B) C
1
(C) C
2
(D) 3C
14. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B for the combination
of capacitor shown in figure is :
(A) 6.0 F
(B) 4.0F
(C) 2.0 F
(D) 3.0 F

15. Equivalent capacitance between A and B is :

(A) 14 F (B) 4F
(C) 6 F (D) 2F

DTS - 1 114 Level - 1 | Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 2 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 1 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – RC circuits, Energy stored in capacitor

16. An uncharged capacitor of capacitance C is connected with a battery of EMF V and a resistance R. The
V
switch is closed at t  0 . The time instant at which the current in the circuit is is t 
4R
(A) 2RC (B) 3RC (C) 2RC log e 2 (D) 3RC loge 2
17. If the capacitor shown in the circuit is charged to 5V and left in the circuit, in 12s the charge on the
capacitor will become :
10 e
(A) C (B) C
e 10
10 e2
(C) C (D) C
e2 10
18. A 2F capacitor that was initially uncharged is connected to a battery of EMF 100 V and a resistance and
the switch is closed. The heat generated in the resistance until the capacitor becomes fully charged is (in
mJ):
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 100 (D) 200
19. One plate of a capacitor of capacitance 2F has total charge 10C and its other plate has total
charge 40 C . The potential difference between the plates is (in Volt):
(A) 7.5 (B) 15 (C) 25 (D) 50
20. Two capacitors of capacitance 2F and 5F are charged to a potential difference 100 V and 50 V
respectively and connected such that the positive plate of one capacitor is connected to the negative plate
of the other capacitor. After the switch is closed, the initial current in the circuit is 50 mA. The total
resistance of the connecting wires is (in Ohm):
(A) 100 (B) 300 (C) 1000 (D) 3000
21. Three capacitors are connected as shown in figure. Then, the
charge on capacitor C1 is:
(A) 6 µC
(B) 12µC
(C) 18µC
(D) 24µC
22. Three capacitors A, B and C are connected in a circuit as
shown in figure. What is the charge in µC on the
capacitor B?
(A) 1/3
(B) 2/3
(C) 1
(D) 4/3

23. Two uncharged capacitors of capacitance C1 and C 2 are connected in series and charged with a battery of
EMF V. At steady state, the potential difference across the capacitor of capacitance C1 is:

V  C2   C   C 
(A) (B)  2 V (C)  1 V (D)  2 V
2  C 2  C2  C C  C C 
 1 2   1 2  1 2

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24. A capacitor of capacitance 5F is charged to a potential difference 200 V and then allowed to discharge
through a resistance 1 k  . The charge on the capacitor at the instant the current through the resistance
is 100 mA, is (in C ):
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 500 (D) 1000

25. In figure three capacitors C1,C 2, and C 3 are joined to a

battery. With symbols having their usual meaning, the
correct conditions will be:
(A) Q1  Q2  Q 3 and V1  V2  V3  V
(B) Q1  Q2  Q3 and V  V1  V2  V3
(C) Q1  Q2  Q3 and V  V1  V2
(D) Q 2  Q 3 and V2  V3

26. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have an area of 90cm 2 and each are separated by 2 mm. The
capacitor is charged by connecting it to a 400 V supply. Then the energy density of the energy stored

in Jm 3  in the capacitor is  take 0  8.8  1012 Fm 1 

(A) 0.113 (B) 0.117 (C) 0.152 (D) None of these

27. A capacitor of capacitance F is connected in parallel with a resistance 10  and the combination is
connected across the terminals of a battery of EMF 50 V and internal resistance 1 . The potential
difference across the capacitor at steady state is (in Volt):
50 100 250 500
(A) (B) (C) (D)
11 11 11 11
28. For section AB of a circuit shown in figure C1  1F , C2  2F , E  10V , and the potential difference
V A  V B  10V . Charge on capacitor C1 is

(A) 0µC (B) 20/3µC (C) 40/3µC (D) None of these

29. A photographic flash unit consists of a xenon-filled tube. It gives a flash of average power 2000 W for
0.04s. The flash is due to discharge of a fully charged capacitor of 40µF. The voltage to which it is
charged before a flash is given by the unit is
(A) 1500V (B) 2000V (C) 2500V (D) 3000V

30. A capacitor of capacitance 5F is charged to a potential difference 100 V and then disconnected from the
power supply. The minimum work needed to pull the plates of the capacitor apart so that the distance
between them doubles is (in mJ):
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 50

DTS - 2 116 Level - 1 | Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 3 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 1 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – Capacitors with dielectrics

31. A slab of a material of dielectric constant 2 is placed between two identical parallel metal plates. One of
the plates carries total charge density 2 mC / m 2 and the other plate carries total charge

density 4 m C / m 2 . The magnitude of electric field inside the dielectric is (in 1011 N / C ):
80
(Take 0   10 12 N m 2 / C 2 )
9
(A) 2.25 (B) 3.38 (C) 4.50 (D) 6.75
32. The separation between the plates of a capacitor of capacitance 2F is 4 mm. Initially, there is air
between the plates. If two dielectric slabs of area of cross-section same as the capacitor, thickness 2 mm
each, and dielectric constant 3 and 5 respectively are introduced, the capacitance becomes (in F ):
(A) 4 (B) 7.5 (C) 8 (D) 15
33. An uncharged parallel plate capacitor having a dielectric of dielectric constant K is connected to a similar

air filled capacitor charged to a potential V. The charge redistributes between the capacitors and finally

the potential difference across both capacitors is V1. The dielectric constant K is

V  V1 V1  V V1  V V1  V
(A) (B) (C) (D)
V1 V1 V1  V V

34. A capacitor of capacitance 2F has a dielectric slab of dielectric constant 8 between its plates. The slab
covers the entire volume between the plates. This capacitor is connected to a battery of EMF 20 V and
fully charged. Now with the battery still connected, the slab is removed from the capacitor. During the
removal, the work done by the battery is (in mJ):
(A) 0.7 (B) – 0.7 (C) 5.6 (D) – 5.6

35. A parallel plate capacitor with air as the dielectric has capacitance C. A slab
of dielectric constant K and having the same thickness as the separation
between plates is introduced so as to fill one-fourth of the capacitor as
shown in the figure. The new capacitance will be :
C C C KC
(A)  K  3 (B)  K  2 (C)  K 1 (D)
4 4 4 4

36. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant 3 is inserted into an uncharged capacitor C1 . The slab covers the
entire volume of the capacitor. Now, this capacitor and an identical uncharged capacitor C2 , with air
between the plates, are placed in series and connected to a battery. After the capacitors are fully charged,
E
the ratio of the electric field inside them, 1 , is:
E2
1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 9
3
37. An air filled parallel plate capacitor has capacity of 2pF. The separation of the plates is doubled and the
interspaces between the plates is filled with wax. If the capacity is increased to 6pF, the dielectric
constant of wax is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

DTS - 3 117 Level - 1 | Capacitors

38. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged upto 200 V. A dielectric slab of thickness 4mm is
inserted between its plates. Then, to maintain the same potential difference between the plates of the
capacitor, the distance between the plates is increased by 3.2mm. The dielectric constant of the dielectric
slab is :
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
39. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor becomes 4/3 times its original value, if a dielectric slab of
d
thickness t  is inserted between the plate [d is the separation between the plates]. The dielectric
2
constant of the slab is :
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 6

40. A parallel plate capacitor of capacity C0 is charged to a potential V0.

(i) The energy stored in the capacitor when the battery is disconnected and the plate separation is
doubled is E1.
(ii) The energy stored in the capacitor when the charging battery is kept connected and the
separation between the capacitor plates is doubled is E2 .
Then E1 / E 2 value is :
(A) 4/1 (B) 3/2 (C) 2 (D) 1/2
41. The energy of a charged capacitor is U. Another identical capacitor is connected parallel to the first
capacitor, after disconnecting the battery. The total energy of the system of these capacitors will be :
U U 3U 2U
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 2 4
42. Two dielectric slabs of area of cross-section same as the area of the
plates are introduced inside a capacitor as shown. Now, the
capacitor is charged. If the potential of the upper plate of the
capacitor is VH and the potential of the lower plate is VL , the
potential at the interface of the two slabs is:
1 1 1 2
(A) (VH  2VL ) (B) (2VH  VL ) (C) (VH  VL ) (D) (VH  VL )
3 3 3 3
43. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two dielectric blocks in series. One of
the blocks has thickness d1 and dielectric constant K1 and the other has
thickness d2 and dielectric constant K2 as shown in figure This
arrangement can be thought as a dielectric slab of thickness d(  d1  d2 )
and effective dielectric constant K. Then K is :

(A)
K1d1  K 2d 2
(B)
K1d1  K 2d 2
(C)

K1K 2 d1  d2  (D)
2 K1K 2
d1  d 2 K1  K 2  K1d2  K 2d1  K1  K 2

44. A capacitor of capacitance value 1 F is charged to 30 V and the battery is then disconnected. If the
remaining circuit is connected across a 2F capacitor, the energy lost by the system is :
(A) 300 J (B) 450 J (C) 225 J (D) 150 J

45. The area of the plates of a capacitor is 50 cm 2 each and the separation between them is 1 mm. The space
between the plates is filled with a material of dielectric constant 4. The capacitor, initially uncharged, is
connected to a battery of EMF 50 V. The work done by the battery until the capacitor gets completely
charged is (in  J ):
80
(Take 0   10 12 Nm 2 / C 2 )
9
(A) 0.22 (B) 0.44 (C) 0.88 (D) 1.76

DTS - 3 118 Level - 1 | Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 4 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 1 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – Mixed (Numerical questions)

46. The electrostatic energy stored in a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance 2F is 10 mJ. If the separation

between the plates of the capacitor is 1 mm, the electric field inside the capacitor is 10 x N / C . The value
of x is ________.

47. The separation between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance 2F is 2 mm. The
capacitor is initially uncharged. If a dielectric slab of surface area same as the capacitor, thickness 1
mm, and dielectric constant 3 is introduced, and then the capacitor is charged to a potential difference
100 V, the energy stored in the capacitor becomes _________ mJ.

48. Three uncharged capacitors are connected as shown in the figure. If potentials at point P ,Q and R are
maintained at 1V , 2V , 3V respectively, then potential at O becomes __________ V.

49. The separation between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is 2 mm and the area of its plates is

5 cm 2 . If the capacitor is charged such that it has 0.01 J energy stored in it, the electrostatic force of
attraction between its plates is __________ N.

50. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential difference V 0 and then connected with a resistance
and a battery of EMF 3V 0 such that the positively charged plate of the capacitor is connected to the
positive terminal of the battery. The total heat generated in the resistance until the current in the circuit

becomes zero is n (CV02 ) . The value of n is ________.

51. A charged capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected in series with a 100 k  resistance and an
ideal ammeter. The initial current in the circuit is found to be 0.2 mA and the current after 7 sec is found
to be 0.1 mA. The potential energy that was stored in the capacitor before it was connected in the circuit
is ________ mJ. [Take log e 2  0.7 ]

52. Two capacitors of capacitance 2F and 3F respectively are charged to potential difference 20 V each.
Now the capacitors are connected such that the positively charged plate of one capacitor is connected to
the negatively charged plate of the other. After the current in the circuit has become negligible, the
potential difference across the 2F capacitor is _______ V.
53. A capacitor is charged so that it has a stored potential energy U and then connected in series with an
identical, uncharged capacitor and a resistance. Until the current in the circuit becomes negligible, the
H
total heat wasted in the resistance is H. The ratio is ________.
U

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54. The charge on the 4F capacitor at steady state is (in C ) ____________.

55. A parallel plate capacitor has two layers of dielectrics as shown in

the figure. If the left plate of the capacitor is brought to a potential 10
V, and its right plate is brought to a potential 24 V, the potential of
the interface between the dielectrics becomes __________ V.

56. A metal plate P is placed symmetrically between the plates A and B

of a capacitor of capacitance C0 as shown in the figure. Plate A is
given a charge Q and plate B is given a charge 3Q. . If
 Q 
VB  V A  a   , a is equal to ____________.
C 
 0 

57. Two capacitors of capacitances 3F and 6F are charged to a potential of 12V each. They are now
connected such that the positive plate of one capacitor is connected to the negative plate of the other
capacitor. At steady state, the potential difference across the 3F capacitor is _________ V.

58. Let C  12F in the circuit shown. The equivalent capacitance between points P and Q is _________ F .

59. In the circuit shown in figure if switch S is closed, the charge that flows through battery in C is equal
to _____________.

60. Figure shows a network of a capacitor and resistors. Find the charge on capacitor in steady state in C .

DTS - 4 120 Level - 1 | Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 1 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 2 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – Capacitor basics, Combination of capacitors

61. Two large parallel sheets charged uniformly with surface charge density  and   are located as shown
in the figure-2.233. Which one of the following graphs shown the variation of electric field along a line
perpendicular to the sheets:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
62. For the three circuit shown in figure across the battery capacitors are connected in some combination.
Which of the following is the correct order of combination:

(A) series, series, parallel (B) series, parallel, parallel

(C) parallel, series, parallel (D) None of these

63. Four metallic plates, each with a surface area of one side A, are placed at a distance d form each other.
The alternating plates are connected to points A and B as shown in the figure. Then the capacitance of
the system is:

 0A 2 0 A 3 0 A 4 0 A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
d d d d
DTS - 1 121 Level - 2| Capacitors
64. All the plates shown in the figure are parallel to each other, the area of each plate is A, and the
separation between each pair of facing plates is d. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B is:

2 0 A 2 0 A 2 0 A 3 0 A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3d 3d 5d 5d

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 65 - 67

A combination of capacitors given is charged by a cell of emf E as shown :

If it is given that Vab i.e. potential difference between points a and b is 4V, then answer the given questions.

65. Potential difference between points a and c will be:

(A) 4V (B) 12 V (C) 10 V (D) 8V

66. Potential difference between points d and a will be :

(A) 4V (B) 12 V (C) 10 V (D) 8V

67. EMF E of the charging battery is:

(A) 46 V (B) 12 V (C) 20 V (D) 18 V

68. What is the effective capacitance between points X and Y?

(A) 24µF (B) 18µF (C) 12µF (D) 6µF

69. A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch is closed, the total
amount of charge that flows from y to x if S is closed is:

27
(A) 0 (B) 54C (C) 27 C (D) C
2

DTS - 1 122 Level - 2 | Capacitors

*70. In the figure shown the plates of a parallel plate capacitor have unequal charges. Its capacitance is ‘C’. P
is a point outside the capacitor and close to the plate of charge –Q. The distance between the plates is ‘d’.
(A) A point charge at point ‘P’ will experience electric force due to capacitor
3Q
(B) The potential difference between the plates will be
2C
9Q 2
(C) The energy stored in the electric field in the region between the plates is
8C
Q2
(D) The force on one plate due to the other plate is
2 0d 2

DTS - 1 123 Level - 2| Capacitors

Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 2 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 2 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – RC circuits

71. In steady state, find the charge on 3µF capacitor in µC

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

72. Three large plates are arranged as shown.

How much charge will flow through the key K if it is closed?
5Q
(A)
6
4Q
(B)
3
3Q
(C)
2
(D) None of these

*73. Three identical parallel conducting plates A, B and C are placed as

shown. Switches S1 and S2 are opened and connect A and C to earth
when closed. +Q charge is given to B.
(A) If S1 is closed with S2 open, a charge of amount Q will pass
through S1
(B) If S2 is closed with S1 open, a charge of amount Q will pass
through S2
Q
(C) If S1 and S2 are closed together, a charge of amount will pass through S1 and a charge of
3
2Q
amount will pass through S2
3
(D) All the above statements are incorrect

74. In the given circuit diagram, both capacitors are initially uncharged. The capacitance
C1  2F and C 2  4 F , emf of battery A and B are 2V and 4V respectively.

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Column-I Column-II

(Magnitude only)

(A) on closing switch S1 with S2 open work done by battery A is (P) 64

3

(B) Switch S1 is open and S2 is closed, work done by battery B is (Q) 4

(C) Charge on capacitor C2 is (after S1 open and S2 closed) (R) 8

(D) Charge on C1 when both are closed (S) 16

3

(T) zero
75. In the circuit shown below, the key is pressed at time t = 0. The correct statement is

(A) The voltmeter displays –5 V as soon as the key is pressed, and displays 0V after a long time
(B) The voltmeter will display 0 V at time t  ln 5 seconds
(C) The current in the ammeter becomes 1 / e 2 of the initial value after 1 second
(D) The current in the ammeter becomes zero after a long time

76. A capacitor C1  1.0 F is charged up to a voltage V  60 V by connecting it to battery B through switch (1).
Now C1 is disconnected from battery and connected to a circuit consisting of two uncharged capacitors
C2  3.0F and C3  6.0 F through switch (2), as shown in the figure. Final charge on positive plates of
C2 or C3 is:

(A) 20 µC (B) 36 µC (C) 40 µC (D) 54 µC

*77. Two capacitors of 2F and 3F are charged to 150 Volt and 120 volt respectively. The plates of a
capacitors are connected as shown in the figure. A discharged capacitor of capacity 1.5µF falls to the free
ends of the wire. Then after the system comes in steady state:

(A) Charge on the 1.5 µF capacitor will become 180µC

(B) Charge on the 2µF capacitor will become 120µC

(C) +ve charge flows through A from left to right

(D) +ve charge flows through A from right to left

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PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 78 - 79
In the shown circuit involving a resistance R, capacitor of capacitance C farad
and an ideal cell of emf E volts, the capacitor is initially uncharged and the key is
in position 1. At t = 0, second the key is pushed to position 2 for t 0  RC second
and then key is pushed back to position 1 for t 0  RC seconds. This process is
repeated again and again. Assume the time taken to push key from position 1 to
2 and vice versa to be negligible.

78. The current through the resistance at t  1.5 RC seconds is:

E  1 E  1 E 1 E  1
(A) 1   (B) 1   (C) 1   (D) 1  
e 2R  e eR  e R e e R e

79. Then the variation of charge on capacitor with time is best represented by:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

80. In each situation of column-I, a circuit involving two non-ideal cells of unequal emf E1 and E 2  E1  E 2 
and equal internal resistance r are given. A resistor of resistance R is connected in all four situations and
a capacitor of capacitance C is connected in last two situations as shown. Four statements are given in
column-II. Match the situation of column-I with statements in column-II.

Column-I Column-II

(A) (P) Magnitude of potential

difference across both cells can
never be same

(B) (Q) Cell of lower emf absorbs

energy, that is, it gets charged
up as long as current flows in
circuit

(C) The capacitor is (R) Potential difference across cell

initially of lower emf may be zero
uncharged. After
the key K is
closed

(D) The capacitor is initially uncharged. After (S) Current in the circuit can never
the key K is closed be zero (even after steady state
is reached)

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Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 3 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 2 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered –Capacitor with dielectric

81. Three identical capacitors C1,C2 and C3 have a capacitance of 1.0 µF

each and they are uncharged initially. They are connected in a circuit as

shown in the figure and C1 is then filled completely with a dielectric

material of relative permittivity r . The cell electromotive force (emf)

V0  8V . First the switch S1 is closed while the switch S 2 is kept open.

When the capacitor C3 is fully charged, S1 is opened and S2 is closed

simultaneously. When all the capacitors reach equilibrium, the charge

on C3 is found to be 5C. The value of  r is:

(A) 1.5 (B) 2.5 (C) 2.2 (D) 3.0

82. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are connected in parallel and charged to a
potential difference V. The battery is then disconnected, and the region between the plates of C is filled
completely with a material of dielectric constant K. The common potential difference across the
combination becomes.
2V V 3V 3V
(A) (B) (C) (D)
K 2 K 2 K 3 K 2

83. When a dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of one of the two identical capacitors shown in the
figure then match the following:

Column-I Column-II

(A) Charge on A (P) increases

(B) Potential difference across A (Q) decreases

(C) Potential difference across B (R) remains constant

(D) Charge on B (S) will change

84. Consider a parallel plate capacitor of capacity 10µF with air filled in the gap between the plates. Now,
one-half of the space between the plates is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 4 as shown in
figure. The capacity of the capacitor changes to

(A) 25 µF (B) 20 µF (C) 40 µF (D) 5 µF

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*85. A parallel pate capacitor of capacitance ‘C’ has charge on its plates initially as shown in the figure. Now
at t  0, the switch ‘S’ is closed. Select the correct alternative (s) for this circuit diagram.

(A) In steady state the charges on the outer surfaces of plates ‘A’ and ‘B’ will be same in magnitude
and sign

(B) In steady state the charges on the outer surfaces of plates ‘A’ and ‘B’ will be same in magnitude
and opposite in sign

(C) In steady state the charges on the inner surfaces of the plates ‘A’ and ‘B’ will be same in
magnitude and opposite in sign

52C
(D) The work done by the cell by the time steady state is reached is
2
86. Two identical capacitors are connected in series, and the combination is connected with a battery as
shown. Some changes in the capacitor 1 are now made independently after the steady state is achieved,
listed in column-I. Some effects which may occur in new steady state due to these changes on the
capacitor 2 are listed in column-II. Match the changes in capacitor 1 in column-I with corresponding
effect on capacitor 2 in column-II.

Column-I Column-II

(A) A dielectric slab is inserted (P) Charge on the capacitor increases

(B) Separation between plates increased (Q) Charge on the capacitor decreases

(C) A metal plate is inserted connecting both (R) Energy stored in the capacitor increases
plates

(D) The left plate is grounded (S) No change is occurred

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 87 - 88

A capacitor having a capacitance of 100µF is charged to a potential difference of 24V. The charging battery is
disconnected and the capacitor is connected to another battery of 12V with the positive plate of the capacitor
joined with the positive terminal of the battery.

87. The charge flown through the 12V battery.

(A) –600µC (B) –1200µC (C) 600µC (D) 1800µC

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88. The heat developed during the flow of charge after reconnection.

(A) 21.6mJ (B) 27.6mJ (C) 7.2mJ (D) zero

89. Space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is filled with a dielectric whose dielectric constant

varies with distance as per the relation: K  x   K 0  x ,

( = constant, K 0 = constant, x is perpendicular distance from one plate to a point inside dielectric). The

capacitance C, of this capacitor, would be related to its vacuum capacitance C0 as per the relation (d =

plate separation):
d 
(A) C  C0 (B) C C0
ln 1  K 0  d  d. ln 1  K 0 d 

d 
(C) C C0 (D) C  C0
ln 1   d / K 0  d. ln 1  K 0 /  d 

*90. A parallel plate capacitor of area A and separation d is charged to potential difference V and removed
A
from the charging source. A dielectric slab of constant K  2, thickness d and area is inserted, as
2
shown in the figure. Let 1 be free charge density at the conductor-dielectric surface and  2 be the
charge density at the conductor-vacuum surface. The incorrect statement is

(A) The electric fields have different values inside the dielectric and in the free space between the
plates
1 2
(B) The ratio is equal to
2 1
3 0 A
(C) The new capacitance is
2d
2V
(D) The new potential difference is
3

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Date Planned : __ / __ / __ Daily Tutorial Sheet - 4 Expected Duration : 90 Min

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 2 Exact Duration :_________

Topics Covered – Heat loss, mixed topics

*91. A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged to a potential difference V and then connected with an
uncharged capacitor of capacitance C 2 and a resistance R. The switch is closed at t = 0. Choose the
correct option(s):
V
(A) The initial current through the resistance is
R
t
V   CC 
(B) The current through the resistance as a function of time is i (t )  e τ where τ  R  1 2 
R C C 
 1 2
 t 
 C V   
(C) The charge on capacitor C1 as a function of time is q1(t )   1   C  C2e τ 
C  C  1 
 1 2
 
 C 
(D) After a long time, the potential difference across the capacitor C1 is  1 V
C C 
 1 2

*92. A capacitor C1 is charged to a potential V and connected as shown with

capacitors C 2 and C3 both of which are initially uncharged. Capacitance

of all capacitors is C. The ammeter is ideal. At t = 0, switch S is closed. Pick
the correct choice(s):
2V
(A) Just after t = 0, the ammeter reads
3R
V 2
(B) Just after t = 0, rate of total heat dissipation in all resistors is
3R
V
(C) After a long time, potential difference across C1 is
3
1
(D) If switch is kept closed for a long time, Total heat dissipation in all resistors is CV 2
6
V
93. Two capacitors, C1 and C 2 , charged to a potential and V respectively
2
with polarities as shown, are connected in a circuit with an ideal battery of
EMF V. The capacitances are C1  2C and a C 2  C . At t = 0, the switch S
is closed. A long time after S is closed,
(A) The upper plate of C1 has positive charge CV

(B) Total charge that has flowed through battery is 3CV

9
(C) Total loss in heat dissipation is CV 2
4
(D) Potential energy stored in C1 is same as potential energy stored in it at t = 0

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*94. An uncharged capacitor of capacitance 2F is connected in a circuit with two ideal batteries and two
ideal ammeters G and G1 as shown. Both switches are initially open. Each option below details a possible
pattern of closing the switches, and the consequent readings of the ammeters. Choose the correct
option(s):

(A) S1 is closed. After a long time interval, if S 2 is closed while keeping S1 closed, initially G reads 1

A, and G1 reads zero

(B) S1 is closed. After a long time interval, S 2 is closed while keeping S1 closed. After another long

time interval, G reads zero, and G 1 reads 1.5 A

(C) Both S1 and S 2 are closed simultaneously. Initially G reads 3 A, and G 1 reads 2 A

(D) Both S1 and S 2 are closed simultaneously. After a long time interval, G reads zero, and G1 reads
0.5 A

*95. In the circuit shown, all capacitors are initially uncharged. The capacitance of the capacitors are
C1  2F and C2  3F The switch is closed at position 1 and kept closed until the current in the ideal

ammeter becomes negligible.

Which of the following statements is(are) true?
(A) The potential difference across C1 is 18 V

(B) The charge on C 2 is 36C

(C) The heat dissipated in the 1 resistance is 540J

(D) Now if the switch is shifted to position 2, the initial
current registered by the ammeter is 3A.
96. Two capacitors of capacitance 2F and 3F respectively are charged to potential difference 20 V and 40 V
respectively. Now the capacitors are connected in series with a resistance such that the positively
charged plate of one capacitor is connected to the positively charged plate of the other. The initial current
through the resistance is I 0 . The potential difference across the 2F capacitor at the instant the current
I
has reduced to 0 is _________V.
2
97. Initially, both capacitors are uncharged. A long time after the switch S is closed, the potential energy

stored in the capacitor of capacitance 2F is _________ 106 J .

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98. At steady state, the potential difference between points C and D in the circuit shown is equal to ________ V.

99. A dielectric slab is introduced inside an uncharged capacitor of plate area A and plate separation L. The
surface area of the slab is A and its thickness is slightly less than L. Let the surfaces of the slab that are
facing the plates of the capacitor be called its two “faces”. The dielectric constant of the slab varies with
 x
distance x from one of its faces as: K  K 0 1   , where K 0 is a constant. After the insertion of the
 L 

 K  A 
slab, the capacitance of the capacitor is n  0 0  . The value of n is _________.
 L log 2 
 e 

100. In the adjoining circuit, the capacitor is initially uncharged. The current through the resistor AB
immediately after the key K is pressed is __________ mA.

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JEE Main (Archive) Level-1

1. Capacitance (in F) of a spherical conductor having radius 1 m, is : [2002]

10 6 9 3
(A) 1.1  10 (B) 10 (C) 9  10 (D) 10

2. A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The
capacitance of the capacitor : [2003]
(A) decreases (B) remains unchanged
(C) becomes infinite (D) increases

3. The minimum work done in placing a charge of 8  10 18 C on a condenser of capacity 100 F is : [2003]

(A) 16  1032 J (B) 3.1  10 26 J (C) 4  10 10 J (D) 32  10 32 J

4. A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the
capacitance between any two adjacent plates is C, then the resultant capacitance is : [2005]
(A) (n – 1)C (B) (n + 1)C (C) C (D) nC

5. A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance C. It is discharged through a small coil of resistance wire
embedded in a thermally insulated block of specific heat capacity s and mass m. If the temperature of the
block is raised by ΔT , the potential difference V across the capacitance is : [2005]
2mCΔT mCΔT msΔT 2msΔT
(A) (B) (C) (D)
s s C C
6. A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant K between the plates has a capacity C
and is charged to a potential V volts. The dielectric slab is slowly removed from between the plates and
then reinserted. The net work done by the system in this process is : [2007]
1
(A)  K  1 CV 2 (B) CV 2  K  1 / K (C)  K  1 CV 2 (D) Zero
2
7. A battery is used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between the plates
becomes equal to the electromotive force of the battery. The ratio of the energy stored in the capacitor
and the work done by the battery will be : [2007]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/2
8. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 9pF. The separation between
its plates is d. The space between the plate is now filled with two dielectrics. One of the dielectric has
dielectric constant K1 = 3 and thickness d/3 while the other one has dielectric constant K2 = 6 and
thickness 2d/3. Capacitance of the capacitor is now : [2008]
(A) 1.8 pF (B) 45 pF (C) 40.5 pF (D) 20.25 pF
9. Let C be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor R. Suppose t1 is the time taken for
the energy stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and t2 is the time taken for the charge
to reduce to one-fourth its initial value. Then, the ratio t1/t2 will be : [2010]
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/4 (D) 2

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10. Combination of two identical capacitors, a resistor R and a DC voltage source of voltage 6V is used in an
experiment on R – C circuit. It is found that for a parallel combination of the capacitor, the time in which
the voltage of the fully charged combination reduces to half its original voltage is 10s. For series
combination, the time needed for reducing the voltage of the fully charged series combination by half is :
[2011]
(A) 20 s (B) 10 s (C) 5s (D) 2.5 s

11. A resistor R and 2 F capacitor in series is connected through a switch to 200 V direct supply. Across
the capacitor is a neon bulb that light up at 120 V. Calculate the value of R to make the bulb light up 5s
after the switch has been closed : (Take, log102.5 = 0.4) [2011]
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 4
1.7  10 Ω 2.7  10 Ω 3.3  10 Ω 1.3  10 Ω

12. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V and 200 V, respectively. It is found that by connecting
them together, the potential on each one can be made zero. Then : [2013]
(A) 5C1 = 3C2 (B) 3C1 = 5C2 (C) 3C1 + 5C2 = 0 (D) 9C1 = 4C2

13. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance of 5 mm with a dielectric
of dielectric constant 2.2 between them. When the electric field in the dielectric is 3  10 4 V / m , the
charge density of the positive plate will be close to : [2014]
(A) 7 2 (B) 7 2 (C) 4 2 (D) 4 2
6  10 C /m 3  10 C /m 3  10 C / m 6  10 C / m

14. In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the 2 F capacitor changes as C is varied from 1 F to 3 F. Q2 as
a function of C is given property by (figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale) [2015]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

15. A combination of capacitors is set-up as shown in the figure. The

magnitude of the electric field, due to a point charge Q (having a
charge equal to the sum of the charges on the 4 F and 9 F
capacitors), at a point distance 30 m from it, would equal to [2016]
(A) 240 N/C (B) 360 N/C
(C) 420 N/C (D) 480 N/C

16. A capacitance of 2 F is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1 kV. A large
number of 1 F capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 300
V. The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is: [2017]
(A) 16 (B) 24 (C) 32 (D) 2

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17. In the given circuit diagram, when the current reaches steady state in the circuit, the charge on the
capacitor of capacitance C will be: [2017]
r1 r2 r1
(A) CE (B) CE (C) CE (D) CE
(r2  r ) (r  r2 ) (r1  r )
18. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 90 pF is connected to a battery of emf 20 V. If a dielectric
5
material of dielectric constant K  is inserted between the plates, the magnitude of the induced charge
3
will be: [2018]
(A) 1.2 nC (B) 0.3 nC (C) 2.4 nC (D) 0.9 nC
19. A parallel plate capacitor with square plates is filled with four dielectrics of dielectric constants
K1, K 2, K 3, K 4 arranged as shown in the figure. The effective dielectric constant K will be : [2019]

(K1  K 2 )(K 3  K 4 )
(A) K 
2(K1  K 2  K 3  K 4 )

(K1  K 4 )( K 2  K 3 )
(B) K 
2(K1  K 2  K 3  K 4 )

( K1  K 2 )(K 3  K 4 )
(C) K 
K1  K 2  K 3  K 4

( K1  K 3 )(K 2  K 4 )
(D) K 
K1  K 2  K 3  K 4

20. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two square plates of side ‘a’,
separated by a distance d(d  a ). The lower triangular portion is filled

with a dielectric of dielectric constant K, as shown in the figure.

Capacitance of this capacitor is: [2019]

1 K 0 a2 K 0 a2 K 0 a2 K 0 a2
(A) (B) ln K (C) ln K (D)
2 d d d( K  1) 2d( K  1)
21. A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance 12pF is charged by a battery to a potential difference of 10V
between its plates. The charging battery is now disconnected and a porcelain slab of dielectric constant
6.5 is slipped between the plates. The work done by the capacitor on the slab is : [2019]
(A) 560 pJ (B) 692 pJ (C) 508 pJ (D) 600 pJ

22. A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6cm 2 and a separation 3 mm. The
gap is filled with three dielectric materials of equal thickness (see figure)
with dielectric constants K1  10, K 2  12 and K 3  14. The dielectric
constant of a material which when fully inserted in above capacitor, gives
same capacitance would be: [2019]
(A) 14 (B) 36 (C) 12 (D) 4

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23. Seven capacitors, each of capacitance 2F , are to be connected in a configuration to obtain an effective
 6 
capacitance of   F . Which of the combinations, shown in figures below, will achieve the desired
 13 
 
value? [2019]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

24. In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of the 10F capacitor is 30C . The charge on
the right plate of the 6F capacitor is: [2019]
(A) 18C
(B) 18C
(C) 12C
(D) 12C

25. A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area 1 m 2 each, are at a separation of 0.1 m. If the electric field
between the plates is 100 N/C, the magnitude of charge on each plate is: [2019]
2
C
( Take 0  8.85  10 12 )
N  m2
(A) 8.85  10 10 C (B) 9.85  10 10C (C) 7.85  10 10C (D) 6.85  10 10 C

26. In the circuit shown, find C if the effective capacitance of the whole circuit is to be 0.5 F . All values in
the circuit are in F . [2019]
7
(A) F
11
6
(B) F
5
(C) 4 F
7
(D) F
10
27. The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, as a function of
time, is shown in the figure: What is the value of current at
t  4s ? [2019]
(A) 1.5 A
(B) zero
(C) 3 A
(D) 2 A

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28. In the figure shown, after the switch ‘S’ is turned from position ‘A’ to position ‘B’, the energy dissipated in
the circuit in terms of capacitance ‘C’ and total charge ‘Q’ is: [2019]
1 Q2 5 Q2
(A) (B)
8 C 8 C
2
3 Q 3 Q2
(C) (D)
4 C 8 C

29. Voltage rating of a parallel plate capacitor is 500 V. Its dielectric can withstand a maximum electric field
of 10 6 V / m . The plate area is 104 m 2. What is the dielectric constant if the capacitance is 15 pF ?

( given 0  8.86  10  12 C 2 / Nm 2 ) [2019]

(A) 6.2 (B) 4.5 (C) 8.5 (D) 3.8

30. A parallel plate capacitor has 1F capacitance. One of its two plates is given 2C charge and the
other plate, 4C charge. The potential difference developed across the capacitor is: [2019]
(A) 2V (B) 5V (C) 3V (D) 1V
31. Determine the charge on the capacitor in the following circuit :

(A) 200 C (B) 60 C (C) 2 C (D) 10 C

32. A capacitor with capacitance 5 F is charged to 5 C. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the

capacitance to 2 F , how much work is done? [2019]

(A) 2.55  10 6 J (B) 3.75  10 6 J (C) 6.25  10 6 J (C) 2.16  10 6 J

33. The parallel combination of two air filled parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and nC is connected to
a battery of voltage, V. When the capacitors are fully charged, the battery is removed and after that a
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: [2019]
( n  1)V V nV
(A) (B) (C) V (D)
(K  n ) K n K n
34. Figure shows charge (q) versus voltage (V) graph for series and parallel
combination to two given capacitors. The capacitances are: [2019]
(A) 20F and 30F
(B) 40F and 10F
(C) 60F and 40F
(D) 50F and 30F
35. In the given circuit, the charge on 4F capacitor will be:
(A) 13.4C
(B) 9.6 C
(C) 5.4C
(D) 24C [2019]

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36. Two identical parallel plate capacitors, of capacitance C each, have plates of area A, 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, K 2 and K 3 . The first capacitor is filled as shown in fig. I, and the
second one is filled as shown in fig. II. If these two modified capacitors are charged by the same potential
V, the ratio of the energy stored in the two, would be ( E1 refers to capacitor (I) and E2 to capacitor (II)):

(A)
E1

 K1  K 2  K 3  K 2K 3  K 3K1  K1K 2 
E2 9K1K 2K 3
E1 K1K 2K 3
(B) 
E2  K1  K 2  K 3  K 2K 3  K 3K1  K1K 2 
E1 9K1K 2K 3
(C) 
E2  K1  K 2  K 3  K 2K 3  K 3K1  K1K 2 
(D)
E1

 K1  K 2  K 3  K 2K 3  K 3K1  K1K 2  [2019]
E2 K1K 2K 3

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SINGLE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

1. Seven capacitors each of capacitance 2 F are connected in a configure to obtain an effective capacitance
10
F which is the following combination will achieve the desired result ? [1990]
11

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

2. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C. is connected to a battery and is charged to a potential

difference V. another capacitor of capacitance 2C is similarly charged to a potential difference 2V. The
charging battery is nor disconnected and the capacitors are connected in parallel to each other in such a
way that the positive terminal of one the connected to the negative terminal of the other. The final energy
of the configuration is: [1995]
3 25 9
(A) zero (B) CV 2 (C) CV 2 (D) CV 2
2 6 2
3. The magnitude of electric field E in the annular region of a charged cylindrical capacitor [1996]
(A) is same near the outer cylinder then near the inner cylinder
(B) is higher near the outer cylinder than near the inner cylinder
(C) varies as 1/ r where r is the distance from the axis

(D) varies as 1/ r 2 where r is the distance from the axis

4. A parallel combination of 0.1 M resistor and a 10 F capacitor is connected across a 1.5 V source of
negligible resistance. The time required for the capacitor to get charged 0.75 V is approximately (in
second) [1997]
(A) Infinite (B) loge 2 (C) log10 2 (D) zero

5. For the circuit shown, which of the following statements is true? [1999]

(A) with S1 closed V1  15V,V2  20V (B) with S3 closed, V1  V2  25V

(C) with S1 and S2 closed, V1  V2  0 (D) with S1 and S3 closed, V1  30V,V2  20V

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6. Two identical metal plates are given positive charges Q1 and Q 2 (  Q1 ) respectively. if they are now
brought close together form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, the potential difference between
them is : [1999]
(A) Q1  Q2  / 2C (B) Q1  Q2  / C (C) Q1  Q 2  / C (D) Q1  Q2  / 2C
7. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate
separation d and capacitance C is filled with
three different dielectric materials having
dielectric constants K1, K 2 and K 3 as shown
capacitance C is this capacitor the its dielectric
constant K is given by: [2000]
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)    (B)  
K K1 K2 2K 3 K K1  K 2 2K 3

1 K1K 2 K1K 3 K 2K3

(C)   2K 3 (D) K  
K K1  K 2 K1  K 3 K2  K3

8. Consider the situation shown in the figure. The capacitor A has a charge q on it whereas B is uncharged.
The charge appearing on the capacitor B a long time after the switch is closed is: [2001]

(A) zero (B) q/2 (C) q (D) 2q

9. A capacitor is charged using an external battery with a resistance x in series. The dashed line shows the
variation of ln I with respect to time. It the resistance is changed to 2x, the new graph will be : [2001]

(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

10. In the given circuit, with steady current, the potential difference across the capacitor must be : [2001]

(A) V (B) V/2 (C) V/3 (D) 2V/3

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11. Two identical capacitors, have the same capacitance C. One of them is charged to potential V1 and the
other to V2 . Likely charged plates are then connected. Then, the decrease in energy of the combined
system is: [2002]
1 1 1 2 1 2
(A)
4

C V12  V22  (B)
4

C V12  V22  (C)
4

C V1  V2  (D)
4

C V1  V2 
12. A 4F capacitor and a resistance of 2.5 M are in series with 12 V battery. Find the time after which
the potential difference across the capacitor is 3 times the potential difference across the resistor. [Given,
In (2) = 0.693] [2005]
(A) 13.86s (B) 6.93s (C) 7s (D) 14s

13. Find the time constant for the given RC circuits in the correct order (in s ). [2006]
R1  1, R2  2,C1  4F,C2  2F

(A) 18, 4, 8/9 (B) 18, 8/9, 4 (C) 4, 18, 8/9 (D) 4, 8/9, 18

14. A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch is closed the total
amount of charge that flows from Y to X is : [2007]
(A) 0
(B) 54µC
(C) 27 µC
(D) 81 µC

15. A parallel plate capacitor C with plates of unit area and separation d
is filled with a liquid of dielectric constant K = 2. The level of liquid is
d/3 initially. Suppose the liquid level decreases at a constant speed
v, the time constant as a function of time t is : [2008]
6 0 R 15d  9vt  0 R
(A) (B)
5d  3vt 2d 2  3dvt  9v 2t 2
6 0 R 15d  9vt  0 R
(C) (D)
5d  3vt 2d 2  3dvt  9v 2t 2
16. A 2 F capacitor is charged as shown in the figure. The percentage of its stored energy dissipated after
the switch S is turned to position 2 is : [2011]
(A) 0%

(B) 20%

(C) 75%
8
(D) 80%

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17. In the given circuit, a charge of  80 C is given to the upper plate of the 4 F
capacitor. Then in the steady state, the charge on the upper plate of 3 F capacitor
is : [2012]
(A) 32 C
(B)  40 C
(C)  48 C
(D)  80 C

18. A parallel plate capacitor having plates of area S and plate separation d, has capacitance C1 in air. When

two dielectric of different relative permittivity’s  1  2 and  2  4  are introduced between the two

C2
plates as shown in the figure, the capacitance becomes C2 . the ratio is : [2015]
C1

6 5 7 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 3 5 3
MULTIPLE OPTIONS CORRECT TYPE
*19. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The quantities charge, voltage, electric field and
energy associated with this capacitor are given by Q0 ,V0 ,E0 and U 0 respectively. A dielectric slab is
now introduced to fill the space between the plates with the battery still in connection. The corresponding
quantities now given by Q,V,E and U are related to the previous one as: [1985]
(A) Q  Q0 (B) V  V0 (C) E  E0 (D) U  U0

*20. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is then disconnected. If the plates of the
capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles: [1987]
(A) the charge on the capacitor increases
(B) the voltage across the plates increases
(C) the capacitance increases
(D) the electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor increases

*21. Capacitor C1 of capacitance 1F and capacitor C2 of capacitance 2 F are separately charged fully by

common battery. The two capacitors are then separately allowed to discharge through equal resistors at
time t  0 . [1989]
(A) the current in each of the two discharging circuits is zero at t  0
(B) the currents in the two discharging circuits at t  0 are equal but not zero
(C) the currents in the two discharging circuits at t  0 are equal
(D) capacitor C1 loses 50% of its initial charge sooner than C2 loses 50% of its initial charge

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*22. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to potential difference V and
then the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the
capacitor so as to fill the space between the plates. If Q, E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of
charge on each plate, the electric field between the plates (after the slab is inserted), and work done o the
system, in question, in the process of inserting the slab, then [1991]
2
 0 AV 0 KAV 0 AV
(A) Q (B) Q (C) E  V / Kd (D) W  [1  1 / K ]
d d 2d

*23. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at x = 0
and positive plate is at x = 3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given some
charge. As x goes from 0 to 3d [1998]
(A) the magnitude of the electric field remains the same
(B) the direction of the electric field remains the same
(C) the electric potential increases continuously
(D) the electric potential increases at first, then decreases and again increases
*24. In the circuit shown in the figure, there are two parallel plate capacitors each of capacitance C. The
switch S1 is pressed first to fully charge the capacitor C1 and then released. The switch S2 is then pressed
to charge the capacitor C2. After some time, S2 is released and then S3 is pressed. [2013]
After some time :
(A) The charge on the upper plate of C1 is 2 CV0
(B) The charge on the upper plate of C1 is CV0 C2
(C) The charge on the upper plate of C2 is 0
(D) The charge on the upper plate of C2 is –CV0
*25. A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K between its
plates that covers 1/3 of the area of its plates, as shown in the figure. The total
capacitance of the capacitor is C while that of the portion with dielectric in
between is C1. When the capacitor is charged, the plate area covered by the
dielectric gets charge Q1 and the rest of the area gets charge Q2. The electric field
in the dielectric is E1 and that in the other portion is E2. Choose the correct
option/options, ignoring edge effects.
E1 E1 1 Q1 3 C K 2
(A) 1 (B)  (C)  (D)  [2014]
E2 E2 K Q2 K C1 K
*26. In the circuit shown below, the key is pressed at time t = 0. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
true? [2016]

(A) The voltmeter displays  5V as soon as the key is pressed, and displays +5V after a long time
(B) The voltmeter will display 0 V at time t = In 2 seconds
(C) The current in the ammeter becomes 1/e of the initial value after 1 second
(D) The current in the ammeter becomes zero after a long time

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*27. In the circuit shown, initially there is no charge on capacitors and keys S1 and S 2 are open.

The values of the capacitors are C1  10F , C2  30F and C3  C4  80F . [2019]

(A) If key S1 is kept closed for long time such that capacitors are fully charged, the voltage
difference between points P and Q will be 10V .
(B) The key S1 is kept closed for long time such that capacitors are fully charged. Now key S 2 is
closed at this time, the instantaneous current across 30 resistor (between points P and Q )
will be 0.2 A (round off to 1st decimal place).
(C) At time t  0, the key S1 is closed, the instantaneous current in the closed circuit will be
25 mA.
(D) If key S1 is kept closed for long time such that capacitors are fully charged, the voltage across

the capacitor C1 will be 4V .

LINKED COMPREHENSION TYPE

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 28-29
Consider a simple RC circuit as shown in Figure 1.
Process 1 : In the circuit the switch S is closed at t  0 and the capacitor is fully charged to voltage V0 (i.e.,
charging continues for time T >> RC). In the process some dissipation ( E D ) occurs across the resistance R. The
amount of energy finally stored in the fully charged capacitor is EC .
V0
Process 2 : In a different process the voltage is first set to and maintained for a charging time T >> RC. Then
3
2V0
the voltage is raised to without discharging the capacitor and again maintained for a time T >> RC. The
3
process is repeated one more time by raising the voltage to V0 and the capacitor is charged to the same final
voltage V0 as in Process 1. These two processes are depicted in Figure 2.

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28. In Process 2, total energy dissipated across the resistance E D is : [2017]
1  1 11 2
(A) E D  3  CV02  (B) ED  CV02 (C) E D  3CV02 (D) ED   CV0 
2  2 32 

29. In Process 1, the energy stored in the capacitor E C and heat dissipated across resistance E D are related
by : [2017]
1
(A) EC  ED (B) EC  2E D (C) EC  E D (D) E C  E D ln 2
2

NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE

30. Calculate the steady state current (in A) in the 2 resistor shown in the circuit (see figure). The internal
resistance of the battery is negligible and the capacitance of the condenser C is 0.2 F . [1982]

31. The figure shows two identical parallel plate capacitors connected to a
battery with the switch S closed. The switch is now opened and the free
space between the plates of the capacitors if filled with a dielectric of
dielectric constant (or relative permittivity) 3. Find the ratio of the total
electrostatic energy stored in both capacitors before and after the
introduction of the dielectric . [1983]

32. A part of circuit in a steady state along with the currents flowing in the branches, the values of
resistances etc, is shown in the figure. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor C  4 F  in J .

[1986]

33. In the given circuit, [1988]

E1  3E2  2E3  6V and R1  2R 4  6 ,

R 3  2R2  4, C  5 F .

(i) Find the current in R3 (in A) .

(ii) Find the energy stored in the capacitor (in J ) .

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34. Two parallel plate capacitors A and B have the same separation d  8.85  45 4 m between the plates.

The plate areas of A and B are 0.04 m 2 and 0.02 m 2 respectively. A slab of dielectric constant (relative
permittivity) K  9 has dimensions such that it can exactly fill the space between the plates of capacitor
B.

(i) The dielectric slab is placed inside A as shown in figure (a). A is then charged to a potential
difference of 110V. If the energy stored in it is x  105 J , then find x . [1993]

(ii) The battery is disconnected and then the dielectric slab is removed from A. If the work done by
the external agency in removing the slab from A is y  10 5 J , find y .

(iii) The same dielectric slab is now placed inside B, filling it completely. The two capacitors A and B
are then connected as shown in figure (ii). If the energy stored in the system is z 105 J . Then

find z .

35. Two square metal plates of side 1m are kept 0.01m apart like a parallel plate capacitor in air in such a
way that one of their edges is perpendicular to an oil surface in a tank filled with an insulating oil. The
plates are connected to a battery of emf 500V. the plates are then lowered vertically into the oil at a speed

of 0.001 ms1 . If the current drawn from the battery during the process is i  x  10 9 A , then x is .

(Dielectric constant of oil  11 , 0  8.85  10 12 C2 N 1m 2 ) [1994]

36. A leaky parallel plate capacitor is filled completely with a material having dielectric consents K  5 and

electrical conductivity   7.4  10 12  1m 1 . If the charge on the capacitor at instant t  0 is

q  8.85 C , Then calculate the leakage current in A at the instant t  12s . [1997]

37. In the circuit shown in figure, The battery is an ideal one. With emf V. The capacitor is initially
uncharged. The switch S is closed at time t  0 . [1998]

 xt 
CV   
(i) 3RC
If Q(t )   1  e  , find x .
2
V
(ii) If the liming value of current at t   is , then find x .
xR

38. At time t = 0, a battery of 10V is connected across points A and B

in the given circuit. If the capacitors have no charge initially, at
what time (in seconds) does the voltage across them becomes 4
volt ? [Take n 5  1.6, n 3  1.1] 3 = 1.1] [2010]

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39. Three identical capacitors C1, C2 and C3 have a capacitance of
1.0F each and they are uncharged initially. They are connected in a
circuit as shown in the figure and C1 is then filled completely with a

dielectric material of relative permittivity r . The cell electromotive force

(emf) V0  8V . First the switch S1 is closed while the switch S2 is kept

open. When the capacitor C3 is fully charged, S1 is opened and S2 is
closed simultaneously. When all the capacitors reach equilibrium, the
charge on C3 is found to be 5C . The value of r is x. Find x. [2018]

40. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C has spacing d between two plates having area A. The region
d
between the plates is filled with N dielectric layers, parallel to its plates, each with thickness   . The
N
 m
dielectric constant of the m th layer is K m  K 1 

 N 

 
 . For a very large N  103 , the capacitance C is

 K 0 A 
  . Find the value of  . [ 0 is the permittivity of free space] . [2019]
 d ln 2 
 

FILL IN THE BLANKS TYPE

41. In the steady state, the potential difference between the points A and B is_____ V and between the points
B and C is _____ V. [1980]

42. Five identical capacitor plates, each of area A, are arranged such that adjacent plates are at a distance d
apart, the plates are connected to a source of emf V as shown in the figure. [1984]

The charge on plate 1 is _______ and on plate 4 is _______ .

43. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are connected in parallel and charged to a
potential difference V, the battery is then disconnected and the region between the plates of capacitor C
is completely filled with a material of dielectric constant K. The potential difference across the capacitors
now becomes________. [1988]

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44. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and separation d, is C. The space between
the plates is filled with two wedges of dielectric constants K1 and K 2 respectively (figure). The

capacitance of resulting capacitor is ___________. [1996]

45. Two capacitors A and B with capacities 3 F and 2 F are charged to a potential difference of 100 V and
180 V respectively. The plates of the capacitors are connected as shown in the figure with one wire of
each capacitor free. The upper plate of A is positive and that of B is negative. An uncharged 2 F
capacitor C with lead wires falls on the free ends to complete the circuit. Calculate [1997]

(i) the final charge on the capacitor A is ______ C , B is ______ C and C is ______ C .
(ii) the amount of electrostatic energy stored in the system before and after completion of the circuit
are respectively _________ mJ and _______ mJ.
46.  
At t  0, which S is closed. The charge on the capacitor is varying with time as Q  Q0 1  e t . Then

Q0 is ______ and  is _______. [2005]

TRUE/FALSE TYPE
47. Two protons A and B are placed in between the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor charged to a
potential difference V as shown in the figure. the forces on the two protons are identical. [1986]

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