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VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS, COIMBATORE.

XII – PHYSICS ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE 20/05/24


REVISION WORKSHEET - 3
1. Derive an expression for electrostatic potential due to an electric dipole?
2. 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? Also derive an
expression for equivalent capacitance of three capacitors, when connected in parallel and
in series.
3. Draw the equipotential surfaces corresponding to a uniform electric field in z – direction?
Also draw for two identical positive charges separated by a distance‘d’.
4. The work done in moving a charge between two points in a uniform electric field does
not depend on path? Give reasons.
5. Four charges +q, – q, + q and – q are to be arranged respectively at the four corners of a
square ABCD of side ‘a’. (i) Find the work required to put together this arrangement (ii)
A charge q0 is brought to the center of the square, the four charges being held fixed. How
much extra work is needed to do this?
6. i) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then disconnected. A
dielectric slab is then inserted in the space between the plates. Explain what changes, if
any, occur in the values of
(i) capacitance. ii) potential difference between the plates. iii) electric field strength
between the plates. iv) energy stored in the capacitor
ii) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. When the battery remains connected,
a dielectric slab is then inserted in the space between the plates. (i) capacitance. ii)
potential difference between the plates. iii) electric field strength between the plates. iv)
energy stored in the capacitor.
7. i) In parallel plate capacitor, the capacitance increases from 4 f to 80 f on introducing a
dielectric medium between the plates. What is the dielectric constant of the medium?
ii) A parallel plate capacitor with air has a capacity of 8 pF. Calculate the capacity of the
capacitor if the distance between the plates is halved and the space between them is fully
filled with a substance of dielectric constant 5.
iii) An air filled parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance 1pF. The separation between the plates
is doubled and wax is inserted between the plates, then the capacitance becomes 2pF. What is the
dielectric constant of wax?
8. In the figure given below, i) Find the

A and B, Given: 𝐶1=𝐶5=8𝜇𝐹,


equivalent capacitance of the network between points
𝐶2=𝐶3=𝐶4=4𝜇𝐹. ii) maximum charge supplied by the battery iii) total energy stored
in the network?

9. The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is completely filled in two

a slab of dielectric constant 𝐾. In the


ways. In the first case, it is filled with

second case, it is filled with two slabs

constants 𝐾1 and 𝐾2, respectively as


of equal dimensions but dielectric

of the capacitor is same in the two cases. Obtain the relationship between 𝐾,
shown in the figure. The capacitance

𝐾1 and 𝐾2.

10. In a network, four capacitors , , and are connected as shown in the figur

(a) Calculate the net capacitance in the circuit. (b) If the


charge on the capacitor is (i) calculate the
charge on the capacitors and , and (ii) net
energy stored in the capacitors and connected
in series.

11. Four electric charges +q,+q,−q and −q are placed at the corners of a
square of side 2L (see figure). Calculate the electric potential at point A,
midway between the two charges +q and +q?
12. Two charges 14 μC and −4 μC are placed at (−12 cm,0,0) and (12
cm,0,0) in an external electric field E=(B/r2), where B=1.2×106 N/Cm2 and r is in metres.
Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the given configuration.

13. Obtain an expression for electrostatic potential energy of a system of three charges q, 2q and -3q
placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’.

14. A 100 pF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 24 V.It is connected to an uncharged


capacitor of capacitance 20pF. What will be the new potential difference across the 100pF
capacitor?

15. A 200 F parallel plate capacitor having plate separation of 5 mm is charged by a 100 V dc
source. It remains connected to the source. Using an insulated handle, the distance between the
plates is doubled and a dielectric slab of thickness 5 mm and dielectric constant 10 is introduced
between the plates. Explain with reason, how the (i) capacitance, (ii) electric field between the
plates, (iii) energy density of the capacitor will change?

16. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50V battery. How much electrostatic energy is stored in the
capacitor? If another capacitor of 6 pF connected in series with it with the same battery connected
across the combination, find the charge stored and potential difference across each capacitor.

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