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CHAPTER-2

ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

1. In which of the states shown in figure is the potential energy of a electric dipole maximum?

a) b) c) d)

2. In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic potential energy of the system
a) Decreases b) Increases c) same d) Becomes zero
3. Figure shows three points A, B and C in a region of uniform electric field E. The line AB is perpendicular and
BC is parallel to the field lines. Then which of the following holds good?

Where 𝑉𝐴 , 𝑉𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝐶 represent the electric potential at the points A, B and C respectively.
a) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉𝐶 b) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 > 𝑉𝑐 c) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 < 𝑉𝐶 d) 𝑉𝐴 > 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉𝐶
4. The electric potential inside a conducting sphere
a) Increases from centre to surface b) Decreases from centre to surface
c) Remains constant from centre to surface d) Is zero at every point inside
5. A dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of an isolated charged capacitor. Which of the following
quantities remain unchanged?
a) The charge on the capacitor b) The stored energy in the capacitor
c) The potential difference between the plates d) The electric field in the capacitor
6. In a charged capacitor the energy stored in
a) The positive charges b) The negative charges
c) The field between the plates d) None of the above
7. In a parallel plate capacitor , the capacity increases if
a) Area of the plate is decreased b) Distance between the plates increases
c) Area of the plate is increased d) Dielectric constant decrease
8. Identify the wrong statement.
a) In an electric field two equipotential surfaces can never intersect.
b) A charged particle free to move in an electric field shall always move in the direction of E.
c) Electric field at the surface of a charged conductor is always normal to the surface.
d) The electric potential decrease along a line of force in an electric field.
9. The capacitance 𝐶 of a capacitor is
a) Independent of the charge and potential of the capacitor
b) Dependent on the charge and independent of potential
c) Independent of the geometrical configuration of the capacitor
d) Independent of the dielectric medium between the two conducting surface of the capacitor
10. The electric potential V at any point (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) in space is given by 𝑉 = 4𝑥 2 V. the electric field at (1,0,2) m
inVm-1 is
a) 8, along negative X-axis b) 8, along positive X-axis
c) 16,along negative X-axis d) 16, along positive X-axis
Two mark questions
1. Draw the curves representing the variation of electrostatic potential and field with the distance from
a point charge.
2. Find the potential at a point P due to a charge of 4×10-9 C located 9 cm away from it.
3. Distinguish between polar and non-polar dielectrics.
4. What are the factors on which capacitance of a capacitor depend?

Three mark questions


1. Obtain the expression for the relation between electric field and electric potential.
2. Arrive at the expression for the potential energy of a system of two charges in the absence of an external
electric field.
3. Obtain an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
4. Derive the expression for the effective capacitance of a series combination of two capacitors.
5. Arrive at the expression for the effective capacitance of a parallel combination of two capacitors.

Five mark questions


1. Define electrostatic potential due to a point charge and arrive at the expression for electric potential
at a point due to a point source charge.
2. Obtain the expression for electrostatic potential at any point due to a short electric dipole.
3. Arrive at the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric is
introduced between its plates.

Numerical problems
1. Two capacitors of capacitances 2μF and 8μF are connected in series and the resulting combination is
connected across a 300V battery. Calculate the charge, potential difference and the energy stored in
each capacitor. [charge=4.8X10-4C, potential=240V, 60V, energy=5.76X10-2J & 1.44X10-2J]
2. Charges +2nC, +4nC, and +8nC are placed at the corners ABC respectively of a square of side 0.2m.
Calculate the work done to transfer a charge of +2nC from the corner D to the center of the square.
(A) [627.4X10-9J]
3. A battery of 10V is connected to a capacitor of capacitance 0.1F. The battery is now removed and
this capacitor is connected to a second uncharged capacitor. If the charge distributes equally on
these two capacitors, find the total energy stored in each capacitor, and compare with the initial
energy of the first capacitor.
[2.5J, 0.5]

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