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Electric potential and capacitance practice · Mixed difficulty
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A capacitor is charged through a potential difference of , when charge is stored in it. How much energy will it release, when it is discharged?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the energy stored in a capacitor is given by , and when discharged, it releases this stored energy.
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Assertion (A): In a region of constant potential, the electric field is zero and there can be no charge inside the region.
Reason (R): According to Gauss law, charge inside the region should be zero if electric field is zero.
Reason (R): According to Gauss law, charge inside the region should be zero if electric field is zero.
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Correct option: B
Both (A) and (R) are true; (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
Option B (Both (A) and (R) are true; (R) is not correct explanation of (A)) is correct because while both the assertion and reason are true statements, the reason doesn't directly explain why the electric field is zero in a region of constant potential.
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The electric potential in volts due to an electric dipole of dipole moment coulomb-metre at a distance of on a line making an angle of with the axis of the dipole is
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Correct option: B
10
Option B (10) is correct because the electric potential due to a dipole is given by , where k is Coulomb's constant, p is the dipole moment, is the angle, and r is the distance.
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A parallel plate condenser with oil between the plates (dielectric constant of oil K=8) has a capacitance If the oil is removed, then capacitance of the capacitor becomes
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because removing the dielectric reduces the capacitance by a factor equal to the dielectric constant.
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The electrostatic potential on the surface of a charged conducting sphere is 100 V. Two statements are made in this regard
S1: At any point inside the sphere, electric intensity is zero.
S2: At any point inside the sphere, the electrostatic potential is 100 V.
Which of the following is a correct statement?
S1: At any point inside the sphere, electric intensity is zero.
S2: At any point inside the sphere, the electrostatic potential is 100 V.
Which of the following is a correct statement?
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Correct option: C
S1 is true, S2 is also true and S1 is the cause of S2
Option D (S1 is true, S2 is also true and S1 is the cause of S2) is correct because inside a charged conducting sphere, the electric field is zero, and therefore the potential is constant and equal to the surface potential.
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The capacitance of a parallel plate condenser does not depend upon
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Correct option: D
metal of the plates
Option D (metal of the plates) is correct because the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends on the area of the plates, the distance between them, and the medium between them, but not on the metal used for the plates.
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What will be the capacity of a parallel-plate capacitor when the half of parallel space between the plates is filled by a material of dielectric constant ? Assume that the capacity of the capacitor in air is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the capacitor can be considered as two capacitors in series, one with air and one with the dielectric material.
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A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery after charging the capacitor, the battery is disconnected and if a dielectric plate is inserted between the plates, then which one of the following statements is not correct
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Correct option: A
Increase in the stored energy
Option A (Increase in the stored energy) is not correct because when a dielectric is inserted after disconnecting the battery, the stored energy decreases.
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The dielectric constant of a perfect conductor is
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Correct option: C
Infinite
Option C is correct because a perfect conductor allows free flow of charge, resulting in infinite polarization and thus an infinite dielectric constant.
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Analyzing
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Assertion: The electric field due to a dipole on its axial line at a distance is . Then, electric field due to the same dipole on the equatorial line and at the same distance will be
Reason: Electric field due to dipole varies inversely as the square of distance.
Reason: Electric field due to dipole varies inversely as the square of distance.
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Correct option: C
Assertion is true & Reason is false
Option C (Assertion is true & Reason is false) is correct because the electric field on the axial line is twice that on the equatorial line at the same distance, but the electric field due to a dipole varies inversely as the cube of the distance, not the square.
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On increasing the plate separation of a charged condenser, the energy
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Correct option: A
Increases
Option A (Increases) is correct because as the plate separation increases, the capacitance decreases, and since the charge is constant, the energy stored in the capacitor increases.
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Remembering
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In which form energy is stored in a capacitor:
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Correct option: A
Electric field
Option A (Electric field) is correct because a capacitor stores energy in the form of an electric field created between its plates due to the accumulation of electric charge.
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An electric dipole is situated in an electric field of uniform intensity whose dipole moment is and moment of inertia is If the dipole is displaced slightly from the equilibrium position, then the angular frequency of its oscillations is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the angular frequency of oscillations of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field is given by .
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A spherical equipotential surface is not possible
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Correct option: B
For a dipole
Option B (For a dipole) is correct because the electric field lines of a dipole do not form spherical equipotential surfaces.
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The electric potential inside a conducting sphere
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Correct option: C
Remains constant from centre to surface
The correct answer is C (Remains constant from centre to surface) because the electric field inside a conductor is zero, hence the potential is constant.
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A capacitor is charged to 400 volt. If its plates of joined through a resistance, then heat produced in the resistance will be
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Correct option: B
0.32 J
Option B (0.32 J) is correct because the heat produced is equal to the initial electrical energy stored in the capacitor, which can be calculated using the formula 1/2 * C * V2.
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Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments and are held on the X-axis at distance from each other. When released, they move along the X-axis with the direction of their dipole moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is their speed when they are infinitely far apart is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the conservation of energy and momentum principles.
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A parallel plate condenser has a capacitance in air and when immersed in an oil. The dielectric constant of the oil is
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Correct option: D
2.2
Option D (2.2) is correct because the dielectric constant is the ratio of the capacitance with the oil to the capacitance in air.
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Understanding
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At a point on the axis of an electric dipole
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Correct option: C
Neither the electric field nor the electric
potential is zero
potential is zero
Option C (Neither the electric field nor the electric potential is zero) is correct because both electric field and potential exist at a point on the axis of an electric dipole.
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A capacitor is charged by a battery. After some time the battery is disconnected. The capacitor is then connected to another capacitor. What is the electrostatic energy stored?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the electrostatic energy stored is calculated using the common potential after connecting the two capacitors.
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When two identical capacitors are in series have capacitance and when parallel What is the capacitance of each
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the series and parallel combinations provide two equations that can be solved for the individual capacitance.
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Force of acts on charge placed in a uniform electric field. The potential difference between two points apart in the field is
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Correct option: D
Option A () is correct because the magnetic field is calculated using the formula for the magnetic field around a straight wire.
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Three capacitors of capacitances and are connected once in series and another time in parallel. The ratio of equivalent capacitance in the two cases will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the ratio of the equivalent capacitance when the capacitors are connected in series to when they are connected in parallel.
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Remembering
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An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges and separated by a distance . The axis of the dipole is defined as
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Correct option: B
Direction from negative charge to positive charge
Option B (Direction from negative charge to positive charge) is correct because the axis of an electric dipole is defined as the direction from the negative charge to the positive charge.
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Three capacitors of capacitance are connected in a circuit. Then their maximum and minimum capacitance will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the maximum capacitance is achieved in parallel and the minimum in series.
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The energy of a charged capacitor is given by the expression ( charge on the conductor and its capacity)
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because this is the correct formula for the energy stored in a capacitor.
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The electric field due to a short electric dipole at a large distance from center of dipole on the equatorial plane varies with distance as :
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the electric field due to a short electric dipole on the equatorial plane varies inversely with the cube of the distance.
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A molecule of a substance has electric dipole moment of magnitude . A mole of this substance is polarised by applying strong electric field of magnitudes . The direction of field is changed by an angle of . The heat released by the substance in aligning its dipole along the new direction of field is
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Correct option: D
Option D (+30 J) is correct because the heat released is the change in potential energy of the dipoles when aligned with the new field direction.
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Remembering
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The electrostatic potential due to an electric dipole at a distance varies as:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the electrostatic potential due to an electric dipole decreases with the square of the distance.
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The energy stored in a condenser is in the form
of
of
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Correct option: B
Potential energy
Option B (Potential energy) is correct because a condenser (capacitor) stores energy in the form of an electric field, which is potential energy.
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