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A parallel plate capacitor is filled with a dielectric whose dimensions are the same as that of the capacitor. The capacitor is connected to a battery.
Statement 1: If the dielectric is pulled out, the electric field inside the capacitor increases.
Statement 2: The electric field inside the dielectric is lesser than the electric field in the region outside the dielectric.
Statement 1: If the dielectric is pulled out, the electric field inside the capacitor increases.
Statement 2: The electric field inside the dielectric is lesser than the electric field in the region outside the dielectric.
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Correct option: D
Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True
Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True because when a dielectric is pulled out with a battery connected, the electric field remains constant, and the electric field inside the dielectric is reduced due to polarization.
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Statement-1: A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference of , and disconnected from the voltage source. A slab of dielectric is then slowly inserted between the plates. Compared to the energy before the slab was inserted, the energy stored in the capacitor with the dielectric is decreased.
Statement-2: When we insert a dielectric between the plates of a capacitor, the induced charges tend to draw in the dielectric into the field (just as neutral objects are attracted by charged objects due to induction). We resist this force while slowly inserting the dielectric, and thus do negative work on the system, removing electrostatic energy from the system.
Statement-2: When we insert a dielectric between the plates of a capacitor, the induced charges tend to draw in the dielectric into the field (just as neutral objects are attracted by charged objects due to induction). We resist this force while slowly inserting the dielectric, and thus do negative work on the system, removing electrostatic energy from the system.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1
Option A (Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1) is correct because inserting a dielectric after disconnecting the voltage source decreases the energy stored, and this is due to the negative work done against the attractive force on the dielectric.
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An electric dipole of moment placed in a uniform electric field has minimum potential energy when the angle between and is
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Correct option: A
Zero
Option A (Zero) is correct because the potential energy of a dipole in an electric field is minimum when the dipole moment is aligned with the electric field (angle is zero).
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A capacitor has air as dielectric medium and two conducting plates of area and they are apart. When a slab of dielectric having area and thickness is inserted between the plates, one of the conducting plates has to be moved by to keep the capacitance same as in previous case. The dielectric constant of the slab is:
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Correct option: A
1.5
Option A (1.5) is correct because the dielectric constant can be found by equating the initial capacitance to the final capacitance after inserting the dielectric and moving the plate.
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Assertion:- Two adjacent conductors carrying the same charge can be at different potentials.
Reason:- The conductors may have different sizes and hence different capacitances.
Reason:- The conductors may have different sizes and hence different capacitances.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because the potential depends on capacitance, which is size-dependent.
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The electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor when connected to a certain battery is If the space between the plates of the capacitor is filled by introducing a material of dielectric constant without disturbing the battery connections, the field between the plates shall be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because when the battery remains connected, the potential difference across the capacitor remains constant, and therefore the electric field remains the same.
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Assertion (A) : From the relation . We can say that, if more charge is given to a conductor, its capacitance should increase.
Reason (R) : Ratio will remain constant for a given conductor.
Reason (R) : Ratio will remain constant for a given conductor.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
Option D (If Assertion is false but the Reason is true) is correct because capacitance is a property of the conductor and does not change with charge, but the ratio of charge to voltage remains constant.
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An air capacitor is charged with an amount of charge and dipped into an oil tank. If the oil is pumped out, the electric field between the plates of capacitor will
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Correct option: A
Increase
Increase because when the oil is pumped out, the dielectric constant decreases, and since the charge remains constant, the electric field increases.
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A parallel plate condenser with oil between the plates (dielectric constant of oil ) 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 oil (dielectric) reduces the capacitance by a factor equal to the dielectric constant.
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The electric potential at any point in space is given according to relation . The electric field intensity at the point will be (volt/metre) then the value of is
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Correct option: A
8
The correct answer is 8 because the electric field is the negative gradient of the potential, and evaluating this at the given point yields E = 8 V/m.
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A capacitor is kept connected to the battery and a dielectric slab is inserted between the plates. During this process
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Correct option: C
Work is done at the cost of the battery
Option C (Work is done at the cost of the battery) is correct because the battery supplies the additional energy required to increase the charge on the capacitor when the dielectric is inserted.
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A parallel plate capacitor of plate area and plate separation is charged to potential and then the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant is then inserted between the plates of the capacitors so as to fill the space between the plates. If and denote respectively, the magnitude of charge on each plate, the electric field between the plates (after the slab is inserted) and work done on the system in question in the process of inserting the slab, then state incorrect relation from the following
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Correct option: D
Option D () is the incorrect relation because it represents the work done in inserting the dielectric, which should be negative as energy is reduced.
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If is the electric field intensity of an electrostatic field, then the electrostatic energy density is proportional to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the electrostatic energy density is proportional to the square of the electric field intensity.
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One volt is equivalent to:
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Correct option: C
Joule/coulomb
Option C (Joule/coulomb) is correct because one volt is defined as one joule of energy per coulomb of charge.
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identical spherical drops charged to the same potential are combined to form a big drop. The potential of the new drop will be
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Correct option: D
Option D (V x N(2/3)) is correct because when N identical drops combine, the volume increases by a factor of N, and the radius increases by N(1/3). Since potential is proportional to Q/R and Q increases by N, the potential becomes V x N(2/3).
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A parallel plate capacitor consisting of two circular plates of radius 10 cm is being charged by a constant current of 0.15 A. If the rate of change of potential difference between the plates is then the integer value of the distance between the parallel plates is ____
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Correct option: A
1320
Option A (1320) is correct because it is the calculated distance between the plates based on the given rate of change of potential difference and other parameters.
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A capacitor of capacitance having dielectric slab of dielectric strength and calculate area of plates.
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct. The area of the plates is calculated using the formula C = (ε₀εᵣA)/d and V = Ed.
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Statement-I: Due to two point charges electric field and electric potential can't be zero at some point simultaneously.
Statement-II: Field is a vector quantity and potential a scalar quantity.
Statement-II: Field is a vector quantity and potential a scalar quantity.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is True, statement-II is True
Option A (Statement-I is True, statement-II is True) is correct because it's possible to have zero potential but non-zero field, or vice versa, but not both zero simultaneously with just two point charges.
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A parallel plate capacitor having a plate separation of is charged by connecting it to a supply. The energy density is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the energy density calculated using the electric field and permittivity of free space.
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When a positive charge is taken from lower potential to a higher potential point, then its potential energy will
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Correct option: B
Increase
Option B (Increase) is correct because moving a positive charge to a higher potential increases its potential energy.
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An electric dipole in a uniform electric field experiences (When it is placed at an angle with the field)
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Correct option: C
Torque but no force
Option C (Torque but no force) is correct because a uniform electric field exerts a torque on a dipole when it's at an angle, but the net force is zero.
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Two charges are at a distance apart. If a copper plate (conducting medium) of thickness is placed between them, the effective force will be
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Correct option: C
Option C (0) is correct because the electric field inside a conductor is always zero, effectively short-circuiting the region between the charges.
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Assertion (A) : Two capacitors are connected in series with a battery. Energy stored across them is in inverse ratio of their capacity.
Reason (R): or .
Reason (R): or .
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct. The energy stored is inversely proportional to capacitance because the charge is the same for capacitors in series, and .
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Assertion (A) : A small electric dipole is moved translationally from higher potential to lower potential in uniform electric field. Work done by electric field is positive.
Reason (R) : When a positive charge is moved from higher potential to lower potential, work done by electric field is positive.
Reason (R) : When a positive charge is moved from higher potential to lower potential, work done by electric field is positive.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
Option D (If Assertion is false but the Reason is true) is correct because the assertion is false, while the reason is true.
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The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinite distance to a point at distance from a positive charge is Then the potential at that point is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the electric potential at a point is defined as the work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to that point, which is given as .
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A body of capacity is charged to and another body of capacity is charged to When they are connected the energy lost by capacitor is
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Correct option: A
Option A (7.8 mJ) is correct because it represents the energy lost when the capacitors are connected, calculated using the difference in initial and final energies.
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A large insulated sphere of radius charged with units of electricity is placed in contact with a small insulated uncharged sphere of radius and in then separated. The charge on smaller sphere will now be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the charge distributes proportionally to the radii of the spheres when they are connected.
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The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor increases with the
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Correct option: C
Increase of its area
Option C (Increase of its area) is correct because the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is directly proportional to the area of the plates.
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A capacitor of capacity has charge and stored energy is . If the charge is increased to , the stored energy will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the stored energy is proportional to the square of the charge, so doubling the charge quadruples the energy.
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A system consists of four equal charges - placed at the four corners of a square and another charge is placed at the centre of the square, then the value of for which the system is equilibrium, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because, at equilibrium, the net force on each charge at the corner of the square must be zero. This requires a specific value for q at the center.
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