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U-2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

The document discusses electrostatic potential and capacitance. It provides 30 multiple choice questions with answers on topics like: 1. The SI units for potential gradient. 2. Whether a capacitor blocks alternating current or direct current. 3. That two equally charged conducting spheres of the same radius will have an equal charge regardless of whether one is solid or hollow. 4. That introducing a dielectric slab between the plates of a capacitor does not change its capacitance. The questions cover other topics like energy stored in capacitors, combining charged objects, dielectric constants, and the electric potential of the Earth.

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U-2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

The document discusses electrostatic potential and capacitance. It provides 30 multiple choice questions with answers on topics like: 1. The SI units for potential gradient. 2. Whether a capacitor blocks alternating current or direct current. 3. That two equally charged conducting spheres of the same radius will have an equal charge regardless of whether one is solid or hollow. 4. That introducing a dielectric slab between the plates of a capacitor does not change its capacitance. The questions cover other topics like energy stored in capacitors, combining charged objects, dielectric constants, and the electric potential of the Earth.

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I – Arch Nata Coaching Centre

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

1. The dimensions of fall of potential per unit distance are given by:
(a) [MLT-3 A-1] (b) [ML2T-2A-1] (c) [ML2T-2A-3] (d) [MLT-2A-2]
Answer: (c) [ML T A ]
2 -2 -3

2. Which of the following is blocked by a capacitor ?


(a) A.C. (b) D.C.
(c) Both A.C. and D.C. (d) Neither A.C. nor D. C
Answer: (b) D.C.

3. Two copper spheres of the same radius, one solid and the other hollow, are charged to the same potential.
Which will have more charge?
(a) Solid sphere (b) Hollow sphere
(c) Both will have an equal charge (d) None of these
Answer: (c) Both will have an equal charge

4. The capacitance of a capacitor will decrease if we introduce a slab of:


(a) copper (b) aluminium (c) zinc (d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these

5. Two capacitors of capacitance 6 µF and 4 µF are put in series across a 120 V battery. What is the potential
difference across the 4 µF capacitor?
(a) 72 V (b) 60 V (c) 48 V (d) zero
Answer: (a) 72 V

6. In which of the following forms is the energy stored in a capacitor?


(a) Charge (b) Potential (c) Capacitance (d) Electric field
Answer: (d) Electric field

7. Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 are equally charged. The ratio of their potential is
(a) (r1/r2)² (b) (r1r2)² (c)(r1/r2) (d) (r2/r1)
Answer: (b) (r1r2)²

8. Twenty seven drops of mercury are charged simultaneously to the same potential of 10 volts. What will be
potential if all the charged drops are made to combine to form one large drop ?
(a) 180 V (b) 90 V (c) 120 V (d) 45 V
Answer: (b) 90 V

9. The P.E. of an electric dipole is maximum when it makes an angle θ with electric field. The value of θ is :
(a) π2 (b) π (c) zero (d) 3π2
Answer: (b) π

10. The amount of work required to increase the distance between -6µC and 4µC from 6 cm to 18 cm will be :
(a) 1.8 J (b) 2.4 JQ (c) 1.8 µJ (d) 2.4 µJ

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Answer: (b) 2.4 J

11. An electron initially at rest is accelerated through a potential difference of one volt. The energy gained by
electron is:
(a) 1 J (b) 1.6 × 10-19 J (c) 10-19 J (d) None of these
Answer: (b) 1.6 × 10 J-19

12. A bird sitting on a high power line:


(a) gets killed instantly (b) gets a mild shock
(c) gets a fatal shock (d) is not affected practically
Answer: (d) is not affected practically

13. Choose the SI unit of electric potential energy :


(a) Joule (b) Coulomb
(c) Netwon per coulomb (d) Erg
Answer: (a) Joule

14. The capacitance of earth, viewed as a spherical conductor of radius 6408 km is:
(a) 1420 µF (b) 712 µF (c) 680 µF (d) 540 µF
Answer: (b) 712 µF

15. A capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E having some internal resistance r, the potential across the:
(a) cell is < E (b) cell is E
(c) cell is > E (d) capacitor is E
Answer: (b) cell is E

16. If a +ve charge is moved from low to high potential region,


the electric potential energy:
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remain the same (d) may increase or decrease
Answer: (b) increases

17. A capacitor is connected across a battery and the plate separation of capacitor is increased without
removing the battery, then:
(a) capacitance will increase (b) charge stored will increase
(c) energy stored will decrease (d) potential difference will increase
Answer: (c) energy stored will decrease

18. Two capacitors of 3 µF and 6 µF are connected in series with a battery of P.d. 12 V. The P.d. across 3µF
and 6µFcapacitors respectively will be :
(a) 8 V, 4 V (b) 6 V, 6 V (c) 4 V, 8 V (d) 9 V, 3 V
Answer: (a) 8 V, 4 V

19. An electric charge of 425 f µC is removed from a fully charged capacitor of capacitance 8.5µF. Its
potential will be lowered by:
(a) 75 V (b) 100 V (c) 85 V (d) 50 V
Answer: (b) 100 V

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20. A dielectric is placed in between the two parallel plates of a capacitor as shown in the figure. The
dielectric constant of the dielectric being K. If the initial capacity is C, then the new capacity will be:

(a) (K + l).C (b) K.C (c) (K+1)2 C (d) (k – l) C


Answer: (c) (K+1)2 C

21. Minimum number of capacitor of 2µF each required to obtain a capacitance of 5µF will be:
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
Answer: (a) 4

22. When a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor which remains
connected to a battery then charge on the plates relative to earlier charge is :
(a) more (b) less
(c) less or may be more (d) same
Answer: (a) more

23. Choose the vector physical quantity:


(a) Electric flux (b) Electric potential
(c) Electric potential energy (d) Electric intensity
Answer: (d) Electric intensity

24. The surface density of charge is measure:


(a) Cm-1 (b) Cm-2 (c) Cm-3 (d) JC-1
Answer: (b) Cm-2

25. A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 6.4 × 10-9c. How many
electrons have been transferred during the process?
(a) 4 × 1012 (b) 4 × 1011 (c) 4 × 1010 (d) None of these
Answer: (c) 4 × 10 10

26. In the above question:


(a) no electrons are transferred
(b) electrons are transferred from wool to x polythene
(c) electrons are transferred from polythene to wool
(d) nothing can be decided
Answer: (b) electrons are transferred from wool to x polythene

27. In previous question, mass transferred to polythene is:


(a) 3.64 × 1020 kg (b) 4 × 10-28 kg (c) 4 × 1010 kg (d) None of these
Answer: (a) 3.64 × 10 kg
20

28. What is the number of electrons in 100 g water?


(a) 3.35 × 1024 (b) 3.35 × 1025 (c) 6.02 × 1023 (d) None of these
Answer: (a) 3.35 × 1024

29. A uniform electric field of 10 NC-1 exists in the vertically downward direction. What is the increase in the
electric potential asonegoes up through a height of 300 cm ?
(a) 15 V (b) 30 V (c) 45V (d) None of these
Answer: (b) 30 V

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30. The electric potential of earth is taken as:
(a) zero (b) infinity (c) unity (d) None of these
Answer: (a) zero

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