Practice Sheet-58

for CLASS : XII

Academic Session : 2020-21 JEE (MAIN+ADVANCED) 2021

PHYSICS
Time : 1 Hr

MODERATE LEVEL-MULTIPLE CHOICE-MULTI CORRECT ANSWER TYPE

TOPIC: CAPACITANCE

MULTI CORRECT CHOICE

1. Rows of capacitors containing 1,2,4,8,.......... ¥ capacitors, each of capacitance 2F, are connected
in parallel as shown in figure. The potential difference across AB = 10 volt, then :

A Row1 B

Row2
Row3

(A) Total capacitance across AB is 4F

(B) Charge of each capacitor will be same
(C) Charge on the capacitor in the first row is more than on any other capacitor
(D) Energy of all the capacitors is 50 J
2. For a charged parallel plate capacitor shown in the figure, the force experienced by an alpha particle will
be :

C
B
A
(A) Maximum at C (B) Zero at A
(C) Same at B and C (D) Zero at C
3. On a parallel plate capacitor following operations can be performed.
P – connect the capacitor to a battery of emf V
Q – disconnect the battery
R – reconnect the battery with polarity reversed
S – insert a dielectric slab in the capacitor
(A) In PQR (perform P, then Q, then R), the stored electric energy remains unchanged and no thermal
energy is developed
(B) The charge appearing on the capacitor is greater after the action PSQ then after the action PQS
(C) The electric energy stored in the capacitor is greater after the action SPQ then after the action PQS
(D) The electric field in the capacitor after the action PS is the same as that after SP

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4. In an isolated parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C the four surfaces have charges Q 1, Q2, Q3 and Q4
as shown in the figure. The potential difference between the plates is :

Q1 Q3

Q2 Q4

Q1 + Q2 Q2

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(A) (B)
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(C) (D) [(Q1 + Q 2 ) - (Q3 - Q 4 )]
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5. In the circuit shown in figure, each capacitor has a capacitance C. The emf of the cell is E and circuit
already in steady state. If the switch S is closed.

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(A) Some positive charge will flow out of the positive terminal of the cell
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(B) Some positive charge will enter the positive terminal of the cell
(C) The amount of charge flowing through the cell will be CE

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(D) The amount of charge flowing through the cell will be ç ÷ CE
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6. A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab in it. The slab just fills the space inside the capacitor. The
C
capacitor is charged by a battery and the battery is disconnected. Now the slab is started to pull out
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uniformly at t = 0. If at time t, capacitance of the capacitor is C, potential difference across plate is V, and
energy stored in it is U, then which of the following graphs are correct ?
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7. We have a combination as shown in following figure. Choose the correct options :

(A) The charge on each capacitor is 600 mC

(B) The potential difference between the plates of C1 is 30 V
(C) The potential difference between the plates of C2 is 20 V
(D) The potential difference between the plates of C 3 is 40 V
8. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A & plate separation d is charged to a potential difference V &

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then the battery disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the
capacitor so as to fill the space between the plates. If Q, E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of
the charge on each plate, the magnitude of the electric field between the plates (after the slab is inserted)

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& the magnitude of the work done on the system, in the process of inserting the slab, then
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(C) E = (D) W= ç1 - ÷
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9. The figure shows a diagonal symmetric arrangement of capacitors and a battery. If the potential of C is
zero, then (All the capacitors are initially uncharged).
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(A) VA = + 20 V (B) 4(VA – VB) + 2(VD – VB) = 2VB

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(C) 2(VA – VD) + 2(VB – VD) = 4VD (D) VA = VB + VD

10. Two capacitors of 2mF and 3mF are charged to 150 volt & 120 volt respectively. The plates of a
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capacitor are connected as shown in the fig. A discharged capacitor of capacity 1.5mF falls to the free
ends of the wire and connected through the free ends of the wire, Then :

(A) Charge on the 1.5 mF capacitor will become 180 mC at steady state
(B) Charge on the 2 mF capacitor will become 120 mC at steady state.
(C) Positive charge flows through point A from left to right.
(D) Positive charge flows through point A from right to left.

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11. In the adjoining diagram all the capacitors are initially uncharged, 3they are connected with a battery as
a shown in figure. Then

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V2 + V3
(A) Q1 = Q2 + Q3 and V = V1 + V2 (B) Q1 = Q2 + Q3 and V = V1 +
2
(C) Q1 = Q2 + Q3 and V = V1 + V3 (D) Q2 = Q3 and V = V2 + V3

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12. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The quantities charge, electric field and energy
associated with this capacitor are given by Q0, V0 , E0 and U0 respectively. A dielectric slab is now
introduced to fill the space between the plates with the battery still in connection. The corresponding
quantities now given by Q, V, E and U are related to the previous one as ;

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(A) Q > Q0 (B) V > V0
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(C) E > E0 (D) U > U0

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13. In the circuit shown, the potential difference across the 3 - mF capacitor is V, and the equivalent
capacitance between A and B is CAB. la
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(A) C AB = 4mF (B) CAB = mF

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(C) V = 20 V (D) V = 40 V
14. The two plates X and Y of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C are given a charge of amount Q
each. X is now joined to the positive terminal and Y to the negative terminal of a cell of emf e = Q / C
(A) Charge of amount Q will flow from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the cell through
the capacitor.
(B) The total charge on the plate X will be 2Q.
(C) The total charge on the plate Y will be zero.
(D) The cell will supply Ce 2 amount of energy..

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15. A parallel-plate capacitor is charged from a cell and then disconnected from the cell. The separation
between the plates is now doubled.
(A) The potential difference between the plates will become double.
(B) The field between the plates will not change.
(C) The energy of the capacitor doubles.
(D) Some work will have to be done by an external agent on the plates.
16. In the circuit shown, each capacitor has a capacitance C. The emf of the cell is ?. If the switch S is
closed,

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(A) Some charge will flow out of the positive terminal of the cell
(B) Some charge will enter the positive terminal of the cell
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(C) The amount of charge flowing through the cell will be Ce

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(D) The amount of charge flowing through the cell will be Ce .
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17. In a parallel-plate capacitor of plate area A, plate separation d and charge Q, the force of attraction
between the plates is F.
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A

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(A) FaQ2 (B) Fa
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(C) Fa d (D) Fa
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18. The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is C0 when the region between the plates has air. This region
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is now filled with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K. The capacitor is connected to a cell of emf ,
and the slab is taken out.
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(A) Charge eC0 ( K - 1) flows through the cell.

(B) Energy e 2 C 0 ( K - 1) is absorbed by the cell.

(C) The energy stored in the capacitor is reduced by e 2 C 0 ( K - 1)

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(D) The external agent has to do e C0 ( K - 1) amount of work to take the slab out.
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19. A parallel-plate air capacitor of capacitance C0 is connected to a cell of emf e and then disconnected
from it. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K, which can just fill the air gap of the capacitor, is now
inserted in it.
(A) The potential difference between the plates decreases K times.
(B) The energy stored in the capacitor decreases K times.
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(C) The change in energy is e C0 ( K - 1)
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(A) The field at a distance r from C, where a £ r £ b,is k
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(C) The potential difference between A and B is kQ ç - ÷

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Practice Sheet-58
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for CLASS : XII

Academic Session : 2020-21 JEE (MAIN+ADVANCED) 2021

PHYSICS
Time : 1 Hr

ANSWER KEY

Q.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A,C B,C B,C,D B,C A,D A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,C,D A,B,C,D A,B,C
Q.No 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A,B,C A,D A,D A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,D A,B A,B,D A,B,D A,C,D
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