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ELECTROSTATICS -SHEET: 19(Lecture – 18)
1. Calculate the potential at point P. K= 1
k1

+V1 P –V2

2d d

2. Two parallel plate capacitors completely filled with dielectric

medium of permittivities 1 = 2 and 2 (unknown) such that 1 2
the dielectric field strength inside the second capacitor is half
of that inside the first capacitor. If area of the plates of both
the capacitors is S, Calculate the equivalent capacitance d 2d
across, the battery.

3. Consider a combination of capacitors ‘A’ and ‘B’ with identical geometry and air capacitance ‘C’. Capacitor ‘A’
is a air capacitor and B is a partially filled with dielectric of dielectric constant ‘K’ as shown in figure. In each of
the combinations given, find;

(a) Potential difference across each of the capacitor

(b) Charges on each capacitors
(c) Total electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor system.

4. An uncharged parallel plate capacitor having a dielectric of constant K is connected to a similar air cored
parallel capacitor charged to a potential V. The two share the charge and the common potential is V. Find the
dielectric constant K.

5. A capacitor is filled with two dielectrics of the

same dimensions but of dielectric constant 2 2 d/2 2 3
and 3 respectively. Find the ratio of capacities d
in the two possible arrangement. 3 d/2
A/2 A/3

6. A capacitor of capacitance 0.1  F is charged until the difference in potential between its plates is 25 V.
Then the charge is shared with a second capacitor which has air as dielectric. The potential difference
falls to 15 V. If the experiment is repeated with dielectric introduced between the plates of the second
capacitor, the potential difference is 8 V. What is the dielectric constant of the material introduced?

7. Figure shows a parallel plate capacitor having square

plates of edge a and plate separation d. The gap
between the plate is filled with a dielectric of dielectric
constant k which varies from the left plate to the right
plate as k = ko + x, where ko and  are positive
constants and x is the distance from the left end. k
Calculate the capacitance.

8. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C with air as dielectric is connected across a battery of emf E. If
space between plates is filled by a dielectric slab of dielectric constant k calculate heat generated in the
system.

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9. The space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is filled consecutively with two dielectric layers 1
and 2 having the thicknesses d1 and d2 and the relative permittivities 1 and 2 respectively. The area of each
plate is equal to S. Find:
(a) the capacitance of the capacitor;
(b) the density a' of the bound charges on the boundary plane if the voltage across the capacitor equals V
and the electric field is directed from layer 1 to layer 2.

10. The gap between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is filled with isotropic dielectric whose permittivity 
varies linearly from 1 to 2 (2  1) in the direction perpendicular to the plates. The area of each plate equals
S, the separation between the plates is equal to d. Find:
(a) the capacitance of the capacitor;
(b) the space density of the bound charges as a function of  if the charge of the capacitor is q and the field E
in it is directed toward the growing a values.

11. As shown in the figured, a very thin sheet of a`luminium is placed in between the
plates of the condenser. Then the capacity
(A) Will increase
(B) Will decrease Al strip
(C) Remains unchanged
(D) May increase or decrease

12. A parallel plate capacitor is first charged and then a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates. The
quantity that remains unchanged is
(A) Charge Q (B) Potential V (C) Capacity C (D) Energy U

13. Two dielectric slabs of constant K1 and K2 have been filled in between the
plates of a capacitor as shown below. What will be the capacitance of the
capacitor
2e0 A 2e0 A æK1 + K 2 ö
(A) (K1 + K 2 ) (B)
2 2 çè K1 ´ K 2 ÷
ø

2e0 A æK1 ´ K 2 ö 2e0 A æK1 ´ K 2 ö

(C) (D)
2 çè K1 + K 2 ÷
ø d çè K1 + K 2 ÷
ø
14. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and capacitance C is
filled with three different dielectric materials having dielectric constants k1, k2
and k3 as shown. If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the
same capacitance C in this capacitor, then its dielectric constant k is given
by
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) = + + (B) = +
k k1 k 2 2k 3 k k1 + k 2 2k 3
k1k 2
(C) k = + 2k 3 (D) k = k1 + k 2 + 2k 3
k1 + k 2

15. In a parallel plate capacitor, the region between the plates is filled by a dielectric slab. The capacitor is
connected to a cell and the slab is taken out.
(A) some charge is drawn form the cell.
(B) some charge is returned to the cell.
(C) The potential difference across the capacitor is reduced.
(D) No work is done by an external agent in taking the slab out.

16. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to potential difference V and then
the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant k is then inserted between the plates. If Q, E and n
denote respectively, the magnitude of charge on each plate, the electric field between the plates (after the slab
is inserted) and the work done on the system in question, in the process of inserting the slab, then
V  AV 2  1 
(A) Q = 0 AV (B) Q = 0kA (C) E = V/kd (D) w = 0  1
d d 2d  k 
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17. A parallel plate capacitor is charged from a cell and then isolated from it. The separation between the plates is
now increased.
(A) The force of attraction between the plates will decrease.
(B) The field in the region between the plates will not change.
(C) The energy stored in the capacitor will decrease.
(D) The potential difference between the plates will decrease.

18. Two dielectrics of equal size are inserted inside a parallel

plate capacitor as shown. With what factor the effective A
capacitance increases ?
k1k 2 k1  k 2 d k1 k2
(A) (B)
k1  k 2 2
2k1k 2
(C) (D) none of above
k1  k 2
19. A capacitor C is charged to a potential difference V and battery is disconnected. Now if the capacitor plates
are brought close slowly by some distance :
(A) Some +ve work is done by external agent.
(B) Energy of capacitor will decrease.
(C) Energy of capacitor will increase.
(D) None of these.

20. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting it to a battery. The battery is disconnected and the plates of
the capacitor are pulled apart to make the separation between the plates twice. Again the capacitor is
connected to the battery (with same polarity) then
(A) Charge from the battery flows into the capacitor after reconnection.
(B) Charge from capacitor flows into the battery after reconnection.
(C) The potential difference between the plates increases when the plates are pulled apart.
(D) After reconnection of battery potential difference between the plates will immediately becomes half of the
initial potential difference. (Just after disconnecting the battery)

21. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric are connected to a voltage source. Now a dielectric of
dielectric constant K is inserted to fill the whole space between the plates with voltage source remaining
connected to the capacitor.
(A) The energy stored in the capacitor will become K–times.
(B) The electric field inside the capacitor will decrease to K–times.
2
(C) The force of attraction between the plates will increase to K –times.
(D) The charge on the capacitor will increase to K–times.

22. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is C when the region between the plate has air. This region is
now filled with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant k. The capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E, and the
slab is taken out
(A) Charge CE (k – 1) flows through the cell.
2
(B) Energy E C(k – 2) is absorbed by the cell.
2
(C) The energy stored in the capacitor is reduced by E C(k – 1).
1 2
(D) The external agent has to do E C(k  1) amount of work to take the slab out.
2
PASSAGE – 1
Figure shows a parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d. A
potential difference is being applied between the plates. The battery is then disconnected
and a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is placed in between the plates of the
capacitor as shown.

Now, answer the following questions based on above information.

23. The electric field in the gaps between the plates and the dielectric slab will is
 AV V KV V
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
d d d dt

24. The electric field in the dielectric slab is

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V KV V KV
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Kd d d t

25. In the given figure, the separation between the plates of C 1 is slowly increased C1 C2
to double of its initial value. Then:

2F 4F

Column I Column II
(A) The potential difference across C1 (p) Increases
(B) The potential difference across C2 (q) Decreases
(C) The energy stored in C1 (r) 6
Increases by a factor of
5
(D) The energy stored in C2 (s) 18
Decreases by a factor of
25
(t) Remain constant

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CPP
ELECTROSTATICS -SHEET: 19(Lecture – 18)
ANSWER KEY
kV1  2V2
1.
k2
0 A
2.
d
2V  1 K 
3. (a) (i) VCA  , VCB    V, (ii) V, V
3 K 3 K 
2CV  1 K 
(b) (i) qA  qB  , (ii) qA  CV, qB    CV
3K  2 
21CV 2 4CV 2 1  1 K 
(c) (i) E A  2
, EB  2
(ii) E A  CV 2 EB    CV
2

3  K  1  K  3  K  2  4 
V  V'
4.
V'
d d
1 1 1
5.    2  2
CS C1 C2 0 k1A 0 k 2 A
0 A  2k1k 2 
 Cs   
d  k1  k 2 
A A
0 k 1    0 k 2  
Cp  C3  C4  2 2
d d
0 A  k1  k 2 
 Cp   2 
d  
Cs 24

Cp 25
6. Total charge of an isolated system has to be conserved.
 15 (C1 + C2) = 25 C1
 25 
C2 =   1C1 . . . . (1)
 15 
 25 
Also KC2 =   1C1 . . . (2)
 8 
d
0  k 0  x  a2
7. dC =
dx x
d
1 1 dx
    k
dC 0 a2 0 0  x 
dx
1 1 d
2   0
  ln k  x  
C 0  a 0

1  k  x 
 2
ln  0 
0 a  k0 
0 a2
 C=
 d 
ln  1  
 k0 

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8. (k  1)CE2
2
0S 1   2
9. (a) C  ; (b)   0 V
d1 / 1  d2 /  2 1d2  2 d1
2
10. (a) C  0 ( 3  1 )S / d ln ( 2 / 1 ); (b)   q( 2  1 ) / dS

8. Two parallel plates have equal and opposite charges. When the space between the plates is evacuated,
5
the electric field is E = 3.20  10 V/m. When the space is filled with dielectric, the electric field is E = 2.50
5
 10 V/m
(a) What is the dielectric constant?
(b) What is the charge density on each surface of the dielectric?
11. (C) Since aluminum is a metal, therefore field inside this will be zero. Hence it would not affect the field in
q q
between the two plates, so capacity = = remains unchanged.
V Ed
12. (A)
13. (D) The two capacitors formed by the labs may assumed to be in series combination.
A
K 1e0
14. (B) C1 =
2 = K 1e0 A
æd ö d
çè ÷ø
2
A
K1e0
C2 = 2 = K1e0 A and C = K 3 e0 A = 2K 3 e0 A
3
æd ö d æd ö d
çè ÷ ç ÷
2ø è2 ø
1 1 1 1 1
= + = +
Ceq C1 + C2 C3 e0 A e0
(K1 + K 2 ) ´ 2K 3
d d
1 d é 1 1 ù
= ê + ú
Ceq e0 A ëK1 + K 2 2K 3 û
-1
é 1 1 ù e0 A
Ceq =ê + ú ×
ëK1 + K 2 2K 3 û d
-1
é 1 1 ù
So K eq =ê + ú
ëK1 + K 2 2K 3 û
15. B 16. A, C, D
17. B 18. B
19. B 20. B, C
21. A, C, D 22. A, B, D
24.
25.
26.
25. (A) – (p, r); (B) – (q); (C) – (q, s); (D) – (q)
4V 2 2V 2
Vi for C1 = , Vi for C2 =
9 9
8V 2 2V 2
Vf for C1 = , Vf for C2 =
25 25

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