Capacitance

1. There are 27 drops of a conducting fluid. Each has a radius r and they are charged to
a potential V0. These are combined to from a bigger drop. Its potential will be:
(a) V0 (b) 3V0 (c) 9V0 (d) 27V0
2. 1000 small water drops each of radius r and charge q coalesce together to from one
spherical drop. The potential of the bigger drop is larger than that of the smaller one
by a factor:
(a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1
3. The capacitance of a parallel plate condenser does not depend upon:
(a) area of the plates
(b) medium between the plates
(c) distance between the plates
(d) metal of the plates
4. The force between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C and
distance of separation of the plates d with a potential difference V between the
plates is:
(a) CV2/2d (b) C2V2/2d2 (c) C2V2/d2 (d) V2d/C
5. A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally spaced plates connected
alternately. If the capacitance between any two plates is C, then the resulting
capacitance is:
(a) C (b) nC (c) (n-1)C (d) (n+1)C
6. Two parallel metal plates carry charge +Q and -Q respectively. A test charge q0 placed
between them experiences a force F. Now the separation between the plates is
doubled, then the force on the test charge will be:
(a) F (b) 2F (c) F/2 (d) F/4
7. A 2μF capacitor is charged to a potential of 200 V and then isolated. When it is
connected in parallel with a second capacitor which is uncharged, the common
potential becomes 40 V. The capacitance of the second capacitor is:
(a) 2μF (b) 4μF (c) 8μF (d) none of these
8. Three capacitors of capacitances 12μF each are available. The minimum and
maximum capacitances which may be obtained from these are:
(a) 12μF, 36μF (b) 4μF, 12μF (c) 4μF, 36μF (d) 0μF, ꚙμF
9. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in a circuit as shown in figure. The potential
difference (VA – VB) is:

(a) 8 V (b) -8 V (c) 12 V (d)-12 V

10.If K is the dielectric constant of a medium and ε0 permittivity of free space, then the
energy stored per unite volume of the medium is given by:
(a) 1/2K2ε02/E (b) 1/2Kε02E (c) 1/2Kε0/E2 (d) 1/2Kε0E
11.Force acting upon a charged particle kept between the plates of a charged capacitor
is F. If one of the plates of the capacitor is removed, force acting on the same particle
will become:
(a) 0 (b) F/2 (c) F (d) 2F
12.A parallel plate capacitor has plates with area A and separation d. A battery charges
the plates to a potential difference V0. The battery is then disconnected and a
dielectric slab of thickness d is introduced. The ratio of energy stored in the capacitor
before and after the slab is introduced, is:
(a) K (b) 1/K (c) A/d 2K (d) d2K/A
13.n capacitors each having capacitance C and breakdown voltage V are joined in series.
The capacitance and the breakdown voltage of the combination are:
(a) C and V (b) nC and nV (c) nC and V/n (d) C/n and nV
14.Total capacity of the system of capacitors shown in the figure between the point A
and B is:

(a) 1 μF (b) 2 μF (c) 3 μF (d) 4 μF

15.Five identical capacitors, each with capacitance C are connected as shown in the
figure. Then, the equivalent capacitance between A and B is:

(a) C (b) 5C (c) C/5 (d) 3C

16.The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor depends on:
(a) nature of the metal of the plates
(b) thickness of the plates
(c) distance between the plates
(d) potential difference between the plates

17.A parallel plate condenser with plate area A and separation d is filled with two
dielectric materials as shown in the given below. The dielectric constants are K1 and
 K2 respectively. The capacitance will be:

(a) ε0A/d(K1 + K2) (c) 2ε0A/d/(K1K2/K1 + K2)

(b) ε0A/d(K1 + K2/K1K2) (d) 2ε0A/d(K1 + K2/ K1K2)
18.A capacitor is charged to store an energy U. The charging battery is disconnected. An
identical capacitor is now connected to the first capacitor in parallel. The energy in
each of the capacitors is:
(a) U/2 (b) 3U/2 (c) U (d) U/4
19. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor depends on:
(a) nature of the metal of the plates
(b) thickness of the plates
(c) distance between the plates
(d) potential difference between the plates
20.The equivalent capacitance between the point A and B in the given circuit is:

(a) 8 μF (b) (8/3) μF (c) 6 μF (d) 2 μF

21.A parallel plate condenser is filled with two dielectric as shown in figure. Area of each
plate is A metre2 and the separation is d meter. The dielectric constants are K1 and K2
respectively. Its capacitance in farad will be:

(a) ε0A/d(K1 + K2) (b) ε0A/d(K1 + K2/2) (c) ε0A/d2(K1 + K2) (d) ε0A/d(K1 - K2/2)
22.Two spherical conductors A and B of radii a and b (b > a) are placed concentrically in
air. A is given a charge +Q while B is earthed. Then the equivalent capacitance of the
 system is:

(a) 4πε0(ab/b – a) (b) 4πε0(a + b) (c) 4πε0b (d) 4πε0(b2/b – a)

23.Four metallic plates, each with a surface area of one side A. are placed at a distance d
from each other. The alternating plates are connected to point A and B as shown in
figure. Then the capacitance of the system is:

(a) ε0A/d (b) 2ε0A/d (c) 3ε0A/d (d) 4ε0A/d

24.Four metallic plates each with a surface area of one side A, are placed at a distance d
from each other. The two outer plates are connected to one point A and the two
other inner plates to another point B as shown in the figure. Then, the capacitance of
the system is:

(a) ε0A/d (b) 2ε0A/d (c) 3ε0A/d (d) 4ε0A/d

25.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’. The dielectric constant k is:
(a) V’ – V/ V’ + V (b) V’ – V/ V’ (c) V’ – V/ V (d) V’ – V/ V’
26.A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging and the charging battery is then
disconnected. If the plates of the capacitor are moved further apart by means of
insulating handles, then which of the following is not correct?
(a) The capacitance decreases.
(b) The charge on the capacitor increases.
 (c) The voltage across the plates increases.
(d) The electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor increases.
27.A capacitor of capacity C1 is charged upto potential V volt and then connected in
parallel to an uncharged capacitor of capacity C2 . The final potential difference across
each capacitor will be:
(a) C2V/C1 + C2 (b) C1V/C1 + C2 (c) (1+C2/C1)V (d) (1-C2/C1)V
28.What fraction of the energy drawn from the charging battery is stored in a capacitor?
(a) 75% (b) 100% (c) 25% (d) 50%
29.A thin metal plate P is inserted half-way between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor of capacitance C in such a way that it is parallel to the two plates. The
capacitance now becomes:
(a) C (b) C/2 (c) 4C (d) none of these
30.In the circuit shown in the figure, C = 6 μF. The charge stored in the capacitor of
capacity C is:

(a) zero (b) 90 μC (c) 40 μC (d) 60 μC

31.A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a
capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor:
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) becomes infinite (d) remains unchanged
32.If a dielectric substance is introduced between the plates of a charged air-gap
capacitor, the energy of the capacitor will:
(a) decreases (c) increases
(b) remains unchanged (d) first decreases and then increases
33.A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant K between the
plates has a capacity c and is charged to a potential v volt. The dielectric slab is slowly
removed from between the plates and then reinserted. The net work done by the
system in this process is:
(a) zero (c)2KC/(1 + K)
(b) C(K + 1) (d) none of these
34.Three capacitance each of capacitance C and of breakdown voltage V are joined in
series. The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination will be:
(a) 3C, V/3 (b) C/3, 3V (c) 3C, 3V (d) C/3, V/3
35.Energy stored per unit volume of a parallel plate capacitor having plate area A and
plate separation d when charged to a potential of V volts is (air space in between the
plates):
(a) 1/2C2V2 (b) q2/4C (c) 1/2ε0(V/d) (d) 1/2ε0(V2/d2)
36.All capacitors used in the diagram are identical and each is of capacitance C. Then,
the effective capacitance between the point A and B is:

(a) 1.5C (b) 6 C (c) 1 C (d) 3 C