Cug 03
Cug 03
CUG 03
1. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser does not depend upon the
(a) area of the plates (b) distance between the plates
(c) dielectric constant of the medium (d) material of the plates
2. When a condenser of capacity C is given a charge Q, the P.D. across its plates is V. The dimensional
formula for QV is
(a) M1L1 T−1 (b) M1L2T−2
(c) M2L−2T2 (d) M1 L1 T−2
3. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is then disconnected. If the plates of the
capacitor are moved further apart, by means of insulating handles, then
(a) the charge on the capacitor increases
(b) the voltage across the plate increases
(c) the capacitance increases
(d) the electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor decreases
5. Two capacitors each of value C are connected in parallel. When this combination is connected in series
with an identical combination, the effective capacitance becomes:
(a) 4C (b) 2C (c) C/2 (d) C
6. In the figure, three capacitors each of capacitance 6 pF are connected in series. The total capacitance of
the combination will be
(a) 6 10−12F
(b) 3 l0−|2F
(c) 2 10−12F
(d) 9 10−12F
7. Five capacitors each of capacity C are joined as shown in the following figure. If their resultant capacity
CR = 2F, then the capacity of each capacitor is
(a) 5 F
(b) 20 F
(c) 10 F
(d) 4 F
8. 8 equally charged drops are combined to form a big drop. If the potential on each drop is 10 V, then the
potential of the big drop will be
(a) 40 V (b) 30 V
(c) 25 V (d) 20 V
10. When a slab of dielectric material is introduced between the parallel plates of a
capacitor which remains connected to a battery, then charge on plates relative to
earlier charge
(a) is less (b) is same
(c) is more (d) may be less or more depending on the nature of the material introduced
14. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are connected in series to a battery of 100 V. A
dielectric slab of dielectric constant 4 is inserted between the plates of second
capacitor. The p.d. across the capacitor will now be respectively
(a) 20 V, 80 V (b) 80 V, 20 V (c) 75 V, 25 V (d) 60 V, 40 V
15. In the fig (given below), each capacitor has a capacity of 3F. The equivalent
capacitance between A and B is
(a) 2F (b) 4F
(c) 5F (d) 6F
16. In the fig. shown below the resultant capacity between A and B is
(a) 9F (b) 20F
(c) 10F (d) 5F
HINTS AND SOLUTIONS ( CUG 03)
1.D
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.C
7. C
8.A
9.(c) Without disconnecting the battery V remains sames C, Q, U
10.(c)
Q CV CV 30 10−6 400
11.(b) I= = t = = = 0.4 sec
t t I 30 10−3
C2 2
12.(c) V1 = V = 120 = 80 volt
C1 + C2 3
1 C2 3
13.(a) V ; V2 = V ; V = 10 = 3 volt
C C1 + C2 10
14. (b)
Let capacitor be C after inserting dielectric slab in C2 = 4C and C1 = C
1 C2 4C C2 C
V V1 = V = 100 = 80 V V2 = V = 100 = 20 volt
C C1 + C2 5C C1 + C2 5C
15 (c) Equivalent circuit is
CP = 3 + 3 = 6F
6 3
CP and 3F in series = = 2 F 2 F and 3 F in parallel. CAB = 2 + 3 = 5 F
6 3
16. (d)
6 6 6 6
CACD = = 3F CAD = 3 + 3 = 6F CADB = = 3F CAB = 2 F + 3F = 5F
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