PHYSICS

NEET-RANKER'S STUFF
Q.1 A charged parallel plate capacitor of distance d Q.5 A number of capacitors, each of equal
has U0 energy. A slab of dielectric constant K and capacitance C, are arranged as shown in figure.
thickness d is then introduced between the The equivalent capacitance between A and B is:
plates of the capacitor. The new energy of the
system is given by :
U U
(1) KU0 (2) K2U0 (3) 0 (4) 20
K K
Q.2 Distance between the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor is 'd' and area of each plate is A. When ngroups
a slab of dielectric constant K and thickness t is
A B
placed between the plates, its capacitance
2
becomes: (1) n C (2) (2n + 1) C
0 A 0 A (n – 1)n (n + 1)n
(1) (2) (3) C (4) C
  1    1  2 2
d + t  1 − K   d + t  1 + K  
    Q.6 Six capacitors each of capacitance 1µF are
0 A 0 A connected as shown in figure Find the charge
(3) (4) flowing in direction 1 as shown in the figure will be
  1    1 
d − t  1 + K   d − t  1 − K   C
   
C
Q.3 A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C C
A B
C. When it is half filled with a dielectric of C
dielectric constant 5, the percentage increase in
the capacitance will be :- C

6V

(1) 12µC (2)6µC (3) 3µC (4) None

Q.7 The effective capacitance of the network
(1) 400% (2) 66.6% (3) 33.3% (4) 200% between terminals A and B is :

Q.4 A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and

plate separation d is charged to potential V and
then the battery is disconnected. A slab of
dielectric constant k is then fill the space
between the plates. If Q, E and W denote (1) 6 F (2) 20 F (3) 3 F (4) 10 F
respectively, the magnitude of charge on each Q.8 Find the equivalent capacitance across A and B.
plate, the electric field between the plates (after 15F 5F
the slab is inserted) and work done on the
system in question in the process of inserting 10F 13F 1F
A B
the slab then state incorrect relation from the
following
10F 1F
 AV  AV2
(1) Q = 0 (2)W = 0
d 2kd 35 25
V e AV2  1 
(1) µF (2) µF
(3) E = (4) W = 0 6 6
1 – 
kd 2d  k  (3) 15µF (4) None of these

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Q.9 Two sphere of radii R1 and R2 having equal Q.14 A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular
charges are joined together with a copper wire. plates separated by a distance of 5 mm and with
If V is the potential of each sphere after they are a dielectric of dielectric constant 2.2 between
separated from each other, then the initial
them. When the electric field in the dielectric is
charge on both spheres was :
3 × 104 V/m, the charge density of the positive
V V
(1) (R1 + R2 ) (2) (R1 + R2 ) plate will be close to :
k 2k
(1) 6×10–7C/m2 (2) 3 ×10–7C/m2
V V R R 
(3) (R1 + R2 ) (4)  1 2  (3) 3×104 C/m2 (4) 6 ×104 C/m2
3k k  R1 + R2 

Q.10 A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 90 pF is Q.15 Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V
connected to a battery of emf 20 V. If a and 200 V respectively. It is found that by
dielectric material of dielectric constant K = 5/3 connecting them together the potential on each
is inserted between the plates, the magnitude one can be made zero. Then :
of the induced charge will be (1) 5C1 = 3C2 (2) 3C1 = 5C2
(1)1.2 nC (2) 0.3 nC (3) 2.4 nC (4) 0.9 nC (3) 5C1 + 5C2 = 0 (4) 9C1 = 4C2
Q.11 A capacitance of 2 F is required in an electrical
Q.16 A parallel plate capacitor with air between the
circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A
large number of 1 F capacitors are available plates has acapacitance of 9 p F. The separation
which can withstand a potential difference of between its plates is d. The space between the
not more than 300 V. The minimum number of plates is now filled with two dielectrics. One of
capacitors requird to achieve this is the dielectrics has dielectric constant K1 = 3 and
(1) 2 (2) 16 (3) 24 (4) 32 thickness d/3 while the other one has dielectric
Q.12 A combination of capacitors is set up as shown constant K2 = 6 and thickness 2d/3. Capacitance
in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field, of the capacitor is now
due to a point charge Q (having a charge equal (1) 1.8 pF (2) 45 pF
to the sum of the charge on the 4F and 9F (3) 40.5 pF (4) 20.25 pF
capacitor), at a point distant 30 m from it, would
euqal : Q.17 A battery is used to charge a parallel plate
3F capacitor till the potential difference between
4F
9F
the plates becomes equal to the electro motive
force of the battery. The ratio of the energy
2F stored in the capacitor and the work done by
the battery will be
+ –
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 1/4 (4) 1/2
8V

(1) 360 N/C (2) 420 N/C Q.18 A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of
(3) 480 N/C (4) 240 N/C dielectric constant K between the plates has a
Q.13 Energy per unit volume for a capacitor having capacity C and is charged to a potential V volts.
area A and separation d kept at potential The dielectrics slab is slowly removed from
difference V is given by : between the plates and then re inserted. The
1 V2 1 V2 network done by the system in the process is
(1)  0 2 (2)
2 d 2 0 d2 1 2
(1) (K – 1)CV (2) CV2 (K – 1) / K
0 V A
2 2
VA2 2 2
(3) (4) (3) (K – 1) CV2 (4) Zero
2d2 2 0d2
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Q.19 A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance C. It Q.24 The equivalent capacitance of the circuit across
is discharged through a small coil of resistance the terminals A and B is equal to-
wire embedded in a thermally insulated block of D
specific heat capacity S and mass m. If the
2F 2 / 3F
temperature of the block is raised by T, the
B A
potential difference V across the capacitance is
2F 2 / 3F
mCT 2mCT
(1) (2)
s s C
2msT msT
(3) (4) (1) 0.5 F (2) 2 F
C C
(3)1 F (4) none of these
Q.20 A parallel plate capacitor is made by staking ''n''
equally spaced plates connected alternately. If Q.25 A parallel plate capacitor having plates of area S

the capacitance between any two adjacent and plate separation d, has capacitance C1 in air.
plates is C then the resultant capacitance is When two dielectrics of different relative
(1) (n + 1) C (2) (n – 1)C permitivities (1 = 2 and 2 = 4) are introduced
(3) nC (4) C between the two plates as shown in the figure,
the capacitance becomes C2. The ratio is
Q.21 The work done in placing a charge of 8 ×10–18
d/2
coulomb on a conductor of capacity 100 F is
(1) 16 × 10–32 J (2) 3.1 × 10–26 J
S/2
(3) 4 × 10–10 J (4) 32 × 10–32 J
2 –
Q.22 In the given network of capacitors as shown in S/2
fig., given that C1 = C2 = C3 = 400 pF and C4 = C5 = +

C6 = 200 pF. The effective capacitance of the 1

circuit between X and Y is-

C1 C2 C3 (1) 6/5 (2) 5/3
X Y
(3) 7/5 (4)7/3
C4

C5 Q.26 In the circuit shown in fig., the potential

C6 difference between the points a and b is 4 V.
Find the emf E of the battery. Assume that
(1) 810 pF (2) 205 pF before connecting the battery in the circuit, all
(3) 600 pF (4) 410 pF the capacitors were uncharged.
6F
Q.23 Find the capacitance between P and O (fig).
Each capacitor has capacitance C. a b
c
10F 12F 6F
4.5F
P Q 5F
30F E
+ – e

(1)46 V (2) 4 V
(1)2C (2) 3C (3) 8C (4) 6C (3) 4.6 V (4) 0.46 V
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Q.27 Five identical plates, each having area A, are Q.31 Five capacitor each of capacitance value C are
arranged as shown in fig. Find the equivalent connected as shown in figure. The ratio of
capacity of the structure between A and B ? capacitance between P to R, and the
Area A

d
– capacitance between P and Q is
+
–
d
+ +
A
–
d
+
–
d
+ –
B

0 A 5 0 A 3 A 3 A (1) 1 : 4 (2) 2 : 3
(1) (2) (3) 0 (4) 0
5d 3d 5d d (3) 2 : 5 (4) 1 : 1
Q.28 Two capacitors of capacitances 3 F and 6 F
Q.32 Separation between the plates of a parallel
are charged to a potential of 12 V each. They are
now connected to each other with the positive plate capacitor is 5 mm. This capacitor, having
plate of one joined to the negative plate of the air as the dielectric medium between the plates,
other. The potential difference across each will is charged to a potential difference 25 V using a
be battery. The battery is then disconnected and a
(1) 3V (2) Zero (3) 6V (4) 4V
dielectric slab of thickness 3 mm and dielectric
Q.29 Two large identical plates are placed in front of constant K = 10 is placed between the plates, as
each other at x = d and x = 2d as shown in the figure.
shown. Potential difference between the plates
If charges on plates are Q and –5Q, the potential
after the dielectric slab has been introduced is:
versus distance graph for region x = 0 to x = 3d is (d
is very small and potential at x = 0 is v0)
Q –5Q

d 2d
x
0

V V
V0 V0 (1) 18.5 V (2) 13.5 V
(3) 11.5 V (4) 6.5 V
(1) (2)
Q.33 Initially K1is closed, now if K2 is also closed, find
x x
d 2d 3d d 2d 3d
the heat dissipated in the resistances of
V
V
V0 connecting wires.

(3) (4)
V0
x
x d 2d 3d
d 2d 3d

Q.30 A 40 F capacitor in a defibrillator is charged to

3000 V. The energy stored in the capacitor is
sent through the patient during a pulse of 1 2 2 2
(1) CV (2) CV
duration 2 ms. The power delivered to the 2 3
patient is : 1 2 1 2
(3) CV (4) CV
(1) 45 kW (2) 90 kW (3) 180 kW (4) 360 kW 3 4

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Directions: These questions consist of two statements, Q.36 Assertion: The total charge stored in a capacitor
each printed as Assertion and Reason. While is zero.
answering these questions, you are required to choose
Reason : The field just outside the capacitor is
any one of the following four responses.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the σ/ε0 . (σ is the charge density).
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but
Reason is not a correct explanation of the Q.37 Assertion : The electrostatic force between the
Assertion. plates of a charged isolated capacitor decreases
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is
when dielectric fills whole space between
incorrect.
plates.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Reason : The electric field between the plates of
Q.34 Assertion : If the distance between parallel
plates of a capacitor is halved and dielectric a charged isolated capacitance increases when
constant is three times, then the capacitance dielectric fills whole space between plates.
becomes 6 times.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Capacity of the capacitor does not
depend upon the nature of the material of Q.38 Assertion : Two concentric charged shells are
plates.
given. The potential difference between the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
shells depends on charge of inner shell.
Q.35 Assertion : A parallel plate capacitor is
Reason : Potential due to charge of outer shell
connected across battery through a key. A
dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is remains same at every point inside the sphere.
introduced between the plates. The energy
which is stored becomes K times.
Reason : The surface density of charge on the
plate remains constant or unchanged.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

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NEET–FLASHBACK
Q.1 The energy stored if potential V is in a capacitor Q.7 A capacitor of capacity C1 charged upto V volt
of capacity C given by : and then connected to an uncharged capacitor
[AIPMT-1996] of capacity C2. Then final P.D. across each will be
CV C2 V 2 C2 V CV 2 [AIPMT 2002]
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2 C2 V C1 V
(1) (2)
C1 + C 2 C1 + C 2
Q.2 Two metallic spheres of radii 1cm and 2 cm are
given charges 10–2 C and 5 × 10–2 C respectively. If  C2   C2 
(3)  1 +  (4)  1 − V
they are connected by a conducting wire, the final  C1   C1 
charge on the smaller sphere is:
[AIPMT-1995] Q.8 Three capacitors each of capacity 4F are to be
–2
(1) 3 × 10 C –2
(2) 4 × 10 C connected in such a way that the effective
–2
(3) 1 × 10 C (4) 2 × 10–2 C capacitance of 6F. This can be done by :
[AIPMT 2003]
Q.3 The effective capacity of the network between
(1) connecting all of them in series
terminals A and B is : [AIPMT 1999]
(2) connecting them in parallel
(3) connecting two in series and one in parallel
(4) connecting two in parallel and one in series

Q.9 A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to a

potential difference of V volts. After disconnecting
(1) 6 F (2) 20 F (3) 3 F (4) 10 F
the charging battery the distance between the
Q.4 Eight equals charged tiny drops are combined to plates of the capacitor is increased using an
form a bigdrop. If the potential on each drop is insulating handle. As a result the potential
10V then potential of big drop will be :
difference between the plates: [AIPMT-2006]
[AIPMT-1999]
(1) Decreases (2) Does not change
(1) 40 V (2) 10 V (3) 30 V (4) 20 V
(3) Becomes zero (4) Increases
Q.5 The energy and capacity of a charged parallel
Q.10 Two condensers, one of capacity C and the other
plate capacitor are E and C respectively. Now a
dielectric slab of r = 6 is inserted in it then C
of capacity , are connected to a V-volt battery,
energy and capacity becomes (Assuming charge 2
on plates remains constant) : [AIPMT-1999] as shown. The work done by the battery in
E charging fully both the condensers is :
(1) 6E, 6C (2) E, C (3) ,6C (4) E, 6C
6 [AIPMT-2007]

Q.6 A capacitor is charged with a battery and energy

stored is U. After disconnecting battery another
capacitor of same capacity is connected in
1 2
parallel with it. Then energy stored in each (1) CV (2) 2 CV2
2
capacitor is : [AIPMT 2000]
1 2 3 2
(1) U/2 (2) U/4 (3) 4 U (4) 2 U (3) CV (4) CV
4 2
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PHYSICS
Q.11 Three capacitors each of capacitance C and of Q.15 Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1
breakdown voltage V are joined in series. The and K2 (K1< K2) are inserted between the plates
capacitance and breakdown voltage of the of a parallel plate capacitor, as shown in the
combination will be : [AIPMT-2009] figure. The variation of electric field 'E' between
C V the plates with distance 'd' as measured from
(1) 3 C, 3V (2) ,
3 3 plate P is correctly shown by :
V C [AIPMT-2014]
(3) 3C, (4) , 3V
3 3

Q.12 Three concentric spherical shells have radii a, b

and c(a < b < c) and have surface charge densities
,– and  respectively. If VA, VB and VC denote
the potentials of the three shells, then for c = a+
b, we have : [AIPMT-2009]
(1) VC = VB VA (1) (2)

(2) VC VB VA

(3) VB = VC = VA
(4) VA = VC VB (3) (4)

Q.13 A series combination of n1 capacitors, each of

value C1, is charged by a source of potential Q.16 A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity ‘C’
difference 4V. When another parallel distance of separation between plates ‘d’ and
combination of n2 capacitors, each of value C2, is
potential difference ‘V’ is applied between the
charged by a source of potential difference V, it
plates force of attraction between the plates of
has the same (total) energy stored in it, as the
the parallel plate air capacitor is:
first combination has. The value of C2, in terms of
[AIPMT-2015]
C1, is then : [AIPMT-Pre-2010]
16C1 2C C2 V 2 C2 V 2 CV 2 CV
(1) (2) 1 (1) (2) (3) (4)
n1n2 n1n2 2d2 2d 2d 2d

n2 n2 Q.17 A capacitor of 2F is charged as shown in the

(3) 16 C1 (4) 2 C1
n1 n1
diagram. When the switch S is turned to position
2, the percentage of its stored energy dissipated
Q.14 Two parallel metal plates having charges +Q
and –Q face each other with a certain separation is: [NEET-2016]

between them. If the plates are now dipped in

kerosene oil tank, the electric field between the
plates will : [AIPMT (Mains)-2010]
(1) increase (2) decrease
(3) remain same (4) become zero (1) 0% (2) 20% (3) 75% (4) 80%

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Q.18 A parallel-plate capacitor of area A, plate Q.22 The equivalent capacitance of the combination
separation d and capacitance C is filled with four shown in the figure is : [NEET-2021]
dielectric materials having dielectric constants
k1, k2, k3 and k4 as shown in the figure below. 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 : [NEET-2016]

C 3C
(1) 3C (2)2C (3) (4)
2 2

Q.23 A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric

field ' ⃗E ′ in the space between the plates. If the
2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 distance between the plates is ′ d ′ and the area
(1) = + (2) = + + +
k k1 + k 2 + k 3 k 4 k k1 k2 k 3 2k 4 of each plate is 'A', the energy stored in the
(3) k = k1+ k2+ k3+ 3k4 (4) k = (k1+ k2+ k3) + 2k4 capacitor is : (𝜀0 = permittivity of free space)
Q.19 A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery [NEET-2021]
is removed and another identical uncharged 1
capacitor is connected in parallel. The total (1) 2 𝜀0 E 2 (2) 𝜀0 EAd
electrostatic energy of resulting system : 1 E2 Ad
[NEET-2017] (3) 2 𝜀0 E 2 Ad (4) 𝜀0
(1) increases by a factor of 4
(2) decreases by a factor of 2 Q.24 A capacitor of capacitance C = 900 pF is charged
(3) remains the same fully by 100 V battery B as shown in figure (a).
(4) increases by a factor of 2
Then it is disconnected from the battery and
Q.20 The electrostatic force between the metal plates
connected to another uncharged capacitor of
of an isolated parallel plate capacitor C having a
charge Q and area A, is [NEET 2018] capacitance C = 900 pF as shown in figure (b). The
(1) independent of the distance between the electrostatic energy stored by the system (b) is.
plates
[NEET-2022]
(2) linearly proportional to the distance
between the plates
(3) proportional to the square root of the
distance between the plates
(4) inversely proportional to the distance
between the plates.
Q.21 A parallel plate capacitor having cross-sectional
area A and separation d has air in between the
plates. Now an insulating slab of same area but (1) 4.5 × 10–6J (2) 3.25 × 10–6J
thickness d/2 is inserted between the plates as (3) 2.25 × 10–6J (4) 1.5 × 10–6J
shown in figure having dielectric constant K (= 4).
The ratio of new capacitance to its original Q.25 The equivalent capacitance of the system shown
capacitance will be. [Covid Re-NEET 2020] in the following circuit is [NEET-2023]

(1) 3 F (2) 6 F (3) 9 F (4) 2 F

(1) 8 : 5 (2) 6 : 5 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 2 : 1

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ANSWER KEY
PRACTICE SECTION-01
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ans. 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 4

PRACTICE SECTION-02
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ans. 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 2

TOPIC WISE QUESTIONS

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 2 1 2 4 4 2 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 4 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 3 2
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 4 2 3
Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans. 1 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 2 4
Que. 91 92 93 94 95 96
Ans. 1 2 2 2 3 2

NEET-RANKER'S STUFF
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 3 4 4 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ans. 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 1

NEET-FLASHBACK
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 4

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