BIRLA VIDYA NIKETAN

CLASS XII
CH2: ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. A dipole is placed parallel to electric field. If W is the work done in rotating dipole from 0° to 60°, then
work done in rotating it from 0° to 180° is
a) 2W b) 3W c) 4W d) W/2
2. Electric filed and electric potential inside a charged spherical shell:
a) E=0 ; V=0 b) E=0 ; V≠0 c) E≠0 ; V=0 d) E≠0 ; V≠0
3. If n number of equal capacitors each of capacitance C are connected in series the equivalent
capacitance will be given as:
a) n X C b) C/n c) n+C d) n2C
4. Assume that an electric field E = 30 x2 i exist in space. Then potential difference VA- VO where VO is the
potential at the origin and VA, the potential at x = 2m is
a) -80V b) 80V c) 120V d) -120V
5. n small identical sphere of radius r are charged to V volt each. They coalesce to form a bigger drop.
Calculate the potential of the bigger sphere is
a) V b) V c) V d) Nv
6. Three capacitors of capacitances 1μf , 2μf & 3μf are connected in series and a potential difference of
11V is applied across the combination them the potential difference across the plates of 1μf capacitor
is
a) 2V b) 4V c) 1V d) 6V
7. Shape of equipotential surface in uniform electric filed will be :
a) spherical normal to electric field b) circular normal to electric field
c) random d) equidistant planes normal to electric field
8. On reducing potential across a capacitor, its capacitance of an object
a) first increase then decreases b) increases
c) remains constant d) decrease
9. Three charges –q, Q and –q are placed at equal distances on a straight line. If the potential energy of
the system of three charges is zero, then what is the ratio of Q:q ?
a) 1:4 b) 4:1 c) 1:2 d) 2:1
10. Four identical point charge q are placed at the vertices of a square of side a. The potential at the
centre of square is
a) zero b) 4 k/a c) 4k/a d) 4k/ a
FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor when there is no medium between the plates is Co. If
capacitor is now completely filled with dielectric matter of constant K then capacitance ________
2. The electric dipole potential falls off, at larger distance r as ____________ .
3. The capacities of three capacitors are in the ratio of 1:2:3. Their equivalent capacity in parallel is
greater than their equivalent capacity in series by 60/11 pF. Value of individual capacitances
_________.
4. A parallel plate capacitor C has a charge Q. The actual charges on the plates are _______.
5. Work done to bring a unit positive charge un-accelerated from infinity to a point inside electric field
is called ___________.
6. Dimensions of capacitance are ___________.
7. A 600 pf capacitor is charged by a 200V supply. It is then disconnected from supply and is
connected to another uncharged 600 pf capacitor. Loss of electrostatic energy in this process is
_________.
8. Dipole moment of single non polar dielectric in absence of electric field is __________.
9. If a conducting slab is inserted in between of plates of parallel plate capacitor then its capacitance
become ___________.
10. Electric potential on an equatorial point of an electric dipole is ____________.