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Lecture Practice Problems

Capacitor - 1
LEVEL – I

1. Charges 2q and 3q are given to two identical metal plates of area of
cross-section A. The distance between the plates is d. Find the capacitance
2q 3q
and potential difference between the plates.

2. Two identical metal plates are given positive charge Q1 and Q2(<Q1) respectively. If they are now
brought close together to form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, calculate the potential
difference between them.

3. A circuit is shown in the figure in which

C1 = (3  0.011)F; C2 = (5  0.01)F A B
and C3 = (1  0.01)F. Find the C1 C1 C1 C2 C3
equivalent capacitance between points
A and B.

4. The capacitance of a spherical condenser is 1F. If the spacing between the two spheres is 1 mm,
then the radius of the outer sphere is
(A) 30 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 3 m

5. The capacitance of a metallic sphere will be 1F, if its radius is nearly

(A) 9 km (B) 10 m (C) 1.11 m (D) 1.11 cm

6. The radius of a metallic sphere if its capacitance is 1/9F, is

(A) 106 m (B) 107 m (C) 109 m (D) 108 m

7. The potentials of the two plates of capacitor are +10V and –10V. The charge on one of the plates is
40 C. The capacitance of the capacitor is
(A) 2 F (B) 4 F (C) 0.5 F (D) 0.25 F

8. Figure shows a spherical capacitor of capacitance C whose inner and

outer radii are R and 2R respectively. The new capacitance of the R
system if these two spheres are connected by a thin wire is
2R
(A) C (B) 2C
(C) zero. (D) infinity

9. The plates of a parallel plate charged capacitor are not parallel, the interface charge density is
(A) is higher at the closer end (B) is non-uniform
(C) is higher at inclined plate. (D) none of the above

10. The force with which the plates of a pa0rallel plate capacitor having a charge Q and area of
each plate A, attract each other is
(A) directly proportional to Q2 and inversely to A.
(B) inversely proportional to Q2 and directly to A.
(C) does not depend upon Q2 and is inversely proportional to A.
(D) none of the above

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LEVEL - II

1. A parallel – plate air capacitor of capacitance 245 pF has a charge of magnitude 0.148 C on
each plate. The plates are 0.328 mm apart
(a) What is the potential difference between the plates?
(b) What is the area of each plate?
(c) What is the surface charge density on each plate?

2. A uniform electric field E exists between the plates of a capacitor. The plate length is  and the
separation of the plates is d.
(a) An electron and a proton start from the negative plate and positive plate respectively and go
to the opposite plates. Which of them wins this race?
(b) An electron and a proton are projected parallel to the plates from the midpoint of the
separation of plates at one end of the plates. Which of the two will have greater deviation when
they start with the
(i) same initial velocity
(ii) same initial kinetic energy, and
(iii) same initial momentum?

3. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential difference V from a cell and then

disconnected form it. A charge +Q is now given to its positive plate. Calculate the potential
difference across the capacitor.

4. Capacity of an isolated sphere is increased n times when it is enclosed by an earthed concentric

sphere. Find the ratio of their radii.

5. The spheres shown in the figure are connected by a conductor. The

capacitance of the system is
ab a
(A) 40 C1 (B) 40 a b
ba
a2
(C) 4  0 b (D) 40
ba

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ANSWER KEY

LEVEL – I
0 A
1. C
d
2. (Q1 - Q2)/ (2C)
3. (0.9  0.016)F
Ceq C1 C3 3C1  C3
By using   
Ceq C1 C3 3C1  C3
4. (D) Given : (b  a)  1 10 3 m . . . (i)
 ab  6
and C  4 0    1 10
ba
1  ab 
 1 10 6   
9  109  103 

 ab  9 . . . (ii)
From equations (i) and (ii)
9 1
b   1000b2  b  9000  0
b 1000
1  ( 1)2  4(1000)( 9000)
 b
2  1000
{Solving of quadratic equation}
1  36  10 6 36  106
 b  3m.
2000 2000
5. (A) 40r  1 10 6  r  10 6  9  109  9 km
C
6. (C) C  4 0R, R   R  (1/ 9)  9  109  109 m .
40
7. (A) The potential difference across the parallel plate capacitor is 10V – (–10V) = 20V.
Q 40
Capacitance    2F .
V 20
8. A
9. A, B
10. A
LEVEL – II
Q 0.148  10 6
1. (a) V  
C 245  10 12
Gd
(b) V 
A 0
QD Cd
A 
V   0  0
Q
(c)
A

2. (a) In the chosen reference frame there is no force along x +

axis. The accelerations of the electron and the proton Y
along y axis are as follows
P
E
eE eE d
ae  , ap  e X
me mp
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Using S=ut+ at 2
2
here S  d, u  0
2S 2S
 te  and t p 
ae ap

2dme 2d.mp
or te  and tp 
eE eE
As me < mp, te < tp  Electron takes less time to cross over than the proton.

(b) When proton moves parallel to the plates, it is deflected to the negative plate. Time taken by
l
proton to cross over, t 
Vx
During this time, deflection along vertical direction
2
1 1 eE  l 
y  at 2 or y   .
2 2 m  Vo 
+

Vx yp

-l

1 eE  2 1 eE l 2
(i) Thus Yp  and Y  .
2 mp Vx2 e 2 m Vx2
e
as mp > me, yp < ye Of course, electron will be deflected in the opposite direction.
1 eEl 2 1 eEl 2 1
(ii) Also y  where K  mv x 2 ,
2 m 2  4 K 2
2  vx 
 2 
The initial kinetic energy
 yp = y e
p2
(iii) As K  ,where p = momentum,
2m
eE 2 eE 2 .m eE 2 mp eE 2 me
y .   y p  , y e 
p2 2p2 2p2 2p 2
4( )
2m
Thus for: mp > me, y p > ye

3. V + (Q/2C)

n
4.
n 1

5. As there will be no charge on the inner sphere, therefore the capacitance will exist only due to
outer sphere. Hence the capacitance of the system is the capacitance due to outer sphere of
radius b, therefore C = 4 0 b.
 Hence (C) is correct.

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