Date Planned : __ / __ / __ CBSE PATTERN Duration : 3 Hours

Actual Date of Attempt : __ / __ / __ Level - 0 Maximum Marks : 70

VSA: Very Short Answer Type (1 mark)

1. There are two metallic spheres; one is bigger than the other. Which has greater capacitance?
2. Where does the energy of a charged capacitor reside?
3. Two spheres of copper of the same radii, one hollow and the other solid, are charged to the same
potential. Which sphere possesses more charge?
4. The capacitance of a charged capacitor is C and the energy stored in it is U. What is the value of charge
on the capacitor?
5. Is there any material which when inserted between the plates of a capacitor reduces its capacitance?

SA-I: Short Answer Type - I (2 marks)

6. Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1 and C2 have capacitances C each. The space between their
plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown. If the two capacitors still have equal capacitance, obtain the
relation between dielectric constants K , K1 and K 2 .

7. You are given an air filled parallel plate capacitor C1. The space between its plates is now filled with slabs
of dielectric constants K1 and K 2 as shown in C2 . Find the capacitances of the capacitor C2 if area of the
plates is A distance between the plates is d.

8. A very thin plate of metal is placed exactly in the middle of the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor.
What will be the effect on the capacitance of the system?
9. What happens to the energy stored in a capacitor if after disconnecting the battery, the plates of a
charged capacitor are moved farther?
10.  
A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF 1pF  10 12 F . What will

be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half and the space between them is
filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6?
11. What is the area of the plates of a 2F parallel plate capacitor, given that the separation between the
plates is 0.5 cm?

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12. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1µF. What will be their net capacitance if
connected in parallel?
Find the ratio of energy stored in the two configurations if they are both connected to the same source.

SA-II: Short Answer Type - II (3 marks)

13. (i) Plot a graph comparing the variation of potential ‘V’ and electric field ‘E’ due to a point charge ‘Q’
as a function of distance ‘r’ from the point charge.
(ii) Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the parallel and the series
combination of two identical capacitors so that the energy stored, in the two cases, becomes the
same.
14. A parallel plate capacitor each with plate area A and separation ‘d’ is charged to a potential difference V.
The battery used to charge it is then disconnected. A dielectric slab of thickness d and dielectric constant
K is now placed between the plates. What change if any, will take place in
(i) charge on the plates
(ii) electric field intensity between the plates,
(iii) capacitance of the capacitor
Justify your answer in each case.
15. A spherical capacitor consists of two concentric spherical conductors, held in position by suitable
insulating supports as shown in the figure. Show that the capacitance of a spherical capacitor is given by
4 0r1r2
C where r1 and r2 are the radii of outer and inner spheres, respectively.
r1  r2

16. Briefly explain the principle of a capacitor. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate
capacitor, whose plates are separated by a dielectric medium.
QE
17. Show that the force on each plate of a parallel plate capacitor has a magnitude equal to , where Q is
2
the charge on the capacitor and E is the magnitude of electric field between the plates. Explain the origin
of the factor 1/2.
18. Two capacitors with capacitances C1 and C2 are charged to potentials V1 and V2 respectively and then
connected in parallel. Calculate the common potential across the combination, the charge on each
capacitor, the electrostatic energy stored in the system and the change in electrostatic energy from its
initial value.
19. An electrical technician requires a capacitance of 2µF in a circuit across a potential difference of 1kV. A
large number of 1μF capacitors are available to him, each of which can withstand a potential difference of
not more than 400V. Suggest an arrangement that requires a minimum number of capacitors.

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20. A 4µF capacitor is charged by a 200V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to
another 2µF capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the form of heat and
electromagnetic radiation?
21. A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed with a voltage rating 1 kV using a material of dielectric
constant 3 and dielectric strength 107Vm 1. For safety we would like the field never to exceed, say 10%
of the dielectric strength. What minimum area of the plates is required to have a capacitance of 50 pF?
22. Two capacitors of capacitance 6µF and 12µF are connected in series with a battery. The voltage across
the 6µF capacitor is 2V. Compute the total battery voltage.
23. Find the total energy stored in the capacitors in the given network:

24. Keeping the voltage of the charging source constant, what would be the percentage change in the energy
stored in a parallel plate capacitor if the separation between its plates were to be decreased by 10%?

LA: Long Answer Type (5 marks)

25. Find an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric slab of dielectric
d
constant K and thickness t  but of same area on the plates is inserted between the capacitor plate.
2
(d = separation between the plates).
26. Derive an expression for the energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor C, charged to a potential difference
V. Hence derive an expression for the energy density of a capacitor.
27. Find expression for equivalent capacitance of three capacitors when connected (i) in series and (ii) in
parallel.
…(iv)

CBSE Pattern 112 Level - 0 | Capacitors