CAPACITANCE

EXERCISE # 1

Q.1 The capacitance of a spherical conductor is proportional to

[1] C ∝ R2 [2] C ∝ R–2 [3] C ∝ R [4] C ∝ R–1

Q.2 Stored energy in a charged conductor is

1 1 2 2 1 Q2 1 Q
[1] CV 2 [2] Q V [3] [4]
2 2 2 C2 2 C2

Q.3 If the two plates of the charged capacitor are connected by a wire, then

[1] potential will become infinite [2] charge will become infinite

[3] capacitor will get discharged [4] charge will become double that of earlier one

Q.4 The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor is 0.5mF. When a mica sheet is placed between the plates the

1
potential difference reduces to   of the previous value. The dielectric constant of mica is
8

[1] 1.6 [2] 5 [3] 8 [4] 40

Q.5 Unit of capacitance is

[1] coulomb [2] volt [3] henry [4] farad

Q.6 The capacitance of a capacitor is

[1] directly proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates

[2] inversely proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates

[3] proportional to the square of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates

[4] independent of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates

Q.7 If the energy of a capacitor of capacitance 2µF is 0.16 joule, then its potential difference will be

[1] 800 V [2] 400 V [3] 16 × 10 4 V [4] 16 ×10 −4 V

Q.8 The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 12µF . If the distance between its plates is reduced to half
and the area of plates is doubled, then the capacitance of the capacitor will become

[1] 24µF [2] 12µF [3] 16µF [4] 48µF

Q.9 A capacitor of 6µF is charged to such an extent that the potential difference between the plates becomes
50 V. The work done in this process will be

[1] 7.5 × 10 −2 J [2] 7.5 ×10 −3 J [3] 3 × 10 −6 J [4] 3 × 10 −3 J

Q.10 The radius of the circular plates of a parallel plate capacitor is R. Air is dielectric medium between the plates.
If the capacitance of the capacitor is equal to the capacitance of a sphere of radius R, then the distance
between the plates is

R R
[1] [2] [3] R [4] 2R
4 2

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