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Lakshya JEE 2.0 [2023]

DPP-10
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
1. Two concentric conducting spheres of radii R and 5. Find the potential of B point in given circuit.
2R are carrying charges Q and –2Q respectively. If
the charge on inner sphere is doubled, the potential
difference between the two spheres will
(1) 7.5 V
(2) 15 V
(3) 5V
(4) Zero

(1) Become two times 6. Three uncharged capacitors of capacitance C1, C2

(2) Become four times and C3 are connected to one another as shown in
(3) Be halved figure. Find the potential at O.
(4) Remain same

2. A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric

field produced by a point charge at P as shown in
the figure. Let VA and VB be the electrostatic
potential at points A and B respectively. Then,

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(1) V
11
(1) VA > VB
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(2) VB > VA (2) V
11
(3) VB = VA
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(4) Relation cannot be determined with the given (3) V
information 11
11
(4) V
3. An uncharged capacitor is fully charged with a 49
battery. The ratio of energy stored in the capacitor to
the work done by the battery in this process is 7. The equivalent capacitance between the points A
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 and B of five identical capacitors each of capacity
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 2 : 3 C, will be
B
C
4. Force between plates of an isolated, charged parallel
plate capacitor separated by distance r is F. If the
C C
separation between the plates is doubled, then force C
between the plates will become
(1) F
A
F C
(2) C
2 (1) (2) 5C
F 2
(3) C
4 (3) (4) 2C
(4) 4F 5
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8. Find the effect capacitance between A and B of the 13. A network of four 10 μF capacitors is connected to a
arrangement shown. 500 V supply, as shown in figure. Determine the
equivalent capacitance of the network and (Note, the
3 µF 6 µF
charge on a capacitor is the charge on the plate with
A B
higher potential, equal and opposite to the charge on
the plate with lower potential.)
4 µF 12 µF
(1) 2 F (2) 3 F
(3) 4 F (4) 5 F

9. A capacitor of 20 µF and charged to 500 V is

connected in parallel with another capacitor of 10
µF charged to 200 V. The common potential will be
(1) 400 V (2) 300 V
(3) 200 V (4) 100 V

10. A capacitor is charged with a battery and energy

stored is U. After disconnecting battery another
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capacitor of same capacity is connected in parallel (1) F
3
to the first capacitor. Then energy stored in each
10
capacitor is (2) F
(1) U/2 (2) U/4 3
(3) 4U (4) 2U 20
(3) F
3
11. A capacitor of capacity C1 is charged upto V volt 50
(4) F
and then connected to an uncharged capacitor of 3
capacity C2. The final potential difference across
each will be 14. An air filled parallel plate capacitor has capacitance
C2V C1V C. When a dielectric medium of dielectric constant k
(1) (2)
C1 + C2 C1 + C2 is introduced to fill half of the space between the
plates as shown, the capacitance becomes 2C. The
 C   C2 
(3) 1 + 2 V (4) 1 −  V value of k is
 C1   C1 

12. Two capacitors of capacity 2 µF and 3 µF are

charged to same potential difference 6 V. Now, they
are connected with opposite polarity as shown. After (1) 2 (2) 3
(3) 4 (4) 6
closing S1 and S2 their final potential difference
becomes
A B 15. In diagram shown below, the induced charge on the
S1 left face of the dielectric slab of dielectric constant k
+ – is (Take area of the left face as A)
3 µF 2 µF
– +

S2
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(1) Zero (2) V  1  1
3 (1) − E0 A0 1 −  (2) E0 A0 1 − 
 k  k
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(3) 3 V (4) V (3) − E0 A0 (k − 1) (4) E0 A0 ( k − 1)
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16. Two identical geometrical capacitors one with 19. Two condensers, one of capacity C and other of
dielectric and other with air between the plates are capacity C and other of capacity C/2 are connected
shown in the figure. They are charged by a battery of to a V-volt battery, as shown. The work done in
charging fully both the condensers is
emf V. The work done by battery in charging both
the capacitors fully is
K=4

1 3
C (1) CV 2 (2) CV 2
4 4
1
V (3) CV 2 (4) 2CV
(1) 5 CV2 2
1
(2) (5C)V2 20. A capacitor is charged upto 0.4 J of energy with a
2 battery and after disconnecting it from the battery
5 the capacitor is completely filled with dielectric of
(3) CV2
4 dielectric constant 4, then final energy in the
(4) 3 CV2 capacitor is
(1) 0.4 J (2) 0.3 J
17. An insulator plate is passed through the plates of a (3) 0.2 J (4) 0.1 J
capacitor. Then current outside the capacitor
21. A capacitor of 20 F and charged to 500 V is
connected in parallel with another capacitor of 10
F charged to 200 V. The common potential will be
A B
(1) 400 V (2) 300 V
(3) 200 V (4) 100 V
(1) First flows from A to B and then from B to A
(2) First flows from B to A and then from A to B 22. A capacitor is charged with a battery and energy
(3) Always flows from B to A stored is U. After disconnecting battery another
(4) Always flows from A to B capacitor of same capacity is connected in parallel
to the first capacitor. Then energy stored in each
18. There are two identical capacitors, the first one is capacitor is
uncharged and filled with a dielectric of constant K (1) U/2 (2) U/4
while the other one is charged to potential V having (3) 4U (4) 2U
air between its plates. If two capacitors are joined
end to end, the common potential will be 23. A capacitor of capacity C1 is charged upto V volt
V and then connected to an uncharged capacitor of
(1)
K −1 capacity C2. The final potential difference across
KV each will be
(2)
K +1 C2V C1V
(1) (2)
KV C1 + C2 C1 + C2
(3)
K −1
 C2   C2 
V (3) 1 + V (4) 1 −  V
(4)  C1   C1 
K +1
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24. On closing the switch S, the amount of charge flows 26. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and
from A to B is separation d filled with three dielectric materials as
shown in figure. The dielectric constants are K1, K2
and K3 respectively. The capacitance across AB will
be:

(1) 5 C
(2) 10 C
(3) 3.15 C
(4) Zero

25. Two capacitors of capacity 2 F and 3 F are 0 A  K1 K 2 K3 

(1)
charged to same potential difference 6 V. Now, they 
d  K1 + K 2 + K3 
are connected with opposite polarity as shown. After 0 A
closing S1 and S2 their final potential difference (2) ( K1 + K2 + K3 )
d
becomes 0 A
(3) ( K1 + K2 + K3 )
3d
30 A
(4) ( K1 + K2 + K3 )
2d

27. A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C.

When it is half filled with a dielectric of dielectric
constant 5, the percentage increase in the
(1) Zero capacitance will be :-
4
(2) V
3
(3) 3V
6
(4) V
5

(1) 400% (2) 66.6%

(3) 33.3% (4) 200%
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Answer Key
1. (1) 15. (1)
2. (3) 16. (1)
3. (1) 17. (2)
4. (1) 18. (4)
5. (1) 19. (2)
6. (1) 20. (4)
7. (4) 21. (1)
8. (4) 22. (2)
9. (1) 23. (2)
10. (2) 24. (4)
11. (2) 25. (4)
12. (4) 26. (3)
13. (1) 27. (4)
14. (2)

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