Ch-02

Electrostatic Potential &

Capacitance
Lect-22

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 Today’s Goal
Problems Involving Plates

Circuits Containing
Resistance and Capacitors

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Problems Involving Plates
Q1) Three identical metal plates are arranged in air at equal distance ‘d’ from each
other. The area of each plate is A . A battery of EMF ‘V’ is connected across three
plates as shown. Find the equivalent capacitance.

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Q2) Four identical metal plates are arranged in air at equal distance d from each
other. The area of each plate is A. A battery of emf V is connected across plates 1
and 2. Find the capacitance of the system between points 1 and 2 if the other two
plates are connected by a conducting wire as shown in figure.
𝟓 ∈𝐨 𝐀
a) Ceq=
𝟐 𝐝
𝟏∈ 𝐀
b) Ceq= 𝐨
𝟐 𝐝
𝟑∈ 𝐀
c) Ceq= 𝐨
𝟐 𝐝
𝟐∈ 𝐀
d) Ceq= 𝐨
𝟑 𝐝

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Q3) Four identical metal plates each having area A, are arranged as shown in
figure. Find the equivalent capacity of the structure between A and B

𝟓 ∈𝐨 𝐀
a) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟏 ∈𝐨 𝐀
b) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟑 ∈𝐨 𝐀
c) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟐 ∈𝐨𝐀
d) 𝟑 𝐝

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Q4) Five identical plates each having area A, are arranged as shown in figure.
Find the equivalent capacity of the structure between A and B

𝟓 𝐀𝛜𝐨
a) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟓 𝐀𝛜𝐨
b) 𝟑 𝐝
𝟑 𝐀𝛜𝐨
c) 𝟓 𝐝
𝟐 𝐀𝛜𝐨
d) 𝟓 𝐝

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Solving R-C circuit in Initial State (t=0) & Steady State (t → ∞)
➢ We will deal with circuits containing capacitors as well as resistors.

➢We will do only two cases here, i.e t=0 t → ∞

➢The detailed study of R-C circuits will be done after completing

Current Electricity

➢We assume that you know

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Initially

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After some time t=t

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After a long time 𝒕 → ∞

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Two States of Capacitor
1. Initial t=0

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2. Steady State 𝒕 → ∞

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Note:
1. Initially t=0 Current flows through Branch containing Capacitor.

2. Steady State t→ ∞ , NO Current Flows through Branch containing

Capacitor

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Q5) Find the current flowing through two resistors
(a) initially t=0 (b) Steady State 𝒕 → ∞

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Q6) Calculate the current flowing through the capacitor branch in the circuit
shown in figure, initially and finally.

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Q7) Calculate charge on capacitor in steady state

a) 50 μC
b) 30 μC
c) 45 μC
d) 60 μC

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Q8) In the circuit shown in figure, R1= 10 Ω, R2= 20 Ω, C1= 1μF, C2= 2μF, and E= 6V.
Calculate the charge on each capacitor in the steady state.

a) 12 μC, 4 μC
b) 4 μC, 12 μC
c) 12 μC, 3 μC
d) 12 μC, 2 μC

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