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1. Define electric potential.

2. Define one volt.

3. What is the S I unit of electric potential?

4. Is electric potential scalar or vector quantity?

5. write the dimensional formula of electric potential.

6. What is an equipotential surface?

7. What is the nature of equipotential surface due to a point charge?

8. What is electrostatic shielding?

9. what are polar molecules?

10. What are non-polar molecules?

11. What are dielectrics?

12. What is dielectric polarization?

13. What is dielectric breakdown?

14. Define dielectric strength.

15. What is a capacitor?

16. Define capacitance of a capacitor.

17. Define one farad.

18. Define dielectric constant of a medium.

19. Mention an expression for energy stored in a capacitor.

 Answers

1. Define electric potential.

• Electrostatic potential at a point in an electric field is defined as the amount of work done in bringing a
unit positive charge from infinity to the given point against the direction of the field.

2. Define one volt.

• Electric potential at a point is said to be 1 volt, if one joule of work is done in moving one coulomb of
charge from infinity to that point against the electric field (or)
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3. What is the S I unit of electric potential?

• volt(V)

4. Is electric potential scalar or vector quantity?

• scalar quantity.

5. write the dimensional formula of electric potential.

• [M1L2T-3 A-1]

6. What is an equipotential surface?

• Equipotential surface is a surface on which the value of potential is constant at all points on the surface.

7. What is the nature of equipotential surface due to a point charge?

• Spherical.

8. What is electrostatic shielding?

• The method of protecting a certain region from the effect of electric field is called electro static shielding.

9. what are polar molecules?

• Polar molecules: Molecules,in which the center of positive charge and center of negative charge does
not coincide are called polar molecules.

10. What are non-polar molecules?

• Non-polar dielectrics: Molecules in which, the center of the positive charge and center of negative
charge coincide are called non polar molecule

11. What are dielectrics?

• Dielectrics are non-conducting substances in which electric field can establish.

12. What is dielectric polarization?

• The process of alignment of dipole moment of permanent or induced dipole in a dielectric
substance is called dielectric polarization.

13. What is dielectric breakdown?

• When a dielectric is placed in a very high electric field, the outermost electrons get detach from their
atoms. Then the electrons become free and available for conduction. Now the dielectric behaves as a
conductor. This is called dielectric breakdown.

14. Define dielectric strength.

• Dielectric strength is defined as the maximum electric field strength that a dielectric medium can
withstand without breakdown.

15. What is a capacitor?

• A capacitor is a device used for storing electric charges. It consists of two conductors kept close to
each other and space between them being filled with dielectric or air.
16. Define capacitance of a capacitor.
• The capacitance of the capacitor is defined as the ratio of the charge on either of the conductors
of the capacitor to the potential difference between them.

17. Define one farad.

• One farad: The capacitance of a capacitor is said to be one farad, if its potential difference is
raised by one volt when one coulomb of charge is given to it.

18. Define dielectric constant of a medium.

• the dielectric constant of dielectric is defined as the ratio of capacitance of the capacitor with dielectric to
the capacitance of the capacitor with air or vacuum (or)

19. Mention an expression for energy stored in a capacitor.