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STD 12 Physics
Date : 01-07-2023 Current Electricity
Time : 0 Minute Total Marks : 30

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [5]

1. Dielectric constant is the:

a. Vector quantity.
b. Scalar quantity.
c. Dimensions less quantity.
d. None.

2. The capacity of a parallel plate air condenser is 2 μF. If a dielectric of dielectric constant 4 is

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introduced between the plates, its new capacity is:
a.

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1.5 μF
b.

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0.5 μF
c. 8 μF

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d. 6 μF

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3. 1 nano farad =
a. 10-6.

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b. 10-9.

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c. 10-12.
d. 10-15.

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4. Two metal spheres of capacitances C1 and C2 carry some charges. They are put in contact

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and then separated. The final charges Q1 and Q2 on them will satisfy:

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Q1 C1
a. <
Q2 C2

Q1 C1
b. =
Q2 C2

Q1 C1
c. >
Q2 C2

Q1 C2
d. =
Q2 C1

5. In a charged capacitor, the energy is stored in:

a. The negative charges.
b. The positive charges.
c. The field between the plates.
d. Both (a) and (b).

* a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the [5]
correct option.
1. For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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 b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, and R is also false.
Assertion (A): If the distance between parallel pates of a capacitor is halved and dielectric
constant is made three times, then the capacitance becomes six times.
Reason (R): Capacitance of the capacitor does not depend upon the nature of the material of
the plates.

2. For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, and R is also false.
Assertion (A): A capacitor can be broken by placing large amount of charge on it.
Reason (R): After breakage potential, the capacitor is destroyed.
3. For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).

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Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

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a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.

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d. A is false, and R is also false.

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Assertion (A): Increasing the charge on the plates of a capacitor means increasing the
capacitance.

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Reason (R): Capacitance is directly proportional to charge.

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4. For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a.
b.

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Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, and R is also false.
Assertion (A): Charge on all the condensers connected in series is the same.
Reason (R): Capacitance of capacitor is directly proportional to charge on it.
5. For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, and R is also false.
Assertion (A): Two adjacent conductors, carrying the same positive charge have no potential
difference between them.
Reason (R): The potential of a conductor does not depend upon the charge given to it.

* Answer The Following Questions In One Sentence.[1 Marks Each] [6]

1. Answer the following:

The top of the atmosphere is at about 400kV with respect to the surface of the earth,
corresponding to an electric field that decreases with altitude. Near the surface of the earth,

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 the field is about 100Vm–1 . Why then do we not get an electric shock as we step out of our
house into the open? (Assume the house to be a steel cage so there is no field inside!)
2. Answer carefully:
A small test charge is released at rest at a point in an electrostatic field configuration. Will it
travel along the field line passing through that point?

3. The charging current for a capacitor is 0.25 A. What is the displacement current across its
plates?
4. The variation of potential difference V with lengthlin case of two potentiometers P and Q is as
shown. Which one of these two will you prefer for comparing emfs of two primary cells?

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5. How does the electric flux due to a point charge enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface get
affected when its radius is increased?

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6. A capacitor has capacitance C. Is this information sufficient to know what maximum charge

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the capacitor can contain? If yes, what is this charges? If no, what other information is needed?

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* Given Section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [4]

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1.
An electric field E⃗ = i Ax
⃗
exists in the space, where A= 10Vm-2 . Take the potential at (10m,

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20m) to be zero. Find the potential at the origin.

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2. A test charge q is made to move in the electric field of a point charge Q along two different

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closed paths Fig. First path has sections along and perpendicular to lines of electric field.
Second path is a rectangular loop of the same area as the first loop. How does the work done
compare in the two cases?

* Given Section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [6]

1. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r1 and outer radius r2 has a charge Q.
a. A charge q is placed at the centre of the shell. What is the surface charge density on the
inner and outer surfaces of the shell?
b. Is the electric field inside a cavity (with no charge) zero, even if the shell is not spherical,
but has any irregular shape? Explain

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 2. a. Three point charges q, -4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
ABC of side ‘l’ as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the
resultant electric force acting on the charge q.

b. Find out the amount of the work done to separate the charges at infinite distance.

* Case study based questions [4]

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1. Consider the situation shown in figure. The width of each plate is b. The capacitor plates are

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rigidly clamped in the laboratory and connected to a battery of emf ϵ. All surfaces are

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frictionless. Calculate the value of M for which the dielectric slab will stay in equilibrium.

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