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A regular hexagon with each side equaling 10 cm has a charge 5 μC at each of its vertices. Calculate the potential at the centre of the hexagon.

  1. 0.22 x 10-3 V

  2. 4.5 x 103 V

  3. 2.7 x 106 V

  4. 450 x 103 V

  5. 27 x 103 V


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given a = 10cm = 0.10m; q =5 μC = 5 X 10-6 C .V = Kq / r Distance of centre from vertex for a regular hexagon is 10 cm. V= 6 Kq/r = 6 x 9 x109 x 5 x 10-6 /0.10 = 2.7 x 106 V  

A 10 μF capacitor is connected to a 100 V battery. Calculate the electrostatic energy stored?

  1. 0.01 J

  2. 0.05 J

  3. 0.02 J

  4. 2 x 10-9 J

  5. 10-9 J


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

C = 10 x 10 - 6 F; V = 100 V; E = ?  E = ½ C V= ½  x 10-5 x 10=  0.05 J

Two capacitors of capacitance 6 μF and 12 μF are connected in series with a battery. What is the total battery voltage if voltage across the 6 μF capacitor is 2 V?

  1. 6.000012 V

  2. 12 x 10-12 V

  3. 3 V

  4. 2 V

  5. 24 x 10-12 V


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

V = V+ V Q = 6 x 10-6 X 2 = 12 μ C As C2 is in series, same amount of charge will flow through it. Now V2 = Q/C2 = (12 x 10-6)/(12 x 10-6) = 1 V   Total battery voltage, V = 2 + 1 = 3 V 

The two plates of particle of mass 1.0 × 10-6 Kg and charge 1.0 μC. Determine electric field strength between two plates? Given (gravity = 9.8)

  1. 9.8 NC-1

  2. 9.8 x10-12 NC

  3. 9.8 x 10-6 NC

  4. 9.8 x 106 NC-1

  5. 0.1020 NC


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The particle will be suspended between the plates, when E = mg / q Putting the values in above equation E = 1 x10-6 x 9.8 / 1 x10-6 E = 9.8 NC-1  

In a network of four capacitors where three are connected in series of 5 μF to a 240 V supply, which of the following charges on the fourth capacitor of 5 μF is connected in parallel with the three capacitors?

  1. 12 x 10-4 C

  2. 400 x 10-6 C

  3. 0.020 x 10-6 C

  4. 48 x 106 C

  5. 0.0069 x 10-6 C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Three capacitors are connected in series, hence their equivalent capacity will be: Cs = C / 3 = 5 / 3. This equivalent series capacity is then connected in parallel with the fourth capacitor, hence the final equivalent capacity will be: Cs + C 4 = 5 / 3 + 5 = 20 / 3 = 6.66 6 μF. Now, charge on C1, C2 and C3 is same as they are in series. It is given by: Q = Cs V = 5 / 3 x 240 = 5 x 80 x 10 - 6 C = 4 x 10-4 C Charge on C4= C4 x V = 5 x 240 = 1200 x 10-6 = 12 x 10-4C.

What is the value of two similar charges separated by 0.5 m in a vacuum, if the force between them is 1.5 N?

  1. 0.29 x 109 C

  2. 6.45 x 10-6 C

  3. 0.148 x 10-9 C

  4. 0.083 x 109 C

  5. 6.81 x 10-9 C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Q2 = [4πεo] [Fd2] = [1/9 x 109] x [1.5 x (0.5)2] = 4.17 x 10-11 Q = 6.45 x 10-6 C

Two metal plates of area 0.01 m2 carries a charge of 100 μC, are separated by a distance of 1 cm. What is the force on metal plates having potential 3 x 106 V?

  1. 3 x 108 V/m

  2. 3 x 104 Vm

  3. 3 x 10-8 m/V

  4. 3 x 106 Vm

  5. 3 x 106 V/m


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Distance between the plates - d = 1cm =1×10-2 m We know that, Strength of electric field (E) = Potential(V )/Distance( d) E = 3  x 106/10-2 = 3 x 108 V/m Which is more than dielectric strength of air, so it is not possible.

Calculate the energy acquired in electron volts when a particle having a charge of 20 electrons on it falls through a potential difference of 100 volts.

  1. 5120 eV

  2. 2000 eV

  3. 20 eV

  4. 0.05 eV

  5. 0.0005 eV


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Charge = q = 20 e = 20 x 1.6 x 10-9 = 32 × 10-19 C Potential difference = ΔV = 100 V We know that: E = q v ΔV = (32 × 10-19) (100) = 3200 × 10-19 Joules Since, 1eV = 1.6 × 10-19 C E = 3200 × 10-19 / 1.6 × 10-19 = 2000 eV  

The separation between plates is reduced by half and the space between them is of dielectric constant 5 and capacitance 8 pF. Calculate the value of capacitance of parallel plate capacitor when reduced by half.

  1. 1.25 x 10-12 F

  2. 80 pF

  3. 0.8 pF

  4. 8 pF

  5. 0.8 x 1012 F


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates is C0 = Є0A/d.  When the separation between the plates is reduced to half, C= Є0A/(d / 2) = 2Є0A/d.  Thus, final capacitance is C= 10 x 8 pF = 80 pF.

What will be the new capacity of two plates if

(a) the distance between the plates is doubled (b) a slab of dielectric constant 8 is introduced between the two plates such that the entire space between the plates is filled by the slab where a parallel plate with air as a dielectric has a capacity of 20 μF.

  1. 10, 2.5 μF

  2. 10, 160 μF

  3. 40, 2.5 μF

  4. 40, 160 μF

  5. 40, 320 μF


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

C = 20 x 10-6 F; Ć = ?  C = A ε0K/d C ∝ 1/d ∴ C = C/2 = 10 μF C ∝ K Ć = K C = 20 x 8 = 160 μF

Five identical capacitors, each of capacitance C, are connected between two points X and Y. If the equivalent capacitance of the combination between X and Y is 5 mF, which of the following is the capacitance of each capacitor?

  1. 200 F

  2. 1 mF

  3. 1 kF

  4. 25 mF

  5. 5 mF


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The arrangement is of 5 capacitors in series Therefore, 1/C’ = (1/C) + (1/C) + (1/C) + (1/C) + (1/C) = (5/C)  C’ = C/5 Or 5 = C/5 or C = 25 mF

Two charges are separated by a distance d. If the distance between them is doubled, what will be the change in electric potential between them?

  1. It is quadrupled.

  2. It is zero.

  3. It is halved.

  4. It is tripled.

  5. It is unchanged.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The electric potential of a charge is given by the equation V = kq/r. In other words, the distance is inversely proportional to electric potential. If the distance is doubled, then the electric potential must be halved.

Which of the following properties is not related to concentric conducting spherical shells?

  1. Two connected conductors are at different potentials.

  2. Net charge in any shell is zero.

  3. Charge remains constant in all conductors, except those which are earthed.

  4. Charge on the inner surface of the innermost shell is equal to 0.

  5. Equal and opposite charges appear on opposite faces.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A small sphere will have a lower potential than a large sphere if they both have the same charge on them. Hence, a current will flow when they are connected.

If V ( = q/4πεor) is the potential at a distance r, due to a point charge q. Calculate the electric field?

  1. 1/4 π Є . q/r²

  2. q/4πεor2

  3. 1/4 π Єo Єr . q/r²

  4. P/4πεor3

  5. 4πεor


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Applying Gauss’s Law and Putting values E x 4πr2 = q / ε₀ or E= q / 4πεor2 This expression is same as electric field due to a point charge q placed at distance r,  i.e. in this case if complete charge q is placed at the centre of shell the electric field is same. 

A parallel plate air capacitor has the potential difference between the plates as 500 V and rectangular plates each of length 20 cm and breadth 10 cm separated by a distance of 2 mm. Which of the following is the electric field intensity between the two plates?

  1. 0.004 x 10-3 m/V

  2. 250 x 103 V/m

  3. 1000 x 10-3 Vm

  4. 0.885 x 10-10 V/m

  5. 1.12 x 1010 m/V


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

L = 0.2 m; b = 0.1 m; d = 2 x 10-3 m; V = 5 x 102V, E = ? C = A ε0/d = (L x b) x ε0/ d = 2 x 10-2x 8.85 x 10-12/2 x 10-3 ∴ C = 8.85 x 10-11F Q = C V = 8.85 x 10-11x 5 x 102 = 4.425 x 10-8C  E = V/d = 500 / 2 x 10-3 = 250 x 103 V/m

Which of the following is the electric field intensity at the point where the energy density at the point in a medium of dielectric constant 8 is 26.55 x 106J/m3?

  1. 0.37 x 1018 N/C

  2. 0.611 x 109 N/C

  3. 1.15x 10-9 N/C

  4. 0.866 x 109 N/C

  5. 0.75 x 1018 N/C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

U = 26.55 x 10-6J/m3; K = 8; E = ? if U = ½ K εE2 E= 2 U/K ε= 2 x 26.55 x 106/8 x 8.85 x 10-12 , E= 0.75 x 1018 E = 0.866 x 109 N/C

A parallel-plate air capacitor of area 25 cm2 and with plates 1 mm apart is charged to a potential of 100 V. Calculate the new energy by separating the new plates by 0.002 m?

  1. 2.2 x 10-7 J

  2. 1.81 x 107 J

  3. 0.55 x 10-7 J

  4. 0.45 x 107 J

  5. 1.21 x 10-14 J


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Energy = ½ CV2 = ½Є0AV2/d = [8.85 x 10-12 x 25 x 10-4 x 104] /2 x 0.001 = 1.1 x 10-7J New plate separation = 0.002 m; potential across plates is still 100 V. New energy = 0.5 x original energy = 0.55 x 10-7 J The difference in energy is explained by the movement of charge in the wires as the capacitor partly discharges to maintain the potential.

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