Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Three parallel plate capacitors C1, C2 and C3 each of capacitance 5 are connected as shown in figure. The effective capacitance between points A and B, when the space between the parallel plates of C1 capacitor is filled with a dielectric medium having dielectric constant of 4, is : [figure]

1. 9
2. 30
3. 7.5
4. 22.5

A parallel plate capacitor is filled equally (half) with two dielectrics of dielectric constants 1 and 2, as shown in figures. The distance between the plates is d and area of each plate is A. If capacitance in first configuration and second configuration are C1 and C2 respectively, then C1C2 is: First Configuration [figure] Second Configuration [figure]

1. 0( 1 + 2)2
2. 1 22( 1 + 2)2
3. 4 1 2( 1 + 2)2
4. 1 2 1 + 2

The electrostatic potential on the surface of uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R = 10 cm is 120 V. The potential at the centre of shell, at a distance r = 5 cm from centre, and at a distance r = 15 cm from the centre of the shell respectively, are:

1. 0 V, 120 V, 40 V
2. 120 V, 120 V, 80 V
3. 40 V, 40 V, 80 V
4. 0 V, 0 V, 80 V

Using a battery, a 100 pF capacitor is charged to 60 V and then the battery is removed. After that, a second uncharged capacitor is connected to the first capacitor in parallel. If the final voltage across the second capacitor is 20 V, its capacitance is: (in pF)

1. 600
2. 100
3. 400
4. 200

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
4. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

Two large plane parallel conducting plates are kept 10 cm apart as shown in figure. The potential difference between them is V. The potential difference between the points A and B (shown in the figure) is : [figure]

1. 1 V
2. 14 V
3. 34 V
4. 25 V

A capacitor, C1=6 is charged to a potential difference of V0=5 V using a 5V battery. The battery is removed and another capacitor, C2=12 is inserted in place of the battery. When the switch 'S' is closed, the charge flows between the capacitors for some time until equilibrium condition is reached. What are the charges (q1 and q2) on the capacitors C1 and C2 when equilibrium condition is reached. [figure]

1. q1=10 , q2=20
2. q1=15 , q2=30
3. q1=20 , q2=10
4. q1=30 , q2=15

Three infinitely long wires with linear charge density are placed along the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively. Which of the following denotes an equipotential surface?

1. (x2 + y2)(y2 + z2)(z2 + x2) = constant
2. xyz = constant
3. xy + yz + zx = constant
4. (x + y)(y + z)(z + x) = constant

Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in parallel to a battery. Charge-time graph is shown below for the two capacitors. The energy stored with them are U1 and U2, respectively. Which of the given statements is true? [figure]

1. C2 > C1, U2 > U1
2. C1 > C2, U1 > U2
3. C2 > C1, U2 < U1
4. C1 > C2, U1 < U2

A particle of mass 'm' and charge 'q' is fastened to one end 'A' of a massless string having equilibrium length l, whose other end is fixed at point 'O'. The whole system is placed on a frictionless horizontal plane and is initially at rest. If uniform electric field is switched on along the direction as shown in figure, then the speed of the particle when it crosses the x-axis is [figure]

1. qEl2m
2. qEl4m
3. qElm
4. 2qElm