Q. No.A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to potential difference \(V\). After disconnecting the battery, the distance between the plates of the capacitor is increased using an insulating handle. As a result the potential difference between the plates:
1.
decreases.
2.
increases.
3.
becomes zero.
4.
does not change.
A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of \(16 \times 10^{-9} ~\text{C-}\text{m}.\) The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of \(0.6~\text{m}\) from the centre of the dipole situated on a line making an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the dipole axis is:
\(\left( \dfrac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0}= 9\times 10^{9}~\text{N-m}^2/\text{C}^2 \right)\)
1. \(200~\text{V}\)
2. \(400~\text{V}\)
3. zero
4. \(50~\text{V}\)
The increasing order of the electrostatic potential energies for the given system of charges is given by:
| 1. | \(\mathrm{a = d < b < c}\) | 2. | \(\mathrm{b = d < c < a}\) |
| 3. | \(\mathrm{b = c < a < d}\) | 4. | \(\mathrm{c < a < b < d}\) |
Some equipotential surfaces are shown in the figure. The electric field at points \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are respectively:
| 1. | \(1~\text{V/cm}, \frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 2~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along +ve X-axis) }\) |
| 2. | \(1~\text{V/cm}, \frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along -ve X-axis) }\) |
| 3. | \(\frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 1~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along +ve X-axis) }\) |
| 4. | \(\frac{1}{2}~\text{V/cm}, 1~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along -ve X-axis) }\) |
What is the area of the plates of a \(2~\text{F}\) parallel plate capacitor, given that the separation between the plates is \(0.5~\text{cm}\)?
1. \(1100~\text{km}^2\)
2. \(1130~\text{km}^2\)
3. \(1110~\text{km}^2\)
4. \(1105~\text{km}^2\)
If \(50~\text{J}\) of work must be done to move an electric charge of \(2~\text{C}\) from a point where the potential is \(-10~\text {volts}\) to another point where the potential is \(\text{V volts}\), then the value of \(\mathrm{V}\) is:
1. \(5~\text {volts}\)
2. \(-15~\text {volts}\)
3. \(+15~\text {volts}\)
4. \(+10~\text {volts}\)
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the electrostatics of conductors?
| 1. | The interior of the conductor with no cavity can have no excess charge in the static situation. |
| 2. | The electrostatic potential is constant throughout the volume of the conductor. |
| 3. | The electrostatic potential has the same value inside as that on its surface. |
| 4. | All of the above statements are correct. |
Two capacitors of capacity \(2~\mu\text{F}\) and \(3~\mu\text{F}\) are charged to the same potential difference of \(6~\text V.\) Now they are connected with opposite polarity as shown. After closing switches \(S_1~\text{and}~S_2\), their final potential difference becomes:
| 1. | \(\text{zero} \) | 2. | \(\frac{4}{3}~\text{V} \) |
| 3. | \(3~\text{V} \) | 4. | \(\frac{6}{5}~\text{V} \) |
The equivalent capacitance across \(A\) and \(B\) in the given figure is:
| 1. | \( \dfrac{3}{2}C\) | 2. | \({C}\) |
| 3. | \( \dfrac{2}{3}{C}\) | 4. | \( \dfrac{5}{3}C\) |
Two concentric metallic spherical shells \(A\) and \(B\) of radii \(a\) and \(b\) respectively \((b>a)\) are arranged such that outer shell is earthed and inner shell is charged to \(Q\). Charge on the outer surface of outer shell will be:
1. \(- \frac{Q a}{b}\)
2. \(Q \left[1 - \frac{a}{b}\right]\)
3. \(-Q\)
4. zero
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