A metallic sphere of capacitance , charged to electric potential is connected by a metal wire to another metallic sphere of capacitance charged to electric potential . The amount of heat produced in connecting the wire during the process is:
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4. zero
Four equal charges Q are placed at the four corners of a square of each side is ‘a’. Work done in removing a charge – Q from its centre to infinity is
(1) 0
(2)
(3)
(4)
Two spheres of radius a and b respectively are charged and joined by a wire. The ratio of the electric field at the surface of the spheres is
(1) a/b
(2) b/a
(3) a2/b2
(4) b2/a2
An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V in vacuum. The final speed of the electron will be
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of the resulting system
1. increases by a factor of 4
2.decreases by a factor of 2
3. remain the same
4. increases by a factor of 2
The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials.
1. | the maximum work is required to move \(q\) in figure(iii). |
2. | in all four cases, the work done is the same. |
3. | the minimum work is required to move \(q\) in the figure(i). |
4. | the maximum work is required to move \(q\) in figure(ii). |
A parallel-plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d, and capacitance C is filled with four dielectric materials having dielectric constants and as shown in the figure below. If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance C in this capacitor, then its dielectric constant k is given by
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A capacitor of \(2~\mu\text{F}\) is charged as shown in the figure. When the switch \(S\) is turned to position \(2\), the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is:
1. | \(20\%\) | 2. | \(75\%\) |
3. | \(80\%\) | 4. | \(0\%\) |
1. | The potential difference between the plates decreases \(K\) times |
2. | The energy stored in the capacitor decreases \(K\) times |
3. | The change in energy stored is \({1 \over 2} CV^{2}(\frac{1}{K}-1)\) |
4. | The charge on the capacitor is not conserved |