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Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

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Four capacitors with capacitances C1=1 μF,C2=1.5 μF, C3=2.5 μF and C4=0.5 μF are connected as shown and are connected to a 30 volt source. The potential difference between points a and b is:

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A mass of 1 kg carrying a charge of  2 C is accelerated through a potential of 1 V. The velocity acquired by it is:
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Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.
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A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure. The electric potential at the point O lying at a distance L from the end A is :


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Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.8 μC and 2.8 μC are located at 40 cm apart. The potential at the mid-point of the line joining the two charges is
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When an α -particle of mass  m moving with a undefined velocity bombards on a heavy nucleus of charge Ze, its distance of the closest approach from the nucleus depends on m as:
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A total charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure below. The electric potential at the point O lying at a distance L2 from the end A is

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An electric field E=25 i^+30 j^ N C-1 exists in a region of space. If the potential at the origin is taken to be zero then the potential at x=2 m, y=2 m is:
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Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius R with constant angular separation between successive charges. Alternate charges1,3,5,7,9 have charge (+q) each, while 2,4,6,8,10 have charge (q) each. The potential V and the electric field E at the centre of the circle are respectively : (Take V=0 at infinity)
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The variation of electrostatic potential with radial distance r from the centre of a positively charged metallic thin shell of radius R is given by the graph
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Four equal point charges Q each are placed in the xy plane at 0,2,4,2,4,-2 and 0,-2 . The work required to put a fifth charge Q at the origin of the coordinate system will be:
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An electron with an initial speed of 4.0×106 m s-1 is brought to rest by an electric field. The mass and charge of an electron are 9×10-31 kg and 1.6×10-19 C, respectively. Identify the correct statement.
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A charge Q is distributed over three concentric spherical shells of radii a, b, c a<b<c such that their surface charge densities are equal to one another.

The total potential at a point at distance r from their common centre, where r<a, would be:
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Four point charges -Q,-q,2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between Q and q for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is
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If potential(in volts) in a region is expressed as Vx,y,z=6xy-y+2yz, the electric field(in N C-1) at point1,1,0 is
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Two equal charges of magnitude Q each are placed at a distance d apart. Their electrostatic energy is E.A. third charge -Q2 is brought midway between these two charges. The electrostatic energy of the system is now?
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A metallic sphere is kept in between two oppositely charged plates. The most appropriate representation of the field lines is
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A hot filament liberates an electron with zero initial velocity. The anode potential is 1200 V. The speed of the electron when it strikes the anode is
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A certain p-n junction having a depletion region of width 20 μm, was found to have a breakdown voltage of 100 V. If the width of the depletion region is reduced to 1 μm during its production, then it can be used as a zener diode for voltage regulation of:
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Consider a cube of uniform charge density, ρ. The ratio of the electrostatic potential at the center of the cube to that at one of the corners of the cube is,