Effect of Dielectrics on Capacitance
Effect of Dielectrics on Capacitance: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Effect of Dielectric on the Value of Capacitance, Electric Field inside a Parallel Plate Capacitor, Force between Plates of a Charged Parallel Plate Capacitor & Induced Electric Field Inside the Dielectric etc.
Important Questions on Effect of Dielectrics on Capacitance
The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor are apart. A slab of dielectric constant and thickness is introduced between the plates with its faces parallel to them. The distance between the plates is so adjusted that the capacitance of the capacitor becomes of its original value. What is the new distance between the plates?

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor becomes times its original value. If a dielectric slab of thickness is inserted between the plates (where, is the distance of separation between the plates). What is the dielectric constant of the slab?

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor becomes times its original value. If a dielectric slab of thickness is inserted between the plates (where, is the distance of separation between the plates). What is the dielectric constant of the slab?

A dielectric material gets _____ when it placed in an electric field.

When a dielectric is placed in an external electric field a dielectric gets polarised.This statement is ture or false.

When dielectric is placed in an electric field the field within the dielectric is?

When a conducting slab is kept between two plates of parallel plate capacitor then capacitance.

A conducting slab has kept between two plates of parallel plate capacitor then electric field inside the slab is

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance is connected to a battery of emf . If a dielectric material of dielectric constant is inserted between the plates, the magnitude of the induced charge will be:

An electron with a kinetic energy of enters the space between the plates of the plane capacitor made of two dense metal grids at an angle of with the plates of capacitor and leaves this space at an angle of with the plates. What is the potential difference of the capacitor?

Two conducting square plates with length are arranged parallel to each other at a distance . The space between the plates is filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity up to a length . The upper plate is given a charge and the lower plate is given a charge as shown in the figure. If then find how much charge (in ) is present on the portion of upper plate which is in contact with the dielectric?

A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery which builds up an electric field of between the plates as shown in figure-I. Now two initially neutral plates are positioned and connected as shown in figure-II. The plates are at equal distances from each other. Find the strength of electric field (in ) between the plates and

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance has spacing between two plates having area The region between the plates is filled with dielectric layers, parallel to its plates, each with thickness The dielectric constant of the layer is For a very large the capacitance is The value of will be - [ is the permittivity of free space]

A dielectric slab fills the lower half region of parallel plate capacitor as shown in figure. Take plate area as then incorrect statement is :-

Capacity of a parallel capacitor with dielectric constant is . Capacity of the same capacitor in when dielectric material is removed is

The capacitance of a parallel plate air capacitor is . If a dielectric of dielectric constant , and thickness equal to one fourth the separation is placed between the plates, then capacity becomes . Then, the ratio is,

The charges on two parallel copper plates separated by a small distance are and . A test charge q experiences a force when placed between these plates. Now if one of the plates is removed to infinity, then the force on the test charge will become-

A parallel plate capacitor with plate area and plate separation is charged at the rate of . The dielectric between the plates has a dielectric constant . If the displacement current through the capacitor is A then the value of is nearly

A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity when air is present between its plates. The space between the plates is filled with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant . The capacitor is now connected to a battery of by wires. The dielectric slab is then removed. Then the charge passing through the wire is

In a parallel plate with air capacitor of capacitance if the lower half of the air space is filled with a material of dielectric constant its capacitance changes to:
