Energy Stored in a Capacitor

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Energy Stored in a Capacitor: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Energy Density in Electric Field, Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor, Energy Stored in the Electric Field, Energy in Constant Electric Field and, Energy in Variable Electric Field

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The total electrostatic energy stored in both the capacitors (in μJ) is

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The heat generated through 2 Ω and 8 Ω resistances separately, when a condenser of 200 μF capacity charged to 200 V is discharged one by one, will be

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An ideal capacitor of capacitance 0.2μF is charged to a potential difference of 10V. The charging battery is then disconnected. The capacitor is then connected to an ideal inductor of self inductance 0.5 mH. The current at a time when the potential difference across the capacitor is 5V is:

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On increasing the plate separation of a charged capacitor,  the energy

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A charging device consists of eight identical, ideal cells in a proper series connection and a capacitor is charged using this device. Charging process is done by two ways : In first case, capacitor is connected across the whole device (eight cells) in a single step. In second case charging is done in steps which means, first capacitor is connected across a single cell, then across two cells, .........., then across eight cells. If loss of heat in first case is E1 and in second case is E2, then find E1E2

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A capacitor has initial charge q=C E with polarity as shown in figure. This capacitor is connected in a circuit with a cell of emf E and resistance R as shown. At t=0, the key k is closed. The heat dissipated across R after long time, is xCE2. The value of x is:

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A capacitor of capacitance 10μF is charged up to a potential difference of 2 V and then the cell is removed. Now it is connected to a cell of emf 4 V and is charged fully. In both cases the polarities of the two cells are in the same directions. Total heat produced in the charging process by 4 V cell is : (in μJ)

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A parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance 100 μF is connected to a power supply of 200 V. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant 5 is now inserted into the gap between the plates. Find the change in the electrostatic energy (in J) of the electric field in the capacitor.

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Three identical large metal plates of area A are at distances 2d and d(d length of plates) from each other (refer figure). Metal plate A is uncharged, while metal plates B and C have respective charges +q and -q. Metal plates A and C are connected by switch K through a wire. The heat produced after closing the switch K is q2 dPε0 A. Find P.

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A capacitor of 2 μF is charged as shown in the diagram. When the switch S is turned to position 2, the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is:

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A capacitor of capacitance 2μF is charged to a potential V as shown in figure. The percentage loss in stored energy, when switch is turned to position 2 is

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The value of ratio between the energy stored in 5 μF capacitor to the 4 μF capacitor in the given figure is:

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A 60 pF capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 60 pF capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in nJ)______.

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Two capacitors with capacitance values C1=2000±10 pF and C2=3000±15 pF are connected in series. The voltage applied across this combination is V=5.00±0.02 V. The percentage error in the calculation of the energy stored in this combination of capacitors is α. Write the value of α, where   is the greatest integer function.

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The capacitor of capacitance C in the circuit shown is fully charged initially, Resistance is R.
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After the switch S is closed, the time taken to reduce the stored energy in the capacitor to half its initial value is: 

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The maximum charge stored on a metal sphere of radius 15 cm may be 7.5 μC. The potential energy of the sphere in this case is

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The capacity of a capacitor is 4×10-6 F and its potential is 100 V. The energy released on discharging it fully will be

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Two concentric conducting shells of radius R and 2R are shown in the figure below. The inner shell is charged with Q and the outer shell is uncharged. The amount of energy dissipated when the shells are connected by a conducting wire is

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Three plates A, B and C, each of area 50 cm2, have separation 3 mm between A and B and 3 mm between B and C. The energy stored when the plates are fully charged is

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A parallel plate capacitor having a plate separation of 2 mm is charged by connecting it to a 300 V supply. The energy density is