Energy Stored in a Capacitor
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
Important Questions on Energy Stored in a Capacitor
The total electrostatic energy stored in both the capacitors (in ) is

The heat generated through and resistances separately, when a condenser of capacity charged to is discharged one by one, will be

An ideal capacitor of capacitance 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:

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

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 and in second case is then find

A capacitor has initial charge with polarity as shown in figure. This capacitor is connected in a circuit with a cell of emf and resistance as shown. At , the key is closed. The heat dissipated across after long time, is . The value of is:

A capacitor of capacitance is charged up to a potential difference of and then the cell is removed. Now it is connected to a cell of emf 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 cell is : (in )

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

Three identical large metal plates of area are at distances and ( length of plates) from each other (refer figure). Metal plate is uncharged, while metal plates and have respective charges and Metal plates and are connected by switch through a wire. The heat produced after closing the switch is Find

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

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

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

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

Two capacitors with capacitance values and are connected in series. The voltage applied across this combination is The percentage error in the calculation of the energy stored in this combination of capacitors is . Write the value of where is the greatest integer function.

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

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

The capacity of a capacitor is and its potential is . The energy released on discharging it fully will be

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

Three plates , and , each of area , have separation between and and between and . The energy stored when the plates are fully charged is

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