Capacitor

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Capacitor: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Types of Capacitors, Unit of Capacitance, Use of Capacitor, Charging of Capacitor, Factors Affecting Capacitance, Capacitor and Its Capacitance and, Concentric Spheres as a Capacitor

Important Questions on Capacitor

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5μF capacitor is charged by a 100 V supply. The supply is then disconnected and the charged capacitor is connected to another uncharged   3μF capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the process of attaining the steady situation (in mJ)

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Find the equivalent capacitance between A&B

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 The capacitance between the points A and B of the combination is

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The separation between the two capacitor plates is 2 cm and the area of the plate is 300 cm2. Calculate the capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor when the dielectric material is placed between the plates? [The dielectric constant of the material is 5.5].
 

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In the circuit shown in the figure switch S is closed at time t=0 Select the correct statement
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Condenser is a device used to store

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Find the equivalent capacitance between A and B.

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A parallel plate condenser has conducting plates of radius 12 cm separated by a distance of 5 mm. It is charged with a constant charging current of 0.16 A, the rate at which the potential difference between the plate change is

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In a RC circuit, where R is resistance and C is capacitance which of the following has the dimension of time.

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The earth is assumed to be a charged conducting sphere having volume V and surface area A. The capacitance of the earth in free space is (ε0= permittivity of free space)

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A flat circular coil of 10 cm radius has 200 turns of wire. The coil is connected to a capacitor of 20μF placed in a uniform magnetic field whose induction decreases at a rate of 0.01Ts-1. Find the charge on capacitor

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The figure given below shows a network of four capacitors of capacitance equal to C1=C, C2=2C, C3=3C, C4=4C are connected to a battery. The ratio of charges on C2 and C4 is x22, find x.

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A capacitor of capacity C1=2 μF is charged to a potential of 100 V. The charging battery is then removed and now C1 is connected to another uncharged capacitor of capacity C2=4 μF. One plate of C2 is earthed as shown. In steady state the charge on C1 (in μC) will be _____ .

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In steady state, current supplied by battery is

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Eight drops of mercury of equal radii possessing equal charges combine to form a big drop. Then, the capacitance of bigger drop compared to each individual small drop is

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In an isolated charged capacitor, the distance between the plates is halved. Which of the following quantities get halved?

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Two plates are at potentials -10V and +30V. If the separation between the plates is 2 cm then find the electric field between them.

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Calculate final charge on 1μF capacitor:

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Initially, sphere A has a charge of -50 e and sphere B has a charge of +20 e. The spheres are made of conducting material and are identical in size. If the spheres then touch, what is the resulting charge on sphere A?

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What is flux capacitor?