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231.

A capacitor of capacity C is charged by connecting it with R according to the figure. Energy supplied by the battery in this process is :

 

  • more than  12CV2

  • 12CV2

  • 2CV2

  • less than 12CV2


232.

Two capacitors, one 4 pF and the other 6 pF, connected in parallel, are charged by a 100 V battery. The energy stored in the capacitors is

  • 1.2 × 10−8 J

  • 2.4 × 10−8 J

  • 5.0 × 10−8 J

  • 1.2 × 10−6


233.

If the energy of a 100 μF capacitor charged to 6 kV could all be used to lift a 5O kg mass, what would be the greatest vertical height through which mass could be raised?

  • 0.6 mm

  • 3.6 m

  • 1.2 mm

  • 12 m


234.

A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

  • decreases

  • remains unchanged

  • becomes infinite

  • increases


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235.

The diameter of each plate of an air capacitor is 4 cm. To make the capacity of this plate capacitor equal to that of 20 cm diameter sphere, the distance between the plates will be

  • 4 × 10-3 m

  • 1 × 10-3 m

  • 1 cm

  • 1 × 10-3 cm


236.

The electric potential V is given as a function of distance x (m) by V = (5x2 + 10x − 9) volt. Value of electric field at x=l m is

  • 20 V/m

  • 6 V/m

  • 11 V/m

  • − 23 V/m


237.

Three charged particles are initially in position-1. They are free to move and they come to position-2, after some time. Let U1 and U2 be the electrostatic potential energies in position-1 and 2 then

  • U1 = U2

  • U2  U1

  • U2 > U1

  • U1 > U2


238.

Three capacitors of 3, 2 and 6 µF are connected in series with a battery of 10 V. Then charge on 3 µF capacitor will be

  • 10 µC

  • 12 µC

  • 14 µC

  • 5 µC


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239.

Equivalent capacity between A and B is

  • 2 µF

  • 3 µF

  • 4 µF

  • 0.5 µF


240.

What is the area of the plate of a 3 F parallel plate capacitor, if the separation between the plates is 5 mm?

  • 12.981 x 102 m2

  • 9.281 × 109 m2

  • 1.69 × 1012 m2

  • 4.529 × 109 m2


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