JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
Identify the correct statements :
A. Effective capacitance of a series combination of capacitors is always smaller than the smallest capacitance of the capacitor in the combination.
B. When a dielectric medium is placed between the charged plates of a capacitor, displacement of charges cannot occur due to insulation property of dielectric.
C. Increasing of area of capacitor plate or decreasing of thickness of dielectric is an alternate method to increase the capacitance.
D. For a point charge, concentric spherical shells centered at the location of the charge are equipotential surfaces.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
Three parallel plate capacitors each with area $A$ and separation $d$ are filled with two dielectric ( $k_1$ and $k_2$ ) in the following fashion. Which of the following is true?
$ \left(k_1>k_2\right) $
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged by a battery. On introducing a mica sheet of 2 mm and maintaining the connections of the plates with the terminals of the battery, it is found that it draws $25 \%$ more charge from the battery. The dielectric constant of mica is $\_\_\_\_$
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance $C$, when there is vacuum within the parallel plates. A sheet having thickness $\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\mathrm{rd}}$ of the separation between the plates and relative permittivity $K$ is introduced between the plates. The new capacitance of the system is :
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A sphere of capacitance 100 pF is charged to a potential of 100 V . Another identical uncharged metal sphere is brought in contact with the charged sphere, then the change in the total energy stored on these spheres, when they touch is $\alpha \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~J}$. The value of $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
(combined capacitance of spheres is 200 pF )
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
Under steady state condition the potential difference across the capacitor in the circuit is $\_\_\_\_$ V.
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
From the circuit given below, the capacitance between terminals $A$ and $B$ shown in the circuit is $\_\_\_\_$ $\mu \mathrm{F}$.
(take $C_1=C_2=C_3=1 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ and $C_4=2 \mu \mathrm{~F}$.)
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The plates are pulled apart at uniform speed $v$. If $x$ is the separation between the plates at any instant, then the time rate of change of electrostatic energy of the capacitor is proportional to $x^\alpha$, where $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance $C$. When it is half filled as shown in figure with a dielectric constant $K = 5$, the percentage increase in the capacitance is ________.

JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
Three parallel plate capacitors $C_1, C_2$ and $C_3$ each of capacitance $5 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ are connected as shown in figure. The effective capacitance between points $A$ and $B$, when the space between the parallel plates of $C_1$ capacitor is filled with a dielectric medium having dielectric constant of 4, is :

JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
Using a battery, a 100 pF capacitor is charged to 60 V and then the battery is removed. After that, a second uncharged capacitor is connected to the first capacitor in parallel. If the final voltage across the second capacitor is 20 V , its capacitance is: (in pF )
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is filled equally(half) with two dielectrics of dielectric constants $\varepsilon_1$ and $\varepsilon_2$, as shown in figures. The distance between the plates is $d$ and area of each plate is $A$. If capacitance in first configuration and second configuration are $\mathrm{C}_1$ and $\mathrm{C}_2$ respectively, then $\frac{C_1}{C_2}$ is:
First Configuration

Second Configuration

JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A capacitor, $C_1 = 6 \mu F$ is charged to a potential difference of $V_0 = 5V$ using a 5V battery. The battery is removed and another capacitor, $C_2 = 12 \mu F$ is inserted in place of the battery. When the switch 'S' is closed, the charge flows between the capacitors for some time until equilibrium condition is reached. What are the charges ($q_1$ and $q_2$) on the capacitors $C_1$ and $C_2$ when equilibrium condition is reached.
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 1 µF is charged to a potential difference of 20 V. The distance between plates is 1 µm. The energy density between plates of capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
Two capacitors $\mathrm{C}_1$ and $\mathrm{C}_2$ are connected in parallel to a battery. Charge-time graph is shown below for the two capacitors. The energy stored with them are $\mathrm{U}_1$ and $\mathrm{U}_2$, respectively. Which of the given statements is true?

JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor was made with two rectangular plates, each with a length of $l=3 \mathrm{~cm}$ and breath of $\mathrm{b}=1 \mathrm{~cm}$. The distance between the plates is $3 \mu \mathrm{~m}$. Out of the following, which are the ways to increase the capacitance by a factor of 10 ?
A. $l=30 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~b}=1 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~d}=1 \mu \mathrm{~m}$
B. $l=3 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~b}=1 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~d}=30 \mu \mathrm{~m}$
C. $l=6 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~b}=5 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~d}=3 \mu \mathrm{~m}$
D. $l=1 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~b}=1 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~d}=10 \mu \mathrm{~m}$
E. $l=5 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~b}=2 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{~d}=1 \mu \mathrm{~m}$
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
Identify the valid statements relevant to the given circuit at the instant when the key is closed.

A. There will be no current through resistor $R$.
B. There will be maximum current in the connecting wires.
C. Potential difference between the capacitor plates A and B is minimum.
D. Charge on the capacitor plates is minimum.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
Which one of the following is the correct dimensional formula for the capacitance in F ? $\mathrm{M}, \mathrm{L}, \mathrm{T}$ and $C$ stand for unit of mass, length, time and charge,
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
An electron is made to enter symmetrically between two parallel and equally but oppositely charged metal plates, each of 10 cm length. The electron emerges out of the electric field region with a horizontal component of velocity $10^6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If the magnitude of the electric field between the plates is $9.1 \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{cm}$, then the vertical component of velocity of electron is
(mass of electron $=9.1 \times 10^{-31} \mathrm{~kg}$ and charge of electron $=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{C}$ )
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance $40 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ is connected to a 100 V power supply. Now the intermediate space between the plates is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant $\mathrm{K}=2$. Due to the introduction of dielectric material, the extra charge and the change in the electrostatic energy in the capacitor, respectively, are
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate having a stair-like structure as shown in figure. If the area of each stair is $\frac{A}{3}$ and the height is $d$, the capacitance of the arrangement is :

JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A capacitor has air as dielectric medium and two conducting plates of area $12 \mathrm{~cm}^2$ and they are $0.6 \mathrm{~cm}$ apart. When a slab of dielectric having area $12 \mathrm{~cm}^2$ and $0.6 \mathrm{~cm}$ thickness is inserted between the plates, one of the conducting plates has to be moved by $0.2 \mathrm{~cm}$ to keep the capacitance same as in previous case. The dielectric constant of the slab is : (Given $\epsilon_0=8.834 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~F} / \mathrm{m}$)
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A galvanometer $(G)$ of $2 \Omega$ resistance is connected in the given circuit. The ratio of charge stored in $C_1$ and $C_2$ is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
Two identical capacitors have same capacitance $C$. One of them is charged to the potential $V$ and other to the potential $2 \mathrm{~V}$. The negative ends of both are connected together. When the positive ends are also joined together, the decrease in energy of the combined system is :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
In the network shown below, the charge accumulated in the capacitor in steady state will be:

JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A capacitor of capacitance $\mathrm{C}$ is charged to a potential V. The flux of the electric field through a closed surface enclosing the positive plate of the capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance $2 \mathrm{~F}$ is charged to a potential $\mathrm{V}$, The energy stored in the capacitor is $E_{1}$. The capacitor is now connected to another uncharged identical capacitor in parallel combination. The energy stored in the combination is $\mathrm{E}_{2}$. The ratio $\mathrm{E}_{2} / \mathrm{E}_{1}$ is :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The distance between two plates of a capacitor is $\mathrm{d}$ and its capacitance is $\mathrm{C}_{1}$, when air is the medium between the plates. If a metal sheet of thickness $\frac{2 d}{3}$ and of the same area as plate is introduced between the plates, the capacitance of the capacitor becomes $\mathrm{C}_{2}$. The ratio $\frac{\mathrm{C}_{2}}{\mathrm{C}_{1}}$ is
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown is :

JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
In this figure the resistance of the coil of galvanometer G is $2 ~\Omega$. The emf of the cell is $4 \mathrm{~V}$. The ratio of potential difference across $\mathrm{C}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{C}_{2}$ is:

JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Two metallic spheres are charged to the same potential. One of them is hollow and another is solid, and both have the same radii. Solid sphere will have lower charge than the hollow one.
Reason R : Capacitance of metallic spheres depend on the radii of spheres
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 40 cm$^2$ and plates separation 2 mm. The space between the plates is filled with a dielectric medium of a thickness 1 mm and dielectric constant 5. The capacitance of the system is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two identical thin metal plates has charge $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ respectively such that $q_{1}>q_{2}$. The plates were brought close to each other to form a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C. The potential difference between them is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A slab of dielectric constant $\mathrm{K}$ has the same cross-sectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor and thickness $\frac{3}{4} \mathrm{~d}$, where $\mathrm{d}$ is the separation of the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor when the slab is inserted between the plates will be :
(Given $\mathrm{C}_{0}$ = capacitance of capacitor with air as medium between plates.)
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two capacitors, each having capacitance $40 \,\mu \mathrm{F}$ are connected in series. The space between one of the capacitors is filled with dielectric material of dielectric constant $\mathrm{K}$ such that the equivalence capacitance of the system became $24 \,\mu \mathrm{F}$. The value of $\mathrm{K}$ will be :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A source of potential difference $V$ is connected to the combination of two identical capacitors as shown in the figure. When key '$K$' is closed, the total energy stored across the combination is $E_{1}$. Now key '$K$' is opened and dielectric of dielectric constant 5 is introduced between the plates of the capacitors. The total energy stored across the combination is now $E_{2}$. The ratio $E_{1} / E_{2}$ will be :

JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
The total charge on the system of capacitors $C_{1}=1 \mu \mathrm{F}, C_{2}=2 \mu \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{C}_{3}=4 \mu \mathrm{F}$ and $\mathrm{C}_{4}=3 \mu \mathrm{F}$ connected in parallel is :
(Assume a battery of $20 \mathrm{~V}$ is connected to the combination)
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius R1 becomes n times when it is enclosed by a concentric conducting sphere of radius R2 connected to earth. The ratio of their radii $\left( {{{{R_2}} \over {{R_1}}}} \right)$ is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A condenser of $2 \,\mu \mathrm{F}$ capacitance is charged steadily from 0 to $5 \,\mathrm{C}$. Which of the following graph represents correctly the variation of potential difference $(\mathrm{V})$ across it's plates with respect to the charge $(Q)$ on the condenser?
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Co is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as a medium between the plates (as shown in Fig. 1). If half space between the plates is filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity $\varepsilon $r (as shown in Fig. 2), the new capacitance of the capacitor will be :

JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A capacitor is discharging through a resistor R. Consider in time t1, the energy stored in the capacitor reduces to half of its initial value and in time t2, the charge stored reduces to one eighth of its initial value. The ratio t1/t2 will be
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor filled with a medium of dielectric constant 10, is connected across a battery and is charged. The dielectric slab is replaced by another slab of dielectric constant 15. Then the energy of capacitor will :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A force of 10 N acts on a charged particle placed between two plates of a charged capacitor. If one plate of capacitor is removed, then the force acting on that particle will be.
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
The charge on capacitor of capacitance 15$\mu$F in the figure given below is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d = 2 m has a capacitance of 4 $\mu$F. The new capacitance of the system if half of the space between them is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant K = 3 (as shown in figure) will be :

JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two capacitors having capacitance C1 and C2 respectively are connected as shown in figure. Initially, capacitor C1 is charged to a potential difference V volt by a battery. The battery is then removed and the charged capacitor C1 is now connected to uncharged capacitor C2 by closing the switch S. The amount of charge on the capacitor C2, after equilibrium, is :

JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two metallic plates form a parallel plate capacitor. The distance between the plates is 'd'. A metal sheet of thickness ${d \over 2}$ and of area equal to area of each plate is introduced between the plates. What will be the ratio of the new capacitance to the original capacitance of the capacitor?
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 C, the energy stored in it increases by 44%. The original charge on the capacitor is (in C)
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates each of area 30$\pi$ cm2 separated by 1 mm. A material of dielectric strength 3.6 $\times$ 107 Vm$-$1 is filled between the plates. If the maximum charge that can be stored on the capacitor without causing any dielectric breakdown is 7 $\times$ 10$-$6C, the value of dielectric constant of the material is :
[Use ${1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}} = 9 \times {10^9}$ Nm2 C$-$2]
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A capacitor is connected to a 20 V battery through a resistance of 10$\Omega$. It is found that the potential difference across the capacitor rises to 2 V in 1 $\mu$s. The capacitance of the capacitor is __________ $\mu$F. Given : $\ln \left( {{{10} \over 9}} \right) = 0.105$
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Three capacitors C
1 = 2$\mu$F, C
2 = 6$\mu$F and C
3 = 12$\mu$F are connected as shown in figure. Find the ratio of the charges on capacitors C
1, C
2 and C
3 respectively :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Calculate the amount of charge on capacitor of 4$\mu$F. The internal resistance of battery is 1$\Omega$ :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A has separation d between the plates. Two dielectric slabs of dielectric constant K
1 and K
2 of same area A/2 and thickness d/2 are inserted in the space between the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor will be given by:
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The material filled between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor has resistivity 200 $\Omega$m. The value of capacitance of the capacitor is 2 pF. If a potential difference of 40 V is applied across the plates of the capacitor, then the value of leakage current flowing out of the capacitor is : (given the value of relative permittivity of material is 50)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Match List I with List II.
|
List - I |
|
List - II |
| (a) |
Capacitance, C |
(i) |
${M^1}{L^1}{T^{ - 3}}{A^{ - 1}}$ |
| (b) |
Permittivity of free space, ${\varepsilon _0}$ |
(ii) |
${M^{ - 1}}{L^{ - 3}}{T^4}{A^2}$ |
| (c) |
Permeability of free space, ${\mu _0}$ |
(iii) |
${M^{ - 1}}{L^{ - 2}}{T^4}{A^2}$ |
| (d) |
Electric field, E |
(iv) |
${M^1}{L^1}{T^{ - 2}}{A^{ - 2}}$ |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A simple pendulum of mass 'm', length 'l' and charge '+ q' suspended in the electric field produced by two conducting parallel plates as shown. The value of deflection of pendulum in equilibrium position will be
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ

A capacitor of capacitance C = 1 $\mu$F is suddenly connected to a battery of 100 volt through a resistance R = 100 $\Omega$. The time taken for the capacitor to be charged to get 50 V is :
[Take ln 2 = 0.69]
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
In the reported figure, a capacitor is formed by placing a compound dielectric between the plates of parallel plate capacitor. The expression for the capacity of the said capacitor will be :
(Given area of plate = A)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Two capacitors of capacities 2C and C are joined in parallel and charged up to potential V. The battery is removed and the capacitor of capacity C is filled completely with a medium of dielectric constant K. The potential difference across the capacitors will now be :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
If qf is the free charge on the capacitor plates and qb is the bound charge on the dielectric slab of dielectric constant k placed between the capacitor plates, then bound charge qb an be expressed as :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with plate area 'A' and distance of separation 'd' is filled with a dielectric. What is the capacity of the capacitor when permittivity of the dielectric varies as :
$\varepsilon (x) = {\varepsilon _0} + kx$, for $\left( {0 < x \le {d \over 2}} \right)$
$\varepsilon (x) = {\varepsilon _0} + k(d - x)$, for $\left( {{d \over 2} \le x \le d} \right)$
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
For changing the capacitance of a given parallel plate capacitor, a dielectric material of dielectric constant K is used, which has the same area as the plates of the capacitor. The thickness of the dielectric slab is ${3 \over 4}$d, where 'd' is the separation between the plates of parallel plate capacitor. The new capacitance (C') in terms of original capacitance (C0) is given by the following relation :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Consider the combination of 2 capacitors C1 and C2 with C2 > C1, when connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is ${{15} \over 4}$ times the equivalent capacitance of the same connected in series. Calculate the ratio of capacitors, ${{{C_2}} \over {{C_1}}}$.
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
An electron with kinetic energy K1 enters between parallel plates of a capacitor at an angle '$\alpha$' with the plates. It leaves the plates at angle '$\beta$' with kinetic energy K2. Then the ratio of kinetic energies K1 : K2 will be :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Two equal capacitors are first connected in series and then in parallel. The ratio of the equivalent capacities in the two cases will be :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
For the given input voltage waveform V
in(t), the output voltage waveform V
0(t), across the
capacitor is correctly depicted by :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
In the circuit shown, charge on the 5 $\mu $F
capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor has plate of length
'l', width ‘w’ and separation of plates is ‘d’. It
is connected to a battery of emf V. A dielectric
slab of the same thickness ‘d’ and of dielectric
constant k = 4 is being inserted between the
plates of the capacitor. At what length of the
slab inside plates, will the energy stored in the
capacitor be two times the initial energy
stored?
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
Two capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are
charged to potential differences V and 2V,
respectively. These are then connected in
parallel in such a manner that the positive
terminal of one is connected to the negative
terminal of the other. The final energy of this
configuration is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A capacitor C is fully charged with voltage V0. After disconnecting the voltage source, it is connected
in parallel with another uncharged capacitor of capacitance ${C \over 2}$. The energy loss in the process
after the charge is distributed between the two capacitors is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
In the circuit shown in the figure, the total charge is 750 $\mu $C and the voltage across capacitor C
2
is
20 V. Then the charge on capacitor C
2
is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A 10 $\mu $F capacitor is fully charged to a potential
difference of 50 V. After removing the source
voltage it is connected to an uncharged
capacitor in parallel. Now the potential
difference across them becomes 20 V. The
capacitance of the second capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A capacitor is made of two square plates each
of side 'a' making a very small angle $\alpha $ between
them, as shown in figure. The capacitance will
be close to :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
Effective capacitance of parallel combination
of two capacitors C1 and C2 is 10 μF. When
these capacitors are individually connected to
a voltage source of 1V, the energy stored in the
capacitor C2 is 4 times that of C1. If these
capacitors are connected in series, their
effective capacitance will be :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ

A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A separated by distance 'd' between them. It is filled with a dielectric which has a dielectric constant that varies as k(x) = K(1 + $\alpha $x) where 'x' is the distance measured from one of the plates. If (ad) << 1, the total capacitance of the system is best given by the expression :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
In the given circuit, the charge on 4 $\mu $F capacitor will be :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
Two identical parallel plate capacitors, of capacitance C each, have plates of area A, separated by a distance
d. The space between the plates of the two capacitors, is filled with three dielectrics, of equal thickness and
dielectric constants K
1, K
2 and K
3. The first capacitor is filled as shown in fig.I, and the second one is filled
as shown in fig II.
If these two modified capacitors are charged by the same potential V, the ratio of the energy stored in the
two, would be (E
1 refers to capacitor (I) and E
2 to capacitor (II)):
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A simple pendulum of length L is placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having electric field
E, as shown in figure. Its bob has mass m and charge q. The time period of the pendulum is given by :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
Figure shows charge (q) versus voltage (V)
graph for series and parallel combination of two
given capacitors. The capacitances are :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
The parallel combination of two air filled
parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and
nC is connected to a battery of voltage, V. When
the capacitors are fully charged, the battery is
removed and after that a dielectric material of
dielectric constant K is placed between the two
plates of the first capacitor. The new potential
difference of the combined system is :-
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A capacitor with capacitance 5μF is charged to
5μC. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the
capacitance to 2μF, how much work is done ?
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
Determine the charge on the capacitor in the
following circuit :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor has 1μF capacitance.
One of its two plates is given +2μC charge and
the other plate, +4μC charge. The potential
difference developed across the capacitor is:-
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
Voltage rating of a parallel plate capacitor is
500V. Its dielectric can withstand a maximum
electric field of 106 V/m. The plate area is
10–4 m2. What is the dielectric constant is the
capacitance is 15 pF?
(given $\varepsilon $0 = 8.86 × 10–12 C2/Nm2)
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
In the circuit shown, find C if the effective capacitance of the whole circuit is to be 0.5 $\mu $F. All values in the circuit are in $\mu $F.
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, as a function of time, is shown in the figure :
When is the value of current at t = 4 s ?
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area 1 m2 each, are at a separation of 0.1 m. If the electric field between the plates is 100 N/C, the magnitude of charge on each plate is :
(Take $\varepsilon $0 = 8.85 $ \times $ 10$-$12 ${{{C^2}} \over {N - {m^2}}}$)
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
In the figure shown, after the switch 'S' is turned from position 'A' to position 'B', the energy dissipated in the circuit in terms of capacitance 'C' and total charge 'Q' is :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
Seven capacitors, each of capacitance 2 $\mu $F, are to be connected in a configuration to obtain an effective capacitance of $\left( {{6 \over {13}}} \right)\mu F.$ Which of the combinations, shown in figures below, will achieve the desired value
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of the 10$\mu $F capacitor is –30$\mu $C. The charge on the right plate of the 6 $\mu $F capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance 12 pF is charged by a battery to a potential difference of 10 V between its plates. The charging battery is now disconnected and a porcelain slab of dielectric constant 6.5 is slipped between the plates. The work done by the capacitor on the slab is :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm
2
and a separation 3 mm. The gap is filled with three dielectric
materials of equal thickness (see figure) with dielectric constants K
1 = 10, K
2 = 12 and K
3 = 14. The dielectric constant of a material which when fully inserted in above capacitor, gives same capacitance would be -
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with square plates is filled with four dielecytrics of dielectrics constants K
1, K
2, K
3, K
4 arranged as shown in the figure. The effective dielectric constant K will be :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is made of two square plates of side 'a', separated by a distance d (d < < a). The lower triangular portion is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant K, as shown in the figure. Capacitance of this capacitor is :
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t = 0. The charge on the capacitor C
1 as a function of time will be given by $\left( {{C_{eq}} = {{{C_1}{C_2}} \over {{C_1} + {C_2}}}} \right)$
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 90 pF is connected to a battery of emf 20 V. If a dielectric material
of dielectric constant K = 5/3 is inserted between the plates, the magnitude of the induced charge will be :
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
A capacitor C
1 = 1.0 $\mu $F is charged up to a voltage V = 60 V by connecting it to battery B through switch (1). Now C
1 is disconnected from battery and connected to a circuit consisting of two uncharged capacitors ${C_2} = 3.0\mu F$ and C
3 = 6.0 $\mu $F through switch (2), as shown in the figure. The sum of final charges on C
2 and C
3 is :
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with area 200 cm2 and separation between the plates 1.5 cm, is connected across a battery of emf V. If the force of attraction between the plates is $25 \times {10^{ - 6}}N,$ the value of V is approximately : $\left( {{ \in _o} = 8.85 \times {{10}^{ - 12}}{{{C^2}} \over {N.{m^2}}}} \right)$
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
The equivalent capacitance between $A$ and $B$ in the circuit given below, is :
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
A combination of parallel plate capacitors is maintained at a certain potential difference.
When a 3 mm thick slab is introduced between all the plates, in order to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the plates is increased by 2.4 mm. Find the dielectric constant of the slab.
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
The energy stored in the electric field produced by a metal sphere is 4.5 J. If the sphere contains 4 $\mu $C charge, its radius will be :
[ Take : ${1 \over {4\,\pi { \in _0}}} = $ 9 $ \times $ 109 N $-$ m2/C2 ]
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
A capacitance of 2 $\mu $F is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A large
number of 1 $\mu $F capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 300 V.
The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is:
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
In the given circuit diagram when the current reaches steady state in the
circuit, the charge on the capacitor of capacitance C will be:
JEE Mains
2016
MCQ
Figure shows a network of capacitors where the numbers indicates capacitances in micro Farad. The value of capacitance C if the equivalent capacitance between point A and B is to be 1 $\mu $F is :
JEE Mains
2016
MCQ
Three capacitors each of 4 $\mu $F are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is 6 $\mu $F. This can be done by connecting them :
JEE Mains
2016
MCQ
A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field, due to a point charge $Q$ (having a charge equal to the sum of the charges on the $4$ $\mu \,F$ and $9$ $\mu \,F$ capacitors), at a point distance $30$ $m$ from it, would equal :
JEE Mains
2015
MCQ
In the given circuit, charges ${Q_2}$ on the $2\mu F$ capacitor changes as $C$ is varied from $1\,\mu F$ to $3\mu F.$ ${Q_2}$ as a function of $'C'$ is given properly by:
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JEE Mains
2014
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance $5$ $mm$ and with a dielectric of dielectric constant $2.2$ between them. When the electric field in the dielectric is $3 \times {10^4}\,V/m$ the charge density of the positive plate will be close to:
JEE Mains
2013
MCQ
Two capacitors ${C_1}$ and ${C_2}$ are charged to $120$ $V$ and $200$ $V$ respectively. It is found that connecting them together the potential on each one can be made zero. Then
JEE Mains
2012
MCQ
The figure shows an experimental plot for discharging of a capacitor in an R-C circuit. The time constant $\tau $ of this circuit lies between
JEE Mains
2010
MCQ
Let $C$ be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor $R.$ Suppose ${t_1}$ is the time taken for the energy stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and ${t_2}$ is the time taken for the charge to reduce to one-fourth its initial value. Then the ratio ${t_1}/{t_2}$ will be
JEE Mains
2008
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has capacitance of $9$ $pF.$ The separation between its plates is $'d'.$ The space between the plates has dielectric constant ${k_1}$ $=3$ and thickness ${d \over 3}$ while the other one has dielectric constant ${k_2} = 6$ and thickness ${{2d} \over 3}$. Capacitance of the capacitor is now
JEE Mains
2007
MCQ
A battery is used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between the plates becomes equal to the electromotive force of the battery. The ratio of the energy stored in the capacitor and the work done by the battery will be
JEE Mains
2007
MCQ
A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant $K$ between the plates has a capacity $C$ and is charged to a potential $V$ volt. The dielectric slab is slowly removed from between the plates and then reinserted. The net work done by the system in this process is
JEE Mains
2005
MCQ
A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance $'C'$. It is discharged through a small coil of resistance wire embedded in a thermally insulated block of specific heat capacity $'s'$ and mass $'m'.$ If the temperature of the block is raised by $'\Delta T',$ the potential difference $'v'$ across the capacitance is
JEE Mains
2005
MCQ
A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking $n$ equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the capacitance between any two adjacent plates is $'C'$ then the resultant capacitance is
JEE Mains
2003
MCQ
The work done in placing a charge of $8 \times {10^{ - 18}}$ coulomb on a condenser of capacity $100$ micro-farad is
JEE Mains
2003
MCQ
A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor
JEE Mains
2002
MCQ
If there are $n$ capacitors in parallel connected to $V$ volt source, then the energy stored is equal to
JEE Mains
2002
MCQ
Capacitance (in $F$) of a spherical conductor with radius $1$ $m$ is