NEET-UG SERIES
Physics

Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance

54 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
54 MCQs

01
PYQ 1988
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Point charges +4q, - q and +4q are kept on the X -axis at point x = 0 and x = 2a respectively.
1
only -q is in stable equilibrium
2
all the charges are in stable equilbrium
3
all of the charges are in unstable equilibrium
4
none of the charges is in equilibrium
02
PYQ 1995
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 2 cm are given charges and respectively. If they are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on the smaller sphere is
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 1995
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two exactly equal positive charges The system of three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
1
- Q
2
Q/2
3
Q/4
4
#NAME?
04
PYQ 1995
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
There is an electric field E in x-direction. If the work done on moving a charge of 0.2 C through a distance of 2 m along a line making an angle 60 with x-axis is 4 J, then what is the value of E?
1
5 N / C
2
20 N/ C
3
N / C
4
4 N / C
05
PYQ 1996
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
The energy stored in a capacitor of capacity C and potential V is given by
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 1996
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A point charge + q is placed at the centre of a cube of side . The electric flux emerging from the cube is
1
2
3
zero
4
07
PYQ 1998
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electrical dipole of dipole moment p. If the distance of Q from the dipole is r (much larger than the size of the dipole), then the electric field at Q is proportional to
1
and
2
p and
3
and
4
p and
08
PYQ 1999
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant K, the maximum force of attraction between two charges separated by a distance
1
increases K times
2
remains unchanged
3
decreases K times
4
increases times
09
PYQ 1999
easy
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What is the effective capacitance between points X and y?
1
12 F
2
18 F
3
24 F
4
6 F
10
PYQ 2000
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

A capacitor is charged with a battery and energy stored is . After disconnecting battery another capacitor of same capacity is connected in parallel with it. Then energy stored in each capacitor is:

1

2

3

4

11
PYQ 2000
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A charge Q is situated at the corner of a cube, the electric flux passed through all the six faces of the cube is
1
2
3
4
12
PYQ 2000
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Electric field at centre O of semicircle of radius a having linear charge density given as
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Energy per unit volume for a capacitor having area A and separation d kept at potential difference V is given by
1
2
3
4
14
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A dipole of dipole moment is placed in uniform electric field then torque acting on it is given by
1
2
3
4
15
PYQ 2002
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A capacitor of capacitance is charged to a potential and then connected in parallel to an uncharged capacitor of capacitance .The final potential difference across each capacitor will be
1
2
3
4
16
PYQ 2003
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

Three capacitors each of capacity 4µF are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance of 6µF. This can be done by

1

connecting all of them in a series

2

connecting them in parallel

3

connecting two in series and one in parallel

4

connecting two in parallel and one in series

17
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A bullet of mass 2 g is having a charge of 2 µC. Through what potential difference must it be accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a speed of 10 m/s?
1

50 kV

2

5V

3

50 V

4

5kV

18
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The unit of permittivity of free space ε0 is
1

Newton metre2 / Coulomb2

2

Coulomb2 /Newton metre2

3

Coulomb2 / (Newton metre)2

4

Coulomb/Newton metre

19
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charge as and its dipole moment is . It is placed in a uniform electric field . If its dipole moment is along the direction of the field, the force on it and its potential energy are respectively
1
and minimum
2
and
3
zero and minimum
4
and maximum
20
PYQ 2005
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge q3 is moved along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the potential energy of the system is ,where k is:

wo charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart
1

8q2

2

8q1

3

4q2

4

4q1

21
PYQ 2005
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to C1=C,C2=2C,C3=3C and C4=4C are connected to a battery as shown in the figure. The ratio of the charges on C2 an C4 is
A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to C1=C,C2=2C,C3=3C and C4=4C
1

2

3

4

22
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to a potential difference of V volts. After disconnecting the charging battery the distance between the plates of the capacitor is increased using an insulating handle. As a result the potential difference between the plates:
1
decreases
2
does not change
3
becomes zero
4
increases
23
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An electric dipole of moment is lying along a uniform electric field . The work done in rotating the dipole by 90 is :-
1
p E
2
pE
3
pE/2
4
2pE
24
PYQ 2007
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A hollow cylinder has a charge coulomb within it. If is the electric flux in units of voltmeter associated with the curved surface , the flux linked with the plane surface in units of voltmeter will be-
1
2
3
4
25
PYQ 2007
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two condensers, one of capacity and the other capacity are connected to a -volt battery, as shown in the figure.
Two condensers
The work done in charging fully both the condensers is
1
2
3
4
26
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

Charges and are placed at points and respectively which are a distance apart, is the midpoint between and . The work done in moving a charge along the semicircle is

1
2
3
4
27
PYQ 2008
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
The energy required to charge a parallel plate condenser of plate separation d and plate area of cross-section A such that the uniform electric field between the plates is E, is
1
2
3
4
28
PYQ 2008
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A thin conducting ring of radius R is given a charge + The electric field at the center O of the ring due to the charge on the part AKB of the ring is E. The electric field at the center due to the charge on the part ACDB of the ring is
29
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The electric potential at a point is given by The electric field at that point is
1
2
3
4
30
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A series combination of capacitors, each of value , is charged by a source of potential difference . When another parallel combination of capacitors, each of value , is charged by a source of potential difference , it has the same (total) energy stored in it, as the first combination has. The value of , in terms of , is then
1
2
16
3
2
4
31
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

Four electric charges and are placed at the corners of a square of side (see figure). The electric potential at point , midway between the two charges and , is

1
2
3
4
zero
32
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Three charges, each , are placed a at the corners of an isosceles triangle of sides and , . and are the mid points of and . The work done in taking a charge from to is
1
2
3
4
zero
33
PYQ 2012
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field E in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is d and area of each plate is A, the eneigy stored in the capacitor is
1
2
3
4
34
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
What is the flux through a cube of side a if a point charge of q is at one of its corner?
1
2
3
4
35
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2 (K1 < K2) are inserted between plates of a parallel plate capacitor, as shown in the figure. The variation of electric field 'E' between the plates with distance 'd' as measured from plate P is correctly shown by:
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2
1
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2
2
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2
3
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2
4
Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 and K2
36
PYQ 2014
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A conducting sphere of radius is given a charge . The electric potential and the electric field at the centre of the sphere respectively are
1
Zero and
2
and Zero
3
and
4
Both are Zero
37
PYQ 2014
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
In a region, the potential is represented by V(x, y, z) = 6x - 8xy - 8y + 6yz, where is in volts and are in metres. The electric force experienced by a charge of coulomb situated at point is
1
2
30 N
3
24 N
4
38
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity , distance of separation between plates is and potential difference is applied between the plates. Force of attraction between the plates of the parallel plate air capacitor is
1
2
3
4
39
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance C is connected to a cell of emf V and then disconnected from it. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K, which can just fill the air gap of the capacitor, is now inserted in it. Which of the following is incorrect?
1
The change in energy stored is
2
The charge on the capacitor is not conserved
3
The potential difference between the plates decreases K times
4
The energy stored in the capacitor decreases K times
40
PYQ 2015
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
If potential (in volts) in a region is expressed as = , the electric field at point is
1
2
3
4
41
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The enolic form of ethyl acetoacetate as below has
1
9 sigma bonds and 2 pi-bonds
2
9 sigma bonds and 1 pi-bond
3
18 sigma bonds and 2 pi-bonds
4
16 sigma bonds and 1 pi-bond
42
PYQ 2016
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel-plate capacitor of area , plate separation d and capacitance is filled with four dielectric materials having dielectric constants and as shown in the figure below. If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance in this capacitor, then its dielectric constant is given by
1
2
3
4
43
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is –e, the other is (e +△e). If the net of electrostatic force and gravitational force between two hydrogen atoms placed at a distance d (much greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then △e is of the order of [Given mass of hydrogen mh = 1.67 × 10–27 kg]
1
10–20 C
2
10–23 C
3
10–37 C
4
10–47 C
44
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The ratio of wavelengths of the last line of Balmer series and the last line of Lyman series is
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
0.5
45
PYQ 2017
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system :
1
Decreases by a factor of 2
2
Remains the same
3
Increases by a factor of 2
4
Increases by a factor of 4
46
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An arrangement of three parallel straight wires placed perpendicular to plane of paper carrying same current ‘I’ along the same direction is shown in Fig. Magnitude of force per unit length on the middle wire ‘B’ is given by
An arrangement of three parallel straight wires placed perpendicular to plane
1
2
3
4
47
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The electrostatic force between the metal plate of an isolated parallel plate capacitor having charge and area , is
1
inversely proportional to the distance between the plates.
2
independent of the distance between the plates.
3
proportional to the square root of the distance between the plates.
4
linearly proportional to the distance between the plates.
48
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The energy required to break one bond in DNA is . This value in eV is nearly
1
6
2
0.6
3
0.06
4
0.006
49
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
In a certain region of space with volume , the electric potential is found to be throughout. The magnitude of electric field in this region is:
1
zero
2
0.5 N/C
3
1 N/C
4
5 N/C
50
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of . The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of from the centre of the dipole, situated on a line making an angle of with the dipole axis is :
1
2
3
4
zero
51
PYQ 2021
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
The total capacity of the system of capacitors shown in the adjoining figure between the points A and B is
Total capacity of the system of capacitors
1

1μF

2

2μF

3

3μF

4

4μF

52
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop
1

1980 V

2

660 V

3

1320 V

4

1520 V

53
PYQ 2021
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field ‘ E → ’ in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is ‘d’ and the area of each plate is ‘A’, the energy stored in the capacitor is : (ε0=permittivity of free space)
1

2

3

4

54
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
An electric dipole is placed as shown in the figure.
An electric dipole is placed as shown in the figure
The electric potential (in 102 V) at point P due to the dipole is (ε0 = permittivity of free space and ):
1

2

3

4