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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
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What is the SI unit of electric potential?
Easy
The potential at a point due to a point charge Q at a distance r is given by:
Easy
Two capacitors of capacitances 4 µF and 6 µF are connected in series. The equivalent capacitance is:
Easy
The energy stored in a capacitor is given by:
Medium
A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A and separation d. If the separation is doubled and the area is halved, the new capacitance becomes:
Easy
The potential difference between two points in an electric field is 12 V. If a charge of 3 µC moves from one point to the other, the work done is:
Medium
Which of the following statements is true for a capacitor connected to a battery?
Medium
Two identical capacitors are connected first in series and then in parallel to the same battery. The ratio of energy stored in parallel to series connection is:
Hard
A capacitor is charged to a potential V and then disconnected from the battery. If the plate separation is doubled without discharging, the new potential difference across the plates is:
Hard
Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K fully filling the space between the plates. What happens to the capacitance compared to vacuum?