A parallel plate capacitor is having separation between plates 0.885 mm. It has a capacitance of 1 μF when the space between the plates is filled with an insulating material of resistivity 1 1013 Ωm and resistance 17.7 1014 Ω. Relative permittivity of the insulating material is 107. The value of is . (Take permittivity of free space =8.85 10-12 F/m)
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
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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 . [figure]
- 33.34
- 66.67
- 200
- 400
Three parallel plate capacitors each with area A and separation d are filled with two dielectrics (k1 and k2) in the following fashion. Which of the following is true? (k1 > k2) [figure]
- CC > CB > CA
- CB > CC > CA
- CA > CC > CB
- CC > CA > CB
The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C (without any dielectric) is now filled with three dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1 = 2, K2 = 3 and K3 = 5 (as shown in figure). If new capacitance is n3C then the value of n is . [figure]
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
- 1.0
- 2.5
- 1.5
- 2.0
A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance C, when there is vacuum within the parallel plates. A sheet having thickness ( 13 )rd of the separation between the plates and relative permittivity K is introduced between the plates. The new capacitance of the system is :
- 3CK2(2K+1)2
- 4KC3K-1
- CK2+K
- 3KC2K+1
[figure] Space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area 4 cm2 and separation of 1.77 mm, is filled with uniform dielectric materials with dielectric constants (3 and 5) as shown in figure. Another capacitor of capacitance 7.5 pF is connected in parallel with it. The effective capacitance of this combination is pF. (Given 0 = 8.85 10-12 F/m)
A parallel plate capacitor is filled equally (half) with two dielectrics of dielectric constants 1 and 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 C1 and C2 respectively, then C1C2 is: First Configuration [figure] Second Configuration [figure]
- 0( 1 + 2)2
- 1 22( 1 + 2)2
- 4 1 2( 1 + 2)2
- 1 2 1 + 2