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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Question 12

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening ShiftMCQEasy📈 Topic in 10% papers+4−1
1

Which one of the following is not a measurable quantity?

  1. Resistance
  2. Voltage difference
  3. Displacement current
  4. Voltage

Answer

(4) Voltage

Solution

Every measurement of an electrical potential is a comparison between two points: a voltmeter connected between two points reads only the potential difference VA - VB.

As per NCERT, only differences of potential are physically significant; the potential at a single point (voltage) depends on the arbitrary choice of the zero (reference) point, so its value cannot be measured.

Resistance is measured with an ohmmeter (or R = VI), and voltage difference with a voltmeter.

Displacement current, id = 0 d Edt, is measurable: while a capacitor charges it equals the conduction current i in the connecting wires, which an ammeter reads.

Voltage (potential at a point) is not a measurable quantity.

Answer: (4)

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2

Identify the correct statements : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, C and D Only
  2. A, B and C Only
  3. B and D Only
  4. C and D Only
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3

There are three concentric conducting spherical shells A, B and C of radii a, b and c respectively (c > b > a) and they are charged with charges q1, q2 and q3 respectively. The potentials of the spheres A, B and C respectively, are :

  1. 14 0 ( q1a + q2b + q3c ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3b ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3c )
  2. 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3a ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3b ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3c )
  3. 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3a ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2b + q3c ), 14 0 ( q1a + q2b + q3c )
  4. 14 0 ( q1a + q2b + q3c ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2b + q3c ), 14 0 ( q1 + q2 + q3c )
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4

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]

  1. CC > CB > CA
  2. CB > CC > CA
  3. CA > CC > CB
  4. CC > CA > CB
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5

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]

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6

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. 1.0
  2. 2.5
  3. 1.5
  4. 2.0
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7

Two charges 7 and -2 are placed at (-9, 0, 0) cm and (9, 0, 0) cm respectively in an external field E = Ar2 r, where A = 9 105 N m2 C-1. Considering the potential at infinity is 0, the electrostatic energy of the configuration is J.

  1. 49.3
  2. 1.4
  3. 24.3
  4. -90.7
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8

Electric field in a region is given by E = Ax i + By j, where A = 10 V/m2 and B = 5 V/m2. If the electric potential at a point (10, 20) is 500 V, then the electric potential at origin is V.

  1. 1000
  2. 0
  3. 2000
  4. 500
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9

Five positive charges each having charge q are placed at the vertices of a pentagon as shown in the figure. The electric potential (V) and the electric field ( E) at the center O of the pentagon due to these five positive charges are : [figure]

  1. V = 5q4 0 r and E = 5 3q8 0 r2 r
  2. V = 5q4 0 r and E = 0
  3. V = 0 and E = 0
  4. V = 5q4 0 r and E = 5q4 0 r2 r
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10

Three small identical bubbles of water having same charge on each coalesce to form a bigger bubble. Then the ratio of the potentials on one initial bubble and that on the resultant bigger bubble is :

  1. 1 : 32/3
  2. 32/3 : 1
  3. 1 : 31/3
  4. 1 : 22/3
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11

A capacitor P with capacitance 10 10-6 F is fully charged with a potential difference of 6.0 V and disconnected from the battery. The charged capacitor P is connected across another capacitor Q with capacitance 20 10-6 F. The charge on capacitor Q when equilibrium is established will be 10-5 C (assume capacitor Q does not have any charge initially), the value of is .

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