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This document contains a physics test for 12th-grade students at Mahatma Montessori School, focusing on capacitors and their properties. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as capacitance, dielectric constants, energy stored in capacitors, and configurations of capacitors. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of these concepts in the context of electrical circuits.

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Mercury Test 3 Answer Key

This document contains a physics test for 12th-grade students at Mahatma Montessori School, focusing on capacitors and their properties. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as capacitance, dielectric constants, energy stored in capacitors, and configurations of capacitors. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of these concepts in the context of electrical circuits.

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MAHATMA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

(Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi)


Name: Physics - 042 Sec:
Std : XII Mercury Test - III Marks: 25

1. The capacity of the parallel plate capacitor increases when


a) area of the plate is decreased
b) area of the plate is increased
c) distance between the plates increases
d) None of the option

2. Dielectric constant for a metal is


(a) zero (b) infinite (c) 1 (d) 10
3. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant K, the maximum
force of attraction between two charges separated by a distance
(a) increases K times
(b) remains unchanged
(c) decreases K times
(d) increases K-1 times
4. 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
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) does not change (d) becomes zero
5. Two identical capacitors are joined in parallel, charged to a potential V,
separated and then connected in series, the positive plate of one is connected
to the negative of the other. Which of the following is true?
(a) The charges on the free plated connected to-gether are destroyed.
(b) The energy stored in ths system increases.
(c) The potential difference between the free plates is 2V.
(d) The potential difference remains constant.
6. A capacitor has some dielectric between its plates, and the capacitor is
connected to a dc source. The battery is now disconnected and then the
dielectric is removed, then
(a) capacitance will increase.
(b) energy stored will decrease.
(c) electric field will increase.
(d) voltage will decrease.
7. Two spherical conductors each of capacity C are charged to potential V and -
V. These are then connected by means of a fine wire. The loss of energy is
(a) zero
(b) 1/2CV2
(c) CV2
(d) 2 CV2
8. Pick out the expression for energy stored in a capacitor from the following.
a) U = 2CV2
b) U = 1/2 (Q2C)
c) U = 1/2 (QV)
d) U = 1/2(CV2)
9. Find the energy stored in the capacitor between the
terminals A and B of the combination shown below.
Given – Capacitance of each capacitor C = 1μF
a) 12 μF
b) 8 μF
c) 4 μF
d) 10 μF

10. A capacitor of capacitance 5μF is charged to 50 V and


another capacitor of capacitance 7μF is charged to 42 V. These two are
connected together. On doing so, what is the energy lost by the 5μF capacitor?
a) 2.35 mJ
b) 2.45 mJ
c) 2.55 mJ
d) 2.25 mJ
11. Initially the potential difference of a 8 μF capacitor is 30 V. Then it is changed
to 40 V. What is the increase in energy?
a) 28 × 10-4 J b) 18 × 10-4 J c) 8 × 10-4 J d) 24 × 10-4 J
12. A 6 μF capacitor is charged by a 100V supply. It is then disconnected from the
supply and μ is connected to another uncharged 3μF capacitor. How much
electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is dissipated in the form of heat and
electromagnetic radiation?
a) 3 x 10-2 J b) 2 x 10-2 J c) 1 x 10-2 J d) 4 x 10-2 J
13. What is the maximum energy that can be stored in a capacitor?
a) Depends on the maximum area of the capacitor
b) Depends on the maximum resistance offered
c) Depends on the maximum electric field
d) Depends on the maximum current passing through the capacitor
14. What is the equivalent capacitance when the 2 capacitors are connected in
series?
a) Cs = C1 + C2
b) Cs = 1/C1+1/C2
c) Cs = C1 + 1/C2
d) Cs = 1/C1 + C2
15. Find the equivalent capacitance of the
combination shown below.
a) 7F
b) 5F
c) 6F
d) 8F

16. When is the effective capacitance of a capacitor increased?


a) When the capacitors are connected in series
b) When the capacitors are randomly connected
c) When the capacitors are connected in parallel
d) When the capacitors are connected in series and parallel simultaneously
17. Three capacitors are connected in the shape of a triangle ABC as shown
below. A voltage of 4V is applied between B and C. Calculate the voltage
between A and C.

a) 2V
b) 3V
c) 4V
d) 5V

18. What is the dielectric constant of the medium if the capacitance of a parallel
plate capacitor increases from 40F to 80F on introducing a dielectric medium
between the plates?
a) 20 b) 0.5 c) 2 d) 5
19. How does the potential difference change with the effect of the dielectric
when the battery is kept disconnected from the capacitor?
a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains constant d) Becomes zero
20. How does the potential difference change with the effect of the dielectric
when the battery remains connected across the capacitor?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Becomes zero
21. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacitance increases from 100 F to 800 F, on
introducing a dielectric medium between the plates. What is the dielectric
constant of the medium?
a) 0.125
b) 125
c) 80
d) 8
22. Identify the simplest and the most widely used capacitor among the
following.
a) Electrolytic capacitor
b) Spherical Capacitor
c) Parallel plate capacitor
d) Cylindrical capacitor
23. What is the net electric field in the outer regions above the upper plate and
below the lower plate in a parallel plate capacitor?
a) Maximum
b) Uniform
c) Zero
d) Minimum
24. Find out the correct expression of the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
where ‘A’ is the area of the plates, ‘d’ is the distance between the plates and
‘ε0’is the permittivity of the medium.
a) Aε0/d
b) Ad/ε0
c) dε0/A
d) Aε0d
25. A parallel plate capacitor has a plate area of 100 cm2 and is separated by a
distance of 20 mm. Find its capacitance.
a) 6.425 × 10-12 F
b) 5.425 × 10-12 F
c) 4.425 × 10-12 F
d) 3.425 × 10-12 F

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