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A parallel plate capacitor with cross-sectional area \(A\) and separation \(d\) has air between the plates. An insulating slab of the same area but the thickness of \(\dfrac{d}{2}\) is inserted between the plates as shown in the figure, having a dielectric constant, \(K=4.\) The ratio of the new capacitance to its original capacitance will be:

| 1. | \(2:1\) | 2. | \(8:5\) |
| 3. | \(6:5\) | 4. | \(4:1\) |
The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in the figure is:
1. \(\dfrac{C}{2}\)
2. \(\dfrac{3C}{2}\)
3. \(3C\)
4. \(2C\)
| 1. | \(\sqrt{\dfrac{R_1}{R_2}}\) | 2. | \(\dfrac{R^2_1}{R^2_2}\) |
| 3. | \(\dfrac{R_1}{R_2}\) | 4. | \(\dfrac{R_2}{R_1}\) |
Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at \(220~\text{V}\) each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop:
1. \(1520~\text{V}\)
2. \(1980~\text{V}\)
3. \(660~\text{V}\)
4. \(1320~\text{V}\)
The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as a medium is \(6~\mu\text{F}.\) With the introduction of a dielectric medium, the capacitance becomes \(30~\mu\text{F}.\) The permittivity of the medium is:
\(\left(\varepsilon_0=8.85 \times 10^{-12} ~\text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2}\right )\)
1. \(1.77 \times 10^{-12}~ \text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2}\)
2. \(0.44 \times 10^{-10} ~\text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2}\)
3. \(5.00 ~\text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2}\)
4. \(0.44 \times 10^{-13} ~\text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2}\)
A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of \(16 \times 10^{-9} ~\text{C-}\text{m}. \) The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of \(0.6~\text{m}\) from the centre of the dipole situated on a line making an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the dipole axis is:
\(\left( \dfrac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0}= 9\times 10^{9}~\text{N-m}^2/\text{C}^2 \right) \)
| 1. | \(200~\text{V}\) | 2. | \(400~\text{V}\) |
| 3. | zero | 4. | \(50~\text{V}\) |
In a certain region of space with volume \(0.2~\text m^3,\) the electric potential is found to be \(5~\text V\) throughout. The magnitude of the electric field in this region is:
| 1. | \(0.5~\text {N/C}\) | 2. | \(1~\text {N/C}\) |
| 3. | \(5~\text {N/C}\) | 4. | zero |
| 1. | dependent on the material property of the sphere |
| 2. | more on the bigger sphere |
| 3. | more on the smaller sphere |
| 4. | equal on both the spheres |
| 1. | \(180^\circ\) | 2. | \(0^\circ\) |
| 3. | \(45^\circ\) | 4. | \(90^\circ\) |