Capacitance (The Combination of Capacitors in Series and Parallel...) NEET Questions

Capacitance (The Combination of Capacitors in Series and Parallel...)

Capacitance (The Combination of Capacitors in Series and Parallel...) MCQ Questions

13.
Outside the plates of a parallel plate capacitor (in regions above and below), the electric field is:
A.
2σ/ε₀
B.
σ/ε₀
C.
Zero
D.
σ/(2ε₀)
ANSWER :
C. Zero
14.
In a parallel plate capacitor, doubling the area A while keeping d constant:
A.
Doubles the capacitance
B.
Halves the capacitance
C.
Has no effect
D.
Quadruples the capacitance
ANSWER :
A. Doubles the capacitance
15.
In a parallel plate capacitor, doubling the separation d while keeping A constant:
A.
Halves the capacitance
B.
Doubles the capacitance
C.
Quadruples the capacitance
D.
Has no effect
ANSWER :
A. Halves the capacitance
16.
A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 1 m² and separation 1 mm with vacuum between plates. Its capacitance is approximately:
A.
8.85 × 10⁻³ F
B.
8.85 × 10⁻⁹ F
C.
8.85 × 10⁻¹² F
D.
8.85 × 10⁻⁶ F
ANSWER :
B. 8.85 × 10⁻⁹ F
17.
To make a 1 F parallel plate capacitor with d = 1 cm separation, the plate area required is approximately:
A.
10⁹ m² (about 30 km × 30 km)
B.
10¹² m²
C.
10⁵ m²
D.
1 m²
ANSWER :
A. 10⁹ m² (about 30 km × 30 km)
18.
The 'fringing of field' in a parallel plate capacitor refers to:
A.
Uniform field everywhere between plates
B.
Field reversal at the centre
C.
The bending outward of field lines at the edges of the plates
D.
Field cancellation between plates
ANSWER :
C. The bending outward of field lines at the edges of the plates