You are traveling in a car during a thunderstorm. In order to protect yourself from lightning, you would prefer to
(1) Touch the nearest electric pole
(2) Take shelter under a tree
(3) Get out and crouch on the ground
(4) Remain in the car
Capacitors are connected in series across a source of emf 20KV. The potential difference across will be
(1) 5 KV
(2) 15 KV
(3) 10 KV
(4) 20 KV
The equivalent capacitance between A and B is as the given figure:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) None of these
Two metallic spheres of radii 2cm and 3cm are given charges 6mC and 4mC respectively. The final charge on the smaller sphere will be if they are connected by a conducting wire
(1) 4mC
(2) 6mC
(3) 5mC
(4) 10mC
1. | \(v\) | 2. | \(v \over \sqrt{2}\) |
3. | \(v \sqrt{2}\) | 4. | \(2v\) |
In the circuit shown in figure, energy stored in \(6~\mu\text{F}\) capacitor will be:
1. | \(48 \times10^{-6}~\text{J}\) | 2. | \(32 \times10^{-6}~\text{J}\) |
3. | \(96 \times10^{-6}~\text{J}\) | 4. | \(24 \times10^{-6}~\text{J}\) |
The figure shows some of the equipotential surfaces. Magnitude and direction of the electric field is given by
1. 200 V/m, making an angle with the x-axis
2. 100 V/m, pointing towards the negative x-axis
3. 200 V/m, making an angle with the x-axis
4. 100 V/m, making an angle with the x-axis
An air capacitor of capacity is connected to a constant voltage battery of 12 V. Now the space between the plates is filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 5. The charge that flows now from battery to the capacitor is
1. 120
2. 699
3. 480
4. 24
A and B are two concentric metallic shells. If A is positively charged and B is earthed, then electric
1. Field at common centre is non-zero
2. Field outside B is nonzero
3. Potential outside B is positive
4. Potential at common centre is positive