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Show that electric field is zero in the cavity of hollow charged conductor.

Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 28
What is electrostatic shielding? Mention its two applications.
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 29
Define electrical capacitance of a conductor, on what factors does it depend?
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 30
Show that the capacitance of a spherical conductor is proportional to its radius. Hence justify that farad is a large unit of capacitance.
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 31
An isolated conductor cannot have a large capacitance. Why?
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 32
Why does the capacitance of a conductor increase, when an earth connected conductor is brought near it? Briefly explain.
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 33
What is a capacitor? Explain its principle.
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 34
Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
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New Simplified Physics (Vol 1) For Class 12>Chapter 2 - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance>Text Based Exercises>Q 35
Distinguish between polar and non-polar dielectrics. Give one example of each.