
To measure the capacitance of a conductor, it is first charged to a potential . It is then connected by a conducting wire to a distant metal sphere of radius . As result the conductor's potential drops to . Choose the correct option(s).

Important Questions on Electrostatics

Two rods of copper and iron with the same cross-sectional area are joined at and a steady current flows through the rods as shown in the figure.
Choose the most appropriate representation of charges accumulated near the junction .

Given In


What is the value of current at


In the circuit shown, the switch is initially closed for a long time. The switch is now opened so that the capacitor gets charged.
The time constant of the circuit is


In the circuit shown in the figure, the total charge is and the voltage across capacitor is . Then the charge on capacitor is :

In the given circuit diagram,
and
Then, what will be the numerical value of charge on each plates of the capacitor.





As shown in the figure below, if a capacitor is charged by connecting it with resistance then energy given by the battery will be



As shown in the figure, two particles, each of mass tied at the ends of a light string of length are kept on a frictionless horizontal surface. When the mid point of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant force the particles move towards each other on the surface. Magnitude of acceleration of each particle, when the separation between them becomes is




A capacitor of is charged as shown in the diagram. When the switch is turned to position , the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is

