Energy Stored in Capacitor

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Energy Stored in Capacitor: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor etc.

Important Questions on Energy Stored in Capacitor

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The value of ratio between the energy stored in 5 μF capacitor to the 4 μF capacitor in the given figure is:

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The capacitor of capacitance C in the circuit shown is fully charged initially, Resistance is R.
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After the switch S is closed, the time taken to reduce the stored energy in the capacitor to half its initial value is: 

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The maximum charge stored on a metal sphere of radius 15 cm may be 7.5 μC. The potential energy of the sphere in this case is

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The capacity of a capacitor is 4×10-6 F and its potential is 100 V. The energy released on discharging it fully will be

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Two concentric conducting shells of radius R and 2R are shown in the figure below. The inner shell is charged with Q and the outer shell is uncharged. The amount of energy dissipated when the shells are connected by a conducting wire is

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Three plates A, B and C, each of area 50 cm2, have separation 3 mm between A and B and 3 mm between B and C. The energy stored when the plates are fully charged is

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A parallel plate capacitor having a plate separation of 2 mm is charged by connecting it to a 300 V supply. The energy density is

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In the given circuit switch s is open initially. If C=2 μF and V=3 volt, the heat produced is k10 μJ in the circuit after closing the switch. Find k.

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The energy stored in the capacitor is k10μJ between terminals 'a' and 'b' of the network (as shown in figure)? If capacitance of each capacitor is 1 μF. Find k.

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A 600 μF capacitor is charged by 250 V battery
(a) How much electrostatic energy is stored in capacitor?
(b) The capacitor is disconnected from battery and connected to another 600 μF capacitor. What is the energy of the system?

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In an oscillating LC circuit when 75 % of their total energy is stored in the inductor's magnetic field, the charge on the capacitor as fraction of maximum charge on it is

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A 10 μF capacitor is connected to a 100 V battery. What is the electrostatic energy stored (in joule)?

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If n capacitors each of capacitance C are connected in series with a battery of V volt, then energy stored in all capacitors will be

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A capacitor of capacitance 1 mF originally charged to a potential difference of 10 V is connected to an inductor of inductance L . If the maximum current in the circuit is 10 A, find the value of inductance L in mH. (Assume inductor to be ideal).

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Energy is stored in a capacitor because electrostatic force is a,

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A.DC circuit consisting of two cells of emf V and 2V having no internal resistance are connected with two capacitors of capacity C and 2C and four resistors R, R, 2R and 2R as shown in figure. The ammeter and voltmeter used in the circuit are ideal.

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In steady state, the energy stored by the capacitor C is

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10 microfarad capacitor is charged to 500 V and then its plates are joined together through a resistance of 10 Ω. The heat produced in the resistance is _____ J.

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Write an expression for energy stored in charged capacitors. Explain its different forms.

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In the given circuit, calculate the total heat generated after switch S is closed (Initially the capacitor of capacitance C is uncharged) -




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A series combination of n1 capacitors, each of value C1, is charged by a source of potential difference 4 V. When another parallel combination of n2 capacitors, each of value C2, is charged by a source of potential difference V, it has the same (total) energy stored in it, as the first combination has. The value of C2, in terms of C1, is then