Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Energy Stored in a Capacitor: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Energy Density in Electric Field, Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor, Energy Stored in the Electric Field, Energy in Constant Electric Field and, Energy in Variable Electric Field
Important Questions on Energy Stored in a Capacitor
The total electrostatic energy stored in both the capacitors (in ) is

The heat generated through and resistances separately, when a condenser of capacity charged to is discharged one by one, will be

An ideal capacitor of capacitance is charged to a potential difference of 10V. The charging battery is then disconnected. The capacitor is then connected to an ideal inductor of self inductance 0.5 mH. The current at a time when the potential difference across the capacitor is 5V is:

On increasing the plate separation of a charged capacitor, the energy

A parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance is connected to a power supply of A dielectric slab of dielectric constant is now inserted into the gap between the plates. Find the change in the electrostatic energy (in ) of the electric field in the capacitor.

Three identical large metal plates of area are at distances and ( length of plates) from each other (refer figure). Metal plate is uncharged, while metal plates and have respective charges and Metal plates and are connected by switch through a wire. The heat produced after closing the switch is Find

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

A capacitor is fully charged by a supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in )______.

Two capacitors with capacitance values and are connected in series. The voltage applied across this combination is The percentage error in the calculation of the energy stored in this combination of capacitors is . Write the value of where is the greatest integer function.

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

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

The capacity of a capacitor is and its potential is . The energy released on discharging it fully will be

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

Three plates , and , each of area , have separation between and and between and . The energy stored when the plates are fully charged is

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

In the given circuit switch is open initially. If and volt, the heat produced is in the circuit after closing the switch. Find .

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

In the figure, an arrangement of three identical capacitors is shown with a switch and a battery . The ratio of the energy of the capacitors system when the switch is closed to the situation when the switch is open

A capacitor of capacitance is charged to a potential of . Calculate the charge and energy stored in a capacitor.

A capacitor of capacitance is charged to a potential of . Calculate the charge and energy stored in a capacitor.
