A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged by a d.c. source to a potential V. Without disconnecting the capacitor from the source, air is replaced by another dielectric medium of dielectric constant K. State with reason, how does
(i) potential difference
(ii) electric field between the plates
(iii) capacity
(iv) charge and
(v) energy stored in the capacitor, change.


Given, a parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged by d.c source. Later on, without disconnecting the source, air is replaced by another dielectric medium K.
Initial capacitance when, air is the dielectric medium, CoQV=εAd

Capacitance when, dielectric medium of dielectric constant K is introduced, C=KεAd

(i) Potential difference will remain constant as the capacitor remains connected to the battery. 

(ii) Electric field is given by E=Vd
Since, neither the potential difference nor the separation between the plates is changing therefore, the electric field remains unchanged.

(iii) When, dielectric medium is introduced, capacity would increase by a factor of K.
                       So, C = KC0. 

(iv) Since, capacitance is increased by a factor of K and potential remains unchanged therefore charge is increased by a factor of K. Additional charge flows from the battery to the plates.

(v)  Energy stored in the capacitor is,
                       U0 = 12C0V02,U = 12(KC0)V2    =KU0.
Therefore, the energy is increased by a factor of K.

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Electric charge is distributed uniformly on the surface of a spherical rubber balloon. Show how the value of electric intensity and potential vary (i) on the surface, (ii) inside and (iii) outside?

Electric charge is uniformly distributed on the surface of a spherical balloon.
i) On the surface, electric intensity (E) and potential (V) will remain constant.

ii) Inside the surface, since there is no charge, electric field is qual to 0 and potential will remain constant.

iii) Outside the balloon,

E  1r2 and V  1r 

where, r is distance of point from the centre of the balloon.
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Distinguish between electric potential and potential energy.

Electric potential at a point is defined as the amount of work done, in moving a unit positive charge with zero acceleration from infinity to that point.

Potential energy at a position is equal to the amount of work done to carry the total charge from infinity to that position, against the electrostatic forces.
Thus, potential energy = potential x charge.
Potential energy, is the energy possessed by the charge by virtue of its particular position.

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Two protons A and B are placed between two parallel plates having a potential difference V as shown in figure. Will these protons experience equal or unequal force?


Given, potential difference V is applied across two parallel plates and, two protons A and B are kept in between these plates.
Since, the electric field experienced in between the two plates is uniform throughout (same at all points, except at the edges). Therefore, both the protons A and B will experience equal forces.
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Capacitors P, Q and R have each a capacitance C. A battery can charge the capacitor to a potential difference V. If after charging P, the battery is disconnected from it and the charged capacitor P is connected in following separate instances to Q and R (i) to Q in parallel and (ii) to R in series, then what will be potential differences between the plates of P in the two instances?

Given, three capacitors P,Q and R.
Charge acquired by the capacitor when, P is charged to a potential difference V is, Q=CV.

i) When P is connected to Q in parallel : 
total capacitance -C=C1+C2 = 2C
total charge on two capacitors=q+0=q=CV
 potential difference between the plates of P= CV2C=V2

ii) When P is connected to R in series :
On such a connection, the circuit will not be completed. And hence, the sharing of charges will not take place. So, the potential will remain as V. That is, it remains unchanged.


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