61. A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

A decreases
B remains unchanged
C becomes infinite
D increases
Answer :   remains unchanged
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62. A capacitance of $$2\mu F$$  is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of $$1.0 kV.$$  A large number of $$1\mu F$$  capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than $$300 V.$$  The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is

A 24
B 32
C 2
D 16
Answer :   32
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63. Two condensers, one of capacity $$C$$ and the other of capacity $$\frac{C}{2},$$ are connected to a $$V$$ volt battery, as shown.
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The work done in charging fully both the condensers is

A $$2C{V^2}$$
B $$\frac{1}{4}C{V^2}$$
C $$\frac{3}{4}C{V^2}$$
D $$\frac{1}{2}C{V^2}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{3}{4}C{V^2}$$
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64. Capacitance (in $$F$$ ) of a spherical conductor with radius $$1\,m$$  is

A $$1.1 \times {10^{ - 10}}$$
B $${10^6}$$
C $$9 \times {10^{ - 9}}$$
D $${10^{ - 3}}$$
Answer :   $$1.1 \times {10^{ - 10}}$$
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65. A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance $$C$$ is connected to a cell of emf $$V$$ and then disconnected from it. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant $$K,$$ which can just fill the air gap of the capacitor, is now inserted in it. Which of the following is incorrect?

A The potential difference between the plates decreases $$K$$ times
B The energy stored in the capacitor decreases $$K$$ times
C The change in energy stored is $$\frac{1}{2}C{V^2}\left( {\frac{1}{K} - 1} \right)$$
D The charge on the capacitor is not conserved
Answer :   The charge on the capacitor is not conserved
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66. A combination of parallel plate capacitors is maintained at a certain potential difference.
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When a $$3\,mm$$  thick slab is introduced between all the plates, in order to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the plates is increased by $$2.4\,mm.$$
Find the dielectric constant of the slab.

A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
Answer :   5
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67. A series combination of $${n_1}$$ capacitors, each of value $${C_1},$$ is charged by a source of potential difference $$4V.$$  When another parallel combination of $${n_2}$$ capacitors, each of value $${C_2},$$ 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 $${C_2},$$ in terms of $${C_1},$$ is then

A $$\frac{{2{C_1}}}{{{n_1}{n_2}}}$$
B $$16\frac{{{n_2}}}{{{n_1}}}{C_1}$$
C $$2\frac{{{n_2}}}{{{n_1}}}{C_1}$$
D $$\frac{{16{C_1}}}{{{n_1}{n_2}}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{16{C_1}}}{{{n_1}{n_2}}}$$
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68. Eight drops of mercury of equal radii possessing equal charges combine to form a big drop. Then the capacitance of bigger drop compared to each individual small drop is

A 8 times
B 4 times
C 2 times
D 32 times
Answer :   2 times
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69. To obtain $$3\,\mu F$$  capacity from three capacitors of $$2\,\mu F$$  each, they will be arranged.

A all the three in series
B all the three in parallel
C two capacitors in series and the third in parallel with the combination of first two
D two capacitors in parallel and the third in series with the combination of first two
Answer :   two capacitors in series and the third in parallel with the combination of first two
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70. A parallel plate condenser has a uniform electric field $$E\left( {\frac{V}{m}} \right)$$  in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is $$d\left( m \right)$$  and area of each plate is $$A\left( {{m^2}} \right),$$  the energy (joule) stored in the condenser is

A $$\frac{1}{2}{\varepsilon _0}{E^2}$$
B $${\varepsilon _0}EAd$$
C $$\frac{1}{2}{\varepsilon _0}{E^2}Ad$$
D $$\frac{{{E^2}Ad}}{{{\varepsilon _0}}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{2}{\varepsilon _0}{E^2}Ad$$
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