Capacitor

LECTURE 3 Combination of Capacitors

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Capacitor
LECTURE 3 Combination of Capacitors
 Recap... Formula Table

Parallel plate Capacitor

Spherical Capacitor

Cylindrical Capacitor
 Recap...

Capacitor in electric circuit

Combination of Capacitors

➢ Following formulae are applicable only if

capacitors were initially uncharged
 Combination of Capacitors

Series
● Charge is same on all capacitors
● V is proportional to 1/C
Combination of Capacitors
 Combination of Capacitors

Parallel
● Potential Difference is same across all capacitors
● Q is proportional to C
Combination of Capacitors
Combination of Capacitors
Example The capacity of parallel plate condenser depends on

A. The type of metal used

B. The thickness of plates
C. The potential applied across the
plates
D. The separation between the plates
Examples
A capacitor is connected to a battery. The force of attraction
between the plates when the separation between them is halved

(a) remains the same

(b) becomes eight times

(c) becomes four times
(d) becomes two times
Example A thin metal plate P is inserted between the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor of capacity C in such a way that its edges touch
the two plates figure The capacity now becomes

A. C/2
B. 2C
C. Zero
D. ∞
Example The capacity of parallel plate condenser depends on

A. The type of metal used

B. The thickness of plates
C. The potential applied across the
plates
D. The separation between the plates
Example The effective capacitance between the points x and y in the will be

(a)1μF
(b)1.5μF
(c) 2 μF
(d) 4 μF
Example
The equivalent capacity of the combination shown in figure is

(a) C

(b) 2C

(c) 3/2C

(d) C/2
Example The charge on any one of the 2μF capacitors and 1μF capacitor will be
given respectively (in μC) as

(a) 1,2
(b) 2 ,1
(c)1,1
(d) 2,2
Example Find the equivalent capacitance between A and B

A. 2 µF

B. 6 µF
C. 8 µF
D. 12 µF
Examples
Find the capacitance across A and B assuming all capacitors
to be identical and having same capacitance C

B
A c c c
Examples Find the capacitance across A and B assuming all capacitors
to be identical and having same capacitance C

B
A
Examples Find the Capacitance of the conductors of following combination

A
d
B

d
Examples Find the Capacitance of the conductors of following combination

D
B

A
Example Two identical capacitors are joined in parallel, charged to a
potential V, separated and then connected in series, i.e., the
positive plate of one is connected to the negative of the other

A. The charge on the plates connected

together are destroyed
B. The charge on free plates are enhanced
C. The energy stored in the system increases
D. The P.D. between the free plates is 2V
Example Two spherical conductors A1 and A2 of radii r1 and r2 are
placed concentrically in air. The two are connected by a copper
wire as shown in fig. Then the equivalent capacitance of the
system is
Examples
In the circuit shown, a potential difference of 60V is applied
across AB. The potential difference between the points M
and N is
(a) 10 V (b) 15 V (c) 20 V (d) 30
V
Examples
For the circuit shown in the adjoining figure, the charge on 4 μF
capacitor is
(a) 30 μC

(b) 40μC

(c) 24 μC

(d) 54 μC
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