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MCQ -1 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

 

 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  1. What is the SI unit of electric potential? a) Joules b) Volts c) Coulombs d) Amperes

  2. The electrostatic potential at a point in space due to a point charge is directly proportional to: a) The square of the distance from the charge b) The distance from the charge c) The magnitude of the charge d) The square root of the distance from the charge

  3. What is the definition of capacitance? a) The amount of charge that can be stored in a conductor b) The ability of a conductor to conduct electricity c) The ability of a system to store electrical energy in an electric field d) The force required to move a charge through a conductor

  4. What is the unit of capacitance? a) Joules b) Volts c) Coulombs d) Farads

  5. What is the formula for calculating the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor? a) C = εA/d b) C = εd/A c) C = Ad/ε d) C = ε/Ad

  6. What is the formula for calculating the electric field between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor? a) E = σ/ε b) E = V/d c) E = Q/εA d) E = εA/Q

  7. What is the relationship between capacitance and potential difference in a capacitor? a) Capacitance is directly proportional to potential difference b) Capacitance is inversely proportional to potential difference c) Capacitance and potential difference are unrelated d) Capacitance and potential difference have a logarithmic relationship

  8. How does the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor change if the distance between the plates is doubled? a) It remains the same b) It doubles c) It halves d) It quadruples

  9. What is dielectric constant? a) A measure of how well a material conducts electricity b) A measure of how much charge a material can hold c) A measure of how easily a material can be polarized d) A measure of how much energy can be stored in a material

  10. What is the formula for calculating the capacitance of a capacitor with a dielectric material? a) C = ε0A/d b) C = εrε0A/d c) C = εrA/d d) C = εrε0Ad

  11. What is the formula for calculating the energy stored in a capacitor? a) U = 1/2CV2 b) U = 1/2QV c) U = 1/2CQ2 d) U = 1/2CV

  12. What is the relationship between the potential energy and the electric field in a capacitor? a) They are directly proportional b) They are inversely proportional c) They are unrelated d) They have a logarithmic relationship

  13. What is the formula for calculating the electric potential at a point in space due to a charged sphere? a) V = kQ/r b) V = kQ/r2 c) V = kQ2/r d) V = kQ2/r2

  14. What is the formula for calculating the electric field at a point in space due to a charged sphere? a) E = kQ/r b) E = kQ/r2 c) E = kQ2/r d) E = kQ2/r2

SOLUTION

  1. What is the SI unit of electric potential? b) Volts

  2. The electrostatic potential at a point in space due to a point charge is directly proportional to: c) The magnitude of the charge

  3. What is the definition of capacitance? c) The ability of a system to store electrical energy in an electric field

  4. What is the unit of capacitance? d) Farads

  5. What is the formula for calculating the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor? a) C = εA/d

  6. What is the formula for calculating the electric field between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor? b) E = V/d

  7. What is the relationship between capacitance and potential difference in a capacitor? a) Capacitance is directly proportional to potential difference

  8. How does the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor change if the distance between the plates is doubled? c) It halves

  9. What is dielectric constant? c) A measure of how easily a material can be polarized

  10. What is the formula for calculating the capacitance of a capacitor with a dielectric material? b) C = εrε0A/d

  11. What is the formula for calculating the energy stored in a capacitor? a) U = 1/2CV2

  12. What is the relationship between the potential energy and the electric field in a capacitor? b) They are inversely proportional

  13. What is the formula for calculating the electric potential at a point in space due to a charged sphere? b) V = kQ/r

  14. What is the formula for calculating the electric field at a point in space due to a charged sphere? b) E = kQ/r2

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