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What is the unit of electrostatic potential?

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Volt (V)

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True or False: Electrostatic potential is a scalar quantity.

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True

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Fill in the blank: The electrostatic potential due to a point charge is given by the formula _____.

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V = k * Q / r

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What does the symbol ‘k’ represent in the electrostatic potential formula?

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Coulomb’s constant

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What is the relationship between electric field (E) and electrostatic potential (V)?

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E = -dV/dx

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What is capacitance?

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The ability of a system to store electric charge per unit voltage.

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True or False: Capacitance depends on the voltage applied across the capacitor.

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False

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Fill in the blank: The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by the formula _____.

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C = ε * A / d

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What is the effect of increasing the distance between the plates of a capacitor on its capacitance?

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Capacitance decreases.

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What is a dielectric?

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A material that increases the capacitance of a capacitor when placed between its plates.

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True or False: The presence of a dielectric reduces the electric field between the plates of a capacitor.

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True

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How does the dielectric constant (κ) affect capacitance?

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Capacitance increases by a factor of κ when a dielectric is introduced.

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What is the formula for the energy (U) stored in a capacitor?

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U = 1/2 C V^2

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What is the relationship between charge (Q), capacitance (C), and voltage (V)?

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Q = C * V

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Fill in the blank: The total energy stored in a capacitor can also be expressed as _____ in terms of charge.

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U = Q^2 / (2C)

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What happens to the energy stored in a capacitor when the voltage is doubled?

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The stored energy increases by a factor of four.

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True or False: Capacitance is a property that depends on the geometry of the capacitor and the materials used.

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True

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What is meant by the term ‘breakdown voltage’ in capacitors?

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The maximum voltage a capacitor can withstand before the dielectric fails.

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True or False: Capacitors can store DC and AC voltages equally.

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False

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What is the primary function of capacitors in electronic circuits?

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To store and release electrical energy.

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Fill in the blank: The energy density (u) of an electric field is given by _____ per unit volume.

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u = 1/2 εE^2

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Work done by conservative force is what

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-ΔU

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Is electrostatic force conservative or non conservative and it’s work done is

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Conservative

-ΔU

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Work done by external agent slowly is

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ΔU = W ext= k q qnot /r

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What can you tell about sign of gravitational potential energy
Always negative -> -Gm1m2/r If r increase then U increase a and vice versa
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What is value of k Coulomb’s constant
9 * 10^9 N m^2/C^2
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Formula for finding number of pairs in a system of charges
n(n-1)/ 2 n= no. of charges
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Define electrostatic potential and SI
Potential energy or work done per unit test charge V= kq/r = U/q not = W/q not J/C or Volts
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What is electric field
Force per unit test charge or kq/r^2
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Formula for zero potential of charges with ratio n
x=r/n+1 from small charge x=r/n-1 from small charge where n = big/ small Both points Potential ke formula mein underoot n nhi ata
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Formula of work done in term of potential
W ext = U = qnot * V U is potential energy and V is potential V = U/q not
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Relationship between electric field and electric potential
Integrate V = - integrate E • dr E = -dV/dr
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What happens to potential along electric field
Decreases
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What happens to potential in region where electric field is 0
Remain constant
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In an electric field, a positive charge will move towards areas of _______.
lower potential
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True or False: In an electric field, a negative charge moves from high to low potential.
False
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What happens to potential energy (U) as a charge moves against the electric field?
Potential energy increases
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What is the relationship between electric field E and force F?
E is the force per unit charge F = qE
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Fill in the blank: The electric field direction is defined as the direction a _______ charge would move.
positive
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Formula for kinetic energy and potential energy related
Dec in U = inc in KI V qnot = (1/2) m v^2
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Electric potential due to ring with charge Q and radius R
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Electric potential and electric field due to a ring at a distance x
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Electric potential and field due to arc
V can also be k•lamda•alpha (with alpha in radian)
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E and V for hollow (conducting, non conducting) and solid (conducting) sphere. For in,out and surface
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E and V for solid non conducting in, out and surface
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What is radius and potential of single big new drop formed from n drops with charge q
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Torque of dipole
pE sin theta or p cross E
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Potential energy of dipole, where is it max, min, 0
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Electric potential due to dipole axial, equatorial and general point
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What is the electric field inside a conducting material of an isolated conductor?
The electric field inside a conducting material of an isolated conductor is zero.
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Is there excess charge inside a conductor?
There is no excess charge inside a conductor.
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What is true about the potential of a conducting material?
The conducting material is equipotential. ## Footnote E = 0 → Vconst.
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What is true about the electric field on the surface of a conductor? And value
The electric field on the surface of the conductor is constant, irrespective of the shape. Which sigma/€not Where sigma is surface charge density
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When you connect 2 spherical conductors with radius R1 R2 and charge Q1 Q2, what is formula for finding new charge
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Relationship between surface charge density and radius of curvature
Inversely proportional
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What is electrostatic shielding
Process of a making a region free from any electronic field
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Another name for capacitor
Condenser
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SI of capacitor
Farad or Q/V which is coulomb/volt or coulomb^2/Joule
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Formula for capacitor
C= Q/V
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What does capacitance depend and not depend on
Depend- shape, size, geometry, A for area, d for distance, medium between plates or € not Not depend on charge or voltage
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How is E related to sigma
E = sigma/ €not = Q/A €not V= E d V= Qd/A €not
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Force between 2 plates of capacitor formula
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Intensity of electric field between plates of a charged capacitor depends on the distance between plates. True or false
False
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3 formula each for energy stored in capacitor and work done by battery
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How is potential, charge and capacitance related
Q=CV
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Why is work done by battery more than the energy stored
Because half work goes into heat energy
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Formula for energy density in capacitor
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Formula for voltage and capicitance in series circuit
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Total capacitance for circuit with 2 capacitor of value (3,6), (6,12),(4,12) —famous values
2,4,3
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What remains same in capacitor circuit in series
Charge or Q
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Formula for C and Q in parallel circuit of capacitor
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What remains same in parallel circuit of capacitor
Voltage or V
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What is the ration between Parallel and series combination of same n number of capacitors of identical capacitance
Cp/Cs= n^2 because Cp=nc Cs=c/n
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What happens in short circuiting of a capacitor
V becomes 0 across a capacitor
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What happens to potential and loss of energy (heat) when 2 capacitor joined through same terminal. Formula for V and U
V same
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What happens to potential and loss of energy (heat) when 2 capacitor joined through opposite terminal. Formula for V and U
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What is the potential at junction of 2 capacitor
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What are dielectrics
Insulators which transfer electrical effect without conduction or moving- they can be polar or non polar
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What is electric field inside dielectric or Einternal
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What is E net with an electric field inside dielectric
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What is the charge density and charge due to electric field inside dielectric, inside the dielectric
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Relationship between C not and Capacitance after adding a dielectric k
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Effect of dielectric wehen battery not connected on C, Q, V, E and U
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Effect of dielectric wehen battery connected on C, Q, V, E and U
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Formula for capacitance with a conducting slab
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Formula for capacitor in series with different dielectric like this
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Formula for capacitor in parallel with different dielectric like this
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Capacitance formula for spherical capacitor
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Capacitance formula for concentric spheres with outer earthed
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What is the dipole of non polar dielectric
p=0
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Capacitance formula for cylindrical capacitor
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Same potential because charge flows from high potential to low potential
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How is the electric field oriented in relation to the surface of a conductor?
The electric field is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor.

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