The capacitance between two plates increases with
A. shorter plate area and higher applied voltage
B. shorter plate area and shorter distance between them
C. larger plate area, longer distance between plates and higher,applied voltage
D. larger plate area and shorter distance between plates
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The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 meters from a point charge is 200 N/C. If the distance is reduced to 2 meters, the field intensity will be
A. 400 N/C
B. 600 N/C
C. 800 N/C
D. 1200 N/C
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A mica capacitor and a ceramic capacitor both have the same physical dimensions. Which will have more value of capacitance ?
A. Ceramic capacitor
B. Mica capacitor
C. Both will have identical value of capacitance
D. It depends on applied voltage
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A unit tube of flux is known as tube
A. Newton
B. Faraday
C. Michale
D. None of the above
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Out of the following capacitors of identical rating which one will have the smallest dimensions ?
A. Aluminium foil capacitor
B. Mica capacitor
C. Ceramic capacitor
D. Paper capacitor
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Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. The leakage resistance of ceramic capacitors is generally high
B. The stored energy in a capacitor decreases with reduction in value of capacitance
C. The stored energy in a capacitor increases with applied voltage
D. A wire cable has distributed capacitance between the conductors
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For a good 0.05 uF capacitor ohmmeter reading should
A. show low resistance momentarily and back off to a very high resistance
B. show high resistance momentarily and then a very low resistance
C. go quickly to 50 ohm approximately and remain there
D. not move at all
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The total deficiency or excess of electrons in a body is known as
A. current
B. voltage
C. potential gradient
D. charge
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The electrostatic force between two charges of one coulomb each and placed at a distance of 0.5 m will be
A. 36 x 10 fa
B. 36 x 107 N
C. 36 x 108 N
D. 36 x 109 N
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Which of the following is not a vector ?
A. Linear momentum
B. Angular momentum
C. Electric field
D. Electric potential
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A capacitance of 100 uF is connected in series with a resistance of 8000 ohm. The time constant of the circuit is
A. 0.2 s
B. 0.4 s
C. 0.6 s
D. 0.8 s
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Electric intensity at any point in an electric field is equal to the at that point.
A. electric flux
B. magnetic flux density
C. potential gradient
D. none of the above
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A potential of 400 V is applied to a capacitor, the plates of which are 4 mm apart. The strength of electric field is
A. 100 kV/m
B. 10 kV/m
C. 5 kV/m
D. 2 kV/m
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The dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of glass is given by
A. 0.1 to 0.4
B. 0.5 to 1.0
C. 2.0 to 4.0
D. 5 to 100
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1 volt/meter is same as
A. 1 meter/coulomb
B. 1 newton/meter
C. 1 newton/coulomb
D. 1 joule/coulomb
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When the dielectric is homogeneous,the potential gradient is
A. uniform
B. non-uniform
C. zero
D. any of the above
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An electric field line and an equipotential surface are
A. Always parallel
B. Always at 90°
C. Inclined at any angle
D. None of the above
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Paper condenser is
A. always polarised
B. usually of fixed value
C. electrolytic condenser
D. a variable condenser
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The direction of electric field due +0 positive charge is .
A. away from the charge
B. towards the charge
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
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The capacitance of a capacitor is not affected by
A. distance between plates
B. area of plates
C. thickness of plates
D. all of the above
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