JEE Main & Advanced Physics Electrostatics & Capacitance Question Bank Capacitance

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    The plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacity \[50\mu C\] are charged to a potential of \[100\ volts\] and then separated from each other so that the distance between them is doubled. How much is the energy spent in doing so                                                                     [MP PET 1997; JIPMER 2000]

    A)                    \[25\times {{10}^{-2}}J\] 

    B)            \[-12.5\times {{10}^{-2}}J\]

    C)                    \[-25\times {{10}^{-2}}J\]                                           

    D)            \[12.5\times {{10}^{-2}}J\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[{{W}_{ext}}=\frac{1}{2}C'V{{'}^{2}}-\frac{1}{2}C{{V}^{2}}\] \[=\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)\,\left( \frac{C}{2} \right)\,{{(2V)}^{2}}-\frac{1}{2}C{{V}^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}C{{V}^{2}}\] \[{{W}_{ext}}=\frac{1}{2}\times 50\times {{10}^{-6}}\times {{(100)}^{2}}=25\times {{10}^{-2}}J\]


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