NEET Physics Electrostatics & Capacitance Question Bank NEET PYQ - Electrostatics and Capacitance

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    In a parallel plate capacitor, the distance between the plates is d and potential difference across plates is V. Energy stored per unit volume between the plates of capacitor is:        [AIPMT 2001]

    A) \[\frac{{{Q}^{2}}}{2{{V}^{2}}}\]    

    B) \[\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{{{d}^{2}}}\]        

    C) \[\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{d}^{2}}}\]

    D) \[\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{{{d}^{2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Key Idea: Energy stored between the plates of a capacitor is equal to \[\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{Q}^{2}}}{C}\].
                Energy stored, \[U=\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{Q}^{2}}}{C}\]
                but        \[\sigma =\frac{Q}{A}\] and \[C=\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{d}\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[U=\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{(\sigma A)}^{2}}}{({{\varepsilon }_{0}}A/d)}\]
    or         \[U=\frac{A{{\sigma }^{2}}d}{2{{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\]
    or         \[U=\frac{1}{2}{{\left( \frac{\sigma }{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}} \right)}^{2}}\times {{\varepsilon }_{0}}\,Ad\]
    or         \[U=\frac{1}{2}\,E_{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}}^{2}Ad\]
                Energy stored per unit volume i.e., energy density in thus given by
                            \[u=\frac{U}{V}=\frac{U}{Ad}=\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}\]
                            \[=\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{\left( \frac{V}{d} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{V}^{2}}}{{{d}^{2}}}\]
                Note:    \[\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}\] is also a force on a conductor per unit area which is everywhere along the outward drawn normal to the surface.


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