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

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    A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field E in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is d and area of each plate is A, the energy stored in the capacitor is [AIPMT (M) 2012]

    A) \[\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}\]

    B) \[{{E}^{2}}Ad/{{\varepsilon }_{0}}\]

    C)             \[\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}Ad\]

    D)             \[{{\varepsilon }_{0}}EAd\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Energy density for a parallel plate capacitor \[=\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}\] and volume \[=Ad\]
    Total energy = energy density \[\times \] volume
    \[=\left( \frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}} \right)\times (Ad)\]
                            \[=\frac{1}{2}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{E}^{2}}Ad\]


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