Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Can a single conductor be treated as a c...

Can a single conductor be treated as a capacitor? Which is the second plate in the case?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

A single conductor can be treated as a capacitor. Earth is taken to be its second plate in the case.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CAPACITANCE AND CAPACITOR

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS|12 Videos

  • CAPACITANCE AND CAPACITOR

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS|29 Videos

  • CAPACITANCE AND CAPACITOR

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise SECTION RELATED QUESTIONS|30 Videos

  • ATOMIC NUCLEUS

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise CBSE SCANNER|14 Videos

  • COMMUNICATION STSTEM

    CHHAYA PUBLICATION|Exercise CBSE SCANNER|28 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of a capacitor. The charge on the capacitor is Q and the magnitude of the induced charge on each surface of the dielectric is Q'

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. It is then connected to another uncharged capacitor having the same capacitance. Find out the ratio of the energy stored in the combined system to that stored initially in the single capacitor.

A thin metalic sheet is placed at .the mid position between the parallel-plates of a parallel plate capacitor. What is the effect on the capacitance of the capacitor?

If the potential difference between the plates of a capacitor is increased by 20%, the energy stored in the capacitor increase by exactly

What will be the change in the capacitance of a parallel plate air capacitor if A conducting slab fills the space between the plates of the capacitor?

CHHAYA PUBLICATION-CAPACITANCE AND CAPACITOR-HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL
  1. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. Its charge, ...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. Its charge, ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. Its charge, ...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. If an uncharged capacitor is connected to a battery, then show that ha...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. What is the force of attraction between the two plates of a parallel p...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. What will be the change in the capacitance of a parallel plate air cap...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. What will be the change in the capacitance of a parallel plate air cap...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Can a single conductor be treated as a capacitor? Which is the second ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. In the circuit shown in Fig.4.48, the ammeter shows a deflection as so...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Why is the spherical surface of a Van de Graaff generator made very sm...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Why is the case of a Van de Graaff generator filled with some gas at a...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Why is it difficult to construct a conductor of capacitance 1F ?

    Text Solution

    |

  13. The graph shown here, shows the variation of the total energy ( E) sto...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A,B,C,D are four simillar metallic parallel plates, equally separated ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A,B,C,D are four simillar metallic parallel plates, equally separated ...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A,B,C,D are four simillar metallic parallel plates, equally separated ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A,B,C,D are four simillar metallic parallel plates, equally separated ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. The plate A of a parallel plate capacitor is connected to a spring of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and capacitan...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Two identical metal plates are positively charged to Q1" and " Q2(Q2 l...

    Text Solution

    |