Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
While working on a physics project at sc...

While working on a physics project at school physics, lab, you require a 4 `mu`F capacitor in a circuit across a potential difference of 1 k V. Unfortunately, 4 `mu`F capacitors are out or stock in your lab but 2 `mu`F capacitors which can withstand a potential difference of 400 V are available in plenty . if you decide to use the 2 `mu`F capacitors in place of `4 mu` F capacitor minimum number of capacitors required are

A

16

B

18

C

20

D

12

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
2
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise SECTION-B (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (ONLY ONE ANSWER) )|1 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise SECTION-B(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS(ONLY ONE ANSWER) )|29 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D|9 Videos

  • ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D Assertion-Reason Type Questions|25 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D (ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS)|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

An electrical technician requires a capacitance of 2 muF in a circuit across a potential difference of 1 kV. A large number of 1 mu F capacitors are available to him each of which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 400 V. Suggest a possible arrangement that requires the minimum number of capacitors.

A capacitance of 2 muF is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV A large number of 1 muF capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 300 v . The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is

In the circuit shown in the figure, the potential difference across the 4.5 muF capacitor is

In given circuit, ratio of charge on 2 mu F capacitor to the charge of 3 mu F capacitor will be

In the circuit shown , charge on the 5 mu F capacitor is :

A 100 mu F capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 24 V . It is connected to an uncharged capacitor of capacitance 20 mu F What will be the new potential difference across the 100 mu F capacitor?

The charge on 4 mu F capacitor in the given circuit is ("in" muC)

The charge in the 2 mu F capacitor at steady state is

In the given circuit, the charge on 4 mu F capacitor will be :

In the given circuit, the charge on 4 mu F capacitor will be : .

AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH-ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE -ASSIGNMENT (SECTION-A) Objective Type Questions (Only one answer)
  1. A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance of 1.0 F. If the plates are...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. In an arrangement of two concentric conducting shells, with centre at ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. The equivalent capacitance between X and Y is

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Four capacitors are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent c...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The net capacitance of system of capacitance as shown in the figure be...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A parallel -plate capacitor is connected to a battery that maintains a...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius R is propor...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In the arrangement shown , find the equivalent capacitance between A ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. The equivalent capacitance between the points A and B is

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Find the cahrge on capacitor C(3) Given , that C(1) = C(2) = C an...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. If initial charge on all the capacitors were zero , work done by the b...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. While working on a physics project at school physics, lab, you require...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged with the help of a 200 V batte...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitan...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Three capacitors C(1), C(2) and C(3) are connected to a battery as sh...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. In the question number 72, the change in potential energy is

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Condering the situation of the previous question, two experiments wer ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A point charge +q is placed at the centre of a conducting spherical s...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A pellet carrying a charge of 0.5 coulomb is accelerated through a pot...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Elctric charges having same magnitude of electric charge 'q' coulombs ...

    Text Solution

    |