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A cylindrical capacitor has charge Q and length L. If both the charge and length of the capacitor are doubled by keeping other parameters fixed, the energy stored in the capacitor

A

Remains same

B

Increases two times

C

Decreases two times

D

Increases four times

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The correct Answer is:
B

Capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor `=(2pi epsilon_0L)/(ln (b//a))`
Energy stored in the capacitor 
`U=(Q^2)/(2C)=1/2(Q^2ln (b//a))/(2pi epsilon_0L)`
`Uprop Q^2/L`
`Q. = 2Q , L. =2L`
`(U.)/U=(((2Q)^2)/(2L))/(Q^2//L)=2:1`
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