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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance Quiz

Class XII
Physics
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
12 questions
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1. What is the unit of electrostatic potential?

Volt · Coulomb · Farad · Joule

2. The work done in bringing a charge from infinity to a point in an electric field is equal to what?

Electric potential energy · Electric field strength · Capacitance · Voltage drop

3. Which of the following statements is true regarding the equipotential surfaces?

They are always perpendicular to electric field lines · They can intersect each other · They are always parallel to each other · They carry charge

4. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends on which of the following?

Area of plates and separation distance · Charge on plates · Voltage across plates · Type of dielectric only

5. What happens to the capacitance of a capacitor when a dielectric is introduced?

Increases · Decreases · Remains the same · Becomes zero