Electrostatics
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Electrostatics questions with answers

106 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.

  1. If a third equal and similar charge is placed between two equal and similar charges, then this third charge will
  2. Three capacitors each of the capacity C are given. The resultant capacity 2/3 C can be obtained by using them
  3. Which of the following material has least value of dielectric constant ?
  4. Dielectric strength of a medium is usually expressed in
  5. The sparking between two electrical contacts can be reduced by inserting a
  6. 1 volt/meter is same as
  7. If the sheet of a bakelite is inserted between the plates of an air capacitor, the capacitance will
  8. Out of the following capacitors of identical rating which one will have the smallest dimensions ?
  9. If three 15 uF capacitors are connected in series, the net capacitance is
  10. Which of the following capacitors preferred for high frequency circuits ?
  11. An electrolytic capacitor is generally made to provide
  12. The time constant of an R-C circuit is defined as the time during which capacitor charging voltage actually rises to . . . . . . . . percent of its . . . . . . . . value.
  13. The unit of capacitance is
  14. In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is maximum at the surface of the
  15. Mica capacitors are characterised by all of the following except
  16. When 4 volts e.m.f. is applied across a 1 farad capacitor, it will store energy of
  17. Capacitance increases with
  18. An electrolytic capacitor can be used for
  19. A positive and a negative charge are initially 50 mm apart. When they are moved close together so that they are now only 10 mm apart, the force between them will be
  20. Dielectric strength of mica is
  21. A capacitance is a circuit component that opposes the change in circuit
  22. A capacitance of 100 uF is connected in series with a resistance of 8000 ohm. The time constant of the circuit is
  23. capacitors are used in transistor circuits.
  24. Which of the following capacitors can be used for temperature compensation ?
  25. Two infinite parallel plates 10 mm apart have maintained between them a potential difference of 100 V. The acceleration of an electron placed between them is