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Q1JEE Main 2026 · 5 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

Under steady state condition the potential difference across the capacitor in the circuit is ______ V.

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Q2JEE Main 2026 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

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The stored charge in the capacitor in steady state of the following circuit is  μC\rule{2.5em}{0.4pt}\ \mu\text{C}.

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Answer: 200

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

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A parallel plate capacitor is having separation between plates 0.885 mm. It has a capacitance of 1 μF1\ \mu\text{F} when the space between the plates is filled with an insulating material of resistivity 1×1013 Ω m1\times 10^{13}\ \Omega\text{ m} and resistance 17.7×1014 Ω17.7\times 10^{14}\ \Omega. Relative permittivity of the insulating material is α×107\alpha\times 10^{7}. The value of α\alpha is ______.

(Take permittivity of free space =8.85×10−12 F/m=8.85\times 10^{-12}\text{ F/m})

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Answer: 2

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Q4MHT CET 2025 · 21 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

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The voltage between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacity 1 μF1\ \mu\text{F} is changing at the rate of 4 V/s4\text{ V/s}. the displacement current in the capacitor is

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation dd is charged by constant current II. A plane surface of area A2\frac{A}{2}, parallel to the plates is drawn simultaneously between the plates. The displacement current through this area is

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Q6JEE Main 2025 · 23 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

At steady state the charge on the capacitor, as shown in the circuit below, is _________ μ\muC.

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Answer: 16

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Q7JEE Main 2025 · 23 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

Identify the valid statements relevant to the given circuit at the instant when the key is closed.

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A. There will be no current through resistor RR.

B. There will be maximum current in the connecting wires.

C. Potential difference between the capacitor plates A and B is minimum.

D. Charge on the capacitor plates is minimum.

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Answer: (d)

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Q8MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A 4 μF4\ \mu\text{F} capacitor is charged to 10 V. The battery is then disconnected and a pure 10 mH coil is connected across the capacitor so that LC oscillations are set up. The maximum current in the coil is

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Q9JEE Main 2025 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A parallel plate capacitor consisting of two circular plates of radius 10 cm is being charged by a constant current of 0.15 A. If the rate of change of potential difference between the plates is 7×108 V/s7\times 10^{8}\text{ V/s} then the integer value of the distance between the parallel plates is (( Take, ϵ0=9×10−12Fm, π=227)\epsilon_0=9\times 10^{-12}\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}},\ \pi=\frac{22}{7}) ____________ μm\mu\text{m}.

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Answer: 1320

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Q10MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the given circuit diagram, in the steady state the current through the battery and the charge on the capacitor respectively are

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Q11NEET 2024Medium

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The steady state current in the circuit shown below is:

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Q12JEE Main 2024 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A galvanometer (G)(G) of 2 Ω2\ \Omega resistance is connected in the given circuit. The ratio of charge stored in C1C_1 and C2C_2 is:

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Q13JEE Main 2024 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In an electrical circuit drawn below the amount of charge stored in the capacitor is _______ μ\mu C.

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Answer: 60

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Q14JEE Main 2024 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A 16 Ω16\ \Omega wire is bent to form a square loop. A 9 V9\text{ V} battery with internal resistance 1 Ω1\ \Omega is connected across one of its sides. If a 4 μF4\ \mu\text{F} capacitor is connected across one of its diagonals, the energy stored by the capacitor will be x2 μJ\frac{x}{2}\ \mu\text{J}, where x=x= _________

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Answer: 81

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Q15JEE Main 2024 · 27 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The charge accumulated on the capacitor connected in the following circuit is _______ μC\mu\text{C} (Given C=150 μF)C=150\ \mu\text{F})

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Answer: 400

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Q16MHT CET 2024 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

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A circuit having a self inductance of 1 henry carries a current of 1 A. To prevent the sparking when the circuit is broken, a capacitor which can withstand 500 V is connected across the switch. What is the minimum value of the capacitance of the capacitor?

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Q17JEE Main 2024 · 5 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The electric field between the two parallel plates of a capacitor of 1.5 μF1.5\ \mu\text{F} capacitance drops to one third of its initial value in 6.6 μs6.6\ \mu\text{s} when the plates are connected by a thin wire. The resistance of this wire is ________ Ω\Omega. (Given, log⁡e3=1.1\log_e 3=1.1)

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Answer: 4

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Q18NEET 2023Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

To produce an instantaneous displacement current of 2 mA2\text{ mA} in the space between the parallel plates of a capacitor of capacitance 4 μF4\ \mu\text{F}, the rate of change of applied variable potential difference (dVdt)\left(\frac{dV}{dt}\right) must be :-

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Q19JEE Main 2023 · 13 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the network shown below, the charge accumulated in the capacitor in steady state will be:

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Q20JEE Main 2023 · 8 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In this figure the resistance of the coil of galvanometer G is 2 Ω2\ \Omega. The emf of the cell is 4 V4\text{ V}. The ratio of potential difference across C1C_1 and C2C_2 is:

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Q21JEE Main 2023 · 13 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the circuit shown, the energy stored in the capacitor is n μJn\ \mu\text{J}. The value of nn is __________

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Answer: 75

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Q22JEE Main 2023 · 11 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the given circuit, C1=2 μF,C2=0.2 μF,C3=2 μF,C4=4 μF,C5=2 μF,C6=2 μFC_1=2\ \mu\text{F}, C_2=0.2\ \mu\text{F}, C_3=2\ \mu\text{F}, C_4=4\ \mu\text{F}, C_5=2\ \mu\text{F}, C_6=2\ \mu\text{F}, The charge stored on capacitor C4C_4 is ____________ μC\mu\text{C}.

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Answer: 4

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Q23JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

For the given circuit, in the steady state, ∣VB−VD∣=|V_B-V_D|= ________ V.

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Answer: 1

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Q24JEE Main 2022 · 27 JUL · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

As shown in the figure, in steady state, the charge stored in the capacitor is ____________ ×10−6\times 10^{-6} C.

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Answer: 10

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Q25JEE Main 2022 · 29 JUN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A capacitor is discharging through a resistor R. Consider in time t1, the energy stored in the capacitor reduces to half of its initial value and in time t2, the charge stored reduces to one eighth of its initial value. The ratio t1/t2 will be

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Q26JEE Main 2021 · 27 AUG · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

Calculate the amount of charge on capacitor of 4μ\muF. The internal resistance of battery is 1Ω\Omega:

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Q27JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A capacitor of 50 μ\muF is connected in a circuit as shown in figure. The charge on the upper plate of the capacitor is ______________μ\muC.

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Answer: 100

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Q28JEE Main 2021 · 1 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A capacitor is connected to a 20 V battery through a resistance of 10Ω\Omega. It is found that the potential difference across the capacitor rises to 2 V in 1 μ\mus. The capacitance of the capacitor is __________ μ\muF. Given: ln⁡(109)=0.105\ln\left(\frac{10}{9}\right)=0.105

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Q29JEE Main 2021 · 26 AUG · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The material filled between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor has resistivity 200 Ω\Omegam. The value of capacitance of the capacitor is 2 pF. If a potential difference of 40 V is applied across the plates of the capacitor, then the value of leakage current flowing out of the capacitor is: (given the value of relative permittivity of material is 50)

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Q30JEE Main 2021 · 27 JUL · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

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A capacitor of capacitance C = 1 μ\muF is suddenly connected to a battery of 100 volt through a resistance R = 100 Ω\Omega. The time taken for the capacitor to be charged to get 50 V is: [Take ln 2 = 0.69]

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Q31JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The circuit shown in the figure consists of a charged capacitor of capacity 3 μ\muF and a charge of 30 μ\muC. At time t = 0, when the key is closed, the value of current flowing through the 5 MΩ\Omega resistor is 'x' μ\mu-A. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is ___________.

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Answer: 2

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Q32JEE Main 2020 · 2 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

An ideal cell of emf 10 V is connected in circuit shown in figure. Each resistance is 2 Ω\Omega. The potential difference (in V) across the capacitor when it is fully charged is ______.

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Answer: 8

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Q33JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

For the given input voltage waveform Vin(t), the output voltage waveform V0(t), across the capacitor is correctly depicted by:

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Q34JEE Main 2019 · 12 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, as a function of time, is shown in the figure:

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What is the value of current at t = 4 s?

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Q35NEET 2019Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 20 μ\muF is being charged by a voltage source whose potential is changing at the rate of 3V/s. The conduction current through the connecting wires, and the displacement current through the plates of the capacitor, would be, respectively:

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Q36JEE Main 2019 · 9 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

Determine the charge on the capacitor in the following circuit:

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Q37JEE Main 2018 · 16 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t = 0. The charge on the capacitor C1 as a function of time will be given by (Ceq=C1C2C1+C2)\left(C_{eq}=\frac{C_1C_2}{C_1+C_2}\right)

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Q38JEE Main 2017Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the given circuit diagram when the current reaches steady state in the circuit, the charge on the capacitor of capacitance C will be:

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Q39JEE Main 2015Difficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the given circuit, charges Q2Q_2 on the 2 μF2\ \mu\text{F} capacitor changes as CC is varied from 1 μF1\ \mu\text{F} to 3 μF. Q23\ \mu\text{F}.\ Q_2 as a function of ′C′'C' is given properly by:

(figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale)\text{(figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale)}

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Q40JEE Main 2014 · 12 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The circuit shown here has two batteries of 8.0 V and 16.0 V and three resistors 3 Ω\Omega, 9 Ω\Omega and 9 Ω\Omega and a capacitor 5.0 μ\muF.

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How much is the current I in the circuit in steady state?

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Q41JEE Main 2013 · 22 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

To establish an instantaneous current of 2 A through a 1μ\muF capacitor; the potential difference across the capacitor plates should be changed at the rate of:

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Q42JEE Main 2012 · AIEEEMedium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The figure shows an experimental plot for discharging of a capacitor in an R-C circuit. The time constant τ\tau of this circuit lies between

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Q43JEE Main 2011 · AIEEEDifficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A resistor ′R′'R' and 2 μF2\ \mu\text{F} capacitor in series is connected through a switch to 200 V200\text{ V} direct supply. Across the capacitor is a neon bulb that lights up at 120 V.120\text{ V}. Calculate the value of RR to make the bulb light up 5 s5\text{ s} after the switch has been closed. (log⁡102.5=0.4)(\log_{10}2.5=0.4)

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Q44JEE Main 2010 · AIEEEDifficult

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

Let CC be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor R.R. Suppose t1t_1 is the time taken for the energy stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and t2t_2 is the time taken for the charge to reduce to one-fourth its initial value. Then the ratio t1/t2t_1/t_2 will be

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Q45NEET 1995 · AIPMTMedium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

When the key KK is pressed at time t=0t=0, then which of the following statement about the current II in the resistor ABAB of the given circuit is true?

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Q46NEET 1992 · AIPMTEasy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The time constant of C-RC\text{-}R circuit is

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