The parallel combination of two air filled parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and n C is connected…

The parallel combination of two air filled parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and nC is connected to a battery of voltage, V. When the capacitors are fully charged, the battery is removed and after that a dielectric material of dielectric constant K is placed the two plates of the first capacitor. The new potential difference of the combined system is:
  1. n+1VK+n
  2. nVK+n
  3. VK+n
  4. V

Solution

i)

ii) Battery disconnected after full charge,
Total charge of the system,
=CV+nCV
=n+1CV

iii) Inserting dielectric of constant K

Common potential, VC=totalchargetotalcapacitance
=n+1CVKC+nC=n+1VK+n

Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (09 Apr Shift 2)

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