Electric Potential

Q. A capacitor has a capacitance of 10 μF and is charged to a potential of 50 V. What is the energy stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 0.025 J
  • B. 0.05 J
  • C. 0.1 J
  • D. 0.5 J
Q. A capacitor has a capacitance of 5 μF and is charged to a potential of 12 V. What is the energy stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 0.36 mJ
  • B. 0.72 mJ
  • C. 0.12 mJ
  • D. 0.24 mJ
Q. A capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 12 V. If the capacitance is 4 µF, what is the charge stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 12 µC
  • B. 24 µC
  • C. 48 µC
  • D. 36 µC
Q. A capacitor is charged to a potential difference of V. What is the energy stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 1/2 CV²
  • B. CV
  • C. V²/C
  • D. 1/2 QV
Q. A capacitor is charged to a potential of 12 V. If the capacitance is 3 µF, what is the energy stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 0.18 mJ
  • B. 0.36 mJ
  • C. 0.54 mJ
  • D. 0.72 mJ
Q. A capacitor is charged to a potential of 12 V. If the capacitance is 4 µF, what is the energy stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 0.24 mJ
  • B. 0.48 mJ
  • C. 0.12 mJ
  • D. 0.36 mJ
Q. A capacitor is charged to a potential of V. If the charge on the capacitor is doubled, what will be the new potential?
  • A. V
  • B. 2V
  • C. V/2
  • D. 4V
Q. A charge of -2 μC is placed in an electric field of 1000 N/C. What is the potential energy of the charge? (2000)
  • A. -2000 J
  • B. 2000 J
  • C. 0 J
  • D. -1000 J
Q. A charge of -4 μC is placed in an electric field of 200 N/C. What is the potential energy of the charge?
  • A. -800 μJ
  • B. 800 μJ
  • C. 400 μJ
  • D. 0 μJ
Q. A charge of 4 μC is placed at the origin. What is the electric potential at a point 3 m away?
  • A. 3000 V
  • B. 1200 V
  • C. 4000 V
  • D. None of the above
Q. A charge of 4 μC is placed at the origin. What is the electric potential at a point (3, 4) m?
  • A. 300 V
  • B. 200 V
  • C. 100 V
  • D. 0 V
Q. A charge of 5 μC is placed in an electric field of 2000 N/C. What is the electric potential energy of the charge?
  • A. 10 mJ
  • B. 1 mJ
  • C. 0.5 mJ
  • D. 2 mJ
Q. A charge of 5 μC is placed in an electric field of 2000 N/C. What is the potential energy of the charge?
  • A. 10 mJ
  • B. 1 mJ
  • C. 0.5 mJ
  • D. 2 mJ
Q. A charged capacitor has a potential difference of 12 V across its plates. If the capacitance is 4 µF, what is the charge stored in the capacitor?
  • A. 48 µC
  • B. 12 µC
  • C. 3 µC
  • D. 24 µC
Q. A charged particle moves from a point of higher electric potential to a point of lower electric potential. What happens to its kinetic energy?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains constant
  • D. Cannot be determined
Q. A charged particle moves from a region of high potential to low potential. What happens to its kinetic energy?
  • A. It increases
  • B. It decreases
  • C. It remains constant
  • D. It becomes zero
Q. A charged sphere has a radius R and a total charge Q. What is the electric potential at a point outside the sphere at a distance r from the center (r > R)?
  • A. kQ/R
  • B. kQ/r
  • C. kQ/(R+r)
  • D. 0
Q. A parallel plate capacitor has a potential difference of V across its plates. What is the electric field between the plates?
  • A. V/d
  • B. d/V
  • C. V²/d
  • D. d²/V
Q. A point charge of +5 µC is placed at the origin. What is the electric potential at a point 2 m away from the charge?
  • A. 1125 V
  • B. 450 V
  • C. 225 V
  • D. 0 V
Q. A spherical conductor has a charge Q. What is the electric potential inside the conductor?
  • A. 0
  • B. Q/(4πε₀r)
  • C. Q/(4πε₀R)
  • D. Constant throughout
Q. A spherical conductor has a radius R and carries a charge Q. What is the electric potential on its surface?
  • A. kQ/R
  • B. kQ/2R
  • C. 0
  • D. kQ/R²
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 0 V, what can be said about the electric field at that point?
  • A. It is zero
  • B. It is positive
  • C. It is negative
  • D. It cannot be determined
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 10 V and the charge at that point is 2 C, what is the electric potential energy?
  • A. 5 J
  • B. 10 J
  • C. 20 J
  • D. 40 J
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 10 V and the electric field is uniform, what is the work done in moving a charge of 2 C from that point to a point where the potential is 0 V?
  • A. 20 J
  • B. 10 J
  • C. 5 J
  • D. 0 J
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 10 V, what is the work done in bringing a charge of 2 C from infinity to that point?
  • A. 20 J
  • B. 10 J
  • C. 5 J
  • D. 40 J
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 100 V and the electric field is 50 N/C, what is the distance from the charge?
  • A. 2 m
  • B. 1 m
  • C. 0.5 m
  • D. 4 m
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 100 V, what is the work done in moving a charge of 2 C from infinity to that point?
  • A. 200 J
  • B. 100 J
  • C. 50 J
  • D. 0 J
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 150 V and the electric field is uniform, what is the potential difference over a distance of 3 m?
  • A. 50 V
  • B. 150 V
  • C. 100 V
  • D. 200 V
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 200 V and a charge of -1 C is placed at that point, what is the potential energy?
  • A. -200 J
  • B. 200 J
  • C. 0 J
  • D. 100 J
Q. If the electric potential at a point is 200 V and the electric field is uniform, what is the work done in moving a charge of 0.5 C to a point where the potential is 100 V?
  • A. 50 J
  • B. 100 J
  • C. 200 J
  • D. 0 J
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