Electric Circuits
If two identical capacitors are connected in parallel across a constant voltage source, how does their combined capacitance compare to that of a single capacitor?
The combined capacitance is equal to that of one capacitor.
The combined capacitance is double that of one capacitor.
The combined capacitance is four times that of one capacitor.
The combined capacitance is half that of one capacitor.
If a 5 μF capacitor is charged up to 10 V and then isolated, what is the energy stored in the capacitor?
500 μJ
0.25 mJ
50 μJ
2 mJ
In which scenario would the potential difference across the plates of an uncharged capacitor initially increase at the fastest rate?
When isolated from any external circuitry or power sources.
When connected in series with another fully charged capacitor.
When connected to a battery through a low-resistance wire.
When connected to a battery through a high-resistance wire.
What impact would doubling the separation distance between the plates of a capacitor have on its capacitance?
The capacitance would increase by a factor of four because the field strength decreases exponentially with distance.
The capacitance would double.
The capacitance would be halved.
The capacitance would remain the same.
What unit is used to measure capacitance?
Joule (J)
Ohm (Ω)
Ampere (A)
Farad (F)
What is the time constant for a discharging RC circuit if 60% of the initial charge remains on the capacitor after 2 milliseconds?
2.0 \times 10^{-3} s
4.8 \times 10^{-3} s
1.0 \times 10^{-3} s
7.2 \times 10^{-3} s
What happens to the electric field between the plates of an isolated parallel plate capacitor when additional dielectric material fills entirely between them?
The electric field decreases.
The electric field increases.
The direction of the electric field reverses.
There's no change in the electric field.

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Which component should be used if you want to store electric charge temporarily in an electrical circuit?
A diode.
A resistor.
A capacitor.
An inductor.
In an isolated parallel plate capacitor, if you increase the separation between plates, what happens to the capacitance?
It decreases.
It oscillates between higher and lower values.
It increases.
It stays the same.
In a series configuration of three capacitors with capacitances of , , and respectively, which expression correctly represents the equivalent capacitance?