JEE AdvancedPhysicsCapacitorMCQ+3 / −1
A container has a base of and height , as shown in the figure. It has two parallel electrically conducting walls each of area . The remaining walls of the container are thin and non-conducting. The container is being filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 3 at a uniform rate of . What is the value of the capacitance of the container after 10 seconds? [Given: Permittivity of free space , the effects of the non-conducting walls on the capacitance are negligible] 

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Correct answer: B
- Understand the geometry
The two conducting walls are parallel plates of dimensions so the effective plate area is
The separation between the plates is the width of the container:
The total height of the container is
- Find the volume of liquid filled in 10 s
Liquid is poured at the rate
So in s, volume filled is
- Find the height of liquid
Base area of container:
Hence liquid height after 10 s is
So:
- lower cm region between plates contains dielectric of constant ,
- upper cm region contains air .
- Model as two capacitors in parallel
Since the dielectric fills the lower part between the same pair of plates, the arrangement is equivalent to two parallel capacitors:
- one with dielectric, area
- one with air, area
Areas:
Total capacitance:
Substitute values:
Now,
Therefore,
- Check options
The correct option is:
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