
- A+ 12 C
- B+ 18 C
- C18 C
- D12 C
View written solutionFree
Correct answer: THE CORRECT CHARGE SHOULD BE $+30\,\MU C$ IF THE TWO CAPACITORS ARE CONNECTED IN SERIES THROUGH AN ISOLATED MIDDLE CONDUCTOR., HENCE THE STORED ANSWER B ($+18\,\MU C$) SEEMS INCORRECT UNLESS THE FIGURE HAS ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS NOT VISIBLE IN THE TEXT.
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Key capacitor fact
For any capacitor, the two plates always carry equal and opposite charges.
So for the capacitor:
- left plate charge
- right plate charge
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Use the node charge balance
In the given circuit, the right plate of the capacitor is directly connected to the left plate of the capacitor by a conducting junction.
Since this junction is isolated, the net charge on that conductor must remain zero.
Therefore, if the right plate of the capacitor has charge , then the left plate of the capacitor must have charge
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Apply equal and opposite charge rule to the capacitor
For the capacitor, its two plates must have equal and opposite charges.
Hence if its left plate has charge , then its right plate must have charge
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Compare with the options
The charge on the right plate of the capacitor comes out to be
But this value is not present in the options.
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Check consistency with stored answer
The stored correct answer is B: , but that does not follow from capacitor charge rules for the usual series connection interpretation.
Thus the stored answer appears inconsistent with the given data/options unless the missing figure contains some additional connection not described in the text.
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