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Capacitor question

2022 · 25 Jul · Shift 2 · Q50
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Capacitor question

2022 · 25 Jul · Shift 2 · Q50

JEE MainPhysicsCapacitorMCQ+4 / −1
Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius R1 becomes n times when it is enclosed by a concentric conducting sphere of radius R2 connected to earth. The ratio of their radii (R2R1)\left( {{{{R_2}} \over {{R_1}}}} \right)(R1​R2​​) is :
  1. A
    nn−1{n \over {n - 1}}n−1n​
  2. B
    2n2n+1{{2n} \over {2n + 1}}2n+12n​
  3. C
    n+1n{{n + 1} \over n}nn+1​
  4. D
    2n+1n{{2n + 1} \over n}n2n+1​
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Correct answer: A

  1. Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere

For an isolated conducting sphere of radius R1R_1R1​, the capacitance is

C1=4πε0R1C_1 = 4\pi \varepsilon_0 R_1C1​=4πε0​R1​

  1. Capacitance when enclosed by a concentric earthed conducting sphere

If the sphere of radius R1R_1R1​ is enclosed by a concentric conducting sphere of radius R2R_2R2​ connected to earth, the arrangement becomes a spherical capacitor.

Its capacitance is

C2=4πε0R1R2R2−R1C_2 = 4\pi \varepsilon_0 \frac{R_1R_2}{R_2-R_1}C2​=4πε0​R2​−R1​R1​R2​​

  1. Given condition

The capacitance becomes nnn times:

C2=nC1C_2 = n C_1C2​=nC1​

Substitute the expressions:

4πε0R1R2R2−R1=n(4πε0R1)4\pi \varepsilon_0 \frac{R_1R_2}{R_2-R_1} = n \left(4\pi \varepsilon_0 R_1\right)4πε0​R2​−R1​R1​R2​​=n(4πε0​R1​)

Cancel 4πε0R14\pi \varepsilon_0 R_14πε0​R1​ from both sides:

R2R2−R1=n\frac{R_2}{R_2-R_1} = nR2​−R1​R2​​=n

  1. Solve for R2R1\dfrac{R_2}{R_1}R1​R2​​

R2=n(R2−R1)R_2 = n(R_2-R_1)R2​=n(R2​−R1​)

R2=nR2−nR1R_2 = nR_2 - nR_1R2​=nR2​−nR1​

nR1=(n−1)R2nR_1 = (n-1)R_2nR1​=(n−1)R2​

R2R1=nn−1\frac{R_2}{R_1} = \frac{n}{n-1}R1​R2​​=n−1n​

  1. Check options

This matches Option A.

R2R1=nn−1\boxed{\frac{R_2}{R_1} = \frac{n}{n-1}}R1​R2​​=n−1n​​

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