Electrostatics Question 31

Question: A capacitor of capacity $ C $ has charge $ Q $ and stored energy is $ W $ . If the charge is increased to $ 2Q $ , the stored energy will be [MP PET 1990]

Options:

A) $ 2W $

B) $ W/2 $

C) $ 4W $

D) $ W/4 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ W=\frac{Q^{2}}{2C} $

therefore $ W’=4W $



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