Electrostatics 5 Question 12
13. In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of the capacitor is . The charge on the right plate of the capacitor is
(Main 2019, 11 Jan I)
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Solution:
- Applying the concept of charge conservation on isolated plates of
and . Since, and are in parallel, so total charge on this combination will be .
Since, the charge has been asked on the right plate of the capacitor. Thus, it would be
Alternative method
Let charge on
Now,