Calculate the amount of charge on capacitor of 4μF. The internal resistance of battery is 1Ω
(A)16μC
(B)zero
(C)4μC
(D)8μC✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
In the steady state no current flows through the branch that contains the capacitors, so there is no potential drop across the 6Ω resistor, the internal 1Ω, or the 4Ω; the full source emf of 5 V appears across the capacitor network. That network is a 4μF capacitor in series with the parallel pair 2μF and 4μF, whose combined capacitance is 6μF. The series capacitance is 4+64×6=2.4μF, so the charge driven round the series path is Q=2.4×5=12μC. This charge sits on the 6μF parallel section, across which the voltage is 612=2 V. The charge on the 4μF capacitor of this parallel pair is q=4×2=8μC.
JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Aug 2021 · Shift 1 · Single correct option