Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Capacitance is maximum when plates are:

Work done depends on:

Electric field is zero where potential is:

Potential energy between charges is:

Capacitance is independent of:

For dipole, potential is zero at:

Equipotential surfaces for point charge are:

Electric field inside capacitor is:

Electric potential energy is:

Dielectric reduces:

If distance doubles, capacitance becomes:

If voltage doubles, energy becomes:

Energy stored is proportional to:

Maximum capacitance occurs when:

Electric potential decreases in direction of:

Electric field lines are:

Work done to move charge depends on:

Potential inside hollow sphere:

Capacitance of isolated sphere:

If dielectric constant increases, capacitance:

If area increases, capacitance:

Potential difference between two points in uniform field:

Relation E = −dV/dr indicates:

Electric field is gradient of:

If charge doubles, potential:

Equipotential surfaces never:

Energy density depends on:

Energy stored in capacitor is:

Equivalent capacitance in parallel is:

Equivalent capacitance in series is:

Capacitors in parallel have:

Capacitors in series have:

Relative permittivity is:

Dielectric increases capacitance by:

Capacitance increases if distance decreases because:

Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor:

SI unit of capacitance:

Capacitance depends on:

Potential inside a conductor is:

Inside a conductor, electric field is:

Potential due to dipole varies as:

Electric dipole moment direction is:

Potential difference is measured using:

Electric field is perpendicular to:

Work done in moving charge on an equipotential surface is:

Potential due to a point charge varies as:

Electric potential is a:

Potential at infinity is taken as:

SI unit of electric potential is:

Electric potential is defined as: