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JEE Main 202229 JulyEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
29 July
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Capacitance

JEE Main 2022 · 29 July · Evening Shift · Physics · Capacitance

Two identical thin metal plates has charge q _ 1 and q _ 2...

Two identical thin metal plates has charge q1{q}_{1} and q2{q}_{2} respectively such that q1>q2{q}_{1} > {q}_{2}. The plates were brought close to each other to form a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance CC. The potential difference between them is :

Options

  1. A\dfrac{\left({q}_{1} + {q}_{2}\right)}{C}
  2. B\dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{C}
  3. C\dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{2C}
  4. D\dfrac{2\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{C}

Correct answer

C. \dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{2C}

Step-by-step solution

On bringing the charged metal plates closer, electric field E→\overset{\to}{E} in the intervening space is E→=E1→+E2→\overset{\to}{E} = \overset{\to}{{E}_{1}} + \overset{\to}{{E}_{2}}

Where

Intensity of field due plate charged by q1{q}_{1} is \left|\overset{\to}{{E}_{1}}\right| = \dfrac{{\sigma}_{1}}{2{ε}_{0}} = \dfrac{{q}_{1}}{2{ε}_{0}A}(directedrightwards)</p><p>AndIntensityoffieldduetoplatechargedby(directed rightwards)</p><p>And Intensity of field due to plate charged by{q}_{2}is</p><p>∣E2→∣=σ22ε0=q22ε0Ais </p><p>\left|\overset{\to}{{E}_{2}}\right| = \dfrac{{\sigma}_{2}}{2{ε}_{0}} = \dfrac{{q}_{2}}{2{ε}_{0}A} (directed leftwards)
So, Net field is given by

E→=E1→+E2→⇒E=E1−E2\overset{\to}{E} = \overset{\to}{{E}_{1}} + \overset{\to}{{E}_{2}} ⇒ E = {E}_{1} - {E}_{2}

∴E=q12ε0A−q22ε0A=(q1−q2)2ε0A...(1)∴ E = \dfrac{{q}_{1}}{2{ε}_{0}A} - \dfrac{{q}_{2}}{2{ε}_{0}A} = \dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{2{ε}_{0}A} . . . \left(1\right)

For parallel plate capacitor C=ε0Ad...(2)C = \dfrac{{ε}_{0}A}{d} . . . \left(2\right)

From above two equations

E=(q1−q2)2Cd...(3)E = \dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{2C}d . . . \left(3\right)

∵∵Relation between intensity of field \left(E\right)andpotentialdifference(V)and potential difference \left(V\right) between the plates is

E=Vd...(4)E = \dfrac{V}{d} . . . \left(4\right)

From equation \left(3\right)and(4)and \left(4\right)

V = \dfrac{\left({q}_{1} - {q}_{2}\right)}{2C}

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