MHT CET 202623 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Capacitance
MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Capacitance
A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric...
A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K between its plates that covers of the area of its plates as shown in the figure. The total capacitance of the capacitor is C while that of the portion with dielectric in between is . When the capacitor is charged, the plate area covered by the dielectric gets charge and the rest of the area gets charge . The electric field in the dielectric is and that in the other portion is . Choose the correct option.


Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
The given arrangement can be considered as two capacitors connected in parallel.
Let the total area of the plates be and the distance between them be .
The capacitance of the portion with the dielectric (covering of the area) is:
The capacitance of the remaining portion (covering of the area) is:
The total capacitance is the sum of and since they are in parallel:
Now, finding the ratio :
Checking other parameters:
Since the two portions are in parallel, the potential difference across them is the same. The electric field in both regions is . Therefore, , which gives .
The charges on the two portions are and .
The ratio of charges is .
Answer:
Let the total area of the plates be and the distance between them be .
The capacitance of the portion with the dielectric (covering of the area) is:
The capacitance of the remaining portion (covering of the area) is:
The total capacitance is the sum of and since they are in parallel:
Now, finding the ratio :
Checking other parameters:
Since the two portions are in parallel, the potential difference across them is the same. The electric field in both regions is . Therefore, , which gives .
The charges on the two portions are and .
The ratio of charges is .
Answer: