LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

QUARTER: 3rd / SEMESTER: 2nd /WEEK: 3 and 4.b

Name: ________________________________________________ Score: _______

Grade & Section: __________________________ Subject: GENERALPHYSICS 2

Name of Teacher: _________________________________ Date: _____________

I. Title: Capacitors and Capacitance

II. Type of Activity: Concept notes with formative activities

LAS for summative assessment ( Written Work Performance Task)

III. MELCs: Deduce the effects of simple capacitors (e.g., parallel-plate, spherical,
cylindrical) on the capacitance, charge, and potential difference when the size,
potential difference, or charge is changed (Capacitance and Capacitors)
(STEM_GP12EM- IIId-23); Calculate the equivalent capacitance of a network of
capacitors connected in series/parallel (STEM_GP12EM- IIId-24); Determine the total
charge, the charge on, and the potential difference across each capacitor in the
network given the capacitors connected in series/parallel (STEM_GP12EM- IIId-25);
Describe the effects of inserting dielectric materials on the capacitance, charge, and
electric field of a capacitor (STEM_GP12EM- IIId-29); and Solve problems involving
capacitors and dielectrics in contexts such as, but not limited to, charged plates,
batteries, and camera flashlamps (STEM_GP12EM- IIId-30).

IV. Objective/s:

 Assess understanding on capacitance, effects of dielectrics in capacitors,

and symbols used in electric diagrams for capacitors.
 Compute the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor and equivalent
capacitance of capacitors when connected in series, parallel, or combination
of series and parallel.

V. Reference/s:

Print Material/s:

Silverio, A. (2007). Exploring Life Through Science – General Physics 2,

pp. 54-66.

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 Online Resource/s:

Allabouteng, co. (2021). Differences Between Capacitor and Battery.

Accessed April 1, 2021 from https://allabouteng.com/differences-
between-capacitor-battery/.

The Organic Chemistry Tutor. 2017. How to Solve any Circuit Problem.
Accessed April 2, 2020 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-gPuw6JsxQ

VI. Summative Assessment

Directions: Read the items very carefully and select the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following electric components is used to store charges?

A. Capacitor C. Generator
B. Dielectric D. Resistor

2. Which of the following symbols represent capacitors?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

A. 2 only C. 1, 2 and 3 only

B. 1 and 2 only D. 1, 2, 3, and 4

3. Which is the SI unit of capacitance?

A. Coulomb C. Ohm
B. Farad D. Joule

4. Which of the following factors affect the capacitance of parallel plate capacitors?
(1) The area of the plate (3) The voltage supplied.
(2) The distance between the plates. (4) The dielectric material.
A. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only.
B. 1, 2, 4 only D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

5. The capacitance of a parallel plate air capacitor is 350µF. When a sheet of dielectric
is inserted between the places, the capacitance increases to 2100.0 µF. What is
the permittivity of the dielectric?
A. 1.99 × 10 / ∙ C. 7.56 × 10 / ∙
B. 5.31 × 10 / ∙ D. 8.43 × 10 / ∙

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6. A parallel plate capacitor is constructed of metal plates, each with an area of 0.7
m2. The capacitance is 7.9nF. Determine the plate separation distance.
A. 0.22 mm C. 0.78 mm
B. 0.45 mm D. 0.87 mm

7. What happens to capacitance if you increase the distance of separation of the metal
plates?
A. Increases C. Remains the same
B. Decreases D. None of the above

8. What happens to capacitance if you decrease the area of the metal plates?
A. Increases C. Remains the same
B. Decreases D. None of the above

9. What happens to the charge in a capacitor during discharging process?

A. Increases over time C. Remains the same
B. Decreases over time D. All options are possible

10. What happens to the charge and potential difference in a charged capacitor after
removing it to a power supply and a piece of dielectric is inserted between the
plates?
A. Both the charge on the plates and potential difference increases.
B. The charge on the plates increases while the potential difference is constant.
C. The charge on the plate stays the same, while the potential difference increases.
D. The charge on the plates stays the same, while the potential difference
decreases.

11. When a dielectric is added to the capacitor, what happens to the stored energy?
A. The energy increases C. The energy stays the same
B. The energy decreases D. There is no energy stored

12. Capacitor C1 is connected across a battery of 50V. An identical capacitor C2 is

connected across a battery of 100 V. Which one has more charge?
A. C1
B. C2
C. Both have the same charge
D. It depends on the material of the dielectric

13. A capacitor of capacitance C holds charge Q when the potential difference across
plate is V. If the charge on the plates is doubled to 2Q, the capacitance becomes:
A. ½ C C. ¼ C
B. 2 C D. 4 C

For items number 14 to 17, please refer to the situation below:

Two capacitors = 3.00 and = 4.00 are connected to a 12.0 V battery.

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14. What is the equivalent capacitance if they are connected in series?
A. 0.58 C. 4.00
B. 1.71 D. 7.00

15. What is the total charge of the capacitors if they are connected in series?
A. 2.05 × 10 C. 6.35 × 10
B. 4.80 × 10 D. 8.40 × 10

16. What is the equivalent capacitance if they are connected in parallel?

A. 20.58 C. 4.00
B. 1.71 D. 7.00

17. What is the total charge of the capacitors if they are connected in parallel?
A. 3.60 × 10 C. 6.35 × 10
B. 4.80 × 10 D. 8.40 × 10

For items number 18 and 20, please refer to the circuit diagram below:

18. What is the equivalent capacitance of the capacitors C1, C2, C3, and C4?
A. 50 µF C. 190 µF
B. 150 µF D. 330 µF

19. What is the charge on the C1?

A. 1140 µC C. 3300 µC
B. 2400 µC D. 4800µC

20. What is the voltage if it is dropped at C3?

A. 12 V C. 48 V
B. 36 V D. 96 V

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