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NEET UG 2021 · Physics · Question 29

NEET 2021 Physics, question 29

Question 29 of the NEET 2021 paper (code O1) is a Physics question from Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance. Its idea, Electrostatic Energy Density, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q29 · Physics

A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field 'E⃗\vec{E}' in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is 'd' and the area of each plate is 'A', the energy stored in the capacitor is : (ε0\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

  1. 112ε0E2Ad\frac{1}{2}\varepsilon_0E^{2}AdOfficial answer
  2. 2E2Adε0\frac{E^{2}Ad}{\varepsilon_0}
  3. 312ε0E2\frac{1}{2}\varepsilon_0E^{2}
  4. 4ε0EAd\varepsilon_0EAd

Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key

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The only question on Electrostatic Energy Density

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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance in ten years of NEET

23 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 2.2 a paper. Capacitance alone had 14.

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance: questions per paper

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