AMRITA PUBLIC SCHOOL (2024-25)
CLASS-XII
ASSIGNMENT PHYSICS
Ohm’s Law:
1. Define Ohm’s Law. Explain its significance and limitations.
2. How does temperature affect the resistance of a conductor?
Resistivity and Conductivity:
3. Define resistivity and conductivity. How are they related to each other?
4. Explain how resistivity varies with temperature for conductors, semiconductors, and insulators.
Series and Parallel Circuits:
5. Derive the expressions for the equivalent resistance of resistors in series and parallel.
6. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel circuits
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields
1. Two point charges 𝑞1=3×10−6 𝐶 and 𝑞2=−2×10−6 𝐶 are placed 0.5 m apart in air. Calculate
the force between them.
2. Calculate the electric field at a point 0.2 m away from a point charge of 5×10−9 𝐶 in a vacuum.
3. A charge of 1 𝐶 is placed at each of the three corners of an equilateral triangle of side 1 m.
Find the resultant force on any one of the charges.
4 .A uniformly charged rod of length 1 m carries a charge of 5×10−9 𝐶
Calculate the electric field at a point along the axis of the rod at a distance of 0.5 m from its
center.
5 .Using Gauss's Law, find the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet with
a surface charge density of 10−6 𝐶/𝑚2
Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
1. Define electrostatic potential energy. How is it different from electrostatic potential?
2. Derive the expression for the electrostatic potential due to a point charge.
3. What is an equipotential surface? Describe its properties with examples.
4. Explain the concept of capacitance. Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
with a dielectric medium.
5. Calculate the potential energy stored in a capacitor.
6. Discuss the principle of a Van de Graff generator and its applications.
7. Explain the concept of electrostatic shielding. How is it practically implemented?
REASONING QUESTIONS
1. Define the concept of electric charge. Explain why electric charge is considered a fundamental property of
matter.
2. Describe Coulomb's law and explain the significance of the inverse square law in the context of electrostatic
force.
3. Why is the electrostatic force between two charges considered a conservative force? Provide an example
to support your explanation.
4. Explain the principle of superposition of electric forces. How does this principle apply to systems with
multiple charges?
5. Discuss the concept of electric field. How is the direction of an electric field determined, and what is its
relation to the force experienced by a test charge?
6 .Why is it said that electric field lines never cross each other? Illustrate your explanation with a diagram if
necessary.
7. What is an electric dipole? Explain the behaviour of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field.
8. Describe the concept of electric flux. How does Gauss's law relate electric flux to the charge enclosed by
a surface?
9. Explain why Gauss's law is considered more general and useful than Coulomb’s law in certain situations,
especially in the context of symmetry.
10. Discuss the significance of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium. What is the electric field inside a
conductor and why?
11. How does the distribution of charges on a conductor change when it is placed in an external electric field?
Explain the phenomenon of electrostatic shielding.
12. Define electric potential and potential difference. How are these concepts related to the work done by an
electric field?
13. Why is the potential inside a hollow charged conductor constant and equal to its value on the surface?
Explain using Gauss’s law.
