[PHYSICS]-2024-25

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[XII]: SUMMER VACATION ASSIGNMENT

 Instructions:

- Please solve the below questions in loose sheets.

- Remember to write your name over it.
- You can refer your notes and textbooks.

Question Bank:

2 Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is V.m. Is it a vector or a scalar quantity?

3 Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B of identical size have charges qA and qB
respectively. A third sphere C of the same size but uncharged is brought in contact with
the first and then in contact with the second and finally removed from both. What are the
new charges on A and B?

4 Draw electric field lines for a system of two charges q1 and q2 such that
(i) q1q2 > 0; q1 > q2 > 0 (ii) q1 q2 < 0; q1 > |–q2| < 0, |q1| > |–q2|

5 Draw the electric field lines if (i) a point charge + q is placed at the centre (ii) a point
charge + q is placed at a distance R/2 from the centre.

6 Determine the ratio of magnitudes of two charges q1 and q2.

7 A positively charged rod having uniform linear charge density C/m all over it, is
placed in a hypothetical cube of edge l with the centre of the cube at one end of the rod.
Find the minimum possible flux of the electric field through the entire surface of the
cube.
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Sketch the electric field lines for the following system of charges.

9 A small metal sphere carrying the charge +Q is located at the centre of a spherical
cavity in a large uncharged metal sphere
as shown in the figure.

Use the Gauss’s theorem to find the electric flux at points P1 and P2.

10 State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. A cube with each side a is kept in an electric field

given by , (as is shown in the figure) where C is

a positive dimensional constant. Find out
(i) the electric flux through the cube, and
(ii) the net charge inside the cube

11 Three point charges of +2 μC, –3 μC and –3 μC are kept at the vertices A, B and C
respectively of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm as shown in the figure. What
should be the sign and magnitude of the charge to be placed at the mid-point (M)
of side BC so that the charge at A remains in equilibrium?
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Given a uniform electric field = 5 × 103 N/C, find the flux of this field through a
square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the y-z plane. What would be the
flux through the same square if the plane makes a 30° angle with the x-axis?

13 The electric field in a region is given by

Find the flux of this field through a rectangular surface area of 0.2 m2 parallel to y-z
plane.

14 A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and Q − q. If the coulomb repulsion between
them when they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of Q/q should be
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1/2
(c) 4 : 1
(d) ¼

15 Four equal charges q are placed at the four corners A, B, C, D of a square of length a.
The magnitude of the force on the charge at B will be

16 A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric

field E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of
 the cylinder is given by

17 A and B are two conducting spheres of the same radius, A being

solid and B hollow. Both are charged to the same potential. What
will be the relation between the charges on the two spheres?

For what value of C does the equivalent capacitance between A and B is 1μF in the
given circuit.

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19 A uniform electric field E exists between two charged plates as shown in figure. What
would be the work done in moving a charge q along the closed rectangular path ABCDA?

20 The following graph shows the variation of charge Q, with voltage V, for two capacitors K
and L. In which capacitor is more electrostatic energy stored?
21 (a) Draw equipotential surfaces due to a point Q > 0. (b) Are these surfaces equidistant
from each other? If not, explain why.

22 Draw 3 equipotential surfaces corresponding to a field that uniformly increases in

magnitude but remains constant along z-direction. How are these surfaces different from
that of a constant electric field along z-direction?

23 What is the net capacitance between A and B of this combination?

24 The energy of a capacitor varying with its capacitance is shown by two graphs (i) and (ii).
Find in which of the graphs: (a) charge is constant, and (b) potential difference is constant.

25 A graph is drawn between some physical quantity x and r as shown below, where r is the
distance from the centre of a charged conducting sphere.
Now answer the following:
(a) Name the physical quantity x.
(b) At what point electric field is (i) maximum, and (ii) minimum?
26 Four charges +q, –q, +q and –q are to be arranged respectively at the four corners of a
square ABCD of side a. (a) Find the work required to put together this arrangement. (b) A
charge q0 is bought to the centre of the square, the four charges being held fixed. How
much extra work is needed to do this?

27 Figures (i) and (ii) show the field lines of the positive and negative point charges
respectively.

(a) Give the signs of the potential difference Vp – VQ, VB – VA.

(b) Give the sign of the potential energy difference of a small negative charge between the
points Q and P, A and B.

(c) Give the sign of the work done by the field in moving a small positive charge from Q to
P.

(d) Give the sign of the work done by the external agency in moving a small negative
charge from B to A.

(e) Does the kinetic energy of a small negative charge increase or decrease in going from
B to A?

28 Two point charges A and B of value + 5 μC and + 6 μC are kept 12 cm apart in air.
Calculate the work done when charge B is moved by 2 cm towards charge A.

29 A proton placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 2000 N/C moves between two
points in the direction of electric field. If the distance between the points is 0.2 m, find the
value of (i) p.d. between the points, (ii) work done.

30 The equivalent capacitance of the combination between A and B in the given figure is 4 μF.
(i) Calculate capacitance of the capacitor C.
(ii) Calculate charge on each capacitor if a 12 V battery is connected across terminals A
and B.
(iii) What will be the potential drop across each capacitor?
31 In the arrangement of capacitors shown here, the energy stored in the 6 μF capacitor is E.
Find the following:
(a) Energy stored in the 12 μF capacitor.
(b) Energy stored in the 3 μF capacitor.
(c) Total energy drawn from the battery.

32 A 5 MeV α-particle is projected towards a stationary nucleus of atomic number 40.

Calculate distance of closest approach.
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 PHYSICS PROJECT
Choose a Topic from your syllabus or any topic of your interest which you want to
research. This project will be submitted during your board practical .

Suggested Investigatory Projects

1. To study various factors on which the internal resistance/EMF of a cell depends.

2. To study the variations in current flowing in a circuit containing an LDR because of a variation in
(a) the power of the incandescent lamp, used to 'illuminate' the LDR (keeping all the lamps at a
fixed distance). (b) the distance of a incandescent lamp (of fixed power) used to 'illuminate' the
LDR.

3. To find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil (transparent) using a plane mirror, an
equiconvex lens (made from a glass of known refractive index) and an adjustable object needle.

4. To investigate the relation between the ratio of (i) output and input voltage and (ii) number of
turns in the secondary coil and primary coil of a self-designed transformer.

5. To investigate the dependence of the angle of deviation on the angle of incidence using a
hollow prism filled one by one, with different transparent fluids.

6. To estimate the charge induced on each one of the two identical Styrofoam (or pith) balls
suspended in a vertical plane by making use of Coulomb's law.

7. To study the factor on which the self-inductance of a coil depends by observing the effect of this
coil, when put in series with a resistor/(bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable
frequency.

8. To study the earth's magnetic field using a compass needle -bar magnet by plotting magnetic
field lines and tangent galva