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PHYSICS
[Important Questions]
Long Answer type questions :
Waves
1. Explain the formation of stationary waves in stretched strings and hence deduce
the laws of transverse waves in stretched strings.
2. Explain the formation of stationary waves in an air column enclosed in open
pipe. Derive the equations for the frequencies of the harmonics produced.
3. How are stationary waves formed in closed pipes? Explain the various modes of
vibrations and obtain relations for their frequencies.
4. What are beats? Obtain an expression for the beat frequency. Where and how are
beats made use of?
5. What is Doppler effect? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of
sound heard when the source is in motion with respect to an observer at rest.
Current Electricity
1. State Kirchhoffs law for an electrical network. Using these laws deduce the
condition for balance in a Wheatstone bridge.
2. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit
diagram how the emf of two primary cells are compared by using the
potentiometer.
3. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit
diagram how the potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of
the given primary cell.
Short Answer type questions :
Electric Charges & Fields
1. State and explain Coulomb’s inverse square law in electricity.
2. Define intensity of electric filed at a point. Derive an expression for the intensity
due to a point charge.
3. Derive the equation for the couple acting on a electric dipole in a uniform electric
field.
4. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric filed at a point on the axial
line of an electric dipole
5. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric filed at a point on the
equatorial plane of an electric dipole
6. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and explain its importance.
Electrostatic Potential & Capacitance
1. Derive and expression for the electric potential due to a point charge.
2. Derive an expression for the electrostatic potential energy of a system of two
point charges and find its relation with electric potential of a charge.
3. Derive an expression for the potential energy of an electric dipole placed in a
uniform electric field.
4. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
Moving Charges & Magnetism
1. State and explain Biot – Savart law.
2. State and explain Ampere’s law.
3. Find the magnetic induction due to a long current carrying conductor.
4. Derive am expression for the magnetic induction at the centre of a current
carrying circular collusing Biot – Savart law.
5. Derive and expression for the magnetic induction at a point on the axis of a
current carrying circular coil using Biot – Savart law.
6. Obtain an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a current loop.
7. Derive an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.
8. What are the basic components of a cyclotron? Mention its uses?

Electromagnetic Induction
1. Obtain an expression for the emf induced across a conductor
2. which is moved in a uniform magnetic field which is
3. perpendicular to the plane of motion.
4. Describe the ways in which Eddy currents are used to advantage.
5. Obtain a expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids.
Problems:
Waves
1. A string has a length of 0.4 m and a mass of 0.16g. If the tension in the string is
70N, What are the three lowest frequencies it produces when plucked?
2. A metal bar when clamped at its centre, resonates in its fundamental frequency
with longitudinal waves of frequency 4 kHz. If the clamp is moved to end, what
will belts fundamental resonance frequency?
3. A closed organ pipe 70 cm long is sounded. If the velocity of sound is 331 m/s,
what is the fundamental frequency of vibration of the air column?
4. A vertical tube is made to stand in water so that the water level can be adjusted.
Sound waves of frequency 320 Hz are sent into the top of the tube. If standing
waves are produced at two successive water levels of 20cm and 73cm, what is
the speed of sound waves in the air in the tube?
5. Two organ pipes of lengths 65 cm and 70 cm respectively, are sounded
simultaneously. How many beast per second will be produced between the
fundamental frequencies of the two pipes? (Velocity of sound = 330 m/s).
 Current Electricity
1. A 10Ω thick wire is stretched so that its length becomes three times. Assuming
that there is no change in its density on stretching, calculate the resistance of
the stretched wire.
2. A wire of resistance 4Ris bent in the form of a circle. What is the effective
resistance between the ends of the diameter?
3. Find the resistivity of a conductor which carries a current of density of 2.5 X
106 A m-2 when an electric field of 15 V m -1 is applied across it.
4. What is the color code for a resistor of resistance 350m Ω with 5% tolerance?
5. Three resistors 3 Ω, 6 Ω and 9 Ω are connected to a battery. In which of them will
the power dissipation be maximum if: (a) they all are connected in parallel (b)
they all are connected in series? Give reasons.

Very Short Answer type Questions:

Moving Charges and Magnetism
1. What is the importance of Oersted’s Experiment?
2. State Ampere’s law and Biot- Savart law
3. Write the expression for the magnetic induction at any point on the axis of a
circular current-carrying coil. Hence, obtain an expression for the magnetic
induction at the centre of the circular coil.
4. A circular coil of radius ‘r’ having N turns carries a current “I”. What is its
magnetic moment?
5. What is the force on a conductor of length L carrying a current “I” placed in a
magnetic field of induction B? When does it become maximum?
6. What is the force on a charged particle of charge ‘q’ moving with a velocity ‘V’ in a
uniform magnetic field of induction B? When does it become maximum?
7. Distinguish between ammeter and voltmeter.
8. What is the principle of a moving coil galvanometer?
9. What is the smallest value of current that can be measured with a moving coil
galvanometer?
10. How do you covert a moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter?
11. How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter?
12. What is the relation between the permittivity of free space 0 ,the permeability of
free space  0 and the speed of light in vacuum ?
13. A current carrying circular loop lies on a smooth horizontal plane. Can a uniform
magnetic field be set up in such a manner that the loop turns about the vertical
axis?
14. A current carrying circular loop is placed in a uniform external magnetic field. If
the loop is free to turn, what is its orientation when it is achieves stable
equilibrium?
15. A wire loop of irregular shape carrying current is placed in an external magnetic
field. If the wire is flexible, what shape will the loop change to? Why?

Magnetism & Matter

1. A magnetic dipole placed in a magnetic field experiences a net force. What can
you say about the nature of the magnetic field?
2. What happens to compass needles at the Earth’s poles?
3. What do you understand by the ‘magnetization’ of a sample?
4. What is the magnetic moment associated witch a solenoid?
5. What are the units of magnetic moment and magnetic induction or magnetic
field?
6. Magnetic lines form continuous closed loops. Why?
7. Define magnetic declination.
8. Define magnetic inclination or angle of dip.
9. Classify the following materials with regard to magnetism : Manganese, Cobalt,
Nickel, Bismuth, Oxygen, Copper