Suggested Investigatory projects for Class 12
1. Investigatory study of various factors on which the internal resistance / emf of
cell depends.
2. Investigatory study of 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 an incandescent lamp (of fixed power) used to illuminate
the LR.
3. Investigatory study to find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil
(transparent) using a plane mirror, an equi-convex lens (made from a glass of
known refractive index) and an adjustable object needle.
4. Investigatory study to design an appropriate logic gate combination for a
given truth table.
5. Investigatory study of the relation between the ratio of (i) output and input
voltage and (ii) number of turns in secondary coil and primary coil of a self-
designed transformer.
6. Investigatory study 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.
7. Investigatory study 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.
8. Investigatory study of the factors on which the self-inductance of a coil
depends by observing the effect of the coil, when put in series with s resistor/
(bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable frequency.
9. Investigatory study of the earth’s magnetic field using a tangent
galvanometer.
10. Investigatory study of Full wave rectifier
11. Investigatory study of Half wave rectifier
12. Investigatory study of Basic Logic gates (AND, OR and NOT gate)
13. Investigatory study of transistor as a switch
14. Investigatory study to determine resistivity of standard resistive wires of
(manganin, constantan and nichrome) using meter bridge
15. Investigatory study of cyclotron
16. Investigatory study of efficiency of electric Bulbs of different brands
(comparative analysis)
17. Investigatory study and demonstration of eddy currents (electromagnetic
induction)
18. Investigatory study of photoelectric cell
19. Investigatory study of the factors affecting the resistance
20. Investigatory study and demonstrate the gold leaf electroscope
21. Investigatory study of the Joules law of heating effect of electric current
22. Investigatory study of alternating current generator
23. Investigatory study of LEDs
24. Investigatory study of working of Battery eliminator
25. Investigatory study of the calibration of a galvanometer into voltmeter
26. Investigatory study of the calibration of a galvanometer into Ammeter
27. Investigatory study of the transistor as an amplifier
28. Investigatory study of interference of light
29. Investigatory study of optical fiber
30. Investigatory study of the refractive index defects of human eye (Myopia and
hypermetropia)
31. Investigatory study of Tesla coil
32. Investigatory study of charging and discharging of a capacitor
33. Investigatory study of solar cell performance
34. Investigatory study of the voltage regulation by a Zener diode
35. Investigatory study of “Van de Graff generator”.
36. Investigatory study of the factors (size and desistance between plates, effect of
dielectric) on the charge, potential difference, electric field, capacitance and
energy of a capacitor
37. Investigatory study of “diffraction” of light.
38. Investigatory study of “polarization” of light
39. Investigatory study of “electromagnetic damping”.
40. Investigatory study of “Mapping India’s Magnetic field”.
41. Investigatory study of “Roget’s spiral for attraction between parallel
currents”.
42. Investigatory study of “Aurora Borealis”
43. Investigatory study of “Analysis and Experimental study of Discovery of
electromagnetic waves”
44. Investigatory study of “Potentiometer and its applications”
45. Investigatory study of Moving coil galvanometer
46. Investigatory study of “LASIK eye Surgery for correction of Myopia”
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