PHYSICS

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR +2 EXAMS AND

MEDICAL ENTRANCE TESTS

Lenzs law is based on the law of conservation of energy.

The core of a transformer is made laminated to avoid the energy
loss due to eddy currents.
A step up transformer converts low voltage AC to high voltage AC,
whereas a step down transformer converts high voltage AC to low
voltage AC.
A transformer works on the principle of mutual induction.
Electromagnetic waves consist of electric field vector and
magnetic field vector mutually perpendicular to each other.
Electromagnetic waves are the transverse waves which travel
with the speed of light.
In Youngs double slit experiment, the relation for fringe width is
given by,
= D / d, where = fringe width, D = distance between slits and
screen,
d = distance between the double slits.
Bending of light waves around the edges of an obstacle is called
diffraction.
A particle having zero charge and zero mass but having energy is
called a photon.
In amplitude modulation, the amplitude of the carrier wave varies
in accordance with the amplitude of the modulating signal.
The radio waves after refracting from different parts of
ionosphere, on reaching the earth, are called sky waves.
Energy released per nuclear fission is 200MeV while that released
per nuclear fusion is 26.7 MeV. (1amu = 931 MeV)
In common emitter transistor amplifier, the input signal voltage
and the output signal voltage are out of phase by an angle of 180
degree.
A rectifier is a device which converts AC current/voltage into DC
current/ voltage. A p - n junction diode is used as a rectifier.
Zener diode is used as a voltage regulator; it is operated in
reverse breakdown voltage.