VALMIKI SHIKSHA SADAN b.
Using kinetic theory of gas, derive an expression for pressure exerted by gas
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Subject : Physics XI Time : 3 hrs F.M .: 75
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in
the margin indicate full marks. All answers of numerical problems should be expressed in S.I. system.
You may use the following values of constant wherever necessary:
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth’s Surface = 10 ms-2
Radius of the Earth = 6400 km
Young modulus for the rubber = 5.0 x 108 Nm-2
Thermal conductivity for human body = 0.2 Wm-1 K-1
Group A
1. Answer, in brief, any six questions. 6×2=12
a. What do you mean by order of magnitude of a quantity?
b. A swimmer wants to reach a point just opposite on the other bank of the river.
How should he swim and why?
c. If a moving bullet striking a block of wood on a frictionless table embeds
inside it what happens to the KE of the bullet?
d. A solid sphere and a hollow cylinder of same mass and same size are rolling
down on an inclined plane from rest, which reaches the bottom first?
e. A fan with blades takes longer time to come to rest than without blades. Why?
f. A coolie carrying a load on his back leans forward. Why?
g. A spinning cricket ball thrown into air doesn’t follow a parabolic path. Why?
2. Answer, in brief, any two questions. 2×2=4
a. When iron ring is to be fitted on a wooden wheel, the ring is of a slightly
smaller in diameter than that of the wheel. Explain why?
b. Why a hot humid day is more uncomfortable than a dry hot day at same
temperature?
c. Which curve is more steeper, isothermal or adiabatic curve? Explain.
3. Answer, in brief, any one question
a. Point out difference between real and virtual image.
b. Sky appears blue. Why?
4. Answer, in brief, any one question
a. Electric lines of force never intersect to each other. Explain.
b. How would you combine three capacitor each having capacitance 2 μF so that
the resultant capacitance is 3 μF?
Group B
5. Answer any three questions. 3×4=12
a. Prove that the total mechanical energy in gravitational field is always
conserved. Also explain conservative and non-conservative forces.
b. Define torque and couple in rotational motion. Derive an expression for the
work done by the couple.
c. Define Simple Harmonic Motion. Show that motion of the bob of simple
pendulum is simple harmonic. Also find an expression for its time period.
d. Define capillarity. Deduce an expression for rise of a liquid in a capillary tube.
6. Answer any two questions. 2×4=8
a. Define latent heat of fusion of ice. Describe a method used to measure the
latent heat of fusion of ice.
on the wall of the cube.
c. Define two specific heat capacities of a gas. Show that for an ideal gas,
Cp - Cv = R where the symbol carry their usual meaning.
7. Answer any one question. 4
A+δm
sin( )
a. For any prism, derive the relation μ = 2
A , where the symbol carry their
sin( )
2
usual meaning.
b.Describe the construction and working of Astronomical telescope when final
image is formed at least distance of distinct vision. Also find an expression for
angular magnification.
8. Answer any one question. 4
a. State and explain Gauss's law. Use it to find the electric field due to a charged
conducting sphere.
b. Define capacitance of capacitor. Derive an expression for energy stored in the
capacitor.
Group C
9. Solve any three numerical questions. 3×4=12
a. A truck of mass 3 tonnes moves up an incline at a constant velocity of 10 ms-1
against a frictional force of 200 N. The incline is such that it rises 1.0 m for
every 15.0 m along the incline. Calculate the power output of the truck engine.
b. An object of mass 10 kg is whirled round a horizontal circle of radius 4 m by a
revolving string inclined to the vertical. If the uniform speed of the object is 5
ms-1, calculate (i) the tension on the string (ii) the angle of inclination of the
string to the vertical.
c. Taking the earth to be uniform sphere, calculate the total energy needed to
raise a satellite of mass 2500 kg to a height of 800 km above the ground and to
set it into circular orbit at this altitude.
2 d. The rubber rod of a catapult has a cross sectional area 1.00 mm2 and a total
un-stretched length 10.0 cm. It is stretched to 12 cm and then released to
project a missile of mass 50g. Calculate the velocity of projection.
2 10. Solve any two numerical questions. 2×4=8
a. A substance takes 3 min in cooling from 50oC to 45oC and takes 5 min in
cooling from 45oC to 40oC. What is the temperature of its surroundings? How
much time will it take to cool this substance from 40oC to 3oC?
b. Calculate the rate at which heat can be conducted from the interior of human
body. Assume that the thickness of tissue is 4 mm, the skin is at 34oC, the
interior at 37oC, and the surface area is 1.5 m2.
c. A Carnot engine has 50% efficiency with a sink at 9oC. By how many degrees
should the temperature of source be increased to raise the efficiency to 70%?
11. The real image obtained by a lens of power 5D is three times the length of the
object. Calculate the object and image distances. 4
12. An alpha particle is a nucleus of doubly ionized helium. It has mass m of
6.68 x 10-27 kg and charge q of +2e or 3.2 x 10-19 C. Compare the force of
electrostatic repulsion between the two alpha particles with the force of
gravitational attraction between them. 3