Summer Vacation Homework

Class-XII
Physics

ASSIGNMENT-1

1. What orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field corresponds to stable

equilibrium?
2. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is JC-1.Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?
3. What is the amount of work done in moving 100 µC charge between two points 5 cm
apart on an equipotential surface?
4. A charged rod P attracts rod R where as P repels another charged rod Q. What type of
force is developed between Q and R?
5. The distance of the field point on the axis of a small electric dipole is doubled. By what
factor will the electric field due to the dipole change?
6. A charge of 2Coulomb is placed at the centre of a cube of volume 8 cm3. What is the
electric flux passing through one face?
7. Three charges, each equal to +2C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If
the force between any two charges be F, then what will be the net force on either Charge?
8. Five identical capacitors, each of capacitance C are connected between points X and Y as
shown in the figure. If the equivalent capacitance of the combination between X and Y is
5µF. Calculate the capacitance of each capacitor.

9. The given graph shows that the variation of charge Q versus potential difference V for
the two capacitors C1 & C2. The two capacitors have same plate separation but the plate
area of C2 is doubled than that of C1.
Which of the line in the graph corresponds to C1 & C2 and why?

10. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF. The
separation between the plates is now reduced by half and the space between them is filled
with a medium of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the value of capacitance of parallel
plate capacitor in second case.
11. The magnitude of electric field (in N/C) in a given region varies with the distance r(in m)
as E=10r+5
By how much does the electric potential increase in moving from point at r =1m to a
point at r =10 m.
12. Two point changes +q and –q are placed at a distance 2a apart. Calculate the electric
field at a point P situated at a distance r along the perpendicular bisector of the line
joining the charges. What is the field when r >> a?
13. Two charges +10μC and -20μC are placed 15 cm apart. At what point on the line joining
the two charges is the electric potential zero?

14. Define electric flux. Write its SI unit.

15. Using Gauss’s law, prove that electric field at a point due to a uniformly charged infinite
plane sheet is independent of the distance from it. How is the field directed if the sheet is
(a) Positively charged (b) Negatively charged?

ASSIGNMENT-2

1. Why manganin is used for making standard resistor?

2. The sequence of bands marked on a carbon resistor are: Red, Red, Red, Silver. Write the
value of resistance with tolerance.
3. A wire of resistivity ρ is stretched to three times its initial length, what will be its new
resistivity.
4. A copper wire of resistivity ρ is stretched to reduce its diameter to half of its previous
value .What will be the new resistances?
5. A wire of resistance 4R is bend in the form of circle .What is the effective resistance
between the ends of diameter?
6. State the condition under which the terminal potential difference across a battery and its
emf are equal.
7. Why do we prefer a potentiometer to measure the emf of a cell rather than a voltmeter?
8. Two wires one of manganin and other of copper have equal length and equal resistance.
Which one of these wires will be thicker?
9. The storage battery of a car has an emf of 12V. If the internal resistance of the battery is
0.4Ω, what is the maximum current that can be drawn from the battery?
10. A battery of emf 10V and internal resistance 3Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current
in the circuit is 0.5A, what is the resistance of the resistor? What is the terminal voltage
of the battery when the circuit is closed?
11. Amount of charge passing through the cross section of a wire is q (t)=at2+bt+c. If the
values of a, b and c in SI unit are 6, 4, 2 respectively. Find the value of current at t=6
seconds.
12. What happens if the galvanometer and cell are interchanged at the balanced point of
Wheatstone bridge? Would the galvanometer show any current?
13. Out of two bulbs marked 25 W and 100 W, which has higher resistance?
14. Nichrome and copper wires of the same length and same diameter are connected in series in
an electric circuit. In which wire will the heat be produced at a higher rate?
15. Two bulbs are marked 220V-100W and 220V-50W. They are connected in series to 220V
mains. Find the ratio of heat generated in them.
 ASSIGNMENT-3

1. What is the importance of radial magnetic field in a moving coil galvanometer?

2. Why should an ammeter has a low resistance?
3. Why should a voltmeter has a high resistance?
4. An electron beam passes through a region of crossed electric and magnetic fields of
strength E and B respectively? For what value of electron speed the beam will remain
undeflected?
5. Write down the relation for the force per unit length between two infinitely long parallel
straight conductors carrying currents in the same directions. Hence define one ampere.
6. How can a moving coil galvanometer be converted into an ammeter?
7. With neat diagram write the principle, construction and working of a cyclotron.
8. Give two factors by which current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer can be
increased?
9. In what condition does a charged particle moving through a magnetic field follow a
circular path?
10. An α-particle and a proton are moving in the plane of paper in a region where there is a
uniform magnetic field B directed normal to the plane of the paper. If the particles have
equal linear momenta, what would be the ratio of the radii of their trajectories in the
field?
11. A wire of length L meter carrying a current of I ampere is bent in the form of a circle.
Find its magnetic moment.
12. A galvanometer with a coil of resistance of 12Ω shows a full scale deflection for a
current of 2.5 mA. How it can be converted into an ammeter of range 7.5 A? What will
be the resistance of ammeter formed?
13. A galvanometer with a coil of resistance of 12Ω shows a full scale deflection for a
current of 2.5 mA. How it can be converted into an voltmeter of range 7.5 V? Also find
the resistance of voltmeter formed?
14. A proton, a deuteron and α-particle, whose kinetic energies are same, enter
perpendicularly a uniform magnetic field. Compare the radii of their circular paths.
15. A horizontal wire 0.2 m long carries a current of 4 A. Find the magnitude and direction of
the magnetic field, which can support the weight of the wire. Given, the mass per unit
length of the wire is 3 x 10-3 kg/m.