VALMIKI SHIKSHA SADAN
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Second Terminal Model Question 2077
Subject : Physics
Class : XII (Science) Time : 3 hrs Set-A
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.
Group A
1. Answer, in brief, any FOUR questions: 4×2 =8
a. A large number of free electrons are present in metals.
Why is there no current in the absence of electric field
across it?
b. What happens when a ammeter is connected in parallel
in a circuit?
c. What is working principle of potentiometer?
d. Why is the cylindrical core of soft iron used in moving
coil galvanometer?
e. A rectangular current carrying coil rotates in a magnetic
field through the net force acting on it is zero. Why?
f. Current carrying solenoid tends to contract. Why?
2. Answer, in brief, any FOUR questions: 4×2 =8
a. What will be the nature of the path followed by cathode
rays to be when they are injected into a region at right
angles to an electric field of strength E? Explain.
b. Why is it more difficult to remove an electron from a
copper surface than from a sodium surface?
c. What is cross field?
d. What are the drawbacks of Bohr’s atomic model?
e. Why is the wave nature of particles not observable in
daily life?
f. A patient is suggested to put off gold ornaments before
entering into the x-rays room. Explain why?
3. Answer, in brief, any ONE question:
a. How are stationary wave formed?
b.
sound produced by humming bee? Explain.
4. Answer, in brief, any ONE question: 2
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a. Longitudinal waves are also called pressure waves.
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Why?
b. What is the difference between deflection of an electron
due to magnetic field and that due to electric field?
Group B
5. Answer any THREE questions: 3×4 =12
a. What is Wheatstone bridge circuit? Obtain an expression
for the balanced condition for the Wheatstone bridge
circuit.
b. State and verify Joules laws of Heating effect.
c. State and explain Ampere’s theorem and hence use it to
find the magnetic field due to a toroid carrying current.
d. What is Hall effect? Derive expression for it.
6. Answer any THREE questions: 3×4 =12
a. Describe Millikan’s oil drop experiment to determine the
charge of an electron.
b. Define LASER. Describe the construction and working
of He-Ne LASER.
c. Define X-ray. State and explain the Bragg's law of
diffraction of X-ray.
d. What are Bohr's postulates? Using these postulates,
derive an expression for the total energy of an electron in
the nth orbit of Hydrogen atom.
7. Answer any ONE question: 4
a. What is Laplace correction? Discuss the effect of
temperature and pressure in the velocity of sound in air.
b. Define stationary or standing wave. Derive the
mathematical conditions for the formation of nodes and
antinodes using Superposition principle.
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8. Answer any ONE question: 4 edge of one of the plates. Calculate the specific charge of
a. How would you convert galvanometer into (i) ammeter
and (ii) voltmeter of desire range?
b. Explain the magnetic effect on a current carrying
rectangular coil. Hence obtain an expression for the
torque on the rectangular coil.
Group C
9. Answer any TWO numerical questions: 2×4 =8
a. Two resistors, R1 = 50 Ω and R2 = 40 Ω are placed in
series with an accumulator of emf 5.0 Volts and internal
resistance 20 Ω. A voltmeter of resistance 1000 Ω is
connected across R1. What percentage error is made in
reading the potential difference across R1.
the electron.
b. For cesium the value of work function is 1.35 eV. (i)
What is the longest wavelength that can cause photo-
electric emission from a cesium surface? (ii) What is the
maximum velocity with which photo-electrons will be
emitted from a cesium surface illuminated with light of
wavelength 400 nm? (iii) What potential difference will
just prevent a current passing through a cesium photo
cell illuminated with light of wavelength 400 nm?
c. Find the wavelength of the radiation emitted from a
hydrogen atom when an electron jumps from third orbit
to second orbit. (ε0=8.85×10-12 C2N-1m-2, h=6.63×10-34Js,
m=9.1×10-31 Kg ).

b. A slab of copper, 2.0 mm thick and 1.50 cm wide, is 11. A stone is dropped into a well and splash is heard 2.6
placed in an uniform magnetic field with a magnitude seconds later. Calculate the depth of the well. Assume the
0.40 T so that maximum flux pass through the slab. velocity of sound in air to be 334 ms-1. 4
When a current of 75 A current flows through it, a 12. At what temperature the velocity of sound in air is increased
potential difference of 0.81 µV is developed between the by 50% to that at 270C? 3
edges of the slab. From this measurement, determine the
concentration of mobile electrons in copper.
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c. A horizontal straight wire 5 cm long weighting 1.2 gm-1
is placed perpendicular to a uniform horizontal magnetic
field of flux density 0.6 T. If the resistance of the wire is
3.8 Ωm-1, calculate the pd that has to be applied between
the ends of the wire to make it just self supporting.

10. Answer any TWO numerical questions: 2×4 =8

a. A beam of electrons moving with a velocity of 107 ms-1
enters midway between two horizontal parallel plates in
a direction parallel to the plates. The plates are 5 cm long
and 2 cm apart. When a p.d. of 89 V is applied between
the plates, the beam is deflected so that it just passes the
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Second Terminal Examination-2075
Subject : Physics F.M.: 75
Class : XII (Science) Time : 3 hrs Set-B PM.: 30
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.
Group A
1. Answer, in brief, any FOUR questions: 4×2 =8
a. The electron drift in a conductor arises due to the force
experienced by electrons in the electric field. This force
should cause acceleration of electrons.
b. What happens when a voltmeter is connected in series in
a circuit?
c. Define Chemical equivalent and electro-chemical
equivalent.
d. How magnetic field is made radial in a moving coil
galvanometer?
e. Why does a current carrying conductor inside a magnetic
field experience a force?
f. Why is the core of a transformer laminated?
2. Answer, in brief, any FOUR questions: 4×2 =8
a. Why did Millikan’s experiment lead to quantum nature
of the electric charge?
b. Why do alkali metals show photoelectric effect even
with visible light? Why?
c. What are the differences between conductor and
semiconductor on the basis of band theory?
d. Write down the postulates of Bohr’s atomic model.
e. If an electron and proton have same K.E., which one of
them has the longer wavelength?
f. Phenomenon of X-rays production is also called inverse
photoelectric effect. Why?
3. Answer, in brief, any ONE question: 2
a. What types of wave propagate in a liquid? Explain.
b. How are beats produced? What is beat frequency?
4. Answer, in brief, any ONE question: 2
a. Differentiate between wavefront and wavelet.
b. What are the advantages of Michelson’s method over
Focault’s method for the determination of speed of light?
Group B
5. Answer any THREE questions: 3×4 =12
a. Describe the mechanism of metallic conduction in
conductor. Derive an expression for drift velocity of an
electron in a conductor.
b. What is thermoelectric effect? Describe how thermo emf
vary with the temperature of hot junction
experimentally?
c. State and explain Ampere’s theorem and hence use it to
find the magnetic field due to a long solenoid carrying
current.
d. Describe the construction and working of dc generator.
6. Answer any THREE questions: 3×4 =12
a. Describe J.J. Thomson experiment to determine the
specific charge of an electron.
b. What is PN junction diode? Describe the IV
characteristics of forward and reversed biasing of diode.
c. Define LASER. Describe the construction and working
of He-Ne LASER.
d. Define decay constant and half life period. Derive the
relationship between them.
7. Answer any ONE question: 4 10. Answer any TWO numerical questions:
a. Discuss the various factor that affect the velocity of
sound in air.
b. How does the frequency of sound change when sound
source is moving i) towards the stationary listener and
ii) away from the stationary listener.
8. Answer any ONE question: 4 electronic charge on the oil drop. ( density of oil drop =
a. What is Huygen's principle? Use it to verify laws of
refraction of light.
b. Describe an experiment giving necessary theory by
which the speed of light can be determined by using
Michelson method.
Group C
9. Answer any TWO numerical questions: 2×4 =8
a. The driver cell of a potentiometer has an emf of 2 V and
negligible internal resistance. The potentiometer wire has
a resistance of 3 Ω. Calculate the resistance needed in
series with the wire if a pd of 5 mV is required across the
whole wire. The wire is 1 m long and a balance length of
60 cm is obtained for a thermocouple of emf E. What is
the value of E?
b. A slice of indium antimonide is 2.5 mm thick and carries
a current of 150 mA. A magnetic field of flux density 0.5
T, correctly applied, produces a maximum Hall voltage
of 8.75 mV between the edges of the slice. Calculate the
number of free charge carriers per unit volume, assuming
they each have a charge of – 1.6 × 10-19 C.
c. A 50 V, 50 Hz a.c. supply is connected to a resistor of
resistance 40 Ω in series with a solenoid whose
inductance is 0.2 H. The p.d. between the ends of the
resistor is found to be 20 V. What is the resistance of the
wire of the solenoid?
2×4 =8
a. In a Millikan’s oil drop experiment, a drop is observed to
fall which a terminal speed 1.4 mm/s in the absence of
electric field. When a vertical electric field of 4.9×105
Vm-1 is applied, the droplet is observed to continue to
move downward at a lower terminal speed 1.21 mm/s.
Calculate the charge on the drop and number of
750 kgm-3, Viscosity of air = 1.81 × 10 -5 Nsm-2, density
of air = 1.29 kgm-3).
b. For copper surface the value of work function is 4.70 eV.
(i) What is the longest wavelength that can cause photo-
electric emission from a copper surface? (ii) What is the
maximum velocity with which photo-electrons will be
emitted from a copper surface illuminated with light of
wavelength 254 nm? (iii) What potential difference will
just prevent a current passing through a copper photo cell
illuminated with light of wavelength 254 nm?
c. Find the wavelength of the radiation emitted from a
hydrogen atom when an electron jumps from fourth orbit
to second orbit. (ε0=8.85×10-12 C2N-1m-2, h=6.63×10-34Js,
m=9.1×10-31 Kg ).
11. In a resonance tube apparatus, the first and second resonance
positions were observed respectively at 32.5 cm and 99 cm
with a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz at 270C. Calculate
the velocity of sound in air at 00C and end correction in the
tube. 4
12. A beam of light after reflection at a plane mirror rotating
2000 times per minute, passes to a distant reflector. It returns
to the rotating mirror from which it is reflected to make an
angle of 10 with the original direction. Assuming that the
velocity of light is 3×105 kms-1, calculate the distance
between the mirrors. 3
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