PHYSICS TEST (XII)

Duration: 90 minutes Max Marks: 50

1. Multiple Choice Questions (10 Marks)

i. The maximum work done is possible in this process
(a)Isobaric (b) Isochoric (c) Isothermal (d) Adiabatic
ii. Calorie is the :
(a)Hypothetical weightless fluid (b) Imaginary concept of energy (c)Energy (d)Molecular motion
iii. Which physical quantity of substance does not change with thermal expansion?
(a) Volume (b) Length (c) Mass (d) Density
iv. The quantity of heat required to change the state of a substance is
(a)Molar specific heat (b) Heat capacity (c) Latent heat (d) Specific heat
v. The unit of electric field intensity other than N/C is
(a) V/A (b) V/m (c) V/C (d)N/V
vi. The electric field created by positive charge is
(a)Radially outwards (b) Radially inwards (c) Circular (d) Zero
vii. If the distance between two charges is half then electrostatic force becomes
(a)Half (b) One fourth (c) Two times (d) Four times
viii. eV is the unit of
(a)Electric current (b) Voltage (c) Energy (d) Charge on electron
ix. The value of relative pertmitivity for all the dielectrics other than air or vacuum is
(a) Less than unity (b) Greater than unity (c) Equal to unity (d)Zero
x. Electric flux is defined as
(a) A.B (b) ExA (c) E.A (d)E/A

2. Short Questions (20 Marks)

i. A capacitor of 100 PF is charged to a potential difference of 50 volts. Iits plates are then
connected in parallel to another capacitor and it is found that potential difference between
plates falls to 35 volts. What is the capacitance of the second capacitor?
ii. Find the equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in Figure 1.
iii. An electron having an initial speed of 103 m/s is directed from a distance of 1 mm at another
electron whose position is fixed. How close to the stationary electron will other approach.
iv. A proton of mass 1.67x10-27 kg and charge 1.6x10-19 C is to be held motionless between two
horizontal plates 10 cm apart. Find the voltage required to be applied between the plates.
v. Prove that:
VOLT/METER=NEWTON/COULOMB
 3. Detailed Questions (20 Marks)
i. Using 1st law of thermodynamics in two isotherms of an ideal gas at different temperature, show
that Cp-Cv=R
ii. Derive a relation for the pressure of an ideal gas in terms of density and mean square velocity.
iii. What is a compound capacitor? Derive an expression for its capacitance, if the space between
the plates is partially filled with a slab of dielectric.
iv. State Gauss’s law. Apply it to determine the electric intensity at a point due t a thin, infinite
sheet of positive charge.

FIGURE 1