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முயற்சி திருவினை ஆக்கும் முயற்றின்னை

இன்னை புகுத்தி விடும்

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UNIT - 1
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Define one radian (S.I standard for plane angle)
2. Write a note on parallax method.
3. One Light Year.
4. Define one astronomical unit (AU).
5. Write a note on absolute errors.
6. Define relative error.
7. Define dimensional variables.
8. Define dimensionless variables
9. Define dimensional constants.
10. Define dimensionless constants
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. How will you measure the diameter of the Moon using
Parallax method?
2. Explain the determination of distance of Moon from
Earth using Parallax method
3. Define accuracy and precision .
4. Explain the principle of homogeneity of dimensions.
5. Give the applications of the method of dimensional
analysis.
6. Give the limitations of dimensional analysis.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Write a note on triangulation method and radar method
to measure larger distances
2. Explain in detail the various types of errors.
3. Explain the propagation of errors in (i)addition
(ii) multiplication
4. What are the rules for counting significant figures?
Important problems
𝑎2 𝑏 3
1. A physical quantity x is given by 𝑥 = . If the
𝑐√𝑑
percentage errors of measurement in a, b, c and d are
4%, 2%, 3% and 1% respectively, then calculate the
percentage error in the calculation of x.
2. Check the correctness of the equation
1 projection of the object?
𝑚 𝑣 2 = 𝑚 𝑔 ℎ using dimensional method
2
3. Convert 76 cm of mercury pressure into Nm−2 using the
method of dimensions
4. Obtain an expression for the time period T of a simple
pendulum. The time period T depends on (i) mass ‘m’
of the bob (ii) length ‘l’ of the pendulum and (iii)
acceleration due to gravity g at the place where the
pendulum is suspended. (Constant k = 2π)
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UNIT - 2
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Define scalar or dot product of two vectors.
2. Define vector or cross product of two vectors.
3. How will you prove that two vector are orthogonal?
4. Define acceleration (instantaneous acceleration).
5. Define projectile. Give examples.
6. Give the angle of projection for which the range
become maximum.
7. Define angular displacement, angular velocity and
angular acceleration.
8. Define uniform circular motion.
9. Define centripetal acceleration. Give the expression for it.
10. Define non - uniform circular motion.
11. Define speed and velocity.
12. What is the relative velocity?
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Give the equations of motion against gravity and under
gravity
2. Obtain an expression for tangential acceleration
experienced by the object in circular motion.
3. Derive the expression for centripetal acceleration.
4. Give the kinematic equations of circular motion.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Explain in detail the triangle law of addition.
2. Discuss the properties of scalar product.
3. Discuss the properties of vector product.
4. Derive the kinematic equations of motion for constant
acceleration.
Important problems
1. Two vectors are given as 𝑟⃗ = 2 𝑖̂ + 3 𝑗̂ + 5 𝑘̂ and 𝐹⃗ =
3 𝑖̂ − 2 𝑗̂ + 4 𝑘̂. Find the resultant vector 𝜏⃗ =
𝑟⃗ 𝑋 𝐹⃗
2. An object at an angle such that the horizontal range is
4 times of the maximum height. What is the angle of
3. Calculate the area of the triangle for which two of its
sides are given by the vectors 𝐴⃗ = 5 𝑖̂ − 3 𝑗̂ and 𝐵
⃗⃗ =
4 𝑖̂ + 6 𝑗̂
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UNIT - 3
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. State Newton’s first law of motion.
2. State Newton’s second law of motion.
3. Define one newton (1N).
4. State Newton’s third law of motion.
5. What is concurrent forces and coplanar forces?
6. What is meant by static friction?
7. Under what condition will a car skid on a level road?
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Define inertia. Explain its types.
2. State Lami’s theorem.
3. Distinguish the salient features of Static friction and
Kinetic friction.
4. Define angle of friction. Prove that the coefficient of
static friction is equal to tangent of the angle of friction.
5. Define angle of repose. Show that in an inclined plane,
angle of friction is equal to angle of repose.
6. Write a note on rolling friction.
7. What is called banking of tracks.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Explain the motion of blocks connected by a string in
Vertical motion.
2. Explain the motion of blocks connected by a string in
Horizontal motion.
3. Using free body diagram, show that it is easy to pull an
object than to push it.
4. Explain the need for banking of tracks.
Important problems
1. If two objects of masses 2.5 kg and 100 kg experience
the same force 5 N, what is the acceleration
experienced by each of them?
2. Consider a circular leveled road of radius 10 m having
coefficient of static friction 0.81. Three cars (A, B
and C) are travelling with speed 7 m s-1, 8 m s-1 and 10
ms-1 respectively. Which car will skid when it moves in
the circular level road? (g =10 m s-2)
3. Consider a circular road of radius 20 meter banked at
an angle of 15 degree. With what speed a car has to
move on the turn so that it will have safe turn?
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UNIT - 4
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Define work. Give its unit and dimension.
2. Define Energy.
3. Define kinetic energy (KE).
4. Define potential energy (U).
5. Define work - energy theorem.
6. Define power. Give its unit.
7. Define one watt (1 W)
8. Define kilo watt hour.
9. Define elastic collision.
10. Define perfectly inelastic collision.
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Explain with graphs the difference between work done
by a constant force and variable force.
2. Give the relation between momentum and kinetic
energy.
3. Prove that linear momentum is conserved in all
collision processes.
4. In which way inelastic collision is different from elastic
collision. Give few examples of inelastic
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. State and explain work – kinetic energy principle.
Mention any three examples for it.
2. Derive an expression for elastic collision in one
dimension and discuss its cases.
Important problems
1. Two objects of masses 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with
the same momentum of 20 kg m s-1. (a) Will they have
same kinetic energy? (b) Will they have same speed?
2. Calculate the energy consumed in electrical units when
a 75 W fan is used for 8 hours daily for one month
(30 days).
3. A lighter particle moving with a speed of 10 m s-1
collides with an object of double its mass moving in the
same direction with half its speed. Assume that the
collision is a one dimensional elastic collision. What
will be the speed of both particles after the collision?
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UNIT - 5 UNIT - 6
II – Two mark very short answer questions II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Define centre of mass. 1. State geocentric model of Solar system.
2. Define moment of a force (or) torque. Give its unit. 2. State heliocentric model of Solar system.
3. Define angular momentum. 3. State Newton’s universal law of gravitation.
4. Find the relation between torque and angular 4. Define gravitational field (gravitational field intensity).
momentum. 5. Distinguish between gravitational field and
5. Define couple. Give examples. gravitational potential.
6. Define moment of a couple or torque. 6. Define acceleration due to gravity.
7. Define centre of gravity. 7. Define escape speed.
8. Define moment of inertia. 8. Define orbital velocity of a satellite.
9. Calculate power delivered by a torque. 9. Why is the energy of a satellite (or other planet) is
10. Obtain the relation between rotational kinetic energy negative?
and angular momentum . 10. What are geostationary satellites?
III – Three mark short answer questions 11. What are polar satellites?
1. Obtain the relation between torque and angular III – Three mark short answer questions
acceleration? 1. Explain in detail the idea of weightlessness using lift as
2. Obtain the relation between angular momentum and an example.
angular velocity? 2. Explain the weightlessness in satellites.
3. State principle of moments. IV – Five mark long answer questions
4. How will you determine centre of gravity of uniform 1. Prove that at points near the surface of the Earth, the
lamina of irregular shape. gravitational potential energy of the object is
5. Deduce an expression for work done by a torque. 𝑈=𝑚𝑔ℎ
IV – Five mark long answer questions 2. Explain the variation of acceleration due to gravity “g”
1. Explain why a cyclist bends while negotiating a curve with altitude
road? Arrive at the expression for angle of bending for 3. Explain the variation of acceleration due to gravity “g”
a given velocity. with depth
2. Derive the expression for moment of inertia of a rod 4. Explain the variation of acceleration due to gravity “g”
about its centre and perpendicular to the rod. with latitude
3. Derive an expression for kinetic energy in rotation. 5. Derive an expression for orbital speed
Important problems 6. Discuss the apparent weight of man standing inside
1. The position vectors of two point masses 10 kg and the elevators.
̂
5 kg are (−3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 4𝑘 ) 𝑚 , (3𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 5𝑘 ) 𝑚 ̂ Important problems
respectively. Locate the position of centre of mass. 1. If the masses and mutual distance between the two
̂
2. A force of (4𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 5𝑘) 𝑁 is applied at a point whose objects are doubled, what is the change in the
gravitational force between them?
position vector is (7𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂) 𝑚. Find the torque of
2. If the angular momentum of a planet is given by ⃗⃗⃗
𝐿=
force about the origin.
̂
5 𝑡 𝑖̂ − 6 𝑡 𝑗̂ + 3 𝑘 . What is the torque experienced by
2
3. A cyclist while negotiating a circular path with speed
20 ms-1 is found to bend an angle by 30o with vertical. the planet? Will the torque be in the same direction as
What is the radius of the circular path? that of the angular momentum?
(given, g = 10 ms-2)
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UNIT - 7
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Define stress.
2. Define strain.
3. Define elastic limit.
4. State Hooke’s law.
5. Define Poisson’s ratio.
6. Which one is more elastic? Rubber or Steel?
7. Define coefficient of viscosity.
8. Define streamline flow.
9. Define turbulent flow.
10. Define surface tension.
11. Define angle of contact.
12. Define capillarity
13. Two streamlines cannot cross each other. Why?
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Give the applications of viscosity.
2. Give the practical applications of capillarity.
3. Give the applications of surface tension.
4. Define Reynolds number. Give its importance.
5. Distinguish between cohesive force and adhesive force.
6. Explain the various factors affecting the surface tension
of a liquid.
7. Obtain an equation of continuity for a flow of fluid on
the basis of conservation of mass
8. What is the principle involved in the Aero foil lift.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Derive an expression for the elastic energy stored per
unit volume of a wire.
2. Derive the expression for the terminal velocity of a
sphere moving in a high viscous fluid using stokes
force.
3. Derive Poiseuille’s formula for the volume of a liquid
flowing per second through a pipe under streamlined
flow.
4. Obtain an expression for the excess of pressure inside
a (1) liquid drop (2) liquid (soap) bubble and (3) air
bubble.
5. State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem for a flow of
incompressible, non - viscous and streamlined flow of
fluid
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UNIT - 8
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. State Prevost theory of heat exchange.
2. State Stefan Boltzmann law .
3. Define emissivity of surface.
4. State Wien’s displacement law.
5. Define equation of state. Give example.
6. State zeroth law of thermodynamics. Give its
application.
7. Define one calorie (1 cal)
8. State first law of thermodynamics.
9. What is called PV diagram?
10. Define cyclic process.
11. What is called reversible process?
12. What is called irreversible process?
13. State Clausius form of second law of thermodynamics.
14. State Kelvin - Plank statement of second law of
thermodynamics.
15. Define entropy.
16. Define second law of thermodynamics on the basis of
entropy.
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Why does heat flow from a hot object to a cold object?
2. Describe the anomalous expansion of water. How is it
helpful in our lives?
3. Explain Quasi-static process.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Explain calorimetry and derive an expression for final
temperature when two thermodynamic systems are
mixed
2. Explain in detail Newton’s law of cooling.
3. Derive Mayer’s relation for ideal gas
4. Derive the work done in isothermal process
5. Derive the work done in adiabatic process.
6. Explain in detail Carnot cycle.
7. Derive the expression for Carnot engine efficiency.
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UNIT - 9
II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. What is degrees of freedom?
2. Give the degrees of freedom for mono atomic molecule.
3. State law of equipartition of energy.
4. What is mean free path?
5. What are the factors affecting the mean free path?
6. Why odour from an open perfume bottle takes some
time to reach us even if we are closer to the room?
7. Why the smell of hot sizzling food reaches several meter
away than smell of cold food?
III – Three mark short answer questions
1. Obtain the internal energy of the gas.
2. Obtain the relation between pressure and mean kinetic
energy.
3. Give the degrees of freedom for mono ,di- and tri-atomic
molecule.
IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Deduce the average kinetic energy for mono, di and
triatomic molecule
2. Derive the ratio of two specific heat capacities of mono
atomic, di atomic and tri atomic molecules.
3. Derive an expression for mean free path of the gas
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UNIT - 10 UNIT - 11
II – Two mark very short answer questions II – Two mark very short answer questions
1. Differentiate periodic and non - periodic motion. 1. What is transverse wave?
2. Define oscillatory motion. 2. What is longitudinal wave?
3. All the oscillatory motions are periodic, whereas all 3. Define wavelength.
periodic motions need not be oscillatory. Explain. 4. Define wave number.
4. Define simple harmonic motion (SHM). 5. Give the relation between velocity (𝒗), angular velocity
5. Define force constant. (𝝎) and wave number (k)
6. Define time period. 6. Define amplitude of the wave.
7. Define frequency. 7. What is progressive wave (or) travelling wave?
8. Define angular frequency. Give its unit. 8. Define principle of superposition.
9. Define phase. Give its unit. 9. Define interference.
10. What is epoch. 10. Give the relation between phase difference and path
III – Three mark short answer questions difference.
1. If the spring is cut in to two pieces, what is the spring 11. What are called beats? ேமிழின் இனினை
constant of that two pieces? 12. What are called stationary waves?
2. Describe simple harmonic motion as a projection of 13. Define intensity of sound. கனியினே ஏறிய சுனவயும்
uniform circular motion. 14. Define inverse square law of sound intensity. முற்றல் கனையினே ஏறிய ொறும்
3. Show graphically the Variation of displacement, 15. Define loudness of sound. பனிைலர் ஏறிய டேனும்
velocity and acceleration at different instant of time 16. State Weber-Fechner’s law.
during SHM. III – Three mark short answer questions
காய்சும் பாகினே ஏறிய சுனவயும்
4. State and explains laws of simple pendulum 1. Define harmonics and overtones. நனிபசு சபாழியும் பாலும்
5. Write short notes on the oscillations of liquid column in 2. What are the properties of wave motion. சேன்னை நல்கிய குளிரிள நீரும்
U-tube 3. Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal இனிசயை என்டபன் எனினும்
IV – Five mark long answer questions waves. ேமினை என்னுயிர் என்டபன் கண்டீர்
1. Explain the horizontal oscillations of a spring 4. Obtain the relation between frequency and wavelength.
2. Explain the vertical oscillation of a spring. 5. List the characteristics of progressive waves. - பாடவந்ேர் பாரதிோென்
3. Deduce the effective spring constant when the springs 6. Explain an experiment to demonstrate the interference
are connected in series. of sound waves.
4. Deduce the effective spring constant when the springs 7. Write down the characteristics of stationary waves
are connected in parallel 8. Briefly explain the difference between travelling waves
5. Discuss the simple pendulum in detail and prove that and standing waves.
the motion of simple pendulum is a simple harmonic 9. State the laws of transverse vibrations in a stretched
and obtain an expression for its time period. string.
6. Discuss in detail the energy in simple harmonic motion IV – Five mark long answer questions
1. Derive the expression for the velocity of a travelling
wave produced in a string
2. Describe Newton’s formula for velocity of sound waves
in air and also discuss Laplace correction.
3. Explain the theory of interference of waves formed.
4. Explain how overtones are produced in a closed organ
pipe. BEST OF LUCK
5. Explain how overtones are produced in a closed organ
pipe.
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