Class 12 Physics Assignment

Suggested Investigatory Projects

1. To study various factors on which the internal resistance/EMF of a cell depends.

(Roll No. 01,09,17,25,33,40,48)

2. To study the variations in current flowing in a circuit containing an LDR because ofa variation in

(a) the power of the incandescent lamp, used to 'illuminate' the LDR (keepingall the lamps
at a fixed distance).

(b) the distance of a incandescent lamp (of fixed power) used to 'illuminate' the LDR.
(Roll No. 02, 10,18,26,34, 41,49)

3. To find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil (transparent) using a plane mirror, an equiconvex
lens (made from a glass of known refractive index) and an adjustable object needle.
(Roll No. 03,11,19,27,35,42,50)

4. To investigate the relation between the ratio of (i) output and input voltage and (ii) number of turns in
the secondary coil and primary coil of a self-designed transformer. (Roll No. 04,12,20,28,36,43)

5. To investigate the dependence of the angle of deviation on the angle of incidence using a hollow prism
filled one by one, with different transparent fluids. (Roll No. 05,13,21,29,36,44)

6. To estimate the charge induced on each one of the two identical Styrofoam (or pith)balls suspended in
a vertical plane by making use of Coulomb's law.(Roll No. 06,14,22,30,37,45)

7. To study the factor on which the self-inductance of a coil depends by observing the effect of this coil,
when put in series with a resistor/(bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable
frequency. (Roll No. 07, 15, 23,31,38,46)

8. To study the earth's magnetic field using a compass needle -bar magnet by plotting

magnetic field lines and Tangent Galvanometer. (Roll No. 08, 16, 24,32,39,47)
 Derivation/Numericals/Theoritical
1. Two charges of magnitudes – 2Q and + Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a,0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius ‘3a’
with its centre at the origin? (All India 2013)

2. A.)Why do the electric field lines never cross each other? (All India)

B.) Electric field lines never form a closed loop. Why?

3. How does the electric flux due to a point charge enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface
get affected when its radius is increased?

4. Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept in a uniform
electric field.

5. Defineelectricflux.WriteitsS.I.unit.
A charge q is enclosed by a spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is reduced to half,
how would the electric flux through the surface change? (All India 2009)
6. A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is placed in a three
dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is given
by E=50xi^ where E is in NC-1 and x is in metres. Find

 Net flux through the cylinder.

 Charge enclosed by the cylinder. (Delhi 2013)

7. Given a uniform electric field E = 2 × 103 i^ N/ C, find the flux of this field through a
square of side 20 cm, whose plane is parallel to the y-z plane. What would be the flux
through the same square, if the plane makes an angle of 30° with the x-axis?

8. State Gauss’ law in electrostatics. Using this law derive an expression for the electric field
due to a uniformly changed infinite plane sheet.

9. State superposition principal to find the force on a given charge due to a system of multiple
charges.

10. State the limitations of coulomb’s law of electrostatics.

11. What do you mean by Gaussian surface? Using gauss’s theorem, find the expression of
electric field intensity due to an infinitely long straight charged wire of linear charge
density λ.

12. Draw the pattern of electric field lines due to (a) point charge (b) dipole