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PRE BOARD - I EXA MINATION (2023 -24)
SU BJ ECT- PHYSICS (042) th
Roll l\o.: - -- -- t Date: l 8 Dece mber, 2023
Name : ~ ·
3 hour s.
Dura tion : XII Sec: Class ka ,~ ,Max. Marks: 70

• This question paper has 8 printed sides.

• There arc 33 quest ions in this quest ion paper.

Gene ral instru ctions:

ry.
i) There arc• 33 q11estums i11 all. All quest1011s are m 111p11/so
£.
it ) This q11estio111111per has fi,·e sections:
Section A. Sect um B. Section C. Section D a11d Section
s 11111/ four A ,-., ertir111 f?easo 11i11g hasec/
iii) Sectio11 A contains sirtec11 q11estio11s. tweh ·e MCQ
iu11s of two marks each. Section C contain.,
c111estw11s cf I mark ea<'h. Sectio11 IJ co11wi11sfin· ,,11,·st
111 Ill o ca~c· study based questions offour
seven questions of three marks each. Section D n111ta1
questin111· cf/iv e marks each.
mart, each and Section £ co1110i11s three long am11·er
i11
fr) There is 110 01·erall choice. Ho11·ever,
011 intem al clwi< ·e has been provided in one question
ead, CBQ i11 Sectio11 D anti all three
Section IJ. one questi<m in Section C. 011e question i11
of the choices i11 SL/Ch questions.
questions i11 Section £. }'011 hm•e to allempt 011~1· one
/ol/011'i11g values ofp/1ysical co11sta11ts where
1·) l 'se of calcu lators is NO T allow ed. You may use the
e1•er necessary
a. c = 3 xl (l m!s
31
b. 111.. = 9.1 x 10· kg
19
c. e = 1.6 x ,0· C
d. Po - 4JC X Io·. Tin A·'
<!. I, = 6.6J X /0•!4 Js
2
f l"11 = 8.854 x / 0 c1 N 'm·
11

g. Avogadro ·s number = 6.023 x J(/J per gram 1110/e

woul d be appre ciate d.

Tidy work a11d appro priat e 1tumberi11g of answ ers

p _ \ SECTION- A
The hgure shows some of the electric fi eld lines correspond
suggests:
(a) EA> Es >Ee
ing to an electr ic field. The fi gun.:

(c) EA= Ee> ER

sponds tu
The trans ition of electron from n-= 4,5,6... .. to n = 3 co1Tc
(a) Lyman series (b) Balm er s1.:ries
~as che n series (d) Pfun d series

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If thl· \\Oil. function or thl' metal i~j!_and the frcqucnc} of
. the mc1dcnt light~ "· there
ol photoelectrons,, hen I
( n) ,, < (11 h (b) v = (J) / h
(Ji(\• > <ll h (d) None of the above
C'fins,der the chargc conligumt1on :md a ~pherical Gaussian . ... '
surface as
~ho\\ n. \\'lie n calcula11ng the Om. of the dectric field over ,, •
the spherical , I
I

surface. the ckctnc field "111 he depc nd111g on •

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(al onl) the pos1ti\ e chargcs
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,
{bl due to •q1 and -<11
(c) due 10 all the three charges
, .
I'\ (d) due to q1
•
'•,, ••.
A s1n11gh1wire of mass 2.QO ganti kng1 IL.!J m carries a curre
nt ~ - II is suspended 111
umfom1 hori,ontal magnc11c ticld B The magnitude o.!J!
111 Tesla. 1s: ( Take g 9.Rm s'
(n) 2/ (b) 1.5
(c) 0.55
'
(d) 0.65 - ' L
A tlun circular wirc C3JT) mg currcn_t__!jgs a magnetic
momen~ TI1 e shape of the wire 1,
I into a squan· und 11 carries thc ~ame cu1,-e111. It will have
L magnetic moment b\
~~4M/ n: ~ (b) M
'J { ~·•
1 l( Y'· t 1

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A magm:11c needle suspended parullcl to a magnetic
The 1orque needed to m:iimam 1hc needle in~ his
(a) 2 ✓3 J
i 7i
field requires
pos· ion will be
3J
(d) 4M/n
@ ,r
work 10 turn 11 11
- -c
(cl ✓lo J
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Three positl\'Ccharges of <'qua I \ alu.: q :in: placed nt 1he
rc,uhmg d cc1ric Imes or forw shuuld bl' sketched as in

(i\) ----.\ (b) ~\w

v---.. rvel-OHJ
wrticcs of an cquila1cr.il triangk
-0

( ;t~<;;,\ ~- ~
~~( ~)\~
/ ~ (d) ®
It:).
V
,\Ii.~A cmt h avm~ ~no ~4utirc 1,,,,ps cud1 of ~i,lc
increases at a rule ol I T 1, l he ,mluc.,d emf 1,:
J• ,,,.
l !l cm 1s place d norma l 111 rh.- rrrngn dic tidd
\\ hrd,
')._ (u) O. l V - (b)0. 5 v/
;· tl) I \'
(d)5\ /
Ucll l u11 1,1g11c11c w,1vc, 1r;rvd l111g m ., 111crJ111
111 hnvm g rdullv c p.-r111cah1hl ) ,, , I.J nnd r.-lu111
rcmu lll\ 11) , , - 1 1-1 I he ,p,:cd ,,f dcllr c
om,,g ncllc w,,,,,_ 1111h1~ mcdm m 1>.
IJI I K, 111" 11,,
fh ) 14 1, 1u: 111 1s
(cl I t, x 10' m, JM'.! I ~ Ill Ill,

~,{" he .,~ncl ihc lillurc ru1a1c, .,, ,hu"n 11n .,

1 111 III piHJI 1hl'llugh ih ,cnlrc Al 1h,· 111s1,m1 ,111•\\l
v5,J the ,tu~\11,m, ,1 1 the 111Jm.' «:ll c11n'-'111' 1111h~ h\tl
r 11 "111t-.''
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(a) A to O and C ton

(c) A to Band D to C
:r:1: (b)Jl to A and C to n
,,(1'.11 8 to A and D to(.'
The mi nimum energy required to excite a hydroge n alom from 11s gro~ tate 1s:
(a) 13.6 e\' (.b) -13.6 cV
/ (d) 10.2 c\·
(c) 3.4 cV

on (A) and other labelled Reason

For Questio ns 13 to 16, two s tatements arc gh•cn - om• ht belled Assrrti
ns from the options a~ f.!in•n belo" ·
(R). Select the correct answer to these t1uestlo
Reason arc true and Reason is correct etplana tion of Assert ion.
(a) Ir both Asserti on and
explana tion of Assertio n.
(b) Ir both Asserti on and Reason arc true but Reason is not the correct
(c) If Asser1ioo ii. true but Reason is false.
(d) J-r'both Asserti on and Reason arc false.

ft Assertion (A): If mtrnsi1y uf the incidenl ligh1 on a photuscnsitivc

energy of the cm1t11:d dectrons is also doubled .(-
Reason ( R ) The intcnsil)' of incident light is more for faster cmined
surface is doubkd . the kinetic

cl-.::ctrons. /d>
thought a:, a switch for clcctro1 11c de vices.
Asserti on ( A): An ,deal rectifier may be
ve and opens whenev er it is of
Ru~on (RI A rec11fier clo:,es a load circuit whenever the AC i~ positi
negat1w pul.m ty ~
to lower potential.
Assrrti on (A): Ekctrons move away li·om a regiun of higher po1cntial
Rca ~on (R ) S,m:e an ckctron has negative charge. LI)
tic aberrations.
Asserti on (A): hi rcOecting telescopes, the imugc 1s free from chroma
Reason (R) Chromatic aberrations persist in the image fonned b)
a kn, as in refracting telescope.
( I,)

SECTI ON- 8
turc > OK.
Draw en.:rgy band diagra m of n- type and p- type semiconductor. at tcmpcra

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A proton and a deureron arc accelerated through the same accelera ting
•rcatcr value of de llroglie wavelen gth
)11 J le~, 111umc11tu11f1
·cas,m, 10 JU~llfy your answer.
ussociatcd wi th it. and
potential Which of rhc two has

a11i;lc of 111cidc11cc al face AD of cqui latcrnl pn,n1 (Jt 2 ✓'\) :,i1

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~ Fintl 1hc
.,,,, "\.,.-tha1 cmcrg.,·111 r.1) ~r.ucs along the focc AC.
1,•

1~ X.5 x IO ] K m ' Hll\\ lung

Th.: 1111mh..-r 1knsll) of free clcdrnn s in a copper conductor csti111,11cd
irc J O 111 1011g 10 11, l"•lhcr ,:11t1·• The arca of l'ros~-
lloc, ,111 ckcllon 1.11..c l l' driO from one cn1I of a \\
11 1
~cctw11 ,)f thc w1 rc 1, 2.0 x 10 m nmt 11 ,~ currying ri cur11.:111 ul J 1\
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l)cm e k n) mal..o:r· lo rmul,1. for a 1h10 kns
OR
Orn,, rJ) diagram 10 sho" lhl· ,,om1~1101 · 1 ll f a"• of a s mal l o~cl due 10 a compou nd m1c1o,coPt
,m ::c ·.:.:.--- -
\\ n1c 1hl' c-.;prcss1on for 11s magnif~ mg po\\er

SECT ION -C

/ Ora,, ihc graph ~ho" ing 1hc , ana1ion o f binding c ncrg~ per nucleon . Explain usmg L111:. graph.
hca,-y 1111clc1 can undergo fission.
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T\\ o l111 n concemrn: and coplana r sphe ri cal ~hell,. of r.:1d11 n a nd h (b ' a) carry charge, .
q and Q.
rcspecllH:ly. Fmd 1hc magmtu dc of 1hc clccm,· field. a1 a poim d1 s1:rn1 x. from rhcir
common centre
for )1.:0· x< a
9<1a · x -- b
~b , x< er
A 12.J cV l·lcc1ro11 1,cam 1~ used 10 bombard ga),eou.:, hydroge n al room tempcr.:11urc.

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Upro wh idl
energ~ k, l.'I. 1hc h~tl rogcn at om $ \\ ould he c,~ ted? Calculal e the wavelen g1hs o f
;: the second rm:mhcr
of ~'111.111 ,cries and ,ccond mem ber of Balmer scncs.

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_ S1111c K1rch hon·s laws und define (a) Drifi vcloctty und (b) rdaxati on timl!.
T" o ma1criah (ic and Al arc cooled from J00K lo 60K. \Vha1 will be L11e effccl on
re,1'11\'lly?
1hcir

Two idcn t, cnl ci rcular coils each of ratl ius 10 l'lll arc arranget l conccn1r ically
"1th their plane pcrpend11.:ulur 10 one another a, , huwn in 1J1e figure. If
eune111 tn each n>1I 1, IO A. "hal is nel magncl 1t· lic•ld at lh<· cc•nrre O •1

~pla in ho" a_muving coil _gul va non~:: r r an he converte d inio

suitable combma11011 of resistanc es. Dcmc the required c,. prcstc:~s~
·l 1
amm e ter f ~
• / ' ..
vo hme ter. b)

(.,amma waves and r:id10 wave~ 1ravcl "1th same , clocll) in free space. \Vhat is 1ha1
veloell) ?
Dis11ngu1s h be1wec111hcsc 1wu waves 111 lenn; of1hcir on ~i n and main 11pplic::11 ions.
In the cxpcrimcn1al ~c,up sho wn. a conducting no11-
magnc11c nng i, placed o, er the , ertical core of n
JumpillC RillC
V ,olenoid Wh.:n cunent is pa~,ed throug h the
~ eno,d. 1hc coppe r nng is 1hrown off.
/ •l E,.plJ m the rcJson ofju111p111g of the n ng whc·n
,c s\\ i1ch c. closed in 1111: c1reu11. il,J>
Vh:11 will happen when the le1min11l s of 1hi:
11ery arc reversed ?
arnc the t\\ 0 f;J\\> 1ha1 help us undn,ta nd 1111, s---,
p enom.:non tr ~
OR
Sw1kh
J
Deline cos·ffic·1en1 o f ,elf indul11u11. Oh1,1111 ,111
l.'Xpress1011 fo1 self Jfldm:1,rn.:I.' ,,f a long ,uknn,d l,flen gth I. ,m:-a of cro~,- sc,·1i,,n
/\ h:J\ mg N 11m1,
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SECTIO~- D
Case S111dy l.la,cd ()11c,1m11s
Rt•:ad lhc rollo" in,: par:al!r:a11 h a nd :111rn er thl· lj Utstions j?ln-n brio" :
In ,.:1111cond11clor product ion. dopmg 1, 1hc m1c1111m1.1l 1n1r,1d11c11on of 1mpunt1
c, 11110 un 1111n11, 1l
c, rhc
,cm1ccmd11clnr for lhc purpo,c of111odula1111g i1s clci;1rical. op11c:il nml s1nic1urnl propeni
rs 1111ci,mm d m10 1hc l:lmcc
doped rnJh:riJI 1, r.-fnr,·d 10 .1~ an r \lrin,ic scmicondu.-1or 111c dopanl
~of dopmg
,1nrc1urc of lhc ,cm1rnriJuc1ur er, st.ii. 1hc numh,·r u( ou1cr ck-,1ron~ de line 1h..- '?
A scm1ccmdue1or Im~ -amt· ckctron and hnlc conccn1 rat1ons cquJl to 6). Io• , 111
1
On dnp111g the
scn11 conduc1or wi1h ccnJm 1mpunt). 1hc electron concentration bl-cornc, 9 x 10 : m'.

v{w111c h of the folio" ing a111111, is u,ccl m 1hc 1mpunt) nw1nl'/

( ia) Alun11nrum ~ •hosphorous
(d) Sodium
c) Carbon
Identi fy 1hc nc1, ,cm1c:onduc1or uf1a duping.
; (n) r· 1yp~ ~ n- 1ype

r \c) Hall wa w r~'\. l1licr

) Whal 1s lhc llC\\ hole conccntra11on !
(a)U-1~ 10 1111
..
J.c)-1 >. 10 Im
1
~ •

11r 1hc :,mrnc1c1

(d) lnuinsrc ,cmicon duclor
., j
(b)l4:1 .IO /m
4
(d) 40, 10 m
1

for ~,hrnn drcxk rn 1he given crrcull ,~

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(f\'\ The reading
(a) ,cw (bl 15 mA
(,·) 11 5 mA (d) 13.5 mA

1 OR
(1, J A 54uarc w:ivr (-5\110 , 5\'). i- npphcd 10 the circurl $ho,111
below:

ll :E
-sV
eru•
l)li ,,LS wa, _cfom1 across lhe rcsis1or R1'! A~~umc that 1hc diode i< r~ .
\\'hich of lhc follO\\ ing 1s lhc

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- lfl\ '

3)]7 _
t:i) I Jand -1 ) (bl 1) 11nd 3J
j )On l~ .•l (dJ Only 1)

1',1gc 5 ol K
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J O. Read th e follo" _ang pa• " , h an d an s" cr th e q uesti ons gh •cn
na
In m. im op uc al m ~1rum ,.r ap ~ tha n rw o kn sc s 3J l' us ed bdo" :
· en b '" o or m ori.: . Th e) ma } be al so
a
co nta cl D1 11eren t en b · . ar~ u~ . me dis ran
I s co m ma11o n, 1.: 1.: ~d in the ob •cc ll\ e of ca me ra s.
oth er op til· al ms tru rne 1 m 1c rol oc op rs. tel ec op
nts.
\\l t en n Icn se s of p< l\\C ri. P, . P P ~r~ u-.cd in co nta ct 1h en
: . ,. .. P" ... . • the po we r of the com .
b111a11o r
P P, + P: - P, .._ . ·- P"
\ nd the tot al magm lic M : m , m~>.
au on is · 1 m, , . \ mn
~'
0 1,kn uc al gla ss cq uic on , e , lcn~e:
\~ - ( 11, - 3 2) of foc al len
~e n the I\\ O lens.ei. 1s fil gt h f :lf l' ke pi in co n1
led " 1th wa ter (~ •.. 4 J) _ac 1._Th : sh a
- (a l ( . TI1l' foc a l h:ng1h o f the
co mb ma 11 on 1s
(C) 4f 3 / (,6) f2
~ l,r no m13l e~ e. 1he co me (d ) 3fi4
/ \ ~ a of ey e pr o, ide~ a co
, c1 o t c~ c lcn s be hin d n, erg mg po we r of 40
lhC' co mc a is.lQ._D. Us D an d the lea.~, co n vl' rg
i ng th 1, ml ~m n.t tw n. ,
co ~~ ~f 1hc c~ e ca n the dis 1a nc e be t\\ l'Cn rel lna
be est im ated to be ,1
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" ' cm
I 1 6- cm (b ) 2.5 cm
f1w o thm len ses. arc ke (d) 1.5 cm
pt co -ax ial ly tog eth er.
I! the rad11 of thc1r thc n 1he ir po \\ c r 1s pr
cu rves su rfa ce s) op or tio na l 10 ( R 1 an d
(a l ~ , ' R: R:
1 rf"( R, ~ R: ) l (b ) ( R 1 R! ) ( R 1 ... R~)
R1 R: )
(d) R, R~
\ ..- .:o mbinc: '" n lem,e~
. on e •~ co n, c:1. an d the
p.: dJ \ cl~ . a_nd the ir co mh m, -d foc : oth er •~ co nc a,, : ha ,
mg foca l len g1h s f an d
co nc a, •. len s. ,r al len gth 1, f TI1c co mh
mJ IIO n of ll'nsc,- wi ll
l>e ha ,·c
1
lik c a
fi
(a l f,- .. f:
y r,• f: (b) f1 = f:
(d) f , <= f,
( J\) A cu n, c, lei~
~ an d a co nc av e len s. ea OR
fo nn a co mb ma tJo n of ch ha , ing ,am c focal lcn
len ses. The po ,, cr of the glh of 25 cm . arc pu r
(a J 7C ro co mb ina uo n is· m co nta c t 10
(c > 50 D (b} 25 D
(d) infini1c
S EC TION- E
3 1. I 1) l lndc:r "h,11 co ml11io
ns 1s the phc:no mc no n of
be l'• cc n rhc cn11cal an 101:11 intc:m al rd lcc rio n
gle ao d rhe re fra cll \C md ob ser ve d'? Ob rui n rhc rel
(11 ) f hr cc ra) , of ex of lhc: me diu m ati on
ltg}ll. red ( R ). ~e cn (G
111c 1dcnt on rhc face AI } an d blu e (B ). :m:
J of the ng h r- an gle d pri A
m the fig urc Inc rcf rac ~m . a.,, sh o\\ n
uv c rnd1c c, of 1hc ma tcn
pn sm 10 1 red . ~, ;en an al of thc e --
d hlu e wa ve l.:ng1h s arc
an d 1...i- rc, p.!l"ll ve l} . 1.3 9, I ~
"111 <!111CI gc ou1 of fJ.:
Ou1 of 1hc thr cc. "l11c h
co lou r 1a~ G- -- - - ~
c A C·• J11s11 fy } our an~w
pa tb of rhc-..: r::t) ,. aft er er Tra i:c rhc:
pJS'im g lhrou gh face AB
.
OR
O.:ftru: \\, l\ cfronl U,-e
Hu ) gc n·s pn m: 1plc lo
1 11..if'Dcsrn , cn f, rhc la" ~ of rdlcc1
bc ,III } 111 u chara c1cnc1 1o n
1c fealur..-, "l11d1 di,.111
/4 1 nrc the e1-pr
l"" mn fur 1hC' m1 cn,J1} 1gu'.,h h,•1,, .:en m1crf~rc
ncC'_:m d d1ITrn1.:11on .
JI a p,•ml of 1h..- 1111crlcr..
-ncc p.111crn m \ ou ng "
do ub le , ht
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r L\ I ::. PU - I u-1 : ,. 1
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l hr.:.: 1Jo:nll l'JI pam lld pla1e (a1r1 cap,1nlul'!> ( . ( ,mJ C h.t, e cap.tu lance ( e.td1
The \ fU CC
rs ,11II
hem ecn 1he1r pla1,:~ •~ no" iill,:J "i1h lh.:kclm :, .. , , hown m 1h,: figu r,: If all lhro:e ,Jp3c11o
• I.. and L..
hJ, c ,:qua I CJpac11ancc~. lh,:11 ,1b1Jm 1hc rd:111on b,:l\\een the d1clcc1n c n111\lani- I... lo. . '-

k,

u ... .,
d l l d ll
OK
capan1o r
( i) Oblam an expression for the .:m:rg~ s1orcd per unit volume in a charged par.illd pla1c
m mo, m;
(ii) The dcc1nc fidd 111s1do: a p:ualkl plalc capac uor is I: hnd 1he am,,unt of \\Un- done
a charge q '" er a closed l<>op abcda. •
++ ++ +++ + ++++

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(u i) Fmd 1hc charg,: on the cap.icno r sho,,n in the c1rcu11 bclo" ·

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10n 20n

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an At·
A cnpocito r. :i rcsis1m of 5 Ohm. Jnu an 111duc1ur of 5m l I arc cunnect ,·J 111 $Cno:s with
te
source marl..cd 100\'. ~O 11,r It 1:- found that the voltago: ,~ m phJsc "nh the currcnL Calcula
1hc rnp:11::11an..:,: of the capacit,11 anu the 1111pcdan cc ,,f the cm:ull
ng
l iI l Shuw graph it-all y Lhl· , ariation u l l' U1Tc111 "i1h appl11:d f11.:qucnq of th,: i\C sourc,-. c,pla1111
R, and R: ( R, ._ R•t at 11cc
rc,,111.1 111.111
th,: nature ofn~ ,aria11on fort"•' J1frrrcn110:~1_s1Jn c,:,.
i\C n rcu11.
OR
 1111· lig1m· ~,, ,·n. ~h1,1,1~ ho" lhc mll"l,mcc <1f a .npu1 ,11,r 'aric~ w11h frc4uc11n

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... 11
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" ~- ........
0
I 00 200 .\00 400
1-'n-qurur~ (UL)
( 1l ll-,e the mfonn,llinn on graph to cokulatc the v,1luc of capac11y of th,· capaci tor.
( 11) An mtluctor of mtluct:incc I hn, the same rcactann: as the capacttor at I00117. Fmd the, alue
of L
(in) Usm~ 111,· ~mm· ,,xcs. dru,, n graph of n:ncumcc of inductor given 111 pan (ii)
(i, ) lftlm ,·apnruor and mductor ,,ere connected 111 ~cries with a resistor of 10 Ohms. wh:11 would
m- the 1mp,-tlance ,,f the cornbmation at JOO H,t'!

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