Physics

Class 12
1. Answer the following question 1X10=10
a) An electron is moving along positive X- axis in the presence of uniform
magnetic field along positive Y- axis. What is the direction of force acting
on it?
b) An electron is projected with a velocity u=104 im/ ^ s in uniform magnetic
field of flux density B ¿10−2 T . What will be the velocity of the electron after
10 sec?
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c) Define current sensitivity of a galvanometer.

d) Does critical angle depends on colour of light? Explain.
e) What are the two possible values of the magnifying power of a simple
microscope made of convex lens of focal length f=5 cm?
f) What do you mean by power of a lens? The radius of curvature of each
surface of a convex lens of refracting index 1.5 is 40 cm. calculate its
power.
g) State the faradays second low of electromagnetic induction.
h) The magnetic flux through a coil perpendicular to the plane is varying
according to the relation ∅ =¿) wb, calculate the induced current
through the coil at t=3sec. if the resistance of the coil is 6Ω.
i) Define one Henry.
j) If the effective value of current in 50 Hz a.c. circuit is 5A, what is the value
of current after1/300 s after it was zero?
k) A charged 30 μF capacitor is connected to 27mH inductor. What is the
angular frequency of free oscillations of the circuit?
2. Answer the following questions. (any eleven) 2X11=22
a) From the ray diagram shown below, calculate the focal length of the
concave lens.
b)Explain the phenomenon of total internal reflection. Under what condition
does it take place?
c) A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 140 cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. what is the magnifying power of the telescope
for viewing distant objects when
i. The telescope is in normal adjustment.
ii. The final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision?
d)Two co-axial circular loop L1 and L2 of radii 3 cm and 4 cm are placed as shown.
What should be the magnitude and direction of the current in the loop L2 so that
the net magnetic field at the point O be zero?

e) A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90 A in an east to

west direction. What is the magnitude and direction of magnetic field due
to the current 1.5 m below the line?
f) An ammeter of resistance 0.80Ω can measure current up to 1.0A. What must
be the value of shunt resistance to enable the ammeter to measure current
up to 5.0A?
g) A long solenoid with 15 turns per cm has a small loop of area 2.0
cm2 placed inside the solenoid normal to its axis. If the current carried by
the solenoid changes steadily from 2.0 A to 4.0A in 0.1 s, what is the
induced emf in the loop while the current is changing?
h) A rectangular wire loop of sides 12 cm and 6 cm with a small cut is moving
out of a region of the uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.4 T directed,
normal to the loop. What is the emf developed across the cut if the velocity
of the loop is 0.5 cm s–1 in a direction normal to the shorter side of the
loop? For how long does the induced voltage last in each case?
i) Show that the applied emf and current always vary in same phase in an
a.c circuit containing resistance only.
j) A 25µF capacitor, 0.10 H inductor and a 25 ohm resistor are connected in
series with an A.C. source whose emf is given by ε =310 sin 314 t volt .
i. What is the impedance of the circuit?
ii. What is the current of the circuit?
3. Answer the following question.(any eight) 3X6=18
a) Derive an expression for magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of n-
turns carrying current I?
b) Consider the current carrying loop shown in the figure formed by the
combination of radial wires and segment of circle whose center is at
point O. Find the magnitude of magnetic field at point O.

c) How galvanometer can be converted in an ammeter. Why an ammeter is

connected always in series in a circuit?
d) Derive the lens maker’s formula for a double convex lens.
e) Discuss the phenomenon of refraction through a prism. Derive an
expression for the angle of deviation for a ray of light passing through an
prism of refractive angle A.
f) Suppose while sitting in a parked car, you notice a jogger approaching
towards you in the side view mirror of R= 2m. If the jogger is running at a
speed of 5m/s, how fast the images of the jogger appear to move when the
jogger is 39m away?
g) Derive an expression for the self induction of a long solenoid.
Or
A horizontal straight wire 10 m long extending from east to west is falling
with a speed of 5.0 m s–1, at right angles to the horizontal component of the
earth’s magnetic field, 0.30 × 10–4 Wb m–2.
(a) What is the instantaneous value of the emf induced in the wire?
(b) What is the direction of the emf?
(c) Which end of the wire is at the higher electrical potential?
h) Using phasor diagram, derive an expression for the impedance of a series
LCR-circuit.
i) What do you mean by the resonance condition of a series LCR-circuit?
4. Answer the following question.(any four) 3X6=18
a) What is the basic principle of a moving coil galvanometer? Derive
an expression for current flowing through the galvanometer in terms
of steady angular deflection of its coil. How the voltage sensitivity of
a galvanometer can be increases.
Or
Derive an expression for the force between two long parallel current
carrying conductors. Figure shows a rectangular current-carrying loop
placed 2cm away from a long, straight, current carrying conductor. What
is the direction and magnitude of the net force acting on the loop?
 b) Find the expression for magnetic flux density, at a point on the axis,
due to a current carrying circular conductor. What will be the
magnetic field at the centre of the circular conductor?
c) Explain the construction and working of a compound microscope.
Find the expression for magnifying power, when final image is
formed at least distance of distinct vision.
d) Derive the expression for the motional emf? A square metal wire loop of
side 10cm and resistances 1Ω is moved with a constant velocity ‘v’ in a
uniform magnetic field of induction B = 2Wbm −2, as shown in the figure.
The magnetic field lines are perpendicular to the plane of loop and
directed into the paper. The loop is connected to the network of
resistances, each of value 3Ω. The resistance of the loop wires OS and PQ
are negligible. What should be the speed of the loop so as to have a steady
current of 1mA in the loop?

e) A device X is connected across an ac source of voltage 𝐕 = 𝐕𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜔𝐭. The

current through X is given as
I =I 0 sin ¿ )
i. Identify the device X and write the expression for its reactance.
 ii. Draw graphs showing variation of voltage and current with time
over one cycle of a.c. for X.
iii. How does the reactance of the device X vary with frequency of the
ac? Show this variation graphically. Draw the phasor diagram for
the device X.
Or
Explain the principle, construction and working of an a.c. generator. Device the
expression for the induced emf and current.