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2022 - 23 PHYSICS IVA - VOCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Wt | HOD OF PHYSICS ST. ANTHONY'S PU COLLEGE RV POST, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 59 Toren MUU MRE nn a Rc ier) TR era ey OAC LE Ae ED] General instructions * Duration of practical examination: 2 Hours. = Maximum marks allotted: 30 Marks. Ree eeu Weightage of marks Bo Perens — Performingthe Experiment z Viva -voce 3__ | Practical Record 06 TOTAL 30 Distribution of marks for performing the Experiment errant Wen Writing the principle of the experiment 2 | Writing the formula and explaining the terms 2 Writing the diagram / figure / circuit with labeling (Atleast 2 3 | two parts) 4 _| Writing the tabular column/ observation pattern 2 5 _| Constructing the experimental set up/ circuit 3 Performing the experiment and entering the readingsinto the| 4 6 tabular column / Observation pattern 7 | Substitution and calculation/plotting the graph and calculation} Result with unit Viva- voce + Four questions mustbe asked and each question carries 1 mark. * The questions in the viva- voce should be simple, performed by the student. Note ‘ Atleast three trials have to be taken in case of finding mean value. “ Atleast six readings have to be taken in case of plotting the graph. POEM rect and related to the experiment to be CONTACT NUMBER: +91 8050701582 OF scanned wth OnENScnner \VIVA - VOCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RESISTANCE PER UNIT LENGTH OF THE WIRE 1. State ohm’s law. Ans: At constant temperature, current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across its ends, provided other physical conditions remains constant. 2. Whatis ohmic device? Ans: Itis a device which obeys ohm’s law 3. Give one example for ohmic device. Ans: Galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter etc 4. What is non - ohmic device? Ans: It isa device which does not obeys ohm’s law 5. Give one example for non - ohmic device. Ans; semiconductor, vacuum tubes etc 6. Whatis electric current? Ans: Rate of flow of charges is called electric current 7. DC devices are not used to measure ac voltage or ac current. Why? ‘Ans: Because ac devices changes magnitude of current or voltage periodically and average value of currentor voltage for full scale will be zero. 8. What is resistance of a conductor? Ans: Itis effective opposition offered bya conductor to the flow of current through it 9. What the reciprocal of resistance? Ans: Conductance 10. What Ans: The $I unit of resistance is ohm (9) the SI unit of resistance? 11. How the resistance of the conductor varies with the area of cross section? Ans: Resistance varies inversely with the area of cross-section 12. How the resistance of the conductor varies with its length? Ans: Resistance of the conductor is directly proportional to its length. 13. What is rheostat? Ans: Itis an instrument used to vary resistance continuously. 14. Large amount of current is not preferred in this experiment. Why? Ans: Because itvaries the resistance of conductor. 15.V -I graph for conductor straight e. What is your conclusion? Ans: It concludes that conductor is ohmic device ERS) CONTACT NUMBER: +91 8050701582 OF scanned wth OnENScnner 16. What does the Slope of V-I graph give? Ans: The slope of V-I graph measures resistance. RESISTIVITY OF THE MATERIAL OF THE WIRE 1. Whatis resistivity? Ans: Itis the resistance ofa given wire of unit length and unit area of cross section. 2. Whatis the unit of resistivity? Ans: ohm - meter 3. Onwhat factors does resistivity of material depend? Ans: Resistivity depends on the nature of material and temperature. 4. Whatis the principle of Meter Bridge? Ans; Itis based on the principal of balanced Wheatstone's network 5. Whatis galvanometer? Ans: It is an instrument used to detect small current 6. Wha the null point? Ans: Itis a point on the wire, where the galvanometer shows zero deflection. 7. Whatis balancing length in a meter bridge? Ans: Itis length of Meter Bridge wire at which galvanometer shows zero deflection 8 Under balanced condition of Meter Bridge, if the resistance of the galvanometer is doubled, what is the changesin the balancing length? Ans: There is no changes in the balancing the length. 9. Whatis the potential difference across the galvanometer at null point? Ans: Atnull point potential difference across the galvanometer is zero. 10. How do you verify the proper connection in meter bridge experiment? Ans: If the deflection in the galvanometer is opposite, when the slider is placed at two extreme ends of the meter bridge wire, then the connection is proper. 11. Meter Bridge is used to measure resistance. Why? Ans: It employs null method to measure resistance. Hence no error occurs in the measurement of resistance. 12. Whai resistance box? Ans: It is an instrument used to vary resistance in steps. 13. Thick metal plates are used in Meter Bridge for connection. Why? Ans: Thick metal plates have large area of cross section and hence less resistance. Hence parts of instruments do not add any resistance. PEM Uc and CONTACT NUMBER: +91 8050701582 OF scanned wth OnENScnner COMBINATION OF RESISTANCES 1. Whatis a meter bridge. Ans: Itis a modified form of wheatstone’s network 2. Whatis the effective resistance of two equal resistances connected in series? Ans: The effective resistance of two equal resistances connected in series is, Re = 2R. 3. Whatis the effective resistance of two equal resistances connected in parallel Ans: The effective resistance of two equal resistances connected in parallel is, Refs = = 4. Wha the need of combination of resistances? Ans: To get the desired range of resistance required for electrical circuit. 5. Why metal strips are made thickin Meter Bridge? Ans: The thick metal strips have negligible resistance. 6. Why the jockey should not be pressed too hard on the wire when sii ing over it ? Ans: Italters the area of cross section of the wire, which in turn changes the resistance per unit length of the wire. 7. Whatis balancing length in a meter bridge? Ans: Itis length of Meter Bridge wire at which galvanometer shows zero deflection. & Under balanced condition of Meter Bridge, if the resistance of the galvanometer is doubled, what are the changes in the balancinglength? ‘Ans: There is no changesin the balancing the length 9. Meter Bridge is used to measure resistance. Why? Ans: It employs null method to measure resistance, Hence no error occurs in the measurement of resistance. 10. Whats resistance box? Ans: Itis an instrument used to vary resistance in steps. COMPARISION OF EMF OF TWO CELLS 1. Whatis a potentiometer? Ans: Itis an instrument used to measure potential difference or emf of a cell 2. Whatis the principal ofa potentiometer? Ans: When a study current flows through a material wire of uniform thickness, potential difference between any two points on it is directly proportional to the length of the wire between the points. 3. Whatis Electromotive force (emf) of acell? Ans: Emf of a cell is potential difference across the terminals of the cell when the cell is in an open circuit EES CONTACT NUMBER: +91 8050701582 OF scanned wth OnENScnner 4, What do you mean by sen: vity of a potentiometer? Ans: sensitivity ofa potentiometer is the smallest potential difference that it can measure. 5. Under what condition deflection in the galvanometer is shaky? Ans: The reasons may be: a) The emfof the battery or the cell may be fluctuating. b) The circuit has a loose contact somewhere. 6. Why should weusea sensitive galvanometer? Ans: A sensitive galvanometer will respond to even a small departure from the exact balance point and will hence enable us to locate the balance point with greater precision INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF A CELL 1. Whatis meant by internal resistance of a cel Ans: Itis the resistance offered by the electrolyte to the flow ofions to their respective electrodes 2. Does the internal resistance depend on the current drawn from the cell ? Ans: Yes, the internal resistance usually increases as more currentis drawn from the cell. 3. Can you measure emf by a voltmeter ? Ans: No, the voltmeter measures the terminal potential difference of a cell because it drawn some current. 4. Potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of which cell-primary cell or secondary cell or both? Ans: The potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of primary cell only. 5. Why isa potentiometer preferred over a voltmeter for measuring the emf of cell ? Ans: A potentiometer draws no current from the cell whose emf is to be measured. On the other hand, the voltmeter always draws some current. 6. Can we consider the potentiometer as an ideal voltmeter? Ans: Yes) It can be considered as an ideal voltmeter 7. Give one use of potentiometer. Ans: It is used a) to find internal resistance of a cell. FIGURE OF MERIT OF GALVANOMETER 1. Whatis a Galvanometer? Ans: Itis a device used for detecting very small electric currentin circuit 2. Do you have positive and negative terminal in the galvanometer? Ans: No, the galvanometer has no positive and negative terminals. The pointer can deflect on either side of zero in the middle. Ecce CONTACT NUMBER: +91 8050701582 OF scanned wth OnENScnner 3. Which part of the galvanometer offered resistance? Ans: The coil of the galvanometer offers resistance 4. What do you mean by figure of merit of a galvanometer? Ans: Figure of merit of a galvanometer is the current required to produce a deflection of one division on the galvanometer scale. 5. Define current sensitivity of a galvanometer ? Ans: The deflection produced per unit current (1A) is called current sensitivity. 6. What Ans: The SI unit of figure of merit is ‘ampere per division" the SI unit of figure of merit ? CONVERSION OF GALVANOMETER INTO AMMETER / VOLTMETER 1. How do you convert the given galvanometer into an ammeter ? Ans: A galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting a low resistance in parallel with the galvanometer. 2. How do you convert the given galvanometer into a voltmeter ? Ans: A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting a high resistance in series with the galvanometer. 3. Onwhat factor the value of shunt resistance depends ? Ans: It depends on the range of the required ammeter and resistance of the galvanometer. 4. Onwhat factors the value of high resistance connected in series depends ? Ans: It depends on the range of the required voltmeter and resistance of the galvanometer. 5. Whatis the resistance of an ideal ammeter /voltmeter? Ideal voltmeter has infinite resistance. 6. Whatis the principle of galvanometer/voltmeter/ammeter Ans: Mechanical effect of electric current 7. Whatis the current flowing through the shunt? Ans: The current flowing through the shuntis I FREQUENCY OF AC 1. Whatis meant by frequency of AC? Ans: It is the number of cycles completed by AC in one second 2. Which parameter changes when the distance between the knife edges is varied ? Ans: The natural frequency of the sonometer wire changes, when the distance between the knife edgesis varied 3. What types of waves are produced in the wire of sonometer ? Ans: Transverse stationary waves are produced in the wire of a sonometer CRS UT eee CA est OF scanned wth OnENScnner 4. Whatis the value of frequency of DC? Ans: The frequency of DC is Zero. 5. If the diameter of the sonometer of wire is increased, how does the resonating length changes? Ans: On increasing the diameter of the sonometer wire, the resonating length decreases 6. How does the resonating length of the wire vary with the tension in the string? ‘Ans: Resonating length increases with the tension in the wire FOCAL LENGTH OF CONCAVE MIRROR 1. Whatis concave mirror? Ans: It is a spherical mirror in which reflecting surface is towards the centre of the sphere of which mirror is a part 2. What does a concave mirror produce virtual images? Ans: When the object is placed between the principle focus and pole of a concave mirror, image formed is virtual 3. Whatis focal length of a concave mirror? Ans: It is the distance between the pole and the principal focus of a concave mirror. 4. Whatis radius of curvature? Ans; Itis the radius of the sphere of which the spherical mirror forms part. 5. What is the relation between focal length and radius of curvature The relation between f 6. What is the nature of the images formed by a concave mirror when an object is kept Ans: Focal length and radius of curvature is R = between F and 2F? Ans: The nature of the images formed by a concave mirror when an object is kept between F and 2F is real and inverted. 7. How do you distinguish between convex and concave mirror without touching? Ans! If the image formed by the mirror is mall in size, virtual and erect for all positions of the objects then it is a convex mirror, Otherwise it is a concave mirror. FOCAL LENGTH OF CONVEX LENS: 1. Whatisa lens? Ans: Alens is an optical medium bounded by two surfaces of which at least one is spherical. 2. When is the image real, enlarged and inverted in a convex lens? Ans: When the objectis between fand 2fimage is real, enlarged and inverted 3. Cana convex lens be used as a magnifier? Ans: Yes, for u

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