GUESS PAPER (PHYSICS 12TH)

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ELECTROSTATICS:

1. Define electric field and find an expression for the torque acting on a dipole
when placed in a uniform electric field.
2. State and explain superposition principal.
3. Find an expression for the electric field on the equatorial and axial line of
electric dipole.
4. State Gauss's law. Using gauss's law derive an expression for the electric
field due to uniformly charged ;
a. Infinite sheet of charge.
b. Infinite long straight conductor.
c. Thin spherical shell.
5. What are equipotential surfaces? Write their properties and show that
electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface.
6. Find an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with
dielectric slab in between its plates.
7. Define capacitance and find an expression for the energy stored in a
capacitor.

CURRENT ELECTRICITY:

1. State and explain Kirchhoff's laws.

2. Define drift velocity and derive a relation between drift velocity and

current.
3. Numerical on combination of resistors, color coding and temperature
dependence of resistors.
4. Define terminal potential difference, EMF and internal resistance of a cell.
Explain why terminal potential difference is less than EMF.
 MAGNETISM:

1· st ate Ampere's circuital law. Find an expression for the magnetic field
inside a long solenoid and toroid.
2· st ate Biot savart's law. Using this law find an expression for the magnetic
field at the centre of circular current carrying loop and infinitely long

current carrying conductor.

3. Discuss the principal, construction and working of;
a. AC generator.
b. Vande graft generator.
c. Cyclotron.
d. Transformer.
4. Derive and expression for the force between two parallel current carrying
conductors placed in a uniform magnetic field. Hence define one Ampere.
5. Define magnetic meridian and geographic meridian. Name the elements of

earths magnetic field and explain them.

6. Find an expression for the torque experienced by a current carrying loop in

uniform magnetic field.

EMI &AC:
1. State and explain Faraday's laws of EMI. State Lenz's law.
2. State and explain the phenomena of self and mutual induction. Hence
define coefficient of self and mutual induction.
3. What are eddy currents? Write their applications.
4. Find an expression for rms value of AC.
5. Define power in an LRC circuit. Derive an expression for the power In an

LRC circuit.

EM WAVES:
1. What is displacement current and write Maxwell's equations of
electrodynamics.
2. Write uses and properties of EM waves. (Electromagnetic spectrum).

OPTICS:
 1. State Huy .
gens principal Pr
basis of Hu . . · ove the laws of reflection and refraction on the
ygens principal.
2. Derive the condition f .
3 Wh . . s or constructive and destructive interference of light.
. . at is fringe width · Fin d an expression for fringe width In young's double
sIIt experiment.
4 · Define diffract'
. ion an d discuss
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diffraction at a single slit.
5 · Define total internal reflection. State its conditions. Find an expression for
critical angle.
6· Write a short note on optical fibers.
7 · st ate law of Malus and Brewesters law.
8. How does angle of deviation vary with the angle of incidence in case of
prism. What is angle of minimum deviation.
9. Derive lens makers formula. State the assumptions made and sign
conventions followed.
10.Find an expression for the magnification of simple microscope, compound
microscope and astronomical telescope.
11.Explain reddish appearance of sunrise and sunset.

DUEL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION:

1. What is photoelectric effect. derive Einstein's photoelectric equation.

2. Find an expression for the Debroglie's wavelength of a moving electron.

ATOMS AND NUCLEI:

1. Derive an expression for the energy of an electron in the nth orbit.

2. Define mass defect and binding energy.
3. Explain radioactivity and state radioactive decay law.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

1. Distinguish between conductors, semiconductors and insulators on the

basis of band theory of solids.
2. Discuss the working of a PN junction diode as rectifier.
3. Explain the use of NPN transistor as an amplifier in common emitter mode.
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4. Draw the logical symbol B I
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NOT, NOR and NAND ga~e_ ean expression and truth table of AND, OR,

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS:

1. Define the term co . .

2 W . mmun,cation and draw its block diagram.
. hat is modulation and why is it needed.
3. What is sky wav · h
e propagation. Why sky waves cannot be used fort e
tran · ·
sm,ss1on of TV signals ( frequency greater than 30 mhz)
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- Difference between space wave and sky wave propagation.
5. What is ground wave propagation and why ground waves are not suitable
gor high frequencies.
6. What is an antenna. Explain how the coverage of an antenna depends on its
height.
7. Difference between amplitude and frequency modulation.