Dear Students,

Following is the check list of Physics of class XII (chapter wise) prepared by Principal sir. This will
help you in preparing for board exams and in last minute revision.

UNIT – 1 ( ELECTROSTATICS)

1. Properties of charges( Invariant, quantization)

2. State and express coulombs law in vector form.
3. Dielectric Constant ( Conceptual)
4. Principle of superposition ( Numericals)
5. Electric field intensity ( definition, unit and dimension)
6. Properties of electric field lines ( Draw field lines for q>0, Q<0 ,Qq>0,Qq<0)
7. Define electric dipole moment and Derive an expression for torque experienced by dipole when placed
in a uniform magnetic field.
8. Expression for Electric field intensity due to dipole at axial and equatorial point.
Numerical based on electric dipole moment, Electric field intensity due to dipole at axial and equatorial
point.
9. Define Electric Potential.Expression for potential due to point charge.
10. Expression for electrostatic potential at a point due to an electric dipole.
Numericals based on electrostatic potential at a point due to an electric dipole.
11. Properties of equipotential surface (draw also)
12. Derive relation between electric field intensity and electric potential.
Numericals based on (11)
13. Define electric flux (units and dimension)
14. State and proof Gauss’s theorem. Derive expression for
E due to an infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire.
E due to a uniformly charged Spherical shell.
E due to a uniformly charged Thin spherical shell( Inside, outside and on the shell)
E due to a thin infinite plane sheet of charge ..
Numericals and conceptual based on above topics
15. Electrostatic shielding
16. Define capacitance and its unit.
17. Expression for capacity of an isolated spherical conductor.
18. Principle of parallel plate capacitor
19. Expression and numericals of Grouping of capacitors.
20. Expression of energy stored in a capacitor (Numerical)
21. Expression for Loss of energy on sharing charges in capacitors.
22. Explain Dielectric Polarization.
23. Define electric susceptibility and derive relation between dielectric constant and electric susceptibility
of the material.
24. Expression for a parallel plate capacitor with a conducting slab. (Conceptual and Numericals)
25. Expression for a parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric slab. (Conceptual and Numericals)

UNIT – 2 ( CURRENT ELECTRICITY)

1. Distinguish between Electromotive force and potential difference.

2. Current carriers in Solids, liquids and gases.
3. Expression for drift velocity. (Numerical)
4. Derive I= nAeVd .
5. State and proof Ohm’s Law. Express it in vector form also. (Numericals, Graph and Conceptual)
6. Define Resistance and explain factors on which it depends.(Conceptual)
7. Current density, conductance and electrical conductivity.
8. Classification of material on the basis of conductivity.
9. Explain effect of temperature on resistance of conductors and semiconductors ( Graph, Conceptual)
10. Superconductors and its applications.
11. Numericals based on colour code for carbon resistors.
12. Combinations of resistances in series and in parallel.(Numericals)
13. Define EMF, Internal resistance and Terminal Potential Difference of a cell.
14. Graph Between (a) e and R (b) V and R (c) V and I
15. Grouping of two unidentical cells in series and parallel (Numericals)
16. Grouping of number of identical cells( Numericals)
17. Kirchoff’s rules(Numericals)
18. Wheatstone bridge( Numericals)
19. Meter bridge( Numericals)
20. Potentiometer ( Numericals and Conceptuals)
Expression for Determination of internal resistance of a cell by potentiometer.
Expression for Comparison of emf of two cells by using potentiometer

Unit-3 (magnetic effects of current and magnetism)

1. Orested’s experiment
2. Magnetic field
3. State and Prove Biot-Savart Law. Express it in Vector form. Derive expression for
Magnetic field due a straight wire carrying current (Numericals)
Magnetic field at the centre of the circular coil carrying current( Numericals)
Magnetic field at a point on the axis of a circular coil carrying current ( Numericals)
4. State and prove Ampere’s circuital Law
5. Application of Ampere’s circuital Law : Solenoid and torroid (Expression, Numericals and
Conceptuals)
6. Motion of charged particle in uniform electric and magnetic field.(Conceptual and numericals)
7. Define Lorentz Force ( Numericals)
8. Cyclotron (principle, working, construction, limitations ,uses and numericals)
9. Force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field (Conceptual and numericals)
10. Expression for Force between two parallel linear conductor carrying current(Conceptual and
numericals)
11. Torque on a current carrying coil in a magnetic field. ( Numericals)
12. Moving coil galvanometer (principle, working, construction, uses ); Radial field
13. Expression to convert galvanometer into Ammeter and Voltmeter (Numericals)
14. Properties of magnetic field lines (any 4)
15. Magnetic dipole moment
16. Expression for Magnetic field strength at a point due to bar magnet
17. Current loop as a magnetic dipole
18. Expression for Toque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field( With special cases and numericals)
19. Potential energy of a magnetic dipole in a magnetic field (Numericals)
20. Gauss law for magnetism
21. Earth’s magnetism: Angle of dip, angle of inclination, Geographic meridian, magnetic meridaian,
magnetizing intensity, magnetic Permeability and magnetic susceptibility.
22. Relation between magnetic permeability and magnetic susceptibility
23. Bohor magneton (Conceptual and numericals)
24. Difference between Diamagnetic, paramagnetic an ferromagnetic substance
25. Hystersisis curve

Unit-4 (Electromagnetic Induction)

1. Magnetic Flux ( Defination, Unit and Dimension)
2. Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction
3. State Lenz’s law (Conceptuals)
4. Expression for Motional electromotive force (Conceptual and numericals)
5. Expression for motional e.mf in a conducting rod rotating in a uniform magnetic
field(Numericals)
6. Expression for Power dissipated in a conductor moved in a magnetic field. (Numericals)
7. Eddy currents and its applications
8. Define Self-induction, Coefficient of self induction,Henry
9. Expression for Self inductance of a long solenoid(Conceptual and numericals)
10. Expression for Grouping of coils in series and in parallel. (Numericals)
11. Define mutual induction, Coefficient of mutual induction,Henry
12. Expression for mutual inductance of two long coaxial solenoid (Conceptual and numericals)
13. Define Alternating currents
14. Expression for Mean value or average value and root mean square value of alternating
current(Numericals)
15. Expression for Mean value or average value and root mean square value of alternating emf
(Numericals)
16. A.C circuit containing resistance only (Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
17. A.C circuit containing inductance only(Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
18. A.C circuit containing capacitor only(Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
19. RLC circuit(Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
20. Impedance triangle
21. A.C circuit containing resistance and inductance (Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
22. A.C circuit containing resistance and capacitor(Numericals, Phasor diagrams)
23. Expression for Energy stored in inductor and capacitor (Numericals)
24. LC oscillation( Only final result)
25. Series Resonance circuit. Expression for resonance frequency
26. Q factor of resonance circuit (Numericals)
27. Expression for Average power associated with resistance, inductor and capacitor(Numericals)
28. Expression for Average power in RLC circuit. (Numericals)
29. Wattless current
30. A.C generator (principle, working, construction, uses and numericals)
31. Transformer(principle, working, construction, loss of energy ,uses, and numericals)

Unit-5 (Electromagnetic Waves)

1. Define Displacement current and write 3 properties of it (Conceptual and numericals)
2. Continuity of current( Conceptual)
3. Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz current
4. Production of EM waves
5. Characteristics of EM waves
6. Electromagnetic spectrum
Unit-6 (Optics)
1. Laws of reflection (Conceptual )
2. Define Principal focus,focal length and radius of curvature of spherical mirror
3. Relation between f and R
4. Mirror formula ( Prove ,Numericals)
5. Linear magnification (Conceptual and Numericals)
6. Relation between u,v,f and m
7. Practical Applications of Spherical mirrors
8. Laws Refraction of light
9. Cause of refraction of light
10. Expression for Refraction of light through a rectangular glass slab
11. Expression for Real and apparent depth (Conceptual and numericals)
12. Total internal reflection of light and its necessary conditions
13. Applications of TIR: mirage, optical fibre, looming, brilliance of diamond and deviation
through prism
14. Expression for Refraction from rarer to denser medium at a convex spherical refracting
surface
15. Expression for Refraction from rarer to denser medium at a concave spherical refracting
surface
16. Expression for Refraction from denser to rarer medium at a spherical refracting surface
17. Lens maker’s formula for concave and convex lens (Conceptual and Numericals)
18. Combination of lens (Numericals)
19. Combination of lens and mirror (Numericals)
20. Define Linear magnification for a lens ( Numericals)
21. Expression Power of a lens combination (Numericals)
22. Prism
23. Expression for Refraction through a prism (Conceptual and Numericals)
24. Dispersion of light (Conceptual )
25. Angular dispersion, Dispersive power (Conceptual and Numericals)
26. Scattering of light; (Conceptual )
27. Simple microscope (Expression ,diagram and Numericals)
28. Compound microscope (Expression ,diagram and Numericals)
29. Astronomical telescope (Expression ,diagram and Numericals)
30. Reflecting type telescope (diagram)
31. Advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting type telescope.
32. Define Wave front. Types of wavefront(draw)
33. State Huygens Principle
34. Prove laws pf Reflection and refraction on the basis of wave theory
35. Superposition principle
36. Coherent and incoherent sources
37. Conditions for obtaining two coherent sources
38. Interference of light
39. Young’s double slit experiment (Expression ,conceptuals, Numericals and graphs)
40. Expression for fringe width in interference (Expression ,Conceptuals,diagram and
Numericals)
41. Diffraction of light ((Expression ,diagram,Conceptuals and Numericals)
42. Diffraction of light at a single slit (Expression ,diagram and Numericals)
43. Resolving power of microscope and telescope(Expression and Numericals)
44. Polarization of light
45. Law of malus ( graph and Numericals)
46. Polarization of light by reflection
47. Brewster’s law ( Numericals)
 48. Polaroids (uses)

Unit-8 (Dual nature of radiation and matter)

1. Define workfunction, threshold frequency (unit)

2. Electron emission (types)
3. Photoelectric effect
4. Experimental study of photoelectric effect
5. Einstein’s photoelectric effect equation. (Expression and Numericals)
6. Relation between cut off potential, frequency of the incident photon and threshold
frequency/wavelength ( Graphs , conceptual and numericals)
7. Particle nature of light
8. Failure of wave theory of light to explain the photoelectric effect
9. Photoelectric cell and its applications
10. Dual nature of radiation
11. De-broglie hypothesis (Expression ,diagram and Numericals)
12. Experimental demonstration of wave nature of electron ( only result)

Unit-8(Atoms and nuclei)

1. Rutherford’s Alpha scattering experiment
2. Expression and numericals of distance of closest approach
3. Define impact parameter.
4. Rutherford atom model
5. Atomic spectra
6. Spectral series of H atom
7. Limitations of Rutherford atomic model
8. Postulates of Bohr model of H atom ( Expression for radius, velocity, frequency and
energy)
9. Bohr’s explanation of spectral series of H-atom(Expression and Numericals)
10. De-broglie explanation of Bohr’s Second postulate of quantization
11. Limitations of Bohr’s theory.
12. Define Excitation and ionization potential
13. Atomic masses
14. Composition of nucleus
15. Nuclear size and Nuclear density ( Numericals)
16. Isotopes,Isobars and Isotones
17. Establish Mass- energy relation
18. Define mass defect and Nuclear binding energy (Expression and Numericals)
19. Binding energy curve( Explain)
20. Packing fraction( Numerical and graph)
21. Properties of nuclear forces
22. Radioactivity : Types of radiations and their properties
23. Laws of radio active disintegration
24. State and prove Radio active decay law ( Graph and Numericals)
25. Expression for Half life of radio active element (Expression and Numericals)
26. Expression for average life of radio active element (Expression and Numericals)
27. Relation between average life and Half life.
28. Expression for activity of a radioactive substance (Expression and Numericals)
29. Units of radioactivity
30. Nuclear reaction : Nuclear fission, Nuclear chain reaction ( Reactions)
 31. Nuclaer fusion (Reactions)
32. Numericals based on alpha, beta and gamma decay

Unit-9 (Semiconductor)

1. Classification of solids on the basis of their conductivity

2. Band theory of solids
3. Difference between conductors,semiconductors and insulators on the basis of their energy
bands.
4. Explain working Intrinsic semiconductors and their properties
5. Expression for electrical conduction in semiconductors
6. Doping
7. Explain extrinsic semiconductors(types, and difference between them)
8. Expression for electrical conductivity of extrinsic semi conductor ( Numericals)
9. Effect of temperature on the mobility and conductivity of electrons and holes
10. Formation of PN Junction, depletion layer
11. Define diffusion current, drift current and potential barrier .
12. Forward and reverse biasing of PN Junction
13. Characterstics of a PN Junction diode (Explain and graph)
14. Half and Full wave rectifier
15. Ripple factor of rectifier
16. Explain the working and construction of following diodes: Zener,Photodiode,LED and Solar
cells.

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