Physics Numericals

1. The radii of curvature of two surfaces of a convex lens is 0.2 m and 0.22 m. Find the focal
length of the lens if refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5. Also find the
change in focal length, if it is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33.
2. A prism of angle 60˚produces angle of minimum deviation of 40.̊ What is its refractive
index? Calculate the angle of incidence
3. A ray of light is incident at 40⁰ on one face of an equilateral prism of refractive index
1.55. Calculate the angle of deviation as it emerges from the other surface.
4. An equilateral prism is made of glass. When a beam of light is incident on a face of the
prism the angle of minimum deviation is found to be 40⁰. Calculate the refractive index
of the prism. If this prism is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33, find the new
angle of minimum deviation.
5. An object is placed at a distance of 0.15 m from a convex lens of focal length 0.5 m. find
the position of the image?
6. An object of 3cm is placed 14cm infront of a concave lens of focal length 21cm
Find the position, nature and size of image formed.
7. Two lenses of focal lengths 0.20m and 0.30m are kept in contact. Find the focal length of
the combination. Calculate powers of two lenses and combination.
8. An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. If
the object is displaced through a distance of 20 cm towards the mirror, by how much
distance is the image displaced?
9. A photon of energy 8 eV is incident on a metal surface of threshold frequency 1.6×1015
Hz, then the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted is (h=6.6×10-34 Js)
10. A monochromatic light is incident at a certain angle on an equilateral triangular prism
and suffers minimum deviation. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is √3,
then the angle of incidence is
11. A prism of RI 1.5 produces a minimum deviation of 40°. Find the angle of the prism.
12. A ray of light is incident normally on one face of an equilateral prism of refractive index 1.5 at an
angle 30 . The angle of deviation is
13. The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens are 10cm and 15cm. If focal
length of the lens is 12cm, find the refractive index of the material of the lens also Power
14. The work function of caesium metal is 2.14 eV. when light of frequency 6 × 1014 Hz is
incident on the metal surface, photoemission of electrons occurs.
Find. a) Energy of incident photon
b) Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons.
15. The work function of Cesium is 2.14Ev. Find.
(a) the threshold frequency for caesium, and
(b)The wavelength of incident light if the photocurrent is brought to zero by a stopping
potential of 0.60V
16. The work function of copper is 4.57 Ev. If radiation of 2500Å is incident on copper,
calculate the Maximum velocity of photo electrons.
17. Monochromatic light frequency 6 x1014 Hz is produced by laser. The power emitted is 2 x
10-3 W a) what is the energy of photon in the light beam? b) How many photons per
second, on an average, emitted by the source ?
18. Light of frequency 8.41 x 1014 Hz is incident on metal surface. Electrons with their
maximum speed of 7.5 x 105 m/s are ejected from the metal surface. Calculate the
threshold frequency for photoemission of the metal in electrons. Also find the the work
function of the metal in electron volt. (eV) Given Planks constant h = 6.625 x 10-34 Js and
mass of the electron 9.1 x 10-31 kg
19. A solid glass sphere of radius 10 cm that has a small air bubble O trapped at a distance 4
cm from the centre C. The refractive index of the material of glass is 1.8. The apparent
position of the bubble from surface where it will appear, when seen through the surface
of the sphere from an outside point is
20. A beam of light converges at a point P. Now a lens is placed in the path of the convergent
beam 12 cm from P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is
(a) a convex lens of focal length 20 cm, and
(b) a concave lens of focal length 16 cm?
21. A double convex lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 has its both surfaces of equal
radii of curvature of 20 cm each. An object of 5 cm height is placed at a distance of 10
cm from the lens. Find the position, nature and size of the image
22. A small bulb (a point source) is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a
depth of 80 cm. What is the radius of the circular surface of water through which light
emerge out? Refractive index of water is 1.33.
23. When light of wavelength 400 nm is incident on a photosensitive surface, the stopping
potential for the photoelectrons emitted is found to be 0.96 V. When light of wavelength
500 nm is incident on the same photosensitive surface, the stopping potential is found to
be 0.34 V. Calculate the Planck’s constant. Given: speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 ms/1
and electronic charge e = 1.6 × 10-19 C.

Chemistry Numericals
1. Half life of a 1st order reaction is 30 sec. Calculate the time required for 2/3 completion
of the reaction.
2. A reaction is found to have a rate constant 3.46 x 10-5 at 25°C and a rate constant 4.87 x
10-3 at 65°C. Calculate activation energy for the reaction. ( R = 8.314 Jk-1 mol-1 )
3. For the first order reaction half life period reaction is 120 minutes, calculate time taken
to complete 90% of the reaction
4. The rate of a reaction triples when temperature changes from 200 C to 500 C. Calculate
energy of activation for the reaction
5. The decomposition of N2O5 in CCl4 at 318 K has been studied by monitoring the
concentration of N2O5 in the solution. Initially the concentration of N2O5 is 2.33 (mol L-
1 and after 184 minutes, it is reduced to 2.08 mol/L . The reaction takes place according

to the equation