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PHYSICS – PHASE 1 18. Electric field due to infinitely long charged

wire.(5M)
CHAPTER#1-ELECTIC CHARGES 19. Electric field due to infinitely charged plane
AND FIELDS sheet.(5M)
20. Electric field due to uniformly charged
1st Half: spherical shell.(5M)
1. State Coulomb’s law and its vector form. Problems:
2. Conservation of electric charges.(2M)
3. Electric field and its unit.(2M) 1. Two point charges qA=3μC and qB=-3μC
4. Electric field lines.(2M) are located 20cm apart in vacuum. (5M)(2
5. Why do the electric field lines never cross each times)
other? (a) What is the electric field at the midpoint O
6. Show on a plot the nature of variation of the of the line AB joining the two charges?
(i)Electric field (E) and (ii) potential (V), of a (b) If a negative test charge of magnitude 1.5 x
point charge with the distance (r) of the field 10-9C is placed at this point.
point from the centre of the charge . What is the force experienced by the test
charge?
2. Three charges each equal to +4nC are
placed at the three corners of a square of
side 2cm. Find the electric field at the fourth
corner.(5M)
ans 3. Two point charges qA=5μC, qB = -5μC are
7. Electric dipole and its units. (2M) located at A and B separated by 0.2m in
8. Electric dipole moment and its unit.(2M) vacuum. What is the electric field at
9. Superposition principle.(2M) midpoint O of the line joining the charges If
10. Properties of electric charges.(3M) a negative test charge of magnitude 2nC is
11. Properties of electric field lines and draw placed at O, what is the force experienced
diagram.(3M) by the test charge.
12. Torque on a dipole in an uniform electric 4. Two small charged spheres having charges
field.(3M) of 2×10-7 C and 3×10-7 c are placed 3 cm
13. Electric field due to a point change. (3M) apart in vacuum. Find the electrostatic force
14. Electric field due to an electric dipole in an between them. Find the new force when the
axial line.(5M) distance between them is doubled.
15. Electric field due to an electric dipole in an
equatorial line.(5M)

2nd Half:

16. Electric flux and its unit(2M)

17. State Gauss law and its equation. (2M)

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CHAPTER#2-ELECTIC 2. Two point charges +1nC and -4nC are 1m

apart in air. Find the positions along the
POTENTIAL AND
line two charges at which resultant
CAPACITANCE potential is zero.(5M)
3. ABCD is a square of side 2m. Charges of
1st Half:
5nC, +10nC and -5nC are placed at corners
1. Difference between electric potential and A, B and C respectively. What is the work
potential difference.(2M) done in transferring a charge of 5uC from D
2. Electric potential due to point charge.(3M) to the point of intersection of the
3. Electric potential due to an electric diagonals?(5M)
dipole.(5M) 4. Charges 2µC, 4 µC, and 6µC are placed at
4. Equi-potential surface.(2M) the three corners A, B and C respectively of
5. Potential energy of a system of two charges a square ABCD of x meter. Find, what
in the presence of electric field. (3M) charge must be placed at the fourth corner
6. Potential energy of a system of two charges so that the potential at the center of the
in the absence of electric field. (3M) square is zero.(5M)
7. Potential energy of an electric dipole in 5. ABCD is a square of side 1m, charges of
uniform electric field.(3M) +3nC, 5nC and +3nC are placed at the
corners AB and C respectively. Calculate
2nd Half:
the work done in transferring a charge of
8. Difference between conductor and 12µC from D to the point of intersection of
insulator.(2M) diagonals
9. Dielectric polarization and its unit. (2M) 6. Write the relation between electric field and
10. Polar & non-polar molecules. (2M) potential. A point charge +Q is placed at
11. Define capacitor and capacitance. (2M) point O as shown in the figure. The

12. Capacitors are connected in series. (3M) potential difference

13. Capacitors are connected in parallel. (3M) (VA – VB) positive, negative or zero. (2M)
14. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor. (3M) 7. Two charges 5x10-8 C and -3x10-8 C are
15. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor with located 16 cm apart. At what points on the
dielectric medium. (5M) line joining the two charges is the electric
potential zero? Take the potential at infinity
Problems:
to be zero.
Potential: 8. A charge of 8 mC is located at the origin.
Calculate the work done in taking a small
1. Two charges 3 x 10-8 C and -2 x 10-8 C are
charge of -2x108 C from a point A (3cm, 0,
located 15cm apart. At what point on the
0) to a point B(0,4cm, 0) via a point
line joining the two charges is the electric
C(3cm,4cm,0).
potential zero? Take the potential at infinity
to be zero.(5M)

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Capacitors: 8x10-3m² and distance between the plates is

2mm. calculate the capacitance of the
9. If a parallel plate capacitor with air between
capacitor. If this capacitor is connected to a
the plates, each has an area of 6 x 103 m²
50V supply what is a charge on each plate
and the distance between the plates is 3mm.
of the capacitor(absolute permittivity of
Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor. If
free space=8.85x10-12 Fm-1)
this capacitor is connected to a 100V
15. A 4uF capacitor is charged by a 200 v
supply, what is the charge on each plate of
supply. It is then disconnected from the
the capacitor? (Absolute permittivity of free
supply and is connected to another
space = 8.85 x 10-12 Fm-1). (5M)(2times)
uncharged two 2 µF capacitor. How much
10. When two capacitors are connected in
electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is
series and connected across 4kV line, the
lost in the form of heat and electromagnetic
energy stored in the system is 8J. The same
radiation?
capacitors, if connected in parallel across
16. In a parallel plate capacitor, the area of each
the same line, the energy stored is 36J. Find
plate is 6×10-3m² and the distance between
the individual capacitances.(5M)
the plates is 3mm. Calculate the capacitance
11. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have
of the capacitor. If this capacitor is
an area of 100 cm² each and are separated
connected to 100 V supply, what is the
by 3mm. The capacitor is charged by
charge on each plate of the capacitor?
connecting it to a 400V supply.
Given: 8.854 × 10-12 Fm-1
A) Calculate the electrostatic energy stored
in the capacitor. CHAPTER#3- CURRENT ELECTRICITY
(b) If a dielectric of dielectric constant 2.5 is
1st Half
introduced between the plates of the
capacitor, then find the electrostatic energy 1. Write down the relation between mobility
stored and also change in the energy of electron and proton. (2M)
stored.(5M) 2. Define mobility and its unit. (2M)
12. In a circular parallel plate capacitor radius 3. Drift velocity of an electron in
of each plate is 5cm and they are separated conductor.(2M)
by a distance of 2 mm. Calculate the 4. Drift velocity and relaxation time. (2M)
capacitance and the energy stored, when is 5. Instantaneous current and its unit. (2M)
charged by connecting the battery of 200V 6. Current density and its unit. (2M)
(given, Єo = 8.854 x 10-12 Fm-1.(5M) 7. State Ohms law and write it equation. (2M)
13. A parallel plate capacitor with air between 8. Write limitations of Ohm’s law. (2M)
the plates has a capacitance C, what will be 9. What is Ohmic and Non-Ohmic device?
the capacitance if a) The distance between (2M)
the plates is doubled, 10. Obtain the relation between current and
b) The space between the plates is filled drift velocity. (3M)
with a substance of dielectric constant 5. 11. Define electrical resistivity and its unit.
14. In a parallel plate capacitor with air (2M)
between the plates each plate has an area

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12. Derive an expression for conductivity of the Calculate the resistance of this wire. Given
𝒏𝒆𝟐
metal 𝝈 = 𝒎 (5M)
𝝉 density of nichrome 8.4×103 kg m-3 and
resistivity of the material as 1.2×10-6 ohm
13. Temperature coefficient of resistivity. (2M)
m. (5M)
2 Half
nd
6. Six lead acid type of secondary cells each of
emf 2.0 V and internal resistance 0.015 ohm
14. Define potential difference and emf. (2M)
are joined in series to provide a supply a
15. Electric energy and electric power. (2M)
resistance of 8.5 ohm. What are the current
16. Electric cells are in series and parallel. (3M)
drawn from the supply and its terminal
17. Kirchhoff’s two rules. (2M)
voltage? (5M)
18. Wheatstone’s bridge. (5M)
7. A wire of length 2m, area of cross-section
Problems: 0.5mm² and resistivity 1.5x10-6 ohm m is
connected in series with a cell of emf 4V. If
1. A battery of internal resistance 3 ohm is
the current through the wire is 0.5A
connected to 20 ohm resistor and potential
calculate.
difference across the resistor is 10V. If
A) Internal resistance of the cell.
another resistor of 30 ohm is connected in
B) The rate of energy dissipated by the
series with the first resistor and battery is
wire. (5M)
again connected to the combination.
8. Two cells of emf 2V and 4V and internal
Calculate the e.m.f and terminal potential
resistance 1 ohm and 2 ohm respectively
difference across the combination.(5M)
are connected in parallel so as to send the
2. Two cells of emf 2V and 4 V and internal
current in the same direction through an
resistance 1 ohm and 2 ohm respectively
external resistance of 10 ohm. Find the
are connected in parallel so as to send the
potential difference across 10 ohm resistor.
current in the same direction through an
(5M)
external resistance of 10 ohm. Find the
potential difference across 10 ohm
resistor.(5M) CHAPTER#4 – MOVING
3. Two identical cells either in series or in CHARGES AND MAGNETISM
parallel combination, gives the same
1st Half:
current of 0.5A through external resistance
of 4 ohm. Find emf and internal resistance 1. Define Maxwell right hand cork screw
of each cell. (5M) rule(2M)
4. A wire having length 2.0m, diameter 2. Define Right hand thumb rule(2M)
1.0mm and respectively. 1.963×10 ohm m 3. State Bio-Sarvat law and write its equation.
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is connected in series with a battery of emf (2M)

3V and internal resistance 1 ohm. Calculate 4. Define Magnetic Field.(2M)
the resistance of the wire and current in the 5. Derive the expression for magnetic field at a
circuit.(5M) point on the axis of a circular current
5. 100 mg mass of nichrome metal is drawn loop.(5M) (7 times)
into a wire of area of cross section 0.05mm².

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6. State Ampere’s circuital law and represent it clockwise direction, when viewed from
mathematically.(2M) (4 times) right side. Find the magnitude and direction
7. State Ampere’s circuital law. Using it, derive of magnetic field. (2M)
the expression for magnetic field at a point 19. Magnetic induction at center of circular coil
due to a long current carrying straight of radius 5 cm and carrying current of 0.9 A,
wire.(3M) (3 times) absolute permittivity of air = 𝜀0 , velocity of
8. What is Lorentz force?(2M) light is 3 x 108 m/s.(2M)
20. Obtain an expression for current loop as
2nd Half:
magnetic dipole. (3M)
9. Derive an expression for force on a current 21. A circular copper coil of mean radius 6.284
carrying in uniform magnetic field. (5M) cm has 20 turns. If a current of two ampere
10. Derive the expression for the force between is passed to this coil, find the magnitude of
two parallel conductors carrying current magnetic field at its center. Also find the
and define Ampere.(5M) (8 times) magnetic dipole moment of this current coil.
11. Define magnetic dipole moment of current (given: μo = 4x10-7 Hm-1) (5M)
loop. (2M) 22. A 100 turns closely wound circular coil of
12. Explain with circuit diagram how to convert radius 10 cm carries a current of 3.2A. (5M)
galvanometer into an ammeter.(3M) (6 A) What is the magnetic field at the centre of
times) the coil?
13. Explain with circuit diagram how to convert B) What is the magnetic moment of this coil?
galvanometer into an voltmeter.(3M)
14. Define current sensitivity of CHAPTER #5: MAGNETISM AND
galvanometer.(2M) MATTER
Problems: 1st Half:

15. A galvanometer having a coil of resistance 1. Define bar magnet.(2M)

12Ω gives full scale deflection for a current 2. Define magnetic field line.(2M)
of 4 mA. How can it be converted into a 3. Write four properties of magnetic field
voltmeter of range 0 to 24V? lines(3M)
16. In a region, an electric field E = 5×103 𝑗̂ NC-1
2nd Half:
and a magnetic field of B=0.1𝑘̂T are applied.
A beam of charged particles are projected 4. Write any four properties of ferromagnetic
along X-direction. Find the velocity of materials and give an example for it.(3M)
charged particles which move undeflected 5. Write three differences between
in this crossed fields.(2M) diamagnetic, paramagnetic and
17. Write the expression for magnetic field ferromagnetic substances.(3M)
inside a solenoid and explain the terms.(2M) 6. State and explain gauss law in
2times magnetism.(3M)
18. A circular coil of wire has 100 turns of radius 7. Show that a current carrying solenoid is
12 cm and carries a current of 1A in equivalent to a bar magnet.(5M)

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8. Obtain an expression for period of magnetic perpendicular to the uniform magnetic

dipole kept in a uniform magnetic field and field.(3M)
hence obtain an expression for magnetic 4. Mention the significance of Lenz's law.(2M)
field.(5M) Determine the direction and the magnitude of
induced current in the coil due to change of the
Problems:
magnetic flux.
9. A steady current of 2 A flows through a 5. Explain briefly the coil and magnet
circular coil having 5 turns of radius 7 cm. experiment to demonstrate electromagnetic
The coil lies in X-Y plane with its center at induction.(3M)
the origin. Find the magnitude and direction 6. What is meant by self-inductance and
of the magnetic dipole moment of the mutual inductance?(2M)
coil.(2M) 7. Mention any two factors on which the self-
10. The magnetic needle has magnetic moment inductance of a coil depends.(2M)
6.7 x 10-2 Am² and moment of inertia 1 = 7.5 8. Mention any two factors on which self-
x 10-6 kg m2. It performs 10 oscillations in inductance of coil depends.(2M)
6.70 s. What is the magnitude of the 9. Derive an expression for instantaneous
magnetic field?(2M induced emf in an A.C generator.(5M)
11. A circular coil of 16 turns and radius 10 cm Problems:
carrying a current of 0.75 A rests with its
plane normal to an external field of 10. Current in a coil falls from 2.5 A to 0.0 A in
magnitude 5.0 x 10-2 T. The coil is free to 0.1 second inducing an emf of 200V.
turn about an axis in its plane Calculate the value of self-inductance.(2M)
perpendicular to the field direction. When 11. Current in a coil of self-inductance 5mH
the coil is turned slightly and released, it changes from 2.5 A to 0.0 A in 0.1 second.
oscillates about its stable equilibrium with a Calculate the value of self-induced
frequency of 2.0 s-1. What is the moment of emf.(2M)
inertia of the coil about its axis of 12. A circular coil of radius 10 cm and 25 turns
rotation?(2M) is rotated about its vertical diameter with
an angular speed of 40 rad S-1, in a uniform
horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 5 x
CHAPTER #6: 10-2 T. Calculate the emf induced in the coil.
ELECTROMAGNETIC Also find the current in the coil if the
INDUCTION resistance of the coil is 15 ohm.(2M)
13. A Conductor of length 3m moving in a
1. State and explain Lenz’s law for induced uniform magnetic field of strength 100T. It
e.m.f.(3M) covers a distance of 70m in 5 sec. Its plane
2. State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic of motion makes an angle of 30° with
induction.(2M) direction of magnetic field. Calculate the
3. Derive an expression for electromotive emf induced in it.(3M)
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14. The current through the coil of 2mH Problems:

changes from zero ampere to 5mA in 0.1s.
11. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 283 V
what is the emf induced?(2M)
and frequency 50Hz is applied to a series
15. A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual
LCR circuit in which R= 3 ohm, L=
inductance of 1.5 H. if the current in one
25.48mH and C=786µF. Find:
coil changes from 0 to 20A in 0.5 s, what is
A) Impedance of the circuit.
the change of flux linkage with the other
B) The phase difference between the
coil?(2M)
voltage across the source and the current
16. The current in a coil falls from 25mA to
C) The power factor.
0mA in 1ms and induces an emf of 10V in
12. If the peak value of a.c. current is 4.24A,
it. Find self-inductance of the coil.(2M)
what is its root mean square value?(2M)
13. Arrive the expression for the impedance of
a series LCR circuit using phasor diagram
CHAPTER #6: ALTERNATING method and hence write the expression for
CURRENT the current through the circuit.(5M)
1st Half 14. A 20 2 resistor, 1.5H inductor and 35uF
capacitor are connected in series with a
1. Define alternating current.(2M) 220V, 50Hz ac supply. Calculate the
2. Derive an expression for RMS value of an impedance of the circuit and also find the
ac.(3M) current through the circuit.(5M)
3. Derive an expression for the impedance of a 15. A series LCR circuit contains a pure
series LCR circuit, when an AC voltage is inductor of inductance 5.0H, a capacitor of
applied to it.(5M) capacitance 20uF and a resistor of resistance
4. Define impedance of the circuit.(2M) 40 ohm.
5. What is resonant frequency? Write the A) Find the resonant frequency of the
expression for resonant frequency.(2M) circuit
B) What is the impedance at the resonant
2nd Half
condition?
6. Define power factor. (2M) 16. An AC source of 200V, 50Hz is applied to a
7. Define wattless current .(2M) series LCR circuit in which R=30 ohm,
8. Define resonant circuit.(2M) L=25mH and C=790µF.
9. Mention the three types energy loss in a Find,
transformer. (3M) A) The impedance of the circuit
10. With a diagram, explain the working of a B) The current I the circuit.
transformer. (3M) 17. Find the peak value of alternating current is
4.24A, what is the root mean square value?

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