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Important Questions (Study First) – Volume - 1
1. ELECTROSTATICS
1. What is meant by quantization of electric charges?
2. Example 1.1
3. State Coulomb’s law in electrostatics and represent it in vector form.
4. Define relative permittivity.
5. Write the differences between Coulombic force and gravitational force.
6. Define electric field. Write its unit.
7. Give the properties of electric field lines.
8. Two electric field lines never intersect. Justify.
9. What is an electric dipole? Give examples.
10. Define electric dipole moment. Give its unit.
11. Derive an expression for electric field due to an electric dipole at a point on its axial
line.
12. Derive an expression for electric field due to an electric dipole at a point on its
equatorial plane.
13. Obtain an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept in a uniform
electric field.
14. Example 1.11
15. Write a note on microwave oven.
16. Define electric potential at a point.
17. Obtain an expression for the electric potential due to a point charge.
18. Example 1.13
19. Deduce an expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole.
20. What is an equipotential surface? Give its properties.
21. Define electric flux. Write its unit.
22. Example 1.17
23. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics.
24. Obtain Gauss’s law from Coulomb’s law.
25. Derive an expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long charged wire.
26. Obtain the expression for the electric field due to a charged spherical shell at a point (i)
outside the shell, (ii) on the surface of the shell and (iii) inside the shell.
27. Give the properties of conductors at electrostatic equilibrium.
28. What is electrostatic shielding?
29. What is electrostatic induction?
30. Why it is safer to sit inside a bus or a car, rather than standing under a tree during
thunder and lightning?
31. Distinguish polar and non-polar molecules.
32. What are dielectrics? Give examples.
33. What is dielectric strength?
34. Define capacitance. Give its unit.
35. Obtain an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
36. Obtain an expression for the energy stored in a capacitor.
37. Explain the effect of dielectrics in a capacitor.
38. Example 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24
39. Explain the capacitors in series and parallel.
40. State the principle and explain the construction and working of a Van De Graaff
generator.
2. CURRENT ELECTRICITY
1. Define electric current. Write its unit.
2. Example 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
3. Distinguish between drift velocity and mobility.
4. Explain the microscopic model of electric current and obtain the microscopic form of
Ohm’s law.
5. Obtain the macroscopic form of ohm’s law from its microscopic form.
6. Define electrical resistance. Write its unit.
7. Define electrical resistivity. Write its unit.
8. Example 2.6, 2.10, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.20, 2.23
9. Explain the resistors in series and parallel.
10. Define temperature coefficient of resistivity.
11. What are superconductors?
12. What is internal resistance?
13. Explain the determination of internal resistance of a cell using voltmeter.
14. Explain the cells in series and parallel.
15. State and explain Kirchoff’s laws.
16. Obtain the condition for bridge balance in Wheatstone’s network.
17. How will you determine the specific resistance of a wire using Metre bridge?
18. State the principle of potentiometer.
19. How will compare the emf of two cells using a potentiometer?
20. Explain the determination of internal resistance of a cell using potentiometer.
21. Example 2.25, 2.26, 2.27
22. What is heating effect of electric current?
23. What is Peltier effect?
24. What is Seebeck effect? Give its applications.
25. State Joule’s law of heating.
26. Exercise problems 3, 4 and 8.
3. MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
1. What is magnetic declination?
2. What is magnetic inclination?
3. Define magnetic dipole moment. Give its unit.
4. Define magnetic field. Give its unit.
5. Give the properties of bar magnet.
6. Example 3.2, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.14, 3.15, 3.26
7. Define magnetic flux. Give its unit.
8. State Coulomb’s law in magnetism.
9. What is magnetizing field?
10. Define magnetic permeability.
11. Define intensity of magnetization.
12. Define magnetic susceptibility.
13. Compare the properties of dia, para and ferromagnetic materials.
14. Distinguish between hard and soft ferromagnetic materials.
15. Define retentivity and coercivity.
16. State right hand thumb rule.
17. State Maxwell’s right handed cork screw rule.
18. State and explain Biot – Savart law.
19. Derive an expression for the magnetic field due to a long straight current carrying
conductor.
20. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field along the axis of the circular coil carrying
current.
21. State tangent law.
22. Explain, how the current loop acts as a magnetic dipole?
23. What is gyro magnetic ratio?
24. State Ampere’s circuital law.
25. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field due to a current carrying wire of infinite length
using Ampere’s circuital law.
26. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field due to a long current carrying solenoid.
27. Write the special features of magnetic Lorentz force.
28. Define one Tesla.
29. Explain the motion of a charged particle inside a uniform magnetic field.
30. Explain the concept of velocity selector.
31. State the principle and explain the construction and working of a cyclotron.
32. Mention the limitations of cyclotron.
33. Obtain an expression for the force on a current carrying conductor placed in a
 magnetic field.
34. State Fleming’s left hand rule.
35. Obtain an expression for the force between two long parallel current carrying
conductors.
36. How will you increase the current sensitivity of a galvanometer?
37. Explain the conversion of galvanometer into an ammeter.
38. Explain the conversion of galvanometer into a voltmeter.
4. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENT
1. What is electromagnetic induction?
2. State Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.
3. State Lenz’s law.
4. State Fleming’s right hand rule.
5. Obtain an expression for motional emf from Lorentz force.
6. What are eddy currents?
7. Obtain an expression for the self inductance of a long solenoid.
8. Obtain an expression for the energy store in an inductor.
9. Define one Henry.
10. Obtain an expression for the mutual inductance between two long co-axial solenoids.
11. Mention the methods of producing induced emf.
12. Explain the method of inducing emf by changing the area enclosed by the coil.
13. Explain the method of producing induced emf by changing the relative orientation of
the coil with respect to magnetic field.
14. Explain the construction and working of a single phase AC generator.
15. Explain the construction and working of a transformer.
16. Explain the various energy losses in a transformer.
17. Define rms value of ac.
18. Obtain an expression for the rms value of ac.
19. What are the advantages and disadvantages of AC over DC?
20. AC with resistor.
21. AC with inductor.
22. AC with capacitor.
23. Obtain an expression for the power in AC circuits.
24. Explain the resonance in series RLC circuit.
25. Define quality factor or Q-factor.
26. What is wattless current?
27. Prove that the total energy is conserved in LC oscillations.
28. Example 4.4, 4.7, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.22, 4.23
29. Exercise problems 3, 6, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20.
5. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
1. What is displacement current?
2. Write down Maxwell’s equations in integral form.
3. What are electromagnetic waves?
4. Explain Hertz experiment in detail.
5. Give the properties of electromagnetic waves.
6. What are optical tweezers? Give its applications.
7. Example 5.2, 5.3
8. Give the uses of,
1. Gamma rays 5. IR rays
2. X-rays 6. Microwaves
3. UV rays 7. Radiowaves
4. Visible light
9. What is emission spectrum? Explain its types.
10. What is absorption spectrum? Explain its types.
11. What are Fraunhofer lines? Give its uses.
12. Exercise problems 2, 4, 5.

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