SHORT QUSTION

1. What is the reason for electrification when two bodies are rubbed together?

2. What is quantization of charge? How the quantum of charge on a body is found?

3. Name the three processes of charging a body .What happens in each process?

4. How do you determine the magnitude and direction of electric intensity at any point, in an electric field?

5. Define electric flux. How is it represented mathematically?

6. State Gauss’s theorem and express it mathematically.

7. State Coulomb’s law in electrostatics and express it in vector form.

8. Give four important properties of lines of force.

9. Arrive at Coulomb’s law using Gauss’s theorem.

10. State Gauss law in electrostatics. Apply it to find the expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long
straight conductor.

11. Deduce an expression for the torque acting on a dipole in the presence of a uniform electric field.

12...Find the electrostatic potential at equatorial point of an electric dipole.

13. Find the electric field due to a point charge using the concept of potential gradient.

14. Define 1 electron volt. Deduce the relationship between Joule and eV.

15. Find the expression for the work done in rotating an electric dipole in a uniform electric field.

16. Write down the expression for the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor. Discuss the factors on which the
capacity depends?

17. State the relationship between total and individual voltages, charges and capacitance for capacitors
connected in series.

18. State the relationship between total and individual voltages, charges and capacitance for capacitors
connected in parallel.

19. Explain the meaning of Dielectric polarization.

20.. Find the expression for the capacitance of an isolated spherical conductor of radius R.

21. Deduce an expression for the energy stored in a charged capacitor.

22. Define equipotential surface. State the properties of equipotential surfaces.

23. State and explain Ohm’s law.

24. State and explain Kirchhoff’s laws for an electrical network.

25.Distinguish between potential difference and emf.

26. State Joule’s law of heating due to electric current.

28. State and explain Biot-Savart’s law. Write the expression for Lorentz force.

29. Calculate the force between two parallel conductors carrying current in the same direction.

30. Conversion of galvanometer in to Ammeter and Voltmeter.

31. State Ampere’s circuit law. Apply it to find the expression for the magnetic field at a distance from an
infinitely long straight current carrying conductor.

32. Derive an expression for the force experienced by a current carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic
field.

33. Define magnetic permeability and susceptibility.

34. State and explain Curie’s law for paramagnetic material.

35.Define intensity of magnetization. How is it related with magnetic field intensity H?

36. Write the properties of magnetic lines of force.

37. Derive an expression for torque experienced by a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field.

38. State Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.

39. State and explain Lenz’s law of electromagnetic induction. Show that Lenz’s law is in accordance with the
law of conservation of energy.

40. What is self-induction? Find an expression for the self-induction of a circular coil of N turns.

41. Derive an expression for self-inductance of a long air cored solenoid of length l, cross-section area A and
having number of turns N.

42. Write down the different losses in a transformer.

43. Mention the basic difference in construction of step-up and step-down transformers.

44. Why inductor bypasses d.c.?

45. Why capacitor blocks d.c.?

46. Write the expression for impedance in a series LCR circuit connected to an a.c..

47. Prove that the man value of alternating current over a complete cycle is zero.

48. State the properties of electromagnetic wave.

49. Give characteristics of displacement current.

50. Define critical angle.

51. What is refractive index?

52. Define total internal reflection.

52. Draw a neat ray diagram to show the path of a ray of white light through a prism and the spectrum of white
light on a screen.
53. Define angular dispersion . Draw a neat ray diagram to show angular dispersion.

54. Draw the ray diagram to show the optical action of a compound microscope.

55. Draw ray diagram to show the optical action of an astronomical telescope.

56. Write down the conditions for interference of light.

57. State and explain Huygen’s principle.

58. Distinguish between interference and diffraction of light.

59. Write down Einstein’s photoelectric equation and explain it.

60. Define work function ,threshold frequency and stopping potential.

61. Explain dual nature of light.

62. Write the properties of matter wave.

63. State and explain the laws of photoelectric effect.

64. Write the postulates of Bohr’s atomic model.

65. Write the limitations of Rutherford’s model of atomic structure.

66. Explain Rutherford’s α – nray scattering experiment.

67. State the characteristics of nuclear force.

68. Define mass defect. Write the expression for binding energy in terms of it.

69. Distinguish between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

70. Draw the graph showing the variation of average binding energy per nucleon of a nucleus with it’s mass
number.

71. Distinguish between P-type and N- type semiconductors.

72. Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor.

73. Draw the V~I characteristics for a P-N junction diode in forward-bias and reverse-bias.

74. Distinguish between forward biasing and reverse biasing.

LONG QUESTIONS

1. What is electric dipole and dipole moment? Derive an expression for the electric field strength at a
point lying on its equatorial line.
2. State and explain Gauss theorem in electrostatics. Apply it to derive an expression for the intensity of
the field due to a charged plane lamina.
3. What is an electric dipole? Find the electric field intensity at a far off point along the axis of an ideal
dipole.
4. Find electric field due to uniformly charged thin spherical shell by using Gauss law of electrostatics.
5. Explain the concept of electric potential. Derive an expression for electric potential at a point due to a
single point charge.
6. What is an electric dipole? Obtain an expression for potential at a point due to a point if the point is
situated on the axial line.
7. Deduce an expression for the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with a simple dielectric.
8. Deduce an expression for the effective capacitance when numbers of parallel plate capacitors are
connected in (a) Series and (b) Parallel.
9. Explain drift velocity. Derive an expression for current in terms of drift velocity.
10. State and explain Kirchhoff’s laws. Apply it to find the condition of balance in case of Wheatstone’s
bridge.
11. Grouping of cells (i) series grouping ,(ii) parallel grouping and (iii) mixed grouping.
12. Define magnetic field intensity. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field intensity due to a magnet at
a point on the axial line.
13. Define magnetic field intensity. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field intensity due to a magnet at
a point on the equatorial line.
14. Define magnetic substances. Distinguish between properties of various magnetic substances.
15. State and explain Biot-Savart’s law. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field intensity at a point due
to a long straight conductor carrying current by applying Biot-Savart’s law.
16. State and explain Biot-Savart’s law. Give its application to a circular loop carrying current at a point on
the axis of the circular loop.
17. Find an expression for emf induced in a coil rotating with uniform speed in a uniform magnetic field.
18. Discuss principle construction and factors of a transformer. What are various types of losses in it?
19. Define alternating current. Derive relation between
(a) Mean value and peak value of A.C.
(b) R.M.S. value and peak value of A.C.
20. Deduce an relation for current in an A.C. circuit containing pure
(a) Inductor
(b) Capacitor
(c) Resistor
21. A series LCR circuit is connected to an a.c. source. Using the phasor diagram, derive the expression for
impedance of the circuit.
22. What arte electromagnetic waves? Write the properties of electromagnetic waves.
23. Derive the relation between object distance, image distance and focal length for a thin concave lens.
Find linear magnification.
24. Derive Lens maker’s formula for a double convex lens.
sin ( A + Dm ) /2
25. What is refractive index? Deduce the formula μ= for refraction of light through a
sin A /2
prism.
26. Describe the construction and working principle of a compound microscope. Derive the expression for
the magnifying power of the microscope.
27. Describe the working of an astronomical telescope in its normal adjustment and obtain an expression
for its magnifying power.
28. Describe an astronomical telescope when its final image is obtained at distance of distinct vision.
Obtain an expression for its magnifying power
29. What is interference? With ray diagram describe Young’s double slit experiment for interference.
Derive the conditions for maxima and minima intensity projected on a screen.
30. What is photoelectric effect? Establish Einstein’s photoelectric equation. Write two applications of
photoelectric effect.
31. State the postulates of Bohr’s atomic theory. Use them to derive expression for radius, velocity and
energy of electrons in an orbit of hydrogen atom.
32. Explain PN- junction diode and its characteristics.
33. Discuss about various bands in solid. Then make classification of substances on the basis of band
theory.
34. What is P-N junction diode? With a neat circuit diagram, explain how P-N junction diode can be used
as a half-wave rectifier?
35. What is P-N junction diode? With a neat circuit diagram, explain how P-N junction diode can be used
as a full-wave rectifier?