HSC Science (General) १२ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Important Questions

For polyatomic molecules having 'f' vibrational modes, the ratio of two specific heats,Cp/Cv  is..........

A metal sphere cools at the rate of 4°C / min. when its temperature is 50°C. Find its rate of cooling at 45°C if the temperature of surroundings is 25°C.

The combined resistance of a galvanometer of resistance 500Ω and its shunt is 21Ω. Calculate the value of shunt.

Two copper spheres of radii 6 cm and 12 cm respectively are suspended in an evacuated enclosure. Each of them are at a temperature 15°C above the surroundings. The ratio of their rate of loss of heat is.................

1. 2:1
2. 1:4
3. 1:8
4. 8:1

The dimensions of emissive power are ______.

A pinhole is made in a hollow sphere of radius 5 cm whose inner wall is at temperature 727^oC. Find the power radiated per unit area. [Stefan’s constant σ = 5.7 x 10^-8 J/m² s K4 , emissivity (e) = 0.2]

Compute the temperature at which the r.m.s. speed of nitrogen molecules is 832 m/s. [Universal gas constant, R = 8320 J/k mole K, molecular weight of nitrogen = 28.]

A rectangular coil of a moving coil galvanometer contains 50 turns each having area 12 cm2 . It is suspended in radial magnetic field 0.025 Wb/m² by a fibre of twist constant 15 x10^-10 Nm/degree. Calculate the sensitivity of the moving coil galvanometer.

Explain Maxwell distribution of molecular speed with necessary graph.

Show that the current flowing through a moving coil galvanometer is directly proportional to the angle of deflection of coil.

The light from the Sun is found to have a maximum intensity near the wavelength of 470 nm. Assuming the surface of the Sun as a black body, the temperature of the Sun is _____________.

[Wien's constant b = 2 .898 x l0^{- 3}mK]

Let 'p'  and 'E' denote the linear momentum and energy of emitted photon respectively. If the wavelength of incident radiation is increased ___ .
(a) both p and E increase
(b) p increases and E decreases
(c) p decreases and E increases
(d) both p and E decrease.

Show that R.M.S. velocity of gas molecules is directly proportional to square root of its absolute temperature.

A circular coil of 250 turns and diameter 18 cm carries a current of 12A. What is the magnitude of magnetic moment associated with the coil?

The wavelength range of thermal radiation is

(A) from 4000 Å to 7000 Å

(B) from 7700 Å to 4 x 10⁶ Å

(C) from 106 Å to 10⁸ Å

(D) from 4 x 10^-12 Å to 4 x 108 Å

A metal ball cools from 64 ^°C to 50 ^°C in 10 minutes and to 42 ^°C in next 10 minutes. The ratio of rates of fall of temperature during the two intervals is _______.

The susceptibility of magnesium at 300 K is 2.4 x 10^-5. At what temperature will the susceptibility increase to 3.6 x 10^-5?

When electron in hydrogen atom jumps from second orbit to first orbit, the wavelength of radiation emitted is λ. When electron jumps from third orbit to first orbit, the wavelength of emitted radiation would be _______.

(A)`27/32lambda`

(B)`32/27lambda`

(C)`2/3lambda`

(D)`3/2lambda`

An ideal voltmeter has _______.

(A) low resistance

(b) high resistance

(C) infinite resistance

(D) zero resistance

Find the wavelength at which a black body radiates maximum energy, if its temperature is 427°C.
(Wein’s constant b = 2.898 × 10^-3 mK)

(A) 0.0414 × 10^-6m

(B) 4.14 × 10^-6m

(C) 41.4 × 10^-6m

(D) 414 × 10^-6m