Science (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Consider the plane S formed by the dipole axis and the axis of earth. Let P be point on the magnetic equator and in S. Let Q be the point of intersection of the geographical and magnetic equators. Obtain the declination and dip angles at P and Q.

Electrical energy is transmitted over large distances at high alternating voltages. Which of the following statements is (are) correct?

1. For a given power level, there is a lower current.
2. Lower current implies less power loss.
3. Transmission lines can be made thinner.
4. It is easy to reduce the voltage at the receiving end using step-down transformers.

For an LCR circuit, the power transferred from the driving source to the driven oscillator is P = I²Z cos φ.

1. Here, the power factor cos φ ≥ 0, P ≥ 0.
2. The driving force can give no energy to the oscillator (P = 0) in some cases.
3. The driving force cannot syphon out (P < 0) the energy out of oscillator.
4. The driving force can take away energy out of the oscillator.

The line that draws power supply to your house from street has ______.

1. zero average current.
2. 220 V average voltage.
3. voltage and current out of phase by 90°.
4. voltage and current possibly differing in phase `phi` such that `|phi| < pi/2`.

If a LC circuit is considered analogous to a harmonically oscillating spring block system, which energy of the LC circuit would be analogous to potential energy and which one analogous to kinetic energy?

Draw the effective equivalent circuit of the circuit shown in figure, at very high frequencies and find the effective impedance.

A 60 W load is connected to the secondary of a transformer whose primary draws line voltage. If a current of 0.54 A flows in the load, what is the current in the primary coil? Comment on the type of transformer being used.

1 MW power is to be delivered from a power station to a town 10 km away. One uses a pair of Cu wires of radius 0.5 cm for this purpose. Calculate the fraction of ohmic losses to power transmitted if

1. power is transmitted at 220 V. Comment on the feasibility of doing this.
2. a step-up transformer is used to boost the voltage to 11000 V, power transmitted, then a step-down transfomer is used to bring voltage to 220 V. (ρ_Cu = 1.7 × 10^–8 SI unit)

Fusion processes, like combining two deuterons to form a He nucleus are impossible at ordinary temperatures and pressure. The reasons for this can be traced to the fact ______.

1. nuclear forces have short range.
2. nuclei are positively charged.
3. the original nuclei must be completely ionized before fusion can take place.
4. the original nuclei must first break up before combining with each other.

The electric potential V as a function of distance X is shown in the figure.

The graph of the magnitude of electric field intensity E as a function of X is ______.

(i) A ray of light incident on face AB of an equilateral glass prism, shows minimum deviation of 30°. Calculate the speed of light through the prism.

(ii) Find the angle of incidence at face AB so that the emergent ray grazes along the face AC.

1. Calculate the energy and momentum of a photon in a monochromatic beam of wavelength 331.5 nm.
2. How fast should a hydrogen atom travel in order to have the same momentum as that of the photon in part (a)?

1. Calculate the frequency of a photon of energy 6.5 × 10⁻¹⁹ J.
2. Can this photon cause the emission of an electron from the surface of Cs of work function 2.14 eV? If yes, what will be the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron?

A conductor of 10 Ω is connected across a 6 V ideal source. The power supplied by the source to the conductor is ______.

The primary coil having N_P turns of an ideal transformer is supplied with an alternating voltage V_P. Obtain an expression for the voltage V_S induced in its secondary coil having N_S turns.

Mention two main sources of power loss in real transformers.

The large scale transmission of electrical energy over long distances is done with the use of transformers. The voltage output of the generator is stepped-up because of ______.

Two cells of emfs 1.5 V and 2.0 V,  having internal resistances 0.2 Ω and 0.3 Ω, respectively, are connected in parallel. Calculate the emf and internal resistance of the equivalent cell.

The plot of the variation of potential difference across a combination of three identical cells in series, versus current is shown below. What is the emf and internal resistance of each cell ?

A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 2 Ω is connected to a 4 Ω resistor as shown in the figure.

(a) Show that a voltmeter when placed across the cell and across the resistor, in turn, gives the same reading.

(b) To record the voltage and the current in the circuit, why is voltmeter placed in parallel and ammeter in series in the circuit?