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

The figure shows three infinitely long straight parallel current carrying conductors. Find the

1. magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at point A lying on conductor 1,
2. magnetic force on conductor 2.

Plot a graph showing variation of voltage vs the current drawn from the cell. How can one get information from this plot about the emf of the cell and its internal resistance?

(i) State the essential conditions for diffraction of light.
(ii) Explain diffraction of light due to a narrow single slit and the formation of pattern of fringes on the screen.
(iii) Find the relation for width of central maximum in terms of wavelength 'λ', width of slit 'a', and separation between slit and screen 'D'.
(iv) If the width of the slit is made double the original width, how does it affect the size and intensity of the central band?

Why cannot two independent monochromatic sources produce sustained interference pattern?
Deduce, with the help of Young's arrangement to produce interference pattern, an expression for the fringe width.

Draw a ray diagram showing image formation in a compound microscope ?

How is 'limit of resolution' related to resolving power of a microscope ?

Suggest two ways by which the resolving power of a microscope can be increased?

A potentiometer wire of length 1.0 m has a resistance of 15 Ω. It is connected to a 5 V battery in series with a resistance of 5 Ω. Determine the emf of the primary cell which gives a balance point at 60 cm.

Two long straight parallel conductors 'a' and 'b', carrying steady currents I_a and I_b are separated by a distance d. Write the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field produced by the conductor 'a' at the points along the conductor 'b'. If the currents are flowing in the same direction, what is the nature and magnitude of the force between the two conductors?

 Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge densities σ₁ and σ₂ (σ₁ > σ₂) are shown in the figure. Write the magnitudes and directions of the net fields in the regions marked II and III.

A compound microscope has an objective of focal length 1.25 cm and eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. A small object is kept at 2.5 cm from the objective. If the final image formed is at infinity, find the distance between the objective and the eyepiece ?

A cell of emf ‘E’ and internal resistance ‘r’ draws a current ‘I’. Write the relation between terminal voltage ‘V’ in terms of E, I and r ?

Draw a ray diagram showing the image formation by a compound microscope. Hence obtained expression for total magnification when the image is formed at infinity.

Distinguish between myopia and hypermetropia. Show diagrammatically how these defects can be corrected.

What is the significance of negative sign in the expression for the energy?

Two identical cells, each of emf E, having negligible internal resistance, are connected in parallel with each other across an external resistance R. What is the current through this resistance?

 A light bulb is rated at 100 W for a 220 V a.c. supply. Calculate the resistance of the bulb.

A rectangular conductor LMNO is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T. The field is directed perpendicular to the plane of the conductor. When the arm MN of length of 20 cm is moved towards left with a velocity of 10 ms⁻¹, calculate the emf induced in the arm. Given the resistance of the arm to be 5 Ω (assuming that other arms are of negligible resistance) find the value of the current in the arm.

A light bulb is rated at 120 W for a 220 V a.c. supply. Calculate the resistance of the bulb.

A parallel beam of light of 450 nm falls on a narrow slit and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 1.5 m away. It is observed that the first minimum is at a distance of 3 mm from the centre of the screen. Calculate the width of the slit.