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

The dielectric strength of air is 3.0 × 10⁶ V/m. A parallel-plate air-capacitor has area 20 cm² and plate separation 0.10 mm. Find the maximum rms voltage of an AC source that can be safely connected to this capacitor.

A proton and an electron are accelerated by the same potential difference. Let λ_e and λ_pdenote the de Broglie wavelengths of the electron and the proton, respectively.

A capacitor of capacitance 10 μF is connected to an oscillator with output voltage ε = (10 V) sin ωt. Find the peak currents in the circuit for ω = 10 s⁻¹, 100 s⁻¹, 500 s⁻¹ and 1000 s⁻¹.

A coil of inductance 5.0 mH and negligible resistance is connected to the oscillator of the previous problem. Find the peak currents in the circuit for ω = 100 s⁻¹, 500 s⁻¹, 1000 s⁻¹.

A resistor of resistance 100 Ω is connected to an AC source ε = (12 V) sin (250 π s⁻¹)t. Find the energy dissipated as heat during t = 0 to t = 1.0 ms.

In a series RC circuit with an AC source, R = 300 Ω, C = 25 μF, ε₀ = 50 V and ν = 50/π Hz. Find the peak current and the average power dissipated in the circuit.

In a laboratory experiment on emission from atomic hydrogen in a discharge tube, only a small number of lines are observed whereas a large number of lines are present in the hydrogen spectrum of a star. This is because in a laboratory

A spectroscopic instrument can resolve two nearby wavelengths λ and λ + Δλ if λ/Δλ is smaller than 8000. This is used to study the spectral lines of the Balmer series of hydrogen. Approximately how many lines will be resolved by the instrument?

How are eddy currents generated in a conductor which is subjected to a magnetic field?

Write two examples of their useful applications .

How can the disadvantages of eddy currents be minimized?

What do you mean by bandwidth of a signal? Give its importance. 

Differentiate between Analog and Digital communication. 

Can the interference pattern be produced by two independent monochromatic sources of light? Explain.

State with reason, how the linear width of the central maximum will be affected if
(i) monochromatic yellow  light is replaced with red light, and
(ii) distance between the slit and the screen is increased.

An electric dipole of dipole moment `vecP` is placed in a uniform electric field `vecE` with its axis inclined to the field. Write an expression for the torque `vecT` experienced by the dipole in vector form. Show diagrammatically how the dipole should be kept in the electric field so that the torque acting on it is:

1. maximum
2. Zero

Answer the following question.
Two bulbs are rated (P₁, V) and (P₂, V). If they are connected (i) in series and (ii) in parallel across a supply V, find the power dissipated in the two combinations in terms of P₁ and P₂.

Answer the following question.
A small town with a demand of 1200 kW of electric power at 220 V is situated 20 km away from an electric plant generating power at 440 V. The resistance of the two wirelines carrying power is 0.5 Ω per km. The town gets the power from the line through a 4000-220 V step-down transformer at a sub-station in the town. Estimate the line power loss in the form of heat. 

Answer the following question.
In the diffraction due to a single slit experiment, the aperture of the slit is 3 mm. If monochromatic light of wavelength 620 nm is incident normally on the slit, calculate the separation between the first order minima and the 3rd order maxima on one side of the screen. The distance between the slit and the screen is 1.5 m.

Answer the following question.
Obtain the expression for the ratio of the de-Broglie wavelengths associated with the electron orbiting in the second and third excited states of the hydrogen atom.