Science (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Important Questions for Physics

Define the term ‘current sensitivity’ of a moving coil galvanometer.

Beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same direction. They ______.

A long straight wire of radius 'a' carries a steady current 'I'. The current is uniformly distributed across its area of cross-section. The ratio of the magnitude of magnetic field `vecB_1` at `a/2` and `vecB_2` at distance 2a is ______.

Two long parallel wires kept 2 m apart carry 3A current each, in the same direction. The force per unit length on one wire due to the other is ______.

The magnetic field through a circular loop of wire 12 cm in radius and 8.5 Ω resistance, changes with time as shown in the figure. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. Calculate the induced current in the loop and plot it as a function of time.

Give two points to distinguish between a paramagnetic and a diamagnetic substance ?

The horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field at a place is B and angle of dip is 60°. What is the value of vertical component of earth’s magnetic field at equator?

Name the electromagnetic waves which (i) maintain the Earth’s warmth and (ii) are used in aircraft navigation.

State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. A cube which each side ‘a’ is kept is an electric field given by `vecE` = C × l. (as is shown in the figure where C is a positive dimensional constant. Find out

(i) The electric flux through the cube, and

(ii) The net charge inside the cube.

A conducting rod held horizontally along East- West direction is dropped from rest from a certain height near the Earth’s surface. Why should there be an induced emf across the end of the rod? Draw a plot showing the instantaneous variation of emf as a function of time from the instant it begins to fall.

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.
Write the four important properties of the magnetic field lines due to a bar magnet.

Answer the following question.
Write three points of differences between para-, dia- and ferromagnetic materials, giving one example for each. 

A charge particle after being accelerated through a potential difference ‘V’ enters in a uniform magnetic field and moves in a circle of radius r. If V is doubled, the radius of the circle will become ______.

An electron moves along +x direction. It enters into a region of uniform magnetic field `vec B` directed along −z direction as shown in fig. Draw the shape of the trajectory followed by the electron after entering the field.

Derive the expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole, when it is held in a uniform electric field. identify the orientation of the dipole in the electric field, in which it attains a stable equilibrium.

A long straight wire of circular cross section of radius 'a' carries a steady current I. The current is uniformly distributed across its cross section. The ratio of magnitudes of the magnetic field at a point `a/2` above the surface of wire to that of a point `a/2` below its surface is ______.

• Assertion (A): Diamagnetic substances exhibit magnetism.
• Reason (R): Diamagnetic materials do not have a permanent magnetic dipole moment.

Which of the following has a permeability less than that of free space?

An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field 2 × 10⁵ N/C. If the dipole experiences a torque of 8 × 10^-3 Nm, the magnitude of either charge of the dipole is ______.