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

Which of the following waves can be polarized (i) Heat waves (ii) Sound waves? Give reason to support your answer.

What is the geometrical shape of equipotential surfaces due to a single isolated charge?

In the given circuit diagram a voltmeter ‘V’ is connected across a lamp ‘L’. Ho would (i) the brightness of the lamp and (ii) voltmeter reading ‘V’ be affected, if the value of resistance ‘R’ is decreased? Justify your answer.

A capacitor, made of two parallel plates each of plate area A and separation d, is being charged by an external ac source. Show that the displacement current inside the capacitor is the same as the current charging the capacitor. 

Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole. Locate the points where the potential due to the dipole is zero.

Draw a plot showing the variation of (i) electric field (E) and (ii) electric potential (V) with distance r due to a point charge Q.

• Assertion (A): Work done in moving a charge around a closed path, in an electric field is always zero.
• Reason (R): Electrostatic force is a conservative force.

Justify your answers for each case.

State the significance of the negative value of electrostatic potential energy of a system of charges.

Three charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side 2.0 m as shown in the figure. Calculate the electric potential energy of the system of three charges.

The capacitors, each of 4 µF are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance of the combination is 6 µF. This can be achieved by connecting ______.

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.

1. Find the equivalent capacitance between points A and B in the given diagram.
   
2. A dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of the parallel plate capacitor. The electric field between the plates decreases. Explain.
3. A capacitor A of capacitance C, having charge Q is connected across another uncharged capacitor B of capacitance 2C. Find an expression for (a) the potential difference across the combination and (b) the charge lost by capacitor A.
   OR
   Two slabs of dielectric constants 2K and K fill the space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d as shown in the figure. Find an expression for the capacitance of the system.
    

State the principle of working of a potentiometer.

Write two factors by which current sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased.

Graph showing the variation of current versus voltage for a material Ga As is shown in the figure. Identify the region of
(i) negative resistance

(ii) where Ohm's law is obeyed.

Use Kirchhoff's rules to obtain conditions for the balance condition in a Wheatstone bridge.

A cell of emf 'E' and internal resistance 'r' is connected across a variable load resistor R. Draw the plots of the terminal voltage V versus (i) R and (ii) the current I.

It is found that when R = 4 Ω, the current is 1 A and when R is increased to 9 Ω, the current reduces to 0.5 A. Find the values of the emf E and internal resistance r.

A cell of emf 'E' and internal resistance 'r' is connected across a variable resistor 'R'. Plot a graph showing variation of terminal voltage 'V' of the cell versus the current 'I'. Using the plot, show how the emf of the cell and its internal resistance can be determined.

Why are the connections between the resistors in a meter bridge made of thick copper strips?

Why is it generally preferred to obtain the balance point in the middle of the meter bridge wire?

Which material is used for the meter bridge wire and why?

A long straight current carrying wire passes normally through the centre of circular loop. If the current through the wire increases, will there be an induced emf in the loop? Justify.