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

Consider the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron and a proton. Which wavelength is smaller if the two particles have (a) the same speed (b) the same momentum (c) the same energy?

Find the time required for a 50 Hz alternating current to change its value from zero to the rms value.

Let p and E denote the linear momentum and energy of a photon. If the wavelength is decreased,

The household supply of electricity is at 220 V (rms value) and 50 Hz. Find the peak voltage and the least possible time in which the voltage can change from the rms value to zero.

An electric bulb is designed to operate at 12 volts DC. If this bulb is connected to an AC source and gives normal brightness, what would be the peak voltage of the source?

The peak power consumed by a resistive coil, when connected to an AC source, is 80 W. Find the energy consumed by the coil in 100 seconds, which is many times larger than the time period of the source.

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.