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

A capacitor is formed by two square metal-plates of edge a, separated by a distance d. Dielectrics of dielectric constant K₁ and K₂ are filled in the gap as shown in figure . Find the capacitance.

A parallel-plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to a potential difference V and then the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the capacitor so as to fill the space between the plates. Find the work done on the system in the process of inserting the slab.

A sphercial capacitor is made of two conducting spherical shells of radii a and b. The space between the shells is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant K up to a radius c as shown in figure . Calculate the capacitance.

Consider an assembly of three conducting concentric spherical shell of radii a, b and c as shown in figure Find the capacitance of the assembly between the points Aand B.

Suppose the space between the two inner shells is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant K. Find the capacitance of the system between A and B.

An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor is to be constructed which can store 12 µC of charge when operated at 1200 V. What can be the minimum plate area of the capacitor? The dielectric strength of air is `3 xx 10^6  "Vm"^-1`

A parallel-plate capacitor with the plate area 100 cm² and the separation between the plates 1⋅0 cm is connected across a battery of emf 24 volts. Find the force of attraction between the plates.

Figure shows two parallel plate capacitors with fixed plates and connected to two batteries. The separation between the plates is the same for the two capacitors. The plates are rectangular in shape with width b and lengths l₁ and l₂. The left half of the dielectric slab has a dielectric constant K₁ and the right half K₂. Neglecting any friction, find the ration of the emf of the left battery to that of the right battery for which the dielectric slab may remain in equilibrium.

Consider the situation shown in figure. The plates of the capacitor have plate area A and are clamped in the laboratory. The dielectric slab is released from rest with a length a inside the capacitor. Neglecting any effect of friction or gravity, show that the slab will execute periodic motion and find its time period.

What are the advantages of using soft iron as a core, instead of steel, in the coils of galvanometers?

A coil of radius 10 cm and resistance 40 Ω has 1000 turns. It is placed with its plane vertical and its axis parallel to the magnetic meridian. The coil is connected to a galvanometer and is rotated about the vertical diameter through an angle of 180°. Find the charge which flows through the galvanometer if the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is B_H = 3.0 × 10⁻⁵ T.

The figure show a network of five capacitors connected to a 10V battery. Calculate the charge acquired by the 5μF capacitor.

State how a moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter.

Explain the significance of a radial magnetic field when a current-carrying coil is kept in it. 

Draw the circuit arrangement for studying the output characteristics of n-p-n transistor in CE configuration. Explain how the output characteristics are obtained.

Three circuits, each consisting of a switch 'S' and two capacitors, are initially charged, as shown in the figure. After the switch has been closed, in which circuit will the charge on the left-hand capacitor
(i) increase,
(ii) decrease, and
(iii) remains the same? Give reasons.

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

The variation of inductive reactance (X_L) of an inductor with the frequency (f) of the ac source of 100 V and variable frequency is shown in fig.

1. Calculate the self-inductance of the inductor.
2. When this inductor is used in series with a capacitor of unknown value and a resistor of 10 Ω at 300 s^–1, maximum power dissipation occurs in the circuit. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.

Obtain the expression for capacitance for a parallel plate capacitor.

A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 12 Ω and the metre shows full scale deflection for a current of 3 mA. How will you convert the metre into a voltmeter of range 0 to 18 V?