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Maharashtra State Board Syllabus 2026-27 12th Standard Board Exam: The Maharashtra State Board 12th Standard Board Exam Physics Syllabus for the examination year 2026-27 has been released by the MSBSHSE, Maharashtra State Board. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2026-27 Maharashtra State Board 12th Standard Board Exam Physics Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new Maharashtra State Board syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.

The detailed Maharashtra State Board 12th Standard Board Exam Physics Syllabus for 2026-27 is below.

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Syllabus

1 Rotational Dynamics [Revision]
  • Rotational Dynamics  
    • Introduction
  • Circular Motion and Its Characteristics  
    • Kinematics of Circular Motion
    • Dynamics of Circular Motion (Centripetal Force and Centrifugal Force)
    1. Centripetal force (CPF)
    2. Centrifugal force (c.f.f.)
  • Applications of Uniform Circular Motion  
    • Vehicle Along a Horizontal Circular Track
    • Well (or Wall) of Death
    • Vehicle on a Banked Road
    1. Most safe speed
    2. Banking angle
    3. Speed limits
    • Conical Pendulum
  • Vertical Circular Motion  
    • Point Mass Undergoing Vertical Circular Motion Under Gravity
    1. Case I: Mass tied to a string
    2. Case II: Mass tied to a rod
    • Sphere of Death
    • Vehicle at the Top of a Convex OverBridge
  • Moment of Inertia as an Analogous Quantity for Mass  
    • Moment of Inertia of a Uniform Ring
    • Moment of Inertia of a Uniform Disc
  • Radius of Gyration  
  • Theorems of Perpendicular and Parallel Axes  
    • Theorem of Perpendicular Axes
    • Theorem of Parallel Axes
    • Application of perpendicular and parallel axes theorem on different regular bodies
  • Angular Momentum or Moment of Linear Momentum  
    • Expression for Angular Momentum in Terms of Moment of Inertia
  • Expression for Torque in Terms of Moment of Inertia  
  • Conservation of Angular Momentum  
    • Ballet dancers
    • Diving in a swimming pool (during competition)
  • Rolling Motion  
    • Kinetic Energy of Rolling Motion
    • Rolling motion on an inclined plane
  • Overview: Rotational Dynamics  
2 Gravitation [Revision]
2 Mechanical Properties of Fluids [Revision]
  • Fluid and Its Properties  
  • Thrust and Pressure  
    • Introduction
    • Unit of pressure
    • Experiment
  • Pressure of liquid  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment 1
    • Experiment 2
  • Pressure Exerted by a Liquid Column  
  • Atmospheric Pressure  
  • Gauge Pressure and Absolute Pressure  
  • Hydrostatic Paradox  
  • Pascal’s Law  
  • Application of Pascal’s Law  
    • Applications of Pascal's law
    1. Hydraulic press
    2. Hydraulic lift
    3. Hydraulic brakes
  • Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure  
    • Mercury Barometer (Simple Barometer)  
    • Open Tube Manometer  
  • Surface Tension  
    • Surface Tension
    • Force due to surface tension
    • Factors affecting surface tension
      1) Nature of liquid
      2) Impurities
      3) Temperature
      4) Electrification
    • Applications of surface tension
  • Molecular Theory of Surface Tension  
    1. Intermolecular force
    2. Range of molecular force
    3. Sphere of influence
    4. Surface film
    5. Free surface of a liquid
    6. Surface tension on the basis of molecular theory
  • Surface Tension and Surface Energy  
    • Surface Tension
    • Surface Energy
    • Relation between the surface energy and surface tension
  • Angle of Contact  
    • Angle of contact
    • Characteristics of angle of contact
    • Factors affecting angle of contact (θ)
      i) Nature of solid and liquid in contact
      ii) Impurities
      iii) Inclination
      iv) Temperature
    • Shape of liquid meniscus
    • Shape of liquid drop
  • Effect of Impurity and Temperature on Surface Tension  
    1. Effect of impurities
    2. Effect of temperature
  • Excess Pressure Across the Free Surface of a Liquid  
    1. Plane liquid surface
    2. Convex liquid surface
    3. Concave liquid surface
  • Explanation of Formation of Drops and Bubbles  
  • Capillarity and Capillary Action  
    • Capillary action
    • Ascent formula
    • Capillary fall
    • Capillary rise
    • Expression for capillary rise or fall
    • Method (I): Using pressure difference
    • Method (II): Using forces
  • Fluids in Motion  
  • Critical Velocity and Reynolds Number  
  • Viscous Force or Viscosity  
    • Viscosity
    • Newton's law of viscosity
    • Coefficient of viscosity
    • Applications of coefficient of viscosity
  • Stokes’ Law  
  • Terminal Velocity  
  • Equation of Continuity  
  • Bernoulli's Equation  
  • Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation  
    • Applications of Bernoulli's theorem
    1. Action of atomiser
    2. Blowing of roofs by wind storms
    3. Venturimeter
    4. Blood Flow and Heart Attack
    5. Dynamic Lift
      (a) Ball moving without spin
      (b) Ball moving with spin
      (c) Aerofoil or lift on aircraft wing
  • Overview: Mechanical Properties of Fluids  
3 Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation [Revision]
  • Gases and Its Characteristics  
    • Gases
    • Behaviour and characteristic properties of gases
    1. Composition of gases
    2. Gases have neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape
    3. Gases exert pressure in all directions
    4. Gases are highly compressible
    5. Gases are highly expansible
    6. Gases have low density
    7. Gases have a natural tendency to mix with one another (diffusion)
    8. Gases can be liquefied
  • Classification of Gases: Real Gases and Ideal Gases  
  • Mean Free Path  
    • Free path
    • Mean free path
  • Expression for Pressure Exerted by a Gas  
    • The pressure exerted by the molecules depends on:
      (i) Number density
      (ii) Mass of the molecule
      (iii) Mean square speed
  • Root Mean Square (RMS) Speed  
    • Impact of vrms in nature:
      1. Moon has no atmosphere
      2. No hydrogen in Earth’s atmosphere
  • Interpretation of Temperature in Kinetic Theory  
    • Kinetic energy of gas
    • Different forms of K.E. of gas
    • Relation between K.E. and temperature of the gas
  • Law of Equipartition of Energy  
    • Law of equipartition of energy
    • Energy of a system of the degree of freedom (f)
  • Specific Heat Capacity  
    • Definition: Specific Heat Capacity
    • Formula: Specific Heat Capacity
    • Key Points: Specific Heat Capacity
  • Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission of Heat Radiation  
    • Interaction of Thermal Radiation and Matter
  • Perfect Blackbody  
    • Ferry’s Blackbody
  • Emission of Heat Radiation  
    • Coefficient of Emission or Emissivity
  • Kirchhoff’s Law of Heat Radiation and Its Theoretical Proof  
  • Spectral Distribution of Blackbody Radiation  
  • Wien's Displacement Law  
  • Stefan-boltzmann Law of Radiation  
  • Overview: Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation  
3 Angular Momentum [Revision]
  • Definition of M.I., K.E. of Rotating Body  
  • Rolling Motion  
    • Kinetic Energy of Rolling Motion
    • Rolling motion on an inclined plane
  • Physical Significance of M.I (Moment of Inertia)  
  • Torque and Angular Momentum  
    • Moment of a Force (Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body)
    • Angular Momentum and Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum and Its Applications
    • Moment of force (Torque)
    • Angular momentum of a particle
    • Torque and angular momentum for a system of particles
    • conservation of angular momentum
  • Theorems of Perpendicular and Parallel Axes  
    • Theorem of Perpendicular Axes
    • Theorem of Parallel Axes
    • Application of perpendicular and parallel axes theorem on different regular bodies
  • M.I. of Some Regular Shaped Bodies About Specific Axes  
4 Thermodynamics [Revision]
  • Thermodynamics  
  • Thermal Equilibrium  
  • Measurement of Temperature  
    • Definition: Adiabatic Wall
    • Definition: Diathermic Wall
    • Activity
    • Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics  
    • Thermometry
    • Thermometer
    • Definition: Ice Point
    • Definition: Steam Point
    • Development of the Celsius Temperature Scale
    • Different Scales
    • Example 1  
    • Example 2
    • Thermometric Property
    • Characteristics of Thermometer
    • Thermochromic Liquids
    • Example 3
    • Example 4 
  • Heat, Internal Energy and Work  
    • Heat
    • Internal Energy
    • Work: P-V diagrams
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetic  
  • Thermodynamic State Variables and Equation of State  
    • Thermodynamic Equilibrium
      1) Mechanical equilibrium
      2) Chemical equilibrium
      3) Thermal equilibrium
    • Equation of state
    • Thermodynamic state variables
      1) Extensive variables
      2) Intensive variables
  • Thermodynamic Process  
    • Thermodynamic Process
    • Work Done During a Thermodynamic Process
    • Heat Added During a Thermodynamic Process
  • Heat Engine  
    • Heat engine
    • Source
    • Working substance
    • Sink
    • Working
    • Efficiency of heat engine
  • Refrigerators and Heat Pumps  
    • Refrigerator: Heat Flow from a Colder Region to a Hotter Region
    • Source
    • Working substance
    • Sink
    • Working
    • Performance of a Refrigerator
    • Air conditioner
    • Heat Pump
  • Second Law of Thermodynamics  
    • Clausius' Statement
    • Kelvin Planck's Statement
    • Entropy
  • Carnot Cycle and Carnot Engine  
    • Significance of Reversibility in Thermodynamics
    • Maximum Efficiency of a Heat Engine and Carnot’s Cycle
    • Carnot Refrigerator
    • The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Carnot Cycle
  • Overview: Thermodynamics  
4 Oscillations [Revision]
  • Periodic and Oscillatory Motion  
    • Periodic Motion
    • Oscillatory motion
    • Some important terms in periodic motion
    • Displacement as a function of time
    • Periodic functions
    • Fourier theorem
    • Period and frequency
    • Displacement
    • Time Period
  • Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M.)  
    • Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M.)
    • Equation of S.H.M
      1) Equation of displacement
    • Phase: Initial phase or epoch or phase constant, Phase angle
    • S.H.M. as a projection of UCM
      2) Equation of velocity
      3) Equation of acceleration
      4) Equation of time period
      5) Equation of frequency
  • Differential Equation of Linear S.H.M.  
  • Projection of U.C.M.(Uniform Circular Motion) on Any Diameter  
  • Phase of K.E (Kinetic Energy)  
  • K.E.(Kinetic Energy) and P.E.(Potential Energy) in S.H.M.  
  • Composition of Two S.H.M.’S Having Same Period and Along Same Line  
  • Some Systems Executing Simple Harmonic Motion  
    • Simple pendulum
    • Effect of the density of medium on time period of simple pendulum
    • Oscillations due to a Spring - Restoring Force and Force Constant
    • Effect of viscosity of medium
    • Effect of temperature
    • Some special cases of simple pendulum: Second's pendulum
    • Various types of S.H.M: 
      1) S.H.M of a liquid in U- shaped tube
      2) S.H.M of a floating cylinder
      3) S.H.M of a small ball rolling down in hemispherical bowl
5 Elasticity [Revision]
5 Oscillations [Revision]
  • Oscillations  
  • Explanation of Periodic Motion  
  • Linear Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M.)  
  • Differential Equation of Linear S.H.M.  
  • Acceleration (a), Velocity (v) and Displacement (x) of S.H.M.  
    • Expressions of displacement (x), velocity (v) and acceleration (a) at time t
    • Extreme values of displacement (x), velocity (v) and acceleration (a)
    1. Displacement
    2. Velocity
    3. Acceleration
  • Amplitude (A), Period (T) and Frequency (N) of S.H.M.  
    • Amplitude of S.H.M.
    • Period of S.H.M.
    • Frequency of S.H.M.
  • Reference Circle Method  
  • Phase in S.H.M.  
  • Graphical Representation of S.H.M.  
    • Graphical Representation of S.H.M.
    1. Particle executing S.H.M., starting from mean position, towards positive
    2. Particle performing S.H.M., starting from the positive extreme position
    • Conclusions from graph
  • Composition of Two S.H.M.’S Having Same Period and Along Same Line  
  • The Energy of a Particle Performing S.H.M.  
  • Simple Pendulum  
  • Angular S.H.M. and It's Differential Equation  
    • Magnet Vibrating in Uniform Magnetic Field
  • Damped Oscillations  
  • Free Oscillations, Forced Oscillations and Resonance Oscillations  
  • Periodic and Oscillatory Motion  
    • Periodic Motion
    • Oscillatory motion
    • Some important terms in periodic motion
    • Displacement as a function of time
    • Periodic functions
    • Fourier theorem
    • Period and frequency
    • Displacement
    • Time Period
  • Overview: Oscillations  
6 Superposition of Waves [Revision]
  • Superposition of Waves  
    • Superposition of Two Wave Pulses of Equal Amplitude and Same Phase Moving towards Each Other
    • Superposition of Two Wave Pulses of Equal Amplitude and Opposite Phases Moving towards Each Other
    • Amplitude of the Resultant Wave Produced due to Superposition of Two Waves
  • Progressive Waves  
    • Properties of progressive waves
  • Reflection of Waves  
  • Stationary Waves  
    • Formation of Stationary Waves
    • Equation of Stationary Wave on a Stretched String
    1. Condition for node
    2. Condition for antinode
    • Properties of Stationary Waves
    • Comparison of Progressive Waves and Stationary Waves
  • Free and Forced Vibrations  
  • Harmonics and Overtones  
    • End Correction
    • Vibrations of air column in a pipe closed at one end
    • Vibrations of air column in a pipe open at both ends
    • Practical Determination of End Connection
    • Vibrations Produced in a String
    • Laws of a Vibrating String
    1. Law of length
    2. Law of tension
    3. Law of linear density
  • Sonometer  
    1. Verification of first law of a vibrating string
    2. Verification of second law of a vibrating string
    3. Verification of third law of a vibrating string
  • Beats  
    • Analytical method to determine beat frequency
    • Applications of beats
  • Characteristics of Sound  
  • Musical Instruments  
    1. Stringed instruments
    2. Wind instruments
    3. Percussion instruments
  • The Speed of a Travelling Wave  
    • Speed of a Transverse Wave on Stretched String
    • Speed of a Longitudinal Wave Speed of Sound
  • Speed of Wave Motion  
    • Terms involved in wave motion
    • Velocity of transverse wave on string
    • Velocity of longitudinal wave (Sound wave)
    • Factors affecting velocity of sound in gaseous medium
      1) Effect of pressure at constant temperature
      2) Effect of temperature
      3) Effect of density
      4) Effect of humidity
  • Study of Vibrations of Air Columns  
  • Overview: Superposition of Waves  
6 Surface Tension [Revision]
  • Molecular Theory of Surface Tension  
    1. Intermolecular force
    2. Range of molecular force
    3. Sphere of influence
    4. Surface film
    5. Free surface of a liquid
    6. Surface tension on the basis of molecular theory
  • Surface Tension  
    • Surface Tension
    • Force due to surface tension
    • Factors affecting surface tension
      1) Nature of liquid
      2) Impurities
      3) Temperature
      4) Electrification
    • Applications of surface tension
  • Capillarity and Capillary Action  
    • Capillary action
    • Ascent formula
    • Capillary fall
    • Capillary rise
    • Expression for capillary rise or fall
    • Method (I): Using pressure difference
    • Method (II): Using forces
  • Effect of Impurity and Temperature on Surface Tension  
    1. Effect of impurities
    2. Effect of temperature
7 Wave Motion [Revision]
7 Wave Optics [Revision]
  • Introduction of Wave Optics  
    • Wave Optics
    • Newton's Corpuscular Theory of light
    • Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory
    • Huygens' Wave Theory of light
    • Merits of Huygens' Wave Theory
    • Limitations of Huygens' wave theory
    • Properties of Luminiferous Ether
  • Nature of Light  
    • Dual Nature of Light
    • Speed of Light
    • Categories of Light
  • Light as a Wave  
  • Huygens’ Theory  
    • Primary and Secondary Sources of Light
    • Wavefront
    • Huygens’ Principle
  • Reflection of Light at a Plane Surface  
  • Refraction of Light at a Plane Boundary Between Two Media  
    • Dependence of Wavelength on the Refractive Index of the Medium
  • Polarization  
    • Polarization by Reflection: Brewster’s Law
    • Polarization by Scattering
  • Interference  
  • Diffraction of Light  
    • Diffraction of light
    • Examples of diffraction of light
  • Resolving Power  
    • Rayleigh’s Criterion for Limit of Resolution (or for Resolving Power)
    • Resolving Power of a Microscope
    • Resolving Power of a Telescope
  • Overview: Wave Optics  
8 Electrostatics [Revision]
  • Concept of Electrostatics  
    • Introduction
  • Application of Gauss' Law  
    • Electric Field Intensity due to Uniformly Charged Spherical Shell or Hollow Sphere
    • Electric Field Intensity due to an Infinitely Long Straight Charged Wire
    • Electric Field due to a Charged Infinite Plane Sheet
  • Electric Potential and Potential Difference  
    • Introduction
    • Definition: Potential Difference
    • Formula: Potential Difference
    • Example
  • Electric Potential Due to a Point Charge, a Dipole and a System of Charges  
    1. Electric potential due to a point charge
    2. Electric potential due to an electric dipole
    3. Electrostatics potential due to a system of charges
  • Equipotential Surfaces  
    • Definition
    • Properties
  • Electrical Energy of Two Point Charges and of a Dipole in an Electrostatic Field  
    • Potential energy of a system of 2 point charges
    • Potential energy for a system of N point charges
    • Potential energy of a single charge in an external field
    • Potential energy of a system of two charges in an external field
    • Potential energy of a dipole in an external field
  • Conductors and Insulators, Free Charges and Bound Charges Inside a Conductor  
    1. Conductors and Insulators
    2. Free charges and Bound charges inside materials
  • Dielectrics  
    • Definition: Dielectrics
    • Dielectric Constant
    • Polar and Non-polar Dielectric Molecules
  • Combination of Capacitors  
    • In Series
    • In Parallel
  • Displacement Current  
  • Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor  
    • Introduction
    • Energy Stored in a Combination of Capacitors
    • Energy Density in a Capacitor
    • Force between the Plates of a Charged Parallel-Plate Capacitor
    • Charges Induced on the Surfaces of a Dielectric Slab Placed between the
      Plates of Parallel-Plate Capacitor
  • Van De Graaff Generator  
    • Principle
  • Uniformly Charged Infinite Plane Sheet and Uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell (Field Inside and Outside)  
  • Overview: Electrostatics  
8 Stationary Waves [Revision]
9 Current Electricity [Revision]
  • Current Electricity  
  • Kirchhoff’s Laws of Electrical Network  
    • Kirchhoff’s First Law: (Current law/Junction law)
    • Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
  • Wheatstone Bridge  
    • Introduction
    • Definition: Wheatstone’s Bridge
    • Derivation
  • Potentiometer  
    • Principle
    • Sensitivity of Potentiometer
    • Construction
    • Precautions
    • Superiority of Potentiometer over Voltmeter
  • Galvanometer  
    • Definition: Galvanometer
  • Moving Coil Galvanometer  
    • Description
    • Suspended-coil Galvanometer
    • Radial Field
    • Working
    • Pivoted-coil (or Weston) Galvanometer
  • Overview: Current Electricity  
9 Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation [Revision]
10 Wave Theory of Light [Revision]
10 Magnetic Fields Due to Electric Current [Revision]
  • Magnetic Fields Due to Electric Current  
  • Magnetic force  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment
  • Cyclotron  
    • Description
    • Construction
    • Theory and Working
    • Achievement of Resonance Condition
    • Limitations
    • Kinetic Energy of Particles Accelerated in a Cyclotron
  • Helical Motion  
  • Magnetic Force on a Wire Carrying a Current  
    1. Straight wire
    2. Arbitrarily shaped wire
  • Force on a Closed Circuit in a Magnetic Field  
  • Torque on a Current-Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field  
  • Magnetic Dipole Moment  
  • Magnetic Potential Energy of a Dipole  
  • Biot-Savart Law  
    • Introduction
    • Derivation
    • Biot-Savart's Law in Terms of Current Density
    • Units and Dimensions
  • Force of Attraction Between Two Long Parallel Wires  
  • Magnetic Field Produced by a Current in a Circular Arc of a Wire  
  • Applications of Biot-Savart's Law > Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current-Carrying Loop  
  • Magnetic Lines for a Current Loop  
  • Ampere's Law  
  • Applications of Ampere’s Circuital Law > Magnetic Field of a Toroidal Solenoid  
    • Magnetic field due to a long straight solenoid
    • Magnetic field due to a toroidal solenoid
  • Overview: Magnetic Fields Due to Electric Current  
11 Interference and Diffraction [Revision]
  • Interference of Light  
    • Interference of light
    • Condition for constructive interference
    • Condition for destructive interference
    • Interference fringe
    • Interference due to thin film
    • Interference in thin parallel plate film
    • Interference in thin parallel plate film due to reflected light
    • Interference in thin parallel plate film due to transmitted light
    • Interference in thin wedge-shaped film
    • Colours in thin film
  • Conditions for Producing Steady Interference Pattern  
  • Interference of Light Waves and Young’s Experiment  
    • Young's Double Slit Experiment and Expression for Fringe Width or Young’s Experiment
    • Young's double-slit experiment: set up, diagram, geometrical deduction of path difference ∆x = dsinθ, between waves from the two slits
    • Using ∆x = nλ for bright fringe and ∆x = (n + ½)λ for dark fringe and sin θ = tan θ = yn/D as y and θ are small, obtain yn = (D/d)nλ and fringe width β = (D/d)λ.
    • Graph of distribution of intensity with angular distance.
  • Analytical Treatment of Interference Bands  
  • Measurement of Wavelength by Biprism Experiment  
  • Fraunhofer Diffraction Due to a Single Slit  
    • Single slit Fraunhofer diffraction (elementary explanation only)
    • Formulae based comparison between secondary maxima and minima
    • Diffraction at a single slit: experimental setup, diagram, diffraction pattern, obtain an expression for the position of minima, a sinθn = nλ, where n = 1, 2, 3 … and conditions for secondary maxima, asinθn = (n + ½)λ.
    • Distribution of intensity with angular distance
    • Diffraction at plane grating
    • Diffraction due to circular aperture
    • Comparison between interference and diffraction
    • Fresnel distance
  • Rayleigh’s Criterion  
  • Resolving Power of a Microscope and Telescope  
  • Difference Between Interference and Diffraction  
11 Magnetic Materials [Revision]
  • Magnetic Materials  
    • Selection of Magnetic Materials
  • Torque Acting on a Magnetic Dipole in a Uniform Magnetic Field  
    • Location of Magnetic poles of a Current Carrying Loop
  • Origin of Magnetism in Materials  
    • Magnetic Moment of an Electron Revolving Around the Nucleus of an Atom
  • Magnetisation and Magnetic Intensity  
    • Magnetisation
    • Magnetic Intensity
    • Relation between permeability and susceptibility
  • Magnetic Properties of Materials  
  • Classification of Magnetic Materials  
    • Classification of Magnetic Materials:
    1. Diamagnetic
    2. Paramagnetic
    3. Ferromagnetic
    4. Ferrimagnetic
    5. Antiferromagnetic
    6. Piezoelectricity
    7. Pyroelectricity
  • Hysteresis: Retentivity and Coercivity  
    • Hysteresis Curve
    • Hysteresis Loss
    • Hysteresis Loop
  • Permanent Magnet  
  • Magnetic Shielding  
  • Overview: Magnetic Materials  
12 Electromagnetic Induction [Revision]
  • Electromagnetic Induction  
    • Definition: Electromagnetic Induction
  • Faraday's Laws of Electromagnetic Induction  
    • Definition: Faraday's Law of Induction
    • Law: Faraday's First Law or Neumann's Law
    • Law: Faraday's Second Law or Lenz's Law
  • Lenz's Law  
    • Applications of Lenz's law
    1. Motion of a Magnet Toward a Loop
    2. Energy Conservation in Lenz's Law
    3. Lenz's Law and Faraday's Law
  • Flux of the Field  
  • Motional Electromotive Force (e.m.f.)  
    1. Translational motion of a conductor
    2. Motional emf in a rotating bar
  • Induced Emf in a Stationary Coil in a Changing Magnetic Field  
  • Generators  
  • Back Emf and Back Torque  
  • Induction and Energy Transfer  
  • Eddy Currents or Foucault Currents  
    • Explanation
    • Applications
  • Inductance  
  • Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field  
  • Energy Density of a Magnetic Field  
  • Transformers  
    • Introduction
    • Principle
    • Construction
    • Theory
    • Energy Losses in a Transformer
    • Utility of Transformers in Long-distance Power Transmission
    • Types of Transformer
    • Examples
    • Uses of Transformers
    • Table
  • Overview of Electromagnetic Induction  
12 Electrostatics [Revision]
13 Current Electricity [Revision]
  • Kirchhoff’s Laws  
    • Kirchhoff's First Law or Junction Rule
    • Kirchhoff's Second Law or Loop Rule
  • Wheatstone Bridge  
    • Introduction
    • Definition: Wheatstone’s Bridge
    • Derivation
  • Meter Bridge  
  • Metre Bridge: Slide-Wire Bridge  
    • Description
    • Determination of Resistance
    • Errors and Their Removal
  • Potentiometer  
    • Principle
    • Sensitivity of Potentiometer
    • Construction
    • Precautions
    • Superiority of Potentiometer over Voltmeter
13 AC Circuits [Revision]
  • AC Circuits  
  • Average and RMS Values  
    1. Average or mean value of AC
    2. Root-mean-square (or rms) value
  • Phasors  
  • Different Types of AC Circuits: AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor  
    • Graph of e and i versus ωt
    • Phasor diagram for a purely resistive load
  • Different Types of AC Circuits: AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor  
    • Graph of e and i versus ωt
    • Phasor diagram for purely inductive circuit
    • Inductive Reactance (XL)
  • Different Types of AC Circuits: AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor  
    • Graph of e and i versus ωt
    • Phasor diagram for the purely capacitive circuit
    • Capacitive Reactance
    • Comparison between resistance and reactance
  • Different Types of AC Circuits: AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit  
    • LCR Series Circuit
    • Phasor-diagram solution
    • Analytical solution
    • Resonance  - Sharpness of resonance
  • Power in AC Circuit  
    • Circuit Containing Pure Resistance Only
    • Circuit Containing both Inductance and Resistance (L-R Circuit)
  • LC Oscillations  
  • Electric Resonance  
    1. Series resonance circuit
    2. Parallel resonance circuit
  • Sharpness of Resonance: Q Factor  
  • Choke Coil  
  • Overview: AC Circuits  
14 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter [Revision]
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter  
  • The Photoelectric Effect  
    • Experimental Set-up of Photoelectric Effect
    • Observations from Experiments on Photoelectric Effect
    • Failure of Wave Theory to Explain the Observations from Experiments on Photoelectric Effect
    • Einstein’s Postulate of Quantization of Energy and the Photoelectric Equation
    • Dual behaviour of electromagnetic spectrum
  • Wave-particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation  
  • Photo Cell  
  • De Broglie Hypothesis  
  • Davisson and Germer Experiment  
  • Wave-particle Duality of Matter  
  • Overview: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter  
14 Magnetic Effects of Electric Current [Revision]
  • Ampere’s Circuital Law  
  • Moving Coil Galvanometer  
    • Description
    • Suspended-coil Galvanometer
    • Radial Field
    • Working
    • Pivoted-coil (or Weston) Galvanometer
  • Cyclotron  
    • Description
    • Construction
    • Theory and Working
    • Achievement of Resonance Condition
    • Limitations
    • Kinetic Energy of Particles Accelerated in a Cyclotron
15 Structure of Atoms and Nuclei [Revision]
  • Structure of the Atom and Nucleus  
    • Origin
    • Structure of an Atom
    • Structure of Nucleus
    • Atomic Number
    • Mass Number
  • Thomson’s Atomic Model  
  • Geiger-marsden Experiment  
  • Lord Rutherford’s Atomic model  
    • Introduction
    • Rutherford’s Nuclear atomic model
    • Merits and Demerits
  • Atomic Spectra  
  • Bohr’s Atomic Model  
    • Wave particle duality of electromagnetic radiation
    • Line emission spectrum of hydrogen
    • Radii of the Orbits
    • Energy of the Electrons
    • Limitations of Bohr’s Model
    • De Broglie’s Explanation
  • Atomic Nucleus  
    • Constituents of a Nucleus
    • Units for measuring masses of atoms and subatomic particles
    • Sizes of Nuclei
    • Nuclear Forces
  • Constituents of a Nucleus  
  • Isotopes  
    • Definition: Isotopes
    • Examples
  • Atomic and Nuclear Masses  
  • Size and Density of the Nucleus  
  • Mass Defect and Binding Energy  
  • Binding Energy Curve  
    • Meaning of binding energy curve
    • `bar(BE) = ([Zm_H + Nm_n - M_a]c^2)/A`
    • Important inferences from of the average binding energy curve

     

  • Forms of Energy > Nuclear Energy  
    • Definition: Nuclear Energy
  • Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy  
  • Radioactive Decays  
    • Alpha Decay
    • Beta Decay
    • Gamma Decay
    • Rate of decay
    • Rate law
    • Expression for decay constant
    • Half life of radioelement (t1/2)
    • Graphical representation of decay
    • Units of radioactivity
  • Law of Radioactive Decay  
  • Overview: Structure of Atoms and Nuclei  
16 Semiconductor Devices [Revision]
  • Basics of Semiconductor Devices  
    • Introduction
    • Comparison between N-Type Semiconductor and P- Type Semiconductor
    • Advantages
    • Disadvantages
  • p-n Junction Diode as a Rectifier  
    • Half Wave Rectifier
    • Full Wave Rectifier
    • Ripple Factor
    • Filter circuits
    • A capacitor filter
  • Special Purpose Junction Diodes  
    • Zener Diode
  • Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)  
    • Emitter
    • Base
    • Collector
    • Depletion region
    • Current
    • Resistance
    • Working of a p-n-p transistor
    • Transistor configuration
    1. The Common Emitter (CE) Configuration
    2. The Common Emitter (CE) characteristic
    3. Transistor as an Amplifier
    • Working of the amplifier
  • Basics of Logic Gates  
  • Overview: Semiconductor Devices  
16 Electromagnetic Inductions [Revision]
17 Electrons and Photons [Revision]
18 Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei [Revision]
19 Semiconductors [Revision]
  • Energy Bands in Solids  
    • Energy bands in Solids
    • Energy bands in solids are of three types
    1. Valence band
    2. Conduction band
    3. Forbidden energy gap or Energy band gap
  • Extrinsic Semiconductor  
    • Doping
    • Classification
  • Properties of Solids: Electrical Properties  
  • Special Purpose P-n Junction Diodes  
    • Special Purpose p-n Junction Diodes: Led, Photodiode, Solar Cell and Zener Diode
    • characteristics of Led, Photodiode, Solar Cell and Zener Diode
    • Zener diode
    • Optoelectronic junction devices - Photodiode, Light emitting diode, Solar cell
  • Semiconductor Diode  
    • Semiconductor Diode
    • Potential barrier at the junction diode
    • Biasing of the p-n junction diode
      1) Forward biasing
      2) Reverse biasing
    • V-I Characteristics of a p-n junction diode
      1) p-n junction diode under forward bias: Cut-off or knee voltage
      2) p-n junction diode under reverse bias: Breakdown voltage
      3) Reverse Breakdown: Zener breakdown, Avalanche breakdown
    • Dynamic Resistance
  • Zener Diode as a Voltage Regulator  
    • Zener diode
    • I-V characteristics of Zener diode
    • Zener diode as voltage regulator
    • Line regulation in Zener diode
    • Load regulation in Zener diode
    • Ratings of a Zener diode
  • I-V Characteristics of Led  
  • Transistor and Characteristics of a Transistor  
    • Configurations of a transistor
      i) Common-base configuration (CB)
      ii) Common-emitter configuration (CE)
      iii) Common-collector configuration (CC)
    • Types of characteristic curves
      i) Input characteristics curve
      ii) Output characteristics curve
      iii) Transfer characteristics curve
    • Transistor characteristics in CE configuration
      a) Input Characteristics
      b) Output characteristics of a transistor: Active region, Cut-off region, Saturation region
    • Different modes of operation of a transistor
    • Current-transfer Characteristics
    • Transistor as a switch
  • Junction Transistor  
  • Transistor as a Switch  
  • Oscillators  
  • Digital Electronics and Logic Gates  
    • Logic Gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR)
    • Logic gates - NOT gate, OR Gate, AND Gate, NAND Gate, NOR Gate
    • Basic Idea of Analog and Digital Signals
20 Communication Systems [Revision]

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