Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Physics

A proton and a deuteron are accelerated through the same accelerating potential. Which one of the two has less momentum?

Give reasons to justify your answer.

Two long coaxial insulated solenoids, S₁ and S₂ of equal lengths are wound one over the other as shown in the figure. A steady current "I" flow thought the inner solenoid S₁ to the other end B, which is connected to the outer solenoid S₂ through which the same current "I" flows in the opposite direction so as to come out at end A. If n₁ and n₂ are the number of turns per unit length, find the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at a point (i) inside on the axis and (ii) outside the combined system

Define the term self-inductance of a solenoid.

Write its S.I. unit of (intensity of radiation)

Obtain the expression for mutual inductance of a pair of long coaxial solenoids each of length l and radii r₁ and r₂ (r₂ >> r₁). Total number of turns in the two solenoids are N₁ and N_2, respectively.

A system has two charges q_A = 2.5 × 10⁻⁷ C and q_B = −2.5 × 10⁻⁷ C located at points A: (0, 0, − 15 cm) and B: (0, 0, + 15 cm), respectively. What are the total charge and electric dipole moment of the system?

Two charged conducting spheres of radii a and b are connected to each other by a wire. What is the ratio of electric fields at the surfaces of the two spheres? Use the result obtained to explain why charge density on the sharp and pointed ends of a conductor is higher than on its flatter portions.

Two charges −q and +q are located at points (0, 0, −a) and (0, 0, a), respectively.

(a) What is the electrostatic potential at the points?

(b) Obtain the dependence of potential on the distance r of a point from the origin when r/a >> 1.

(c) How much work is done in moving a small test charge from the point (5, 0, 0) to (−7, 0, 0) along the x-axis? Does the answer change if the path of the test charge between the same points is not along the x-axis?

A closely wound solenoid 80 cm long has 5 layers of windings of 400 turns each. The diameter of the solenoid is 1.8 cm. If the current carried is 8.0 A, estimate the magnitude of B inside the solenoid near its centre.

A magnetic field of 100 G (1 G = 10⁻⁴ T) is required which is uniform in a region of linear dimension about 10 cm and area of cross-section about 10⁻³ m². The maximum current-carrying capacity of a given coil of wire is 15 A and the number of turns per unit length that can be wound round a core is at most 1000 turns m⁻¹. Suggest some appropriate design particulars of a solenoid for the required purpose. Assume the core is not ferromagnetic.

Estimate the distance for which ray optics is good approximation for an aperture of 4 mm and wavelength 400 nm.

In a single slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit is made double the original width. How does this affect the size and intensity of the central diffraction band?

In what way is diffraction from each slit related to the interference pattern in a double-slit experiment?

Two students are separated by a 7 m partition wall in a room 10 m high. If both light and sound waves can bend around obstacles, how is it that the students are unable to see each other even though they can converse easily?

Ray optics is based on the assumption that light travels in a straight line. Diffraction effects (observed when light propagates through small apertures/slits or around small obstacles) disprove this assumption. Yet the ray optics assumption is so commonly used in understanding location and several other properties of images in optical instruments. What is the justification?

Define self-inductance of a coil.

Drive the expression for electric field at a point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole.

Depict the orientation of the dipole in (i) stable, (ii) unstable equilibrium in a uniform electric field.

A power transmission line feeds input power at 2200 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings having 300 turns. Find the number of turns in the secondary to get the power output at 220 V.