PUC Science 2nd PUC Class 12 - Karnataka Board PUC Question Bank Solutions for Physics

A parallel beam of light of wavelength 560 nm falls on a thin film of oil (refractive index = 1.4). What should be the minimum thickness of the film so that it strongly reflects the light?

A parallel beam of white light is incident normally on a water film 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ cm thick. Find the wavelengths in the visible range (400 nm − 700 nm) which are strongly transmitted by the film. Refractive index of water = 1.33.

A glass surface is coated by an oil film of uniform thickness 1.00 × 10⁻⁴ cm. The index of refraction of the oil is 1.25 and that of the glass is 1.50. Find the wavelengths of light in the visible region (400 nm − 750 nm) which are completely transmitted by the oil film under normal incidence.

Plane microwaves are incident on a long slit of width 5.0 cm. Calculate the wavelength of the microwaves if the first diffraction minimum is formed at θ = 30°.

Why does a compass needle get deflected when brought near a bar magnet?

A device 'X' is connected to an ac source V = V₀ sin ωt. The variation of voltage, current and power in one cycle is shown in the following graph:

(a) Identify the device 'X'.
(b) Which of the curves A, B and C represent the voltage , current and the power consumed in the circuit? Justify your answer.
(c) How does its impedance vary with frequency of the ac source? Show graphically.
(d) Obtain an expression for the current in the circuit and its phase relation with ac voltage.

A circular coil of cross-sectional area 200 cm² and 20 turns is rotated about the vertical diameter with angular speed of 50 rad s⁻¹ in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 3.0 × 10⁻²T. Calculate the maximum value of the current in the coil.

Show diagrammatically how an alternating emf is generated by a loop of wire rotating in a magnetic field. Write the expression for the instantaneous value of the emf induced in the rotating loop.

Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 1: 2. What is the ratio of their nuclear densities?

Consider a magnetic dipole kept in the north to south direction. Let P₁, P₂, Q₁, Q₂ be four points at the same distance from the dipole towards north, south, east and west of the dipole respectively. The directions of the magnetic field due to the dipole are the same at

(a) P₁ and P₂
(b) Q₁ and Q₂
(c) P₁ and Q₁
(d) P₂ and Q₂

When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, it gets polarised. The electric field in a polarised material is less than the applied field. When a paramagnetic substance is kept in a magnetic field, the field in the substance is more than the applied field. Explain the reason of this opposite behaviour.

A rod, when suspended in a magnetic field, stays in the east-west direction. Can we be sure that the field is in the east-west direction? Can it be in the north-south direction?

Electromagnets are made of soft iron because soft iron has _______________ .

Pick the correct options.
(a) All electrons have magnetic moment.
(b) All protons have magnetic moment.
(c) All nuclei have magnetic moment.
(d) All atoms have magnetic moment.

The susceptibility of annealed iron at saturation is 5500. Find the permeability of annealed iron at saturation.

The coil of a moving-coil galvanometer keeps on oscillating for a long time if it is deflected and released. If the ends of the coil are connected together, the oscillation stops at once. Explain.

Consider the energy density in a solenoid at its centre and that near its ends. Which of the two is greater?

A conducting square loop of side l and resistance R moves in its plane with a uniform velocity v perpendicular to one of its sides. A uniform and constant magnetic field Bexists along the perpendicular to the plane of the loop as shown in figure. The current induced in the loop is _____________ .

A conducting rod is moved with a constant velocity v in a magnetic field. A potential difference appears across the two ends _____________ .

L, C and R represent the physical quantities inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively. Which of the following combinations have dimensions of frequency?

(a) `1/(RC)`

(b) `R/L`

(c) `1/sqrt(LC)`

(d) C/L