HSC Science (Computer Science) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Physics

A long solenoid of length l, cross-sectional area A and having N₁ turns (primary coil), has a small coil of N₂ turns (secondary coil) wound about its center. Determine the Mutual inductance (M) of the two coils.

What will be the effect on the position of zero deflection if only the current flowing through the potentiometer wire is decreased?

What will be the energy of each photon in monochromatic light of frequency 5 ×10¹⁴Hz?

What are primary and secondary sources of light?

What is wavefront? How is it related to rays of light? What is the shape of the wavefront at a point far away from the source of light?

Derive the laws of reflection of light using Huygens’ principle.

Determine the series limit of Balmer, Paschen, and Pfund series, given the limit for Lyman series is 912 Å.

Explain what is meant by polarization and derive Malus’ law.

In a BJT, the largest current flow occurs ______.

Why is the base of a transistor made thin and is lightly doped?

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A charge q is moved from a point A above a dipole of dipole moment p to a point B below the dipole in an equatorial plane without acceleration. Find the work done in this process.

Why are the emitter, the base, and the collector of a BJT doped differently?

The common-base DC current gain of a transistor is 0.967. If the emitter current is 10mA. What is the value of base current?

In a common-base connection, a certain transistor has an emitter current of 10mA and a collector current of 9.8 mA. Calculate the value of the base current.

In a common-base connection, the emitter current is 6.28 mA and the collector current is 6.20 mA. Determine the common-base DC current gain.

A mixture of fuel and oxygen is burned in a constant-volume chamber surrounded by a water bath. It was noticed that the temperature of water is increased during the process. Treating the mixture of fuel and oxygen as the system,

1. Has heat been transferred?
2. Has work been done?
3. What is the sign of ∆U?

A system releases 130 kJ of heat while 109 kJ of work is done on the system. Calculate the change in internal energy.

In SI units, the differential equation of an S.H.M. is `("d"^2"x")/("dt"^2)` = − 36x. Find its frequency and period.

Three charges –q, +Q, and –q are placed at equal distances on a straight line. If the potential energy of the system of the three charges is zero, then what is the ratio of Q: q?

A dipole with its charges, - q and + q located at the points (O, -b, O) and (O, +b, O) is present in a uniform electric field E. The equipotential surfaces of this field are planes parallel to the yz plane.

(a) What is the direction of the electric field E?

(b) How much torque would the dipole experience in this field?