HSC Science (General) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

What is the value of tangential acceleration in U.C.M.?

In Young’s experiment interference bands were produced on a screen placed at 150 cm from two slits, 0.15 mm apart and illuminated by the light of wavelength 6500 Å. Calculate the fringe width.

Distinguish between p-type and n-type semiconductors.

Obtain an expression for the rise of a liquid in a capillary tube.

Explain the reflection of transverse and longitudinal waves from a denser medium and a rared medium.

A cyclotron is used to accelerate protons to a kinetic energy of 5 MeV. If the strength of magnetic field in the cyclotron is 2T, find the radius and the frequency needed for the applied alternating voltage of the cyclotron. (Given : Velocity of proton= `3xx10^7 m//s`)

A cyclotron is used to accelerate protons to a kinetic energy of 5 MeV. If the strength of magnetic field in the cyclotron is 2T, find the radius and the frequency needed for the applied alternating voltage of the cyclotron. (Given : Velocity of proton= `3xx10^7 m//s`)

Show that even as well as odd harmonics are present as overtones in the case of an air column vibrating in a pipe open at both the ends.

A wheel of moment of inertia 1 kg.m² is rotating at a speed of 30 rad/s. Due to friction on the axis, it comes to rest in 10 minutes. Calculate the average torque of the friction.

From differential equation of linear S.H.M., obtain an expression for acceleration, velocity and displacement of a particle performing S.H.M.

Two coherent sources of light having intensity ratio 81 : 1 produce interference fringes. Calculate the ratio of intensities at the maxima and minima in the interference pattern.

If a charged particle kept at rest experiences an electromagnetic force,
(a) there must be an electric field
(b) there must be a magnetic field
(c) both fields cannot be zero
(d) both fields can be non-zero

If a charged particle kept at rest experiences an electromagnetic force,
(a) there must be an electric field
(b) there must be a magnetic field
(c) both fields cannot be zero
(d) both fields can be non-zero

What is the ratio of octahedral holes to the number of anions in hexagonal closed packed structure?

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Four resistances 10 Ω, 10 Ω, 10 Ω and 15 Ω form a Wheatstone’s network. What shunt is required across 15 Ω resistor to balance the bridge

In Wheatstone’s meter-bridge experiment, the null point is obtained in the middle one-third portion of the wire. Why is it recommended?

State any two sources of errors in the meter-bridge experiment. Explain how they can be minimized.

A motorcyclist (as a particle) is undergoing vertical circles inside a sphere of death. The speed of the motorcycle varies between 6 m/s and 10 m/s. Calculate the diameter of the sphere of death. How much minimum values are possible for these two speeds?

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A current through a coil of self-inductance 10 mH increases from 0 to 1 A in 0.1 s. What is the induced emf in the coil?

State and explain Lenz’s law in light of the principle of conservation of energy.