Physics M.

12 - PHY- SPECIAL - 1 (1/3)

Palanichamy
12 - PHYSICS
Time: 3 Hours]

SPECIAL - 1
[Max. Marks 150
PART-I

None: (1) Answer all the questions.

(30 x 30)
(ii) Choose and write the correct answer
(iii) Each question carries one mark
Choose and write the correct answer:
1. If a point lies at a distance x from the midpoint of the dipole, the electric field intensity at this point is
3
1
1
proportional to (a) x 2
(b) x 3
(c) x-1
(d) x 2
2. The electric field inside the plates of two similarly charged plane sheets of charge density is
+

(a) 2 0
(b) 2 0
(c) 0

(d)

zero
3. Capacity of a conductor is independent of
(a) the dimension of the conductor
(b) the shape of the conductor
(c) the medium inside the capacitor
(d) the amount of charge stored in the capacitor
4. The electrostatic attraction and repulsion between charged bodies is the basic principle of
(a) Xerox copying machine (b) ink-jet printing
(c) electrostatic paint spraying (d) all the above
5. In the case of insulators, as the temperature decreases, resistivity
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains constant
(d) becomes zero
6. In a thermocouple, the thermo-emf is minimum for the couple of wires of
(a) Bi - Sb
(b) Cu - Fe
(c) Cu - Zn
(d) Fe - Sb
7. The torque on a rectangular coil placed in a uniform magnetic field is large, when
(a) the number of turns is large
(b) the number of turns is less
(c) the plane of the coil is perpendicular to the field
(d) the area of the coil is small
8. The self-inductance of a straight conductor is (a) zero (b) infinity (c) very large (d) very small
9. The power generated by a choke coil having resistance r, inductance L is given by
r
r
E0 I0
Erms I rms 2 2 2
E0 I 0 2 2 2
(a) Erms Irms
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
r +L
r +L
10. In an AC circuit the applied emf e = E0sin ( t +
(a)

(b)

2 ) leads the current i = I0 sin (t - 2 ) by

(c)

(d) 0

11. 420 kW of electric power is supplied to a small town at a distance of 8 km away from the power plant.
The transmission wire has a total resistance of 0.33 ohm. If the power is transmitted at 21,000 V then the
power loss is
(a) 0.825 kW
(b) 0.l32 kW
(c) l.32 kW
(d) l32 kW
12. Frequency range of AM band radio waves is from
(a) 54 MHz to 890 MHz
(b) 530 KHz to 108 KHz
(c) 530 KHZ to 1710 KHz
(d) 88 MHz to 108 MHz
13. In Youngs experiment, the third bright band for wavelength of light 6000 coincides with the fourth
bright band for another source in the same arrangement. The wave length of the another source is
(a) 4500
(b) 6000
(c) 5000
(d) 4000
14. Refractive index of glass is 1.5. Time taken for light to pass through a glass plate of thickness 10 cm is
(a) 2 108 s
(b) 2 1010 s
(c) 5 108 s
(d) 5 1010 s
15. In an electromagnetic wave power is
(a) equally transferred along the electric and magnetic field
(b) transmitted along magnetic field
(c) transmitted in a direction perpendicular to both the field
(d) transmitted along electric field

16. A Coolidge tube operates at 24800 V. The maximum frequency of X-radiation emitted from Coolidge
tube is
(a) 6 x l018 Hz
(b) 3 x 1018 Hz
(c) 6 x l08 Hz
(d) 3 x l08 Hz
17. The ratio of the specific charge of an electron to that of a position is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 4

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18. If the radius of the second orbit for hydrogen atom is 2.12 , then the radius of the fourth orbit is
(a) 4.24
(b) 8.48
(c) 16.96
(d) 33.92
19. In a hydrogen atom when an electron Jumps from L- shell to K- shell the line emitted is
(a) Balmers series
(b) Lyman series
(c) K - line
(d) L - line
20. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons
(a) increases with intensity of incident light
(b) decreases with intensity of incident light
(c) varies linearly with the frequency of incident light
(d) various exponentially with the frequency of incident light
21. The current produced by a photoelectric cell is _______________of the incident light.
(a) proportional to the intensity
(b) inversely proportional to the intensity
(c) independent of the intensity
(d) proportional to the frequency
22. The average energy released per fission is
(a) 200 eV
(b) 200 MeV
(c) 200 meV
(d) 200 GeV
23. The half life period of a certain radioactive element with disintegration constant 0.0693
per day is
(a) 10 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 140 days
(d) 1.4 days
24. The binding energy of 26Fe56 nucleus is
(a) 8.8 MeV
(b) 88 MeV
(c) 493 MeV
(d) 41.3 MeV
25. If C is the velocity of light then, the velocity range of particles is
(a) 0.2 to 0.99 C
(b) 0.3 C to 0.99 C (c) 0.3 C to 0.89 C
(d) 0.4C to 0.98 C
26. Avalanche breakdown is primarily dependent on the phenomenon of
(a) collision
(b) ionisation
(c) doping
(d) recombination
27. According to the laws of Boolean algebra, the expression (A + AB) is equal to

(a) A
(b) AB
(c) B
(d) A
28. A multistage amplifier has the overall voltage gain of 150. The gain is reduced to 25 when a negative
feedback is applied. The fraction of the output that is fed back to the input is
1
1
1
(a) 30
(b) 16
(c) 30
(d)
1
20
29. In a monochrome picture tube, the intensity of the electron beam is varied by the
(a) intensity of the incident light
(b) frequency of the incident light
(c) intensity of the luminance Y signal
(d) frequency of the luminance Y signal
30. The first man-made satellite is
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Sputnik
(c) Venera
(d) Rohini
PART-II
Note: Answer any fifteen questions.
31. Define potential difference.
32. What do you mean by Additive nature of charge? Give an example
33. Distinguish electromotive force from potential difference.
34. Find the current flowing across three resistors
3, 5 , and 2 connected in parallel to a

(5 x 3 = 45)

15 V supply. Also find the effective resistance

and total current drawn from the supply.
35. What are primary cells? Give examples.
36. Define Thomson coefficient.
37. Give the difference between AF choke and RF choke.
38. Two rails of a railway track insulated from each other and the ground are connected to a milli voltmeter.
The train runs at a speed of 180 Krn/hr. Vertical component of earths magnetic field is 0.2 x 10-4 Wb/m2
and the rails arc separated by 1m. Find the reading of the voltmeter.
39. Give the conditions for sustained interference.
40. A parallel beam of monochromatic light is allowed to incident normally on a plane transmission grating
having 5000 lines per centimetre. A second order spectral line is found to be diffracted at an angle 30.
Find the wavelength of the light.
41. Why the centre of the Newtons rings is dark?
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42. State the applications of Moseleys law.
43. Distinguish inertial frame from non-inertial frame.
44. Define roentgen.
45. Distinguish between nuclear fission and fusion.
46. What do you understand by intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor?
47. Simplify the following logic expression using the laws and theorems of Boolean algebra.

Y = A. B + AB + BC + CA.
48. Give the Boolean equation
for the given logic diagram.
49. What is meant by scanning?
50. Define modulation.

PART-III
Note: (i) Answer the Question No.60 compulsorily.
(ii) Answer any six questions of the remaining 11 questions.
(iii) Draw diagrams wherever necessary

(7 x 5 = 35)

51. Three charges 2 10-9C, +3 10-9C, 4 10-9C are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
ABC of side 20 cm. Calculate the work done in shifting the charges A, B and C to A1, B1 and C1
respectively which are the mid points of the sides of the triangle.
52. Discuss the variation of resistance with temperature with an expression and a graph.
53. Explain the action of lead acid accumulator.
54. A rectangular coil of area 20cm x 10cm with 100 turns of wire is suspended in a radial magnetic field of
induction 5 x 10-3 T. If the galvanometer shows an angular deflection of 150 for a current of 1 mA, find
the torsional constant of the suspension wire.
55. Obtain an expression for the self-inductance of a long solenoid.
56. Write a note on pile of plates.
57. Derive an expression for frequency of spectral line.
58. Derive an expression for de Broglie wavelength of an electron.
59. Explain the variation of photoelectric current with frequency of incident radiation.
60. Calculate the time required for 60% of a sample of radon to undergo decay. Given T of radon 3.8 days
(OR)
Singly ionized magnesium atoms enter into the velocity selector of a Bainbridge mass spectrograph
having electric and magnetic fields 30 kV/m and 0.1 tesla respectively. Calculate the radii of the path
followed by the three isotopes of mass numbers 24, 25 and 26 when the deflecting magnetic field is 0.5
telsa. Mass of a nucleon = 1.67 10 -27 kg ; Charge of the ion, e = 1.6 10 -19 C
61. Describe the working of a transistor as a switch.

62. Explain the functions of various units in the monochrome television transmission.
PART-IV
Note: (i) Answer any four questions in detail
(ii) Draw diagrams wherever necessary.

(4 x 10 = 40)

63. What is dielectric? Explain the effect of introducing a dielectric slab between the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor.
64. Explain Joules calorimeter experiment to verify Joules laws of heating.
65. Explain the principle, construction and theory of a transformer. (Diagram not necessary).Define its
efficiency. Mention the energy losses.
66. Explain the Raman scattering of light with the help of Energetic level diagram.
67. Explain the method of calculating ratio of semi major and semi minor axes of elliptical orbits of
Sommerfeld atom model.
68. Explain the construction and working of a Geiger-Muller Counter.
69. Sketch the circuit of Colpitts oscillator. Explain its working.
70. What are the different types of wire and cable used for telecommunication system?
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