ACCORDING TO THE CONDENSED SYLLABUS FOR THE SESSION 2020-21

SECTION--C

CH#11. * Transformer.
* Thermal expansion
Prove that Cp - Cv = R. CH#15.
* 1st law of thermodynamics with four * Galvanometer.
applications. * Ammeter.
* 2nd law of thermodynamics * Voltmeter.
* Carnot Engine.
CH#17.
CH#12. * Special theory of relativity.
* Gauss's Law and its applications. * photoelectric effect and Einstein's
* Combination of Capacitors. explanation.
* Compton effect.
CH#13.
* Resistivity and its dependence upon CH#18.
temperature. * Bohr's atomic model, Radius & Energy of nth
Ohms law orbit of Hydrogen atom.
* Combination of Resistors. * LASER.

CH#14. CH#19.
* Force on a current carrying conductor in a * Radioactivity
uniform magnetic field *Fission and Fusion reactions.
* Ampere's law and its Applications.

SECTION--B
Q#01. Do bends in wire affect its electrical resistance? Explain.
Q#02. Describe the properties of electric lines of force.
Q#03. Why it is dangerous to touch a live wire while standing on earth bare footed?
Q#04. Why Einstein's relativistic results are not observed in everyday life?
Q#05. Why the pair production process does not take place in vacuum?
Q#06. Show that the co-efficient of linear expansion is one-third of the co-efficient of volume expansion
(α = 1/3 β)
Q#07. Describe Faraday's law and Lenz's law of electromagnetic induction.
Q#08. Define "henry" and describe self-induction with the help of a diagram.
Q#09. What is the difference between EMF and terminal potential difference?

By: Sir Muhammad Aman Shaikh

(BS-Hons Physics)
Q#10. What happen to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when size of the plates increases and
distance between them decreases?
Q#11. Show that 1KWH= 3.6 x 106J
Q#12. We want to convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, what we need to do and how?
Q#13. Can two magnetic lines of force ever cross each other?
Q#14. What is the effect on resistance of a conductor by changing area of a cross-section of the
conductor?
Q#15. What will happen if the area and separation of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled?
Q#16. Why mercury is prefer to use in the glass bulb of a thermometer?
Q#17. Four capacitors, each of 2µF, are connected in such a way that the total capacitance is also 2µF.
Show what combination gives this result?
Q#18. Write down the five applications of LASER.
Q#19. What are the difference between α and β- rays?
Q#20. Write down the postulates of Bohr's atomic theory.
Q#21. Why does the resistance of a conductor increase with the rise of temperature?
Q#22. What happens to the temperature of a room in which an air,-conditioner is left running on a table
in the middle of the room?
Q#23. Why it is more difficult to start a fusion reaction than that of fission reaction?
Q#24. The air pressure in the tyres of a increases during driving. Explain.
Q#25. Why must an ammeter be connected in series and voltmeter in parallel in a circuit?
Q#26. If we succeed in stopping a photon then what happens? Explain.
Q#27. What is the effect of a dielectric on the capacitance of a capacitor? Explain.
Q#28. Why heat is produced in a conductor when electric current flows through it?
Q#29. Describe mutual induction with the help of a diagram and define henry.
Q#30. Write five properties of good coolant used in nuclear reactor.
Q#31. A wire carries an electric current of one ampere. How many electrons pass through the wire in
one second?
Q#32. Why the earth is not in thermal equilibrium with the sun?
Q#33. Is temperature a microscope or macroscope concept?
Q#34. When a block with a hole in it is heated, why doesn't the material around the hole expand into
the hole and make it small?
Q#35. A thermometer is placed in direct sunlight. Will it read the temperature of air or of the sun or of
something else?
Q#36. Will kilogram of hydrogen contain more atoms than kilogram of lead? Explain.
Q#37. The pressure in a gas cylinder containing hydrogen will leak more quickly than if is containing
oxygen. Why?
Q#38. When a sealed thermos bottle full of hot coffee is shaken, what are the changes (if any) will
occur?
Q#39. How can you increase the capacitance of capacitor?
Q#40. Can the terminal voltage of a battery be zero?
Q#41. Is there electric field inside a conductor carrying an electric current?
Q#42. What is short circuit and open circuit mean to you?
Q#43. Is it possible to have a situation in which terminal voltage will be greater than EMF of the battery?
Q#44. Why self-induced EMF is also called as back EMF?
Q#45. What do you mean when we say that the atom is excited?
Q#46. Will a solid metal sphere hold a larger electric charge than a hollow sphere of the same diameter?
Where does the charge reside in each case?

By: Sir Muhammad Aman Shaikh

(BS-Hons Physics)
Q#47. Explain why it is so much easier to remove an electron from an atom of large atomic weight than
it is remove proton?
Q#48. Both potential difference and EMF are measured in volts. What is the difference between these
concepts?
PROBLEMS & EXAMPLES.

CH#11. Pb# 01, 02, 05, 07

Pb# 02, 03, 08.
CH#17.
CH#12. Pb# 03, 05, 07, 10.
Pb# 06, 07, 09, 11, 17, 20.
CH#18.
CH#13. Pb# 02, 03, 06.
Pb# 05, 12, 16, 18, 20.
Ex# 05. CH#19.
Pb# 02, 04.
CH#15.

EXTRA PROBLEMS:
Pb#01. A closed vessel contains air at a temperature of 27 •C and at a pressure of one atmosphere. It is
heated to 127•C. Find the new pressure?
Pb#02. At what speed would the mass of a proton be doubled?
Pb#03. At what speed would the mass of an electron be doubled?
Pb#04. Calculate absolute potential at 25cm distance from 5C charge?

By: Sir Muhammad Aman Shaikh

(BS-Hons Physics)