NARAYANAGUDA DIVISION

NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE

NARAYANAGUDA DIVISION

SENIOR INTER : PHYSICS IPE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Long Answer Questions :

1. (a) Explain the formation of stationary wave in an air column enclosed in open pipe. Derive the
equations for the frequencies of the harmonics produced?
(b) A pipe 30cm long is open at both ends. Find the fundamental frequency. Velocity of sound in
air is
330ms 1
(c) open organ pipe 85 cm long is sound. If the velocity of sound is 340 m/s. What is the
fundamental frequency of vibration of the air column?
2. (a) How are stationary waves formed in closed pipes ? Explain the various model of vibrations
and obtain relation for their frequencies?
(b) A closed organ pipe 70 cm long is sounded. If the velocity of sound is 331 m/s, what is the
fundamental frequency of vibration of the air column?
3. Explain the formation of stationary waves in stretched strings and hence deduce the laws of
transverse waves in stretched string?

4. Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a labeled diagram.
Short Answer Questions :
1. Define critical angle. Explain total internal reflection using a neat diagram?
2. Explain the formation of a rainbow?
3. With a neat labeled diagram explain the formation of image in a simple microscope?
4. Explain the formation of a mirage?
5. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the equatorial plane of an
electric dipole.
6. Derive an expression for the intensity of electric field at a point on the axial line of a dipole.
7. State and explain Coulomb’s inverse square law in electricity.
8. Define intensity of electric field at a point. Derive an expression for the intensity due to a point
charge.
9. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and its importance.
10. Derive an equation for the couple acting on a electric dipole in a uniform electric field.
11. Explain series and parallel combination of capacitors. Derive the formula for equivalent
capacitance in each combination.
12. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
13. Derive an expression for the electric potential due to point charge.
14. Derive expression for the potential energy of an electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field
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15. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9pF are connected in series

(a) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(b) What is the potential difference across each capacitor if the combination is connected to a
120V supply?
16. Three capacitors of capacitances 2pF, 3pF and4pF are connected in parallel
(c) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(d) Determine the charge on each capacitor if the combination is connected to a 100V supply.
17. What are the limitations of Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom?
18. Explain the different types of spectral series.
19. Describe Rutherford atom model. What are the drawbacks of this model?
20. Derive an expression for potential and kinetic energy of an electron in any orbit of a hydrogen
atom according to Bohr’s atomic model.
21. State the basic postulates of Bohr’s theory of atomic spectra.

Very Short Answer Questions :

1. Define ‘power’ of a convex lens. What is its unit?
2. What is dispersion? Which colour gets relatively more dispersed ?
3. What is myopia? How cqan it be corrected?
4. What is hypermetropia? How can it be corrected?
5. A small angled prism of 40 deviates a ray through 2.480 .Find the refractive index of the prism
6. Define focal length radius of curvature of a concave lens.
7. What is optical density and how is it different from mass density?
8. What are laws of reflection through curved mirrors?
9. Define magnetic declination
10. What are the units of Magnetic moment, Magnetic induction and Magnetic field?
11. Define magnetic inclination (or) angle of dip.
12. Magnetic lines of force form continuous closed loop. Why?
13. What do you understand by the “ magnetization” of a sample?
14. What is the magnetic moment associated with a solenoid?
15. State Gauss law for Magnetism?
16. If the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is doubled what happens to the energy of photon?
17. Micro waves are used in Radars why?
18. What are the applications of micro waves?
19. How are Microwaves produced?
20. What is the principle of production of electromagnetic waves?
21. Give two uses of infrared rays? Which animal can detect infrared waves?
22. What are “cathode rays”
23. What is “Work function”?
24. What is “Photo electric effect”?
25. Write down Einstein’s photo electric equation.
26. Write down DeBroglie’s relation and explain the terms there in
27. State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle?
28. An electron, an  particle and a proton have the same kinetic energy. Which of these particles
has the shortest De Broglie wavelength?
29. How is the De-Broglie wavelength associated with an electron accelerated through a potential
difference of 100 volts?
30. What important fact did Millikan’s experiment establish?
31. Define modulation. Why is it necessary?
32. Mention the basic methods of modulation
33. Which type of communication is employed in Mobile Phones?
34. Define modulation. Mention the basic methods of modulation.
35. What are basic blocks of communication system?
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36. What is “World Wide Web” (WWW)?

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