NEHA COACHING CLASSES

CLASS -12 PHYSICS

ASSIGNMENTS ( 1,2,3)
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NCERT QUESTIONS
1. Show that the electric field at the surface of a charged conductor is given
by E→=σ/ε0n^, where σ is the surface charge density and h is a unit vector normal to
the surface in the outward direction.
2. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a
distance of 50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the
charge on each is 6.5×10−7C6.5×10−7C? The radii of A and B are negligible
compared to the distance of separation.
a. 3.5×10−2N
a. 4.5×10−2N
b. 1.5×10−2N
c. 2.5×10−2N
3.A conducting sphere of radius 5 cm is charged to 15 μμC. Another uncharged
sphere of radius 10 cm is allowed to touch it for enough time. After the two are
separated, the surface density of charge on the two spheres will be in the ratio
a. 2:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:1
d. 3:1
4.The unit of charge is

a. volt
b. ohm
c. coulomb
d. ampere
5.An electric dipole is

a. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but positive sign, separated

by a distance d
b. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but opposite sign,
separated by a distance
c. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but negative sign,
separated by a distance d
d. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q separated by a distance d
6.Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond
to stable equilibrium?
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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
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7.Is the mass of a body affected on charging?

8.Two point charges of 3μC3μC each are 100 cm apart. At what point on the line
joining the charges will the electric intensity be zero?
9.What is the basic cause of quantisation of charge?

10.Calculate the Coulomb force between 2α2α particles separated by 3.2×10–

15m3.2×10–15m.
11.An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E with its dipole moment
p parallel to the field. then find

1. The work done in turning the dipole till its dipole moment points in the
direction opposite to E.
2. The orientation of the dipole for which the torque acting on it becomes
maximum.
12.Define the term electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or vector? Deduce an expression
for the electric field at a point on the equatorial plane of an electric dipole of length 2a.

13.Define the term electric field intensity. Write its SI unit. Derive an expression for the
electric field intensity at a point on the axis of an electric dipole.

14.Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge
densities σ1σ1 and σ2(σ1>σ2)σ2(σ1>σ2) are shown in the figure. Write the magnitudes
and directions of the net fields in the regions marked II and III.

15.A thin insulating rod of length L carries a uniformly distributed charge Q. Find the
electric field strength at a point along its axis at a distance ‘a’ from one end.
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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
ASSIGNMENTS ( 1,2,3)
NOTE: DO ALL DERIVATIONS( IN NOTES) AND COVERED ALL
NCERT QUESTIONS

1. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are connected in parallel

and charged to a potential difference V by a battery. The battery is then
disconnected and the space between the plates of capacitor C is completely filled
with a material of dielectric constant K = 3. The potential difference across the
capacitors now becomes

a. 2V/5
b. 3V/6
c. V/4
d. 3V/5
2.A variable capacitor and an electroscope are connected in parallel to a battery. The
reading of the electroscope would be decreased by
a. Decreasing the battery potential
b. Increasing the area of overlapping of the plates
c. Decreasing the distance between the plates
d. Placing a dielectric between the plates
3.The capacity of a pure capacitor is 1 farad. In DC circuit its effective resistance will be
a. infinite
b. zero
c. 1 ΩΩ
d. 2 ohm
4.In circuits, a difference in potential from one point to another is often called
a. volts
b. AT
c. field
d. voltage
5.What is the geometrical shape of equipotential surfaces due to a single isolated
charge?

6.Draw equipotential surfaces due to a single point charge.

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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
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7.Two charges 2 µC and -2 µC are placed at points A and B, 5 cm apart. Depict an
equipotential surface of the system.

8.What are the dimensions of capacitance?

9.A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as that of the plates of a
parallel plate capacitor, but has the thickness d/2, where d is the separation between the
plates. Find out the expression for its capacitance when the slab is inserted between the
plates of the capacitor.

10.Two capacitors of 1 µF capacitance are connected to a battery of 6 V. Initially switch S

is closed. After sometime S is left open and dielectric slab of dielectric constant K = 3
are inserted to fill completely the space between the plates of the two capacitors.
How will the (i) charge and (ii) potential difference between the plates of the capacitors
be affected after the slabs are inserted?

11.Electric charge is distributed uniformly on the surface of a spherical rubber

balloon. Show how the value of electric intensity and potential vary

i. on the surface,
ii. inside and
iii. outside?
12.A 5μF capacitor is charged by a 100 V supply. The supply is then disconnected
and the charged capacitor is connected to another uncharged 3μF capacitor. How
much electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the process of attaining the
steady situation?

i. Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor

having plate area A and plate separation d.
ii. Two charged spherical conductors of radii R1 and R2 when connected by a
conducting plate respectively. Find the ratio of their surface charge
densities in terms of their radii.
13.
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i. Explain using suitable diagrams, the difference in the behaviour of a
a. conductor and
b. dielectric in the presence of external electric field. Define the terms
polarisation of a dielectric and write its relation with susceptibility.
ii. A thin metallic spherical shell of radius R carries a charge Q on its surface.
A point charge Q/2 is placed at its centre C and another charge + 2Q is
placed outside the shell at a distance x from the centre as shown in the
figure. Find

a. the force on the charge at the centre of shell and at the point A,
b. the electric flux through the shell.
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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
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1. An ammeter together with an unknown resistance in series is connected across

two identical batteries each of emf 1.5 V. When the batteries are connected in
series, the galvanometer records a current of 1A and when the batteries are in
parallel, the current is 0.6A. What is the internal resistance of each battery?

a. 15Ω
b. 13Ω
c. 14Ω
d. 12Ω
2. The resistance of a metallic conductor increases due to

a. Change in dimensions of the conductor

b. Change in carrier density
c. Increase in the number of collisions between the carriers
d. Increase in the rate of collisions between the carriers and vibrating atoms
of the conductor
3. In the figure, when an ideal voltmeter is connected across 4000 ohm resistance, it
reads 30 volts. If the voltmeter is connected across 3000 ohms resistance. It will
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read

1.
a. 22.5 volt
b. 40 volt
c. 35 volt
d. 20 volt
2. The wire of the potentiometer has resistance 4 ohms and length 1 m. It is
connected to a cell of e.m.f. 2 volts and internal resistance 1 ohm. The p.d. across
the potentiometer wire is:

a. 1.2 V
b. 1.6 V
c. 0.8 V
d. 2.0 V
3. According to Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

a. The absolute sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
zero.
b. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
zero.
c. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
positive.
d. The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed loop must be
negative.
4. Plot a graph showing a variation of current versus voltage for the material GaAs.
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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
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5. I-V graph for a metallic wire at two different temperatures T1 and T2 is as shown in
the figure below. Which of the two temperature is lower and why?

6. Two conducting wires X and Y of same diameter but different materials are joined
in series across a battery. If the number density of electrons in X is twice than that
in Y, then find the ratio of drift velocity of electrons in the two wires.
7. The number density of free electrons in a copper conductor is 8.5 ×× 1028 m-3 .
How long does an electron take to drift from one end of a wire 3.0 m long to its
other end? The area of cross section of the wire is 2.0 ×× 10-6m2 and it is carrying
a current of 3.0 A.
8. State the reason, why Ga As is most commonly used in making of a solar cell.
9. For the circuit diagram of a Wheatstone bridge shown in the figure, use
Kirchhoff’s laws to obtain its balance condition.

10.
a. Three resistors 2Ω,4Ω2Ω,4Ω and 5Ω5Ω are combined in parallel. What is
the total resistance of the combination?
b. If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 20 V and negligible
internal resistance, determine the current through each resistor, and the
total current drawn from the battery?
11. Calculate the value of the resistance R in the circuit shown in the figure, so that
the current in the circuit is 0.2A. What would be the potential difference between
points A and B?
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CLASS -12 PHYSICS
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12. Calculate the steady current through the 2Ω2Ω resistor in the circuit shown in the
figure.

13. A wire of resistance 8Ω8Ω is bent in the form of a circle. What is the effective
resistance between the ends of a diameter AB?