Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi

H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023

Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

Max. Marks 85 vi. The specific resistance of a conducting wire depends upon:
Total Duration: 03 Hours *The area cross-section of the conducting wire *The length of the conducting wire
SECTION "A" (M.C.Qs) (17 Marks) *The temperature of the conducting wire *All of above
NOTE: vii. The electric force between two charges placed in the air is 0.5 Newton. When placed in a
i. This section consists of 17-part questions and all are to be answered each question carries one medium of the force reduces to:
mark. * * * *
ii. Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full against the
proper number of the question and its part.
iii. The use of a scientific calculator is allowed. All notations are used in their usual meanings. viii. If current flows through long conducting wire, the no of electrons flowing
1. Select the most appropriate answer for each from the given options: through this wire in will be:
i. Dimension of magnetic permeability is : * * * *
*[ ] *[ ] *[ ] *[ ]

ix. If the absolute temperature of a black body is increased from T to 1.414T, the total emitted
power per unit area is increased by:
[ ] *√ * * *√

ii. The atomic mass unit (amu) is equal to the ⁄ mass of an atom of :
* * * * x. At S.T.P the number of molecules in a cubic meter of gas is:
* *
* *
xi. When the coil of the galvanometer is in equilibrium, then the deflecting couple is:
iii. The phenomenon of pair production takes place if the energy of a photon is greater than: * Zero * Equal to the restoring couple
* * * * *Greater than the restoring couple * Smaller than the restoring couple
xii. The phenomenon of production X-rays is the reverse process of:
1.02MeV *Compton Scattering *Photoelectric Effect *Pair Production *Pair Annihilation
xiii. An A.C. generator can be converted into a D.C. generator by replacing the slips rings with:
iv. For diatomic gas therefore gamma ( ) for this gas is: * Carbon brush *Coil * Commutator * Galvanometer
xiv. The band theory of solids has explained the distinguishing behaviour of:
* ⁄ * ⁄ * ⁄ * ⁄ * Insulators *Conductors * Semiconductors * All of them
xv. Maxwell derived mathematically that the velocity of electromagnetic waves is:
*√ * * *
√
xvi. The certain excited state of the hydrogen atom has a lifetime of . The minimum
uncertainty in energy will be:
* * * *
v. The depletion region in the diode has:
* Electrons only * Holes only
* Both electrons and holes * Neither electrons nor holes
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 Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi
H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023
Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

xvii. The penetrating power of depends upon:

* Current flowing in the filament * Applied potential difference
* Nature of target * All of them

SECTION B (SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION)

Max. Marks: 68 (36 Marks)

NOTE: Attempt any nine-part questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks. The use
of a scientific calculator is allowed. All notations are used in their usual meanings. Draw a diagram
where necessary.
2. (i). Find the energy released when two deuterium (1H2) nuclei fuse together to form an
alpha particle (2He4). Given that m (1H2) = 2.014102 amu, m (2He4) = 4.002603 amu & 1
amu = 931.5MeV/c2.

m (1H2) = 2.014102 amu

m (2He4) = 4.002603 amu ( )
( )

2
1H + 1H2 4
2He +
= [m (1H ) +m (1H ) - m (2He4) ] c2
2 2

[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

(iii). In a hydrogen atom an electron experiences a transition from a state whose binding
(ii). A steel rod is in diameter at . A brass ring has an interior diameter of energy is to another state whose excitation energy is (a) what are the
at . To what common temperature will the ring just slide into the rod? quantum numbers for these states? (b) Compute the wavelength of the emitted photon (c)
( to what series does this line belong.

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 Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi
H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023
Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

Θ=30o
+ Ty
T

Θ=60o
TX F
( ) ( ) ( ) +q

(iv). Derive an expression for the force experienced by a current-carrying conductor placed in a
uniform magnetic field.
Or What is rectification? Explain half-wave and full-wave rectification.

(v). A small sphere of weight 7mN is suspended by a silk thread 5 cm long which is
attached to a point on a large charged insulating plane. When a charge is placed on the
sphere, it makes an angle of with the vertical. If the charge density of the plane
is , find the magnitude of the charge .

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 Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi
H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023
Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

(vi). Define nuclear fission & nuclear fusion reactions. How can the fission chain reaction be
controlled? Name the process which produces energy in the sun & nuclear reactor.
Or How can a galvanometer be converted into a ammeter? Derive the relevant expression. √ √

(vii). An iron core solenoid with 500 turns has a cross-section area of A current
√ √
of passing through it produces . How large an emf is induced in it. If the √
current is turned off in what is the self-inductance of the solenoid?

(ii) Total Energy:

(iii)

(iv) Kinetic Energy

( )

( )

(ix). A resistor is made by winding on a spool of 40 m length of constantan alloy (45%

Copper and 55% Nickel) wire of diameter 0.8mm. Calculate the resistance of the wire at
and . Assume and
(viii). A particle rest mass has a speed ⁄ . Find its relativistic momentum, rest
energy, kinetic energy & total energy.

Solution:
(i) Momentum

( )
√

( )
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 Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi
H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023
Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

(x). A of ice at melts completely into water at . What is the resulting change in its (xi). If the electron beam in a T.V picture tube is accelerated by . What will be
entropy, given . the Debroglie’s wavelength? Also, find its velocity.

√ √

Or A water heater that will deliver 10 Kg of water is required. The water is supplied at
and an output temperature of is desired. The resistance of the heating element
in water is and the line voltage is . How long will the current pass ̅̅̅
Or on basis of KMT of gases, show that:
through the heating element? Given that
(xii). of wavelength are scattered from a carbon block at an
angle of . Find the fractional change in wavelength.

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 Government Degree College Malir Cantt Karachi
H.S.C Preliminary Examination 2023
Physics Paper-II
(Science Group)

(xiii). Two parallel metal plates separated by of the air have a potential difference
of . A magnetic field is also applied perpendicular to the electric field.
A beam of electron travel un-deflected through these crossed electric and magnetic fields.
Find the speed of electrons.
Or What is a transformer? Name its components and describe its working.
(xiv). Pair annihilation occurred due to a head-on collision of an electron and a positron
having , producing 2.5 MeV pair of photons moving in the opposite direction.
What will be the kinetic energy of the electron and positron?
NOTE: Attempt any two questions from this section. Draw diagrams, where necessary. All
questions carry equal marks.
3. (a) What is the Carnot engine? Describe its construction, and working cycle and derive an
expression for its efficiency. Prove that the efficiency of a Carnot engine is 100 % at the
absolute zero temperature of the sink.
(b) Define radioactivity and write down the equation showing the change in the parent
nuclei by decay. State and derive the expression for the law of radioactivity and
give the relationship between the decay constant and the half-life.
Or State ohm’s law. Show that for a balanced Wheatstone bridge
4. (a) State Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction. Explain the phenomena of self and
mutual induction and derive the relevant expression of any of them.
Or Name both methods of velocity determination; describe J.J Thomas’s experiment for the
charge to mass ⁄ of an electron. Derive the relevant mathematical expression.
(b) What is the photoelectric effect? What is meant by threshold frequency, saturated
current, stopping potential & work function? Discuss the interpretation of the results with
help of graphs & derive Einstein’s photoelectric equation.
5. (a) State the basic postulates of Bohr’s atomic theory of the hydrogen atom. Derive the
expression for the nth radius of a hydrogen atom. Show that the ratio of the radius of the fifth
orbit to that of the second orbit is 6.25.
(b)What is meant by the capacitance of a capacitor? Derive an expression for the
capacitance of parallel plate capacitor when there is (i) air between the plates (ii) the space
between the plates is partially filled with a slab of dielectric .
Or Explain any two of the following:
(i). Geiger Muller counter (ii). Wilson Cloud chamber (iii). Laser

SECTION C (DETAILED ANSWER QUESTIONS)

(32 Marks)
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