CLASS XII PHYSICS

CE & POTENTIAL ,CAPACITANCE

1 The temperature coefficient of resistance of a wire is 0.00125° C-1. At 27°C, its 1

resistance is 1Ω. The temperature of the wire at which its resistance becomes 2Ω
is:
(a) 1400 0C
(b) 8540C
(c) 1127 0C
(d) 1154 0C
2 A current passes through a wire of nonuniform cross-section. Which of the 1
following quantities are independent of the cross-section?
(a) The charge crossing
(b) Drift velocity
(c) Current density
(d) Free-electron density
3 Nichrome or Manganin is widely used in wire bound standard resistors because of 1
their
(a) temperature independent resistivity
(b) very weak temperature dependent resistivity.
(c) strong dependence of resistivity with temperature.
(d) mechanical strength.
4 A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The 1
electric potential energy of the charge
(a) remains a constant because the electric field is uniform.
(b) increases because the charge moves along the electric field.
(c) decreases because the charge moves along the electric field.
(d) decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field.
5 A capacitor is charged by using a battery which is then disconnected. A dielectric 1
slab
then slipped between the plates, which results in
(a) reduction of charge on the plates and increase of potential difference across
the plates.
(b) increase in the potential difference across the plate, reduction in stored
energy, but no change in the charge on the plates.
(c) decrease in the potential difference across the plates, reduction in the stored
energy, but no change in the charge on the plates.
(d) none of these
Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion
and Reason. While answering these questions, you are required to choose any
one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct
explanation of the Assertion.
 (c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
6. Assertion : A parallel plate capacitor is connected across battery through a key. A 1
dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is introduced between the plates. The
energy which is stored becomes K times.
Reason : The surface density of charge on the plate remains constant or
unchanged.
7. Assertion : Two concentric charged shells are given. The potential difference 1
between the shells depends on charge of inner shell.
Reason : Potential due to charge of outer shell remains same at every point inside
the sphere.

8. Two metallic wires of the same material have the same length but cross-sectional 2
area is in the ratio 1 : 2. They are connected
(i) in series and
(ii) in parallel. Compare the drift velocities of electrons in the two wires in both
the cases (i) and (ii).
9. In the given circuit, assuming point A to be at zero potential, use Kirchhoff’s rules 2
to determine the potential A at point B.

10. Draw a graph showing variation of resistivity with temperature for nichrome. 2
Which property of nichrome is used to make standard resistance coils?

11. (i) Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reasons. 2
(ii) Two charges -q and + q are located at points A (0, 0, – a) and B (0, 0, +a)
respectively. How much work is done in moving a test charge from point P (7,0, 0)
to Q (-3,0,0)?
12. Figure shows two identical capacitors C1 and C2, each of 2 µF capacitance, 2
connected to a battery of 5 V. Initially switch ‘S’ is left open and dielectric slabs of
dielectric constant K = 5 are inserted to fill completely the space between the
plates of the two capacitors. How will the charge and potential difference
between the plates of the capacitors be affected after the slabs are inserted?
13. A test charge ‘q’ is moved without acceleration from A 2
to C along the path from A to B and then from B to C
in electric field E as shown in the figure.

(i) Calculate the potential difference between A and C.

(ii) At which point (of the two) is the electric potential
more and why?
13. (a) A charge +Q is placed on a large spherical conducting shell of radius R. Another 3
small conducting sphere of radius r carrying charge ‘q’ is introduced inside the
large shell and is placed at its centre. Find the potential difference between two
points, one lying on the sphere and the other on the shell.
(b) How would the charge between the two flow if they are connected by a
conducting wire?
14. Define the terms 3
(i) drift velocity,
(ii) relaxation time.
A conductor of length L is connected to a dc source of emf e. If this conductor is
replaced by another conductor of same material and same area of cross-section
but of length 3L, how will the drift velocity change?