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12-Physics Pairing Scheme Long Questions Numerical Prroblems 2024 Physics Inn Academia-M.a. Javed
12-Physics Pairing Scheme Long Questions Numerical Prroblems 2024 Physics Inn Academia-M.a. Javed
LONG QUESTIONS
I. State and Explain Coulomb’s law and write its vector form. OR State and Explain Coulomb’s law.
(BWP-G-1-23) 04-TIMES
II. What are electric lines of force? Sketch field lines in different cases. Also, write the characteristics of field
lines.
III. Describe the principle, construction, and working of Xerography (photocopier).
IV. What is Electric Flux? Explain. Give its unit. OR Define Electric flux. Find electric flux through a
surface enclosing charge. 03-TIMES OR shows that electric flux due to point charge ’q’ placed at
𝑞
the center of a sphere is equal to ∈ . 02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
𝑜
V. State Gauss’s law and find electric intensity between two oppositely charged parallel plates. 03-TIMES
VI. State Gauss’s law. Calculate the electric field intensity due to an infinite sheet of charge. OR
state Gauss’s law. Find out the electric intensity due to an infinite sheet of charge. (BWP-G-2-23) OR
state Gauss’s law and apply it to find electric field intensity due to an infinite sheet of charge by pointing out
the importance of the Gaussian surface. (FSD-G-2-23) 9-TIMES-(P.P.P.)
VII. Evaluate the electric intensity between two oppositely charged parallel plates.
VIII. Derive a relation for the electric potential (or absolute potential) at a certain point due to s point charge.
06-TIMES(P.P.P.)
IX. Define absolute potential energy and derive the expression of absolute potential due to a point charge.
(GUJ-G-2-23)
X. Define electric intensity and electric potential. Derive a relation between them. (LHR-G-1-23)
XI. Define electric potential and derive its relation at a certain point charge.
XII. Make a comparison between Electric and Gravitational Forces.
XIII. Write a detailed note on Millikan’s oil drop method for determining the charge on an electron. OR
Describe Millikan’s oil drop experiment to determine the charge on an electron. (LHR-G 2-23)
07-TIMES(P.P.P.)
XIV. What is the capacitor and capacitance of a capacitor? Give SI unit of capacitance.
XV. Derive an expression for capacitance of parallel plate capacitor. 06-TIMES(P.P.P.) OR Derive
the relation for the capacitance of parallel plate capacitor and hence define a dielectric constant. (MLTN-G-1-
23) 06-TIMES(P.P.P.)
XVI. Derive an expression for energy stored in the capacitor. OR derive an expression for energy
stored in the electric field of a capacitor. (RWP-G-2-23) OR Derive an expression for energy
stored in the capacitor. (Fed-23) OR Derive the relation for energy stored in a capacitor in terms of electric
field intensity. (GUJ-G-1-23) 11-TIMES(P.P.P.)
XVII. Describe the charging and discharging of a capacitor. What is a time constant?
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
EXAMPLES PROBLEMS
i) Charges 𝑞1 = 100 μC and 𝑞2 = 50 μC are located in xy-plane at positions 𝒓𝟏 = 3.0 𝑗̂ and 𝒓𝟐 = 3.0 𝑖̂
respectively, where the distances are measured in meters. Calculate the force on 𝑞2 .
iii) Two opposite charges, each of magnitude q are separated by a distance 2d. What is the electric
potential at a point P mid-way between them? 03-TIMES(P.P.P.)
iv) A particle carrying a charge 2e falls through a potential difference of 3.0V. Calculate the energy
acquired by it. 4-TIMES(P.P.P.)
v) In the Millikan oil drop experiment, an oil drop of mass 4.9 ×10−15 kg is balanced and held
stationary by the electric field between two parallel plates. If the potential difference between the
plates is 750 V and the spacing between them is 5.0 mm, calculate the charge on the droplet.
Assume g = 9.8 ms-2
vi) The time constant of a series RC circuit is t = RC. Verify that an ohm time’s farad is equivalent to
a second.
EXERCISE PROBLEMS
i) Compare magnitudes of electrical and gravitational forces exerted on an object (mass = 10.0 g, charge = 20.0
μC) by an identical object that is placed 10.0 cm from the first. (G= 6.67×10−11 𝑁𝑚2 𝑘𝑔−2).
ii) Calculate vectorially the net electrostatic force on q as shown in the figure.
iii) A point charge q = -8.0×10−8 C is placed at the origin. Calculate electric field at a point 2.0 m from
the origin on the z-axis. 2-TIMES
iv) Determine the electric field at the position r = (4𝑖̂+3j)m caused by a point charge q = 5.0×10−6 C
placed at the origin. (MLTN-G-2-23)(RWP-G-1-23)(SGD-G-1-23) 10-TIMES(P.P.P.)
vi) Find the electric fields strength required to hold suspended a particle of mass 1.0×10−6 kg and charge
1.0 μC between two plates 10.0 cm apart. 03-TIMES
vii) A particle having a charge of 20 electrons on it falls through a potential difference of 100 volts.
Calculate the energy acquired by it in electron volts (eV). (SGD-G-2-23) 10-TIMES(P.P.P.)
viii) In Millikan’s experiment, oil droplets are introduced into the space between two flat horizontal
plates, 5.00 mm apart. The plate voltage is adjusted to exactly 780V so that the droplet is held
stationary. The plate voltage is switched off and the selected droplet is observed to fall a measured
ix) A proton placed in a uniform electric field of 5000 NC-1 directed to right is allowed to go a distance
of 10.0 cm from A to B. Calculate.
x) Using zero reference point at infinity, determine the amount by which a point charge of 4.0×10−8 C
alters the electric potential at a point 1.2 m away, when
(b)Charge is negative.
xi) In Bohr’s atomic model of hydrogen atom, the electron is in an orbit around the nuclear proton at a
distance of 5.29 ×10−11 𝑚 with a speed of 2.18 ×106 ms−1 .
xii) The electronic flash attachment for a camera contains a capacitor for storing the energy used to
produce the flash. In one such unit, the potential difference between the plates of a 750 μF capacitor
is 330V. Determine the energy that is used to produce the flash.
xiii) A capacitor has a capacitance of 2.5 ×10−8 F. In the charging process, electrons are removed from
one plate and placed on the other one. When the potential difference between the plates is 450 V,
how many electrons have been transferred? (e = 1.60 ×10−19 𝐶) (SHW-G-1-23)
02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
I. Determine the expression for the force on a current-carrying conductor in the uniform magnetic field. Also,
define magnetic induction. 5-TIMES(P.P.P.) OR Derive an
expression for force acting on a current-carrying conductor of length L placed in a uniform magnetic field B.
03-TIMES(P.P.P.)
II. Define Ampere’s law. Calculate the magnetic field due to the current-carrying solenoid using Ampere’s law.
08-TIMES (2023-FSD-G-1) OR what is a solenoid? Derive an expression for magnetic field
inside the current carrying long solenoid. (2023-BWP-G-2)(SHW-G-2)
III. State Ampere’s law. Derive the expression for the force on a charged particle moving in the magnetic field.
10-TIMES(P.P.P.) OR derive an expression of force on a moving Charge in a magnetic field.
(2023-MULTAN-G-1)(SGD-G-2)
IV. Describe, how can we determine the e/m ratio of an electron. 05-TIMES(P.P.P.) (2023-LHR-G-2)
OR Define Lorentz force. Determine the e/m ratio of an electron. 02-TIMES (P.P.P.)
OR Determine the e/m ratio of an electron in terms of B and V. (Accelerating Voltage)
(2023-FSD-G-2) 0R Determine the e/m ratio of an electron. How the path of electrons is made
visible? (2023-LHR-G-1)
V. What is a cathode ray oscilloscope? Discuss the principle, construction, and working of a cathode ray
oscilloscope. Mention its uses. 02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
VI. Derive the expression for torque on a current-carrying coil in the uniform magnetic field. (2023-GUJ-G-2)
05-TIMES(P.P.P.)
VII. Discuss the principle, construction, and working of a galvanometer. OR
What is a galvanometer? Discuss its principle and the methods to measure the angle of deflection of a moving
coil galvanometer.
VIII. What is an ammeter? Explain how a galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter. 02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
IX. What is voltmeter? How galvanometer can be converted into voltmeter?
X. What is ohmmeter? How galvanometer can be converted into an ohmmeter?
XI. What is an AVO meter? Explain the different functions of an AVO meter.
iii) A coil of wire has 100 loops. Each loop has an area of 1.5 x 10-3 m2. A magnetic field is perpendicular to
the surface of each loop at all times. If the magnetic field is changed from 0.05 T to 0.06 T in 0.1 s, find the
average emf induced in the coil during this time.
iv) A circular coil has 15 turns or radius 2 cm each. The plane of the coil lies at 40o to a uniform magnetic field
of 0.2 T. If the field in increased by 0.5 T in 0.2 s, find the magnitude of induced emf. (2023-LHR-G-1)
03-TIMES(P.P.P.)
v) Two coils are placed side by side. An emf of 0.8 V is observed in one coil when the current is changing at
the rate of 200 A s-1 in the other coil. What is the mutual inductance of the coils? (2023-SHW-G-2)
04-TIMES(P.P.P.)
vi) A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 0.75 H. If the current in the primary changes from 0 A to
10 A in 0.025 s, what is the average induced emf in the secondary? What is the change in flux in it if the
secondary has 500 turns? 02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
vii) A solenoid has 250 turns and its self-inductance is 2.4 mH. What is the flux through each turn when the
current is 2 A? What is the induced emf when the current changes at 20 A s-1? 04-TIMES(P.P.P.)
ix) When current through a coil change from 100 mA to 200 mA in 0.005 s, an induced emf of 40 mV is
produced in the coil. (a) What is the self-inductance of the coil? (b) Find the increase in the energy stored in
the coil. 02-TIMES(P.P.P.)
x) Like any field, the earth’s magnetic field stores energy. Find the magnetic energy stored in the space where
strength of earth’s magnetic field is 7 x 10-5 T, if the space occupies an area 10 x 108 m2 and has a height of
750 m.
xi) A square coil of side 16 cm has 200 turns and rotates in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.05 T. If
the peak emf is 12 V, what is the angular velocity of the coil? (2023-FSD-G-1)(2023-MULTAN-G-1)
08-TIMES(P.P.P.)
xii) A generator has a rectangular coil consisting of 360 turns. The coil rotates at 420 rev per min in 0.14 T
magnetic field. The peak value of emf produced by the generator is 50 V. If the coil is 5.0 cm wide, find the
length of the side of the coil.
xiii) It is desired to make an ac generator that can produce an emf of maximum value 5 kV with 50 Hz
frequency. A coil of area 1 m2 having 200 turns is used as armature. What should be the magnitude of the
magnetic field in which the coil rotates?
xiv) The back emf in a motor is 120 V when the motor is turning at 1680 rev per min. What is the back emf
when the motor turns 3360 rev per min? (2023-GUJ-G-2) 05-TIMES(P.P.P.)
xv) A DC motor operates at 240 V and has a resistance of 0.5 Ω. When the motor is running at normal speed,
the armature current is 15 A. Find the back emf in the armature. (2023-FSD-G-2)
xvi) A copper ring has a radius of 4.0 cm and resistance of 1.0 mΩ. A magnetic field is applied over the ring,
perpendicular to its plane. If the magnetic field increases from 0.2 T to 0.4 T in a time interval of 5 x 10-3 s,
what is the current in the ring during this interval?
xvii) A coil of 10 turns and 35 cm2 area is in a perpendicular magnetic field of 0.5 T. The coil is pulled out of the
field in 1.0 s. Find the induced emf in the coil as it is pulled out of the field. (2023-SGD-G-2)
06-TIMES(P.P.P.)
xviii) An ideal step-down transformer is connected to main supply of 240 V. It is desired to operate a 12 V, 30 W
lamp. Find the current in the primary and the transformation ratio. (2023-LHR-G-2)
05-TIMES(P.P.P.)
EXERCISE PROBLEMS
i) An alternating current is represented by the equation I = 20 sin 100πt. Compute its frequency and
the maximum and rms values of current.
ii) A sinusoidal A.C. has a maximum value of 15 A. What is its rms value? If the time is recorded from
the instant the current is zero and is becoming positive, what is the instantaneous value of the current
after 1/300 s, given the frequency is 50 Hz.
iii) Find the rms value of current and the inductive reactance when A.C. voltage of 220 V at 50 Hz is
passed through an inductor of 10 H. 15-TIMES(P.P.P.) (2023-GUJ-G-II)(2023-
MULTAN-G-I)
iv) A circuit has an inductance of 1/π H and resistance of 2000 Ω. A 50 Hz A.C. is supplied to it.
Calculate the reactance and impedance offered by the circuit. 05-TIMES (2023-
SGD-G-1)
v) An inductance of pure inductance 3/π H is connected in series with a resistance of 40.0 Ω. Find (i)
the peak value of the current (ii) The rms value, and (iii) the phase difference between the current
and the applied voltage V = 350 sin (100 πt).
vi) A 10 mH, 20 Ω coil is connected across a 240 V and 180/π Hz source. How much power does it
dissipate? 14-TIMES(P.P.P.) (2023-LHR-G-1)(2023-MULTAN-G-II)
vii) Find the value of current flowing through a capacitor 0.5 µF when connected to a source of 150 V
at 50 Hz. 05-TIMES(P.P.P.) (2023-FSD-G-I)
viii) An alternating source of emf 12 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied to a capacitor of capacitance 3 µF
in series with a resistance of 1 kΩ. Calculate the phase angle. 03-TIMES(P.P.P.)
ix) What is the resonant frequency of a circuit which includes a coil of inductance 2.5 H and capacitance
40 µF? 06-TIMES(P.P.P.) (2023-BWP-G-I)(2023-RWP-G-1)
EXERCISE PROBLEMS
i) The current flowing into the base of a transistor is 100 µA. Find its collector current IC, its emitter
current IE and the ratio IC/IE, if the value of current gain β is 100. 22-TIMES(P.P.P.)
2023-GUJ-G-1 2023-LHR-G-2 2023-SHW-G-1
ii) Fig.P.18.2 shows a transistor which operates a relay as the switch S is closed. The relay is energized
by a current of 10 mA. Calculate the value of RB which will just make the relay to operate. The
current gain β of the transistor is 200. When the transistor conducts, its VBE can be assumed to be
0.6 V.
iii) In circuit (Fig.P.18.3), there is negligible potential drop between B and E, if β is 100. Calculate (i)
base current (ii) collector current (iii) potential drop across RC (iv) VCE.
03-TIMES(P.P.P.) 2023-SHW-G-2
iv) Calculate the output of the op-amp circuit shown in Fig.P.18.4.
(ii) A bar 1.0 m in length and located along x-axis move with a speed of 0.75 c with respect to a stationary
observer. What is the length of the bar as measured by the stationary observer?
(iii) Find the mass “m” of a moving object with speed 0.8 c.
(iv) Assuming you radiate as does a black body at your temperature about 37ᴼC, at what wavelength do you
emit the most energy?
(v) What is the energy of a photon in a beam of infrared radiation of wavelength 1240 nm? 2023-FSD-G-2
(vi) A sodium surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 300 nm. The work function of sodium metal is
2.46 eV. Find
(a) Maximum energy of the ejected electron
(b) Determine the cutoff wavelength for sodium
(vii) A 50 KeV photon is scattered by a quasi-free electron. If the scattered photon comes off at 45ᴼ, what is its
wavelength.
(viii) A particle of mass 5 mg moves with speed 8.0 m/s. calculate its de-Broglie wavelength.
(ix) An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 50 V. calculate its de-Broglie wavelength.
2023-LHR-G-1-II
(x) The life time of an electron in an excited state is about 10−6 𝑠𝑒𝑐. What is its uncertainty in energy during
this time?
(xi) An electron is to be confined to a box of size of the nucleus (1 × 10−14 𝑚). What would the speed of an
electron be if it were so confined?
EXERCISE PROBLEMS
i) A particle called the pion lives on the average only about 2.6 x 10-8 s when at rest in the laboratory. It then
changes into another form. How long would such a particle live when shooting through a space at 0.95 c?
ii) what is the mass of 70 Kg man in a space rocket travelling at 0.8 c from us as measured from earth?
2023-GUJ-G-1 2023-SHW-G-2
iii) Find the energy of photon in (a) Radio-wave of wavelength 100 m (b) Green light of wavelength 50 nm (c)
X-ray with wavelength 0.2 nm.
iv) Yellow light of 577 nm wavelength is incident on a cesium surface. The stopping value is found to be 0.25
V. Find (a) maximum K.E of photoelectrons (b) the work function of cesium. 2023-BWP-G-2
v) X-ray of wavelength 22 pm are scattered from a carbon target. The scattered radiation being viewed at 85°
to the incident beam. What is Compton shift? 2023-SGD-G-1
vi) A 90 keV X-ray photon is fired at a carbon target and Compton scattering occurs. Find the wavelength of
the incident photon and wavelength of the scattered photon for scattering angle (a) 30° (b) 60°.
viii) Calculate the wavelength of (a) a 140 g ball moving at 40 m s-1 (b) a proton moving at the same speed (c) an
electron moving at the same speed.
ix) What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron whose kinetic energy is 120 eV?
2023-MULTAN-G-II
x) An electron is placed in a box about the size of an atom that is about 1.0 x 10-10 m. What is the velocity of
electron?
EXERCISE PROBLEMS
(i) A hydrogen atom is in its ground state (n=1). Using Bohr’s theory, calculate (a) the radius of the orbit.
(b) the linear momentum of the electron. (c) the angular momentum of the electron, (d) the kinetic
energy (e) the potential energy, and (f) the total energy.
(ii) What are the energies in eV of quanta of wavelength? Λ= 400, 500, and 700 nm. 2023-FSD-G-2
(iii) An electron jumps from a level 𝐸𝑖 = −3.5 × 10−19 𝐽 to level 𝐸𝑓 = −1.20 × 10−18 𝐽. What is the
wavelength of the emitted light? 2023-SGD-G-2
(iv) Find the wavelength of the spectral line corresponding to the transition in Hydrogen from n=6 state to
n=3 state. 2023-FSD-G-1
(vi) Calculate the longest wavelength of radiation for the Paschen series. 2023-RWP-G-2 2023-SGD-G-1
(vii) Electrons in an X-ray tube are accelerated through a potential difference of 3000 V. if these electrons
were slowed down in a target, what would be the minimum wavelength of X-rays produced?
2023-MULTAN—G-1
(viii) The wavelength of K x-ray from copper is 1. 377 × 10−10 𝑚. 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 is the energy difference between
the two levels from which this transition results? 2023-SHW-G-1
(ix) A tungsten target is struck by electrons that have been accelerated from rest through 40 kV potential
difference. Find the shortest wavelength of the bremsstrahlung radiation emitted?
(x) The orbital electron of a hydrogen atom moves with a speed of 5.456 × 105 m𝑠 −1 .
(a) Find the value of quantum number n associated with this electron.
(b) Calculate the radius of this orbit.
(c) Find the energy of the electron in this orbit?
xv) The half-life of 38Sr91 is 9.70 hours. Find its decay constant.
xvi) The element 91Pa234 is unstable and decays by β-emission with a half-life 6.66 hours. State the
nuclear reaction and the daughter nuclei. 2023-BWP-G-2
xvii) Find the energy associated with the following reaction: (Mass of 1H1 = 1.00784u)
14
7N + 2He4 ---→ 8O17 + 1H1
What does negative sign indicate?
xviii) Find the energy associated with the following reaction: (Mass of C14 = 14.0077u)
14
6C --→ 7N14 + -1e0
xix) If 92U233 decays twice by α-emission, what is the resulting isotope? 2023-SHW-G-2
xx) Calculate the energy (in MeV) released in the following fusion reaction:
2
1H + 1H3 --→ 2He4 + 0n1
xxi) A sheet of lead 5.0 mm thick reduces the intensity of a beam of γ-rays by a factor 0.4. Find half-
value thickness of the lead sheet which will reduce the intensity to half of its initial value
xxii) Radiation from a point source obeys the inverse square law. If the count rate at a distance of 1.0 m
from the Geiger counter is 360 counts per minute, what will be its count rate at 3.0 m from the
source?
xxiii) A 75 kg person receives a whole-body radiation dose of 24 m-rad, delivered by α-particles for
which the RBE factor is 12. Calculate (a) the absorbed energy in joules, and (b) the equivalent does
in rem. 2023-GUJ-G-1