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Sample Paper 2010
Class XII
Subject Physics
MM: 70
TIME : 3h
General Instructions
(a) All questions are compulsory.
(b) There are 30 questions in total. Questions to ! carry one mar" each#
questions $ to ! carry t%o mar"s each# questions $ to &7 carry three mar"s
each an' questions &! to 30 carry ()e mar"s each.
(c) There is no o)erall choice. *o%e)er# an internal choice has been pro)i'e' in
one question o+ t%o mar"s# one question o+ three mar"s an' t%o questions o+
()e mar"s each. ,ou ha)e to attempt only one o+ the -i)en choices in such
questions.
(') .se o+ calculators is not permitte'.
(e) ,ou may use the +ollo%in- physical constants %here)er necessary :
c / 3 0 0
!
ms
1
2 h / 3.3 0 0
134
5s 2 e / .3 0 0
1$
6
7
o
/ 4 8 0 0
97
T m A
9
2 :olt;mann constant " / .3! 0 0
&3

5<
1
A)o-a'ro=s number >A / 3.0&3 0 0
&3
?mole
Mass o+ neutron mn / .3 0 0
1&7
kg
. I+ the number o+ turns an' the len-th o+ a solenoi' are 'ouble' "eepin- the
area o+ cross section same# ho% is the in'uctance a@ecte'A

&. Bra% a labelle' 'ia-ram o+ Cimple microscope.

3. A )ariable +requency a.c. source is connecte' to a capacitor. Dill the

'isplacement current increase or 'ecrease %ith increase in +requencyA

4. The current sensiti)ity o+ a mo)in- coil -al)anometer is E 'i)ision?mA an'

)olta-e sensiti)ity is &0 'i)ision?)olt. Fin' the resistance o+ the -al)anometer.

E. The 'i)isions mar"e' on the scale o+ an ac ammeter are not equally space'.
DhyA
3. The +orbi''en ener-y -aps in insulators# semicon'uctors an' con'uctors are
EG

# EG
&
an' EG
3
respecti)ely. Arran-e them in ascen'in- or'er.

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7. Dhat is the relation bet%een po%er -ain# )olta-e -ain an' current -ain o+ a
transistor ampli(erA

!. Drite t%o important characteristics o+ nuclear +orces.

$. The -i)en -raph sho%s the )ariation o+ char-e q )ersus

potential 'i@erence HI= +or t%o capacitors 6

an' 6
&
. The
t%o capacitors ha)e same plate separation but the plate
area o+ 6
&
is 'ouble than that o+ 6

. Dhich o+ the lines in

the -raph correspon' to 6

an' 6
&
an' %hyA
&
0. The stora-e battery o+ a car has an
em+ o+ & I. I+ the internal resistance
o+ the battery is 0.4 J# %hat is the
ma0imum current that can be 'ra%n
+rom the batteryA &
. >ame materials# one in each case#
%hich are suitable +or
a. a permanent ma-net K
b. core o+ an electric
trans+ormer#
5usti+y your ans%er.
&
&. >ame the %a)es that are o+ten re+erre' to as Hheat %a)es=. >ame the
physical quantity that has:
a. hi-her#
b. lo%er
c. same )alue +or these %a)es# as compare' to L1rays.
&
3a. In a metre bri'-e# the balance point is +oun' to be at 3$.E cm +rom the en' A#
%hen the resistor S is o+ &.E J. Betermine the resistance o+ R.
b. Betermine the balance point o+
the bri'-e abo)e i+ R an' S are
interchan-e'. &
4. A ray o+ li-ht passes throu-h a prism in the position o+ minimum 'e)iation.
Trace the path o+ the reMecte' ray. Dhat is the inclination o+ the ray (insi'e
the prism) %ith the base o+ the prism. &
E. The ioni;ation ener-y o+ hy'ro-en atom is 3.3 eI. Follo%in- the :ohr=s
theory# (n' the ener-y correspon'in- a transition bet%een the 3
r'
an' 4
th

orbit. &
NO
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6alculate the shortest an' the lon-est %a)elen-th emitte' in the :almer
Ceries.
3. A 00D so'ium lamp ra'iates ener-y uni+ormly in all 'irections. The lamp is
locate' at the centre o+ a lar-e sphere that absorbs all the so'ium li-ht %hich
is inci'ent on it. The %a)elen-th o+ the so'ium li-ht is E!$ nm.
a. Dhat is the ener-y per photon associate' %ith the so'ium li-htA
b. At %hat rate are the photons 'eli)ere' to the sphereA
&
7. 6onsi'er an optical communication system operatin- at nm 800 ~ . Cuppose#
only P o+ the optical source +requency is the a)ailable channel ban'1%i'th
+or optical communication. *o% many channels can be accommo'ate' +or
transmittin- au'io1si-nals requirin- a ban'1%i'th o+ ! "*;.
&
!. 'e1:ro-lie %a)elen-th associate' %ith an electron accelerate' throu-h a
potential 'i@erence I is . Dhat %ill be its %a)elen-th# %hen the
acceleratin- potential is increase' to 4 IA
&
$. 6onsi'er a uni+orm electric (el' E / 3 Q 0
3
>6
1
.
(a) Dhat is the Mu0 o+ this (el' throu-h a square o+ 0 cm on a si'e
%hose plane is parallel to the yz planeA
(b) Dhat is the Mu0 throu-h the same square i+ the normal to its plane
ma"es a 30R an-le %ith the x1a0isA
3
&0a. For circuits use' +or transportin- electric po%er# a lo% po%er +actor implies
lar-e po%er loss in transmission. E0plain.
b. A lamp is connecte' in series %ith a capacitor. Sre'ict your obser)ations +or
'.c. an' a.c. connections. Dhat happens in each case i+ the capacitance o+
the capacitor is re'uce'A
3
NO
An alternatin- )olta-e an' the correspon'in- current are -i)en by

/ 0 sin( t T

?3) an' I / E sin( t 1

?3) respecti)ely.
Fin' the impe'ance an' the a)era-e po%er 'issipation in it.
&a. A point char-e q is place' at N an' the same is symmetrically
surroun'e' by +our similar char-es each at 'istance O +rom
point N. Fin' the %or" 'one by the 6oulomb=s +orce %hen
char-e at N is ta"en to in(nity.
b. A Tq char-e is place' at centre as sho%n in the (- . Fin' the
%or" 'one in ta"in- a char-e +rom A to :# A to 6 an' A to E.
3
&&. E0plain polari;ation by reMection. Ctate an' pro)e the :re%ster=s la% o+
polarisation.
3
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&3. Uen-th o+ a con'uctor is increase' to three times. Dhat is its e@ect on
a. 'ri+t spee' o+ electrons#
b. resistance an'
c. resisti)ity
i+ potential across the con'uctor is "ept constant.
3
&4. The primary o+ a trans+ormer has &00 turns an' the secon'ary has 000
turns. I+ the po%er output +rom the secon'ary at 000 I is $ "D# calculate
a. the primary )olta-e an'
b. the heat loss in the primary coil i+ the resistance o+ primary is 0.& #
the eVciency o+ the trans+ormer is $0P.
3
&E. T%o narro% slits are illuminate' by a sin-le monochromatic source. Nne o+
the slits is no% completely co)ere'. Dhat is the name o+ the pattern no%
obtaine' on the screenA Bra% intensity pattern obtaine' in the t%o cases .
Also %rite t%o 'i@erences bet%een the patterns obtaine' in the abo)e t%o
cases. 3
&3. 6onsi'er the (ssion o+
&3!
.
$&
by +ast neutrons. In one (ssion e)ent# no
neutrons are emitte' an' the (nal en' pro'ucts# are
40
6e
E!
an'
$$
Ou
44
.
6alculate Q )alue
+or this (ssion process. The rele)ant atomic an' particle masses are
m(
&3!
.
$&
) /&3!.0E07$ u# m(
40
6e
E!
) /3$.$0E43 u
m(
$$
Ou
44
) / $!.$0E$4 u K m
n
/ .00!37 u
3
&7a. Bra% the bloc" 'ia-ram o+ a communication system.
b. Dhat is meant by H'etection= o+ a mo'ulate' carrier %a)eA Bescribe brieMy
the essential steps +or 'etection.
3
&!a. Ctate the Ampere=s 6ircuital Ua%. 6alculate an e0pression +or the ma-netic
(el' 'ue a strai-ht con'uctor.
3
b. 6alculate the torque on a 00 turn rectan-ular coil o+ len-th 40cm an'
brea'th &0cm# carryin- a current o+ 0A# %hen place' ma"in- an an-le o+ 30
0
%ith a ma-netic (el' o+ 3T.
&
NO
a. Ctate the :iot Ca)art=s Ua%. Beri)e an e0pression +or the ma-netic (el' at the
centre o+ a circular current carryin- coil.
3
b. A lon- %ire is bent into a circular coil o+ one turn an' then into a circular coil
o+ smaller ra'ius ha)in- n turns. I+ the same current passes in both the cases#
(n' the ratio o+ the ma-netic (el's pro'uce' at the centres in the t%o cases.
&
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&$a. Fin' the position o+ the ima-e +orme' by the lens o+ +ocal len-th 0cm# +or
an obWect place' 30cm in +ront.
Another lens is place' in contact %ith this lens to shi+t the ima-e +urther
a%ay +rom the lens. Dhat is the nature o+ the secon' lensA
&
b. Dhy is the apparent 'epth o+ an obWect place' in a 'enser me'ium less than
the real 'epthA For )ie%in- near the normal 'irection# sho% that the apparent
'epth is real 'epth 'i)i'e' by the re+racti)e in'e0 o+ the me'ium.
Dhat is normal shi+t. Drite an e0pression +or it.
3
NO
a. T%o lenses o+ po%er TE B an' X E B are in contact %ith each other +ormin-
a combinations lens.
i. Dhat is the +ocal len-th o+ this combinations A
ii. An obWect o+ si;e 3 cm is place' at 30 cm +rom this combination o+
lenses.
6alculate the positions an' si;e o+ the ima-e +orme'.
3
b. *o% can %e 'etermine the +ocal len-th an' po%er o+ a con)e0 lens require'
to correct a hypermetropic eyeA
&
30 a. Biscuss the action o+ a transistor as a s%itch.
3
b. The -i)en inputs A# : are +e' to a &1input
>A>B
-ate.
Bra% the output %a)e +orm o+ the -ate.
&
NO
a. Biscuss the action o+ a transistor as an
oscillator. 3
b. Bra% the output %a)e +orm at L# usin-
the -i)en inputs A# : +or the lo-ic circuit sho%n belo%. Also i'enti+y the -ate.
&
Paper Submitted By :
Name : Mr Kuda !"#ra
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