Physics: Paper B

Time: 3 Hours
Marks: 50
Note: Attempt any five question in all, selecting one question from part-1 and 4
questions from part-2.
Part-1
Q.1:
a) Discuss internal energy of ideal gas.
b) Find out the average translational kinetic energy of gas molecules at 25C.
c) Why does smoke rise, rather than fall, from a lighted candle?
Q.2:
a) Define CP and CV. Show that CP - CV = R.
b) Find the average speed of oxygen molecules in the air at S.T.P.
c) Why the work done during isochoric process is zero.
Part-2
Q.3:
a) State 1st law of thermodynamics and discuss its application for adiabatic
process.
b) A cylinder contains 3.00 mole of helium gas at a temperature of 300 K. If the
gas is heated at constant volume, how much energy must be transferred by
heat to the gas for its temperature to increase to 500 K? (molar specific
heat=12.5J/mole-K)
c) Define Heat and Calorie.
Q.4:
a) Define Quantization of charge. Explain it with examples.
b) A point charge q= -810-3C is placed at origin. Calculate electric field at a
point 2m from origin on z-axis.
c) What is the difference b/w point charge and test charge?
Q.5:
a) Define dipole. Calculate electric field at the bisector point at the distance x
due to dipole.
b) A proton is placed in a uniform electric field. What must be the value of
electric field if the electrostatic force acting on portion just balances its
weight?
c) What is meant by uniform electric field?

Q.6:
a) Define electric potential and its units. Calculate electric potential from electric
field.
b) What is the electric potential at the surface of gold nucleus, the radius 7*10 -15
m and atomic number Z is 79.
c) Define electric potential at a point.
Q.7:
a) State and proof Gausss Law and writes its integral and differential form.
b) A Gaussian surface in the form of cylinder of radius R immersed in a uniform
electric field E, with cylinder axis parallel to the field. What is the flux of
electric field through this closed surface?
c) What will be the orientation of loop in electric field for maximum flux?
Q.8:
a) Define electric field. Calculate electric field at a point due to disc of charge.
b) The magnitude of charge on negatively charged surface is 10C. Calculate
the number of electrons enclosed by the surface.
c) What happens to the value of electric field when you follow an electric field
line due to point charge?
Q.9:
a) Define electric flux. Calculate electric field at a point due to infinite sheet of
charge using Gausss Law.
b) What must be the magnitude of isolated positive charge for the electric
potential at 15cm from the charge to be 20V?
c) What will be the value of electrical potential at the center between two equal
and opposite charges separated by distance d.
Q.10:
Write a note on any two of the following;
a)
b)
c)
d)

Vander Wall Equation of state

Electric potential due to dipole
Pressure of gas
Torque on a dipole in electric field