II Periodical Examination -2017-18

Class-XII
Subject- Physics
Time : 3 hr. M.M. – 70
Note: (i) Ques. 1 to 10 are 1 mark each
(ii) Ques. 11 to 20 are 2 mark each
(iii) Ques. 21 to 30 are 3 mark each
(iv) Ques. 31 to 32 are 5 mark each
Q.1 (a) Write the SI unit of displacement current?
(b) If E
⃗ ,B
⃗ represent electric and magnetic field vectors of the electromagnetic waves, then what is the
direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave?
Q.2 (a) Why a concave mirror is preferred for shaving?
(b) Sun glasses are made up of curved surfaces. But the power of the sun glass is zero. How?
Q.3 A glass prism has an angle of minimum deviation D in air. What happens to the value of D if the prism
is immersed in water?
Q.4 T What type of semiconductor we get when: Ge is doped with Indium? Si is doped with Bismuth?
Q.5 Energy gap of a conductor, semiconductor, insulator are E1, E2, E3 respectively. Arrange them in
increasing order.
Q.6 In a given diagram, is the diode reverse (or) forward biased?

Q.7 Identify the logic gate; Give its truth table and output wave form?

Q.8 What will be the stopping potential when a photon of 25eV is incident of metal surface of work
function 6eV?
Q.9 An electron and an alpha particle have same kinetic energy. Which of these particles has the shortest
de- Broglie wavelength?
Q.10 A current is set up in a long copper pipe. What is the magnetic field inside the pipe?
Q.11 Find the resistance between the points (i) A and B and (ii) A and C in the following network.

10Ω 10Ω 10Ω

A B
10Ω 10Ω

C
D
10Ω 10Ω 10Ω
Q.12 How will you connect seven capacitors of 2µf each to obtain an effective capacitance of 10/11 µf.
Q.13 An electric dipole ±4µC is kept at co-ordinate points (1, 0, 4) are kept at (2,-1, 5), the electric field is
given by ⃗E = 20 î NC-1. Calculate the torque on the dipole.
Q.14 The voltage and current in a series AC circuit are given by V= V0 Cosωt & I= I0 Sinωt. What is the
power dissipated in the circuit? What type of circuit it is?
Q.15 In a common emitter transmitter amplifier the d.c current gain β= 65, output resistance is 5000 Ω and
internal resistance of the transistor is 500Ω . Find the a.c voltage gain and power gain.
Q.16 An electric lamp connected in series with a capacitor and an AC source is glowing with certain
brightness. How does the brightness of the lamp change on reducing the capacitance?
Q.17 Show that the time period of ions in cyclotron is independent of both speed and radius of circular
path
Q.18 An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed with its axis making an angle of 60o to a uniform electric
field of 105 N/C. If it experience a torque of 8√3 Nm, calculate the:(i) magnitude of the charge on the
dipole, and(ii) Potential energy of the dipole.
Q.19 How much water should be filled in a container 21cm in height, so that it appears half filled when
viewed from the top of the containe  wa  4 / 3 ?

Q.20 Electromagnetic waves with wavelength (i)  , are used to treat muscular strain (ii)  , are used by
1 2
a FM radio station for broadcasting. (iii)  , are produced by bombarding metal target by high speed
3
electrons. (iv)  , are observed by the ozone layer of the atmosphere. Identify and name the part of
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electromagnetic spectrum to which these radiation belong. Arrange these wave lengths, in decreasing order
of magnitude
Q.21 Explain with necessary circuit how zener diode can be used as a voltage regulator
Q.22 If the two waveforms shown in figure are applied to the OR gate.What is the resulting output wave
form

Q.23 If the speed of photoelectrons is 104 ms−1, calculate the frequency of the radiation incident on a
potassium metal? Work function of potassium is 2.3 eV?
Q.24 Explain Einstein’s theory of photoelectric effect?
Q.25 (a) Derive an expression for de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.
(b) Red light of wavelength 670 nm produces photoelectrons from a certain metal which requires a
stopping potential of 0.5 V. What is the work function and threshold wavelength of the metal?

Q.26 (a) Find the accelerating potential of the electron, when its de Broglie wavelength is 1Å.
(b) Explain Davission Germer experiement?
Q.27 (a) State and explain Brewster’s law.
(b) Two slits 0.3 mm apart are illuminated by light of wavelength 4500 Å. The screen is placed at 1 m
distance from the slits. Find the separation between the second bright fringe on both sides of the central
maximum
Q.28 Derive an expression for the average power in an ac circuit.
Q.29 What is rectification? Explain the working of a centreb tap full wave diode rectifier.
Q. 30 State the condition under which the phenomenon of diffraction of light takes place. Derive an
expression for the width of central maxima due to diffraction of light at single slit.

Q. 31 Derive an expression for the intensity at any point on the observation screen in the Young’s Double
Slit experiment. Hence write the conditions for constructive and destructive interference pattern
Or

A  dm
sin( )
Draw a graph to show the variation on (i-d) for prism. Deduce  = 2 .A
A
sin( )
2
Q. 32 (a) What are the two ways of adjusting the position of the eyepiece while observing the
Final image in a compound microscope? Which of these is usually preferred and why?
Obtain an expression for the magnifying power of a compound microscope. Hence explain why (i) we
prefer both the ‘objective’ and the ‘eye-piece’ to have small focal length? and (ii) we regard the ‘length’ of
the microscope tube to be nearly equal to be separation between the focal points of its objective and its eye-
piece?
(b) Calculate the magnification obtained by a compound microscope having an objective of focal length
1.5cm and an eyepiece of focal length 2.5 cm and a tube length of 30.
OR
Explain the working of a common emitter npn transistor amplifier with the help of a neat circuit diagram.
Hence give the expression for the (i) current gain (ii) Voltage gain (iii) Power gain.