ASSIGNMENT WORK

Class : xii
Subject : physics
(magnetism and matter)
1.
List property of bar magnet.
2.
What is the name given to the curves, the tangent to which at any point gives the direction of magnetic field
at that point? Can two such curves intersect each other?
3.
Differentiate between magnetic field lines and electric field lines.
4.
Show that current loop behaves as a magnet.
5.
Show the magnetic field for an isolated electron ignoring earths effect.
6.
If two bar magnets are placed with their axes parallel and opposite poles facing each other, show the
position of neutral point neglecting the effect of earth.
7.
Iron pins near a bar magnet experience both attractive force and torque. Why?
8.
Toroid is a closed solenoid having field lines enclosed within it only. Why is it not so in the case of a linear
solenoid?
9.
Is it correct to call magnetic field lines as magnetic lines of force? Why?
10.
Find the magnetic moment associated with a coil of one turn, area of X- section
current of 2 A. [Ans.
Am2 ]

m2 and carrying a

11.
Answer the following questions regarding earths magnetism:
(i) A vector needs three quantities for its specification. Name the three independent quantities
conventionally used to specify the earths magnetic field.
(ii) The angle of dip at a location in southern India is about 180. Would you expect a greater or smaller dip
angle in Britain?
(iii) If
you made a map of magnetic field lines at Melbourne in Australia, would the lines seem to go into the
ground or come out of the ground?

12.
A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5
lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of
0.22T.
(a) What is
the amount of work required by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to align its magnetic moment,
(i) normal to the field direction, (ii) opposite to the field direction?
(b) What is the torque on
the magnet in cases (i) and (ii) ?
[Ans. (a) (i) 0.33 J; (ii) 0.66 J; (b) (i) 0.33 Nm;
(ii) 0]
13.
A magnetic needle free to rotate in a vertical plane parallel to the magnetic meridian has its north tip
pointing down at 220 with the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earths magnetic field at the
place is known to be 0.35 G. Determine the magnitude of the earths magnetic field at the place. [Ans.0.38
G]
14.
Why does a paramagnetic sample display geater magnetization ( for the same magnetizing field) when
cooled?
15.
Why is diamagnetism, in contrast, almost independent of temperature?
16.
If a toroid uses bismuth for its core, will the field in the core be (slightly) greater or (slightly) less than when
the core is empty?
17.
Is the permeability of a ferromagnetic material independent of the magnetic field? If not, is it more for lower
or higher fields?
18.
Would the maximum possible magnetization of a paramagnetic sample be of the same order of magnitude
as the magnetization of a ferromagnet?
19.
The hysteresis loop of a soft iron piece has a much smaller area than that of a carbon steel piece. If the
material is to go through repeated cycles of magnetization, which piece will dissipate greater heat energy?
20.
What kind of ferromagnetic material is used for coating cagnetic tapes in a caaette player, or for building
memory stores in a modern computer?
21.
A magnetic dipole is under the influence of two magnetic fields. The angle between the field directions is 60 0
and one of the fields has a magnitude of 1.2
T. If the dipole comes to stable equilibrium at an angle of
0
15 with this field, what is the magnitude of the other field?
[Ans.4.39
T]
22.
What are dia, para and ferromagnetic materials? Discuss their important properties.
23.
State and explain Curies law in magnetism.
24.
Draw hysteresis loop for sort iron. Define coercivity and residual magnetism. Explain why sort iron is suitable
materal for making electromagnets.
25.
What are permanent and electromagnets? Compare their important properties. How permanent magnets
are obtained?

ASSIGNMENT WORK
Class : xii
Subject : physics
(electromagnetic induction and alternating current)
1.
Explain Faradays laws of electromagnetic induction and explain three methods of producing induced emf.
2.
What are eddy currents and electromagnetic damping? How are these used in a speedometer, an electric
brake and a dead beat galvanometer?
3.
Define mutual induction and mutual inductance. On what factors mutual inductance of a pair of coil
depends?
4.
Derive an expression for coefficient of mutual induction of two long solenoids.
5.
What is the self induction? Define coefficient of self induction and its unit. Also derive an expression for
coefficient of self induction of a long solenoids.
6.
A 1.0 m long metallic rod is rotated with an angular frequency of 400 rad/s about an axis normal to the rod
passing through its one end. The other end of the rod is in contact with a circular metallic ring. A constant
and uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T parallel to the axis exists everywhere. Calculate the emf developed
between the centre and the ring. [Ans.100 V]
7.
A horizontal straight wire 10 m long extending from east to west is falling with a speed of 5.0 m/s, at right
angles to the horizontal component of the Earths magnetic field, 0.30
.
(a) What
is the instantaneous value of the emf induced in the wire?
What is the direction of the emf?
(c) Which end of the wire is at the higher electrical potential?

(b)
[Ans. (a) 1.5

V; (b) From west to

east; (c) The western end of the wire is at the higher electrical potential]
8.
It is desired to measure the magnitude of field between the poles of a powerful loudspeaker magnet. A small
flat search coil of area 2.0 cm2 with 25 closely would turns is positioned normal to the field direction, and
then quickly snatched out of the field region. (Equivalently, one can give it a quick 900 turn to bring its plane
parallel to the field direction). The total charge flown in the coil (measured by a ballistic galvanometer
connected to the coil) is 7.5 mC. The resistance of the coil and the galvanometer is 0.50 . Estimate the field
strength of the magnet. [Ans. 0.75 T]

9.
An air cored solenoid with length 30 cm, area of cross section 25 cm 2, and number of turns 500 carries a
current of 2.5 A. The current is suddenly switched off in a brief time of
s. How much is the average
back emf induced across the ends of the open switch in the circuit? Ignore the variation in magnetic field
near the ends of the solenoid. [Ans.6.5 V].
10.
What do you understand by transient currents?
11.
What do you mean by the inductive time constant of LR circuit during growth of current?
12.
What is tank circuit?
13.
Does the time constant depend upon the applied emf in an LR circuit? If not, on what factors does it
depend?
14.
What is meant by Root mean square (r.m.s.) value of alternating current? Derive an expression for r.m.s.
value of A.C.
15.
Derive the relations for average and r.m.s. value of a.c.
16.
An alternating emf is applied across an inductor. Show mathematically that the current in it lags behind the
applied emf by a phase angle of . What is its inductive reactance? Draw a graph showing the variation of
inductive reactance with the frequency of the a.c. source.
17.
Prove that high frequency a.c. can not pass through an inductor. Is it possible to make a pure inductor? What
is the energy consumed by a pure inductor?
18.
Define virtual emf and find the relation between virtual emf and maximum emf in a.c.
19.
What do you mean by sharpness of resonance in a series resonant circuit? Find expression for Q factor of the
circuit.
20.
Using a phasor diagram, derive the expression for impedance of an a.c. circuit containing L-C-R in series.
What is meant by resonance of this circuit and find the expression for resonant frequency.
21.
Define average power in A.C. Derive an expression for average power in a circuit containing L, C and R.
22.
Prove mathematically that the average power over a complete cycle of alternating current through an ideal
inductor is zero.

What is alternating current ? How is it generated? In a.c. circuit hat substitutes the ohmic resistance in D.C.
circuit. Why is it not possible to measure A.C. by a D.C. ammeter?
23.
What is a choke coil? Explain its action. What do you mean by air core and iron core choke coil?
24.
Prove that high frequency a.c. cannot pass through a pure inductor, but can pass through a pure capacitor.
25.
Explain briefly, with the help of a labeled diagram, the basic principle of an a.c. generator. In an a.c.
generator, coil of N turns and area A is rotated at n revolutions per second in a uniform magnetic field B.
Write the expression for the emf produced.
26.
Describe the principle, construction and working of a transformer. Why is the core of a transformer
laminated? Why the efficiency of a transformer is always less than unity? Also describe energy loss in
transformer.
27.
At railway station metal detector is used at the entrance gate to check gun etc. How does it operate?
28.
The core of a transformer is laminated. Explain why?
29.
Why is soft iron used in making the core of a transformer?
30.
How can the tuning mechanism of a radio or TV set can be made more selective?
31.
Write the general equation for instantaneous voltage of 50 Hz generator whose r.m.s. value is 20 volt. [Ans.
311.08 sin 100 t ]
32.
How much inductance should be connected to 200 volt, 50 c/s supply so that a maximum current 0.5A flows
through it ? [ 1.8 H]
33.
An alternating voltage V (in volt) = 200

sin 100t is connected to a 1 F capacitor through an a.c. ammeter.

What will be the reading of ammeter? [Ans.0.02 A]

34.
A inductor is connected to a.c. source of 120 V and 60 Hz. Calculate the maximum magnetic flux through
the inductor. [ Ans. 0.450 Wb]
35.
A coil of inductance henry is joined is series with a resistance of 30 ohm. Calculate the current flowing in
the circuit, when connected to a.c. mains of 200 V and frequency 50 Hz. [Ans. 0.499A]
36.
A capacitor, a resistor and a 40 mH inductor are connected in series to an a.c. source of frequency 60 Hz.
Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor if the current is in phase with the voltage.
[ Ans. 176

F]
37.
A coil has an inductance of 0.1 H and a resistance of 12 . It is connected to 110 V, 60 Hz line. Calculate (i)
the reactance of the coil; (ii) impedance of the coil; (iii) power factor of the circuit; and (iv) power in the
circuit. [Ans. (i) 37.7 ; (ii) 39.6 ; (iii) 0.303; (iv) 92.3W]
38.
80% efficient transformer works at 110 volt and 4 kW. If the secondary voltage is 240 V, calculate the
primary and secondary currents. [Ans. 36.36 A; 13.33 A]
39.
In an ideal transformer, number of turns in the primary and secondary are 200 and 1000 respectively. If the
power input to the primary is 10 kW at 200 V, calculate (i) output voltage and (ii) current in primary. [ Ans.
1000 V; 50 A]

ASSIGNMENT WORK
Class : xii
Subject : physics
(electromagnetic wave)
1.
What is Maxwells displacement current?
2.
What does an electromagnetic wave consist of? On what factors does its velocity in vacuum depend?
3.
State any four properties of electromagnetic wave.
4.
Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is
for radar system used in aircraft navigation.
low frequency end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
reaction.
a metal target by high speed of electrons.

a. suitable
b. adjacent to the
c. produced in nuclear
d. produced by bombarding

5.
What are radio wave? Give their two uses.
6.
What are microwaves? Give their two uses.
7.
What are infrared and ultraviolet rays? Give their two uses.
8.
Write frequency and wavelength range of the following:
Infrared rays
b. Gamma rays
Microwaves
d. Ultraviolet radiations

a.
b.

9.
Why can light travel in vacuum, whereas sound cannot do so?
10.
Radio waves diffract pronouncedly around building, while light waves, which are also electromagnetic
waves, do not. Why?