Physics III

Electricity, Magnetism and Electronics

List of Important long questions
Unit-I
1. State Gauss law in electrostatics. Apply it to find Electric field
due to uniformly charged cylinder at a point outside, on the
surface and inside the sphere.
2. State and explain Gauss law. Derive an expression for the
intensity of electric field due to uniformly charged sphere at
a point outside, on the surface and inside the sphere.
3. Explain Electric Displacement (D) and Polarization (P). Derive
relation between D, E & P. Derive expression for Gauss law in
dielectrics.
Unit-II
4. Describe the construction and working of cyclotron. Describe
expression for energy of particle gained in cyclotron.
5. State and explain Bio-Savart law. Derive an expression for
the magnetic induction at a point due to straight current
carrying conductor.
6. Describe Hall Effect. Derive expression for hall coefficient
write applications of Hall Effect.
7. Explain the principle and working of Betatron. Derive the
condition of its operation. How it is achieved.
8. Derive an expression for the magnetic field inside a solenoid
carrying current I.
Unit-III
9. Write Maxwells equations in integral and differential from.
Prove transverse nature of Electro Magnetic waves.
10.
State and prove Poynting theorem. Write physical
importance of Poynting vector.
11.
Obtain the Maxwells Electromagnetic equations. Derive
wave equation for E and H using Maxwells EM equations.
Unit-IV
12.
Explain the working of half adder and full adder circuits
with truth tables.
13.
Explain the working of universal logic gates with truth
tables. State and prove De-Morgans laws.
14.
Explain the working of fundamental logic gates with
truth tables.
List of Important short questions
1. Derive an expression for energy stored in a capacitor.
2. Obtain potential energy of a dipole in an electric field.
3. Derive an expression for the force on a current carrying
conductor placed in magnetic field.
4. Explain growth of charge in CR circuit.
5. Explain growth of charge in LR circuit.
6. State faradays laws of electromagnetic induction and lenz
law.
7. Explain self inductance and mutual inductance .Derive
expression for coefficient of self and mutual inductance.

8. Explain the working of a zener diode in reverse bias

condition (how zener diode can be used as voltage regulator/
Explain V-I characteristics).
9. What is rectifier? Explain working of Half wave rectifier with
waveform.
10.
What is rectifier? Explain working of full wave rectifier
with waveform.
11.
Explain bark-hausen criteria for oscillation.
12.
Draw the three configuration of a npn transistor.
Note: Short questions also will be covered from the
list of long questions
Important problems
1. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 0.2F is charged to
a potential of 2V, calculate the energy stored in it.
2. The dielectric constant of helium at 0 0C is 1.000074. Find its
susceptibility at this temperature.
3. If dielectric constant of a medium is 3 and electric field
intensity is 106V/m, find displacement current (D). ( 0=
9x10-12)
4. The dielectric constant of water is 78. Calculate its electrical
permittivity?
5. A proton is accelerated in a cyclotron using a magnetic field
of 100web/m2.Find the frequency (mass of proton is 1.67x1027
kg ,its charge is 1.6x10-19C)
6. Length of solenoid is 2m and cross section is 0.02m 2.It has
1000turns. Find its self induction coefficient (0=4x10-7)
7. A series resonant circuit is formed with a condenser of
capacity 250PF. Inductance 0.16mH and a resistance
20.calculate the frequency of resonance.
8. In a transformer 200 turns in primary coil and 400 turns in
secondary coil. If current in primary coil 2Amp. Find current
in secondary coil.
9. In a transistor 200 primary turns and 600 secondary turns.
Primary voltage is 10V and secondary current is 2Amp. Find
secondary voltage, primary current and power.
10.
In a transistor base current and emitter currents are
0.08mA and 10.08mA respectively. Find collector current
and , and .
11.
Convert (110111.1010)2 to decimal number.
12.
Convert (625.625)10 to binary number.
Note: Dont depend only on these problems also practice
problems from previous year papers
These are suggested to only for average and below average
students; meritorious students please read text books

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