PHYSICS

1. State Ohms’ law. Draw VI Graph of a conductor obeying Ohms’ law. What does the slope of the VI graph of
a conductor represents. [3]
2. Name 3 factors on which the resistance of the given wire depends and state how is it affected by the
factors stated by you. [3]

3. The VI graph for a series and parallel combination

of two resistors is shown below.
Which of the following two A and B,
represents the parallel combination.
Give reasons for your answer. [2]

4. The equivalent resistance between the points: i) A & B ii) C & D. [3]

5. What is the relation between optical density and material density of a medium? [1]
6. State Laws of Refraction. [2]
air
7. A ray of light of wavelength 5400 A0 suffers refraction from air to glass. Taking µglass = , find the
wavelength of light in glass. [2]
8. State 3 factors on which the angle of deviation of prism depends and how. [2]
9. What should be the angle of incidence for a ray of light which suffers minimum deviation of 360, through an
equilateral prism. [2]
10. Prove that refractive index = . [4]

11. What is critical angle. Explain with the help of a diagram. How is critical angle related to the refractive
index of a medium. [2]
12. How does the action of a convex lens differ from that of a concave lens on a parallel beam of light. Draw
the diagram to explain [2]
13. Define the terms:
 Principal Axis
 Optical Center.
Explain with the help of a diagram. [2]
14. A converging lens forms the image of an object placed in front of it, beyond 2F2 of the lens:
a) Where is the object placed. B) Draw ray diagram c) State nature of characteristic of
image. [3]
15. An illuminated object lies at a distance of 1m from the screen. A convex lens is used to form the image of
object on a screen placed at a distance of 75 cm from the lens. Find i) Focal Length ii) Magnification [4]
16. A lens forms the image of an object placed at a distance of 45 cm from it on a screen placed at a distance
of 90cm on the other side of it. I) Name the lens used. II) Focal length of the lens
III) Magnification of Image. [4]
17. A concave lens forms the image of an object kept at a distance of 20cm in front of it, at a distance of 10cm
on the side of an object. A) What is the nature of image formed? B) Find the focal length of the lens. [4]

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