HISSAN PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION – 2067 [2011]

Grade: XII F.M.: 75

Time: 3 hrs P.M.: 27
Physics [210]
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures
in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions as instructed:
Group- A
1. Answer in brief any four question [4x2=8]
a. Two wires one of copper and other of iron, have the same diameter and carry the same current. In
which wire will the drift velocity of electrons be more?
b. What do you mean by internal resistance of a cell and what are the factors affecting it?
c. Why are pole-pieces of magnets cut into cylindrical form in a galvanometer?
d. Why is a choke coil preferred to a rheostat in an a.c. current?
e. How can a charged particle move through a magnetic field without experiencing any force.
f. Why voltmeters are always connected in parallel?

2. Answer in brief any four questions. [4x2=8]

a. The emitter region is heavily doped, why?
b. How is the NAND gate formed? Write down its truth table.
c. Explain mass defect and binding energy of the nucleus.
d. State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle.
e. Why is electric discharge not possible at very low pressure?
f. X-rays can cause photo-electric effect explain.

3. Answer anyone question in brief. [1x2=2]

a. How it is that one recognizes a friend from his voice without seeing him?
b. Why is a tuning fork made of two prongs? What happens if one of the prongs be cut off?

4. Answer in brief, any one question. [1x2=2]

a. Differentiate between wave front and wavelet.
b. What is the difference between Fresnel and fraunhofer diffraction?

Group- B
5. Answer any three questions [3x4=12]
a. What is shunt? Give the theory of conversion of galvanometer into an ammeter and the voltmeter.
b. Determine internal resistance of cell using potentiometer arrangement.
c. State Biot and Savart law. Using it, determine magnetic field due to current carrying long solenoid.
d. What are the categories in which magnetic materials are classified? Explain their differences.

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6. Answer any three questions [3x4=12]
a. Describe necessary theory to determine specific charge of an electron by Thomson Experiment.
b. Established Einstein’s photo electric equation. Verify it experimentally.
c. Define terms decay constant and half life, hence derive decay equation N=Noe-λt where symbol
carry to their usual meaning.
d. Define transistor. Describe transistor action as an amplifier in C.E. mode.

7. Solve any one question. [1x4=4]

a. What do you mean by resonance? Describe an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air
by resources method.
b. Describe the various modes of vibration of the air column in an open organ pipe.

8. Solve any one question. [1x4=4]

a. Describe the diffraction of light at a single slit and find the condition for a Secondary maxima and
minima.
b. Describe Newton’s Ring method for the measurement of Wavelength of monochromatic source of
light.

Group C

9. Solve any two numerical problems. [2x4=8]

a. In a copper plating experiment, 6.35g of copper is deposited in one and half hours. An ammeter
connected in series records a current of 3.5A. Calculate the error in ammeter reading.
(Given, F= 96500c/mol and gram atomic mass of copper= 63.5g.)

b. A circuit consists of a capacitor of 10µf and resistor of 1000Ω. An alternating emf of 12v (r.m.s.) and
frequency 50Hz is applied. Calculate the current flowing and voltage across the capacitor.

c. The armature of small generator consists of a flat, square coil with 120 turns and sides with length
of 1.6cm. The coil rotates in a magnetic field of 0.075T. What is the angular speed of the coil if the
maximum emf produced is 24.0mv?
10. Solve any two numerical problems [2x4=8]
a. Energy released per fission of uranium is 200 Mev. Calculate the total energy produced during the
process when 1gm uranium undergoes fission.

b. An X-rays tube works at a d.c. potential difference of 50kv. Only 0.4% of the energy of the cathode
rays is converted into X-radiation and heat is generated in the target at the rate of 600watt.
Estimate:
i. The current passed into the tube.
ii. The velocity of the electrons striking the target.
(me=9.1x10-31kg, e=1.6x10-19c)
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 c. An electron beam after being accelerated from rest through a p.d. of 5000volt in a vacuum is
allowed to impinge normally on a fixed surface. If the incident current is 50 µA, determine the force
exerted on the surface assuming that it brings the electron to rest.
(me=9.1x10-31kg, e=1.6x10-19c)

11. A train approaching a tunnel in a cliff faces at 30m/s is sounding a whistle of frequency of 1000Hz.
What will be the apparent frequencies of the echoes from the cliff face heard by the driver:
a. When train is approaching it?
b. When it is emerging from the tunnel (velocity of sound in air= 330m/s)? [4]

12. Two slits are 0.3mm apart and placed 50cm from a screen. What is the distance between the second
and the third dark lines of the interference pattern when the slits are illuminated with a light of 600nm
wave length? [3]

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