Logic Academy of computer Science

Marks: 83

Subjective

Time: 3:10 Hours

Note: Section I is compulsory. Attempt any Three Questions from Section

II and Three parts from Section III
(Section-I)
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If a point charge q of mass m is released in a non-uniform electric field, will it make a rectilinear
motion?
How the orbits of planets will be modified if the planets were electrically charged?
Write two differences between electrical force and gravitational force.
Write any two characteristics of electric field line.
Why is B non-zero outside a solenoid?
Why the resistance of Ammeter should be very low?
Differentiate between sensitive and dead beat galvanometer.
If a charged particle moves in a straight line through some region of space, can you say that magnetic
field in the region is zero?
Does the induced e.m.f. always act to decrease the magnetic flux through a circuit? Explain.
Does the induced emf in a circuit depend on the resistance of the circuit? Does the induced current
depend on the resistance of the circuit?
Define motional emf. Write its formula.
A suspended magnet is oscillating freely in horizontal plane. The oscillations are strongly damped
when a metal plate is placed under the magnet. Explain why this occurs.

Q.No.3 Write short answers to any Eight parts.

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What will be effect on drift velocity of free electrons by increasing the potential difference?
When a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, no current flows through the galvanometer. Why?
Why heat is produced in a conductor due to flow of current?
In a R-L circuit will the current lag or lead the voltage?
Name the device which will permit flow of D.C. but opposes the flow of A.C.
Explain the conditions under which electromagnetic waves are produced from a source?
Compare the electrical behavior of conductors and semi conductors in terms of energy band theory?
Differentiate between ductile and brittle substances. Give example for each.
Differentiate between tensile and shear modes of stress and strain.
How does the motion of an electron in a n-type substance differ from the motion of holes in a p-type
substance?
Why charge carriers are not present in the depletion region?
What is the effect of forward and reverse biasing of a diode on the width of depletion region?

Q.No.4 Write short answers to any Six parts.

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What advantages an electron microscope has over an optical microscope?

When does light behave as a wave? When does it behave as a particle?
When ultraviolet light falls on certain dyes, visible light is emitted. Why does this not happen when
infrared light falls on these dyes?
Explain why laser action could not occur without population inversion between atomic levels?
How can the spectrum of hydrogen atom contain so many lines when hydrogen contains one electron?
Why are heavy nuclei unstable?
What factors make a fusion reaction difficult to acieve?
What fraction of a radioactive sample decay after two half lives have elapsed?
What are quarks? Explain.

(Section-II)
Q.No.5
(a) State Gausss law and find electric intensity due to an infinite sheet of charge.
(b) The potential difference between the terminals of a battery in open circuit is 2.2 V. When it is
connected across a resistance of 5.0 , the potential falls to 1.8 V. Calculate the current and the internal
resistance of the battery.
Q.No.6
(a) What is an inductor? Determine the energy stored in the magnetic field of an inductor.
(b) A power line 10.0 m high carries a current 200 A. Find the magnetic field of the wire at the ground.

Q.No.7
(a) Describe an R-L-C series circuit. Draw its impedance diagram and derive expression for its
resonance frequency. Also write down its properties.
(b) A wire 2.5 m long and cross-section area 10-5 m2 is stretched 1.5 mm by a force of 100 N in the elastic
region. Calculate Youngs modulus.
Q.No.8
(a) Describe the postulates of special theory of relativity and discuss the results/consequences of
this theory.
(b) The current flowing into the base of a transistor is 100A. Find its collector current IC , its emitter current
IE and the ratio IC/IE ,if value of current gain is 100.
Q.No.9
(a) What are X-rays? How they are produced (with suitable diagram)? Give their two applications.
(b) Find the mass defect and binding energy for tritium, if the atomic mass of tritium is 3.016049 u.

(Section- III)
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(a) Give answers to any four of the following questions:

Define specific resistance of a conductor.
What is a Shunt Resistance?
How a Galvanometer is converted into Voltmeter?
Define Ampere.
Give two uses of a Rheostat.
What is emf of a cell?
What is a capacitance? Give its unit.
What is photo electric effect?
(b) Write down the brief procedure to find the resistance of a galvanometer by the Half
Deflection Method.
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Give the procedure to study the variation of electric current with intensity of light using a
photocell.