12th BOARD PATTERN QUESTIONS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1) ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSARY

2) THERE ARE 30 QUESTIONS IN TOTAL. QUESTIONS 1 TO 8 CARRY 1 ONE MARK EACH, QUESTIONS 9 TO 18 CARRY 2(TWO) MARKS EACH, QUESTIONS 19 TO 27 CARRY 3 (THREE) MARKS EACH AND QUESTIONS 28 TO 30 CARRY 5(FIVE) MARKS EACH.

3) USE OF CALCULATOR IS NOT PERMITTED.

4) YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING VALUES OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS WHEREVER NECESSARY: a) c =3x108 m/s c) e= 1.6 x 10-19 C e) 1 4 =9x109 Nm2/c2 b) h = 6.6x 10-34 Js d) = 4 x 10 -7 Tm/A f) Mass of electron = 9.1 x 10-31 kg

g) Mass of neutron= 1.675 x 10-27 kg

h) Boltzmann constant (K)= 1.381 x 10-23/mol

i) Avogadros Number = 6.022 x 10 23 /mol j) radius of Earth = 6400 km.

PART-A

8X1=8

1. Define the Term Threshold Wavelength in relation to photoelectric effect. 2. A charge particle (q) is moving in a circle of radius R with uniform speed. What will be the associated magnetic moment? 3. What is the function of a Repeater in a communication system? 4. Draw the circuit diagram of a NAND gate as an OR gate. 5. Why is the core of an electromagnet made of ferromagnetic materials? 6. A capacitor has capacity C and reactance X. If the capacitance and frequency is made twice then what will be the new reactance? 7. Arrange the following in increasing order of wave length: X-rays, microwaves and visible light.

8. Magnetic field lines can be entirely confined within the core of a toroid but not within
a straight solenoid. Why? PART-B 9x2=18 9. Show that electric field intensity is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface. 10. Derive an expression for the resistinity of a conductor in terms of average relaxation time. 11. What is the respective number of alpha and beta particles emitted in the following radioactive decay X20090 Y 16880 ? 12. A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R has charge q spread uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Draw a graph E(r) with distance r from the centre of sphere for

o r.
13. Two condensers, one of capacity C and other of capacity C/2 are connected to a V-volt battery. Find the work done in charging filly both the capacitors.
V C C/2

14. A radioactive nucleus A undergoes a series of decays according to the following scheme A A1 A2 A3 A4 The mass number and atomic number of A are 180 and 72 respectively. Identify the corresponding numbers for A4. 15. A charged particle of charge q and mass m enters perpendicularly in a magnetic field B. the kinetic energy of the particle is E. What will be the frequency of rotation of the charged particle. 16. Name three elements of Earths magnetic field. Where on the surface of the Earth is the vertical component of Earths magnetic field is zero? 17. For an amplitude modulated wave, the maximum amplitude is found to be 10V while the minimum amplitude is 2V. Calculate the modulation index. Why the modulation index is generally kept less than one? 18. Draw a circuit diagram of an illuminated photodiode in reverse bias. How is photodiode used to measure light intensity? PART-C 9x3=27

19. Draw transfer characteristics of a common emitter pnp transistor. Obtain the relation for current amplification factor for common base and common emitter amplifier. 20. Light is incident from glass (=1.5) to water (=1.33). Obtain the range of angle of deviation for which there are two angles of incidence. 21. A solid spherical region having a spherical cavity whose diameter R is equal to the radius of the spherical region has a total charge Q.

R O

P 2R Find the potential at point P?

22. Light passes through two polaroids P1 and P2 with pass axis of P2 making an angle with pass axis of P1. For what value of is the intensity of emergent light maximum?

23. Using Bohrs theories obtain an expression for the wavelength of emitted radiation when an atom makes a transition from higher state energy to lower energy state. 24. Give the working principal of a transformer. State the advantage of using transformer for long distance transmission of electrical energy. 25. Draw a ray diagram for working of compound microscope. Deduce an expression for the total magnification when final image is obtained at near point. 26. Derive an expression for force per unit length between two long straight parallel current carrying conductors and hence define one ampere. OR The focal length of a planoconvex lens is f and its refractive index is 1.5. It is kept over a plane glass plate with its curved surface touching the glass plate. The gap between the lens and the glass plate is filled by a liquid as a result the effective focal length of the combination is 2f. Find the refractive index of the liquid. 27. Discuss Youngs double slit experiment. Obtain an expression for fringe width and angular fringe width. What would happen to the fringe width if the entire apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index . PART-D 3x5= 15

28. a) Obtain an expression for the mutual inductance of two concentric current loops. b) Show that mutual inductance of two long coaxial solenoids follows principal of reversibility (M12=M21). 29. Obtain an expression for the impedance of series LCR circuit. What is quality factor? Identify the factor for effecting quality factor. 30. Show that an electric dipole placed in uniform electric will only show rotatory motion and no translation obtain an expression for the torque acting on it. If the dipole is aligned parallel to the field, find the work done in rotating the dipole through 180.