Important Long Questions
Physics XI
Mechanics:
- State the parallelogram/triangle law of vector addition. Derive the expression for the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors inclined at an angle q from each other.
- Define projectile. Show that the path of projectile projected horizontally from the top of tower is parabolic. At what angle does it hit on the ground?
- A projectile is fired with a velocity u and making an angle $\theta $ with the horizontal Derive expression for (a) maximum height (b) Time of flight (c) horizontal range. Also find the condition for maximum horizontal range.
- State and prove the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
- Derive Newton’s first law and third law of motion from Newton second law of motion.
- What are the Laws of friction? How they are experimentally verified?
- What is the angle of repose? Show that the angle of repose and angle of friction are equal for the given pair of surfaces.
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8. What is the angle of repose? Show that when a body just begins to slide down on an inclined plane, the coefficient of friction is equal to the tangent of angle of inclination of the plane.
9. Define work. Derive an expression to calculate work done by a variable force.
10. What is the physical difference between elastic and inelastic collisions? Prove that the colliding objects having same masses exchange their velocities in one dimensional elastic collision.
11. What is the principle of conservation of energy? Show that total mechanical energy of a body is conserved when it moves under the action of gravitational field.
12. Define centripetal force. Show that the acceleration of body moving in a circular path of radius ‘r’ with uniform speed v is $\frac{v2}{r}$ and is directed towards the Centre of circle.
13.What is conical pendulum? Show that the period of oscillation of this pendulum is given by $T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l\cos \theta }{g}}$ , Where symbols have their usual meanings.
14. What do you mean by the banking of a curved path? Derive an expression for the banking angle.
15. Derive an expression for the variation of acceleration due to gravity of the earth with the altitude/depth and explain its meaning.
16. What is a gravitational potential energy / gravitational potential? Obtain an expression for the gravitational potential energy/ gravitational potential of a body at a distance r from the Centre of the earth.
17. Define escape velocity. Find an expression for the escape velocity from the surface of the earth.
18. What do you mean by parking orbit? Derive an expression for the orbital. Velocity and hence find time period of the satellite revolving around the earth.
19. Explain the concept of geostationary satellite. Find an expression for the total energy of the moon revolving around the earth.
20. Derive an expression for the energy stored in a stretched rod. Define the term energy density of a body under strain.
21. State Hooke’s Law. How would you verify it experimentally?
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22. Discuss the mechanism of metallic conduction. Derive J = nev where J is current density, e is electronic charge and v is drift velocity.
23. Find the equivalent resistance of two resistors, when they are connected in i) series ii) parallel.
24. What is heating effect of current? Deduce an expression for the heat developed in a wire by the passes of electric current?
Capacitor
25. What do you mean by the term capacitance? Find the equivalent capacitance of two capacitor, when they are connected in i) series ii) parallel
26. Define capacitance of a capacitor. Deduce an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
27. What is a capacitor? Find an expression for the energy stored in a charged capacitor.
Heat:
28. Define linear and superficial expansivities of solids. Show that β=2a, where notation has usual meaning.
29. Define coefficient of linear and cubical expansion of solid and establish relation between them.
30. Define linear and cubical expansivities of solids. Derive an expression for the variation in density of a solid when its temperature is raised from $\theta $1°C to $\theta $2°C.
31. Describe a method to determine the linear expansivity of a solid. Can the cubical expansivity be derived from this value?
32. Define the coefficient of real and apparent expansion of liquid and derive the relation between them.
33. Distinguish between real and apparent expansion of liquid. Describe with mathematical detail, a method to determine real expansivity of a liquid.
34. Define thermal heat capacity of substance. Describe the method of mixture to determine the specific heat capacity of a solid/liquid.
35. State and explain Newton’s law of cooling and derive the expression for the specific heat of the liquid by method of cooling.
36. Define latent heat of fusion of ice. Describe the method for the measurement of it in the laboratory.
37. What is latent heat of vaporization of water? Develop an expression for the determination of the latent heat of vaporization of water.
38. Define volume coefficient and pressure coefficient. How pressure coefficient and volume coefficient are related?
39. Define Boyle’s and Charle’s law. Prove PV = nRT.
40. On the basis of kinetic theory of gases, deduce the relation, P = $\frac{1}{3}$$\rho \overline{C^2}$, where the symbols have their usual meanings.
41. Starting from the relation P = $\frac{1}{3}$$\rho \overline{C^2}$ in kinetic theory of gases, derive Boyle’s law and Charle’s law and ideal gas equation.
42. Define the coefficient of thermal conductivity. Describe Searle’s method of determination of thermal conductivity of a good conductor.
43. What do you mean by perfectly black body? State and explain Stefan’s law of black body radiation.
Electrostatics:
44. What is electrostatic Induction? How can you charge a given Sphere positively by the method of Induction?
45. State and explain Coulomb’s law in electrostatics.
46. What is an electric potential? Derive the formula for the potential at a point due to a point charge.
47. State Gauss’s Theorem is electrostatics and uses it to find the electric field intensity due to hollow charged spherical conductor?
48. State and explain Gauss law of electrostatics. Apply it to obtain an expression for electric field of a linearly charged body.
49. State Gauss law. Use it to find the electric field due to an infinite plane sheet of charge.
50. State Gauss law. Use it to find the electric field due to a plane charged conductor.
51. Define potential gradient. Derive a relation between electric field intensity and potential gradient.
52. Define electric potential. Derive an expression for the potential difference formula and hence obtain the potential at point due to a point charge.
Optics:
53. How will you make difference between real and virtual images? Obtain an expression for the relation between object distance, image distance and the focal length in case of convex mirror.
54. Prove that $\frac{1}{f}$= $\frac{1}{u}$+$\frac{1}{v}$, for concave mirror when image formed is virtual, where u, v and f have usual meanings.
55. Prove that $\frac{1}{f}$= $\frac{1}{u}$+$\frac{1}{v}$, for concave mirror, when image formed is real where, u, v, and f have usual meanings.
56. What is lateral shift? Derive an expression for its value. How does the lateral shift change with the increase in the angle of incidence?
57. Define real and apparent depth. Deduce the relation $\mu $=$\frac{Real depth}{Apparent depth}$
58. What do you mean by minimum deviation of light when passing through a prism? Show that the deviation produced by a small angle prism is independence of angle of incidence.
59. Show that $\mu $ = $\frac{\sin\left(\frac{A + \delta m}{2}\right)}{\sin\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}$ for a prism. Where the notations carry their usual meanings.
60. Derive lens maker’s formula and write unit of the power of a lens.
61. Define an expression for combined focal length when two thin lenses are combined coaxially.
62. What is chromatic aberration in lens? Deduce the condition for achromatism in two thin lenses in contact.
63. What is long sightedness? Discuss the possible causes of long sightedness. Explain how this defect can be remedied.
64. With the help of a labelled diagram, explain the principle and working of a compound microscope. Derive an expression for the magnifying power.
65. Sketch an outline diagram of an astronomical telescope and derive expression for its angular magnification when the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision.
66. Describe the working of a refracting type astronomical telescope with the help of labelled diagram. Obtain its angular magnification when the final image is formed at infinity.
Nuclear
- Define binding energy. How does binding energy per nucleon vary with mass number? What is its significance
- What is nuclear fission? How energy is released in nuclear fission reaction?
- Write down the schemes for nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. How can the release energy in any of these reactions estimated? What do you mean by Q-value of a nuclear reaction?