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ANNUAL EXAMINATION PHYSICS (THEORY) XI CODE B

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions: (i) All questions are compulsory. (ii) Draw neat and proper diagrams. (iii) Diagrams drawn with pen, untidy diagrams and missing units will be penalized. (iv) The answers should be accompanied by appropriate diagrams wherever necessary. ONE MARK QUESTIONS: 1. In which medium solid, liquid or gases, is the speed of sound maximum? 2. The amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled. How does this affect the total energy of the oscillator? Which of the two forces restoring or deforming, is responsible for the elastic behaviour of the substance? When no external torque is acting on a rotating body, which of the following quantities remains constant? (i) Angular acceleration (ii) Angular momentum (iii) Angular speed If K.E. of an object is zero. What is its momentum? What determines the shape of the meniscus? A force F acting on a body increases its velocity. What is the angle between Force and acceleration? A body is moving in circular motion. Is it an accelerated motion or uniform motion?

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TWO MARKS QUESTIONS: 9. Derive an expression for the speed of an oscillating particle in terms of its displacement from mean position. OR A spring with a spring constant 1200 N m is mounted on a horizontal table as shown in the Fig. mass of 3 kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is then pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released. Determine (i) the frequency of oscillations, and (iii) the maximum speed of the mass.
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Why is the freezer compartment of a refrigerators mostly at the top? OR What is the fastest mode of heat transmission? Mention two properties of this mode. If earth has a mass 9 times and radius twice that of planet mars, calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity on mars if the value of it on earth is g? You are on a rooftop and you throw one ball downward to the ground below and another upward both with the same initial speed. The second ball, after rising falls and also strikes the ground. If air resistance can be neglected what will be ratio of the speeds of the balls upon striking the ground. Why does a mechanic use a wrench with long handle to loosen a nut? In the HC1 molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 (1 = 10-10 m). Find the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus. OR Prove that in the absence of an external force, the center of mass of system possess a constant velocity. A 5.5 kg block is initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. It is pulled with a constant horizontal force of 3.8 N. (a) Calculate its acceleration. (b) How long must it be pulled before its speed is 5.2 m/s? The position of a particle is given by the equation 2 r = 3.0t i + 2.0 t j + 5.0 k Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the particle at t = 2 sec. Two tuning forks A and B produce 5 beats/sec. Tuning fork B is loaded and again beats are produced with A. Now the beat frequency is found to be 7. Find the frequency of B if the frequency of A is 256Hz. OR For the travelling harmonic wave y(x, t) = 2.0 Cos 2 (10t 0.0080 x + 0.35) Where x and y are in cm and t in s. Calculate the phase difference between oscillatory motion of two points separated by a distance of /2. The value of acceleration due to gravity is 980 cm/s2. What will be its value if the unit of length is km, and that of time is minute?

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THREE MARKS QUESTIONS: 19. Define an adiabatic process. Mention two essential conditions for a process to be adiabatic. Write the equation of state for an adiabatic process. 20. Derive an expression for the excess pressure inside a liquid bubble. OR What is the density of water at a depth where pressure is 80.0 atm, given that its density at the surface is 1.03 10 kg m ? 21. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v =a x where a = 5 m1/2 s1. What is the work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m? OR What are conservative and non-conservative forces? Give one example of each. Prove that gravitational force is a conservative force. A man stands on a rotating platform, with his arms stretched horizontally holding a 5 kg weight in each hand. The angular speed of the platform is 30 revolutions per minute. The man then brings his arms close to his body with the distance of each weight from the axis changing from 90cm to 20cm. The moment of inertia of the man together with the platform may be taken to be constant and equal 2 to 7.6 kg m . (a) What is his new angular speed? (Neglect friction.) (b) Is kinetic energy conserved in the process? If not, from where does the change come about? OR Find the moment of inertia of a ring about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disc and passing through its center. Apply the theorems of parallel and perpendicular axis of moment of inertia to the result obtained in and find the moment of inertia of the disc about an axis parallel to the diameter of the disc and tangential to the disc. A fighter plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1.5 km with speed 720 km/h passes directly overhead an anti-aircraft gun. At what angle from the vertical should the gun be fired for the shell with muzzle speed 600 m s-1 to hit the plane? At what minimum altitude should the pilot fly the plane -2 to avoid being hit? (Take g = 10 m s ). OR With the help of a neat and labeled diagram, derive an expression for the Time of flight (T), Range ( R) for an oblique projectile. A batsman deflects a ball by an angle of 45 without changing its initial speed which is equal to 54km/h. What is the impulse imparted to the ball? (Mass of the ball is 0.15 kg.) OR State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum.
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Mention the properties a system must possess to show oscillatory motion? Prove that the oscillations of a simple pendulum are SHM. Find the expression for time period of oscillation of the simple pendulum. Define escape velocity. Derive an expression for escape velocity of a planet? Does escape velocity depend on the height from which the body is thrown? Give reason: (i) Why do dogs curl themselves up in winters? (ii) Why regions closer to ocean have moderate temperatures throughout the year. OR Derive a relation between coefficient of linear expansion and coefficient of volumetric expansion.

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FIVE MARKS QUESTION: 28. Define stationary waves. With the help of neat and labeled diagrams show formation of stationary waves in a pipe open at both ends for first three modes. Also prove that for stationary waves in a pipe open at both ends, the frequency of nth mode is equal to n times the frequency of the fundamental mode. (1, 1, 2) OR Derive a general formula for the apparent frequency received by an observer when there is relative motion between the source and listener. A train, standing at the outer signal of a railway station blows a whistle of frequency 400 Hz in still air. (i) What is the frequency of the whistle for a platform observer when the train 1 (a) approaches the platform with a speed of 10 m s , (b) recedes from the platform with a speed of 10 m s ? The speed of sound in still air can be taken as 340 m s . 29. 30.
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State and prove Bernoullis theorem. On the basis of it, explain the Magnus effect. (1, 2, 2) State the First law of thermodynamics. On the basis of it, derive the relation between the two specific heats of a gas. What is the value of specific heat in an isothermal process? (1, 3, 1) OR Define a heat engine. Draw a block diagram for the heat engine labeling its major parts. Write the expression for the efficiency of heat engine. State the Second law of thermodynamics relevant to a heat engine. (1, 1 , 1 , 1)

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