KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.

1 (SHIFT II)
FIRST TERM 2010-11
CLASS-XII
SUBJECT- PHYSICS
TIME-1.30 HRS
NOTE :- Que. No. 1 to 5 each carries 1 marks in section-A .
Que. No. 6 to10 each carries 2 marks in section-B.
Que. No. 11 to 15 each carries 3 marks in section-C.
Que. No. 16 to 17 each carries 5 marks in section-D.

M.M-40

SECTION-A
Que. 1.
Que. 2.
Que. 3.
Que. 4.
Que. 5.
Que. 6.
Que. 7.
Que. 8.
Que. 9.

Is it possible to built a spherical conductor of capacity 1 F? Explain.

Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is joule Coulomb-1. Is it scalar or vector?
Two sphere of metal, having same radii but one hollow and the solid, are charged to
same potential. Which of the two sphere i.e. hollow or solid have more charge?
What do you mean by conductivity of a material? Give its SI unit.
SECTION-B
Calculate the Coulomb force between a proton and an electron separated by a distance of 0.8x1015
m.
Given an electric field sketch for a dipole.
Arrange three charges +q, +q and q using distance r, 2r and 2r to get a system with zero
potential energy.
The two graphs drawn below, show the variation of electrostatic potential (V) with (1/r)
for the point charges q1 and q2
q1

(1/r)

q2
(i)
(ii)
Que.10.

What are the signs of the two charges?

Which of the two charges has a large magnitude and why?
Find the resistance in ohm in given carbon resistor?

A-Yellow
B-Violet
C-Brown
D-gold
D

Que.11.

Que.12.
Que.13.
Que.14.

SECTION-C
The given figure shows the experimental set up of a meter bridge. The null point is found to be
60 cm away from the ends A with X and Y in position as shown.

When a resistance of 15 ohm is connected in series with Y the null point is found to shift by 10
cm towards the end A of the wire. Find the position of null point if a resistance of 30 ohm were
connected in parallel with Y.
State the principal of potentiometer. With the help of circuit diagram describe a method to find
the internal resistance of a primary cell.
Two capacitors have a capacitance of 25 F when connected in parallel and 6 F when
connected in series. Find their individual capacitances?
Calculate the equivalent resistance between points
A & B in the figure bellow.

A
Que.15.
Que.16.

Prove that the current density of a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the drift speed of
electrons.
SECTION-D
Two cells of emf 1.5V and 2.0V having internal resistance 1 and 2 respectively are connected
in parallel so as to send the current in the same direction through an external resistance of the
5. (a) Draw the circuit diagram. (b) Using Kirchhoffs law, find the current through each
branch of the circuit and potential difference across 5 resistance.
OR
For the circuit shown here, calculate the potential difference between points
B and D

Que.17.

Use Gausss law to obtain an expression for the electric field due to an infinite long
straight uniformly charged wire.

Electric field in the above figure is directed along +X direction and given by
Ex=5Ax +2B, where E is in NC-1 and x in meter. A and B are constants with
dimensions. Taking A = 10NC-1 and B=5NC-1. Calculate
(i) the electric flux through the cube.
(ii) net charge enclosed within the cube.
OR
Obtain an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate (air) capacitor .
The given figure shows a network of five capacitors connected to a 100 V supply.
Calculate the total charge and energy stored in the network.