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Class XII
Physics
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields

Top Concepts
1. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract.
2. Conductors allow movement of electric charge through them, insulators do
not.
3. Quantization of electric charge means that total charge (q) of a body is
always an integral multiple of a basic quantum of charge (e) i.e.,q = ne,
where n = 0, ±1, ±2, ±3, ….
4. Additivity of electric charges : Total charge of a system is the algebraic
sum of all individual charges in the system.
5. Conservation of electric charges: Total charge of an isolated system
remains uncharged with time.
6. Superposition Principle : Property that the forces with which two charges
attract or repel each other are not affected by the presence of a third (or
more) additional charge(s).
7. The electric field E at a point due to a charge configuration is the force on
a small positive test charges q placed at the point divided by a magnitude
│ q│ / 4 π ε0 r2; it is radially outwards from q, if q is positive and radially
inwards if q is negative.
8. E at a point varies inversely as the square of its distance from Q, the plot
of E v/s r will look like the figure given below.
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8. Coulomb’s Law: The mutual electrostatic force between two point charges
q1 and q2 is proportional to the product q1q2 and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance r21 separating them.
 k  q1q2 
F21 (force on q2 due to q1 )  2
r̂21
r21

1
where r̂21 is a unit vector in the direction from q1 to q2 and k 
4πε0

is the constant of proportionality.

9. An electric field line is a curve drawn in such a way that the tangent at
each point on the curve gives the direction of electric field at that point.

10. Important properties of field lines are:

(i) Field lines are continuous curves without any breaks.
(ii) Two field lines cannot cross each other.
(iii) Electrostatic field lines start at positive charges and end at negative
charges – they cannot form closed loops.

 
11. The electric flux    d   E.dS is a ‘dot’ product, hence it is scalar.

 is positive for all values of  
2

 is negative for all values of   .
2

12. Gauss’s law: The flux of electric field through any closed surface S is 1/ε 0
times the total charge enclosed by S.
  q
   E.dS 
0

13. Electric field outside the charged shell is as though the total charge is
concentrated at the centre. The same result is true for a solid sphere of
uniform volume charge density.
The electric field is zero at all points inside a charged shell.

Graphical plot of E vs R inside the spherical shell.
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Top Formulae
1. Coulomb’s Law:
 k  q1q2 
F21 (force on q2 due to q1 )  2
r̂21
r21

1
where r̂21 is a unit vector in the direction from q1 to q2 and k 
4πε0

is the constant of proportionality.

2. Electric field
 at a point due to charge q is given as
 F
E .
q

3. Field due to an electric dipole in its equatorial plane at a distance r from

the centre:
p 1
E 3
4πε0
 a2  r2  2

p
 , for r  a
4πε0r3

Field due to an electric dipole on the axis at a distance r from the centre:
2pr
E
 
2
4πε0 r2  a2
2p
 for r  a
4πε0r3
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Imp Note: The 1/ r3 dependence of dipole electric fields should be noted in

contrast to the 1/ r2 dependence of electric field due to a point charge.

4. A dipole placed in uniform electric field E experiences:


Torque  given by
  
  pxE ,

Zero Force.

5. The flux ∆ if electric field E through a small area element ∆S is given by

  
  E.S

The vector area element ∆S is


S = ∆S n̂
Where ∆S is the magnitude of the area element and n̂ is normal to the area
element, which can be considered planar for sufficiently small ∆S.

6. Electric field E, due to an infinitely long straight wire of uniform linear

charge density λ,
λ
E ˆ
.n
2πε0r

where r is the perpendicular distance of the point from the wire and is the
radial unit vector in the plane normal to the wire passing through the point.

7. Electric field E, due to an infinite thin plane sheet of uniform surface

charge density σ ,
σ
E ˆ
.n
2ε0

where n̂ is a unit vector normal to the plane, outward on either side.

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8. Electric field E, due to thin spherical shell of uniform surface charge

density σ
q
E .rˆ (r ≥ R)
4πε0r2

E=0 (r < R)
where r is the distance of the point from the centre of the shell and R the
radius of the shell, q is the total charge of the shell & q = 4πR2σ.
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Class XII
Physics
Ch 2: Electrostatic Potential and capacitance
Chapter Notes

Top Concepts

1. Potential at a point is the work done by per unit charge by an external

agency, in bringing a charge from infinity to that point.

2. Equipotential surface:
Definition: An equipotential surface is a surface over which potential has a
constant value.
Imp:
a. For a point charge, concentric spheres centered at a location of the charge
are equipotential surfaces.
b. The electric field E at a point is perpendicular to the equipotential surface
through the point.
c. E is in the direction of the steepest decrease of potential.

3. Electric field E along the outward normal to the surface is zero and σ is the
surface charge density. Charges in a conductor can reside only at its surface.
Potential is constant within and on the surface of a conductor.
In a cavity within a conductor (with no charges), the electric field is zero.

4. Capacitance is determined purely geometrically, by the shapes, sizes, and

relative positions of the two conductors.

5. Changes observed when the medium between the plates of a capacitor is

filled with an insulating substance (dielectric).
i. polarization of the medium gives rise to a field in the opposite direction.
The net electric field inside the insulating medium is reduced.
ii. potential difference between the plates is thus reduced.
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iii. capacitance C increases from its value C0 when there is no medium

(vacuum).
C = KC0
where K is the dielectric constant of the insulating substance.

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6. A conductor has a cavity with no charge inside the cavity, then E  0

inside, no matter what happens outside the conductor.

Therefore, even if there are intense electric fields outside the conductor, the

cavity inside has E  0 , shielding whatever is inside the cavity from whatever

is outside the cavity. This is called electrostatic shielding.

Top Formulae
1. Potential due to a charge at a point is given by
2 Q
V (r) 
4πε0 r

2. The electrostatic potential at a point with position vector r due to a point

dipole of dipole moment p place at the origin is

1 p.r
V (r) 
4πε0 r2

The result is true also for a dipole (with charges –q and q separated by 2a)
for r >> a.
3. For a charge configuration q1, q2, …… qn with position vectors r1, r2, ….rn,
the potential at a point P is given by the superposition principle

1  q1 q2 q 
V    ...  n 
4πε0  r1p r2p rnp 

where r1p is the distance between q1, and P, as and so on.

4. Potential energy stored in a system of charges is the work done (by an

external agency) in assembling the charges at their locations. Potential
energy of two charges q1, q2, at r1, r2 is given by
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1 q1q2
U
4πε0 r12

where r12 is distance between q1 and q2

5. PE of a charge q in an external potential, V(r)= qV(r).

PE of a dipole of dipole moment p in a uniform electric field E = –p.E.

6. Capacitance C of a system of two conductors separated by an insulator is

defined by C = Q/ V
where Q and – Q are the charges on the two conductors
V is the potential difference between them.

7. Capacitance C of a parallel plate capacitor (with vacuum between the

plates) is given by
A
C  ε0
d
where A is the area of each plate and d the separation between them.

8. For capacitors in the series combination, the total capacitance C is given

by:
1 1 1 1
    ...
C C1 C2 C3

For capacitors in the parallel combination, the total capacitance C is given

by:
C = C1 + C2 + C3 + …..

where C1, C2, C3... are individual capacitances

9. The energy U stored in a capacitor of capacitance C, with charge Q and

voltage V is

1 1 1 Q2
U QV  CV2 
2 2 2 C
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The electric energy density (energy per unit volume) in a region with electric
field is (1/2) ε0E2

10. The potential difference between the conductor (radius r o) inside &
outside spherical shell (radius R) is

q 1 1
 (r0 )   (R)     , which is always positive.
40  r0 R
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Class XII: Physics

Ch 3: Current Electricity
Chapter Notes
Top Concepts

1. Current through a given area of a conductor is the net charge passing

per unit time through the area.

2. The current density vector gives current per unit area flowing

through area ( A) when it is held normal to the direction of charge

flow. Note that the direction of is in the direction of current flow.

3. Drift speed, which is the magnitude of this velocity, is enormously

small as compared to the thermal speed, which is not a vector and is

much larger.

4. When a conducting substance is brought under the influence of an

electric field , free charges (e.g. free electrons in metals) move

under the influence of this field in such a manner, that the current

density due to their motion is proportional to the applied electric

field.

where is a constant of proportionality called electrical conductivity.

This statement is one possible form of Ohm’s law.

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If we consider a cylindrical chunk of such a material with cross

sectional area A and length L through which a current is passing along

the length and normal to the area A, then, since and are in the

same direction,

J  E
JAL   ELA

where A is cross sectional area and L is length of the material

through which a current is passing along the length, normal to the

area A.

But, JA = I, the current through the area A and EL = V1 - V2, the

potential difference across the ends of the chunk denoting V1-V2 as V,

this gives:

where

is called resistance of the material.

In this form, Ohm's law can be stated as a linear relationship

between the potential drop across a substance and the current passing

through it.
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R is measured in ohm ( ), where

5. Emf (Electromotive force) is the name given to a non-electrostatic

agency. Typically, it is a battery, in which a chemical process achieves

this task of doing work in driving the positive charge from a low

potential to a high potential.

The effect of such a source is measured in terms of work done per unit

charge in moving a charge once around the circuit. This is denoted by

6. Metals have low resistivity: Range of  varies from 10–8 Ω m to 10–6 Ω

m.

Insulators like glass and rubber have high resistivity: Range of 

varies from 1022 to 1024 times greater than that of metals.

Semiconductors like Si and Ge lie roughly in the middle range of

resistivity on a logarithmic scale.

7. Current density j gives the amount of charge flowing per second per

unit area normal to the flow.

J = nq vd

where n is the number density (number per unit volume) of charge

carriers each of charge q and vd is the drift velocity of the charge

carriers. For electrons q = –e. If j is normal to a cross – sectional area

A and is constant over the area, the magnitude of the current I

through the area is nevd A.

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8. Ohm’s law is obeyed by many substances, but it is not a fundamental

law of nature. It fails if

a. V depends on I non- linearly. Example is when ρ increases with I

(even if temperature is kept fixed).

b. The relation between V and I depends on the sign of V for the same

absolute value of V.

c. The relation between V and I is non- unique. For e.g., GaAs

An example of (a) & (b)is of a rectifier

9. When a source of emf e is connected to an external resistance R, the

voltage Vext across R is given by

ε
Vext = IR = R
R r

where r is the internal resistance of the source.

10. Kirchhoff’s Rules –

Kirchhoff's First Rule:

At any junction of several circuit elements, the sum of currents

entering the junction must equal the sum of currents leaving it.

In the above junction, current I enters it and currents I1 and I2 leave

it.

Then, I = I1 + I2.
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This is a consequence of charge conservation and assumption that

currents are steady, that is no charge piles up at the junction.

Kirchhoff's Second Rule:

The algebraic sum of changes in potential around any closed resistor

loop must be zero. This is based on the principle that electrostatic
forces alone cannot do any work in a closed loop, since this work =
Potential difference, which is zero, if we start at one point of the loop
and come back to it.

Applied to a loop as above (which could be part of a bigger circuit).

This gives:
(R1 + R2) I1 + R3 I3 + R4 I4 = 0
11. Points to remember in case of current loops:

(i) Choose any closed loop in the network and designate a direction (in

this example counter clockwise) to traverse the loop.

(ii) Go around the loop in the designated direction, adding emf's and

potential differences. An emf is counted as positive when it is

traversed (-) to (+) { in the above examples} and negative in the

opposite case i.e., from (+) to (-).{ in the above example}

An IR term is counted negative if the resistor is traversed in the same

direction of the assumed current, and positive if in the opposite

direction.

(iii) Equate the total sum to zero.

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12. The Wheatstone bridge is an arrangement of four resistances – R1, R2,

R3, R4, as shown in the text. The null point condition is given by

This is also known as the balance condition. If R1, R2, R3 are known,

for instance, R4 can be determined.

13. In a balanced condition of the meter bridge,

: Resistance per unit length of wire

1: Length of wire from one end where null point is obtained.

14.The potentiometer is a device to compare potential differences. Since

the method involves a condition of no current flow, the device can be

used to measure potential differences; internal resistance of a cell and

compare emf’s of two sources.

The potential gradient of the wire in a potentiometer depends on the

current in the wire.

If an emf 1 is balanced against length ,

Similarly, if 2 is balanced against ,

, then the comparison of emf’s of the two cells is given by

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Top Formulae

1. Electrical conductivity is the inverse of specific resistance for a

conductor

whereas the specific resistance is the resistance of unit cube of the

material of the conductor.

= conductivity

= resistivity

SI unit of conductivity = mhom-1

2. Mobility is defined to be the magnitude of drift velocity per unit

electric field.

Now, where q is the electric charge of the current carrier and

mq is its mass.

Mobility is a measure of response of a charge carrier to a given

external electric field. If the mass of a charge carrier is large, then for
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a given field , its acceleration will be small and will contribute very

little to the electric current.

3. Ohm's law

where R is called resistance of the material.

4. Resistivity is defined to be reciprocal of conductivity

It is measured in ohm-metre( m).

5. Resistivity as a function of temperature is given as,

: Temperature coefficient of resistivity. So is the resistivity of the

material at some initial reference temperature. is the resistivity of

the material at temperature T. At low temperatures, its variation is

non-linear.

6. (a) Total resistance R of n resistors connected in series is given by

R = R 1 + R2 + … + R n

(b) Total resistance R of n resistors connected in parallel is given by

1 1 1 1
   ..... 
R R1 R2 Rn
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Top Diagrams

1. Balanced Wheatstone bridge

2. Balanced meter bridge

3. Potentiometer: Comparison of emf’s of two cells:

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4. Potentiometer: Determination of internal resistance of cell:

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Class XII: Physics

Ch 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
Chapter Notes

Top Formulae

1. Lorentz Force :Force on a charge q moving with velocity v in the

presence of magnetic and electric fields B and E.
   
F  q(vxB  E)
   
The magnetic force FB  q(vxB) is normal to v and work done by it is

zero.
2. Force F on a straight conductor of length  and carrying a steady
current I placed in a uniform external magnetic field B,
  
F  IxB
3. A charge q executes a circular orbit in a plane normal with frequency
called the cyclotron frequency given by:
qB
c 
2 m
This cyclotron frequency is independent of the particle’s speed and
radius.

4. Biot – Savart law asserts that the magnetic field dB due to an element

d carrying a steady current I at a point P at a distance r from the
current element is:
 
 μ d  r
0
dB  I 3
4π r
5. Magnetic field due to circular coil of radius R carrying a current I at an
axial distance x from the centre is

μ0IR2
B
 
3 /2
2 x2  R2

At the centre of the coil,

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μ0I
B
2R
6. Ampere’s Circuital Law: For an open surface S bounded by a loop C,
 
   μ0I where I refers o the
then the Ampere’s law states that B.d
c

current passing through S.

If B is directed along the tangent to every point on the perimeter them
BL  μ0Ie

where Ie is the net current enclosed by the closed circuit.

7. Magnetic field at a distance R from a long, straight wire carrying a
current I is given by:
μ0I
B
2R

The field lines are circles concentric with the wire.

8. Magnetic field B inside a long Solenoid carrying a current I is
B = µ0 nI
where n is the number of turns per unit length.
For a toriod,
μ0NI
B
2πr
where N is the total numbers of turns and r is the average radius.
9. Magnetic moment m of a planar loop carrying a current I, having N
closely wound turns, and an area A, is
 
m  NIA

Direction of m is given by the right – hand thumb rule: curl and palm
of your right hand along the loop with the fingers pointing in the
direction of the current. The thumb sticking out gives the direction of
 
m (and A ).
When this loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field B, the force F on it
is: F = 0
And the torque on it is,
  
  mxB
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In a moving coil galvanometer, this torque is balanced by a counter

torque due to a spring, yielding.
kΦ = NI AB
where Φ is the equilibrium deflection and k the torsion constant of the
spring.
10. An electron moving around the central nucleus has a magnetic
moment μ , given by

e
μ  
2m
where  is the magnitude of the angular momentum of the circulating
electron about the central nucleus. The smallest value of μ is called

the Bohr magneton µB and it is µB = 9.27 x 10–24 J/T

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Class XII: Physics

Ch5: Magnetism and Matter
Chapter Notes
Key Learnings
1. Magnetic materials tend to point in the north – south direction.

Like magnetic poles repel and unlike ones attract.

Cutting a bar magnet in two leads to two smaller magnets.

Magnetic poles cannot be isolated.


2. When a bar magnet of dipole moment m is placed in a uniform

magnetic field B ,

a. The force on it is zero

 
b. The torque on it is m x B
 
c. Its potential energy is - m. B , where we choose the zero of energy
 
at the orientation when m is perpendicular to B

3. Consider a bar magnet of size  and magnetic moment m , at a

distance r from its mid – point, where r >>  , the magnetic field B due

to this bar is,


 µ m
B 0
 along axis
2πr3

µ0 m
  along equator 
4πr3

4. Gauss’s law for magnetism states that the net magnet flux through

any closed surface is zero

 
 
 B.S  0
all area 
elements S
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5. The pole near the geographic north pole of the earth is called the north

magnetic pole.

The pole near the geographic south – pole is called the south magnetic

pole.

The magnitude of the magnetic field on the earth’s surface = 4 x 10-5

T.

6. Three quantities are needed to specify the magnetic field of the earth

on its surface – the horizontal component, the magnetic declination,

and the magnetic dip.

These are known as the elements of the earth’s magnetic field.


7. Consider a material placed in an external magnetic field B0 .

The magnetic intensity is defined as,


 B0
H
µ0


The magnetization M of the material is its dipole moment per unit

volume.

The magnetic field B in the material is,
  

B  µ0 H  M 
   
8. For a linear material M   H . So that B  µH and

 : Magnetic susceptibility of the material.

µr: Relative magnetic permeability

µ the magnetic permeability area, related as follows:

µ = µ 0 µr
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µr = 1 + 

9. Magnetic materials are broadly classified as; diamagnetic,

paramagnetic and ferromagnetic.

For diamagnetic materials  is negative and small.

For paramagnetic materials  is positive and small.

 
For ferromagnetic materials  lies between B and H .

10. Substances, which at room temperature, retain their ferromagnetic

property for a long period of time are called permanent magnets.

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Ch: Electromagnetic Induction

Class XII Physics
Chapter Notes

Magnetic Flux
Magnetic flux through a plane of area dA placed in a uniform magnetic field B

 
 =  B.dA

If the surface is closed, then

 
  d.A  0
B.

This is because magnetic lines of force are closed lines and free magnetic
poles do not exist.

Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday’s Law

a). First Law: whenever there is a change in the magnetic flux linked with
a circuit with time, an induced emf is produced in the circuit which
lasts as long as the change in magnetic flux continues.
b). Second Law:
 d 
Induced emf, E   
 dt 
Lenz’s Law
The direction of the induced emf or current in the circuit is such that it
opposes the cause due to which it is produced, so that,
 d 
E  N  
 dt 
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N → No. of turns in coil

Lenz’s law based on energy conservation.

EMF Current and Charge Induced in the Circuit

d
a). Induced emf E  N
dt
N  2  1 

t
E N  d 
b). Induced current I  
R R  dt 

N  2  1 

R t
Charge depends only on net change in flux does not depends on time.
Emf Induced Due to Linear Motion of a Conducting Rod in a Uniform
Magnetic Field
  

E   . v  B
  
If e, v and B are perpendicular to each other then

E  Bv

Induced EMF Due to Rotation of a Conducting Rod in a Uniform

Magnetic Field
1
E B2  Bn2  BAn
2
Where n is the frequency of rotation of the conducting rod
Induced EMF Due to Rotation of a Metallic Disc in a Uniform Magnetic
Field
1
EOA  BR2  BR2n  BAn
2

Induced EMF, Current and Energy Conservation in a Rectangular Loop

Moving in a Non – Uniform Magnetic Field with a Constant Velocity
i) Net increase in flux crossing through the coil in time Δt
  B2  B1  v t
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ii) Emf induced in the coil

E  B1  B2  v

iii) If the resistance of the coil is R, then the current induced in the coil
E B1  B2 
I  v
R R
iv) Resultant force acting on the coil
F  I  B1  B2   towards left 

v) The work done against the resultant force

2 2v2
W  B1  B2  t joule
R
Energy supplied in this process appears in the form of heat energy in
the circuit.
vi) Energy supplied due to flow of current I in time Δt
H = I²R Δt

2 2 v2
Or H  B1  B2  t joule
R
Or H = W
Rotation of Rectangular Coil in a Uniform Magnetic Field
a) Magnetic flux linked with coil
  BAN cos 
 BAN cos t

b) Emf induced in the coil

d
E  BA N sin t  E0 sin t
dt
c) Current induced in the coil
E BAN 
I  sin t
R R
E
 0 sin t
R
d) Both Emf and current induced in the coil are alternating

Self Induction and Self Inductance (L)

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On changing the current in a coil, an induced e.m.f. is produced in the coil

then the phenomenon is called self in induction
i)   I or   LI


or L 
I
dI
ii) E  L
dt
where L is a constant, called self inductance or coefficient of self –
induction.
E
Or L 
  dI / dt 

iii) Self inductance of a circular coil

µ0N2 R µ0N2 A
L 
2 2R
iv) Self inductance of a solenoid

µ0N2 A
L

v) Two coils of self – inductances L1 and L2, placed far away (i.e., without
coupling) from each other.
a For series combination:
L = L1 + L2 ….. Ln
b For parallel combination:
1 1 1 1
  ....
L L1 L2 Ln

Mutual Induction and Mutual Inductance

a) On changing the current in one coil, if the magnetic flux linked with a
second coil changes and induced e.m.f. is produced in that coil, then
this phenomenon is called mutual induction.
b) 2  I1 or 2  MI1

2
Or M 
I1

d2 dI
c) E2    M 1
dt dt
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E2
Or M 
  dI1 / dt 

d) M12 = M21 = M
e) Mutual inductance two coaxial solenoids
µ0N1N2 A
M

f) If two coils of self inductance L1 and L2 are wound over each other, the
mutual inductance is given by

M  K L1L2

Where K is called coupling constant.

g) For two coils wound in same direction and connected in series
L = L1 + L2 + 2M
For two coils wound in opposite direction and connected in series
L = L1 + L2 – 2M
For two coils in parallel

L1L 2  M2
L 
L1  L 2  2M

Energy Stored in an Inductor

Energy stores in the form of M.F.
1 2
UB  L I max
2
Magnetic energy density

B2
uB 
2µ0
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Eddy Current
When a conductor is moved in a magnetic field, induced currents are
generated in the whole volume of the conductor. These currents are called
eddy currents.
Transformer
a) It is a device which changes the magnitude of alternating voltage or
current.
Es n
b)  s K
Ep np

Ip ns
c)  (For ideal transformer)
Is np

d) In an ideal transformer:
EpIp = EsIs or Pin = Pout
e) In step – down transformer:
ns > np or K>1
Es > Ep and Is < Ip
f) In step – down transformer:
ns < np or K<1
Es < Ep and Is > Ip
Pout
g) Efficiency   100%
Pin

Generator or Dynamo
It is a device by which mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
It is based on the principle of E.M.I.
AC Generator
It consists of field magnet, armature, slip rings and brushes.

DC Generator
It consists of field magnet, armature, commutator and brushes.
Motor
It is a device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
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Back emf e  
Current flowing in the coil
E  eb
ia 
R
Or E = eb + iaR
Where R is the resistance of the coil.
Out put Power = iaeb
eb
Efficiency   100%
E
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Ch: Alternating Current

Phy XII

Chapter Notes

TOP Formulae

Alternating Current (a.c)

The current whose magnitude changes with time and direction reverses

periodically, is called alternating current.

a) Alternating emf E and current I at any time are given by:

E  E0 sin t, where E0 = NBA 

and I = I0 sin (  t -  ) , here I0 = NBA  /R

2
 = 2πn = , T → Time period
T

Values of Alternating Current and Voltage

a) Instantaneous value: It is the value of alternating current and voltage

at an instant t.

b) Peak value: Maximum values of voltage E0 and current I0 in a cycle,

are called peak values.

c) Mean value: For complete cycle.

T
1
T 0
<E>= E dt  0

1 T
T 0
<I> = I dt  0

2E0
Mean value for half cycle : Emean=

 2

d) Root – mean- square (rms) value:

E0
Erms = (< E2 >)½ =  0.707E0  70.7%E0
2

I0
And Irms (< I2 >)½ =  0.707I0  70.7%I0
2

RMS values are also called apparent or effective values.

Phase difference Between the EMF (Voltage) and the Current in an

AC Circuit

a) For pure resistance: The voltage and the current are in same phase

i.e. phase difference  = 0

b) For pure inductance: The voltage is ahead of current by π/2 i.e. phase

difference  = +π/2.

c) For pure capacitance: The voltage lags behind the current by π/2 i.e.

phase difference  = -π/2.

Reactance

E E0 Erms
a) Reactance X=     /2
I I0 Irms

b) Inductive reactance

XL =  L = 2πnL

c) Capacitive reactance

1 1
XC = 
C 2nC
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Impedance

E E0 Erms
Impedance Z =   
I I0 Irms

Where  is the phase difference of the voltage E relative to the current I.

b) For L – R series circuit:

ZRL = R2  XL2  R2  L2

 L   L 
And tan  =   or   tan1  
 R   R 

c) For R – C series circuit:

2
 1 
ZRC = R2  X2c  R2   
 C 

1
And tan  =
CR

 1 
Or   tan1  
 CR 

d) For L – C series circuit:

ZLCR = R2   XL  XC  ²

 1 
= R 2   L  ²
 C 

 1 
 L  C 
And tan    
R

 1 
1
 L  C
Or   tan  
 R 
 
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Conductance
Reciprocal of resistance is called conductance.
1
 Conductance G mho
R

Power in and AC Circuit

a) Electric power = (current in circuit) x (voltage in circuit)
P = IE
b) Instantaneous power:
Pinst = Einst x Iinst
c) Average power:
1
Pav = E0I0 cos   ErmsIrms cos 
2
d) Virtual power (apparent power):
1
 E0I0  ErmsIrms
2

Power Factor
a) Power factor
Pav R
cos   
Pv Z

b) For pure inductance

Power factor , cos   1

c) For pure capacitance

Power factor , cos   0

d) For LCR circuit

R
Power factor , cos  
 1 
R 2   L  ²
 C 

 1 
X   L 
 C 
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Wattless Current
The component of current differing in phase by π/2 relative to the voltage, is
called wattles current.

rms value of wattless current :

I0
 sin 
2
I0  X 
 Irms sin    
2 Z

Choke Coil
An inductive coil used for controlling alternating current whose self
inductance is high and resistance in negligible, is called choke coil.
The power factor of this coil is approximately zero.

Series Resonant Circuit

a) when the inductive reactance (XL) becomes equal to the capacitive
reactance (XC) in the circuit, the total impedance becomes purely
resistive (Z=R). In this state voltage and current are in same phase
(  = 0), the current and power are maximum and impedance is

minimum. This state is called resonance.

b) At resonance,
1
rL 
r C

1
Hence resonant frequency fr 
2 LC
c) In resonance the power factor of the circuit is one.
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Half – Power Frequencies

Those frequencies f1 and f2 at which the power is half of the maximum power
(power at resonance), i.e.,
1
P Pmax
2
Im ax
And I
2
f1 and f2 are called half – power frequencies
Pmax
P
2
Band – Width
The frequency interval between half – power frequencies is called band –
width.
 BandwidthΔf = f2 – f1
For a series LCR resonant circuit,
1 R
f 
2 L
Quality Factor (Q)
Maximum energy stored
Q  2 
Energy dissipated per cycle

2 Maximum energy stored

 
T Mean power dissipated

rL 1 fr f
Or Q    r
R r CR  f2  f1  f
 Ch: Electromagnetic Waves
Class XII Physics
Chapter Notes
Top Concepts

1. Displacement current is due to time-varying electric field and is given

by
d
i d  o E
dt
Displacement current acts as a source of magnetic field in exactly the
same way as conduction current.

2. Electromagnetic waves are produced only by charges that are

accelerating, since acceleration is absolute, and not a relative
phenomenon. An electric charge oscillating harmonically with frequency ,
produces electromagnetic waves of the same frequency .
An electric dipole is a basic source of electromagnetic waves.

3. Electromagnetic waves with wavelength of the order of a few metres

were first produced and detected in the laboratory by Hertz in 1887. He
thus verified a basic prediction of Maxwell’s equations.

4. Electric and magnetic fields oscillate sinusoidally in space and time in

an electromagnetic wave. The oscillating electric and magnetic fields, E
and B are perpendicular to each other, and to the direction of propagation
of the electromagnetic wave.

5. For a wave of frequency , wavelength , propagating along z-direction,

we have
E  Ex (t)  Eo sin(kz  t)
 z    z t 
 Eo sin 2   t    Eo sin 2    
      T 
B  By (t)  Bo sin(kz  t)
 z    z t 
 Bo sin 2   t    Bo sin 2    
      T 
They are related by Eo/Bo=c

6. The speed c of electromagnetic wave in vacuum is related to 0 and 0

(the free space permeability and permittivity constants) as follows:
c  1 / oo
The value of c equals the speed of light obtained from optical
measurements. Light is an electromagnetic wave; c is, therefore, also the
speed of light. Electromagnetic waves other than light also have the same
velocity c in free space.
The speed of light, or of electromagnetic waves in a material medium is
given by v  1/ 
where  is the permeability of the medium and  its permittivity.
7. Electromagnetic waves carry energy as they travel through space and
this energy is shared equally by the electric and magnetic fields.

8.

If in a region of space in which there exist electric and magnetic fields
E and B , there exists Energy Density (Energy per unit volume) associated
with these fields given by
 2 1 2
U  0E  B (0.1)
2 20
where we are assuming that the concerned space consists of vacuum
only.

9. Electromagnetic waves transport momentum as well. When these

waves strike a surface, a pressure is exerted on the surface. If total
energy transferred to a surface in time t is U, total momentum delivered
to this surface is p = U/c.

10. The spectrum of electromagnetic waves stretches, in principle, over an

infinite range of wavelengths. The classification of electromagnetic waves
according to frequency is the electromagnetic spectrum. There is no sharp
division between one kind of wave and the next. The classification has
more to do with the way these waves are produced and detected.
Different regions are known by different names; -rays, X-rays, ultraviolet
rays, visible rays, infrared rays, microwaves and radio waves in order of
increasing wavelength from 10-2 Å or 10-12 m to 106 m.
11.
(a) Radio Waves: Produced by accelerated motion of charges in
wires. They are used in radio and television communication
systems. They are generally in the frequency range from 500
kHz to about 1000 MHz.
(b) Microwaves: These are short wavelength radio waves with
frequencies in the gigahertz range. Due to their short
wavelengths, they are suitable for radar systems used in
aircraft navigation. Microwave ovens use them for cooking.
(c) Infrared Waves: These are produced by hot bodies and
molecules. They lie in the low frequency or long wavelength
end of the visible spectrum.
(d) Visible Light: The spectrum runs from about 4  1014 Hz to about
7  1014 Hz . Our eyes are sensitive to this range of
wavelengths.
(e) Ultraviolet light: It covers wavelengths ranging from 400 nm
to 0.6 nm. The sun is an important source of UV rays.
(f) X-rays: These cover the range 10 nm to about 104 nm.
(g) Gamma Rays: These lie in the upper frequency range of the
spectrum, and have wavelengths in the range 1010  1014 m.
 Chapter – 9
XII Physics

Ray optics and Optical Instruments

Chapter Notes

Key Concepts

1. Laws of Reflection. The reflection at a plane surface always takes place

in accordance with the following two laws:
(i) The incident ray, the reflected ray and normal to surface at the
point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
(ii) The angle of incidence, i is equal to the angle of reflection r, i. e.,
 i =  r.

2. Formation of Image by the Plane Mirror. The formation of image of a

point object O by a plane mirror is represented in figure. The image formed I
has the following characteristics:
(i) The size of image is equal to the size of object.
(ii) The object distance = Image distance i.e., OM = MI.
 (iii) The image is virtual and erect.
(iv) When a mirror is rotated through a certain angle, the
reflected ray is rotated through twice this angle.

3. Reflection of Light from Spherical Mirror.

A spherical mirror is a part cut from a hollow sphere. They are generally
constructed from glass.
The reflection at spherical mirror also takes place in accordance with the laws
of reflection.

4. Sign Convention. Following sign conventions are the new cartesian sign
convention:
(i) All distances are measured from the pole of the mirror &
direction of the incident light is taken as positive.
In other words, the distances measured toward the right of the origin
are positive.
(ii) The distance measured against the direction of the
incident light are taken as negative. In other words, the distances measured
towards the left of origin are taken as negative.
(iv) The distance measured in the upward direction,
perpendicular to the principal axis of the mirror, are taken as
positive & the distances measured in the downward direction are taken
as negative.

Note. The focal length of a concave mirror is positive and that of a convex
mirror is positive and that of a convex mirror is negative.

5. Focal Length of a Spherical Mirror.

The distance between the focus and the pole of the mirror is called focal
length of the mirror and is represented by f.
The focal length of a mirror (concave or convex) is equal to half of the radius
of curvature of the mirror, i.e., f = R / 2.
The straight line joining the pole and the centre of curvature of spherical
mirror extended on both sides is called principal axis of the mirror.

6. Mirror Formula is
1 1 1
 
f u v

Where u= distance of the object from the pole of mirror

V= distance of the image from the pole of mirror

f= focal length of the mirror

 r
f= where r is the radius of curvature of the mirror.
2'

7. Magnification. It is defined as the ratio of the size of the image to that of

the object

I v fv f
Linear magnification m=   
O u f f u
Where I size of image and O= size of object.
Magnification, m is positive, implies that the image is real and inverted
Magnification, m is negative, implies that the image is virtual and erect.

8. Refraction. When a ray of light falls on the boundary separating the two
media, there is a change in direction of ray. This phenomenon is called
refraction.

9. Laws of Refraction. (i) The incident ray normal at the point of incidence
and refracted ray all lie in one plane.
(ii) For the same pair of media and the same colur of light, the
ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction
sin i
is constant i.e.,  ab
sin r

Where ab is a constant known as Refractive Index of the medium b

with respect to the medium a ;
i is the angle incidence in medium a and
r is the angle of refraction in medium b.

10. Principle of Reversibility of Light. As light follows a reversible path,

 sin r
we have  ba
sin i
Multiplying (i) and (ii), we get

sin i sin r
a b xba  x 1
sin r sin i
1
a b 
b a

Refractive index of a medium can also be determined from the

following:

Velocity of light in air

(i) 
Velocity of light in the medium

1
(ii) 
sin c
Where c is the critical angle.

The Critical angle is the angle of incidence in a denser medium

corresponding to which the refracted ray just grazes the surface of
separation.

11 Apparent Depth of a Liquid. If the object be placed at the bottom of a

transparent medium, say water, and viewed from above, it will appear higher
than it actually is.
The refractive index  in this case is given by the relation :
Refractive index of the medium,  = Real depth /Apparent depth

12 Refraction through a Single Surface. If 1, 2 are refractive indices of

first and second media, R the radius of curvature of spherical surface,
formula is
2 1  2  1 
 
v u R
where u and v are the distances of the object and the image from the centre
of the refracting surface of radius of curvature R respectively.

13. Refraction through a Thin Lens. It R1 and R2 are radii of curvature of

first and second refracting surfaces of a thin lens of focal length f, then lens-
makers formula is
 1  2  1   1 1 
   
f  1   R1 R2 
If the lens is surrounded by air, 1 = 1 and 2 =  then

1  1 1 
 (  1)   
f  R1 R 2 

Thin lens formula is

1 1 1
 
f v u

14. Magnification Produced by a Lens

I v
m 
O u

Where I is size of image and O is size of object.

15. Power of a Lens. The power of a lens P is its ability to deviate the ray
towards axis and is given by

1
P Diopters
f(inmetres)
100
 Diopters
f (in cm)
The focal length (f) of thin lenses of focal lengths f1’ f2’ f3’……….
placed in contact of each other is given by

1 1 1 1
    ......
f f1 f2 f3

16. Refraction Through Prism. When a ray of monochromatic light is

refracted by a prism, the deviation δ produced by the prism is given by
δ=i+e–A
Where i = angle of incidence
e = angle of emergence
A = angle of the prism
The angle of deviation δ m is minimum, when ray passes symmetrically
through the prism. The refractive index µ of the prism is
  A  m 
sin  
µ  2 
A
sin
2
17. Dispersion. The splitting of white light into constituent colours is called
the dispersion.
A prism causes deviation as well as dispersion.

18 Optical Instruments, Optical instruments are the devices which help

human eye in observing highly magnified images of tiny objects, for detailed
examination and in observing very far objects whether terrestrial or
astronomical.

19. Human Eye, It is the most familiar and complicated optical instrument
provided by nature to living beings. In this device, light enters through a
curved front surface, called cornea, passes through the pupil – central hole in
the iris. The light is focused by the eye lens on the retina. The retina senses
light intensity and colour and transmits the electrical signals via optical
nerves to the brain. Brain finally processes the information.

20. Microscope, A simple microscope is a short focal length convex lens.

The magnifying power of a simple microscope is
D
M 1
f
The magnifying power, M of a compound microscope is
v D
M = Mo x Me = 1  
u  fe 
Where, Mo and Me denote the linear magnifying of the objective and eye lens.

21. Telescope, (a) The magnifying power, M of refracting telescope is

fo
M
fe
and L = (fo - fe); L = length of the telescope.
(b) For the final image is formed at the least distance of distant vision,
the magnifying power is given as
fo  Fe 
M 1  
fe  D
(c) The resolving power of a telescope
1.22

d
where,  = wavelength of light
d = diameter of the objective of the telescope
θ = angle subtended by the point object a the objective
 Class_XII
Physics
Ch: Wave Optics

Chapter Notes

Top Concepts

1. A wave front is the locus of points having the same phase of oscillation.
Rays are the lines perpendicular to the wavefront, which show the
direction of propagation of energy. The time taken for light to travel from
one wavefront to another is the same along any ray.

2. Huygens’ Principle.

According to Huygens’
(a) Each point on the given wave front (called primary wave front)
acts as a fresh source of new disturbance, called secondary
wavelet, which travels in all directions with the velocity of light
in the medium
(b) A surface touching these secondary wavelets, tangentially in the
forward direction at any instant gives the new wavefront at that
instant. This is called secondary wave front,

3. Huygens’ Construction is based on the principle that every point of a

wavefront is a source of secondary wavefront. The envelope of these
wavefronts i.e., the surface tangent to all the secondary wavefront gives
the new wavefront.

4. Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves Using Huygens’

Principle.
The law of reflection (i = r) and the Snell’s law of refraction
sini v1 2
   21
sinr v2 1
can be derived using the wave theory. (Here v1 and v2 are the speed of
light in media 1 and 2 with refractive index 1 and 2 respectively).
The frequency  remains the same as light travels from one medium to
another. The speed v of a wave is given by

v
T
where  is the wavelength of the wave and T (=1/) is the period of
oscillation.

5. Doppler effect is the shift in frequency of light when there is a relative

motion between the source and the observer. The effect can be used to
measure the speed of an approaching or receding object.
 for the source moving away from the observer,   0 and for the source
moving towards the observer,   0 . The change in frequency is given as
v
    0    0
c
where we are using the approximation v  c.
So, finally,
 v

0 c

6. Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves. Two sources are

coherent if they have the same frequency and a stable phase difference.
In this case, the total intensity I is not just the sum of individual
intensities I1 and I2 due to the two sources but includes an interference
term:
I  I1  I2  2k.E1. E2
where E1 and E2 are the electric fields at a point due to the sources.
The interference term averaged over many cycles is zero if
(a) the sources have different frequencies; or
(b) the sources have the same frequency but no stable phase
difference.
For such coherent sources, I  I1  I2.
According to the superposition principle when two or more wave
motions traveling through a medium superimpose one another, a new
wave is formed in which resultant displacements due to the individual
waves at that instant.
The average of the total intensity will be
I  I1  I2  2  I  I  cos 
1 2

where  is the inherent phase difference between the two

superimposing waves.
The significance is that the intensity due to two sources of light is not
equal to the sum of intensities due to each of them. The resultant
intensity depends on the relative location of the point from the two
sources, since changing it changes the path difference as we go from
one point to another. As a result, the resulting intensity will vary
between maximum and minimum values, determined by the maximum
and minimum values of the cosine function. These will be

    
2
I MAX  I1  I2  2 I1 I 2  I1  I 2

 I  I    I  I 
2
I MIN  I1  I2  2 1 2 1 2

7. Young’s experiment, two parallel and very close slits S1 and S2

(illuminated by another narrow slit) behave like two coherent sources and
produce on a screen a pattern of dark and bright bands – interference
fringes. For a point P on the screen, the path difference
 y1d
S2P  S2P 
D1
where d is the separation between two slits, D1 is the distance
between the slits and the screen and y1 is the distance of the point of
P from the central fringe.
For constructive interference (bright band), the path difference must
be an integer multiple of , i.e.,
y1d D
 n or y1  n 1
D1 d
The separation ∆y1 between adjacent bright (or dark) fringes is.
D
 y1  1
d
using which  can be measured.

8. Diffraction refers to light spreading out from narrow holes and slits, and
bending around corners and obstacles. The single-slit diffraction pattern
shows the central maximum ( at  = 0), zero intensity at angular
separation  =  (n + ½)… (n  0).
Different parts of the wavefront at the slit act as secondary sources:
diffraction pattern is the result of interference of waves from these
sources.
The intensity plot looks as follows, with there being a bright central
maximum, followed by smaller intensity secondary maxima, with there
being points of zero intensity in between, whenever d sin   n , n  0

9. Emission, absorption and scattering are three processes by which

matter interacts with radiation.
In emission, an accelerated charge radiates and loses energy.
In absorption, the charge gains energy at the expense of the
electromagnetic wave.
In scattering, the charge accelerated by incident electromagnetic wave
radiates in all direction.

10. Polarization specifies the manner in which electric field E oscillates

in the plane transverse to the direction of propagation of light. If E
oscillates back and forth in a straight line, the wave is said to be
 linearly polarized. If the direction of E changes irregularly the wave
is unpolarized.
When light passes through a single polaroid P1 light intensity is
reduced to half, independent of the orientation of P1. When a second
Polaroid P2 is also included, at one specific orientation wrt P1, the net
transmitted intensity is reduced to zero but is transmitted fully when
P1 is turned 90o from that orientation. This happens because the
transmitted polarization by a polaroid is the component of E parallel to
its axis.
Unpolarized sunlight scattered by the atmosphere or reflected from a
medium gets (partially) polarized.
Linearly Polarized light passing through some substances like sugar
solution undergoes a rotation of its direction of polarization,
proportional to the length of the medium traversed and the
concentration to the substance. This effect is known as optical activity.

11. Brewster’s Law: When an incident light is incident at the polarizing

angle, the reflected & the refracted rays are perpendicular to each other.
The polarizing angle, also called as Brewster’s angle, is given by
tanp = 
this expression is also called Brewster’s law.
12. Polarization by scattering: Light is scattered when it meets a particle of
similar size to its own wavelength. For e.g. scattering of sunlight by dust
particles.
Rayleigh showed that the scattering of light is proportional to the fourth
1
power of the frequency of the light or varies as  4 where  is the
wavelength of light incident on the air molecules of size d where d << .
Hence blue light is scattered more than red. This explains the blue colour
of the sky.

TOP Formulae
1. Snell’s law of refraction:
c1 speed of light in f isrt medium
1 2  
c 2 speed of light in second medium
2. Relation between phase difference & path difference:
2
  . x

where  is the phase difference & x is the path difference
3. Young’s double slit interference experiment:
D
Fringe width: w 
d
where D is the distance between the slits & the screen
d is the distance between the two slits
 Constructive interference:
Phase difference :  = 2n where n is an integer
Path difference:  x =n, where n is an integer

Destructive interference:
 1
Phase difference :    n  2  2 where n is an integer
 
 1
Path difference: x   n  2   , where n is an integer
 

4. Diffraction due to single slit:

2
Angular spread of the central maxima=
d
2 D
Width of the central maxima:
d
where D is the distance of the slit from the screen
d is the slit width

Condition for the minima on the either side of the central maxima:
d sin = n , where n = 1,2,3,….

5. Intensity of the light due to polarization:

I = Iocos2
where I is the intensity of light after polarization
Io is the original intensity
 is the angle between the axis of the analyzer & the polarizer

Brewster’s Law:
 = tanp where p is the polarizing angle, that is, the angle of
incidence at which the angle of refraction in the second medium is
right angle
 Class XII
Physics
Ch : Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

1 Electric Discharge: The passage of an electric current through

a gas is called electric discharge.
2 Discharge Tube: A hard glass tube along with the necessary
arrangement, which is used to study the passage of electric
discharge through gases at low pressure, is called a discharge
tube.
3 Cathode Rays. Cathode rays are the stream of negatively
charged particles, electrons which are shot out at a high speed
from the cathode of a discharge tube at pressure below 0.01
mm of Hg.
4 Work Function. The minimum amount of energy required by
an electron to just escape from the metal surface is known as
work function of the metal.
5 Electron Emission. The minimum amount of energy required
by an electron to just escape from the metal surface is known
as work function of the metal.
(i) Thermionic emission. Here electrons are emitted from
the metal surface with the help of thermal energy.
(ii) Field or cold cathode emission. Electrons are emitted
from a metal surface by subjecting it to a very high
electric field.
(iii) Photoelectric emission. Electrons emitted from a metal
surface with the help of suitable electromagnetic
radiations.
(iv) Secondary emission. Electrons are ejected from a metal
surface by striking over its fast moving electrons.
6 Forces Experienced by an Electron in Electric and
Magnetic Fields.
(a) Electric field: The force FE experienced by a electron e in
an electric field of strength (intensity) E is given by
FE = eE
(b) Magnetic field: The force experienced by an electron e in a
magnetic field of strength B weber/m2 is given by
FB=Bev
where v is the velocity with which the electron moves in the
electric field and the magnetic field, perpendicular to the
direction of motion.
If the magnetic field is parallel to the direction of motion of
electron, then, FB = 0.
7 Photoelectric Effect: The phenomenon of emission of
electrons from the surface of substances (mainly metals), when
exposed to electromagnetic radiations of suitable frequency, is
called photoelectric effect and the emitted electrons are called
photoelectrons.
8 Cut Off or Stopping Potential: The value of the retarding
potential at which the photoelectric current becomes zero is
called cut off or stopping potential for the given frequency of the
incident radiation.
9 Threshold Frequency: The minimum value of the frequency of
incident radiation below which the photoelectric emission stops
altogether is called threshold frequency.
10 Laws of Photoelectric Effect.
(i) For a given metal and a radiation of fixed frequency, the
number of photoelectrons emitted is proportional to the
intensity of incident radiation.
(ii) For every metal, there is a certain minimum frequency
below which no photoelectrons are emitted, howsoever high is
the intensity of incident radiation. This frequency is called
threshold frequency.
(iii) For the radiation of frequency higher than the threshold
frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is
directly proportional to the frequency of incident radiation and is
independent of the intensity of incident radiation.
(iv) The photoelectric emission is an instantaneous process.
11 Einstein’s Theory of Photoelectric Effect. Einstein explained
photoelectric effect with the help of Planck’s quantum theory.
When a radiation of frequency  is incident on a metal surface, it
is absorbed in the form of discrete packets of energy called
quanta or photons.
A part of energy h of the photon is used in removing the
electrons from the metal surface and remaining energy is used
in giving kinetic energy to the photoelectron.
Einstein’s photoelectric equation is
1
KE  mv2  h  wo
2
where wo is the work function of the metal.
If 0 is the threshold frequency, then wo = ho
1
KE  mv2  h (  0 )
2
All the experimental observations can be explained on the basis
Einstein’s photoelectric equation.
12 Compton Scattering. It is the phenomenon of increase in the
wavelength of X-ray photons which occurs when these
radiations are scattered on striking an electron. The difference
in the wavelength of scattered and incident photons is called
Compton shift, which is given by
h
  (1  cos )
m0c
where  is the angle of scattering of the X-ray photon and m0 is
the rest mass of the electron.
 e
13 of an Electron by Thompson’s Method.
m
J. J. Thomson devised an experiment to determine the velocity
e
(v) and the ratio of the charge (e) to the mass (m) i.e., of
m

cathode rays. In this method electric field E and magnetic field

B are applied on the cathode rays.
In the region where they are applied perpendicular to each
other and to the direction of motion of cathode rays,
Force due to electric field, FE = Force due to magnetic field
FB,
E
Or eE =Bev  v =
B
e E V /d Vx
Also  2  2  2
m B R B R B Ld
where V = Potential difference between the two
electrodes (i.e., P and Q)
d = distance between the two electrodes
R = radius of circular arc in the presence of
magnetic field B
x = shift of the electron beam on the screen
 = length of the field
L = distance between the centre of the field and
the screen.
14 Milliken’s Oil Drop Method. This determines the charge on
the electron. Let  be the density of oil,  is the density of the
medium in which oil drop moves and  the coefficient of
viscosity of the medium, then the radius r of the drop is
9 v0
r 
2 (  )g
where v0 is the terminal velocity of the drop under the effect of
gravity alone. At the terminal velocity v0, the force due to
viscosity becomes equal to the electric weight of the body. The
charge on oil drop is
18(v1  v0 ) v 0
q
E 2(  )g
where v1 is the terminal velocity of the drop under the influence
of electric field and gravity and E is the applied electric field.
15 Photocell. It is an arrangement which converts light energy
into electric energy. It works on the principle of photoelectric
effect. It is used in cinematography for the reproduction of
sound.
16 Dual Nature of Radiation: Light has dual nature. It manifests
itself as a wave in diffraction, interference, polarization, etc.,
 while it shows particle nature in photoelectric effect, Compton
scattering, etc.
17 Dual Nature of Matter: As there is complete equivalence
between matter (mass) and radiation (energy) and the principle
of symmetry is always obeyed, de Broglie suggested that
moving particles like protons, neutrons, electrons, etc., should
be associated with waves known as de Broglie waves and their
wavelength is called de Broglie wavelength. The de Broglie
wavelength of a particle of mass m moving with velocity v is
given by
h h
 
p mv
where h is Planck’s constant.
18 Davison and Germer Experiment. This experiment confirms
the existence of de Broglie waves associated with electrons.
19 de Broglie Wavelength of an Electron. The wavelength
associated with an electron bean accelerated through a potential
h 12.3 o
  A
2meV V
20 Electron Microscope: It is a device which makes use of
accelerated electron beams to study very minute objects like
viruses, microbes and the crystal structure of solids. It has a
magnification of  105.

TOP Formulae

1. Maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from the metal

surface: Kmax  eVo  h  o (Einstein’s Photoelectric equation)
2. Work function of a metal surface:
wo  o  ho
3. de Broglie wavelength associated with the particle of momentum p is
h h
given as:   
p mv
1.227
 nm , where V is the magnitude of accelerating potential
V
4. Heisenberg uncertainty principle:
x.p  h / 2 , where x is uncertainty in position & p is uncertainty in
momentum
TOP Diagrams & Graphs:

1. Variation of Photoelectron current with intensity of incident light:

2. Variation of Photoelectron current with collector plate potential for

different intensity of incident radiation
 3. Variation of Photoelectron current with collector plate potential for
different frequencies of incident radiation

4. Variation of stopping potential Vo with frequency  of incident radiation for

a given photosensitive material

5. David-Germar electron diffraction arrangement

 Class XII
Physics
Ch: Atoms
Chapter Notes

TOP Concepts

1. Thomson’s Model of an Atom. An atom consists of positively charged matter

in which the negatively charged electrons are uniformly embedded like plums in a
pudding. This model could not explain scattering of -particles through thin foils
and hence discarded.

2. Rutherford’s Model of an Atom: Geiger and Marsden in their experiment on

scattering of -particles found that most of the -particles passed undeviated
through thin foils but some of them were scattered through very large angles.
From the results of these experiments, Rutherford proposed the following model of
an
atom:
(i) An atom consists of a small and massive central core in which the entire positive
charge and almost the whole mass of the atom are concentrated. This core is called
the nucleus.
(ii) The nucleus occupies a very small space as compared to the size of the atom.
(iii) The atom is surrounded by a suitable number of electros so that their total
negative charge is equal to the total positive charge on the nucleus and the atom as
a whole is electrically neutral.
(iv) The electrons revolve around the nucleus in various orbits just as planets
revolve around the sun. The centripetal force required for their revolution is
provided by the electrostatic attraction between the electrons and the nucleus.

This model could not explain in stability of the atom because according to classical
electromagnetic theory the electron revolving around the nucleus must continuously
radiate energy revolving around the nucleus must continuously radiate energy in
the form of electromagnetic radiate energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation
and hence it should fall into the nucleus.

3. Distance of Closest Approach. When as -particle of mass m and velocity v

moves directly towards a nucleus of atomic number Z, its initial energy Ei which is
just the kinetic energy K gets completely converted into potential energy U at
stopping point. This stopping point happens to be at a distance of closest approach
d from the nucleus.

1 1 2eZe 2Ze2 2Ze2

E mv2   d
2 4o d 4od 4oK

2Ze2
hence d
4oK
4. Impact Parameter. It is defined as the perpendicular distance of the velocity of
the -particle from the central of the nucleus, when it is far away from the atom.
The shape of the trajectory of the scattered -particle depends on the impact
parameter b and the nature of the potential field. Rutherford deduced the following
relationship between the impact parameter b and the scattering angle :

Ze2 cot
1 2
b .
40 E

Ze2 cot
1 2

401
mv2
2
5. Quantisation or Discretisation. The quantization or discretisation of a physical
quantity means that it cannot very continuously to have any arbitrary value but can
change only discontinuously to take certain specific values.

6. Bohr’s Model for the Hydrogen Atom.

Basic postulates:
(i) Nuclear concept. An atom consists of a small massive central called
nucleus around which planetary electrons revolve. The centripetal force required for
their rotation is provided by the electrostatic attraction between the electrons and
the nucleus.
(ii) Quantum condition. Of all the possible circular orbits allowed by the
classical theory, the electrons are permitted to circulate only in such orbits in which
the angular momentum of an electron is an integral multiple of h/2, h being
Planck’s constant.
nh
L  mvr  n  1,2,3....
2 '
where n is called principal quantum number.
(iii) Stationary orbits. While revolving in the permissible orbits, an electron
does not radiate energy. These non-radiating orbits are called stationary orbits.
(iv) Frequency condition. An atom can emit or absorb radiation in the form
of discrete energy photons only, when an electron jumps from a higher to a lower
orbit or from a lower to a higher orbit. If E1 and E2 are the energies associated with
these permitted orbits then the frequency  of the emitted absorbed radiation is
given by
h = E2 – E1
Radius of the orbit of an electron in hydrogen atom is
e2
r
4omv2
Kinetic energy K & electrostatic potential energy U of the electron in hydrogen
atom:
1 e2
K  mv2 
2 8or
 e2
U
4or
Total energy E of the electron in hydrogen atom:
e2
E = K+U  
8or

Speed of an electron in the nth orbit is given by

2ke2 c 1 c
v  .  .
nh n 137 n
2ke2
where   is fine structure constant.
ch

Energy of an electron in nth orbit is given by

22mk2Z2e4 13.6
En  2 2
  2 eV
n h n
7. Failure of Bohr’s Model: This model is applicable only to hydrogen-like atoms
and fails in case of higher atoms. It could not explain the fine structure of the
spectral lines in the spectrum of hydrogen atom.

8. Energy Level Diagram. It is a diagram in which the energies of the different

stationary states of an atom are represented by parallel horizontal lines, drawn
according to some suitable energy scale.

9. Spectral Series of Hydrogen Atom. Whenever an electron in hydrogen atom

makes a transition from a higher energy level n 2 to a lower energy level n1, the
difference of energy appears in the form of a photon of frequency  given by
22mk2e2  1 1
 2
 2  2
h  n1 n2 
Different spectral series of hydrogen atom are as follows:
(i) Lyman Series. Here n2 = 2, 3, 4,…..and n1 = 1. This series lies in the
ultraviolet region.
(ii) Balmer Series. Here n2 = 3, 4, 5,…. and n1 = 2. This series lies in the
visible region.
(iii) Paschen Series. Here n2 = 4, 5, 6,….. and n1 = 3. This series lies in the
infrared region.
(iv) Brackett Series. Here n2 = 5, 6, 7,….. and n1 = 4. This series lies in the
infrared region.
(v) Pfund Series. Here n2 = 6, 7, 8,…. and n1 = 5. This series lies in the
infrared region.

10. Excitation Energy. It is defined as the energy required by an electron of an

atom to jump from its ground state to any one of its existed state.
11. Ionisation Energy. It is defined as the energy required to remove an electron
from an atom, i.e., the energy required to take an electron from its ground state to
the outermost orbit (n = )

12. Excitation Potential. It is that accelerating potential which gives sufficient

energy to a bombarding electron so to excite the target atom by raising one of its
electrons from an inner to and outer orbit.

13. Ionisation potential. It is that accelerating potential which gives to a

bombarding electron sufficient energy to an outer orbit.

14. de Broglie’s hypothesis that electrons have a wavelength  = h/mv gave an

explanation for Bohr’s quantised orbits by bringing in the wave particle duality. The
orbits correspond to circular standing waves in which the circumference of the orbit
equals a whole number of wavelengths.

14. MASER. Maser stands for ‘Microwaves Amplification by Stimulated Emission of

Radiation’. It is simply a device for producing a highly intense, monochromatic
coherent and collimated beam of microwaves.

15. LASER. It stand for ‘Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It

is a device used to produce highly intense strong monochromatic coherent and
collimated beam of light.
 Class_XII: Physics
Chapter : Nuclei

TOP Concepts

1 Atomic Number. The number of protons in the nucleus is called the

atomic number. It is denoted by Z.
2 Mass number. The total number of protons and neutrons present in a
nucleus is called the mass number of the element. It is denoted by A.
Number of protons in an atom = Z
Number of electrons in an atom = Z
Number of nucleons in an atom = A
Number of neutrons in an atom = N = A – Z.
3 Nuclear Mass. The total mass of the protons and neutrons present in
a nucleus is called the nuclear mass.
4 Nuclide. A nuclide is a specific nucleus of an atom characterized by its
atomic number Z and mass number A. It is represented as zXA
where X = chemical symbol of the element.
Z = atomic number, and
A = mass number.
5 Isotopes. The atoms of an element which have the same atomic
number but different mass number are called isotopes. Isotopes have
similar chemical properties but different physical properties.
6 Isobars. The atoms having the same mass number but different
atomic number are called isobars.
7 Isotones. The nuclides having the same number of neutrons are
called isotones.
8 Isomers. These are nuclei with same atomic number and same mass
number but in different energy states.
9 Electron Volt: It is defined as the energy acquired by an electron
when it is accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt and is
denoted by eV.
1 eV = 1.602  10-19 J
1 MeV = 106 eV = 1.602  10-13 J
1
10 Atomic Mass Unit:. It is th of the actual mass of a carbon atom of
12
isotope 6C12. It is denoted by amu or just by u.
1 amu = 1.660565  10-27 kg
The energy equivalence of 1 amu is
1 amu = 931 MeV
11 Discovery of Neutrons. Neutrons were discovered by Chadwick in
1932. When beryllium nuclei are bombarded by -particles, highly
penetrating radiations are emitted, which consists of neutral particles,
each having mass nearly that of a proton. These particles were called
neutrons.
4
2He  94Be  01n  121C
 A free neutron decays spontaneously, with a half life of about 900 s,
into a proton, electron and an antineutrino.
1 1 0
0n  1H  1e  
12 Size of the Nucleus. It is found that a nucleus of mass number A has
a radius
R = R0A1/3
where R0 = 1.2  10-15 m.
This implies that the volume of the nucleus, which is proportional to R3
is proportional A.
Density of nucleus is constant; independent of A, for all nuclei and
density of nuclear matter is approximately 2.3  1017 kg m-3 which is
very large as compared to ordinary matter, say water which is 103 kg
m-3.
13 Mass-Energy equivalence: Einstein proved that it is necessary to
treat mass as another form of energy. He gave the mass-energy
equivalence relation as
E = mc2
where m is the mass and c is the velocity of light in vacuum.
14 Mass Defect. The difference between the rest mass of a nucleus and
the sum of the rest masses of its constituent nucleons is called its
mass defect. It is given by
m = [ Zmp + (A - Z) mn ] – m
15 Binding Energy. It may be defined as the energy required to break
up a nucleus into its constituent protons and neutrons and to separate
them to such a large distance that they may not interact with each
other.
It may also be defined as the surplus energy which the nucleus gives
up by virtue of their attractions which they become bound together to
form a nucleus.
The binding energy of a nucleus zXA is given by
B.E. = [Zmp + (A-Z) mn – m]c2
16 Binding Energy per Nucleon. It is average energy required to
extract one nucleon from the nucleus. It is obtained by dividing the
binding energy of a nucleus by its mass number.
2
B.E [Zmp  (A  Z)mn  m]c
B 
A A
17 Nuclear Forces. These are the strong in attractive forces which hold
protons and neutrons together in a tiny nucleus. These are short range
forces which operate over very short distance of about 2 – 3 fm of
separation between any two nucleons. The nuclear force does not
depend on the charge of the nucleon.
18 Nuclear Density. The density of a nucleus is independent of the size
of the nucleus and is given by
Nuclear mass
v 
Nuclear volume
 mv
  2.9  1017 kg m3.
4 2
R
3

19 Radioactivity. It is the phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of

the nucleus of an atom with the emission of one or more radiations
like -particles, -particles or -rays. The substances which
spontaneously emit penetrating radiation are called radioactive
substances.
20 Radioactivity Displacement Law. It states that
(i) When a radioactive nucleus emits an -particle, atomic number
decreases by 2 and mass number decreases by 4.
(ii) When a radioactive nucleus emits -particle, its atomic number
increases by 1 but mass number remains same.
(iii) The emission of a -particle does not change the mass number
or the atomic number of the radioactive nucleus. -particle emission by
a radioactive nucleus lowers its energy state.
21 Alpha Decay. It is the process of emission of an -particle from a
radioactive nucleus. It may be represented as
A
zX  Az42Y  24He  Q
22 Beta Decay. It is the process of emission of an electron from a
radioactive nucleus. It may be represented as
A A 0
z X  z 1Y  1e  
23 Gamma Decay. It is the process of emission of a -ray photon during
the radioactive disintegration of a nucleus. It can be represented as
A A
zX  zX 
(Excitedstate) (Groundstate)
24 Radioactive Decay Law. It states that the number of nuclei
disintegrated of undecayed radioactive nuclei present at that instant. It
may be written as
N(t) = N(0)e-t
where N(0) is the number of nuclei at t = 0 and  is disintegration
constant.
25 Decay or disintegration Constant. It may be defined as the
reciprocal or the time interval in which the number of active nuclei in a
 1 
given radioactive sample reduces to 36.8%  or times  of its initial
 e 
value.
26 Half-life. The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time in which
one-half of its nuclei will disintegrate. It is inversely proportional to the
decay constant of the radioactive substance.
0.693
T1 / 2 

27 Mean Life. The mean-life of a radioactive sample is defined as the
ratio of the combined age of all the atoms and the total number of
atoms in the given sample. It is given by
T1 / 2
  1.44T1 / 2
0.693
28 Rate of Decay or Activity of a Radioactive Sample. It is defined as
the number of radioactive disintegrations taking place per second in a
given sample. It is expressed as
 dN  t
R(t)     N(t)  N(0)e
 dt 
29 Curie. It is the SI unit of decay. One curie is the decay rate of 3.7 
1010 disintegrations per second.
1 Ci (curie) = 3.70  1010 disintegrations/s
30 Rutherford. One rutherford is the decay rate of 106 disintegrations
per second.
31 Natural Radioactivity. It is the phenomenon of the spontaneous
emission of -, - or -radiations from the nuclei of naturally occurring
isotopes.
32 Artificial or Induced Radioactivity. It is the phenomenon of
inducing radioactivity in certain stable nuclei by bombarding them by
suitable high energy sub atomic particles.
33 Nuclear Reaction. It is a reaction which involves the change of stable
nuclei of one element into the nucleus of another element.
34 Nuclear Fission. It is the process in which a heavy nucleus when
excited gets split into two smaller nuclei of nearly comparable masses.
For example,
235 1 141 92 1
92U  0n  56Ba  36Kr  30n  Q

35 Nuclear Reactor. It is a device in which a nuclear chain reaction is

initiated, maintained and controlled.
36 Nuclear Fusion. It is the process of fusion of two smaller nuclei into a
heavier nucleus with the liberation of large amount of energy.
37 Critical size and Critical Mass. The size of the fissionable material
for which reproduction factor is unity is called critical size and its mass
is called critical mass of the material. The chain reaction in this case
remains steady or sustained.
38 Moderator. Any substance which is used to slow down fast moving
neutrons to thermal energies is called a moderator. The commonly
used moderators are water, heavy water (D2O) and graphite.
 Class_XII: Physics
Chapter: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple
Circuits

1 Intrinsic Semiconductor: The pure semiconductors in which

the electrical conductivity is totally governed by the electrons
excited from the valence band to the conduction band and in
which no impurity atoms are added to increase their
conductivity are called intrinsic semiconductors and their
conductivity is called intrinsic conductivity. Electrical conduction
in pure semiconductors occurs by means of electron-hole pairs.
In an intrinsic semiconductor,
ne = nh = ni
where
ne = the free electron density in conduction band,
nh = the hole density in valence band, and
ni = the intrinsic carrier concentration.

2 Extrinsic Semiconductors. A Semiconductor doped with

suitable impurity atoms so as to increase its conductivity is
called an extrinsic semiconductor.
Extrinsic semiconductors are of two types:
(i) n-type semiconductors. And (ii) p-type semiconductors.
3 n-type semiconductors. The pentavalent impurity atoms are
called donors because they donate electrons to the host crystal
and the semiconductor doped with donors is called n-type
semiconductor. In n-type semiconductors, electrons are the
majority charge carriers and holes are the minority charge
carriers. Thus
ne  Nd  nh
here Nd = Number density of donor atoms
4 p-type semiconductors. The trivalent impurity atoms are
called acceptors because they create holes which can accept
electrons from the nearby bonds. A semiconductor doped with
acceptor type impurities is called a p-type semiconductor. In p-
type semiconductor, holes are the majority carriers and
electrons are the minority charge carriers Thus
Na  nh  ne
here Na = Number density of acceptor atoms
5 Holes. The vacancy or absence of electron in the bond of a
covalently bonded crystal is called a hole. A hole serves as a
positive charge carrier.
6 Mobility. The drift velocity acquired by a charge carrier in a unit
electric field is called its electrical mobility and is denoted by .
v
 d
E
 The mobility of an electron in the conduction band is greater
than that of the hole (or electron) in the valence band.

7 Electrical conductivity of a Semiconductor. If a potential

difference V is applied across a conductor of length L and area
of cross-section A, then the total current I through it is given by
I= eA (neve + nh vh)
where ne and nh are the electron and hole densities, and ve and
vh are their drift velocities, respectively. If h are the electron
and hole mobilities, then the conductivity of the semiconductor
will be
 = e (nee + nhh)
1
and the resistivity will be  
e(nee  nhh )
The conductivity of an intrinsic semiconductor increases
exponentially with temperature as
 Eg 
  0 exp   
 2kB T 
8 Forward and Reverse Biasing of a pn-junction. If the
positive terminal of a battery is connected to the p-side and the
negative terminal to the n-side, then the pn-junction is said to
be forward biased. Both electrons and holes move towards the
junction. A current, called forward current, flows across the
junction. Thus a pn-junction offers a low resistance when it is
forward biased.
If the positive terminal of a battery is connected to the n-side
and negative terminal to the p-side, then pn-junction is said to
be reverse biased. The majority charge carriers move away from
the junction. The potential barrier offers high resistance during
the reverse bias. However, due to the minority charge carriers a
small current, called reverse or leakage current flows in the
opposite direction.
Thus junction diode has almost a unidirectional flow of current.
9 Action of a transistor. When the emitter-base junction of an
npn-transistor is forward biased, the electrons are pushed
towards the base. As the base region is very thin and lightly
doped, most of the electrons cross over to the reverse biased
collector. Since few electrons and holes always recombine in the
base region, so the collector current Ic is always slightly less
then emitter current IE.
IE = IC + IB
where IB is the base current.
10 Three Configurations of a Transistor. A transistor can be
used in one of the following three configurations:
(i) Common-base (CB) circuit.
(ii) Common-emitter (CE) circuit.
 (iii) Common-collector (CC) circuit.
11 Current Gains of a Transistor. Usually low current gains are
defined:
(i) Common base current amplification factor or ac
current gain . It is the ratio of the small change in the
collector current to the small change in the emitter current
when the collector-base voltage is kept constant.
 I 
   C
 IE  V  cons tan t
CB
(ii) Common emitter current amplification factor or ac
current gain . It is the ratio of the small change in the
collector current to the small change in the base current when
the collector emitter voltage is kept constant.
 I 
   C
 IB  V  cons tant
CE
12 Relations between  and . The current gains  and  are
related as
 
 and  
1 1 
13 Transistor as an amplifier. An amplifier is a circuit which is
used for increasing the voltage, current or power of alternating
form. A transistor can be used as an amplifier.

ac current gain is defined as:

 I 
ac or Ai   C 
 IB  V CE
 cons tan t

dc current gain is defined as

I 
dc   C 
 IB  VCE cons tan t
Voltage gain of an amplifier is defined as
V A small change in output voltage
Av  o 
Vi A small change in input voltage
VCE

VBE
Or
R out
A v  ac.  Ai. Ar
Rin
i.e., Voltage gain = Current gain  Resistance gain
Power gain of an amplifier is defined as
Outpur power
Ap   Current  Voltage gain
Input power
 Or
R out
Ap  Ai.A v  2ac.
Rin
14 Logic Gate. A logic gate is a digital circuit that has one or more
inputs but only one output. It follows a logical relationship
between input and output voltage.
15 Truth Table. This table shows all possible input combination
and the corresponding output for a logic gate.
16 Boolean Expression. It is a shorthand method of describing
the function of a logic gate in the form of an equation or an
expression. It also relates all possible combination of the inputs
of a logic gate to the corresponding outputs.
17 Positive and Negative Logic. If in a system, the higher
voltage level represents 1 and the lower voltage level represent
0, the system is called a positive logic. If the higher voltage
represents 0 and the lower voltage level represents 1, then the
system is called a negative logic.
18 OR Gate. An OR gate can have any number of inputs but only
one output. It gives higher output (1) if either input A or B or
both are high (1), otherwise the output is low (0).
A+B=Y
which is read as ‘A or B equals Y’.
19 AND gate. An AND gate can have any number of inputs but
only one output. It gives a high output (1) if inputs A and B are
both high (1), or else the output is low (0). It is described by
the Boolean expression.
A.B=Y
which is read as ‘A and B equals Y’.
20 NOT Gate. A NOT gate is the simplest gate, with one input and
one output. It gives as high output (1) if the input A is low (0),
and vice versa.
Whatever the input is, the NOT gate inverts it. It is described by
the Boolean expression:
A Y
which is read as ‘not A equal Y’.
21 NAND (NOT+AND) gate. It is obtained by connecting the
output of an AND gate to the input of a NOT gate. Its output is
high if both inputs A and B are not high. If is described by the
Boolean expression.
A.B  Y or A B  Y
which is read as ‘A and B negated equals Y’.
22 NOR (NOT+OR) Gate. It is obtained by connecting the output
of an OR gate to the input of a NOT gate. Its output is high if
neither input A nor input B is high. It is described by the
Boolean expression.
A B  Y
Which is read as ‘A and B negated equals Y’.
 23 XOR or Exclusive OR gate. The XOR gate gives a high output
if either input A or B is high but not when both A and B are high
or low. It can be obtained by using a combination of two NOT
gates, two AND gates and one OR gate. It is described by
Boolean expression:
Y  AB  AB
The XOR gate is also known as difference gate because its
output is high when the inputs are different.
24 Integrated Circuits. The concept of fabricating an entire circuit
(consisting of many passive components like R and C and active
devices like diode and transistor) on a small single block (or
chip) of a semiconductor has revolutionized the electronics
technology. Such a circuit is known as Integrated Circuit (IC).

TOP Diagrams & Circuit Diagrams

1. Energy Band diagram of solids

2. Energy Band Diagrams of Metals, Semiconductors & Insulators

3. Energy Band Diagram of p-type & n-type semiconductors

4. VI Characteristics of p-n Junction

5. p-n Diode as Rectifier
6. Special type p-n Diodes
(b) I-V Characteristics of photodiode
7. Symbolic Representations:
8. V-I Characteristics of transistors
9. Transistor as Amplifier
10. Transistor as Oscillator
 Class_XII: Physics
Chapter: Communication Systems

1. Analog and Digital Mode of Transmission. An analog

message is physical quantity that varies with time usually in a
smooth and continuous fashion.
A digital message is an ordered sequence of symbols selected
from a finite set of discrete elements
2. Operational advantages of digital communication system over
analog communication systems are:
(i) An improved security message
(ii) Increased immunity to noise and external interference.
(iii) A common format for encoding different kinds of message
signals for the purpose of transmission.
(iv) Flexibility in configuration digital communication system.
3. Attenuation, Distortion, Interference and Noise are the
undesirable effects in the source of signal transmission.
4. Modulation. Process of changing some characteristic e.g.
amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in accordance
with the intensity of the signal is known as modulation.
5. Types of Modulation
(i) Amplitude modulation
(ii) Frequency modulation
(iii) Phase modulation.
6. Amplitude Modulation. The amplitude of the carrier wave
changes according to the intensity of the signal. The amplitude
variation of the carrier wave is at the signal frequency s.
7. Modulation Factor. The ratio of change of amplitude of carrier
wave to the amplitude of normal carrier wave is called
modulation factor (m).
8. Pulse modulation could be classified as: Pulse Amplitude
Modulation (PAM), Pulse Duration Modulation (PDM) or Pulse
Width Modulation (PWM) and Pulse Position Modulation (PPM).
9. Demodulation. Demodulation is the process of recovering the
signal intelligence from a modulated carrier wave.
10. FAX. Facsimiles of FAX means exact reproduction of the
documents, a picture, letter, map etc. at receiver end.
11. MODEM. The term modem means modulator and demodulator.
It converts a series of binary pulses of digital information into an
analog signal and transmits across the phone lines.
TOP Block Diagrams

1. Generalized Communication systems

2. Simple Modulator for obtaining AM signal

3. Transmitter

4. Receiver
5. Detection of an AM signal