ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

ELECTROSTATICS

1. The magnitude of the electric field (in NC -1 ) in a region varies with the distance r (in m) as E=10r +5.
By how much does the electric potential increase in moving from a point at r=1 m to a point at r=10 m?

2. A charge q is placed at the center of line joining two equal charges Q and Q. Calculate the value of q if all three charges
in equilibrium. Also mention the nature of charge.

3. A charge having magnitude Q is divided into the parts q and (Q-q). If two parts exert maximum force of repulsion on
each other, then find the ratio Q/q.

4. Four point charges 2µC, -5µC, 2µC, -5µC are placed at the four corners A,B,C, and D of a square respectively. Each side
of square being 10cm, what is the force on a charge of 1µC placed at the centre of the square?

5. A slab of material of dielectric constant k has the same area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor but has a
thickness d/2 where d is the separation between the plates. Find the expression for the capacitance when the slab is
inserted between the plates.

6.Charges +q and −q are placed at points A and B respectively which are a distance 2L apart, C is the midpoint
between A and B. The work done in moving a charge +Q along the semicircle CRD is:

7.Two point charges of + 10 µC and + 40 µC respectively are placed 12 cm apart in vacuum. At what distance from
10µC charge will the net electric field be zero.

8. Two charges of magnitudes - 2Q and +Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a, 0) respectively.
What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius '3a' with its center at
the origin?
For Q.9 to Q.14, two statements are given-one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct
answer to these questions from the codes(a), (b), (c), and (d) as given below
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
a) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
b) A is true but R is false
c) A is false and R is also false
9.Assertion: When a body acquires positive charge its mass decreases.
Reason: A body acquires positive charge when it loses electrons.
10.Assertion: When we produce a charge q1 on a body by rubbing it against another body which gets a charge q2 . In
this process q1 +q2 =0.
Reason: Charge of an isolated system remains constant.
11. Assertion: Electric field inside a metal surface is zero.
Reason: Electric charges exists only on the surface of the conductor.
12. Assertion: Electric flux is a vector quantity.
Reason: Electric field lines can have breaks in between.
13. Assertion: When a capacitor is filled completely with metallic slab, its capacity becomes very large.
Reason: Dielectric Constant for metal is very large.
14. Assertion: Work done by the electrostatic force in bringing the unit positive charge from infinity to the point P is
positive.
 Reason: The force on a unit positive test charge is attractive so that the electrostatic force and the displacement (From
infinity to P) are in the same direction.
15. In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic potential energy of the system :
a) Increases. b) decreases. c) Become zero. d) Remains constant.

16. A hollow conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10 µC. what will be the electric field at center of sphere if it s
radius is 2 meters :
a) 20 µC m-2 b) zero c) 5 µC m-2 d) 8 µC m-2

17. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 2cm are given charges 10 -2 C and 5 x 10-2 C respectively. If they are connected by
a conducting wire, the final charge on the smaller sphere is :
a) 3 x 10-2 C b) 1 x 10-2 C c) 4 x 10-2 C d) 2 x 10-2 C

18. Three capacitors each of capacitance C and of breakdown voltage V are joined in series, the capacitance and breakdown
voltage of the combination will be:
a) 3C, V/3 b) 3C, 3V c) C/3, 3V d) C/3, V/3

19. The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in series is 3µF and in parallel 16µF. Their individual capacities are :
(a) 12,4 (b) 8,8 (c) 10,16 (d) 12,2

20. A capacitor of capacitance C has charge Q and stored energy U. If the charge is increased to 3Q, the energy stored will
be :
(a) U/9 (b) U/3 (c) 3U (d) 9U

CURRENT ELECTRICITY

1.Three identical cells, each of emf 2 V and unknown internal resistance are connected in parallel. This combinationis
connected to a 6Ω resistor. The terminal potential difference across each cell is 1.5 V. What is the internal resistance
of each cell?

2. If the temperature of a good conductor decreases, how does the relaxation time of electrons in the conductor
change?

3. In the circuit shown in Fig 3, the galvanometer ‘G’ gives zero deflection. If the batteries A and B have negligible
internal resistance, find the value of the resistor R.
4. Draw the graph showing the variation of conductivity with temperature for a metallic conductor?

5.Two wires A and B are of the same metal and of same length have their areas of cross section in
the ratio 2:1 if the same potential difference is applied across each wire in turn, what will be the
ratio of current flowing in A & B?

6.Draw the VI graph for a metallic wire at two different temperatures T 1 and T2 (T1 >T2 ).

7.Two wires of equal lengths, one of copper and the other of manganin have the same resistance.
Which wire is thicker? Explain.

8. The potential difference (VA−VB) between points A and B in the given figure is.

For Q.9 to Q.12, two statements are given-one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled Reason
(R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes(a), (b), (c), and (d) as given below
a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c)A is true but R is false
d)A is false and R is also false
9.Assertion: If a wire is stretched to increase its length x times, then its resistance also increases by x
times.
Reason: The resistance of a conductor directly depends upon the length of the conductor.
10.Assertion: Non-ohmic devices do not obey Ohm's law at all.
Reason: In non-ohmic devices voltage and current do not have a linear relationship.
11. Assertion: The electric current is because of drift velocity of electrons.
Reason: The drift velocity is very small as compared to the thermal velocity
12. Assertion: Conventional current can also be the true direction of electric current.
Reason: If the current carriers have a positive charge then electronic current does not give the true
the direction of electric current

13. The magnitude and direction of the current in the circuit shown will be
14. Show with the help of a diagram, how the cells are connected in parallel. Obtain the condition for
the current to be maximum due to parallel grouping of cells when connected to an external resistance.

15. A cell of emf 'E' and internal resistance 'r' is connected across a variable load resistor R. Draw the
plots of the terminal voltage V versus (i) R and (ii) the current i.
It is found that when R=4Ω, the current is 1A when R is increased to 9Ω, the current reduces to 0.5 A.
Find the values of the emf E and internal resistance r.

16. A cell of emf "E" and internal resistance 'r' is connected across a variable resistor 'R'. Plot a graph
showing the variation of terminal voltage 'V' of the cell versus the current 'I'. Using the plot, show how
the emf of the cell and its internal resistance can be determined.

17. In a Wheatstone bridge if the battery and galvanometer are interchanged then the deflection in the
galvanometer will
(a) change in previous direction (b) not change
(c) change in opposite direction (d) none of these

18. In parallel combination of n cells, we obtain

(a) more voltage (b) less voltage (c) more current (d) less current

19. Two batteries with emf 12 V and 13 V are connected in parallel across a load resistor of 10 Ω. The
internal resistances of the two batteries are 1Ω and 2 Ω respectively. The voltage across the load lies
between
(a) 11.6 V and 11.7 V (b) 11.5 V and 11.6 V (c) 11.4 V and 11.5 V (d) 11.7 V and 11.8 V

20. Which of the following I-V graph represents ohmic conductors?

 MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT
1. An electric current I is flowing in a circular coil of radius ‘a’. At what distance from the center of the
axis of the coil will the magnetic field be 1/8th of its value at the centre?

2. A straight wire, carrying a current of 12A is bent into a semicircular arc of radius 2cm, as shown. What
is the direction and magnitude of B at the centre of the arc? What will happen if the wires were bent
into a semicircular arc of the same radius but in the opposite sense as shown?

3. Two straight infinitely long wires are fixed in space so that the current in the left wire is 2 A and
directed out of the plane of the page and the current in the right wire is 3 A and directed into the plane
of the page. In which region(s) is/are there a point on the x-axis, at which the magnetic field is equal to
zero due to these currents carrying wires? Justify your answer

4. Two identical circular loops, P and Q each of radius R and carrying currents I and 2I respectively are
lying in parallel plane such that they have a common axis. The direction of current in the both the loops
in clockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from the both loops. Find the magnitude of the net
magnetic field at point O.

5. A neutron, an electron, and an alpha particle moving with equal velocities, enter a uniform
magnetic field going into the plane of the paper as shown. Trace their paths in the field and justify
your answer.
6. A straight wire, of length L, carrying a current I, stays suspended horizontally in mid-air in a region
where there is a uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ⃗→. The linear mas s dens ity of the wire is λ . Obtain the
expres s ion of this magnetic field.

7. Two identical circular coils each of radius 5 cm are arranged concentrically

with their plane ⊥ to one another as shown in Fig 2. If the current in each coil is
5A, what is the net magnetic field at the centre O?

8. Assertion :- Poles of a magnet can never be separated.

Reason :- Since each atom of a magnetic material is a magnet in itself.
9. Assertion :- Magnetic moment is a vector quantity, whose direction inside the magnet is, from South
to North.
Reason :- Magnetic lines of force emanate from N-pole and enter into the S-pole.
10.Assertion :- An atom of a magnetic material behaves as a dipole because of positive charge on the
nucleus.
Reason :- Charge is responsible for dipole moment.
11. Assertion :- The magnetic moment (u) of an electron revolving around the nucleus decreases with
increasing principal quantum number (n).
Reason :- Magnetic moment of the revolving electron, μ n.
12. Assertion :- Above Curie temperature, a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic.
Reason :- When a magnetic material is heated to very high temperature, it loses its magnetic
properties.

13. State Biot–Savart law. Use it to obtain the magnetic field at an axial point at a distance x from the
centre of a circular coil of radius carrying a current I. Compare the magnitude of the magnetic field
at the centre of the coil and at an axial point for which x=√3𝑎 .
14. A rectangular loop of wire of size 2 cm × 5 cm carries a steady current of 1 A. A straight long wire
carrying 4 A current is kept near the loop as shown in the figure.If the loop and the wire are
coplanar, find
(i) the torque acting on the loop and
(ii) the magnitude and direction of the force on the loop due to the current carrying wire.

15.A bar magnet is cut into two equal pieces transverse to its length. What happens to its dipole
moment?

16.Draw a plot showing the variation of intensity of magnetization with the applied magnetic field
intensity for the bismuth.

17. The following figure shows the variation of intensity of magnetization versus the applied field
intensity H for two magnetic materials P and Q
(i) Identify the materials P and Q
(ii) Why does the material Q have a larger susceptibility than P for a given field at constant
temperature?
 18. Explain with circuit diagram the underlying principle to convert galvanometer into ammeter and
voltmeter.

19. Explain why is it necessary to use

i) a radial magnetic field
ii) a cylindrical soft iron core in a moving coil galvanometer.

20. The following figure shows the variation of intensity of magnetization(I) versus the applied
magnetic field intensity, H, for two magnetic materials A and B:

EMI AND AC
1. A coil Q is connected to low voltage bulb B and placed near another coil P is shown in the figure.
Give reason to explain the following observations: (a) The bulb ‘B’ lights. (b) The bulb gets
dimmer if the coil Q is moved towards the left.

2. A magnet is moved in the direction indicated by an arrow between two coils AB and CD as
shown in Fig. Suggest the direction of current in each coil

3. Draw a schematic sketch of an AC Generator describing its basic elements. State briefly its
working principle. Show a plot of variation of (a) Magnetic flux and (b) Alternating EMF vs.Time
generated by a loop of wire rotating in a magnetic field.

4. A light bulb and a solenoid are connected in series across an AC source of voltage. Explain, how
the glow of the light bulb will be affected when an iron rod is inserted in the solenoid.

5. An inductor of inductance L and an electric lamp of resistance R are connected to a 220V, 50Hz
AC source. How would the brightness of the lamp change if a capacitor of Capacitance C is
connected in series in the circuit such that XL=XC? Justify your answer
6. The magnetic field through a single loop of wire 12 cm in radius and 8.5Ω resistance, changes
with time as shown in Fig . The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. Calculate
the induced current in the loop and plot it as a function of time

7. Two identical loops, one of copper and the other of aluminum are rotated with the same angular
speed in the same magnetic field. Compare
(i)the induced emf and
(ii)the current produced in the two coils. Justify your answer.

8. When the current changes from +2A to – 2A in 0.05s, an e.m.f of 8V is induced in the coil. The
coefficient of self induction of coil is?

9. Two coils of self-inductance 2mH and 8 mH are placed so close together that the effective flux
in one coil is completely linked with the other. The mutual inductance between this coil is?

10. A rectangular loop and a circular loop are moving out of a uniform magnetic field region to a field
free region with a constant velocity. In which loop do you the induced emf to be a constant
during the passage out of the field region? The field to the loop.

11. The instantaneous current and voltage of an AC circuit are given by i = 10 sin 300 t A and V = 200
sin 300 t V. What is the power dissipation in the circuit?

12. When an AC source is connected across an ideal inductor, show on a graph the nature of variation
of the voltage and the current over one complete cycle.

13. Two devices A and B are connected independently to a variable frequency alternating voltage
source. The current in A leads the applied voltage, whereas the current in B lags the applied
voltage.
I) Identify the circuit elements A and B.
ii.)How will the current in these circuit elements change if the applied frequency is decreased?
14. A light bulb is rated 100 W for 220 V ac supply of 50 Hz. Calculate (i) the resistance of the bulb;
(ii)the rms current through the bulb.

15. A 100 Ω resistor is connected to a 220 V, 50 Hz ac supply.(a) What is the RMS value of current in
the circuit?(b) What is the net power consumed over a full cycle?

16. Obtain the resonant frequency ωr of a series LCR circuit with L = 2.0H, C = 32 µF and R = 10 Ω.
What is the Q-value of this circuit?

17. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300V to a step-down transformer with its
primary windings having 4000 turns. What should be the number of turns in the secondary in
order to get output power at 230V ?

18. An electric lamp connected in series with a capacitor and an ac source is glowing with certain
brightness. How does the brightness of the lamp change on reducing the i) frequency ii)
Capacitance?

MCQ
19. Two coils have a mutual inductance 0.005 H. The current changes in the first coil according to
equation I= lo sin ωt, where lo= 10 A and ω= 100 rad s -¹. The maximum value of emf in the
second coil is
a) 2π b) 5π c) 6π d) 12π
20. A circular coil of radius 8 cm and 20 turns rotates about its vertical diameter with an angular
speed of 500 rad s¹ in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 3 x 10 -2 T. Obtain the
maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil.
A) 0.30 V b)0.036 V c) 0.603 V d) none of these
21. The electric mains in a house are marked 220 V 50 Hz. Write down the equation for
instantaneous voltage.
a) 311 cos 314 t b)220 sin 50 t c) 220 cos50t d)311 sin 314 t
22. A square loop of side 10 cm and resistance 0.5Ω is placed vertically in the east-west plane. A
uniform magnetic field of 0-10 T is set up across the plane in north-east direction. The magnetic
field is decreased to zero in 0-70 s at a steady rate. Determine the magnitudes of induced e.m.f.
and current during this time interval.
a) zero b) 10-³V (c) √2 × 10 -³V (d) 2× 10-³ V
 EM WAVES
1. Name the following constituent radiations of electromagnetic spectrum which
(i) produce intense heating effect.
(ii) is absorbed by the ozone layer in the atmosphere.
(iii) is used for studying crystal structure.
Write one more application for each of these radiations.

2. Electromagnetic waves with wavelength (i) λ 1 is suitable for radar systems used in aircraft
navigation. (ii) λ 2 is used to kill germs in water purifiers. (iii) λ 3 is used to improve visibility in
runways during fog and mist conditions. Identify and name the part of the electromagnetic
spectrum to which these radiations belong. Also arrange these wavelengths in ascending order
of their magnitude.

3. Name the waves which are produced during radioactive decay of nucleus. Write the
frequency range.

4. Prove that the average energy density of the oscillating electric field is equal to that of the
oscillating magnetic field.

5. Which constituent radiation of the electromagnetic spectrum is used?

(1) To photograph internal parts of Human body

(2) For air aircraft navigation

6. Find the speed of EM wave in a medium of dielectric constant 2.25 and relative permitivitty is 4.

7. A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z -direction. What can you say about the
directions of its electric and magnetic field vectors? If the frequency of the wave is 30MHz, what
is its wavelength?

8. What is the ratio of the speed of IR rays and UV rays in a vacuum? How are the magnitudes of electric and
magnetic fields related to the velocity of electromagnetic waves?

9. A plane of EM wave of frequency 20MHz is travelling in free space along x-direction. At a particular point in
space and time, the magnitude of electric field is 6V/m. Find the magnetic field at this point.

10. An Em wave has an energy of 13.2 keV. Find the frequency of radiation and it belongs to which region of
EM Spectrum?

RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

1. The focal length of an equiconcave lens is ¾ times of radius of curvature of its surfaces. Find the
refractive index of the material of the lens. Under what conditions will this lens behave as
converging lens?

2. If the refractive index from air to glass is 3/2 and that from air to water is 4/3, find the ratio of
focal lengths of a glass lens in water and in air?
3. A double convex lens has a focal length of 25 cm in air. When it is dipped into a liquid of
refractive index 4/3. Its focal length is increased to 100 cm. Find the refractive index of the lens
material.

4. An equiconvex lens of focal length 15cm is cut into two halves along its aperture. What is the
focal length of each half.

5. Find the radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano-convex lens, whose focal length is
0.3m and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.

6. A double convex lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 has both radii of curvature of 20cm.
An object 2 cm high is placed 10 cm from the lens. Find the position, nature and size of the
image.
7. A convex lens made up of a glass of refractive index 1.5 is dipped, in turn in
(i) a medium of refractive index 1.6
(ii) a medium of refractive index 1.33
Will it behave as a converging or a diverging lens in the two cases? How will its focal length
change in the two cases?
8. Two lenses of power -15 D and + 5D are in contact with each other. What is the focal length of
the combination?
9. A converging lens of focal length 50cm is placed co-axially in contact with another lens of
unknown focal length. If the combination behaves like a diverging lens of focal length 50cm, find
the power and nature of second lens.

10. A thin prism of refracting angle 2 degree deviates an incident ray through an angle of of 1
degree. Find the refractive index of the material of the prism.

11. Calculate the speed of the light in a medium whose critical angle is 300 .

12. A ray of light is normally incident on one face of an equilateral glass prism. What will be the
angle of incidence at the second face of the prism ?

CONCEPTUALS

13. Does the angle of deviation of a small angled prism depend on angle of incidence?

14. An object is first seen in red light and then in the violet light through a simple microscope. In
which case is the magnifying power of simple microscope greater?

15. Why is the focal length of an objective in compound microscope little shorter than the focal
length of the eye piece?

16. Does the magnifying power of a microscope depend upon the colour of light used? J ustify your
answer.

17. Why must both the objective and the eye piece of a compound microscope have short focal
lengths?
18. How does the magnifying power of a telescope change on increasing the diameter of its
objective?

19. In a telescope the objective has a large aperture while the eye piece has a small aperture. Why?

20. Use the mirror equation to deduce that:

(a) an object placed between f and 2f of a concave mirror produces a real image beyond 2f.
(b) a convex mirror always produces a virtual image independent of the location of the object.
(c) the virtual image produced by a convex mirror is always diminished in size and is located
between the focus and the pole.
(d) an object placed between the pole and focus of a concave mirror produces a virtual and
enlarged image.
21. A compound microscope uses an objective lens of focal length 4cm and eyepiece lens of focal
length 10cm. An object is placed at 6cm from the objective lens. Calculate the magnifying
power of the compound microscope. Also, calculate the length of the microscope.
22. A telescope has an objective of focal length 50 cm and eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. The least
distance of distinct vision is 25 cm. The telescope is focussed for distinct vision on a scale 200 cm
away from the objective. Calculate the magnitude of magnification produced.