WEST CHENNAL SAoDAYA CLUSTERENAMINATION- 2022-23

CLASS NI
PHYSICS
TIME :3hus MAN MARKS 70
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
There are 8 quextios in all. Al quesions are compulsory.
() Thix questioa paper has lve sections, Sevtion A, Section B, Section C, Seetion Dand Section
E Al the sectioas are compulkory
Sectien consists ISNMCQ ef Iark each, Seetion Bcontains 7questions of two marks
each, SeNtien Ccentaias S questions of three marks each, Section D contains 3 long questions
of the marke each and SeetionE contains wo case studty based questions of 4marks each.
There ae e oveallchoies, However an nternaleheice has bcen provided in seetion B, C,
and B, You have to attempt any one ef the choices in such questions.
Useof ealeuBators is aot allowed.
SECTION-A

1 h e electrie tentialon the axis of an electrie dipole at a distanee 'r fiom its centre
is V, Then the potential at a poìnt at the sane distance on its equatorial line will be
b)2V ) V2 ) zem
Twe coeentrie and coplanar erular loops P andQhave their radù in the ratio 2:3.
Loop Qcaries acurent of 9A in the anticlockwise direction, For the magnetic field to
be ze at the comon centre, loop Pmust cary.
a) 3A in clockwise direction b)9A in clockwise direction
c)64 in anticlockwise dìrection d) 6A in the clockVise direction
Aparticle of mass mand charge qis accelerated through a potential V.
The De-Broglie wavelength ef the particle will be
b)
Three charges q. Qand qare placed in astraight line of length at points 0, 12 and
respectively. What should be Qin onder to make the net force on q to be zero?
b) )
1-Vgraph tor twe identical conductos of ditterent aterials AandBis shovn in the
figure. Which one of thetwo has higher resistivity
a)A b)B ) bothA and B d) one ofthe above

Ln the cireuit shown cells Aand Bhaveemfot l0 Veach and the intemal resistanceis
S2 focA and 32 or B Forwhat value ofR wil the potential diterence acss ell

Adiatagnctic material inaagnetic tield moves

b) popeitticakr to the felk
d in none ofthe aboxe direvis
8. In photoelectric effect the number of clectrons ejected per second is proportionalto
a) intensity of light b) frequency of light
c) wavelength of light d) none of the above
if the energy of hydrogen atom in ground state is- 13.6 ev then its energy in the first
excited state will be
a)-3.4 ev b) -27.2 ev c) -68 ev d)- 52.4 ev
10. A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular
horizon. If the refractive index of water is 4/3 and the fish is 12cm below the surface.
What is the radius of the circle?
d) 12x3
a) 12 x 3 x V5 cmb) 12 xV3 cm c) 12 x 3 x V7 cm V7
Cm

11. A lens of power+2Dis placed in contact with a lens of power - 1D. The combination
willbehave like
a) convergent lens of focal length 50 cm
b) convergent lens of focal length 100 cm
c) divergent lens of focal length 50 cm
d) divergent lens of focal length 100 cm
12. Energy levels A,B,C of a certain atom correspond to increasing value of energy i.e
E < Ep < Ec. If , 2. hs are the wavelengths of radiations corresponding to the
transitions C to B, Bto A and C to A respectively, which of the following relations
is correct?
a) ,+2,th-0 b) 23 -2, + d) 2;= A+23
13. As the mass number 'A' increase which of the following quantities related to a nucleus
does not change?
a) mass b) density c) volume d) binding energy
14. In a step up transformer the turns ratio is l :2. Alechlanche cell(emf 1.5v) is
connected across the primary. The voltage across the secondary is
a) 3 V b) 0.75 v C) zerO d) 15 v
15. Which of the following statements albout electromagnetic waves is/are correct?
1) X rays in vacuum travel faster than light waves in vacuum.
2) The energy of an X ray photon is greater than that of a light photon.
3) Light can be polarised but X rays cannot
a) I and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1,2 and 3 d) 2 only

Inthe following question a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation ofA.
A is true but R is false.
d) Ais false and R is also false.

J6. Assertion Photoelectric saturation current increases with the increase in

frequency of incident radiation.
Reason Energy of incident photons increase with increase in
frequency and as a result photo electric current inereases.
17:Assertion Two cquipotentialsurfaces do not intersect each other:
Reason surfaces are parallel to each other,
Two equipotential
18. Assertion Criticalangle of lightpassingfrom glasstoairis minimumfor
Violet colour.
Reason The wavelength of blue light is greater than the light of other
colours.
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SECTION -B
19. The following table gives thewavelength range of some constituents of the
electromagnetic spcctrum
S. No. Wavelength range
1. I mm to 700 nm
2. 0.1 m to Imm
3. 400 nm to l nm
4. <10 nm

Select the wavelength range and name the electromagnetic waves that are used in
() radar system for aircraft navigation.
(i1) Earth satellite to observe growth of crops.
OR
Draw a sketch of plane electromagneticwave propagating along the zdirection. Depict
clearly the directions of electric and magnetic fields varying sinusoidally with z.
20. A bar magnet of magnetic moment 6 J/T is aligned at 60 with a uniform external
magnetic field of 0.44 T. Calculate the work done in turning the magnet to align its
magnetic moment () normalto the magnetic field. (ii)Opposite to the magnetic field.
21. If light of wavelength 412.5 nm is incident on each of the metals given belovw, which
ones will show photoelectric emission and why?
Metal Work function (ev)
Na 1.92
K 2.15
Ca 3.2
Mo 4.17

OR
Write Einstein's photocelectric equation. Briefly explain the three observed features
which can be explained by this equation.
22. Using postulates of Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom show that the radii of orbits
increase as n where n is the principal quantum number of the atom.
23. State Lenz's law. Using this law indicate the direction of the current in a closed loop
when a bar magnet with North Pole is brought close to it. Explain briefly hovw the
direction of the current predicted wrongly results in the violation of the law of
conservation of energy.
24. What is the nuclear radius ofFe if that of"Al is 3.6 Fermi?
25. There are two long coaxial solenoids each of length 1. The outer solenoid has an
of cross section A and number of turns/length n, the area
corresponding values for the inner
solenoid are A, and n,. Write the expression for self-inductance L, L of two coils and
their mutual inductance M. Show that M </L L:

SECTION -C
26. Find the magnitude and direction of the current in 1Q resistor in the
given circuit.
25

10

32

OR
a) Define the term conductivity of a metallic wire. Give its S.I
unit.
 the expression for the
b) Using the concept of free electrons in a conductor, deriveelectrons and relaxation
conductivity of a wire in terms of number density of free
applied electric
time. Hence obtain the relation between current density and the
ficld E.
27. Two harmonic waves of monochromatic light y1 a coswt, y cos(wt + Ø)interference
intensity in
are superimposed on each other. Show that the maximum conditions for
the
pattern is four times the intensity due to each slit. Hence write
constructive and destructive interference in terms of the phase angle D.
28. Figure shows how the reactance of acapacitor varies with frequency v.
a) Use the information on the graph to calculate the value of the capacity of the
capacitor.
b) An inductor of inductance L has the same reactance as the capacitor at 100 Hz.
Find thevalue of L.

14
(0)
Renctance
12
10

6
4

100 200 300 400

Freqency H:)

OR

An ac source of voltage V=Vo sin wt is connected one by one, to three circuit

elements x, y and z. It is observed that the current flowing in them.
a) is in phase with the applied voltage for element x.
b) lags behind the applied voltage by /2 for element y.
c) leads the applied voltage by t/2 for element z. Identify the three circuit
elements.
Find an expression for net impedance of the circuit when the same a.c source
is connected across a series combination of the elements x, y and z.
29. a What is electrostatic shielding? How is this property used in actual practice?
b) Is the potential in the cavity of a charged conductor zero? Justify your answer.
30. Draw a circuit diagram of a full wave rectifier using p-n junction diodes.
Explain its working and show the input and output waveforms.
SECTION -D

31. a Drawa ray diagram showing the geonetry of formation of image of a

point object situated on the principal axis and on the convex side of a spherical
surface of radius of curvature R. Taking the rays as incident from a rarer mediunm
of refractive index n, to a denser medium of refractive index n derive the
relation, M211 =21
R
where the symbols have their usual meaning.
b) What happens to the focal length of aconvex lens when it is immersed in swater?
Refractive index of thematerial of the lens is greater than that of water.
How does the focal length change with increase inwavelength of light?
OR

a) Draw alabeled ray diagramn showing the image formation of a distant object by a
refracting telescope.
Astronomers generally prefer reflecting type telescope., Explain why?
 c) Figure shows a ray of light falling normally on the face AB of an equilateral glass
prism having refractive index 3/2 placed in water of refractive index 4/3. Will
this ray suffer total internal reflection on striking the face AC? Justify your
answer.

32. a) State Gauss's law. Use it to deduce the expression for the electric
field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shellat points (i) inside and (ii)
outside the shell.
b) Aspherical conducting shell of inner radius r; and outer radius r; has a charge Q.
A charge qis placed at the centre of the shell. What is the surface charge density
on the inner and outer surfaces of the shelI?

OR

Aright circular cylinder of length a and radius r has its centre at the origin and its
axis along the x axis so that one face is at x =+ a/2 and the other at x=a/2 as
shown in the figure. A uniform electric field is acting parallel to the x axis such
that É = E? for x>0 and E= - E, for x > 0
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Find out the flux (i) through the flat faces (ii) through the curved surface of the
cylinder. What is the net outward flux through the cylinder andthe net charge
inside the cylinder?
33. a) Draw a labeled diagram of a moving coil galvanometer.
Describe briefly its principle and working.
b) Why is it necessary to introduce a cylindrical soft iron core inside the coil of a
galvanomneter?
C)
Increasing the current sensitivity ofa galvanometer may not necessarily increase
its voltage sensitivity. Explain giving reason.

OR

a) State Ampere's circuital law. Using this law deduce the expression for the
magnetic field due to a thin straight infinitely long current carrying wire at a
distance r from it
b) A conductor of 50 cm carrying a current of 2.5 A experiences a maxXimum torce
of 0.15N when kept in a uniform magnetic field. Find the magnitude and
direction of the magnetic field.
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SECTION-E
corners of an obstacle or
34. The phenomenon of bending of light around the from its linear path and
aperture is called diffraction of light. Light deviates obstacle. Experimental
enters into the regions of geometrical shadow of the prominently when the
studies have revealed that diffraction occurs more obstacle. Since the
wavelength of the wave is comparable with the size of the
of the common
wavelengthof visible light is very small(2. = 10 m) and the size common.
obstacles is very large the diffraction of visible light is not veryvisible light
However when the size of the obstacle is made very small even
shows this phenomenon.
light
a) Why is diffraction of sound waves easier to observe than diffraction of
waves?
single slit
b Draw a graph showing the variation of intensity with path difference in
diffraction.
C In a single slit diffraction experiment how is the angular width of central
maximum change when
() slit width is decreased
(ii) the distance between the slit and the screen is increased.
OR
A slit of width 'a is illuminated by light of 2= 6000 A' For what value of a will
the first maximum fall at an angle of diffraction of 30?
35. When adiode is forward biased, it is found that beyond forward voltage
V=Vih Called threshold voltage, the conductivity is very high. At this voltage the
potential barrier is overconme and the current increases rapidly with increase in
forward voltage. When the diode is reverse biased the reverse bias voltage
produces a very small current about a few micro amperes which almost remains
constant with reverse bias. This current is called reverse saturation current.
a Define the terms depletion region and barrier potential.
b) Determine the current through the resistance R of the circuit when similar diodes
D, and D, of negligible barrier potential are connected as shown.
D

2.01

Draw the V -I characteristics of a p-n junction diode in

() forward bias and (ii) reverse bias
OR

The dynamic resistance of ajunction diode is 60 2. Find the change in current

when the forward bias voltage is increased by 0.15 V?