PARTIIPhysics

SECTIONI(TotalMarks:21)
(SingleCorrectAnswerType)
ThisSectioncontains 7multiplechoicequestions.Eachquestionhasfourchoices(A),(B),
(C)and(D)outofwhich ONLYONE iscorrect.

24. ThewavelengthofthefirstspectrallineintheBalmerseriesofHydrogenatomis6561.The
wavelengthofthesecondspectrallineintheBalmerseriesofsinglyionizedheliumatomis:
(A) 1215
(B) 1640
(C) 2430
(D) 4687
24. (A) ForfirstspectrallineintheBalmerseries
1

1 1
= Rz 2 2 - 2
l
2 3

z =1

1 1
= R - = R (5/36)
...... (1)
l
4 9
ForsecondspectrallineintheBalmerseriesofsinglyionizedhelium
1

1 1
= R (4) 2 - 2
l
2 4
'

4
1
= R. 1- = R (3/4)
...... (2)
4 4
(l1/ l)=[(54)/(363)]
l1=[5l /(93)]=[(56561)/(93)]=1215

25. Aballofmass(m)0.5kgisattachedtotheendofastringhavinglength(L)0.5m.Theballis
rotatedonahorizontalcircularpathaboutverticalaxis.Themaximumtensionthatthestringcan
bearis324N.Themaximumpossiblevalueofangularvelocityofball(inradian/s)is:

L
m

(A) 9

(B) 18

(C) 27

(D) 36

25. (D) T sinq = mw2r = mw2L sinq

T=mw2L

q
q

w=

T
324
=
= (18/0.5)=36
mL
0.5 0.5

26. Ameterbridgeissetupasshown,todetermineanunknownresistanceXusingastandard
10ohmresistor.Thegalvanometershowsnullpointwhentappingkeyisat52cm.mark.The
endcorrectionsare1cmand2cmrespectivelyfortheends A and B.Thedeterminedvalueof
Xis
10W

(A) 10.2ohm

(B) 10.6ohm

26. (B) (X/10)=[(52+1)/(48+2)]

(C) 10.8ohm

x =10.6 W

(D) 11.1ohm

27. A2F capacitorischargedasshowninfigure.Thepercentageofitsstoredenergydissipated

aftertheswitch S isturnedtoposition2is
1

s
V
2F

(A) 0%

(B) 20%

8F

(C) 75%

(D) 80%

27. (D) Initialenergystoredincapacitor C1=(Q2/2C1)=(Q2/4)

WhereQ= C1V
letC1=2F
C2 =8F
Finallychargeon C1=(Q /5)
Energyon C1=[Q2/50 C1)=(Q2/100)
Energyon C2=(16 Q2/25)=(16 Q2/25)
Energydissipated,

DE=

Q2 Q2 Q2

-
+
4 100 25

=[(Q2/4)(Q2/20)]=(Q2/5)

Q2 4

%ofitsstoredenergydisspated= 5 Q2 100 =80%

28. Apolicecarwithasirenoffrequency8kHzismovingwithuniformvelocity36km/hrtowardsa
tallbuildingwhichreflectsthesoundwaves.Thespeedofsoundinairis320ms1.Thefrequency
ofthesirenheardbythecardriveris:
(A) 8.50kHz
(B) 8.25kHz
(C) 7.75kHz
(D) 7.50kHz
28. (A) Velocityofsound, C =320ms1
frequencyofthesirenhearedbythecardriver
f
= f0[(C + V)/(C V)] =8[(320+10)/(32010)]

=8.50kHz

29. 5.6 litreof heliumgas atSTP isadiabatically compressedto 0.7 liter.Takingthe initial
temperaturetobe T1,theworkdoneintheprocessis
(A) (9/8) RT
(B) (3/2) RT
(C) (15/8) RT
(D) (9/2) RT
29. (A) No.ofmoles, n =(5.6/22.4)=(1/4)
InitialTemperature= T1
Letfinaltemperature= T2
T1V1g 1 =T2 V2g 1
T2 = T1 (V1 /V2)g 1
= T (5.6/0.7)5/31
Workdone=[(nRDT /(g 1)]=(9/8) RT1

=4T1

r
30. Consideranelectricfield E = E0 x,where E0isaconstant.Thefluxthroughtheshadedarea

(asshowninthefigure)duetothisfieldis:
z
(a,0,a)

(a,a,a)

y
x

(A) 2E0a2

(B)

2E0a2

(0,0,0)

(0,a,0)

(C) E0a2

(D) (E0a2/ 2)

- ai))= E a2
30. (C) f = (E0i) (a
j (ak
0

SECTIONII(TotalMarks:16)
(MultipleCorrectChoiceType)
Thissectioncontains 4multiplechoicequestions.Eachquestionhasfourchoices(A),(B),
(C)and(D)outofwhich ONEORMORE maybecorrect.
31. AmetalrodoflengthLandmassmispivotedatoneend.AthindiskofmassMandradius
R(<L)isattachedatitscentertothefreeendoftherod.Considertwowaysthediscis
attached:(case A)Thediscisnotfreetorotateaboutitscenterand(case B)thediscisfreeto
rotateaboutitscenter.TheroddiscsystemperformsSHMinverticalplaneafterbeingreleased
fromthesamedisplacedposition.Whichofthefollowingstatement(s)is(are)true?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
31. (A,D)

Restoringtorqueincase A =Restoringtorqueincase B
Restoringtorqueincase A <Restoringtorqueincase B
Angularfrequencyforcase A >Angularfrequencyforcase B
Angularfrequencyforcase A <Angularfrequencyforcase B
Torqueduetoweightissameinbothcase
(A)
T (Isys)
w [1/ (Isys)]
Case A : WhendiscisnotrotatingthenM.Iofsystemaboutpointofsuspension= IA
Case B : WhendiscisrotatingthenM.Iofsystemaboutpointofsuspension= IB
Q IB = I

Pivot

rod

Q IB< IA

MR2

I
=
I
+
I
+
A
rod
+ I

wA< wB
(D)
Pivot

disc

Pivot

disc

32. Acompositeblockismadeofslabs A, B, C, D and E ofdifferentthermalconductivities(given

intermsofaconstant K)andsizes(givenintermsoflength, L)asshowninthefigure.Allslabs
areofsamewidth.HeatQflowsonlyfromlefttorightthroughtheblocks.Theninsteadystate
heat 0 1L
A
1L
2K

5L 6L
B 3K E
C 4K

6K

3L
D 5K

4L

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Heatflowthrough A and E slabsaresame

Heatflowthroughslab E ismaximum
Temperaturedifferenceacrossslab E issmallest
Heatflowthrough C =heatflowthrough B +heatflowthrough D

32. (ABCD) A,(BCD), E inseries.

Thus HA= HE= HB+ HC+ HD. (A),(B).
Forparallelslabs B, C, D H KA.
\ HB:HC :HD=3KL :8KL:5KL. (D).
Forseries,K Dq issame. Since KEislargest, DqEisleast. (C).

33. Anelectronandaprotonaremovingonstraightparallelpathswithsamevelocity.Theyentera
semiinfiniteregionofuniformmagneticfieldperpendiculartothevelocity.Whichofthefollowing
statement(s)is/aretrue?
(A) Theywillnevercomeoutofthemagneticfieldregion
(B) Theywillcomeouttravellingalongparallelpaths
(C) Theywillcomeoutatthesametime
(D) Theywillcomeoutatdifferenttimes
33. (B,D)

RP= (mPV / qpB)

Re=meV/qeB
Tp = pmp /qB
Te = pme /qB
Sincetheycomeoutparallely
(B)

Qmp >me
Tp >Te

Rp >Re
(D)

34. Asphericalmetalshell A ofradius RAandasolidmetalsphere B ofradius RB(< RA)arekeptfor

apartandeachisgivencharge+Q.Nowtheyareconnectedbyathinmetalwire.Then
(A) EAinside=0
(B) QA> QB
(C) (sA/ sB)=(RB/ RA)
(D) EAonsurface<EBonsurface
QA A

QB

34. (A,B,C,D) Afterredistribution

QA
QB
Sincepotentialofbothspherewillbesame 4 pe R = 4pe R Q > Q (B)
0 A
0 B
A

EAinside=0(fromGausslaw)

s =
A

QA
Q
, s = B 2
2
4pR
4pR
B

(A)
2

s
Q R
R
= A . B = B
s
QB RA
RA
A

EAonsurface sA& EBonsurface sB

EAonsurface<EBonsurface
(D)

(C)

SECTIONIII(TotalMarks:15)
(ParagraphType)
Thissectioncontains2paragraphs.Baseduponthe firstparagraph2multiple choice
questions andbasedontheparagraph 3multiplechoicequestions havetobeanswered.
Eachofthesequestionshasfourchoices(A),(B),(C)and(D)outofwhichONLYONEis
correct.
Paragraphforquestions35to36
Adensecollectionofequalnumberofelectronsandpositiveionsiscalledneutralplasma.
Certainsolidscontainingfixedpositiveionssurroundedbyfreeelectronscanbetreatedas
neutralplasma.LetNbethenumberdensityoffreeelectrons,eachofmassm.Whenthe
electronsaresubjectedtoanelectricfield,theyaredisplacedrelativelyawayfromtheheavy
positiveions.Iftheelectricfieldbecomeszero,theelectronsbegintooscillateaboutthepositive
ionswithanaturalangularfrequencywp,whichiscalledtheplasmafrequency.Tosustainthe
oscillations,atimevaryingelectricfieldneedstobeappliedthathasanangularfrequency w,
whereapartoftheenergyisabsorbedandapartofitisreflected.As w approaches wp,allthe
freeelectronsaresettoresonancetogetherandalltheenergyisreflected.Thisistheexplanation
ofhighreflectivityofmetals.
35. Takingtheelectronicchargeaseandthepermittivityase0,usedimensionalanalysisto
determinethecorrectexpressionfor wp.
(A)

Ne
me 0

35. (C) Let

=
=
=

(B)

me 0
Ne

(C)

Ne2
me 0

(D)

me 0
Ne2

wp a (Ne2)a(me0)b
T1 =(Ne2)a (me0)b
[L3 Q2]a [MM1 L3 T2 Q2]b
L3a Q2a L3b T2b Q2b
L3(a+b) Q2(a +b) T2b
a + b =0 and 2b =1
b =(1/2)
a =b =(1/2)
2
1/2
wp (Ne )
(me0)1/2
wp

Ne2
me 0

36. Estimatethewavelengthatwhichplasmareflectionwilloccurforametalhavingthedensityof
electrons N 41027m3.Take e0 1011and m 1030,wherethesequantitiesareinproper
SIunits.
(A) 800nm
(B) 600nm
(C) 300nm
(D) 200nm
36. (B) f = (w /2p)
w =

4 1027 (1.6 10-19)2

10-30 10-11

w =

(1.6 10-19)2 4 1068 =21.61015=3.21015

3 108
6p
=
10-7m
15
3.2 10
3.2
2p
l =(600p /3.2)nm 600nm
l =(c / f)=

Paragraphforquestions37to39
Phasespacediagramsareusefultoolsinanalyzingallkindsofdynamicalproblems.They
areespeciallyusefulinstudyingthechangesinmotionasinitialpositionandmomentumare
changed.Hereweconsidersomesimpledynamicalsystemsinonedimension.Forsuch
systems,phasespaceisaplaneinwhichpositionisplottedalonghorizontalaxisand
momentumisplottedalongverticalfaxis.Thephasespacediagramis x(t)vs. p(t)curvein
thisplane.Thearrowonthecurveindicatesthetimeflow.Forexample,thephasespace
diagramforaparticlemovingwithconstantvelocityisastraightlineasshowninthefigure.
Weusedthesignconventioninwhichpositionormomentumupwards(ortoright)ispositive
anddownwards(ortoleft)isnegative.

Position

37. Thephasespacediagramforaballthrownverticallyupfromgroundis
Momentum

(A)

Position

Momentum

(B)

Position

Momentum

Momentum

Position

(C)

(D)

Position

37. (D) Forballthrownup,initiallymomentumhasmaximumpositivevalueandpositioniszero.

Thenasballmovesup,themomentumdecreases&positionincreases.Athighestposition,
momentumiszero,positionismaximum.Thenballreturnsduringwhichpositiondecreases
andmomentumincreasesinnegative.

38. Thephasespacediagramforsimpleharmonicmotionisacirclecenteredattheorigin.Inthe
figure,thetwocirclesrepresentthesameoscillatorbutfordifferentinitialconditions,and E1and
E2arethetotalmechanicalenergiesrespectively.Then
Momentum

E2

E1
2a

(A) E1 = 2E2

(B) E1 =2E2

Position

(C) E1 =4E2

(D) E1 =16E2

38. (C) (E1 /E2) =(2a / a)2=4

E1 =4E2
39. Considerthespringmasssystem,withthemasssubmergedinwater,asshowninthefigure.
Thephasespacediagramforonecycleofthissystemis:

Momentum

(A)

Position

Momentum

(B)

Momentum

(C)

Position

Position

Momentum

(D)

Position

39. (B) Themasshaszeromomentumathighestposition.Fromhere,itmovesdown,during

whichpositiondecreasesbutmomentumincreasesinnegativevalue.Afteronecycle,its
positionisslightlylessthaninitialvalue(dampedoscillation).

SECTION IV(TotalMarks:28)
(IntegerAnswerType)
Thissectioncontains 7questions.Theanswertoeachquestionisa singledigit integerranging
from0to9.ThebubblecorrespondingtothecorrectansweristobedarkenedintheORS.
40. SteelwireoflengthLat40Cissuspendedfromtheceilingandthenamassmishungfrom
itsfreeend.Thewireiscooleddownfrom40Cto30CtoregainitsoriginallengthL.The
coefficientoflinearthermalexpansionofthesteelis105 /C,Youngsmodulusofsteelis
1011 Nm2 andradiusofthewireis1mm.AssumethatL >>diameterofthewire.Thenthe
valueofminkgisnearly.
40. (3) (DL / L):Same (mg/YA)= a Dq
m =[(aDq .YA)/g]= p kg 3kg
41. Theactivityofafreshlypreparedradioactivesampleis1010disintegrationspersecond,whose
meanlifeis109s.Themassjofanatomsofthisradioisotopeis1025kg.Themass(inmg)of
theradioactivesampleis.
41. (1) (1/ l)=109s, A0 =1010
lN0 =1010
1010=[l.(m / M)]=[m /(1091025)]
m =106 kg=1mg
42. Ablockismovingonaninclinedplanemakinganangle45withthehorizontalandthecoefficient
offrictionis.Theforcerequiredtojustpushituptheinclinedplaneis3timestheforce
requiredtojustpreventitfromslidingdown.Ifwedefine N =10,then N is.
42. (5) Fu= mg (sin q +cos q)
Fd= mg (sin q cos q)& Fu=3Fd
=(1/2)tan q =(1/2)
N =10= 5
43. Aboyispushingaringofmass2kgandradius0.5mwithasticksasshowninthefigure.The
stickappliesaforceof2Nontheringandrollsitwithoutslippingwithanaccelerationof
0.3ms2.Thecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthegroundandtheringislargeenoughthatrolling
alwaysoccursandthecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthestickandtheringis(P /10).Thevalue
ofPis.
Stick

Ground

43. (4) NRNR=2mR2a

F=N

N (1)=2ma
P =4

2(1(P /10))=20.32

44. Foursolidsphereseachofdiameter 5cmandmass0.5kgareplacedwiththeircentersatthe

cornerofside4cm.Themomentofinertiaofthesystemaboutthediagonalofthesquareis
N 104kgm2,then N is.

44.

2
2
a 2 2
2
+ mr
(9) I =2 5mr + m

2 5

=9104kgm2
45. Alongcirculartubeoflength10mandradius0.3mcarriesacurrent I alongitscurvedsurface
asshown.Awireloopofresistance0.005ohmandofradius0.1misplacedinsidethetube
withitsaxiscoincidingwiththeaxisofthetube.Thecurrentvariesas I = I0cos(300 t)where
I0isconstant.Ifthemagneticmomentoftheloopis N 0I0sin(300 t),thenNis.

45. (6) I=iN

i =(I / N)
[N:No.ofturnsperunitlengthassumingthetubeassolenoid]
B =0 ni =(N /L) i =(0I / L)
\ f = BA =[(0I / L) . A]
e =(df / dt)=[(0A / L) . (dI / dt)]
\ =i1A =[(0A2/ LR)(dI / dt),where A = pri2
=[(A2/ LR)300]0I0sin(300 t)
N=0.6 p2 =6
46. Fourpointcharges,eachof+q,arerigidlyfixedatthefourcornersofasquareplanarsoapfilm
ofsidea.Thesurfacetensionofthesoapfilmis g.Thesystemofchargesandplanarfilmasre
q2
inequilibrium,and a= k
g

1/N

,wherekisaconstant.Then N is.

46. (3) Considertheupperhalfofthesetup.

Forequilibriumofthesystem
FS.T. =Felec.

1 q 2
1
q2
1
2
.
+
.
.

2. g a=
2
2
4pe 0 a 4pe 0 ( 2a) 2
ga3=q2 [(1/4pe0) . (1+(1/22)]

\ a =constant(q2/ g)1/3
\ N =3.
Alternately,
Felec a2
while FST ga. \ (q2/ g) a3.