NUMERICALS

CLASS 12
LIGHT
1. A convex mirror used for rear-view on an automobile has a radius of curvature of
3.00m. If a bus is 5.00 m from this mirror, find the position, nature and size of the
image.
2. An object, 4.0 cm in size, is placed at 25.0 cm in front of a concave mirror of
focal length 15.0 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed
in order to obtain a sharp image? Find the nature and the size of the image.
3. Find the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm.
4. A concave mirror produces three times magnified (enlarged) real image of an
object placed at 10 cm in front of it. Where is the image located?
5. A concave lens has focal length of 15 cm. At what distance should the object from
the lens be placed so that it forms an image at 10cm from the lens? Also, find the
magnification produced by the lens.
6. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens
of focal length 10 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the
nature, position and size of the image. Also find its magnification.
7. A convex lens forms a real and inverted image of a needle at a distance of 50 cm
from it. Where is the needle placed in front of the convex lens if the image is
equal to the size of the object? Also, find the power of the lens.
8. Find the power of a concave lens of local length 2m.
9. An object 5 cm in length is held 25 cm away of local length 10 cm. Draw the ray
diagram and find the position, size and the nature of the image formed.
10. A concave lens of focal 15 cm forms an image 10 cm from the lens. How far is
the object placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.
11. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15
cm. Find the position and nature of the image.
12. An object 5.0 cm in length is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a convex
mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. Find position of the image, its nature and
size.
13. An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal
length 18 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed, so that
a sharp focused image can be obtained? Find the size and the nature of the image.
14. Find the focal length of a lens of power 2.0 D. What types of lens is this?
15. A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power + 1.5 D. Find the focal length
of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?
HUMAN EYE
1. A person needs a lens of power 5.5 dioptres for correcting his distance vision.
For correcting his near vision he needs a lens of power +1.5 dioptre. What is
the focal of the lens required for correcting (i) distance vision, and (ii) near
vision?
2. The far point of a person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is the nature and
power of the lens required to correct the problem?
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3. The near point of a hypermetropic eye is 1 m. What is the power of the lens
required to correct this defect? Assume that the near point of the normal eye is
25 cm.
ELECTRICITY
1. Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
2. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2C across two points having a
potential difference 12V?
3. How many energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V
battery?
4. How much current will an electric bulb draw from a 220V source, if the resistance
of the bulb filament is 1200 ? (b) How much current will an electric heater coil
draw from a 220V source, if the resistance of the heater coil is 100?
5. The potential difference between the terminals of an electric heater is 60V when it
draw if the potential is increased to 120V?
6. Resistance of metal wire of length 1m is 26 at 20oC. If the diameter of the wire
is 0.3 mm, what will be the resistively of the metal at the temperature? Using
Table 12.2, predict the material of the wire.
7. A 4 resistance wire is doubled wire is doubled on it. Calculate the new
resistance of the wire.
8. An electric lamp, of resistance 20, and a conductor of 4 resistance are
connected to a 6V battery. Calculate (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the
current through the circuit, and (c) the potential difference across the electric lamp
and conductor.
9. Judge the equivalent resistance when the following are connected in parallel:
(a)1 and 103 and 106.
10. An electric lamp of 100, and a water filter of resistance 500 are connected in
parallel to a 220V source. What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to
the same source that takes as much current as all three appliances, and what is the
current through it?
11. What are the advantages of connecting electrical devices in parallel with the
battery instate of connected them in series?
12. How can three resistance 2, 3, and 6 be connected to give a total resistance
of (a) 4 (b)1?
13. What is (a) the highest, (b) the lowest total can be secured by combinations of
four coils of resistance 4, 8, 12, 24?
14. Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of chage in our
through a potential difference of 50 V.
15. An electric iron of resistance 10W takes a current of 5 A. Calculate the heat
developed in 30 s.
16. An electric bulb is connected to a 220V generator. The current is 0.50 A. What is
the power of the bulb?
17. An electric motor takes 5 A from a 220V line. Determine the power of the motor
and the energy consumed in 2 h.
18. Which uses more energy, a 250W TV set in 1 hr, or a 1200 W toaster in 10
minutes?
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19. An electric heater of resistance 8 draws 15 A from the service mains 2 hours.
Calculate the rate at which heat is developed in the heater.
20. When a 12V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of
2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

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