KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.

2 INDORE

CLASS XII PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT FOR SUMMER VACATION 2019-20

Electrostatics
Questions having one mark each:
1. How does the coulomb force between two point charges depend upon the dielectric constant
of the intervening medium?
2. Draw an equipotential surface for a system, consisting of two charges Q, -Q separated by a
distance ‘r’ apart.
3. Define electric potential and potential difference.
4. What orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond to stable
equilibrium?
5. Write the SI unit of electric dipole moment.
Questions having 2 marks each:
1. Two point charges, q1 =10×10-8 C and q2 = -2×10-8C are separated by a distance of 60 cm in air.
i. Find at what distance from the 1st charge, q1, would the electric potential be zero.
ii. Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system.
2. Two capacitors of capacitance 6µF and 12µF are connected in series with a battery. The
voltage across the 6µF capacitor is 2V. Compute the total battery voltage.
3. An electric dipole of length 10 cm having charges ± 6×10 -3 C, placed at 300 with respect to a
uniform electric field experiences a torque of 6√3 N-m. Calculate
i. magnitude of electric field
ii. the potential energy of the dipole.
4. Electric charge is distributed uniformly on the surface of a spherical rubber balloon. Show how
the value of electric intensity and potential vary
i).inside
ii). outside?
Questions having 3 marks each:
1. State Gauss’s theorem in electrostatics. Apply this theorem to derive an expression for electric
field intensity at a point near an infinitely long straight charged wire.
2. Explain the underlying principle of working of a parallel plate capacitor.
If two similar plates, each of area A having surface charge densities +σ and –σ are separated
by a distance‘d’ in air, write the expressions for
i. The electric field at points between the two plates.
ii. The potential difference between the plates.
iii. The capacitance of the capacitor so formed.
3. A 20 µF capacitor is charged by a 30 V d.c. supply and then connected across an uncharged 50
µF capacitor. Calculate
i. the final potential difference across the combination.
ii. Initial and final energies. How will you account for the difference in energies?

4. Define the term electric potential due to a point charge. Calculate the electric potential at the
centre of a square of side √2 m, having charges 100 µC, -50µC, and 20µC and-60µC at the four
corners of a square.

5. Derive an expression for the electric potential at a point along the axial line of the dipole.
Mention one contrasting feature of electric potential of a dipole at a point as compared to
that due to a single charge.
6. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point along the equatorial line of an
electric dipole.
7. Derive an expression for the electric potential at a point along the axial line of the dipole.
Mention one contrasting feature of electric potential of a dipole at a point as compared to
that due to a single charge.

Questions having 5 marks each:

1. An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field.
i. Show that no translatory force acts on it.
ii. Derive an expression for the torque acting on it.
iii. The dipole is aligned parallel to the field. Calculate the work done in rotating it through
1800.

Current Electricity

1. Derive Ohm’s law on the basis of the theory of electron drift.

2. Deduce the relation connecting current density (J) and the conductivity (σ) of the

conductor, when an electric field E is applied to it.

3. State Kirchhoff’s law for electrical circuits.

4. Define the term potential gradient .with the help of a circuit diagram, explain how a

potentiometer can be used to compare of emfs of two primary cells.

5. State the principle of potentiometer. With the help of a circuit diagram, describe a method
to find the internal resistance of a primary cell.
6. What do you mean by the sensitivity of a potentiometer ? How can we increase the sensitivity
of a potentiometer ?
7. State the principle of a metre bridge. Explain how an unknown resistance can be measured
with the help of a metre bridge.
8. A network of resistors is connected to a 16 V battery with internal resistance of 1Ω, as shown
in Fig. 3.19: (a) Compute the equivalent resistance of the network. (b) Obtain the current in
each resistor. (c) Obtain the voltage drops VAB, VBC and VCD.

9. A battery of 10 V and negligible internal resistance is connected across the diagonally opposite
corners of a cubical network consisting of 12 resistors each of resistance 1 Ω. Determine the
equivalent resistance of the network and the current along each edge of the cube.

10. Determine the current in each branch of the network shown in the following figure:

11. Determine the current in each branch of the network shown in the following Fig. :
12. In a metre bridge, the null point is found at a distance of 40 cm from A. If a resistance of 12 Ω
is connected in parallel with S, the null point occurs at 50.0 cm from A. Determine the values
of R and S.

13. Two students X and Y perform an experiment on potentiometer separately using the circuit
diagram shown here. Keeping other things unchanged (i) X increases the value of resistance R
(ii) Y decreases the value of resistance S in the set up. How would these changes affect the
position of the null point in each case and why?

14. For the circuit shown here, calculate the potential difference between the points B and D.

15. The plot of the variation of potential difference across a combination of three identical cells in
series versus current is as shown below. What is the emf of each cell?

Investigatory project: Select a topic from the syllabus and work upon an

investigatory project with a complete project file.

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 PHYSICS HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT 2019-20

CLASS: X- A & B

Answer the following questions in Physics home-work copy.

1. The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 cm. What is its focal length?

2. Find the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm?

3. A concave mirror produces three times magnified real image of an object placed at 10
cm in front of it. Where is the image located?

4. We wish to obtain an erect image of an object, using a concave mirror of focal length
15 cm. What is the image distance if the object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from the
mirror? Draw the ray diagram also.

5. An object of size 7 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? Also draw a ray
diagram showing this case.

6. An object 5 cm in length is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a convex mirror of

radius of curvature 30 cm. Find the position of the image, its nature and size.

7. A mirror of focal length 20 cm forms a real and inverted image 15 cm away from it.
Answer the following:

(i) Which mirror is it?

(ii) Find the distance of the object from the mirror.

(iii) Find the magnification of the mirror.

(iv) Draw the relevant ray diagram.

8. The magnification produced by a mirror is:

(i) positive and greater than one

(ii) positive and lesser than one

(iii) positive and equal to one

(iv) negative and greater than one

(v) negative and equal to one

(vi) negative and lesser than on

Identify the type of mirror in each case and explain briefly what does it mean?

9. Draw a ray diagram showing refraction of light through a rectangular glass slab.

10. State the laws of refraction.