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Group A (1 X 10 = 10)

[1] Write the vector form of angular momentum. [2] Write the expression of gravitational intensity at a distance r due to a point mass m . [3] Write the SI unit of permittivity. [4] What is the torque acting on an electric dipole placed parallel to the field lines in a uniform magnetic field? [5] What is the value of magnetic permeability of free space? [6] What is the approximate diameter of a hydrogen atom? [7] What is the relation between surface charge density and charge? [8] Write the expression of the fringe width of an interference pattern. [9] How many electrons are present in the conduction band of a semiconductor at absolute zero? [10] What is the velocity of an X ray in vacuum?
Group B (2 X 7 = 14)

[1] Define free and bound charge. [2] A charged particle of 10 e.s.u is placed in a uniform electric field of intensity 600 volt cm . If the mass of the charged particle is 4 gm, calculate the acceleration of the particle. [3] Why the adiabatic curves are steeper than isothermal curves? [4] State the Biot Savarts law and write its vector form. [5] What do you mean by the following statements: angle of dip of Kolkata is 31 N and angle of declination of London is 10W . [6] Calculate the frequency of the red light having wavelength 6000 A . [7] Convert 247 into binary number.
Group C (4 X 11 = 44)
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[1] (a) Define couple. (b) Calculate its moment. (c) Deduce the relation between angular momentum and torque. OR, (a) What is the cause of the oblate spheroid shape of the earth? (b) Find the minimum velocity at the highest and lowest point of a particle revolving in a circular path on a vertical plane. [2] (a) If the kinetic energy of a satellite revolving the earth is doubled, what will happen? (b) At what depth from the surface of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity will be one fourth of its value on the surface of the earth? OR, (a) Calculate the orbital velocity and time period of a geostationary satellite. (b) Write two uses of geostationary satellite. [3] (a) Write three basic postulates of kinetic theory of gas. (b) Calculate the average kinetic energy of a gas molecule from kinetic theory.
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[4] (a) Why c P is greater than c V ? Explain. (b) A lead bullet moving horizontally strikes a target and completely melts down. Calculate the velocity of striking of the bullet. Given, initial temperature of the bullet = 10 C , melting point of lead = 327 C , latent heat of melting = 5cal gm and specific heat of lead = 0.03 . OR, (a) Calculate the work done by an ideal gas in adiabatic process. (b) An ideal gas is compressed such that its temperature gets doubled. Calculate the ratio of initial and final volume of the gas. [5] (a) Deduce the expression of a plane progressive wave. (b) Calculate the velocity of the wave from the given equation y = 15 sin ( 660 t 0.02 x ) m . OR, (a) State the laws of transverse vibrations in a stretched string. (b) The velocity of sound wave through a gas at 51 C is 340 m sec . Calculate the velocity of sound wave through the same gas if the pressure is made doubled and the temperature is increased to 127 C . [6] Calculate the fringe width from Youngs double slit experiment. [7] (a) What is electric field? (b) Two same charges + Q each are placed at points A & B respectively. If the separation between the two points is 2d calculate the field intensity and potential at the midpoint of the line joining the two points. If the charge at B is replaced by Q , what will be the change in values of intensity and potential? OR, (a) Deduce the relation between electric intensity and electric potential. (b) Two charges + 1 C & 1 C are placed at the two vertices of an equilateral triangle respectively. Calculate the electric intensity at the third vertex of the triangle. Length of each side is 0.7 cm. [8] (a) Why Joules heating effect is termed as irreversible process? (b) Deduce the relation between 1 BOT unit and joule. (c) Two bulbs are rated as follows: 240 V 1000 W and 240 V 100 W. Which one has finer filament? OR, (a) Draw the graph showing the variation of thermo emf with temperature of the hot junction of a thermocouple, the temperature of the cold junction being 0 C . (b) Define neutral and inversion temperature and state the relation between them. [9] (a) Define magnetic flux. (b) State the Lenzs law regarding electromagnetic induction and show that this law can be derived from law of conservation of energy. OR, (a) What do you mean by alternating current? (b) Calculate the average value of alternating current during the first half cycle. (c) Why 220 V ac provides more fatal shock than 220 V dc?

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[10] (a) What do you mean by magnetic dipole? (b) Write the S.I. unit of magnetic dipole moment. (c) Calculate the magnetic field at a point on the perpendicular bisector of a small bar magnet. OR, (a) Define magnetic susceptibility? (b) Deduce the relation between magnetic permeability and magnetic susceptibility. (c) Define angle of declination. [11] (a) What do you mean by forward and reverse biasing of a P N diode? Draw a diagram each. (b) Draw the input and output characteristics of an n-p-n transistor in CE mode. OR, (a) What is de Broglie wavelength? (b) What will be de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through a potential difference V ? (c) What is stopping potential?
Group D (6 X 2 = 12)

[1] (a) Define electric flux. (b) State the Gausss theorem. (c) Using Gausss theorem calculate the electric field intensity of a spherical shell at a point (i) outside the spherical shell and (ii) inside the spherical shell. OR, (a) Write the expression of the force acting on a charged particle moving in a magnetic field. (b) What is cyclotron frequency and calculate its expression. (c) The length of a solenoid is 50 cm, radius of cross-section 10 cm, number of turns 1500 m and current through solenoid is 10 amp. Calculate the magnetic field inside the solenoid. [2] (a) How will you use diode as a full wave rectifier. Explain the mechanism and draw the necessary diagrams. (b) State Bohrs postulates. OR, (a) State the working principal of tangent galvanometer. (b) What is galvanometer constant and reduction factor? (c) What is the relation between 1 Tesla and 1 Oersted?

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