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Group A (1 X 10 = 10) [1] Does the escape velocity depend upon the mass of the object? [2] What is the separation between two successive compression and rarefaction? [3] What is the value of potential in a charged hollow conductor? [4] Write the value of magnetic permeability of free space in free space. [5] What kind of field is associated with a rest charge? [6] What is the rest mass of a photon? [7] Why the surface of the sphere of the van de Graff generator is made smooth? [8] Write the dimension of angular momentum. [9] What is the unit of magnetic pole strength in S.I. system? [10] What is radius vector? Group B (2 X 7 = 14) [1] Establish the relation between the two fundamental frequencies produced by open and closed pipe. [2] Why sound travels faster in solid than in gas? Explain. [3] Define the concept of temperature from kinetic theory of gas. [4] (a) Write two differences between Joules effect and Peltier effect. (b) A body of mass m and charge q suspended by a wire of length L is placed in a uniform electric field of strength E. Calculate the angle the wire makes with the vertical. [5] A 1000W heater and a 100W bulb both operate at 220V are connected to the same 220V source. Which one will glow brighter and why? [6] At which temperature the velocity of sound in air becomes just double of that at 0C ? [7] Two spheres of diameter 10cm and 15cm contains same amount of charge. Calculate the ratio of their surface charge density. Group C (4 X 11 = 44) [1] (a) What is the unit of moment of inertia? (b) State the law of conservation of angular momentum. (c) Centripetal force nullifies centrifugal force explain whether this statement is true or false. OR, (a) If all the ice of the polar region melts what will be the effect on the length of a day? Explain. (b) Show that the acceleration due to gravity at the centre of the earth is zero. [2] (a) Write the definition of universal gravitational constant and state its dimension. (b) At which height from the surface of the earth value of g reduces by 50% that on the surface of the earth? OR, (a) Obtain the expression of acceleration due to gravity at a height h from the surface of the earth. (b) Calculate the length of a seconds pendulum in S.I. unit.

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[3] (a) State and explain the first law of thermodynamics. (b) What do you mean by internal energy? (c) Work done in a cyclic process is always zero is this statement true or false? OR, (a) Calculate the work done in adiabatic process. (b) Calculate the change in internal energy if 5gm of air is heated from 0C to 2C . (Specific heat of air at constant volume = 714J / Kg K .) [4] (a) State three main postulates of kinetic theory of gas. (b) The r.m.s. velocity of oxygen molecule at 1092K is 920m/s. Calculate the r.m.s. velocity of Argon at 60C . (Molecular weight of Oxygen and Argon is 32 & 40 respectively). [5] (a) Define standing wave. (b) Derive the expression of standing wave and define nodes and antinodes. OR, (a) The equation of a plane progressive wave in a medium is given by, y = asin ( 0.002x) cm . Calculate the maximum velocity of a particle in that medium. (b) t Two tuning forks A and B produce 5 beats per second. Frequency of A is 252 Hz. Number of beats increases while applying a small amount of wax on B. Calculate the frequency of B. [6] (a) Explain, why two identical bulbs cannot produce interference? (b) What will be the change in fringe width if Youngs double slit experiment is done inside water? [7] (a) What is the practical unit of electrical energy and define it? (b) There are two fans 60W each, two lamps 40W each in a certain room. On an average those run for 6 hours per day. If each B.O.T. unit costs 50 paisa, calculate the bill in the month of August. OR, (a) The thermo emf equation of a thermocouple is given by, E = at + bt 2 . If the temperature of the hot junction and that of the cold junction is tc & 0c respectively and a = 10V / C & b = 0.025V / C2 , calculate the neutral temperature and inversion temperature of that thermocouple. [8] A square of side 10cm contains 20 esu of charge at each corner. Calculate the electric field intensity and electric potential at any one corner. OR, (a) Calculate the electrical energy lost when two conductors share their charges. (b) Is it possible to have a definite electric field intensity without any potential? [9] (a) Using Biot Savart law calculate the magnetic field intensity at the centre of a circular coil having N number of turns. (b) Define self inductance. OR, (a) Define magnetic intensity. (b) A solenoid has 1000 turns per m and its cross sectional area is given by 4 sqcm. If the rate of change of current through it is 100Amp/s, calculate the induced emf in the solenoid. [10] (a) Write the failures of classical electromagnetic theory in explaining the photoelectric effect. (b) What is the frequency range of microwave?

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OR, (a) Why does a semiconductor behave like an insulator in absolute zero? (b) State Moseleys law regarding characteristic X rays. [11] (a) X ray production and photoelectric effect are two opposite phenomenon Explain. (b) Calculate the energy of an electron in electron volt, moving with a velocity of

109 cm / s. (Mass of electron = 9.1 1028gm).

Group D (2 X 6 = 12) [1] (a) What is the difference between particle velocity and wave velocity in the case of a plane progressive wave travelling in a medium? (b) A progressive wave in a medium is given by, y = asin(t kx) . Calculate the maximum velocity of the particles in that medium. (c) Calculate the phase difference between two points separated by a distance of 2cm on a progressive wave moving with a velocity of 340m/s . (Frequency of the wave = 480Hz). OR, (a) Explain the effect of temperature on the velocity of a sound wave in a definite medium. (b) The equation of two sound waves is give by, y1 = 0.2sin
y1 = 0.2sin 2 ( 330t x) and 3

2 ( 330t x ) . If they produce 10 beats per second on superposition, calculate 3+ k the value of k? [2] (a) Define 1 emu of current from Biot Savart law. (b) State two properties of magnetic lines of force. (c) An electric current of 5A flows from south to north in a wire which placed South North direction. What is the magnetic induction at appoint about the North East direction and apart 1m from the wire from a length of 1cm for the wire. OR, (a) Define current sensitivity and voltage sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer. (b) Establish the expression of sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer. How can you increase the sensitivity factor?

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