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12th Standard Physics English Medium Reduced Syllabus Model Question paper - 2021 Part - 1
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Take MCQ Physics Test1.
What kind of blueprint does the natural structure provide?
2.
When a wave undergoes reflection at a denser medium, what happens to its phase?
3.
What are sub atomic particles?
4.
Define atomic mass unit u.
5.
Give the results of Rutherford alpha scattering experiment.
6.
(i) How is the speed of Electromagnetic waves in vacuum determined by the electric and magnetic fields? and
(ii) Do Electromagnetic waves carry energy and momentum?
7.
Compute the speed of the electromagnetic wave in a medium if the amplitude of electric and magnetic fields are 3 x 104 N C–1 and 2 x 10–4 T, respectively.
8.
Calculate the electric dipole moment for the following charge configurations.

9.
Write the advantages and disadvantages of robotic.
10.
Two stable isotopes of lithium \(_{ 3 }^{ 6 }{ Li }\) and \(_{ 3 }^{ 7 }{ Li }\) have respective abundances of 7.5% and 92.5%. These isotopes have masses 6.01512 u and 7.01600 u respectively. Find the atomic mass of lithium.
11.
Explain the results of Rutherford α-particle scattering experiment.
12.
The oscillating magnetic field in a plane Electromagnetic wave is given by
B = (8 x 10-6) sin (2 x 1011 t + 300 πx) T
(i) Calculate the λ of Electromagnetic wave.
(ii) Find the amplitude of electric field.
13.
How are the three different emfs generated in a three-phase AC generator? Show the graphical representation of these three emfs.
14.
__________ Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) showing the nano structures on the surface of a leaf from a lotus plant
Parrot fish
Morpho butterfly
Lotus leaf surface
Peacock feathers
15.
In a junction transistor the emitter region is heavily doped since emitter has to supply to the base Zener diode acts as a __________
minority carrier
majority carrier
acceptor ions
donor ions
16.
Atomic number of SI is ______
14
12
16
18
17.
Noise is a form of __________ variation.
time
phase
amplitude
frequency
18.
From the follwoing semi-conductor devices _________ operates in forward bias only.
varactar diode
zener diode
light emitting diode
photo-diode
19.
The orbits in which electrons supposed to be revolving according to Rutherford are ___________
square-shaped
circular
rectangular
linear
20.
If γ is the frequency of characteristic X-ray line emitted by a target element of atomic number Z, then Moseley's law is __________________.
γ α Z
γ α \(\sqrt Z\)
γ α Z2
γ α Z3
21.
The speed of light in an isotropic medium depends on, ______.
its intensity
its wavelength
the nature of propagation
the motion of the source w.r.t medium
22.
________ radiations are used to study atomic structure.
UV
IR
X-rays
Gamma
23.
Electromagnetic waves are _________ in nature.
parallel
transverse
longitudinal
Uni-directional
24.
Which of the following is used to study crystal structure?
microwave
infrared rays
ultraviolet rays
X-rays
25.
In an LCR series a.c, circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is 60°. If the net reactance of the circuit is 17.32Ω, the value of the resistance is ______________.
30Ω
17.32 Ω
10 Ω
1.732 Ω
26.
In an a.c. circuit with an inductor ______________.
voltage lags current by π/2
voltage and current are in phase
voltage leads current by π
current lags voltage by π/2
27.
In three-phase AC generator the three coils are fastened rigidly together and are displaced from each other by an angle _______________.
90°
180°
120°
360°
28.
An uncharged metal sphere is placed between two equal and oppositely charged metal plates. The nature of lines of force will be ______________
29.
Write the application of nano robots in medical field?
30.
Give the Schematic representation of valence band, conduction band, and forbidden energy gap and draw energy band structure of
(a) Insulators
(b) Semiconductors
(c) Metals?
31.
Digine atomic mass unit. Find its energy equivalent in MeV
32.
What is the phase relation between current and emf in an AC circuit containing a cpacitor only? Sketch a graph showing the variation the reactance of a capacitor with frequency.
1.
The natural structure provides a blueprint for creating ultra-durable synthetic materials that could be useful for mechanical components in electronics, and in other devices that undergo repetitive movement, abrasion and contact stress.
2.
When a wave undergoes reflection at a denser mediums, Its phase changes at 180o.
3.
The constituent particles of atom are called sub atomic particles. Therefore electron, proton and neutron are sub atomic particles. Later it was understood that protons and neutrons are made up of quarks. These quarks are also sub atomic particles. Recently it is discovered that the Higgs particles or God particles give mass to many particles like protons, neutrons etc.
4.
One atomic mass unit (u) is defined as the (1/12)th of the mass of the isotope of carbon \(_{ 6 }^{ 12 }{ C }\)
\(\mathrm{lu}=\frac{\text { mass of }_{6}^{12} \mathrm{C} \text { atom }}{12}=\frac{1.9926 \times 10^{-26}}{12}=1.660 \times 10^{-27} \mathrm{~kg}\)
5.
(i) Most of the alpha particles are un-deflected through the gold foil and went straight.
(ii) Some of the alpha particles are deflected through a small angle.
(iii) A few alpha particles (one in thousand) are deflected through the angle more than 90o.
(iv) Very few alpha particles returned back (ie) deflected back by 180o.
6.
(i) Speed of Electromagnetic wave \(=\frac{Peak\ value\ of\ Electric\ field}{Peak\ value\ of\ magnetic\ field}\)
\(c=\frac { { E }_{ 0 } }{ { B }_{ 0 } } \)
(ii) Yes, As Electromagnetic waves contain both electric and magnetic fields, there is a non-zero energy density associated with it.
\(E=\frac { hc }{ \lambda } \)
Momentum p \(=\frac{Total\ energy\ transferred\ to\ the\ surface}{Velocity\ of\ light\ in\ vacuum}\)
i.e.p = \(\frac{U}{c}=mc\)
U - total energy transferred to the surface.
EM waves carry not only energy and momentum but also angular momentum.
7.
The amplitude of the electric field, E0 = 3 x 104 NC-1
The amplitude of the magnetic field, B0 = 2 x 10-4 T. Therefore, speed of the electromagnetic wave in a medium is
v = \(\frac { 3\times { 10 }^{ 4 } }{ 2\times { 10 }^{ -4 } } \) = 1.5 x 108 ms-1.
8.
Case (a) The position vector for the +q on the positive x-axis is a\(\hat { i } \) and position vector for the +q charge the negative x-axis is - a\(\hat { i } \) So the dipole moment is,
\( \vec { p } =(+q)(a\hat { i } )+(+q)(-a\hat { i } )=0\)
Case (b) In this case one charge is placed at the origin, so its position vector is zero. Hence only the second charge +q with position vector a\(\hat { i } \) contributes to the dipole moment, which is \(\vec { p } =qa\hat { i } \).
From both cases (a) and (b), we can infer that in general the electric dipole moment depends on the choice of the origin and charge configuration. But for one special case, the electric dipole moment is independent of the origin. If the total charge is zero, then the electric dipole moment will be the same irrespective of the choice of the origin. It is because of this reason that the electric dipole moment of an electric dipole (total charge is zero) is always directed from –q to +q, independent of the choice of the origin.
Case (c) \(\vec { p } =(-2q)a\hat { j } +q(2a)(-\hat { j } )=-4qa\hat { j } \)
Note that in this case \(\vec { p } \) is directed from -2q to +q.
Case (d) \(\vec { p } =-2qa(-\hat { i } )+qa\hat { j } +qa(-\hat { j } )\)
= \(2qa\hat { i } \).
The water molecule (H2O) has this charge configuration. The water molecule has three atoms (two H atom and one O atom). The centers of positive (H) and negative (O) charges of a water molecule lie at different points, hence it possess permanent dipole moment. The electric dipole moment \(\vec { p } \) is directed from center of negative charge to the center of positive charge, as shown in the figure.

9.
Advantages of robotics:
(i) The robots are much cheaper than humans.
(ii) Robots never get tired like humans. It can work for 24 x 7. Hence absenteeism in work place can be reduced.
(iii) Robots are more precise and error free in performing the task.
(iv) Stronger and faster than humans.
(v) Robots can work in extreme environmental conditions: extreme hot or cold, space or underwater. In dangerous situations like bomb detection and bomb deactivation.
(vi) In warfare, robots can save human lives.
(vii) Robots are significantly used in handling materials in chemical industries especially in nuclear plants which can lead to health hazards in humans.
Disadvantages of Robotics:
(i) Robots have no sense of emotions or conscience.
(ii) They lack empathy and hence create an emotionless workplace.
(iii) If ultimately robots would do all the work, and the humans will just sit and monitor them, health hazards will increase rapidly.
(iv) Unemployment problem will increase.
(v) Robots can perform defined tasks and cannot handle unexpected situations.
(vi) The robots are well programmed to do a job and if a small thing goes wrong it ends up in a big loss to the company.
(vii) If a robot malfunctions, it takes time to identify the problem, rectify it, and even reprogram if necessary. This process requires signi cant time.
(viii) Humans cannot be replaced by robots in decision making.
(ix) Till the robot reaches the level of human intelligence, the humans in work place will exit.
10.
The atomic weight of lithium
= \(\frac { 7.5\times 6.01512+92.5\times 7.01600 }{ 100 } \)
\(=\frac { 45.1134+648.98 }{ 100 } =6.94093\)
11.
(i) In 1911, Geiger and Marsden did a remarkable experiment based on the advice of their teacher Rutherford, which is known as the scattering of alpha particles by gold foil.
(ii) The experimental arrangement. A source of alpha particles (radioactive material, for example, polonium) is kept inside a thick lead box, with a fine hole.
(iii) The alpha particles coming through the fine hole of the lead box pass through another fine hole made on the lead screen. These particles are now allowed to fall on a thin gold foil and it is observed that the alpha particles passing through gold foil are scattered through different angles.
(iv) A movable screen (from 0° to 180°) which is made up of zinc sulphide (ZnS) is kept on the other side of the gold foil to collect the alpha particles. Whenever alpha particles strike the screen, a flash of light is observed which can be seen through a microscope.
(v) Rutherford proposed an atom model based on the results of alpha scattering. experiment.
(vi) In this experiment, alpha particles (positively charged particles) are allowed to fall on the atoms of a metallic gold foil. The results of this experiment. Rutherford expected the nuclear model, but the experiment showed the model.
(a) Most of the alpha particles were un-deflected through the gold and went straight.
(b) Some of the alpha particles are deflected through a small angle.
(c) A few alpha particles (one in a thousand) are deflected through an angle more than 90°.
(d) Very few alpha particles returned back (backscattered) that is, deflected back by 180°.
12.
(i) \(\lambda =\frac { 2\pi }{ 300\pi } =\frac { 1 }{ 150 } m\)
\([{ B }_{ y }={ B }_{ o }sin2\pi \left( \frac { x }{ \lambda } +\frac { t }{ r } \right) ]\)
(ii) \(\\ { E }_{ o }=c,{ B }_{ o }=3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }\times 8\times { 10 }^{ -6 }=2400{ Vm }^{ -1 }\)
13.
(i) In some AC generators may have more than one coil in the armature core and each coil producesan alternating emf. In these generators, more than one emf is produced. Thus, they are called poly-phase generators.
(ii) If there are two alternating emfs produced in a generator, it is called two-phase generator, it is called two-phase generator. In some AC generators, there are three separate coils, which owould give three separate emfs. Hence, they are called three-phase AC generators.
(iii) In the simplified construction of three-phase AC generator, the armature core has 6 slots, cut on its inner rim. Each slot is 60° away from one another. Six armature conductors are mounted in these slots.The conductors 1 and 4 are joined in series to form coil 1. The conductors 3and 6 form coil 2 while the conductors 5 and 2 form coil 3. So, these coils arerectangular in shape and are 120° apart from one another.
(iv) The initial position of the field magnet is horizontal and field direction is perpendicular to the plane of the coil 1. As it is seen in single phase AC generator, when field magnet is rotated from that position in clockwise direction, alternating emf ε1 in coil 1 begins a cycle from origin O. This is shown in Figure.
(v) The corresponding cycle for alternating emf ε2 in coil 2 starts at point A after field magnet has rotated through 120°. Therefore, the phase difference between ε1 and ε2 is 120°. Similarly, emf ε3 in coil 3 would begin its cycle at point B after 240° rotation of field magnet from initial position. Thus these emfs produced in the three phase AC generator have 120° phase difference between one another.
14.
(c)
Lotus leaf surface
15.
(b)
majority carrier
16.
(a)
14
17.
(c)
amplitude
18.
(c)
light emitting diode
19.
(b)
circular
20.
(c)
γ α Z2
21.
v = nג
In an isotropic medium, there is no change in the frequency of the light. So, the speed of light depends on wavelength of light.
22.
(a)
UV
23.
(b)
transverse
24.
(d)
X-rays
25.
(c)
10 Ω
26.
(d)
current lags voltage by π/2
27.
(c)
120°
28.
(b)
29.
(i) Nano-robots in blood stream to perform small surgical procedures, to fight against bacteria, repairing individual cell in the body.
(ii) It can travel into the body and once after the job is performed it can find its way out. Chinese scientists have created the world's first autonomous DNA robots to combat cancer tumours.
30.
31.
Atomic mass unit is defined as \(\frac{1}{12}\) th of the mass of one \(_{ 6 }^{ 12 }{ C }\) atom.
E = mc2
= 1.66 x 10-27 x 3 X 108 x 3 x 108 J
= 1.66 x 9 x 10-11 J
= \(\frac { 1.66\times 9\times { 10 }^{ -11 } }{ 1.6\times { 10 }^{ -13 } } \) MeV = 931 MeV.
32.
Current lags behind the applied voltage by \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) in an inductive circuit.

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