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1.
The graph of potential barrier versus width of depletion region for an unbiased diode is shown in A. In comparison to A, graphs B and C are obtained after biasing the diode in different ways. Identify the type of biasing in B & C and justify your answer.
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Explain why:
LEDs are made of compound semiconductor and not by elemental semiconductors.
2.
The diagram given below represents the block diagram of a generalised communication system. Identify the elements labelled as X, Y, Z in this diagram. Explain the function of each of these elements.

3.
The carrier frequency of a station is 40 MHz. A resistor of 10 \(k\Omega \) and a capacity of 12 pF are available in the detector circuit. Is it good enough for detection? Explain.
4.
A 100 resistor is connected to a 220V, 50Hz ac supply.
(a) What is the rms value of current in the circuit?
(b) What is the net power consumed over a full cycle?
5.
What is the decimal number of binary number \((111001.01)_{ 2 }\)
6.
The work function of caesium is 2.14 eV. Find
(a) the threshold frequency for caesium and
(b) wavelength of the incident light if the photocurrent is brought to zero by a stopping potential of 0.60 V
7.
Which of the following figures cannot possibly represent electrostatic field lines?

8.
What is the force between two small charged spheres having charges of 2 \(\times\) 10-7C and 3 \(\times\) 10-7C placed 30 cm apart in air?
9.
Why is potentiometer preferred over a voltmeter for determining the emf of a cell?
10.
Two point charges q1 and q2 are located at r1 and r2 respectively in an external electric field E. Obtain the expression for the total work done in assembling this configuration.
11.
Consider two hollow concentric spheres, S1 and S2 enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q respectively as shown in the figure.
(i) Find out the ratio of the electric flux through them.
(ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere S1 change, if a medium of dielectric constant \({ \varepsilon }_{ r }\) is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air? Deduce the necessary expression.

12.
Ordinary rubber is an insulator. But the special rubber tyres of aircraft's are made slightly conducting. Why is this necessary?
13.
Sketch the electric field lines for a uniformly charged hollow cylinder as shown in the figure.

14.
In the northern hemisphere, do magnetic lines of force due to earth's field point towards or away from earth ?
15.
What is the cause of charging?
16.
In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of 6\(\times\)10-3m2 and the distance between the plates is 3 mm. Calculate the capacitance if this capacitor. If this capacitor is connected to a 100 V supply, what is the charge on each plate of the capacitor?
17.
(a) A point object is placed in front of a double convex lens (of refractive index n =n2/n1 with respect air) with its spherical faces of radii of curvature R1 and R2.. Show the path of rays due to surface to obtain the formation of the real image of the object.
Hence obtain the lens maker's formula for a thin lens.
(b) A double convex lens having both faces of the same radius of curvature has refractive index 1.55. Find out the radius of curvature of the lens required to get the focal length of 20 cm.
18.
A modulating signal is a square wave as shown in the figure.
The carrier wave is given by c(T) = 2 sin (8\(\pi \) t) volt.

(i) Sketch the amplitude modulated waveform
(ii) What is the modulation index?
19.
The electric field at a point on the axial line at a distance of 10 cm from the center of an electric dipole is 3.75\(\times\) N/C. Calculate the length of an electric dipole.
20.
A rectangular coil of n turns each of area A, carrying current I, when suspended in a uniform magnetic field B, experiences a torque
\(\tau =nI \ BA \ sin\theta \)
Where is \(\theta \) the angle which a normal drawn on the plane of coil makes with the direction of magnetic field. This torque tends to rotate the coil and bring it in an equilibrium position. In the stable equilibrium state, the resultant force on the coil is zero. The torque on the coil is also zero and the coil has minimum potential energy.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:
(i) In which position, a current carrying coil suspended in uniform magnetic field experiences
(a) minimum torque and
(b) maximum torque?
(ii) a circular coil of 200 turns, radius 5 cm carries a current of 2.0 A. It is suspended vertically in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.20 T, with the plane of the coil making an angle with \(60°\) the field lines. Calculate the magnitude of the torque that must be applied on it to prevent it from turning.
(iii) what is the basic value displayed by the above study?
21.
An infinite number of charges each numerically equal to q and of the same sign are placed along the X-axis at x = 1, x = 2, x = 4, x = 8 and so on. Find electric potential at x = 0
22.
Two cells of voltages 10V and 2V and internal resistances \(10\Omega\ and\ 5\Omega \) respectively are connected in parallel with the positive end of 10V battery connected to negative pole of 2V battery. Find the effective voltage and effective resistance of the combination.

23.
The cause of charging is ......... of electrons from ..... to ............
24.
The cross product \(\overrightarrow { E } \times \overrightarrow { B } \) (where \(\overrightarrow { E } \) = electric field vector \(\overrightarrow { B } \) and is the magnetic field vector) always gives the ....... of electromagnetic wave.
1.
Diode Bis reverse biased.
When diode is reverse based, the barrier height increases as the direction of applied voltage (V) and the direction of barrier potential (V0) is same. The effective barrier height under reverse biased is (V0 + V).
Diode C is forward biased.
As the direction of applied voltage is opposite to the barrier potential, therefore, the effective barrier height is reduced to (V0 - V).
2.
X: Message signal generator
Y: Modulator
Z: Power amplifier
Function of elements
X : It converts one form of message signal into electrical energy. The variation of current or voltage changes in accordance to variation in pressure, ete. also known as transducer.
Y : Used for superimposing the low frequency modulating signals over high frequency carrier wave.
Z : Power amplifier strengthens the modulated signals for transmission.
3.
Here, R = 10 \(k\Omega \) = 10 x 103 \(\Omega \); C = 12 pF = 12 x 10-12 F
vc = 40 MHz = 40 x 106 Hz = 4 x 107 Hz
Time period of carrier frequency, \({ T }_{ c }=\frac { 1 }{ { v }_{ c } } =\frac { 1 }{ 4\times { 10 }^{ 7 } } =2.5\times { 10 }^{ -8 }s\)
Time constant of C-R circuit, \(\tau =RC=\left( 10\times { 10 }^{ 3 } \right) \times \left( 12\times { 10 }^{ -12 } \right) =12\times { 10 }^{ -8 }s\)
As \({ T }_{ c }<\tau ,\) therefore, circuit is good enough for detection.
4.
\(Here, \ R=100\Omega , \ { E }_{ v }=220V, \ v=50Hz\)
\((a) \ { I }_{ v }=?, \ { I }_{ v }=\frac { { E }_{ v } }{ R } =\frac { 220 }{ 100 } =2.2A\)
\((b) \ Net \ power \ consumed \ over \ a \ full \ cycle,\)
\(P={ E }_{ v }{ I }_{ v }=220\times 2.2=484W\)
5.
\((111001.01)_{ 2 }=(111001)_{ 2 }+(0.01)_{ 2 }\)
\( (111001)_{ 2 }=1\times2^{ 0 }+0\times2^{ 1 }+0\times2^{ 2 }+1\times2^{ 3 }+1\times2^{ 4 }+1\times2^{ 5 5 }\)
\( =1+0+0+8+16+32=(57)_{ 10 } \ (0.01)_{ 2 }=0\times2^{ -1 }+1\times2^{ -2 }=0+0.25=(0.25)_{ 10 }\)
\(\therefore \ (111001.01)_{ 2 }=(57)_{ 10 }+(0.25)_{ 10 }=(57.25)_{ 10 }\)
6.
(a) For the cut-off or threshold frequency, the energy h v0 of the incident radiation must be equal to work function Φ0, so that
\({ V }_{ 0 }=\frac { { \phi }_{ 0 } }{ h } =\frac { 2.14eV }{ 6.63\times { 10 }^{ -34 }Js }\)
\(=\frac { 2.14\times 1.6\times { 10 }^{ -19 }J }{ 6.63\times { 10 }^{ -34 }Js } =5.16\times { 10 }^{ 14 }Hz\)
Thus, for frequencies less than this threshold frequency, no photoelectrons are ejected.
(b) Photocurrent reduces to zero, when maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons equals the potential energy eV0 by the retarding potential V0. Einstein’s Photoelectric equation is
\(e{ V }_{ 0 }=\frac { hc }{ \lambda } -{ \phi }_{ 0 }\)
\(or\ \lambda =\frac { hc }{ \left( e{ V }_{ 0 }+{ \phi }_{ 0 } \right) }\)
\(or \ \lambda =\frac { \left( 6.63\times { 10 }^{ -34 }Js \right) \times \left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s \right) }{ \left( e\times 0.6V+2.14eV \right) } \)
\(\lambda =\frac { 19.89\times { 10 }^{ -26 }Jm }{ 2.74\times 1.6\times { 10 }^{ -19 }J } =454nm\)
7.
Only (c) is right; the rest cannot represent electrostatic field lines.
(a) is wrong because field lines must be normal to a conductor.
(b) is wrong because lines of force cannot start from a negative charge.
(d) is wrong because lines of force cannot intersect each other.
(e) is wrong because electrostatic field lines cannot form closed loops.
8.
Given q1 = 2 \(\times\) 10-7 C, q2 = 3 \(\times\) 10-7 C r = 30 cm = 0.3 m
Therefore, Force of repulsion, F = 9 \(\times\) 109 \(\times\) \(\frac { { q }_{ 1 }{ q }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } \)
= \(9\times { 10 }^{ 9 }\times \frac { 2\times { 1 }0^{ -7 }\times 3\times { 10 }^{ -7 } }{ { (0.3) }^{ 2 } } =\frac { 54\times { 10 }^{ -5 } }{ 9\times { 10 }^{ -2 } } \)
\(=\ 6\times { 10 }^{ -3 }N\)
9.
Potentiometer does not draw any (net) current front-the cell. Voltmeter draws some current from cell, when connected across at, hence measures terminal voltage.
10.
Work done in bringing the charge q1 from infinity to position r1
W1 = q1 V(r1)
Work done in bringing charge q2 to the position r2
W2 = q2 V(r2) + \(\frac{q_1q_2}{4\pi\epsilon_0r_{12}}\)
Hence, total work done in assembling the two charges
W = W1 +W2
= q1V(r1) + q2V(r2) + \(\frac{q_1q_2}{4\pi\epsilon_0r_{12}}\)
11.
(i) According to Gauss' theorem,
\(\phi=\frac { \Sigma q }{ { \varepsilon }_{ 0 }{ \varepsilon }_{ r } } \propto \Sigma q\)
\(\therefore\) \(\frac { { \phi }_{ { s }_{ 1 } } }{ { \phi }_{ { s }_{ 2 } } } =\frac { 2Q }{ 2Q+4Q } \)
\(=\frac { 2Q }{ 6Q } =\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \)
(ii) If a medium of dielectric constant \({ \varepsilon }_{ r }\) is introduced in the space inside S 1 in place of air, then
\({ \phi }_{ { s }_{ 1 } }=\frac { \Sigma q }{ { \varepsilon }_{ 0 }{ \varepsilon }_{ r } } =\frac { 2Q }{ { \varepsilon }_{ 0 }{ \varepsilon }_{ r } } \)
12.
During landing or take off, the tyres of aircraft's get charged due to the friction between tyres and ground. In case, the tyres are slightly conducting, the charge developed on the tyres will not stay on them and it finds its way to the earth.
13.
Here the hollow cylinder is positively charged. We know that the electric field lines appear to come out from the conductor. thus the field lines for a uniformely positive charged hollow cyclinder is shown in the figure.

14.
Towards the earth.
15.
The cause of charging is actual transfer of electrons from one body to the other.
16.
Given,
The area of plate of the capacitor, A = 6 x 10-3 m2
Distances between the plates, d = 3mm = 3 x 10-3 m
Voltage supplied, V = 100V
Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by, \(C=\frac{\epsilon \times A}{d}\)
Here,
ε = permittivity of free space = 8.854 x10-12 N-1 m -2 C-2
\(C=\frac{8.854 \times 10^{-12} \times 6 \times 10^{-3}}{3 \times 10^{-3}}=17.81 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~F}=17.71 \mathrm{pF}\)
Therefore, each plate of the capacitor is having a charge of
q = VC = 100 x 17.81 x 10-12 C = 1.771 x 10-9 C
17.

The first refracting ABC forms the image I1 of the object O. The image I1 acts as virtual object for the second refracting surface ADC, which forms the real image I as shown in the diagram
For refraction at ABC
\(\frac { { n }_{ 2 } }{ { v }_{ 1 } } -\frac { { n }_{ 1 } }{ u } =\frac { { n }_{ 2 }-{ n }_{ 1 } }{ { R }_{ 1 } } \)
For refraction at ADC
\(\frac { { n }_{ 1 } }{ v } -\frac { { n }_{ 2 } }{ { v }_{ 1 } } =\frac { { n }_{ 1 }-{ n }_{ 2 } }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \)
Adding equation (i) and equation (ii)
\(\frac { { n }_{ 1 } }{ v } -\frac { { n }_{ 2 } }{ u } =\left( { n }_{ 2 }-{ n }_{ 1 } \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right) \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ v } -\frac { 1 }{ u } =\left( \frac { { n }_{ 2 } }{ { n }_{ 1 } } -1 \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right) \)
We know, If \(u=\infty ,v=f\)
\(\frac { 1 }{ v } -\frac { 1 }{ u } =\frac { 1 }{ f } \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =\left( \frac { { n }_{ 2 } }{ { n }_{ 1 } } -1 \right) \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =\left( { \mu }_{ 21 }-1 \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right) \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =\left( { \mu }_{ 21 }-1 \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right) \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =\left( 1.55-1 \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ R } -\frac { 1 }{ -R } \right) \)
\(=0.55\times \frac { 2 }{ R } \)
\(R=0.55\times 2\times 20=22 \ cm\)
18.
Given, the equation of carrier wave,
c(t) = 1 sin (8\(\pi \) t) ..........(i)
(i) According to the figure,
Amplitude of modulating signal,
Am = 1 V
Amplitude of carrier wave,
AC =2
Tm = 1 s
From Eq.(i), we get
\({ \omega }_{ m }=\frac { 2\pi }{ { T }_{ m } } =\frac { 2\pi }{ 1 } =2\pi \ rad/s\) ....(ii)
c(t) = 2 sin (8 \(\pi \) t)
So, \({ \omega }_{ c }=4{ \omega }m_{ }\)
From Eq. (ii) , we get
So, \({ \omega }_{ c }=4{ \omega }_{ m }\)
Amplitude of modulated wave,
A = Am + Ac
= 1 + 2= 3 V
The sketch of the amplitude modulated waveform is shown below:

For carrier signal, \({ \omega }\) = 8 \(\pi \)
\(T=\frac { 2\pi }{ \omega } =\frac { 2\pi }{ 8\pi } =\frac { 1 }{ 4 } =0.25s\)
(ii) Modulation index, \(m=\frac{A_{m}}{A_{c}}=\frac{1}{2}=0.5\)
19.
\(We \ know \ that,{ E }_{ axial }=\frac { 1 }{ 4\pi { \varepsilon }_{ 0 } } .\frac { 2\rho r }{ { ({ r }^{ 2 }-{ r }^{ 2 }) }^{ 2 } } \)
\(CaseI,\)
\( When \ r=10cm=0.1m\)
\(\\ { E }_{ axial }=3.75\times { 10 }^{ 5 }N/C\)
\(\\ 3.75\times { 10 }^{ 5 }=9\times { 10 }^{ 5 }\times \frac { 2\rho \times 0.1 }{ { { [(0.1) }^{ 2 }-{ a }^{ 2 }] }^{ 2 } } \ .....(i)\)
\(Case \ II,\)
\( When \ r=20cm=0.2m\)
\(\\ { E }_{ axial }=3\times { 10 }^{ 4 }\times \frac { 2\rho \times 0.2 }{ { { [(0.2) }^{ 2 }-{ a }^{ 2 }] }^{ 2 } } \ .......(ii)\)
Solving the Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
a = 0.05 m
Therefore, lemgth of the dipole is 2z.
So, 2a = 2 x 0.05
or 2a = 0.1 m
20.
As \(\tau =nIBA \ sin \ \theta ,\ therefore,\ (i) \ \tau =0, \ when \ sin\theta =0 \ or \ \theta =0°, \ i.e.\)when the plane of coil is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field. (ii) \(\tau =\) maximum, when \(sin \ \theta \)=maximum=1 or \(\theta =90°\)
\({ \tau }_{ max }=nIBA\times 1=nIBA\)
It will be so when the plane of coil is parallel to the direction of magnetic field.
(ii) Here, n = 200; r = 0.05m; I = 2.0 A; B = 0.20 T; \(\theta =90°-60°\)=\(30°\)
\( \tau =nIBA \ sin \ \theta ,\ therefore,\ (i) \ \tau =0, \ when \ sin\theta =0 \ or \ \theta =30°-60°, \ i.e.,\)
\( \\ { \tau }_{ max }=nIBA\times 1=nIBA\)
\( \tau =nIBA \ sin \ \theta =nIB({ \pi r }^{ 2 })sin\theta =200\times 2.0\times 0.20\left[ (22/7)\times { \left( 0.05 \right) }^{ 2 } \right] \times sin30°\)
\(=0.314\quad N-m=0.31\ Nm\)
(iii) From the above study, we find that when potential energy of the coil is minimum, both force and torque acting on the coil are zero. The same is true in real life. a person who is humble and boasts of nothing, would be a happy person, with no pulls and pressure of life.
21.
Using superposition principle, we may write electric potential at the origin (x = 0) due to various charges as
\(V={1\over 4\pi\epsilon_o}[{q\over 1}+{q\over 2}+{q\over 4}+{q\over 8}_....]\)
\(V={q\over 4\pi\epsilon_o}[{1\over1}+{1\over2}+{1\over2^2}+{1\over2^3}+....]\)
As sum of infinite G.P. series, S = \({a\over 1-r}\)
Where a is first term and r is common ratio.
\(V={q\over 4\pi\epsilon_o}\){\(1\over (1-1/2)\)}=\(2q\over 4\pi\epsilon_o\)
22.
From Kirchhoff's junction rule, we have
\( { I }_{ 1 }={ I }+{ I }_{ 2 }\) ...........(i)
Applying Kirchhoff's loop rule to outer loop containing 10V cell, we get
\(10=IR+{ 10I }_{ 1 }\) ............(ii)
Applying Kirchhoff's loop rule to outer loop containing 2V cell, we get
\(2={ 5I }_{ 2 }-RI\)
\(2=5\left( { I }_{ 1 }-I \right) -RI\)
\(4={ 10I }_{ 1 }-10I-2RI\)
Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i), we get
\(6=3RI+10I\)
\(2=I\left( R+\frac { 10 }{ 3 } \right) \)
From Ohm's law, we have
\(V=I\left( R+{ R }_{ off } \right) \)
Comparing eq (iii) and (iv), we get
\({ R }_{ ef }=\frac { 10 }{ 3 } \Omega \)
If \({ E }_{ eff }\) and \({ R }_{ eff }\) are the effective voltage and effective internal resistance of the combination, then the equivalent circuit is shown.

23.
( )
actual transfer ; one material ; the other
24.
( )
direction of propagation
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