Sharjah Indian School, Sharjah. First Term Examination - June 2009

SHARJAH INDIAN SCHOOL, SHARJAH.
First Term Examination – June 2009

Class: XII (Boys Wing) Max.Marks: 50
Subject: PHYSICS Max.time : 2Hrs
Day & Date:
General Instructions:-
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
3. Question numbers 1 to 6 are very short answer questions, carrying 1 mark each.
4. Questions 7 to 14 are short answer questions each carrying 2 marks.
5. Questions 15 to 20 are also short answer questions each carrying 3 marks.
6. Questions 21 & 22 are long answer questions each carrying 5 marks
7. Use of log tables permitted.
[This question paper contain 3 printed pages]
1. The graph shown here, shows the variation of the total energy (E) stored in a capacitor
against the value of the capacitance(C) itself. Which of the two - the charge on the
capacitor or the potential used to charge it is kept constant for this graph?
(1)
2. Define ‘1 Tesla’. (1)
3. Name the physical quantity whose S.I unit is (i) Coulomb and (ii) Joules/Coulomb? (1)
4. A wire of resistivity ρ is stretched to double its length. What happens to its resistivity?
(1)
5. Find the effective resistance in the following combination:
(1)
6. Under what condition, an electron moving through a magnetic field experiences
maximum force? (1)
7. The two graphs drawn below, show the variation of electrostatic potential (V) with 1/r,
(r being distance of the field point from the point charge) for two point charges q1 and
q2.
(i) What are the signs of the two charges?

(ii) Which of the two charges has a larger magnitude and why? (2)
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8. Show that electrostatic field is conservative. (2)
9. Two wires X and Y are made of the same material, but their cross-sectional areas are in
the ratio 2:3 and lengths are in the ratio 1:2. They are connected (i) in series and (ii) in
parallel to a d.c source. Find the ratio of the drift speeds of the electrons in the two
wires for the two cases. (2)
10. Using Ampere’s Circuital law, Obtain an expression for the magnetic field at a point
near an infinitely long, straight conductor, carrying current. (2)
11. Define ‘relaxation time’. Explain the variation of relaxation time in a metallic
conductor with temperature. (2)
12. The following graph shows the variation of terminal potential difference V, across a
combination of three cells in series to a resistor, verses current, i:
6.0
V
3.0
0
1.0 2.0 i (Ampere)
(i) Calculate the emf of each cell.

(ii) For what value of current i, will the power dissipation of the circuit be
maximum? (2)
13. Obtain an expression for the work done to rotate a magnetic dipole of moment ‘m’ in a
uniform magnetic field of strength ‘B’ from 1 to 2. (2)
14. Show that the force on each plate of a parallel plate capacitor has a magnitude equal to
(½) QE, where Q is the charge on the capacitor, and E is the magnitude of electric field
between the plates. (2)
15. What is meant by sensitivity of a potentiometer? A battery E1 of 4V and variable

resistor Rh are connected in series with the wire AB of the potentiometer. The length of
the wire of the potentiometer is 1m. When a cell E2 of emf 1.5V is connected between
A and C, no current flows through E2. AC = 60cm.
E1 Rh
4V
A C B
E2 1.5V
(i) Find the p.d between the ends A and B of the potentiometer.
(ii) Would the method work, if a cell of emf 1V replaces the battery E1? (3)
16. Show that two long, parallel wires carrying currents in the same direction attract each
other. Hence obtain an expression for the force per unit length between them. (3)
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17. Two cells of emfs E1 and E2 and internal resistances r1 and r2 are connected in parallel.
Obtain an expression for the equivalent emf and internal resistance of the combination.
(3)
18. Write down the principle of Van de Graaff generator. Draw a neat and labeled diagram
of the device. (3)
19. State Biot-Savart’s law. Hence derive an expression for the magnetic field at the centre
of a circular loop having N turns. (3)
20.X and Y are two parallel plate capacitors having the same areas of plates and the same
separation between the plates. X has air between the plates and Y contains a dielectric
medium, K= 5. (i) Calculate the potential differences between the plates of X and Y.
(ii) What is the ratio of electrostatic energy stored in X and Y?
X Y
12V (3)
21. (a) Describe the principle, construction and working of a moving coil galvanometer
with the help of a neat diagram.
(b) Explain the conversion of MCG into (i) an ammeter and (ii) a voltmeter. (5)
22. Use Gauss’s law to obtain an expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long
straight uniformly charged wire.
Electric field in the

above figure is directed
along + X direction and
given by
Ex = 5Ax + 2B, where E
is in NC-1 and x is in
metre, A and B are
constants with
dimensions. Taking A =
10 NC-1m-1 and B = 5
NC-1, calculate,
(i) the electric flux through the cube.
(ii) net charge enclosed within the cube. (5)
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First Term Examination – June 2009

2. Define ‘1 Tesla’. (1)

5. Find the effective resistance in the following combination:

(i) What are the signs of the two charges?

(i) Calculate the emf of each cell.

15. What is meant by sensitivity of a potentiometer? A battery E1 of 4V and variable

Electric field in the

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