ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
SPLIT-UP SYLLABUS (2023-24)
PHYSICS CLASS XII
ACTIVITIES /
NO OF NO OF
EXPERIMENTS
MONTH WORKING PERIODS NAME OF UNIT/CHAPTER REMARKS IF ANY
SUGGESTED TO
DAYS REQUIRED
ATTAIN TLO
UNIT-1: Electrostatics SECTION-A
Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields
Electric charges, Conservation of charge, Coulomb's law-force Teachers
between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; EXPERIMENT-1 to refer CBSE syllabus
superposition principle and continuous charge distribution. EXPERIMENT-2 for theory and
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines, Practical’s.
electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in ACTIVITY-3
uniform electric field. ACTIVITY-4 Experiment and
Electric flux, statement of Gauss's theorem and its applications to find Activity no. as per
field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite CBSE Curriculum 2022-
plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside 23.
APRIL & and outside).
25 30 Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance *Choice of
MAY 2023
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a experiments &
point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, activities may vary
electrical potential energy of a system of two-point charges and of
according to
electric dipole in an electrostatic field.
individual Physics
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a
Department of the
conductor. Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and
Vidyalaya.
capacitance, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel,
capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric
medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor (no
derivation, formulae only).
Unit II: Current Electricity SECTION-A
EXPERIMENT-3
Chapter–3: Current Electricity EXPERIMENT-4
EXPERIMENT-5
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift
velocity, mobility and their relation with electric current; Ohm's law, V-I
characteristics (linear and non-linear), electrical energy and power, ACTIVITY-1
electrical resistivity and conductivity, temperature dependence of ACTIVITY-2
resistance, Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a ACTIVITY-5
cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel, Kirchhoff's rules, ACTIVITY-6
Wheatstone bridge.
Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
JUNE &
30 36 Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
JULY 2023
Concept of magnetic field, Oersted's experiment.
Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire. Straight
solenoid (only qualitative treatment), force on a moving charge in
uniform magnetic and electric fields.
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field, force
between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere,
torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; Current
loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment, moving coil
galvanometerits current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and
voltmeter.
PERIODIC TEST-1
(24TH July to 27th July)
Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter SECTION-A
AUGUST EXPERIMENT-6
25 30
2023 Bar magnet, bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid (qualitative
treatment only), magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar
magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis (qualitative
treatment only), torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform
magnetic field (qualitative treatment only), magnetic field lines.
Magnetic properties of materials- Para-, dia- and ferro - magnetic
substances with examples, Magnetization of materials, effect of
temperature on magnetic properties.
Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's laws, induced EMF and current;
Lenz's Law, Self and mutual induction.
Chapter–7: Alternating Current
Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating
current/voltage; reactance and impedance;
PERIODIC TEST-2
(13th Sept 2023 to 16th Sept 2023)
Chapter–7: Alternating Current (CONTD.) SECTION-B
LCR series circuit (phasors only), resonance, power in AC circuits, power EXPERIMENT-1
factor, wattless current. EXPERIMENT-2
AC generator, Transformer. EXPERIMENT-3
Unit V: Electromagnetic waves EXPERIMENT-4
Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves
Basic idea of displacement current, Electromagnetic waves, their
characteristics, their transverse nature (qualitative idea only).
SEPTEMBER
18 22 Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ACTIVITY-6
2023
ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their ACTIVITY-7
uses.
Unit VI: Optics
Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Ray Optics: Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula,
refraction of light, total internal reflection and optical fibers, refraction
at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lens maker’s formula,
magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact,
refraction of light through a prism.
Optical instruments: Microscopes and astronomical telescopes
(reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.
Chapter–10: Wave Optics SECTION-B
Wave optics: Wave front and Huygen’s principle, reflection and EXPERIMENT-5
refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts. Proof of EXPERIMENT-6
laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle. Interference, EXPERIMENT-7
Young's double slit experiment and expression for fringe width (No EXPERIMENT-8
derivation final expression only), coherent sources and sustained
interference of light, diffraction due to a single slit, width of central
OCTOBER
16 19 maxima (qualitative treatment only).
2023
ACTIVITY-4
Unit VII: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter ACTIVITY-5
Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Dual nature of radiation, Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's
observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation-particle nature of light.
Experimental study of photoelectric effect
Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de-Broglie relation.
MID TERM/ HALF YEARLY TEST
(2nd Nov 2023 to 10th Nov 2023)
Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei SECTION-B
Chapter–12: Atoms
Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr EXPERIMENT-9
model of hydrogen atom, Expression for radius of nth possible orbit,
velocity and energy of electron in nth orbit, of hydrogen line spectra
(qualitative treatment only).
Chapter–13: Nuclei ACTIVITY-1
NOVEMBER
19 23 Composition and size of nucleus, nuclear force ACTIVITY-2
2023
Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its ACTIVITY-3
variation with mass number; nuclear fission, nuclear fusion.
Unit IX: Electronic Devices
Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and
Simple Circuits
Energy bands in conductors, semiconductors and insulators (qualitative
ideas only) Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors- p and n type, p-n
junction
Semiconductor diode - I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias,
application of junction diode -diode as a rectifier.
REVISION FOR FIRST PRE-BOARD
PRE BOARD -1
(2nd Dec 2023 to 8th Dec 2023)
DECEMBER REVISION
PRE BOARD -2
(3rd Jan 2024 to 9th Jan 2024)
JANUARY
REVISION
2024
VST
(31th Jan 2024 to 5th Feb 2024)
FEBRUARY
REVISION
2024
CBSE ANNUAL EXAMINATION AS PER CBSE GUIDELINE
PRACTICALS
The record, to be submitted by the students, at the time of their annual examination, has to include:
⮚ Record of at least 8 Experiments [with 4 from each section], to be performed by the students.
⮚ Record of at least 6 Activities [with 3 each from section A and section B], to be performed by the students.
⮚ Report of the project carried out by the students.
EVALUATION SCHEME
Time 3 hours Max. Marks: 30 Topic Marks
Two experiments one from each section 7+7
Practical record (experiment and activities) 5
One activity from any section 3
Investigatory Project 3
Viva on experiments, activities and project 5
Total 30