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without loosing. Also calculate his angular speed at

Circular Motion
highest point.

A turntable rotates at 100 rev/min. Calculate its 
A coin is kept at a distance 10 cm from the centre of
angular speed in rad/s and in degree/s,
turn of radius 1m just begins to slip, when the turn

An object of mass 100g move around circumference
table rotates at speed of 90 r.p.m. Calculate the
of circle of radius 2 m with constant angular speed
coefficient of static friction between coin and the
7.5 rad/s. Compute 2
)
turntable. (g = 9.8 m/s
a) linear speed 
A stone is whirled in a vertical circle at the end of a
b) force directed towards centre.
rope of length 0.5m. Find the velocity of stone at (i)

A spherical bob of diameter 3 cm having a mass
lowest position. (ii) midway position. (iii) top
100g is attached at the end of string of length 48.5 2
)
position to just complete the circle. (g = 9.8 m/s
cm. Find angular velocity and tension in the string, if 
A stone of mass 1 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle
bob is rotated now at 600 r.p.m. in a horizontal
attached at the end of 1m long string. If the string
circle (Neglect the weight of string and bob). If the o
with vertical, calculate
makes an angle of 30
same bob is now whirled in a vertical circle of same
a) period
radius, what will be the difference in tensions at 2
)
b) centripetal force (g = 9.8 m/s
lowest and highest point? 
A wheel has radius 30 cm. The wheel starts from

A flat curve on highway has a radius of curvature
rest and attains a speed of 300 r.p.m. in 3 minutes.
400 m. A car rounds the curve at a speed of 32 m/s. What is its angular acceleration? What is angular
displacement within this time?
What is the minimum value o coefficient of friction

2
) A rotor has a diameter of 4.0 m. The rotor is rotated
that will prevent car from sliding (g = 9.8 m/s
 about central vertical axis. The occupant remains
A meter gauge train is moving at 60 km/hr along a
pinned against wall, when the linear velocity of
curved road of radius of curvature 500 m at a
drum is 8 m/s. Compute coefficient of static friction
certain place. Find the elevation of outer rail above
between the wall of rotor and clothing of occupant
inner rail, so that there is no side pressure on rail.
2
) (Fig. 1.13). Also calculate angular velocity of drum?
(g = 9.8 m/s
 How many revolutions will it make in a minute?
An aircraft in level flight completes a circular turn in

100 second.

a. What is the radius of circular turn?

b. What is the angle of banking, if the velocity of

aircraft is 40 mls?

In a circus, motor cyclist having mass of 50 kg move

in a spherical cage of radius 3m. Calculate the least

velocity with which he must pass highest point

 
Calculate the angular velocity and linear velocity of A string of length 0.5 m carries a bob with a period

a tip of minute hand of length 10 cm. . Calculate angle of inclination of string with
vertical and tension in the string.

Propeller blades in aeroplane are 2m along. 
A pilot of mass 50 kg in a jet aircraft while executing
a) When propeller is rotating at 1800 rev/min,
a loop-the-loop with constant speed of 250 m/s. If
compute the tangential velocity of tip of the blade.
the radius o circle is 5 km, compute the force
b) What is the tangential velocity at a point on
exerted by seat on the pilot
blade midway between tip and axis?
a) at the top of loop.

A car of mass 2000 kg rounds a curve of radius 250 b) at the bottom of loop.
m at 90 km/hr. Compute its,

a) Angular speed

b) Centripetal acceleration

c) Centripetal force

A bucket containing water is whirled in a vertical

circle at arms at arms lengths. Find the minimum

speed at top to ensure that no water spills out. Also

find corresponding angular speed (Assume r 

A ball is released from height along the slope and
=0.75m) move along a circular track of radius R without

A motor cyclist at a speed of 5 m/s is describing a falling vertically downwards (Fig. 1.15). Show that
circle of radius 25 m. Find his inclination with

vertical. What is the value of coefficient of friction

between tyre and ground?


A stone weighing 1 kg is whirled in a vertical circle

attached at the end of a rope of length 0.5m. Find

the tension at
b) Mid position
a) Lowest position 
A block of mass 1 kg is released from P on a
c) Highest position
frictionless track which ends in quarter circular track

An object of mass 0.5 kg attached to a string of
of radius 2 m at the bottom.
length 0.5 m is whirled in a vertical circle at What is the magnitude of radial acceleration and
total acceleration of the block when it arrives at Q?
constant angular speed. It the maximum tension in

the string is 5 kg wt, calculate

a) speed of object

b) maximum number of revolution it can complete

in a minute.
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A motor van weighing 4400 kg rounds a level curve A circular race course track has a radius of 500 m
0
of radius 200 m on unbanked road at 60 km/hr. . If the coefficient of friction
and is banked to 10
between tyres of vehicle and the road surface is
What should be minimum value of coefficient of
0.25. Compute:
friction to prevent skidding? At what angle the road
a) the maximum speed to avoid slipping.
should be banked for this velocity?
 
b) the optimum speed to avoid wear and tear of Calculate the period of revolution of Jupiter around
2
)
tyres. (g = 9.8 m/s the sun. The ratio of the radius of Jupiter’s orbit to

The length of hour hand of a wrist watch is 1.5 cm. that of the earth’s orbit is 5.2.

Find magnitude of Calculate the escape velocity of a body from the
b) linear velocity
a) angular velocity surface of a planet of diameter 2200 km.

c) angular acceleration d) radial acceleration Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet
2
e) tangential acceleration = 1600 cm/s

f) linear acceleration of a particle on tip of hour Calculate the binding energy of an artificial satellite

hand. of mass 1000 kg orbiting at height of 3600 km

above the earth’s surface. Also find the kinetic

Gravitation
energy, potential energy and total energy of the

Show that the escape velocity of a body from the
satellite. (R = 6400 km,
Vc where Vc is the critical
surface of the earth is
)
velocity o a body when it is orbiting very close to

the earth’s surface. A body weighs 4.5 kgwt on the surface of the earth.

Show that the escape velocity of a body from the How much will be the weight on the surface of the

surface of a planet of radius R and mean density

mass of the earth and
planet whose mass is
is radius half that of the earth?

An artificial satellite has to be set up to revolve
 times that of the earth and
round a planet in a circular orbit close to its surface. The mass of mars is
is the mean density and R is the radius of the
If
radius is times that of the earth. What is the
planet, show that the period of revolution is
weight of a body having mass of 1000 kg on the

Find acceleration due to gravity on the surface of surface of the earth?

What is the decrease in weight of a body of mass
the moon. Given that the mass of the moon is 500kg when it is taken into a mine of depth 1000
times that of the earth and diameter of the moon is
m? (R = 6400 km)

times that of the earth. (g = 9.8 m/s2) How much a body of mass 100 kg weights on the

Find the altitude at which the acceleration due to earth at (i) the equator (ii) the pole (iii) latitude of
0
gravity is 25% of that at the surface of the earth. ?
30
2
[Radius of the earth R = 6400 km]  . Assuming the
Density of the earth is 5478 kg/m
 earth to be homogeneous sphere. Find the value of
Find the acceleration due to gravity at a depth of
g on the surface of the earth. [Given:
2000 km from the earth’s surface, assuming that
]
earth has uniform density [R = 6400 km] 
A playful astronaut releases a bowling ball of mass

What would be the duration of the year I the
500g into circular orbit about Earth at an altitude of
distance between the earth and the sun gets
600 km. What is the mechanical energy of the ball
tripled.
in its orbit.

Find the escape velocity from the earth for a 1000

kg spacecraft and find the kinetic energy it must

 have at the surface of the earth in order to escape  are
Two bodies of masses 5 kg and
the Earth’s gravitational field. placed with their centers apart.
 Calculate the force of attraction between the two
Show that the critical velocity of a body revolving in
masses. Also find the initial acceleration of the two
circular orbit very close to the surface of a planet of masses. [Assume that no other forces act on them]

Find the value of G from the following date:
is
radius R and mean density , R = 6400km, g = 9.774 m/s2
 
What should be the duration of year if the distance Assuming the earth to be a homogeneous sphere,

between the sun and the earth gets doubled the determine the density of the earth from following
2
present distance? ,
date: g = 9.774 m/s

Calculate the height of the communication satellite. R = 6400 km.

, The mass of body on surface of the earth is 100 kg.
[Given
R = 6400 km] What will be its (i) mass and (ii) weight at an
2
 m 13
)
The distances o two planets from the sun are 10 altitude of 1000 km (R = 6400 km, g = 9.8 m/s
and 1012m respectively. Find the ratio of time
periods and orbital speeds of the two planets.
Rotational Motion

A body weighs 3.5 kgwt. On the surface of the 
Four point masses 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg and 4 kg are
earth. What will be its weight on the surface of a
located at the corners A, B, C and D respectively of a

square ABCD of side 1 m. Find moment of inertia

of the mass o the earth
planet whose mass is
and radius of gyration of the system about AB as
and radius half of that of the earth?
 the axis of rotations
The radii of orbits of two satellites revolving around

the earth are in the ratio 3 : 8. Compare their (i)

critical speeds (ii) period of revolution


Calculate the escape velocity of a body from the

surface of the earth. [Given:

, R= 6400km, g = 9.8 m/s2]

 
Find the binding energy of a body of mass 50 kg at Radius of gyration of a body about an axis at a

rest on the surface of the earth. [Given: distance 0.12 m, from its centre of mass is 0.13 m.

, R= 6400km, Find the radius of gyration about a parallel axis

] passing through the centre of mass.

 
Find the total energy and binding energy of an An energy of 500 J is spent to increase the speed of

artificial satellite of mass 1000 kg orbiting at height wheel from 60 rpm to 240 rpm. Calculate the

of 1600 km above the earths surface moment of inertia of the wheel.


, R= 6400km, A thin ring has mass 0.25 kg and radius 0.5 m.
[Given:
Calculate its moment of inertia about
]
 a. An axis passing through its centre and
What would have been the duration of the year if
perpendicular to its plane
the distance between the earth and the sun were
b. An axis passing through a point on its
half the present distance
circumference and perpendicular to its plane
 c. A diameter. 100 g. Find the moment of inertia of the system

about transverse axis passing through

a.
The centre of mass of the rod.
b.
One end of the rod.

When an angular velocity of a body changes from

20 rad/s to 40 rad/s, its angular momentum

2
/s. Find the change in its kinetic
changes by 80 kg m
energy of rotation.
 metal beads each of mass 190 g of
Two identical
small diameter can move along a smooth, thin
uniform glass rod kept horizontal. The mass of the
thin rod is 60 g and the length is ‘L’. The rod is

Assuming the earth to be sphere, calculate its capable of rotating about vertical axis passing
inertia about its own axis. If the angular through its centre. Initially the beads are very close
moment of
to the axis of rotating and the rod is roated at a
velocity of the earth is (Calculate kinetic speed of 40 rad/s. Find the change in the angular
energy of rotation of the earth. (Radius of the earth speed of the system, when the beads have moved
= 6400 km, mass of the earth ) upto the ends of the rod due to centrifugal force.
 2
is rotating at a Does rotational kinetic energy is conserved?. Justify
A wheel of moment of inertia 1 kg m your answer. Assume that no external torque acts
speed of 30 rad/s. Due to friction on the axis, it on the system.
comes to rest in 10 minutes. Calculate

a. Total work done by the friction

b. The average torque of the friction

c. Angular momentum of the wheel two minutes

before it stops rotating.


What will be the duration of the day if the earth

of its original volume,

suddenly shrinks to 
A circular disc of mass 10 kg and radius 0.2 m is set
mass being unchanged?
 into rotation about an axis passing through its
A solid cylinder o uniform density of radius 2 cm has

mass of 50 g. If its length is 10 cm, Calculate its centre and perpendicular to its plane by applying

moment of inertia about. torque 10 Nm. Calculate angular velocity of the disc

a. Its own axis of rotation passing through the that it will attain at the end of 6 s from the rest.

centre A solid sphere of diameter 25 cm and mass 25 kg

b. An axis passing through its centre and rotates about an axis through its centre. Calculate

perpendicular to its length. its moment of inertia, if its angular velocity changes
2
 rotates from 2 rad/s to 12 rad/s in 5 second. Also calculate
A ceiling fan of moment of inertia 30 kg m
about its own axis at a speed of 120 r.p.m. under the torque applied.
the action of an electric motor of power 62.8 watt. 
If electric power is cut off, how many rotations will Calculate moment of inertia of a ring of mass 500 g
it complete before coming to rest? and radius 0.5 m about an axis of rotation

A light thin uniform rod of length 2 m has two
coinciding with its diameter and tangent
bodies stuck to its ends. The mass of each body is
perpendicular to its plane.

A solid sphere has a radius ‘R’. I the radius of about an axis passing through a point midway

between the centre and its edge, perpendicular to

R.
gyration of this sphere about its diameter is its length.
Show that the radius o gyration about tangential 
A homogenious rod XY of length L and mass ‘M’ is

pivoted at the centre ‘C’ such that it can rotate

axis of rotation is R.
 freely in vertical plane. Initially the rod is in the
A ballet dancer spins about a vertical axis at 90 rpm
horizontal position. A blob of wax of same mass ‘M’
with arms outstretched. With the arms folded, the
as that of the rod falls vertically with the speed ‘V’
moment of inertia about the same axis of rotation
and sticks to the rod midway between points C and
changes to 75%. Calculate the new speed of
’ what
Y. If the rod rotates with angular speed ‘
rotation.
will be angular speed in terms of V and L?

A torque of 400 Nm acting on a body of mass 40 kg
2
.
produces an angular acceleration of 20 rad/s Oscillations
Calculate the moment of inertia and radius of 
A particle performing linear S.H.M. has maximum
gyration of the body.
 velocity of 20 cm/s and maximum acceleration of 80
If the radius of solid sphere is doubled by keeping 2
. Find the amplitude and period of oscillation.
cm/s
its mass constant, compare the moment of inertia

A particle executes S.H.M. of amplitude a
about any diameter.
 (i) At what distance from mean position is its kinetic
A flywheel in the form of disc is rotating about an
energy equal to its potential energy
axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to
(ii) At what point is its speed half the maximum
its plane looses 100J of energy, when slowing down
speed
from 60 r.p.m. to 30 r.p.m. Find its moment of

A particle is executing S.H.M. according to the
inertia about the same axis and change in its
where x is in cm. How long
angular momentum. equation
 2
rotate side will the particle take to move from the position of
Two wheels of moment of inertia 4 kgm equilibrium to the position of maximum
by side at the rate of 120 rev/min and 240 rev/min displacement?
respectively in the opposite directions. If now both 
the wheels are coupled by means of weigntless The displacement of an oscillating particle is given
shaft so that both the wheels now rotate with a where a, b and are
by
common angular speed, find the new speed of
constants.
rotation.
 (a) Show that motion of the particle is S.H.M.
A uniform circular disc with its plane horizontal is
(b) Also show that the amplitude A is given by
rotating about a vertical axis passing through its

centre at a speed of 180 r.p.m. A small piece of wax


A body executing linear S.H.M. has a velocity of 3
of mass. 1.9 g falls vertically on the disc and sticks to
cm/s when its displacement is 4 cm and a velocity of
it at a distance of 25 cm from the axis. If the speed
of rotation is now reduced by 60 r.p.m., calculate 4 cm/s when its displacement is 3 cm.
moment o inertia of the disc.
(i) Find amplitude and period of oscillation

A thin uniform rod of length 1 m and mass 1 kg is
(ii) If the mass of the body is 100 g, calculate total
rotating about an axis passing through its centre
energy of oscillation
and perpendicular to its length. Calculate the 
Particle is executing S.H.M. of amplitude a.
moment of inertia and radius of gyration o the rod
 (i) What fraction of total energy is kinetic energy (i) angular frequency

when the displacement is half the amplitude? (ii) frequency of vibration

(ii) At what displacement is the kinetic energy three (iii) period of vibration

times that of potential energy? A particle is executing S.H.M. of amplitude 5 cm and
 1 and V2
A particle executing S.H.M. has velocities V period of 2s. Find the speed of the particle at a
at distances x1 and x2 respectively from the mean
point where its acceleration is half of its maximum

value.
position. Show that its period is 
 A particle performs S.H.M. of period 12 second and
Calculate length of seconds pendulum at a place
2
. amplitude 8cm. If initially the particle is at the
where g = =9.78 m/s
 positive extremity, how much time will it take to
Simple pendulum of length 1m has mass 10g and
cover a distance of 6 cm from the extreme position?
oscillates freely with amplitude of 5 cm. Find its
2
)
potential energy at extreme position. (g = 9.8m/s  of the
 When the displacement in S.H.M. is
When length of simple pendulum is increased by amplitude. What fraction of total energy is kinetic
22cm, the period changes by 20% find the original energy and what fraction is potential energy?

length of simple pendulum. The displacement of a particle performing linear

A body of mass 0.1 kg performs linear S.H.M. It
meter. Find
S.H.M. is given by
experiences a restoring force of 1N when its
amplitude, frequency and the phase constant of the
displacement is 5 cm. find motion.

(i) force constant, The period o oscillation of simple pendulum

(ii) period of S.H.M. increases by 20% when its length is increased by 44

cm. Find its (i) initial length (ii) initial period of
(iii) acceleration of the body when its displacement
oscillation.
from the mean position is 1 cm 
A clock regulated by a seconds pendulum keeps

If period of simple pendulum on earth is 4s. What is
correct time. During summer the length of the
the period of simple pendulum on surface of moon
pendulum increases to 1.01 m. How much will the
2
? 2
having acceleration due to gravity 1.6 m/s )
clock gain or lose in one day? (g = 9.8 m/s
(acceleration due to gravity on earth, g = 9.8 m/s2)

 An object performing S.H.M. with mass of 0.5 kg,
A body executing S.H.M. completes 120 osc/min
force constant 10 N/m and amplitude 3 cm (a) What
having amplitude of oscillation 10 cm. Find the
is the total energy of object? (b) What is its
velocity and acceleration of the particle, when it is
maximum speed? (c) What is the speed at x = 2 cm?
at distance of 5 cm from the mean position.
 (d) What are kinetic and potential energies when
A particle is S.H.M. has a period 1s and amplitude 5
x = 2 cm?
cm. Find the acceleration when it is at 2 cm from its

A simple pendulum is used in physics laboratory for
mean position
 experiment to obtain experimental value o
Calculate the ratio of displacement to amplitude
gravitational acceleration g. A student measures the
when kinetic energy of a body is thrice its potential o
length of pendulum 0.51 m, displaces it through 10
energy.
from equilibrium position and released it. Using a

A body of mass 1 kg is made to oscillate on a spring stopwatch, the student measures period of

of force constant 16 N/m. Calculate

 pendulum as 1.44s. Determine the experimental 
Compute the greatest length of steel wire that can
value of the gravitational acceleration.
 hang vertically without breaking under its own
A particle executes S.H.M. with amplitude of 10 cm
weight. (Breaking stress of steel wire
and period of 10s. Find the (i) velocity, (ii)
, density of steel = 7800 kg/m3)
acceleration of the particle at a distance 5 cm from  2
is
A steel wire having cross sectional area 1 mm
the equilibrium position. stretched by 10 N. Find the lateral strain produced
 in the wire.
A body describes S.H.M. in a path 0.12m long. Its

velocity at the centre of the line is 0.12 m/s. Find )

(Given:
the period, and magnitude of velocity at a distance 
A sphere of mass 1 kg is attached at one end of a
from the central position. steel wire having length 0.5m and radius 1mm. It is

A particle executes S.H.M. with a period 8s. Find the whirled in a vertical circle with an angular velocity
time in which half the total energy is potential. of 120 r.p.m. What is the elongation of wire, when

sphere is at lowest point in its path?

Elasticity
 A mid steel wire of radius 0.5 mm and length 3 m )
(
is stretched by a force of 49 N. Calculate

Find the maximum load which may be placed on a
)
( tungsten wire of diameter 2 mm so that permitted
a) Longitudinal stress
b) .
Longitudinal Strain strain must not exceed
c)
Elongation produced in the wire. )
(

Calculate the change in volume of a lead block of 
A mass of 2 kg is hung from a steel wire of radius
volume 1 m3 subjected to pressure of 10
0.5 mm and length 3 m. Compute the extension
atmospheres. Also calculate compressibility of lead.
produced. What should be the minimum radius of
(One atmosphere wire so that elastic limit is not exceeded?
)
 2
and thickness 5 ( )
A square steel plate has area 1 m
cm. The lower surface is fixed. A tangential force  is exerted at the
A compressive force of
applied to top surface displaces it through 0.005 end of a bone of length 30 cm and 4 cm 2 cross
cm. Find shearing stress, shearing strain, if the sectional area. What will happen to bone ?
modulus of rigidity of steel is Calculate change in length of bone.
 ,
Copper and steel wires of same length and same (Compressive strength of bone
area of cross section are joined end to end. The Young’s modulus of bone )
is suspended from a rigid support 
composite wire A wire of length 2 m and cross sectional area 10-4
and the load is applied to its free end. If the
m2 is stretched by a load 102 kg. The wire is
increase in length of composite wire is 3.1 mm, find
the increase in length of copper wire and steel wire. stretched by 0.1 cm. Calculate longitudinal stress,

) longitudinal strain, Young’s modulus of material of

(
 wire.
Calculate the strain energy per unit volume in a

Find the increase in pressure required to decrease
brass wire o length 2.0 m and across sectional area
volume of mercury by 0.001%. (Bulk modulus of
0.5 mm2, when it is stretched by 2 mm and a force

of 5 kg. wt is applied to its free end. mercury = )

  and length 1m is
A copper metal cube has each side of length 1m. A steel wire of radius
The bottom edge of cube is fixed and tangential tightly clamped between points A and B which are
separated by 1 m and in the same horizontal plane.
is applied to top surface.
force A mass is hung from the middle point of the wire
Calculate lateral displacement of top surface, if such that the middle point sags by 2 cm from the
original position. Compute the mass of body.
modulus of rigidity of copper is )
 )
A copper wire 4 m long has diameter of 1 mm, if a (

load o 10 kg wt is attached at other end. What An uniform steel rod of 5 sq. mm cross section is
from 00 C to 250C. Find the force which must
extension is produced, if Poisson’s ratio is 0.26? heated
be exerted to prevent it from expanding. Also find
How much lateral compression is produced in it? (
energy stored per unit volume.

) )
(

Calculate the work done in stretching steel wire of 
A bar of length 100 cm is supported at its two ends.
length 2 m and of cross sectional area 0.0225 mm2,
The breadth and depth of bar are 5 cm and 0.5 cm
when a load of 100 N is applied slowly to its free
respectively. A mass of 100 g is suspended at the
end. (Young’s modulus of steel ) centre of bar. Compute the depression produced in

A solid brass sphere of volume 0.305 m3 is dropped the bar.
. )
in ocean, where water pressure is (
The bulk modulus of water is . 
A uniform steel wire of length 3 m and area of cross
What is change in volume of sphere? 2
is extended through 3 mm. Calculate
 section 2 mm
Two wire of equal cross section one made up of
the energy stored in the wire, if the elastic limit is
aluminum and other of brass are joined end to end.
not exceeded. ( )
When the combination of wires is kept under 
The frame of brass plate o an outer door design has
2
tension the elongation in wires are found to be and thickness 1 cm. The brass plate
area 1.60 m
equal. Find the ratio of lengths of two wires. experiences shear force due to earthquake. How
large a parallel force must be exerted on each of its
( ) edges, if the lateral displacement is 0.32 mm?
 )
The length of wire increases by 9 mm when weight (
of 2.5 kg is hung from the free end of wire. If all 
A load 1 kg produces a certain extension in the wire
conditions are kept the same and the radius of wire . How much will
of length 3 m and radius
is made thrice the original radius, find the increase be the lateral strain produced in the wire?

in length. )
(
 2
One end of steel wire is fixed to a ceiling and a load  is
A steel wire of length 7m and cross section 1 mm
of 2.5 kg is attached to the free end of the wire. hung from a rigid support with a steel weight of
volume 1000 c.c. hanging from the other end. Find
Another identical wire is attached to the bottom of the decrease in the length of wire, when steel
load and another load of 2.0 kg., is attached to the weight is completely immersed in water.

lower end of this wire. Compute the longitudinal  ) Density of water = 1g/c.c)
(
strain produced in both the wires, if the corss-
. Surface Tension
sectional area of wires is

When a capillary tube of radius 0.45 mm is dipped

into water, the level inside the capillary tube rises

 
to height of 3 cm above the surface of water. There is a soap film on a rectangular frame of wire

Calculate the surface tension of water, if its angle of . If the area of the frame is
of area
2
(g=9.8m/s2)
contact is zero and its density is 1g/cm increased to , find the work done in the
 process. (Surface tension of soap film
A liquid rises to a height of 4.5 cm in a glass capillary
)
the height of
tube of radius 0.01 cm. What will be 
A capillary tube of radius 0.5 mm is dipped vertically
liquid column in a glass capillary tube of radius 0.02
cm? in a liquid of surface tension 0.04 N/m and relative

A capillary tube of radius 0.5 mm is immersed in a density 0.8 g/cc. Calculate the height of capillary
o
beaker of mercury. The mercury level inside the . (Given g =
rise, if the angle of contact is 10
tube is found to be 0.80 cm below the level or 9.8m/s2)

A mercury drop of radius 0.5 cm falls from a height
reservoir. Determine the angle of contact between
on a glass plate and breaks up into a million
mercury and glass. Surface tension of mercury =
droplets, all o the same size, Find the height from
,
0.465 N/m and density is the drop must have fallen. (Density of
g=9.8m/s2. which
 mercury = 13600 kg/m3. Surface tension of mercury
Water rises to a height of 4cm in a certain capillary = 0.465 N/m)
o
tube. If the same capillary tube in dipped into  C is 70 dyne/cm.
The surface tension of water at 0
Find surface tension of water at 25 oC ( for water
mercury, the level of mercury decreases to 3cm.
= 0.0027/oC)
Compare the surface tension of water and mercury, 
Eight droplets of water, each of radius 0.2 mm,
if densities of mercury and water are
coalesce into a single drop. Find the change in total
3 3
and 10 kg/m respectively. Angle
of contact for water is 0o and that of mercury is surface energy. (Surface tension of water =
135o. 0.072N/m)
 
A drop of mercury of radius 0.1 cm is broken into 27 A horizontal circular loop of wire of radius 0.02 m is
droplets o the same size. lowered into a crude oil form film. The force due to
Find the work done if the surface tension of surface tension of the liquid is 0.0113 N. Calculate
mercury is 540 dyne/cm. the surface tension of crude oil.
 
A rectangular film of liquid is formed in the a frame The tube of a mercury barometer is 1 cm in
of wire and a movable rod of length 4cm. What diameter. What correction due to capillarity with
force must be applied to the rod to keep it in effect of meniscus is to be applied to barometer
surface tension of liquid is
equilibrium if the reading if surface tension of mercury is 435.5
?
dyne/cm and angle of contact of mercury with glass

A soap bubble of radius 10 cm is blown. Surface o
? (density of mercury = 13600 kg/m3)
is 140
tension of soap solution is 30 dyne/cm. Calculate 
A glass tube has inner diameter of 1mm, outer
the work done in blowing the bubble.
diameter o 1.1 mm. I is kept vertical and partially

Water rises to height 3.2 cm in glass capillary having
dipped in water. Calculate the downward pull due
half area of cross section.
to surface tension. (Surface tension of water = 75

Calculate the force required to take away a flat
dyne/cm)
circular plate of radius 0.01 m from the surface of 
The total energy of the free surface of a liquid drop
water. The surface tension of water is 0.075 N/m
times the surface tension of the liquid.
is
 What is the diameter of the drop? (Assume all 
The equation of a simple harmonic progressive
terms in S1 units)

Calculate the density o paraffin oil, if glass capillary
cm. Find
wave is given by
of diameter 0.25 mm dipped in paraffin oil of the
the displacement and velocity of the particle at a
surface tension 0.0245 N/m rises a height of 4 cm. distance of 50 cm from the origin and at the instant
o
and 0.1 second (all quantities are in c.g.s. units)
(angle of contact of paraffin oil with glass is 28

g = 9.8 m/s2) The frequency of a tuning fork is 256 Hz and velocity

What should be the diameter of a soap bubble, in of sound in air is 350 m/s. Find the distance covered

order that the excess pressure inside it is 51.2 by the wave the fork completes 16 vibrations.
2 
? (S.T. of soap solution ) Two sound waves having wavelengths 87 cm and
N/m
88.5 cm respectively, when superimposed, produce
Wave Motion 10 beat per second. Find the velocity of sound.
 
The equation o a transverse wave long a stretched A tuning fork C produces 8 beats per second with

another tuning fork D o frequency 340 Hz. When

in CGS system.
string is the prongs of tuning fork C are filed a little, the
Calculate the wavelength and frequency of wave. decreases to
 number of beats produced per second
A transverse wave of amplitude 0.01 m and 4. Find the frequency of the tuning fork C before
frequency 500 Hz is travelling along a stretched filing its prongs.
string with a speed of 200 m/s. Find the 
A stationary source produces a note of frequency
displacement of a particle at a distance of 0.7 m
from the origin after 0.01 second. 350 Hz. An observer in a car moving towards the

sources measures the frequency of sound as 370


The wavelength of two sound waves in air are Hz. Find the speed of the car. What will be the

frequency o sound as measured by the observer in

m and m. They produce 10 beats per second.
Calculate the velocity of sound in air. the car if the car moves away from the source at the

A tuning fork A produces 3 beats per second with a same speed? (Assume speed of sound = 340 m/s)

tuning fork B of frequency 512 Hz. When a little wax

Stationary Waves
is stuck to a prong of A, the number o beats heard
 stretched sonometer wire is in unison with a
A
per second becomes 2. What is the frequency of A
tuning fork, when the length of the wire is increased
before the wax is stuck on it? by 5%, the number of beats per second is 10. Find
 frequency o the tuning fork.
A set of 31 tuning forks is arranged in a series o 
A sonometer wire is in unison with a tuning fork,
decreasing frequencies such that each fork given 5
when it is stretched by certain weight in air,
beats per second with the preceding one and the
corresponding resonating length is 100 cm. If
frequency of first fork is twice the frequency of the weight is completely immersed in water, the
last. Find the frequency of the first and last tuning resonating length of wire decreases to 90 cm. Find
the density of material of weight. (density of water
fork. = 1g/cc)
 
The speed limit for vehicles on a road is 100 km/hr. When a sonometer wire and a tuning fork are

A policeman detects a drop o 20% in the pitch of sounded together, they produce 5 beats per

the horn of a car as its passes him. Is the policeman second, when the length of the wire is either 90 cm

justified in punishing the car driver for crossing the or 95 cm. Determine the frequency of the fork.
= 340 m/s)
speed limit? (Velocity o sound

A string is vibrating in its fifth overtone, between resonance further is 50.25 cm. Find the end

two rigid supports of 1.8 m apart. Find the distance correction and inner diameter of tube.

between successive nodes. A sonometer wire of length 0.5 m is stretched by a
 3.3m long is under tension and is fixed on
A wire weight of 5 kg. The fundamental frequency of
two rigid supports. Two movable knife edges are
vibration is 100 Hz. Determine the linear density of
use to divide the wire into three segments, such
that the fundamental frequencies o the three material of wire.
segments are in the ratio 1:2:3, find the length of 
three segments. A sonometer wire 100 cm long produces a
 resonance with a tuning fork. When its length is
Two wires of the same material and same cross

section are stretched on a sonometer. If one wire decreased by 10 cm, 8 beats per second are heard.

stretched by weight of 16 kg while the other is Find the frequency of tuning fork.

stretched by weight of 4 kg. If both wires vibrate Two wires of the same material and having the

with same fundamental frequency, calculate the same radius have their fundamental frequencies in

resonating length of the second wire, I the the ratio 1:2 and under tension in the ratio 1:8,

resonating length of the first wire is 40 cm. Compare ratio of their lengths.
 
In the Melde’s experiment 4 loops are obtained, A wire of 1m long and weighing 2g will be in

when a string has 1.2m length and mass resonance with a frequency of 300 Hz. Find tension

. Calculate frequency of tuning fork, on stretching of wire.

when its position is perpendicular to the 
A stretched sonometer wire is in unison with a
propagation of wave under tension of 0.01 kgwt.
 tuning fork. When the length is increased by 4%, the
In Melde’s experiment, when tension in the string is
number of beats heard per second is 6. Find the
10g wt then three loops are obtained; determine
frequency of the fork.
the tension in the string required to obtain four

The speed of a transverse wave along a uniform
loops, if all other conditions are constant.
 metal wire, when it is under a tension of 1000 g wt
In Melde’s experiment when wise is stretched by 3
, find
pan, three loops are obtained and when one is 68 m/s. If the density of metal is 7900 kg/m
empty
the area of cross section of the wire.
gram weight is added in the pan, the number of

loops becomes two. Find the mass of pan. A transverse wave is produced on a stretched string,

Calculate the length of an open organ pipe which 0.7 m long and fixed at its ends. Find speed of

resonates with a tuning fork of frequency 5142 Hz, transverse wave, when it vibrates in emitting the

if velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s. (neglect the second overtone of frequency 300 Hz.
 niform wire under tension, is fixed at its ends. If
end correction) Au
 the ratio of tension in the wire to the square of its
The velocity of sound in air at room temperature is
length in 360 dyne/cm2 and fundamental frequency
340m/s, if the length of air column in pipe is 20 cm. of vibration of wire is 300 Hz, find its linear density.

Find the frequency o the second overtone in a pipe, A wire is in unison with a fork of frequency 250 Hz,

when it is closed at one end and open at both ends, when stretched by a weight hanging vertically. On

having same inner diameter of 4 cm immersing the weight in water, the wire produces
 ten beats per second with the same fork. Calculate
The length of air column for fundamental mode in

resonance tube is 16cm and that for the second density of material of weight, if density of water is

one g per cc.


Two simple harmonic progressive waves are resonates when it is 32.2 cm long. Calculate the
of wave and the end correction.
wavelength
and
represented by
Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation

. The waves combine The velocities of seven molecules are 1 km/s, 2
of form a stationary wave. Find (i) amplitude at
antinode (ii) distance between adjacent node and km/s, 3 km/s, 4 km/s, 5 km/s, 6 km/s and 7 km/s
adjacent antinode. (iii) loop length (iv) wave velocity respectively. Find the mean square velocity of the

The equation of a standing wave is given by molecules.
. Find the amplitude 
Find the temperature at which the RMS speed of a
of either wave interfering, wavelength, time period,
frequency and wave velocity of interfering waves. gas would be four times it’s value at N.T.P.
 
In Melde’s experiment, find weight added in the Calculate the RMS speed o oxygen molecules at
o
C. Density of oxygen at NTP = 1.42 Kg/m 3 and
pan when number of loops on the string changes 225

from 4 to 2, if initial tension on the string is 1960 one atomosphere .


dyne and mass of the pan is one gram. Calculate the kinetic energy of Hydrogen in 1 litre of
 volume, at a pressure of 1 atomosphere.
In Melde’s experiment, tuning fork was arranged in
 the average molecular kinetic energy (i)
parallel position and 6 loops were formed along a Calculate
per kmole (ii) per kilogram (iii) per molecule of
length of 7.2 m of the string stretched by a weight oxygen at 27oC ( R = 8320 J/kmole K and Avogadro’s
find the number molecules/kmole)
of 10g. If mass of the string is

frequency of tuning fork. Coefficient of absorption of a body is 0.54 and

Find the frequency of fifth overtone of an air coefficient of reflection is 0.16. The amount of heat
rating in a pipe closed at one end. Length
column vib incident on a body is 4000 J. Calculate amount of
of pipe is 42.10 cm long and speed of sound in air at
room temperature is 350 m/s. (Inner diameter of heat transmitted through a body.
pipe is 3.5 cm) 
Compare the rates of emission of heat by black
 o
C and at 227oC
Two organ pipes, open at both ends, are sounded body at 727
together and 5 beats are heard per second. The 
Compare the rates of loss of heat by black body at
length of shorter pipe is 0.25 m. Find the length of o
C and at 427oC if temperature of surrounding is
the other pipe. (Given: velocity of sound in air = 350 827
m/s and end correction at one end = 0.015 m, same 27oC.
for both pipes) 
Calculate temperature at which perfectly black body

The fundamental frequency of a pipe closed at one watt/m2
radiates energy at the rate
end is in unison with the third overtone of an open
[ ]
pipe. Calculate the ratio of their lengths of air 
Lamp of 100 watt loses radiant energy from the
2
column. and coefficient of emission
surface area 2 cm
 surface area 2 cm2 and coefficient of emission 0.5.
Show that for pipe open at both ends, the end
What will be temperature of the surface?
]
where the symbols [
correction is
have their usual meanings. 
Two spheres of same material having diameters in

In a resonance tube experiment, a tuning fork the ratio 2 : 1 are maintained at same temperature
resonates with an air column 10 cm long and again and kept in same enclosure. Compare their rates of

emission.
 o
 C/min at temperature
Rate of cooling of a body is 2 0.4 find its’ temperature (Given
of 60oC and 1oC/min, when it is at 45oC. What will be )
the temperature of surrounding?  o
C to 70oC in 5 minutes and to
 o
C to 50oC in 10 minutes and A body cools from 80
A body cools from 62 62oC in the next 5 minutes, calculate temperature of
then to 42oC in next 10 minutes. What is the the surrounding.
temperature of surrounding?  o
C to 52oC in 5
 o
C to 50oC in 5 A hot metal sphere cools from 60
A metal sphere cools from 60 minutes and from 52oC to 44oC in next 7.5 minutes.
minutes. How much more time will it take to cool Determine its temperature in the next 10 minutes.
from 50oC to 40oC, if the room temperature is 30oC?  o
C
 Compare rate of radiation of metal sphere at 627
Find wavelength at which body radiates maximum and 327oC.
o
C (Wien’s constant 
energy if it’s temperature is 227 Calculate the energy radiated in one minute by a
2
) when it is
black body of surface are 100 cm

Find r.m.s. velocity of three molecules having maintained at 227oC. ( )
o o
velocities 10 km/s, 20 km/s, 30 km/s.  C to 52 C in 10 minutes and to
A body cools from 60
3
 of oxygen at 46oC in the next 10 minutes, find the temperature
Find the number of molecules in 1 cm
N.T.P. if mass of a oxygen molecule is of surrounding.

. and RMS velocity of oxygen

molecule at N.T.P. is 426 m/s (Take pressure at
N.T.P. = 105 N/m2)
3
 at 27oC. If the
16 g of oxygen occupy 0.025 m
universal gas constant is 8.4 J/mole K, find the Wave Theory of Light
pressure exerted by it. (molecular weight of oxygen
= 32)

 The refractive indices of water and diamond are
Two tanks of equal volume contain equal mass of
o and 2.42 respectively. Find the speed of light in
C. Find the ratio of
oxygen and nitrogen at 127 water and diamond. Hence find the refractive index
of diamond with respect to water.
(i) number of molecules in two tanks

(ii) pressure in two tanks  . What

The wavelength of blue light in air is
 2 molecules at N.T.P. is its frequency? If the refractive index of glass for
Find the R.M.S. velocity of H
2 5 2 blue light is 1.55, what will be the wavelength of
2=0.09 Kg/m , P = 10 N/m )
(Density of H blue light in glass?
 
The kinetic energy of 1 kg of oxygen at 300 K is Determine the change in wavelength of light during
. Find the kinetic energy of 4 kg of its passage from air to glass if the refractive index of
oxygen at 400 K.
 o
C if the glass with respect to air is 1.5 and the frequency of
Determine the pressure of oxygen at 0
density of oxygen at NTP = 1.44 Kg/m 3 and RMS . Find the wave number of light in
light is
speed of the molecules at NTP = 456.4 m/s.
2
glass. ( )
 and temperature
A body of surface area 10 cm 
A parallel beam of monochromatic light is incident
727oC emits 300J of energy per minute. Find its o
C. Find the
emissivity. on a glass slab at a angle of incidence 60
 of heat by the body at ratio of width of the beam in glass to that in air if
Compare rates of loss
the refractive index of glass is 1.5.
temperatures 527oC and 127oC. Temperature of
surrounding is 27oC.

The energy of 6000 J is radiated in 5 minutes by a
2
. Find emissive power
body of surface area 100 cm
of a body.

A metal cube has each side of length 1m losses all

it’s energy at rate of 3000 watts. If the emissivity is

 
Find the refractive index of glass if the angle of The distance between two consecutive bright bands

incidence at which the polarization of light reflected in biprism experiment is 0.32 mm, when red light of
o
.
from the surface of the glass is 58 is used. By how much will this
 wavelength
If a glass plate of refractive index is 1.732 is to be
distance change if blue light of wavelength
used as a polarizer, what would be the is used with the same setting?
(i) polarizing angle and
 from a narrow
Green light of wavelength
(ii) angle of refraction?
slit incident on a double slit. If the overall

The refractive indices of water for red and violet separatation of 10 fringes on a screen 2m away is 2
1.325 and 1.334 respectively. Find the cm, find the slit separation.
colours are 
difference between the velocities of rays for these In biprism experiment the fringes are observed in

two colours in water. ( ) the focal plane of the eyepiece at a distance of 1.2

 in air has m from slit. The distance between the central bright
Red light of wavelength th
bright band is 0.4 cm. When
band and the 20
wavelength in glass. If the wavelength of convex lens is interposed between the biprism and
eyepiece at a distance of 90 cm from the eyepiece,
violet light in air is , what is its wavelength
the distance between two magnified virtual images
in glass?
is found to be 0.9 cm. Find the wavelength of light

The width of a plane incident wavefront is found to used.

be doubled in a denser medium. If it makes an angle In biprism experiment, the slit is illuminated by a
o
with the surface, calculate the refractive
of 70 . The distance between
index for the denser medium. light of wavelength
 the slit and biprism is 20cm and the distance
If the difference in velocities of light in glass and between the biprism and eyepiece is 80 cm. If the
, find the velocity of light in distance between two virtual sources is 0.30 cm.
water is Determine the distance between 5th bright band on
air. (given: ) one side of the central band and 5 th dark band on
 the other side.
A ray of light travelling through air, falls on the 
In Fraunhofer diffraction due to a narrow slit, a
surface of a glass slab at an angle i. It is found that
screen is placed 2 metre away from the lens to
the angle between the reflected and refracted ray is . If the slit width is 0.2 mm and
o
obtain the pattern
. If the speed of light in glass is find
90 the first minimum lie 5 mm on either side of the
central maximum, find the wavelength of light.
the angle of incidence. ( )
-1 
 (3/5), find the A converging lens of telescope 3 cm in diameter has
If the critical angle of medium is sin
polarizing angle. focal length 20 cm. (a) What angular separation

must two distant point objects have to satisfy

Interference and Diffraction
 Rayleigh’s criterion? Assume that (b)
The optical path difference between two identical
How far apart are the centres of the diffraction
. Is the point pattern in the focal plane of the lens?
waves arriving at a point is
bright or dark? If the path difference is 0.24 mm.,  falls
calculate the wavelength of light used. Monochromatic light of wavelength
on slit of width a. For what value of a, the first
 maximum falls at 30o?
In biprism experiment, light of wavelength
is used to get an interference pattern on the screen.  is used to view
The fringewidth changes by 1.3 mm when the Sodium light of wavelength
screen is moved towards biprism by 50 cm. Find the an object under a microscope, The numerical
distance between two virtual image of the slit. aperture o the objective is 0.12, find the limit of
resolution and resolving power of microscope.
 
When one of the slits in Young’s experiment is A point is situated at 6.5 cm and 6.65 cm from two

covered with a transparent sheet o thickness coherent sources. Find the nature of illumination at
, the central fringe shifts to a position
.
originally occupied by the 30th bright fringe. If the point if wavelength of light is

, find the refractive index of the sheet. In Young’s experiment, the wavelength of

In Young’s experiment, the ratio of intensity at the . The optical
monochromatic light used is
maxima and minima in the interference pattern is path difference between the rays from the two
coherent sources at point P on the screen at 0.0075
25:9. What will be the ratio of widths of the two
mm and at a point Q on the screen is 0.0015 mm.
slits? How many bright and dark bands are observed
 between the two points P and Q? (points P and Q
Consider interference between waves from two
are on the opposite sides of central bright band)
sources of intensities I and 4I. Find the intensity at a 
In biprism experiment, the slit is illuminated by red

and (ii) and the cross wire of

point where phase difference is (i) light of wavelength
eyepiece is adjusted to the centre of 3 rd bright band.

Monochromatic light from a narrow slit illuminates By using blue light it is found that 4th bright band is
at the centre of the cross wire. Find the wavelength
two narrow slits 0.3 mm apart producing an
of blue light.
interference pattern with bright fringcs 1.5 mm 
In a single slit diffraction pattern the distance
apart on a screen 75 cm away. Find the wavelength
between the first minimum on the right and the
of the light. How will the fringe width be altered if
first minimum on the left is 5.2 mm. the screen on
(a) the distance of the screen is doubled and (b) the
which the pattern is displayed is 80 cm from the slit
separation between the slits is doubled?
 . Calculate the slit
In Young’s double slit experiment the slits are 0.5 and the wavelength is
width.
mm apart and interference is observed on a screen 
Diffraction pattern of single slit of width 0.5 cm is
placed at a distance of 100 cm from the slits. It is
th formed by a lens of focal length 40 cm. Calculate
bright fringe is at a distance 8.835
found that the 9 the next
mm from the second dark fringe from the centre o the distance between the first dark and
bright fringe from the axis. Wavelength of light used
the fringe pattern. Find the wavelength of light
used.
is .

In biprism experiment, the eye piece is placed at a 
The semivertical angle of cone of the rays incident
o
distance of 1.2 metre from the sources. The . If the
on the objective of microscope is 20
distance between the virtual sources was found to
wavelength of incident light ray is ,
. Find the wavelength of light if the calculate the smallest distance between two points
be
eye-piece is to be moved transversely through a which can be just resolved.
distance of 1.888 cm for 20 fringes. 
What is the minimum angular separation between

A biprism is placed 5 cm from slit illuminated by two stars if telescope is used to observe them with

. The width of an objective of circular aperture 20 cm? The

sodium light of wavelength
the fringes obtained on a screen 75 cm from the
wavelength of light used is
biprism is . What is the distance

between two coherent sources? In Young’s double slit experiment using

monochromatic light, the fringe pattern shifts by

certain distance on the screen when mica sheet of

 index 1.6 and thickness 1.964 microns is between two plates? How will the capacity of air
refractive
capacitor be affected, if the space between plates is
introduced in the path of one of the interfering
completely filled with Mylar?
waves. The mica sheet is then removed and the
distance between the slits and screen is doubled. It  are first
Three capacitors 10, 15 and
is found that the distance between successive connected in series and then in parallel with a 250 V
maxima now is same as the observed fringe shift supply. Calculate (1) equivalent capacitance in each
upon the introduction of the mica sheet. Calculate case, (2) charge on each condenser in each case.
the wavelength of the monochromatic light used in
the experiment.  at a potential
A capacitor carries a charge of
 in Young’s experiment have widths in the 500 V. How much electrostatic energy is stored in
Two slits
ratio 81:1. What is the ratio of the amplitude of condenser?
light waves coming from them?  and a
Two condensers each of capacity

Find the radio o intensities at two points x and y on battery of e.m.f. 240 V is given to you. Which
combination will give minimum energy?
a screen in Young’s double slit experiment, where

1 and S2 have path difference of (i) 0
Find equivalent capacitance between A and B in
waves from S
case of following network, assuming all capacitors
and (ii) . each. If a battery of 200
have capacitance of

Two coherent sources, whose intensity ratio is 81:1 V is connected between A and B, what would be the
electrostatic energy stored in network?
produce interference fringes. Calculate the ratio of
 and are
intensity of maxima and minima in the fringe Two condensers of capacities
charged to 24 V and 18 V respectively. What is the
system. common potential when they are connected in
parallel?

Electrostatics A parallel plate capacitor has two parallel metal
 2
and are 1 cm apart.
A metal sphere of radius 20 cm is charged with plates each of area 1000 cm
situated in air. Find the surface density of The capacitor is charged to a potential difference of
charge. Calculate the distance of point from centre 3000 V, by connecting it to a power supply. It is
of sphere where electric intensity is then disconnected from a power supply and a slab
of Teflon in inserted between the plates, so that
.
space between the plates is completely filled. It is

A thin long cylinder of radius 1 cm carrying a charge found that potential difference decreases to 1430 V.
Compute.
is kept in water. Find the electric intensity
at a point situated at a distance 10 cm from the axis a) original capacitance
of cylinder if it is immersed in water (kwater = 81)
 b) the magnitude of charge on each plate
A circular metal plate of radius 1.5 cm is charged
c) the capacitance after insertion of dielectric
situated in air. Calculate mechanical
with
d) the dielectric constant o dielectric
force acting on one side of plate. If the same
of dielectric
circular plate carrying same charge were kept in e) permittivity
acetone, what would be magnitude of mechanical
f) original electric field
force? (kacetone = 27)
  capacitor is charged by 250 V battery
A bakelite cube having each side of length 1 cm is A

kept in electrostatic field of intensity 500 V/m. a) How much electrostatic energy is stored in

Calculate energy contained in bakelite cube capacitor?

(Dielectric constant of bakelite = 5) b) The capacitor is disconnected from battery and

 capacitor. What is
A capacitor consists of two parallel metal plates connected to another
2
separated by a distance 2 mm. the energy of the system?
each of area 100 cm
What is capacitance of capacitor if it is charged to  each are
A network of four capacitors
? What will be the potential difference connected to a 240 V supply. Determine (a) the
 equivalent capacitance of network (b) the charge on
With the same charge of 1 nC, if the separation
each capacitor.
between plates is doubled, what is the new

potential difference?

Calculate electric field between the plates.


A parallel plate capacitor consists of two identical

metal plates. Two dielectric slabs having dielectric

1 and K2 are introduced in the space
constant K
between two plates are shown below.
 capacitor is connected to a 100 V battery.
A
What is the electrostatic energy stored?

A metal sphere of radius 1cm is charged with
. Find the electric intensity at a distance 1
m from centre of metal sphere.

A long cylinder of radius 2 cm carries a charge of
kept in a medium of dielectric constant
10? Find the electric field intensity at a point
situated at a distance 1 m from the axis of cylinder.
2 Current Electricity
 carries a charge of
A metal plate of area 0.01 m 
Three cells are connected in parallel with their like
. Calculate the outward pull on one side of
plate poles connected together with wires of negligible
 resistance. The e.m.f.s of the cells are 2V, 3V and 4V
The energy density at a point in a medium of
. Calculate respectively and their internal resistance are
dielectric constant 8 is
electric field intensity at that point. and respectively. Find the current
 through each branch (or each cell).
A parallel plate air capacitor has rectangular plates
2
are separated by a distance of 2
each of area 20 cm
mm. The potential difference between the plates is
500 volt. Calculate

a) capacitance of capacitor
 , , and
The resistance
b) charge on each plate
are connected in the arms AB, BC, CD and
c) electric field intensity between the two plates. DA respectively of a Wheatstone’s network ABCD.
 has a capacity of The cell is connected between points A and C. What
A parallel plate air condenser
resistance has to be connected in parallel with ‘S’ to
. What will be the new capacity if balance the network?
a) the distance between two plates is doubled?

b) a marble slab of dielectric constant 8 is

introduced between the two plates?


A parallel plate capacitor has plates each of length

20.0 cm and breadth 10.0 cm. The separation

between the plates is 1 mm.

Calculate the potential difference between the

plates if 1 nC charge is given to capacitor. 

Find the current through galvanometer in the
.
following fig if resistance of galvanometer is
 potentiometer wire. Find the current and balancing
length for another cell of e.m.f. 1.4 V on the same
potentiometer wire.

The length of potentiometer wire is 10 m and is

connected in series with an accumulator. The e.m.f.

of a cell balances against 250 cm length of wire. If

the length of potentiometer wire is increased by


Two diametrically opposite points of a metal ring 1m, calculate the new balancing length of wire.

are connected to two terminals of the left gap of A cell balances against a length of 250 cm on
is potentiometer wire when it is shunted by a
meter bridge. In the right gap, resistance of
introduced. If the null point is obtained at a . The balancing length reduces by
resistance of
distance of 40 cm from the left end, find the
resistance of the wire bent in the shape of the ring. 50 cm, when it is shunted by a resistance of .
Calculate the balancing length when the cell is in
open circuit and the internal resistance of a cell.

Two resistances prepared from the wire of the

same material having diameters in the ratio 3 : 1

and lengths in the ratio 3:1 are connected in the left

 and are
Two resistances of values and right gap of Wheatstone’s meter-bridge.
connected in left and right gap of a meter bridge. Determine the distance of null point from the left
Find the shift in null point when resistance of end of wire.
 1 in the left gap and a resistance
is shunted by another resistance of . With a resistance R
 R2 in the right gap of a meter-bridge, the null point
Two resistances X and Y are connected in the left
is obtained as a distance of 70 cm from the left end.
and right gap of meter-bridge. A null point was When R1 is reduced by and R2 is increased by

found on the bridge wire such that the ratio of , the neutral point is obtained at 30 cm from
the left end. Find the values of resistances R1 and R2
lengths of two segments of wire is 2:3. The distance 
A skeleton cube is made of 12 conductors, each of
of the null point was measured from the left end of
and connected to cell of e.m.f. E and
resistance
,
the wire. When the value of X is changed by of negligible internal resistance. Use Kirchhoff’s
the position of null point divides the wire into laws to find the resistances between two diagonally
segments of lengths in the ratio 1:4. Determine X opposite corners of the cube.
and Y.

Two coils are connected in series in one gap of the

Wheatstone’s meterbridge and null point is

obtained at the centre with the resistance of

in the other gap. When two coils are connected in
parallel in same gap the known resistance is to be
changed by to obtain the null point at the
centre again. Calculate the resistance of the coils
 is
 A cell of e.m.f. 3V and internal resistance
A potentiometer wire has a length 4m and
connected to two resistances and
. What resistance must be connected
resistance joined in parallel. Find the current through each
in series with the wire and an accumulator of e.m.f. resistance using Kirchhoff’s laws.
2V, so as to get a potential gradient of 10 -3V/cm on 
The current flowing through an external resistance
the wire?
is 0.5 A when it is connected to the terminals
 per of
The resistance of a potentiometer wire is
of a cell. This current reduces to 0.25 A when the
cm. A cell of e.m.f. 1.5 V balances at 300 cm on this
 external resistance is . Use Kirchhoff’s laws to 
Two resistances X and Y in the two gaps of a meter-
find e.m.f. of cell.
bridge give a null point dividing the wire in the ratio
 and an unknown
Four resistances , the null
2:3. If each resistance is increased by
are connected in series so as to form
point divides the wire in the ratio 5:6, calculate
Wheatstone’s network. Determine the unknown
each resistance,
resistance X, if the network is balanced with these
numerical values of resistances.  ) and nichrome ( )
Equal lengths of mangnin (
 1 in
In a meter-bridge experiment with resistance R are joined in the left gap and right gap of meter-
left gap and resistance X in right gap, null point is bridge. The null point is at 40 cm from the left end.
obtained at 40 cm from left end. With a resistance Compare the diameters of the wire. The specific
R2 in left gap and same resistance X in right gap, null
resistances are .
point is obtained at 50 cm from left end. Where will

be null point if R1 and R2 are put first in series and Determine the current flowing through the
then in parallel, in the left gap and right gap still
)
containing X? galvanometer (G) shown in the fig. (

A potentiometer wire has a length of 2m and
. It is connected in series with
resistance
resistance and a cell of e.m.f. 2V. Calculate

the potential gradient along the wire. A potentiometer wire has a length of 4m resistance
 1 and E2 (E1 > E2) . What resistance must be connected in
Two cells having unknown e.m.f.s E of
are connected in potentiometer circuit so as to series with the potentiometer wire and a cell of
assist each other. The null point is obtained at 8.125 e.m.f. 2V having internal resistance to get a
m from the higher potential end. When cell E 2 is -3
potential drop of 10 V/cm along the wire?
connected so as to oppose cell E1, the null point is 
obtained at 1.25 m from same end. Compare the A uniform wire is cut into two pieces such that one
e.m.f.s of two cells. piece is twice as long as the other. The two pieces

A potentiometer wire has a length 10 m and a are connected in parallel in the left gap of a meter-
. Its terminals are connected to a is connected in
resistance bridge. When a resistance of
battery of e.m.f. 4V and internal resistance . the right gap, the neutral point is obtained at a
What are the distances at which null points are distance of 60 cm from the right end of the wire.
obtained when two cells of e.m.f.s 1.5 V and 1.3 V Find the resistance of the wire before it was cut into
are connected so as to (a) assist and (b) oppose two pieces.
each other? 
With an unknown resistance X in the left gap and a

A potentiometer wire has a length 4 m and a in the right gap of meter-bridge
resistance of
is connected in series with a battery
resistance the null point is obtained at 40 cm from the left end
of e.m.f. 2V and negligible internal resistance. If the of the wire. Find (i) the unknown resistance and (ii)
e.m.f. of cell balances against length of 217 cm of the shift in the position of the null point.
the wire, find the e.m.f. of cell. When a cell is
a) when the resistances in both the gaps are
shunted by a resistance of , the balancing
and
length is reduced by 17 cm. Find the internal increased by
resistance of a cell.
b) When the resistance in each gap is shunted by a
 . What will be
A voltmeter has a resistance of
its reading when it is connected across a cell of resistance of

e.m.f. 2V and internal resistance ? A skeleton cube is made of 12 wires each of
 form a nce connected to a cell of e.m.f. E and
Four resistance 4, 4, 4 and resista
Wheatstone’s network. Find the resistance which of negligible internal resistance. Use Kirchhoff’s
when connected across the resistance, will laws to find the resistance between (a) adjacent
balance the network. corners of the cube i.e. between two ends o any
wire or across any one edge. (b) the diagonally
 opposite corners of same face of cube. i.e. across
ii) hence current flowing through coil.
face diagonal.

 The moving coil galvanometer has a resistance of
Two coils are connected in series in one gap of a
and gives full scale deflection for a current of
meterbridge and the null point is obtained in the 10 mA. How will you convert it into an ammeter
in the other gap. with a range 0-50 A? Also calculate the equivalent
middle of the wire by putting
resistance of ammeter.
Two coils are then connected in parallel and the null

point is obtained again in the middle of the wire, A moving coil galvanometer has a resistance of
the resistance in the other gap is changed by . and gives a full scale deflection for current of
Find the resistance of each coil. 10mA. How will you convert it into voltmeter having
 range 0-100V?
Find the radius of the wire of length 25 m needed to
 and gives
(Resistivity of A galvanometer has a resistance of
prepare of coil of resistance
a full scale deflection for a current of 10 mA. This
material of wire is ) galvanometer is to be modified to give range of 12.5
 and A and 50 V. What are resistances of shunt and high
The resistance of a potentiometer wire is resistance needed to achieve this?
its length is 8m. A resistance box and a 2V battery 
are connected in series with it. What should be the A rectangular coil having 100 turns each of length
resistance in the box, if it is desired to have a
1.0 cm and breadth 0.5 cm is suspended in radial
potential drop of ?
magnetic field of induction 0.002T. The torsional

Magnetic Effect of Electric Current .

constant of suspension fibre is
 m long and 5.0 cm in diameter has Calculate current sensitivity of M.C.G.
A solenoid

two layers of windings 1000 turn each and carries a A potential difference of 240 V is maintained across
current of 5A. Find the magnetic induction at its
a 12000 ohm rheostat. The voltmeter ‘V’ has a
centre along axis.
-1
 m and has 1000 resistance of 3000 ohm and point C is at the centre
The radius of narrow toroid is 10
turns of wire on it. How large current must flow in of A and B as shown in fig. What is the reading in
it, if magnetic induction inside it is 0.05T?
 voltmeter?
A rectangular coil having length 15 cm breadth 10

cm, is kept in uniform magnetic field of

, the coil carries a current of 100
mA. Compute the torque acting on conductor of
length 15 cm, when it is perpendicular to magnetic
field.

A moving coil galvanometer has 10 turns each of 2
 is used
In a cyclotron, magnetic field of 1.4 Wb/m
length 12 cm and breadth 8 cm. The coil of M.C.G.
to accelerate protons. How rapidly should the
. The coil is kept electric field between the Dees be reversed?
carries a current of

perpendicular to uniform magnetic field of A rectangular coil in a moving coil galvanometer has
induction 10-2T. The twist constant of phosphor
50 turns each of length 5 cm and breadth 3cm,
bronze fibre is . Calculate the
deflection produced. which is suspended in a radial magnetic field of
2
. The twist constant of suspension is
 is placed 0.050 Wb/m
A 100 turn rectangular coil
in uniform magnetic field of induction , calculate the current through
the rectangular coil is suspended by phosphor the coil, which will deflect it through 30o.
bronze fibre whose twist constant is 
A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 40 ohm
. If the coil is deflected through gives a full scale deflection for a current of 5mA.
o
30 , compute
How will you convert it into an ammeter of range 0-
i) restoring torque and
5A?
  the magnetization of a bar magnet of length
Calculate the value of resistance needed to convert Find
into an 5cm and cross-sectional area 2 cm2, if the magnetic
a moving coil galvanometer of moment is 1 Am2.
ammeter of range 5A which gives full scale 
deflection for a current of 50 mA and into voltmeter A circular coil of 300 turns and diameter 14 cm
of range 0-50V carries a current of 15A. What is the magnitude of
 and gives
A galvanometer has a resistance of magnetic moment associated with the coil?
a full scale deflection when a current 20 mA is 
An electron in an atom revolves around the nucleus
passed through it. The only shunt resistance
available is which is not appropriate to . Calculate the equivalent
convert galvanometer into an ammeter. How much in an orbit of radius
resistance should be connected in series with coil of magnetic moment, if the frequency of revolution of
galvanometer so that the range of ammeter is 10A? electron is 1010 MHz.
 
A resistance of 3 ohm is connected in parallel to a Find the percent increase in the magnetic field B

galvanometer of resistance 297 ohm. Find the when the space within a current-carrying toroid is

fraction of current passing through galvanometer. filled with aluminum. The susceptibility of
 .
The combined resistance of galvanometer of aluminum is

resistance 1000 ohm and its shunt is 25 ohm. A bar magnet made of steel has magnetic moment
2
Calculate the value of shunt. and a mass of If the density
of 0.5 Am

A rectangular coil of a moving coil galvanometer
of steel is , find the intensity of
2
. It is magnetization of the magnet.
contains 50 turns each having area 12 cm
suspended in radial magnetic field 0.025 Wb/m 2 by 
The susceptibility of annealed iron at saturation is
a fibre of twist constant .
5500. Find the permeability of annealed iron at
Calculate the sensitivity of a moving coil
galvanometer. saturation.

The susceptibility of magnesium at 300 K is
Magnetism . At what temperature will the

An electron in an atom revolves around the nucleus susceptibility increase to ?

. Calculate the The magnetic field B and the magnetic intensity H in
in an orbit of radius
equivalent magnetic moment, if the frequency of a material are found to be 1.6 T and 1000 A/m
respectively. Calculate the relative permeability
revolution of electron is . (Given :
) and the susceptibility of the material?

The electron in the hydrogen atom is moving with a
Electromagnetic Induction
in an orbit of radius 2
speed at  is placed normal to
A conducting loop of area 2m
. Calculate the magnetic moment of the uniform magnetic induction 2 Wb/m2. If the
revolving electron. magnetic induction is uniformally reduced to 1
 wb/m2 in a time of 2 second. Calculate the induced
A closely wound solenoid of 1000 turns and area of e.m.f. produce in the loop.
carries a current of 1A. It 
cross-section A conducting wire 20 cm long, bent into rectangular
is placed in horizontal axis at 30 o with the direction is placed (kept) perpendicular to
loop
of uniform magnetic field of 0.16 T. Calculate
the magnetic field of induction 0.5T. Within 0.1s,
magnetic moment of solenoid and torque
the loop is changed to a square and magnetic
experienced by the solenoid due to the field.
induction is increased to 1T, what will be the e.m.f.

The space within a current carrying toroid is filled induced in the wire?
. What is 
with tungsten of susceptibility A wise 5m along is supported horizontally at a
the percent increase in the magnetic field B? height of 15 m along east-west direction. When it is
 increased by 0.5 Wb/m2. Calculate the e.m.f.
about to hit the ground, what will be the average
induced in the wire.
e.m.f. induced in if? 
A cycle wheel with 10 spokes each of length 0.5 m

long is rotated at a speed of 18 km/hr in a plane

 rod m long rotates about one of its
A metal
normal to the earth’s magnetic induction of
ends in a plane perpendicular to magnetic induction
. Calculate the e.m.f. induced between
of . Calculate the number of revolutions
the
made by the rod if the e.m.f. induced between the
ends of the rod is 1.5 mV. (i) axle and the rim of the cyclewheel.

A current is changing at the rate of 5A/s in one coil, (ii) ends of single spoke and then spokes.

induces an e.m.f. of 4V in the neighbouring coil. The primary of a transformer has 40 turns and

Calculate the coefficient of mutual inductance works on 100 volt and 100 watt. Find the number of

between the coils. turns in the secondary to step up voltage to 400V.


A transformer converts 200V A.C. to 50V A.C. The Also calculate the current in the secondary and

secondary has 50 turns and load across it draws primary.


300mA. Calculate (i) the number of turns in the The magnetic flux through a loop of resistance

primary (ii) the current in the primary (iii) the power is varying according to the relation

consumed. where is in milliweber and ‘t’ is

2 in second. What is the e.m.f. induced in the loop at t
 is kept in a
A coil of 2000 turns, each of area 0.02 m = 1s and the magnitude of the current?
uniform field of magnetic induction , if  , inductor of 0.1H and resistor
coil rotates with speed of 1200 r.p.m. about an axis A capacitor of
in the plane of the coil and perpendicular to the of resistance are connected in series with an
magnetic induction. Calculate the peak value of the A.C. source of e.m.f. e = 310 sin (314t) volt.
e.m.f. Also write the equation of an instantenous 
What is the (i) reactance? (ii) impedance and the
e.m.f. generated in the coil.
 current of the circuit?(iii) phase angle between
An A.C. supply, e = 300 sin (314.2t) V is connected
for
. Calculate (i) peak value current and applied e.m.f.? (iv) expression
across a resistance of instantaneous value of current?
of e.m.f. (ii) r.m.s. value of e.m.f. (iii) peak current 
and r.m.s. current of the circuit. A current 10 A in the primary of a transformer is

 , inductor of 0.2H reduced to zero at the uniform rate in 0.1 sec. If the
An A.C. circuit with resistor of
and capacitor of are connected in series coefficient of mutual inductance be 3H, what is the
across a 200V, 50Hz supply. e.m.f. induced in the secondary and change in the

A radio can tune over the frequency range of a magnetic flux per turn in the secondary if it has 50
broadcast band (800 KHz to 1200
portion of MW turns?
KHz). If L.C. circuit has an effective inductance of 0.2

mH, what must be the range of its variable When 100V D.C. is applied across a coil, a current of
capacitance of the capacitor? through it. When 100V A.C. of frequency
1A flows
 , 50 Hz is applied to the same coil only 0.5A current
A series LCR circuit has resistance of
flows through it. Calculate resistance, impedance
capacitor of and inductor of 8mH. Find the
and self inductance of the coil.
impedance at resonance and resonant frequency.
 and self inductance 0.2 H is
 A coil of resistance
A wire 88 cm long bent into a circular loop is kept
connected in series with a variable capacitor across
with plane of the coil perpendicular to the magnetic 30 volt, 50 Hz supply. At what value of capacitor
2
. Within 0.5 second, the coil is resonance will occur? Find the corresponding value
induction 2.5 Wb/m
of current.
changed to a square and magnetic induction is
 
Electrons and Photons The work function of tungsten is 2.50 eV. Calculate

A metal whose work function is 4.2eV is irradiated the speed of fastest electron ejected from tungsten

. Find the surface when light whose photon energy is 5.80 eV

by radiation whose wavelength is
maximum kinetic energy of emitted electron. shines on the surface.
 
If photoelectrons are to be emitted from potassium If the work function for certain metal is 1.8 eV,

, what frequency (a) What is the stopping potential for electrons

surface with speed of
of radiation must be used? Threshold frequency for
shines on
ejected from metal when light of
potassium is .
the metal?
 falls on a (b) What is the maximum speed of the ejected
A photon of wavelength
photocathode and an electron of energy electrons?
is ejected. If the wavelength of the incident photon 
The work function of caesium is 2.14 eV. Find (a)
is changed to , the energy of the ejected
the threshold frequency for caesium and (b) the
electron is . Calculate the value of the
wavelength of the incident light if photocurrent is
Planck’s constant and threshold wavelength of the
photon. brought to zero by stopping potential of 0.60 V.
 
If the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons When a surface is irradiated with light of
in photoelectric effect is 2 eV. Find the stopping
, a photocurrent appears which
wavelength
potential and threshold wavelength, if the work
vanishes if a retarding potential greater than 0.6 V is
function for metal is 4.2 eV. applied across the phototube. When different
source of light is used, it is found that the critical
 falls on a metal retarding potential is changed to 1.1 V. Find the
Light of wavelength
work function of the emitting surface and the
surface having work function 2.3 eV. Calculate the
wavelength of the second source.
maximum velocity of the ejected electrons.

 The work function for the surface of aluminium is
The photoelectric work function for a metal surface
4.2 eV. How much potential difference will be
is
is 2.4 eV. If the light of wavelength
required to stop the emission of maximum energy
incident on the surface of metal, find threshold
frequency and incident frequency. Will there be an wavelength?
emission of photoelectrons or not? electrons emitted by light of
 What will be the wavelength of that incident light
The energy required to remove electron from for which stopping potential will be zero?
sodium is 2.3 eV. Does sodium show photoelectric
Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei
?
effect for orange light of wavelength 
Calculate the radius of the first Bohr orbit from
 rd
Find the maximum kinetic energy of electrons Bohr orbit.
given data and hence find radius of 3
ejected from a certain material if material’s work 
The energy of an excited hydrogen atom is -3.4 eV.
function is 2.3 eV and the frequency of the incident
Find the angular momentum of the electron.
.  nd
Bohr orbit is -3.4 eV. Find
radiation is Energy of electron in 2
 is the energy of electron in 3 rd Bohr orbit and 1st Bohr
The work function for potassium and caesium
orbit.
2.25 eV and 2.14 eV respectively. Will the nd
 Bohr orbit is -3.4 eV.
photoelectric effect occur for either of these Energy of electron in 2
elements (a) with incident light of wavelength Calculate its k.E. and P.E. in the 3rd orbit.
th
 Bohr orbit. Find the
and (b) with light of wavelength ? An electron is orbiting in 4
ionization energy for this atom if the ground state
energy is -13.6 eV.
 nd
  orbit for
On the basis of classical electromagnetic theory find An electron in hydrogen atom stays in 2
10-8s. How many, revolutions will it make till it
the frequency of light emitted by an electron
jumps to the ground state?
revolving around proton in hydrogen atom. 
Find momentum of the electron having de Broglie
 . Find
The series limit for Lyman series is .
wavelength of
series limit for Paschen and Brackett series.

Find the wavelength of a proton accelerated by a
 . Find its
An electron beam has wavelength of potential difference of 50 V.
velocity and accelerating voltage required to impart
that velocity.  ]
[Given

What is de Broglie wavelength of an electron  of
A cracker of mass M at rest explodes in two parts
accelerated through 25000 volt? (neglect relativistic masses m1 and m2 with non-zero velocities. Find the
ratio of the de Broglie wavelength of two particles
effects).

Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of electron

moving with one fourth of the speed of light.

(neglect relativistic effects).

st
 Bohr
Find the ratio of diameter of electrons in 1
orbit to that in 4th Bohr orbit.

Calculate the change in angular momentum of
rd
orbit to 1st orbit in
electron when it jumps from 3
hydrogen atom.

Find the longest wavelength in Paschen series.
)
(Given
nd

Find the frequency of revolution of electron in 2
Bohr orbit, if the radius and the speed of electron in
that orbit is and
respectively.

Find the value of Rydberg’s constant if the energy

of electron in second orbit in hydrogen atom is

-3.4eV.
 series it,
Find the shortest wavelength in Paschen

the longest wavelength in Balmer series is


Find the ratio of longest to shortest wavelength in

Paschen series.

The moving electron and a photon has same de

Broglie wavelength. Show that the electron

possesses more energy than carried by the photon.

 is
A monochromatic wavelength of wavelength
incident on an hydrogen atom that lifts it is to 3 rd
orbit from ground level. Find the wavelength and
frequency of incident photon.
3 = - 1.51 eV, E1 = - 13.6 eV)
(Given: E