Latest CBSE Sample Paper Latest Sample Paper for CBSE Class XII Issued by CBSE PHYSICS (Fully Solved) 2020 General Instructions 1. All questions are compulsory. There are 37 questions in all 2. This question paper has four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D. 3. Section A contains 20 questions of one mark each, Section B contains 7 questions of two marks ach, Section C contains 7 questions of three marks each and Section D contains 3 questions of five marks each. | _ 4. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in two questions of one mark, ‘twoquestions of two marks, one question of three marks and three questions of five marks. Youhave to attempt only one of the choices in such questions. 5. You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary. 3x10 ms, h=6.63 x10-4 Js, e=1.6 «10-9 C, no = 4n «107? TMA", e9= 3.854 x10"! ¢ Nn, | | | | 1 Frag 72 10° NMC *, Mass of electron = 9.1 x 10°" kg, Mass of neutron = 1.675 x10-27ke, ne Mass of proton = 1.673 x 10-*7kg, Avogadro's number =6023 x1073per gram mole, Boltzmann constant= 1.38 x 10-73 JK~" TIME :3 HOURS MAX. MARKS : 70 SECTION A (1 Marl 3. Ifthe ammeter in the given circuit Select the most appropriate option from those shown in the diagram reads 2A, the given below each question. resistance R is 20 1. A charge q is placed at the point of WW intersection of body diagonals of a cube. The electric flux passing through any one of its face is ‘ 3q @ 4 pt —@——__, 4 6e € & © @t (@ 19 © 20 & Be (©) 3Q @49 2. The electric potential of earth is taken to 4, The heat i be zero because earth is a good tate ee by 100W heater in (a) insulator () conductor (a) 10.55 () 16.35 (©) semiconductor (4) dielectric (©) 12.0k5 (@) 14.24s 10. Time period of a chargog undergoing a circulany Particle uniform magnetic figiq o08 in a () epecd ebthe rata S's independent (b) mass of the partigne 2 (©) charge of the particie (@) magnetic field ‘The final image formed in an astronomical refract) respect to the object igs lee with (a) real and inverted (b) veal and erect (©) virtual and erect (@) virtual and inverted The shape of the interference fringes i Young's double slit experiment when D (distance between slit and screen) is very large as compared to fringe width is. nearly (a) straight line (b) parabolic (©) cireular @ hyperbolic Unpolarised light is incident on a plane glass surface having refractive index V3. The angle of incidence at which reflected and refracted rays would become perpendicular to each other is (a) 15° (b) 30° (©) 45° @ 60° ctric emission from a given value of a physical quantity is is than the energy of incident photon. The physical quantity of . threshold frequen’ o work function of surface (© threshold wavelength (@ stopping potential d gy 12.1 eVis _ A photon beam of ene a The omit incident on ah ited 18 atom be excite Peart (@) 6th. to which electro (2nd) rd 477 Fill : in the blanks with appropriate answer tein : oe And vertical components of equal, Tasnetic field at a place are ie The angle of dip at that place Or A free floating magnetic needle at North pole is. to the surface of earth. 12. ‘The magnetic flux linked with a coil changes by 2x10-? Wh, when the current changes by 0.01A. The self inductance of the coil is 18. If the angular speed of the armature of a dynamo is doubled then the amplitude of the induced emf will become e-eesen « 14, An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 100 V , then de-Broglie wavelength associated with it is approximately .. a. 45. An equilateral prism is made up of material of refractive index V3 . The angle of minimum deviation of light passing through the prism is Answer the following. 46. Which physical quantity in a nuclear reaction is considered equivalent to the [Link] of the reaction? 47. Zener diode is used in reverse bias. When its reverse bias is increased, does the thickness of the depletion change? 18. The initial concentration of radioactive substance is Ny and its half-life What will be its concent Pe. Work function of sodium is 2.75 eV. What will be kinetic energy of emitted electron when photon of energy 3.54 eV is incident on the surface of sodium? 20. From the information of energy band gaps of diodes, how do you decide which can be light emitting diodes? Or Give any one advantage of LEDs over conventional ineandescent low power lamps. SECTION B (2 Marks) 21. Derive the expression for drift velocity of free electron in terms of relaxation time and electric field applied across a conductor. 22. Find total energy stored in capacitors given in the cireuit. eur jue ve er is uF 2uF 23. An o-particle and a proton are accelerated through same potential difference. Find the ratio (v,/ v,)of velocities acquired by two particles. 24, What is Brewster's angle? Derive the relation between Brewster's angle and refractive index of medium which produces plane polarised light. 25. The work function of Cs is 2.14 [Link] (a) threshold frequency for Cs. (b) wavelength of incident light if the photocurrent is brought to zero by stopping potential of 0.6 V. 27. Derive an expression for the radius of nth Bohr's orbit in hydrogen atom. Or Energy of electron in first excited state in hydrogen atom is ~ 8.4 eV. Find kinetic energy and potential energy of electron in the ground state, Draw energy band diagrams of pand n type semiconductors. Also write two differences between pand n type semiconductors. Or Energy gap in a pn photodiode is 2.8 eV. Can it detect a wavelength of 6000 nm? Justify your answer. SECTION C (3 Marks) 28. State working principle of potentiometer. Explain how the balance point shifts when value of resistor R increases in the circuit of potentiometer, given below. 29. Using Biot-Savart’s law, derive an expression for magnetic field at any point on axial line of a current carrying circular loop. Hence, find magnitude of magnetic field intensity at the centre of circular coil. 80. Obtain the resonant frequency and @-factor of a series L-C-R circuit with L=3H, C=27uF, R= 7.40. It is desired to improve the sharpness of resonance of circuit by reducing its full width at half maximum by a factor of 2. Suggest a suitable way.91, State the conditions ; reflection, Refractive igen internal prism material for red, bh of the given colors are 1.39, 1.48 aoa a and green respectively. Trace Az, through the prism, A the path of rays o——+| 8——+} R teal eX, 32. Define resolving power of an astronomical refracting telescope and write expression for it in normal [Link] that light of wavelength 6000A is coming from a star. What is the limit of resolution of a telescope whose objective has a diameter of 2.54m? Or Write the basic assumptions used in the derivation of lens maker's formula and hence derive this expression. 33. Show that 783U cannot spontaneously emit a proton. Given, = 238.05097u , 3} Pa= 237.05121u .00783u) 34, Suggest an idea to convert a full wave bridge rectifier to a half wave acne by changing the ‘connecting wires. Draw the diagram and explain your answer. SECTION D (5 Marks) - - ive expressi 35, (a) Using Gauss’ 1, sertpeld at any for intensity °; sgnitely long straight point near the cube and (i) the charge within the cube assume that a =0.1m. y l, 24h, Or (a) Define electrostatic potential at a point. Write its SI unit, Three charges 41,42 and qq are kept respectively at points A, Band C as shown in figure. Write the expression for electrostatic potential 4 energy of the system. ra hy 3 8: 5 C Adige ges ey Ga () Depict the equipotential surfaces due to () an electric dipole (i) two identical negative charges separated by a small distance. 36. In the following diagram, the arm PQ of the rectangular conductor is moved from x=0, outwards. ab ‘The uniform magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane and extends from x=0to x=band is zero for x>b. Only the arm PQ possesses substantial resistance r. Consider the situation. when the arm PQ is pulled outwards from x=0to x=2b and is then moved back to x=0with constant speed v. rs