3-Marks Questions – Clean Version (No Unicode Symbols)
1) Using dimensional analysis show that 1 joule = 10^7 erg.
2) A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 3 ohm is connected to a resistor.
If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A:
a) Calculate resistance of resistor.
b) Calculate terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is closed.
3) Obtain an expression for centripetal acceleration in uniform circular motion.
4) Derive the formula for period of oscillation of simple pendulum having period T,
length l and acceleration due to gravity g using dimensional analysis.
5) Two resistors 1k ohm and 2k ohm are connected in parallel.
i) Find the equivalent resistance.
ii) When this combination is connected to 9 V supply (neglecting internal resistance),
calculate current through each resistor.
6) Obtain an expression for centripetal acceleration in uniform circular motion.
7) Find the derivatives:
i) x^8
ii) x^3 + sin x
iii) x^3 * sin x
8) In Ohm’s experiment, resistances were found: 6.12, 6.09, 6.22, 6.15 ohm.
Calculate mean absolute error, relative error, and percentage error.
9) With neat circuit diagram obtain an expression for equivalent resistance for
parallel combination.
10) Obtain the derivatives:
i) x sin x
ii) x^4 + cos x
iii) x / sin x
11) Three charges 2 microC, 3 microC and 4 microC placed at A, B and C.
Determine force on A due to others.
12) Find percentage error in kinetic energy of a body:
mass = 60.0 ± 0.3 g
velocity = 25.0 ± 0.1 cm/s.