List of top Physics Questions

A rod of length 0.5 m moves with a velocity of 3 m/s in a perpendicular magnetic field of strength 2 T. Find the emf induced across its ends.
A guitar string is vibrating in the third harmonic. The number of nodes and antinodes present are:
If \( n \) cells of emf \( E \) and internal resistance \( r \) are connected in parallel, what is the equivalent emf and internal resistance of the combination?
What is the potential energy of an object of mass \( m \) placed on the surface of the Earth? (Mass of Earth = \( M \), radius of Earth = \( R \))
The center of mass of a rod of length \( l \) is at a distance ______ from one end of the rod.
A block is tied to a string of length 98 cm and is rotated in a horizontal circle. Find the angular velocity if the centripetal acceleration \( a = g \).
When a rotating disc suddenly shrinks in radius, what happens to the angular velocity \( \omega \)?
If $ \mu_s $ and $ \mu_k $ are static and kinetic friction, then:
Let the binding energy per nucleon of a nucleus be denoted by \( E_{\text{b/n}} \), and the radius of the nucleus is denoted by \( r \). If the mass numbers of nuclei A and B are 64 and 125 respectively, then:
A piece of granite floats at the interface of mercury and water contained in a beaker as shown in the figure. If the densities of granite, water, and mercury are \( \rho \), \( \rho_1 \), and \( \rho_2 \) respectively, the ratio of the volume of granite in water to the volume of granite in mercury is:
A piece of granite floats at the interface of mercury and water
\( 10^{20} \) photons of wavelength 660 nm are emitted per second from a lamp. The wattage of the lamp is: \[ \text{(Planck's constant} \, h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js}) \]
A wave disturbance in a medium is described by \[ y(x,t) = 0.02 \cos\left(50 \pi t + \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \cos(10 \pi x) \] where \( x \) and \( y \) are in meters and \( t \) is in seconds. Which statement(s) is/are correct?
The apparent coefficient of expansion of a liquid, when heated in a copper vessel, is \( C \) and when heated in a silver vessel is \( S \). If \( A \) is the linear coefficient of expansion of copper, then the linear coefficient of expansion of silver is:
If the dimensions of length are expressed as \( G^x C^y h^z \), where \( G \), \( C \), and \( h \) are the universal gravitational constant, speed of light, and Planck's constant respectively, then:
Let \( \bar{V} \), \( V_{\text{rms}} \), \( V_p \) denote the mean speed, root mean square speed, and most probable speed of the molecules of mass \( m \) in an ideal monoatomic gas at absolute temperature \( T \) Kelvin. Which statement(s) is/are correct?
The variation of the density of a solid cylindrical rod of cross-sectional area \( \alpha \) and length \( L \) is given by: \[ \rho(x) = \rho_0 \frac{x^2}{L^2} \] Where \( x \) is the distance from one end of the rod. The position of its center of mass from one end is:
Figure shows the graph of angle of deviation \( \delta \) versus angle of incidence \( i \) for a light ray striking a prism. The prism angle is
angle of deviation δ versus angle of incidence i
A radioactive nucleus decays as follows: \[ X \to X_1 \to X_2 \to X_3 \to X_4 \] If the mass number and atomic number of \( X_4 \) are 172 and 69 respectively, the mass number and atomic number of \( X \) are:
Temperature of a body \( \theta \) is slightly more than the temperature of the surrounding \( \theta_s \). Its rate of cooling (R) versus temperature of the body (\( \theta \)) is plotted. Its shape would be:
Three different liquids are filled in a U-tube as shown in the figure. Their densities are \( \rho_1 \), \( \rho_2 \), and \( \rho_3 \), respectively. From the figure, we may conclude that:
Three different liquids are filled in a U-tube
Consider a particle of mass 1 gm and charge 1.0 Coulomb at rest. Now, the particle is subjected to an electric field \( E(t) = E_0 \sin(\omega t) \) in the x-direction, where \( E_0 = 2 \, \text{N/C} \) and \( \omega = 1000 \, \text{rad/sec} \). The maximum speed attained by the particle is:
A single slit diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of red light. If red light is replaced by blue light, then:
A simple pendulum is taken at a place where its distance from the Earth's surface is equal to the radius of the Earth. Calculate the time period of small oscillations if the length of the string is 4.0 m. (Take \( g = 9 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) at the surface of the Earth.)
The de-Broglie wavelength of a moving bus with speed \( v \) is \( \lambda \). Some passengers left the bus at a stop. Now, when the bus moves with twice of its initial speed, its kinetic energy is found to be twice of its initial value. What is the de-Broglie wavelength of the bus now?
The minimum wavelength of Lyman series lines is \( P \), then the maximum wavelength of the Lyman series lines is: