List of top Physics Questions

(i) Derive the impedance of an R-C series circuit connected to an AC source v = v_m sin(ωt).
(ii) When does an inductor act as a conductor? Explain.
(iii) A lamp (R) and inductor (L) in series with 220V-50Hz AC give 11A. With 110V DC, it gives 11A. Find L.
(a) "EM wavelength correlates with the size of the radiating system." Give two examples.
(i) Why do long-distance radio broadcasts use shortwave bands?
(ii) Why are X-ray telescopes satellite-based, while optical/radio telescopes are ground-based?
A transformer has 500 primary turns and 5000 secondary turns. Input is 220V-50Hz. What's the output?
(a) State Bohr's postulates for the hydrogen atom.
(b) A hydrogen atom de-excites from level n to (n-1). Show that emitted frequency ν ∝ α/n³ for large n (α = constant).
Differentiate between diffusion and drift current. Explain their role in p-n junction formation.
Coils P and Q. Current in P induces current in Q. (a) Explain the phenomenon. (b) Two factors affecting current in Q. (c) Direction of current in Q when current is in P and (i) R increases, (ii) R decreases.
An air-filled parallel plate capacitor (d = 1mm, C = 20pF) is charged to 4.0µC. Find work done to increase plate separation to 5mm (constant charge).
(a) Two characteristic properties of nuclear force. (b) Plot potential energy of a nucleon pair vs. separation. Two conclusions from the plot.
Who first produced and observed EM waves in the 25mm-5mm range?
A bar magnet (2.5 J/T) is aligned with a 0.32 T field. (a) Find work done to align it (i) normal, (ii) opposite to the field. (b) Find torque in both cases.
Two batteries (6V, 0.8Ω and 3V, 0.2Ω) are connected in series with external resistance R. Find R so that the potential difference across the 6V battery is zero.
An object is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror (radius of curvature 40 cm). Find: (i) image position (ii) magnification
How does conductivity of an intrinsic semiconductor vary with temperature? Show in a plot.
Charges Q1, Q2, and Q3 are at (-d,0), (0,0), and (d,0). Q1=Q3, Q2>0. Find the nature and value of Q1 for zero potential energy.
Electric and magnetic fields of EM waves are:
A wire bent into circular loop A carries current I. The same wire is bent into loop B with two turns, same current. Find the ratio of magnetic fields at the centers of A to B.
Two beams (3.3 eV and 11.3 eV) illuminate a metal (work function 2.3 eV). Find the ratio of maximum electron speeds.
An electron and a proton have the same wavelength λ. This implies they have the same:
A conducting circular loop (radius shrinking at 1 mm/s) is in a uniform magnetic field B = 50 mT, plane perpendicular to the field. Find the induced emf when the radius is 4 cm.
Four cells (emf E, internal resistance r) are connected in series, but one is wrongly connected. Find the equivalent emf and internal resistance.
A charged sphere (radius r, surface charge density σ) has electric field E. If the radius doubles (charge density constant), what's the ratio of the old to new electric field?
State any two properties of a nucleus.
The above two parts are kept in contact with each other as shown in the figure. The power of the combination will be: The above two parts are kept in contact
A signal, as shown in the figure, is applied to a p-n junction diode. Identify the output across the resistance \( R_L \):
Derive an expression for potential energy of an electric dipole $\vec{p}$ in an external uniform electric field $\vec{E}$. When is the potential energy of the dipole (1) maximum, and (2) minimum ?