List of top Physics Questions

A ball having kinetic energy \( KE \), is projected at an angle of \( 60^\circ \) from the horizontal. What will be the kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight?
In the photoelectric effect, an electromagnetic wave is incident on a metal surface and electrons are ejected from the surface. If the work function of the metal is 2.14 eV and the stopping potential is 2V, what is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave? Given \( hc = 1242 \, \text{eV} \cdot \text{nm} \) where \( h \) is the Planck constant and \( c \) is the speed of light in vacuum.
Two charges \( 7 \, \mu C \) and \( -4 \, \mu C \) are placed at \( (-7 \, \text{cm}, 0, 0) \) and \( (7 \, \text{cm}, 0, 0) \) respectively. Given, \( \epsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \, \text{C}^2 \text{N}^{-1} \text{m}^{-2} \), the electrostatic potential energy of the charge configuration is:
A massless spring gets elongated by amount \( x_1 \) under a tension of 5 N. Its elongation is \( x_2 \) under the tension of 7 N. For the elongation of \( 5x_1 - 2x_2 \), the tension in the spring will be:
A concave mirror of focal length \( f \) in air is dipped in a liquid of refractive index \( \mu \). Its focal length in the liquid will be:
Water of mass \( m \) gram is slowly heated to increase the temperature from \( T_1 \) to \( T_2 \). The change in entropy of the water, given specific heat of water is \( 1 \, \text{J} \, \text{kg}^{-1} \, \text{K}^{-1} \), is:
A satellite of mass \( \frac{M}{2} \) is revolving around Earth in a circular orbit at a height of \( \frac{R}{3} \) from the Earth's surface. The angular momentum of the satellite is \( M \sqrt{\frac{GM R}{x}} \). The value of \( x \) is:
Using the given P-V diagram, the work done by an ideal gas along the path ABCD is: \includegraphics[]{43.PNG}
In a resistive circuit, the power dissipated by a resistor \( R \) when a current \( I \) flows through it is given by \( P = I^2 R \). What happens to the power when the current is doubled?
Find the equivalent resistance between two ends of the following circuit:
equivalent resistance between two ends
A block of mass \( m \) is moving with velocity \( v \) on a smooth horizontal surface. If a constant force \( F \) is applied to the block, what is the work done by this force after 5 seconds?
A particle of mass \( m \) and charge \( q \) is fastened to one end \( A \) of a massless string having equilibrium length \( l \), whose other end is fixed at point \( O \). The whole system is placed on a frictionless horizontal plane and is initially at rest. If a uniform electric field is switched on along the direction as shown in the figure, then the speed of the particle when it crosses the x-axis is:
A particle of mass m and charge q
A Carnot engine (E) is working between two temperatures 473K and 273K. In a new system two engines - engine \(E_1\) works between 473K to 373K and engine \(E_2\) works between 373K to 273K. If \(\eta_{12}\), \(\eta_1\) and \(\eta_2\) are the efficiencies of the engines \(E\), \(E_1\) and \(E_2\), respectively, then:
Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current \( I \). A particle having mass \( M \) and charge \( q \) is released at a distance \( a \) from the wire with a speed \( v_0 \) along the direction of current in the wire. The particle gets attracted to the wire due to magnetic force. The particle turns round when it is at distance \( x \) from the wire. The value of \( x \) is:
In the context of the photoelectric effect, what is the threshold frequency \( f_0 \) for a metal if the work function is \( \phi = 2 \, \text{eV} \)?
Choose the correct nuclear process from the below options:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: In a central force field, the work done is independent of the path chosen. Reason R: Every force encountered in mechanics does not have an associated potential energy. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
A thin prism \( P_1 \) with angle \( 4^\circ \) made of glass having refractive index 1.54 is combined with another thin prism \( P_2 \) made of glass having refractive index 1.72 to get dispersion without deviation. The angle of the prism \( P_2 \) in degrees is:

Due to presence of an em-wave whose electric component is given by \( E = 100 \sin(\omega t - kx) \, NC^{-1} \), a cylinder of length 200 cm holds certain amount of em-energy inside it. If another cylinder of same length but half diameter than previous one holds same amount of em-energy, the magnitude of the electric field of the corresponding em-wave should be modified as:

In the experiment for measurement of viscosity \( \eta \) of a given liquid with a ball having radius \( R \), consider following statements: A. Graph between terminal velocity \( V \) and \( R \) will be a parabola.
B. The terminal velocities of different diameter balls are constant for a given liquid.
C. Measurement of terminal velocity is dependent on the temperature.
D. This experiment can be utilized to assess the density of a given liquid.
E. If balls are dropped with some initial speed, the value of \( \eta \) will change.
For a particular ideal gas, which of the following graphs represents the variation of mean squared velocity of the gas molecules with temperature?
What is the time period of a simple pendulum of length \( L \) and acceleration due to gravity \( g \)?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion \(A\) and the other as Reason \(R\):
Assertion \(A\): A sound wave has higher speed in solids than in gases.
Reason \(R\): Gases have higher value of Bulk modulus than solids.
A wire of resistance R is bent into an equilateral triangle and an identical wire is bent into a square. The ratio of resistance between the two end points of an edge of the triangle to that of the square is:
A bead of mass \( m \) slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius \( R \) as shown in figure. The bead moves under the combined action of gravity and a massless spring \( k \) attached to the bottom of the hoop. The equilibrium length of the spring is \( R \). If the bead is released from the top of the hoop with (negligible) zero initial speed, the velocity of the bead, when the length of spring becomes \( R \), would be (spring constant is \( k \), \( g \) is acceleration due to gravity):
A bead of mass \( m \) slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius