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Sample Paper 2012
Class XII
Subject PHYSICS
Time: 3 Hours (Theory) Max Marks:
70
Geera! "structios
(a) All questions are compulsory.
(b) Questions 1 to 8 carry one mark each, questions 9 to 18 carry two marks each,
questions 19
to 27 carry three marks each an questions 28 to !" carry #$e marks each.
#hysica! costats:
% & ! ' 1"
8
m(s h & ).) ' 1"
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,s e & 1.) ' 1"
*19
% A$o-aro.s number /A & )."2! ' 1"
2!

(mole 0ass o1 neutron mn & 1.) ' 1"
*27
k- 0ass o1 electron me & 9 ' 1"
*!1
k-
1. A (hypothetical) bar ma-net (A2) is cut into two equal parts. 3ne part is now kept o$er
the other, so that pole %2 is abo$e %1. 41 0 is the ma-netic moment o1 the ori-inal
ma-net, what woul be the ma-netic moment o1 the combination so 1orme5
1
2. /ame the quantity represents minimum ma-netic moment o1 a re$ol$in- electron.
6rite its e'pression
1
!. A rectan-ular wire 1rame, shown below, is place in a uni1orm ma-netic #el irecte
upwar an normal to the plane o1 the paper. 7he part A2 is connecte to a sprin-. 7he
sprin- is stretche an release when the wire A2 has come to the position A
8
2
8
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9ow woul the inuce em1 $ary with time5 /e-lect ampin-
1
+. /ame the characteristics o1 electroma-netic wa$es that (i) increases (ii) remains
constant in the electroma-netic spectrum as one mo$es 1rom raiowa$e re-ion
towars ultra$iolet re-ion. 1
:. A partially plane polari;e beam o1 li-ht is passe throu-h a <olaroi. =how
-raphically the $ariation o1 the transmitte li-ht intensity with an-le o1 rotation o1 the
<olaroi. 1
). 7he e 2ro-lie wa$elen-ths, associate with a proton an a neutron, are 1oun to be
equal. 6hich o1 the two has a hi-her $alue 1or kinetic ener-y5
1
7. %arbon an silicon are known to ha$e similar lattice structures. 9owe$er, the 1our
bonin- electrons o1 carbon are present in secon orbit while those o1 silicon are
present in its thir orbit. 9ow oes this i>erence result in a i>erence in their
electrical conucti$ities5 1
8. ?our nuclei o1 an element 1use to-ether to 1orm a hea$ier nucleus. 41 the process is
accompanie by release o1 ener-y, which o1 the two * the parent or the au-hter
nucleus woul ha$e a hi-her binin- ener-y(nucleon5
1
9. @eepin- the $olta-e o1 the the char-in- source constant, what woul be the percenta-e
chan-e in the ener-y store in a parallel plate capacitor i1 the separation between its
plates were to be ecrease by 1"A5
2
1". 7wo cells o1 em1 B1 an B2 ha$e internal resistance r1 an r2. Ceuce an e'pression 1or
equi$alent em1 o1 their parallel combination.
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A cell o1 em1 (B) an internal resistance (r) is connecte across a $ariable e'ternal
resistance (D). <lot -raphs to show $ariation o1
(i) B with D (ii) 7erminal p.. o1 the cell (E) with D
11. 7wo ientical plane metallic sur1aces A an 2 are kept parallel to each other in air
separate by a istance o1 1." cm as shown =ur1ace A is -i$en a positi$e potential o1
1"E an the outer sur1ace o1 2 is earthe. (i) 6hat is the ma-nitue an irection o1
the uni1orm electric #el between points F an G5 (ii) 6hat is the work one in mo$in-
a char-e o1 2" % 1rom point H to point F5 2
12. ?i-. =hows a li-ht bulb (2) an iron*core inuctor connecte to a C% battery throu-h a
switch (=).
2
(i) 6hat will one obser$e when switch (=) is close5
(ii) 9ow will the -low o1 the bulb chan-e when the battery is replace by an ac source o1
rms $olta-e equal to the Eolta-e o1 C% battery5 ,usti1y your answer in each case..
1!. 6rite the relation between the an-le o1 incience (i), the an-le o1 emer-ence (e), the
an-le o1 prism (A) an the an-le o1 e$iation ( C) 1or rays uner-oin- re1raction
throu-h a prism. 6hat is the relation between an1or rays uner-oin- minimum
e$iation5 Isin- this relation, write the e'pression 1or the re1racti$e ine' () o1 the
material o1 a prism in terms o1 an the an-le o1 minimum e$iation (Cm)
2
1+. Ce#ne ecay. Ji$e one e'ample o1 ecay.
2
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1:. Ki-ht o1 wa$elen-th ::" nm. is incient as parallel beam on a slit o1 with ".1mm. ?in
the an-ular with an the linear with o1 the principal ma'ima in the resultin-
i>raction pattern on a screen kept at a istance o1 1.1m 1rom the slit. 6hich o1 these
withs woul not chan-e i1 the screen were mo$e to a istance o1 2.2m 1rom the slit5
2
1). 9ow the etection o1 Amplitue moulate wa$e is one. 6hat is the 1unction o1
recti#er in etection5
2
17. 6hen a char-e particle enters the ma-netic #el with some $elocity
(a) 6hat will be the irection an ma-nitue o1 1orce on char-e particle
(b) 4n which two cases their will be no 1orce on the char-e particle
2
18. An armature coil consists o1 2" turns o1 wire, each o1 area A & "."9m
2

an total
resistance1: .4t rotates in a ma-netic #el o1 ".:7 at a constant 1requency o1 1:"(
9;. %alculate the $alue o1 (i) ma'imum (ii) a$era-e inuce em1 prouce in the coil
2
19. Blectroma-netic raiations with wa$elen-th (i) 1 are use to kill -erms in water
puri#ers. (ii) 2 are use in 7E communication systems (iii) ! plays an important role in
maintainin- the earth.s warmth. /ame the part o1 electroma-netic spectrum to which
these raiations belon-. Arran-e these wa$elen-ths in ecreasin- orer o1 their
ma-nitue ecreasin- orer o1 their ma-nitue. !
2". 7wo capacitors with capacity %1 an %2 are char-e to potential E1 an E2 respecti$ely
an then connecte in parallel. %alculate the common potential across the
combination, the char-e on each capacitor, the electrostatic ener-y store in the
system an the chan-e in the electrostatic ener-y 1rom its initial $alue.
!
3D
Ceuce an e'pression 1or electric potential ue to an electric ipole at any point on its
a'is. 0ention one contrastin- 1eature o1 electric potential o1 a ipole at a point as
compare to that ue to a sin-le char-e.
21. Craw the input an output characteristics o1 a transistor in its common emitter
con#-uration. B'plain brieLy the meanin- o1 the term Macti$e re-ion. in these
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characteristics. ?or what practical use, o we use the transistor in this Macti$e re-ion.5
!
22. 6hat is satellite wa$e propa-ation5 6hich two communication methos make use o1
this moe o1 propa-ation5 41 the sum o1 the hei-hts o1 transmittin- an recei$in-
antennae in line o1 si-ht o1 communication is #'e at h, show that the ran-e is
ma'imum when the two antennae ha$e a hei-ht h(2 each.
!
2!. B'plain the ori-in o1 spectral lines o1 hyro-en usin- 2ohr.s theory. 0ark transisitions
corresponin- Kyman an 2almer series 7he wa$elen-th o1 the secon line o1 the
balmer series in the hyro-en spectrum is +8)1 A
o
.%alculate the wa$elen-th o1 the
#rst line. !
2+. 6hen a circuit element MH. is connecte across an a.c. source, a current o1 A Lows
throu-h it an this current is in phase with the applie $olta-e. 6hen another element
MF. is connecte across the same a.c. source, the same current Lows in the circuit but it
leas the $olta-e by (2 raians. (i) /ame the circuit elements H an F.(ii) ?in the
current that Lows in the circuit when the series combination o1 H an F is connecte
across the same a.c.$olta-e.(iii) <lot a -raph showin- $ariation o1 the net impeance o1
this series combination o1 H an F as a 1unction o1 the an-ular 1requency o1 the applie
$olta-e. !
2:. Craw the labele ia-ram 1or the normal aNustment o1 an astronomical telescope
6rite e'pression 1or its ma-ni1yin- power. %alculate the 1ocal len-ths o1 the obNecti$e
an eyepiece as the ma-ni1yin- power o1 telescope is 1"" in the normal position .7he
istance between obNecti$e an eyepiece is 1"1cm.
!
2). 9ow a 3D -ate is reali;e 1rom the /3D -ate. Craw ioe circuit o1 3D -ate. ?in the
output at F i1 (i) A&1, 2&" (ii) A&", 2&1 !
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27. 7he -i$en -raphs show the $ariation o1 the stoppin- potential Es with the 1requency ()
o1 the incient raiations 1or two i>erent photosensiti$e materials 01 an 02.(i) 6hat
are the $alues o1 work 1unctions 1or 01 an 025 (ii) 7he $alues o1 the stoppin- potential
1or 01 an 02 1or a 1requency ! (O"2) o1 the incient raiations are E1 an E2
respecti$ely. =how that the slope o1 the lines equals
!
28. 7wo circular coils H an F ha$in- raii D an D (2 respecti$ely are place in hori;ontal
plane with their centers coinciin- with each other. %oil H has a current 4 Lowin-
throu-h it in the clockwise sense. 6hat must be the current in coil F to make the total
ma-netic #el at the common centre o1 the two coils, ;ero5 6ith the same currents
Lowin- in the two coils, i1 the coil F is now li1te $ertically upwars throu-h a istance
D, what woul be the net ma-netic #el at the centre o1 coil F5
3D :
=tate 2iot*=a$art.s Kaw. Isin- this law, eri$e the e'pression 1or the ma-netic #el ue to
current carryin- circular loop o1 raius D, at a point, which is at a istance H 1rom its
center alon- the a'is o1 loop. %onsier two parallel co*a'ial circular coils o1 same raius D
an number o1 turns /, carryin- same current 4 in same irection, separate by a istance
D =how that the #el on the a'is aroun the mi*point between the coils in uni1orm o$er a
istance that is small as compare to D is -i$en by
2& (".72"/4) ( D
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29. (i) Isin- the relation 1or re1raction at a sin-le spherical re1ractin- sur1ace, eri$e the
lens maker.s 1ormula.(ii) %alculate the istance , so that a real ima-e o1 an obNect at
3, 1:cm in 1ront o1 a con$e' lens o1 1ocal len-th1"cm be 1orme at the same point 3.
7he raius o1 cur$ature o1 the mirror is 2"cm. 6ill the ima-e be in$erte or erect5
3D :
B'plain how the polari;ation takes place5 6rite two uses o1 polarois5
Ki-ht 1rom an orinary source (say a soium lamp) is passe throu-h a <olaroi sheet <1
.7he transmitte li-ht is then mae to pass throu-h a secon <olaroi sheet <2 that can be
rotate so that the an-le () between the two <olaroi sheets $aries 1rom "
"
to 9"
".
=how
-raphically the $ariation o1 the intensity o1 li-ht, transmitte by <1 an <2, as a 1uction o1
the an-le . 7ake the incient beam intensity as 4". 6hy oes the li-ht 1rom a clear blue
portion o1 the sky, show a rise an 1all o1 intensity when $iewe throu-h a <olaroi, which
is rotate5
!". Cescribe the 1ormula 1or the equi$alent B0? an internal resistance 1or the parallel
combination o1 two cells with B0? B1 an B2 an internal resistances r1 an r2
respecti$ely. 6hat is the corresponin- 1ormula 1or the series combination5 7wo cells o1
B0? 1E, 2E an internal resistances 2 an 1 respecti$ely are connecte in (i) series, (ii)
parallel. 6hat shoul be the e'ternal resistance in the circuit so that the current
throu-h the resistance be the same in the two cases5 4n which case more heat is
-enerate in the cells5
3D :
B'plain how the meter bri-e calculates the speci#c resistance o1 a wire5 7he -i$en #-ure
shows the e'perimental set up o1 a metre bri-e. 7he null point is 1oun to be )"cm away
1rom the en A with H an F in position as shown.
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6hen a resistance o1 1: is connecte in series with MF., the null point is 1oun to shi1t by
1"cm towars the en A o1 the wire. ?in the position o1 null point i1 a resistance o1 !
were connecte in parallel with MF..
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