Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Salt Lake Kolkata

Monthly test : Oct 2016 for Class: XII

Subject: Physics
Time : 1:30Hr Max
mark:40

1. Write the expression in a vector form for the Lorentz magnetic force F due 1
to a charge moving with a velocity V in a magnetic field B .What is the
direction of the magnetic force.
2. The horizontal component of the earths magnetic field is equal to the 1
vertical component at a place. Find the angle of dip?
3. How does the mutual inductance of a pair of coils change when 1
(i) Distance between the coils is increased and
(ii) Number of turns in the coils is increased ?
4. In a series LCR circuit, the voltage across an inductor, a capacitor and a 1
resistor are 30 volt, 30 volt and 60 volt respectively. What is the phase
difference between the applied voltage and current in the circuit?
5. Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? Microwaves, 1
Ultraviolet rays, X-rays
6. (a) An electron does not suffer any deflection while passing through a region 2
of uniform magnetic field. What is the direction of the magnetic field ?
(b) A beam of particles projected along +x-axis, experiences a force due to a
magnetic field along the +y-axis. What is the direction of the magnetic
field ?

7. Two identical loops, one of copper and the other of aluminium, are rotated 2
with the same angular speed in the same magnetic field. Compare (i) the
induced emf and (ii) the current produced in the two coils. Justify your
answer.
8. State the principle of working of a transformer. Can a transformer be used 2
to step up or step down a d.c voltage? Justify your answer
9. An air cored coil L and a bulb B are connected in series to the AC mains. 2
The bulb glows with brightness. How would the glow of the bulb change if
an iron rod were inserted in the coil? Give reasons in support of your
answer.

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10 A square shaped plane coil of area 100 cm2 of 200 turns caries a steady 2
. current of 5 A . it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T acting
perpendicular to the plane of the coil. Calculate the torque on the coil when
its plane makes an angle of 600 with the direction of the field.
11. State Amperes circuital law and apply it to find the magnetic field inside a 3
current carrying solenoid.
12 Obtain the expression for mutual inductance of a pair of long co-axial 3
. solenoids each of length l and radii r 1and r2.Total numbers of turns in the
two solenoids are N1 and N2 respectively.
13 Show that power consumed by an ideal inductor is zero in an AC circuit. 3
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14 (a) How are electromagnetic waves produced by oscillating charges? 3
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(b) State clearly how a microwave oven works to heat up a food item
containing water molecules.
(c) Why microwaves are found useful for the radar systems in aircraft
navigation?
15 (a) A uniform magnetic field gets modified as shown below when two 3
. specimens X and Y are placed in it. Identify whether specimens X and Y
are diamagnetic, paramagnetic or ferromagnetic.

(b) Circuit shown here uses an airfield parallel plate capacitor. A mica sheet is
now introduced between the plates of capacitor. Explain with reason the
effect on brightness of the bulb B.

16 State the working of AC generator with the help of a labeled diagram. The 5
. coil of an ac. Generator having N turns, each of area A, is rotated with a
constant angular velocity. Deduce the expression for the alternating emf
generated in the coil. What is the source of energy generation in this
device?
17 Write the principle, construction and working of a cyclotron. Derive the 5
. expression for frequency of cyclotron. What is resonance condition?

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