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- In Young's double slit experiment, slit separation is 0.5 mm, the screen is 1 m away and \(\lambda=600\) nm. The fringe width is Answer: A. 1.2 mm β=λ D/d=frac600×10⁻⁹×10.5×10⁻³=1.2×10⁻³ m. 1
- The polarising (Brewster) angle for a glass of refractive index \(\sqrt3\) is Answer: D. 60° tanθ_p=μ=sqrt3⇒θ_p=60^° . 1
- Light of wavelength 500 nm falls normally on a single slit of width 0.2 mm. The width of the central maximum on a screen 2 m away is Answer: D. 10 mm W=2λ D/a=frac2×5×10⁻⁷×22×10⁻⁴=10⁻² m =10 mm. 1
- A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance \(C\) with air between the plates. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant 4 and thickness equal to half the plate separation is inserted between the plates. The new capacitance is Answer: B. 1.6 C C'=ε₀A/d-t+t/K=ε₀A/d/2+d/8=8/5·ε₀A/d=1.6C . 1
- The energy stored in a 10 μF capacitor charged to 100 V is Answer: A. 0.05 J U=1/2CV²=1/2×10⁻⁵×10⁴=0.05 J. 1
- Capacitors of 3 μF and 6 μF are connected in series across a 90 V supply. The potential difference across the 3 μF capacitor is Answer: A. 60 V C_s=2 μF, Q=180 μC, V₃=180/3=60 V. 1
- In a metre bridge, a 2 Ω resistance is in the left gap and an unknown resistance \(X\) in the right gap. The null point is at 40 cm from the left end. Then \(X\) is Answer: D. 3 Ω 2/X=40/60⇒ X=3\ Ω . 1
- A potentiometer wire 4 m long of resistance 8 Ω is connected in series with a 12 Ω resistor and a 2 V cell of negligible internal resistance. The balancing length for a cell of emf 0.5 V is Answer: C. 2.5 m I=2/20=0.1 A; potential gradient =0.1×8/4=0.2 V/m; l=0.5/0.2=2.5 m. 1
- A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω gives full-scale deflection for 5 mA. The shunt needed to convert it into an ammeter of range 0–5 A is approximately Answer: D. 0.05 Ω S=I_gG/I-I_g=0.005×50/4.995≈0.05\ Ω . 1
- A circular coil of 100 turns and radius 10 cm carries a current of 5 A. The magnetic field at its centre is (\(\mu_0=4\pi\times10^{-7}\) T m/A) Answer: D. π×10⁻³ T B=μ₀NI/2R=frac4π×10⁻⁷×100×50.2=π×10⁻³ T. 1
- A proton and an α-particle having the same kinetic energy enter a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to it. The ratio of the radii of their circular paths \(r_p:r_\alpha\) is Answer: A. 1 : 1 r=√(2mK)/qB . For α: mass 4m , charge 2e gives √(8mK)/2eB=√(2mK)/eB , same as proton. 1
- A rectangular coil of 50 turns and area 0.02 m2 carries 2 A in a uniform field of 0.5 T. The torque on it when its plane is parallel to the field is Answer: B. 1 N m Plane parallel to field means the normal is perpendicular to B : τ=NIAB=50×2×0.02×0.5=1 N m. 1
- The magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic salt is \(\chi\) at 300 K. Its susceptibility at 200 K will be Answer: D. 1.5chi Curie's law: chi∝1/T⇒chi'=chi×300/200=1.5chi . 1
- A conducting rod of length 1 m moves at 5 m/s perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of 0.4 T on frictionless rails connected through a 4 Ω resistor (other resistances negligible). The external force needed to keep it moving at constant speed is Answer: D. 0.2 N e=Blv=2 V, I=0.5 A, F=BIl=0.4×0.5×1=0.2 N. 1
- When the current in a coil falls uniformly from 2 A to zero in 0.05 s, an emf of 8 V is induced in it. The self-inductance of the coil is Answer: A. 0.2 H L=e/dI/dt=8/2/0.05=0.2 H. 1
- In a series LCR circuit, \(L=\frac{1}{\pi}\) H and \(C=\frac{1}{\pi}\) μF. The resonant frequency is Answer: A. 500 Hz f=1/2π√(LC)=frac12π·frac10⁻³π=500 Hz. 1
- In a series RL circuit, R = 30 Ω and \(X_L\) = 40 Ω. The power factor of the circuit is Answer: D. 0.6 Z=√(30²+40²)=50\ Ω , cosφ=R/Z=0.6 . 1
- Light of wavelength 310 nm falls on a metal of work function 2.5 eV. The stopping potential is (take \(hc=1240\) eV nm) Answer: C. 1.5 V E=1240/310=4 eV; eV₀=4-2.5=1.5 eV, so V₀=1.5 V. 1