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CBSE, Class 12th, Physics Practical File Readings

The document provides instructions and readings for physics practical experiments in CBSE class 12. It begins by introducing the purpose of sharing practical file readings for students who may be missing information. Several physics experiments are then summarized, including how to determine resistance per cm of a wire by plotting potential difference versus current, how to determine resistance of a galvanometer using the half deflection method, and how to verify laws of resistor combination using a meter bridge. Instructions, theory, procedures, observations and results are listed for each experiment in 1-2 sentences.

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EXP1>TODETERMINETHERESISTANCEPERCMOFAGIVENWIREBYPLOTTINGAGRAPH
OFPOTENTIALDIFFERENCEVERSUSCURRENT

MaterialsRequired:AResistancewire,voltmeter,ammeter,battery,rheostat,meterscale,oneway
key,connectingwiresetc.
Theory:IfIbethecurrentflowingthroughaconductor&Vbethepotentialdifferenceacrossitsends,
thenaccordingtoOhmslaw
VI
orV=RI
Where,Ristheconstantofproportionality.Itisknownasresistanceoftheconductor.
V/I=R
Rdependsuponthenatureofmaterial,temperature&dimensionsoftheconductor.
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Procedure:
1.Cleantheendsoftheconnectingwireswiththehelpofsandpaperinordertoremoveany
insulatingcoatingonthem.
2.Connectvariouscomponentsresistance,rheostat,battery,key,voltmeterandammeter
3.Notewhetherpointersinmilliammeterandvoltmetercoincidewiththezeromarkonthe
measuringscale.Ifitisnotso,adjustthepointertocoincidewiththezeromarkbyadjustingthe
screwprovidednearthebaseoftheneedleusingascrewdriver.
4.Notetherangeandleastcountofthegivenvoltmeterandmilliammeter.
5.InsertthekeyKandslidetherheostatcontacttooneofitsextremeends,sothatcurrentpassing
throughtheresistancewireisminimum.
6.Notethemilliammeterandvoltmeterreadings.
7.RemovethekeyKandallowthewiretocool,ifheated.Againinsertthekey.Shifttherheostat
contactslightlytoincreasetheappliedvoltage.Notethemilliammeterandvoltmeterreading.
8.Repeatstep7forfourdifferentsettingsoftherheostat.Recordyourobservationsinatabular
form.
OBSERVATIONS:
1.Rangeofammeter=0...mAto...mA
2.Leastcountofammeter=...mA
3.Rangeofvoltmeter=0...Vto...V
4.Leastcountofvoltmeter=...V

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5.Leastcountofmeterscale=...m
6.Lengthofthegivenwire,l=...m

RESULT:
1.Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthegivenwirevarieslinearlywith
thecurrent.
2.Theresistanceperunitlengthofthewireis(RR)=(......m1).

EXP2>TODETERMINERESISTANCEOFGALVANOMETERBYHALFDEFLECTIONMETHOD
ANDTOFINDITSFIGUREOFMERIT.

MATERIALREQUIRED:Amovingcoilgalvanometer,abatteryorabatteryeliminator(06V),one
resistancebox(RBOX1)ofrange010k,oneresistancebox(RBOX2)ofrange0200,2one
waykeys,voltmeter,connectingwiresandapieceofsandpaper.
Theory:Galvanometerisasensitivedeviceusedtodetectverylowcurrent.Itsworkingisbasedon
theprinciplethatacoilplacedinauniformmagneticfieldexperiencesatorquewhenanelectric
currentissetupinit.Thedeflectionofthecoilisdeterminedbyapointerattachedtoit,movingon
thescale.WhenacoilcarryingcurrentIisplacedinaradialmagneticfield,thecoilexperiencesa
deflectionwhichisrelatedtoIas
I=k
wherekisaconstantofproportionalityandistermedasfigureofmeritofthegalvanometer.

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Procedure:
1.Cleantheconnectingwireswithsandpaperandmakeneatandtightconnectionsasperthecircuit
diagram

2.Fromthehighresistancebox(RBOX1)(110k),remove5kkeyandthenclosethekeyK1.
AdjusttheresistanceRfromthisresistanceboxtogetfullscaledeflectiononthegalvanometerdial.
Recordthevaluesofresistance,Randdeflection.

3.InsertthekeyK2andkeepRfixed.AdjustthevalueofshuntresistanceStogetthedeflectionin
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thegalvanometerwhichisexactlyhalfof.NotedownS.RemoveplugK2afternotingdownthe
valueofshuntresistance,S.

4.Takefivesetsofobservationsbyrepeatingsteps2and3sothatisevennumberofdivisionsand
recordtheobservationsforR,S,and2intabularform.

5.CalculatethegalvanometerresistanceGandfigureofmeritkof
galvanometerusingEquations.

OBSERVATIONS:
EmfofthebatteryE=.....V
Numberofdivisionsonfullscaleofgalvanometer=....

RESULT:
1.Resistanceofgalvanometerbyhalfdeflectionmethod,G=...
2.Figureofmeritofgalvanometer,k=...ampere/division

EXP3>TOVERIFYLAWSOFCOMBINATIONOFRESISTORUSINGAMETERBRIDGE.
MaterialsRequired:Meterbridge,galvanometer,onewaykey,aresistancebox,battery,jockey,two
unknownresistancewires,andconnectingwires.
Theory:TheeffectiveresistanceXsofthecombinationoftworesistorswhenconnectedinseriescan
becalculatedby:
Xs=X1+X2(i)
Theresistance(X)ofaresistorisgivenby:

(ii)
WherelisthebalancinglengthandR,theknownresistance.

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Procedure:
(i)MeasuretheunknownresistancesX1andX2separatelyusingtheprocedureexplainedin
experiment2,aftermakingthesuitableconnectionsasdoneinexperiment2.Hereyoucanfindthe
valueofunknownresistanceswithoutinterchangingtheR.B.andunknownwireinthegaps.

(ii)AfterfindingthevalueofX1andX2,connectthetwoinseriesasshowninfigure.

(iii)Proceedinthesamewayasinexperiment2.Takeatleastthreesetsofobservationsforbalance
pointlyingbetween30cmand70cm.

(iv)Calculatetheeffectiveresistancesusingequation(ii).

(vi)ComparethemeasuredvaluesofeffectiveresistancesusingMeterBridgewiththecalculated
values.

OBSERVATIONS:
1.Rangeofammeter=0...mAto...mA
2.Leastcountofammeter=...mA
3.Rangeofvoltmeter=0...Vto...V
4.Leastcountofvoltmeter=...V
5.Lengthofthewireofunknownresistance,L=...cm

RESULT:
ThevalueofunknownresistancesX1=...andX2=....
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Thevalueofeffectiveresistanceinseries:
Bycalculation=...
Byexperiment,=....
Hencethelawofcombinationofresistancesinseriesisverified.

EXP4>Tofindresistanceofagivenwireusingmeterbridgeandhencedeterminethespecific
resistanceofitsmaterial.
MaterialsRequired:Ameterbridge,galvanometer,onewaykey,aresistancebox,abatteryjockey,
unknownresistancewireabout1meterlong,screwgaugeandconnectingwires.
Theory:AmeterbridgeisthepracticalapplicationofWheatstonebridgearrangementasshownin
figurebelow.Thefourresistancesareconnectedtoeachotherasshownandifthebridgeis
inbalancedstate,i.e.,thereisnodeflectioninthegalvanometer(G),
P/Q=R/S
Wecanusethisrelationtofindtheunknownresistanceofthegivenmaterialofwire.Theunknown
resistance'X'canbefoundbyMeterbridgewhichusestheprincipleofWheatstonebridge.
Theunknownresistance'X'ofthegivenwireisobtainedbyrelation:

Andspecificresistanceofthematerialofagivenawireisobtainedby:

whered=diameterofthewireandL=lengthofwire.

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Procedure:
1.Findtheaveragediameterofthewirewithascrewgauge.Fromthis,obtainthevalueofitsradius
r.

2.Cleantheinsulationattheendsofconnectingwireswithapieceofsandpaper.Tightenallplugsof
theresistancebox(RBOX)bypressingeachplug.

3.SetupthecircuitasshowninFig.E2.1withunknownresistancewireofknownlengthingapE.

4.Next,introducesomeresistanceRinthecircuitfromtheresistancebox.BringthejockeyJin
contactwithterminalAfirstandthenwithterminalC.Notethedirectioninwhichpointerofthe
galvanometergetsdeflectedineachcase.Makesurethatjockeyremainsincontactwiththewirefor
afractionofasecond.Ifthegalvanometershowsdeflectiononbothsidesofitszeromarkforthese
twopointsofcontactofthejockey,nullpointwillbesomewhereonthewireAC.Ifitisnotso,adjust
resistanceRsothatthenullpoint
issomewhereinthemiddleofthewireAC,say,between30cmand70cm.

5.Ifthereisonesideddeflection,checkthecircuitagain,especiallyjunctions,fortheircontinuity.

6.Repeatstep4forfourdifferentvaluesofresistanceR.

7.InterchangethepositionoftheresistancesSandRandrepeatsteps4to6forthesamefive
valuesofR.WhileinterchangingSandR,ensurethatthesamelengthofwireofresistanceSisnow
inthegapF.Theinterchangetakescareofunaccountedresistanceofferedbyterminals.

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OBSERVATIONS:
1.Lengthofthewireofunknownresistance,L=...cm
2.Measurementofdiameterofwireofunknownresistance
Leastcountofthescrewgauge(L.C.)=...mm
Zeroerrorofthescrewgauge=...mm
Zerocorrectionofthescrewgauge=...mm

RESULT:
1.TheunknownresistanceofthegivenwireisfoundtobeS+S=......
2.Theresistivityofthematerialofthewireis=......m
HereSandaremeanvalues.Sandaremaximumofthe
fivevaluesoferror.

EXP5>TofindfrequencyofACmainswithhelpofasonometer.
MaterialsRequired:Sonometerwithnonmagneticwire(brasswire)stretchedoverit,stepdown
transformerof68volts,horseshoemagnet,meterscale,screwgaugeandhalfkgweights.
Theory:ThefrequencyofA.Cmainsisgivenbythefollowingformula:
n=1/2l(T/m)
Where,
l=lengthofthesonometerwirebetweenthetwobridgeswhenitisthrownintoresonant
vibrations.
T=tensionappliedtothewire.
m=massperunitlengthofthewire

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Procedure:
(i)ConnecttheprimaryofthestepdowntransformertoA.Cmains,whilethesecondarytothetwo
endsofthesonometerwire.
(ii)Thehorseshoemagnetisplacedinthemiddleofthewiresuchthatthemagneticfieldisapplied
inahorizontalplaneandatrightanglestothelengthofthewire.

(iii)HangamassM(saykg)fromoneendofthewireandadjustthedistancelbetweentwo
bridgesCandDsymmetricallywithrespecttomagnettillthewireappearstobevibratingwiththe
maximumamplitude.Notethedistancelbetweenthetwobridges.

(iv)Byincreasingthetensiononthewire,repeattheexperimentforthreeormoredifferenttensions.

(v)Takereadingswithdecreasingweight.

(vi)Measurethediameterofthewireinmutuallyperpendiculardirectionsatvariouspoints.

(vii)Notethedensityofthematerialfromthetableofconstants

OBSERVATIONS:
1.Lengthofthewire=...cm=...m
2.Massofthewire=...g=...kg
3.Massperunitlength,m=...g/cm=...kg/m
4.Accelerationduetogravity,g=...ms2

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RESULT:
1.Frequencyofacsupplyf=n/2
(i)fromcalculation...Hz
(ii)fromgraph...Hz

EXP6>TodrawIVcharacteristicscurveofaPNjunctioninforwardbiasandreversebias.

MaterialsRequired:DiodeCharacteristicsKit,PowerSupply,Ammeter(020mA),Voltmeter(020V),
ConnectingLeads.
Theory:APNjunctionisknownasSemiconductordiodeorCrystaldiode.ItisthecombinationofP
type&NtypeSemiconductor.WhichoffersNearlyzeroresistancetocurrentonforwardbiasing&
nearlyinfiniteResistancetotheflowofcurrentwheninreversebiased.
Forwardbiasing:WhenPtypesemiconductorisconnectedtothe+veterminalandNtypetove
terminalofvoltagesource.Nearlyzeroresistanceisofferedtotheflowofcurrent.
Reversebiasing:WhenPtypesemiconductorisconnectedtotheveterminalandNtypeto+ve
terminal.Nearlyzerocurrentflowinthiscondition.

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Procedure:
(1)Connecttheckt.asshowninfig.
(2)Switchonthepowersupply.
(3)Varythevalueofinputdcsupplyinsteps.
(4)Notedowntheammeter&voltmeterreadingsforeachstep.
(5)PlotthegraphofVoltageVsCurrent

OBSERVATIONS:
1.Rangeofammeter=0...mAto...mA
2.Leastcountofammeter=...mA
3.Rangeofvoltmeter=0...Vto...V
4.Leastcountofvoltmeter=...V

RESULT:
Thegraphhasbeenplottedbetweenvoltageandcurrent.

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EXP7>Todrawcharacteristicsofazenerdiodeandtodetermineitsreversebreakdownvoltage.
Theory:AZenerDiodeisconstructedforoperationinthereversebreakdownregion.Therelation
betweenIVisalmostlinearinthiscase
Vz=Vz0+IzRz,
whereRzisthedynamicresistanceofthezenerattheoperatingpoint.
Vz0isthevoltageatwhichthestraightlineapproximationoftheIVcharacteristicintersectsthe
horizontalaxis.Afterreachingacertainvoltage,calledthebreakdownvoltage,thecurrentincreases
widelyevenforasmallchangeinvoltage.However,thereisnoappreciablechangeinvoltage.So,
whenweplotthegraph,weshouldgetacurveveryneartoxaxisandalmostparalleltoitforquite
sometime.AftertheZenerpotential
Vztherewillbeasuddenchangeandthegraphwillbecomeexponential.

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Procedure:
1.Drawaneatcircuitdiagramasshowninfigure.Connectallthecomponentsbyleadsandensure
thattheZenerdiodeisreversebiased.Alsoensurethatmilliammeterisconnectedinserieswith
ZenerdiodehavingprotectiveresistanceandvoltmeterisconnectedinparallelwithZenerdiode.
Nowadjustthesliderofrheostatsothatthepowersupplyshowsminimumpotential.

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2.Switchonthepowersupplyandgraduallyincreasethepotentialdifferenceappliedacrossthe
Zenerdiodeandnotethereadingofpotentialdifferencefromvoltmeteralsonotecorresponding
valueofreversecurrentinmilliammeter.

3.Increasethevalueofappliedpotentialdifferenceinthestepsof0.5Vandreadthecorresponding
currentinmilliammetertoeachappliedpotential.

4.Continueincreasingthepotentialdifferencetillyougetasuddenincreaseinthereversecurrentin
microammeter.

5.Thereversepotentialcorrespondingtothisvalueofreverse.currentisthebreakdownorZener
voltageoftheZenerdiode.Taketheobservationsnearthebreakdownvoltagebyvaryingapplied
potentialdifferenceinthestepsof0.1V.

6.Recordalltheobservationsinthetablegiven.

7.PlotthegraphbetweenVandIasshown.

8.MarkonthegraphthevalueofBreakdownVoltageorZenerVoltageVzasshown.Takethevalue
ofV,correspondingtoI,whereitsuddenlyincreases.ThisvalueofV,iscalledZenervoltageor
BreakdownvoltageVz.

OBSERVATIONS:
Leastcountofmilliammeter=...................mA
Leastcountofvoltmeter=.......................V

RESULT:
ThecharacteristiccurveofthegivenZenerisplottedasshowninthegraph.
ThereversebreakdownvoltageofthegivenZenerDiodeisV

EXP8>TostudycharacteristicsofacommonemitterNPNorpnptransistorandtofindoutthe
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valueofcurrentandvoltagegain.
Theory:AnNPNtransistorcanbeconsideredastwodiodeswithasharedanoderegion.Intypical
operation,theemitterbasejunctionisforwardbiasedandthebasecollectorjunctionisreverse
biased.Theelectronsinthebasearecalledminoritycarriersbecausethebaseisdopedptype
whichwouldmakeholesthemajoritycarrierinthebase.Thebaseregionofthetransistormustbe
madethin,sothatcarrierscandiffuseacrossitinmuchlesstimethanthesemiconductorsminority
carrierlifetime,tominimizethepercentageofcarriersthatrecombinebeforereachingthecollector
basejunction.
=Ic/Ib

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Procedure:
Connect5Vand12VDCpowersuppliesattheirindicatedpositionfromexternalsourceor
ST2612AnalogLab.
Toplotinputcharacteristicsproceedasfollows:

1.RotateboththepotentiometerP1andP2fullyinCCW(counterclockwisedirection).

2.ConnectAmmeterbetweentestpoint2and3tomeasureinputbasecurrentIB(mA).

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3.Shortorconnecta2mmpatchcordbetweentestpoint4and5

4.Connectonevoltmeterbetweentestpoint1andgroundtomeasureinputvoltageVEBand
anothervoltmeterbetweentestpoint6andgroundtomeasureoutputvoltageVEC.

5.SwitchOnthepowersupply.

6.VarypotentiometerP2andsetavalueofoutputvoltageVECatsomeconstantvalue(1V,3V,)

7.VarythepotentiometerP1soastoincreasethevalueofinputvoltageVEBfromzeroto0.8Vin
stepandmeasurethecorrespondingvaluesofinputcurrentIBfordifferentconstantvalueofoutput
voltageVECinanobservationTable1.

8.RotatepotentiometerP1fullyinCCWdirection.

9.Repeattheprocedurefromstep6fordifferentsetsofoutputvoltageVEC.

10.PlotacurvebetweeninputvoltageVEBandinputcurrentIBasshowninfigure1usingsuitable
scalewiththehelpofobservationTablel.Thiscurveistherequiredinputcharacteristic.

OBSERVATIONS:
1.Rangeofammeter=0...mAto...mA
2.Leastcountofammeter=...mA
3.Rangeofvoltmeter=0...Vto...V
4.Leastcountofvoltmeter=...V

RESULT:
InputresistanceRin=______________
OutputresistanceRout=______________
CurrentGainbac=______________

EXP9>a)Todetermineangleofminimumdeviationforagivenprismbyplottinggraphbetween
angleofincidenceandangleofdeviation.
b)Todeterminerefractiveindexofmaterialofprism.
Requirements:Drawingboard,awhitesheetofpaper,prism,drawingpins,pencil,halfmeterscale,
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officepins,graphpaperandaprotractor.
Theory:Forangleofdeviation
=(ir)+(er)=i+eA
Atthepositionoftheprismforminimumdeviationm,thelightray
passesthroughtheprismsymmetrically,i.e.paralleltothebaseso
thatwhen
=m,i=ewhichimpliesr=r.

Therefractiveindex(n)ofthematerialoftheprismisgivenby

whereDmangleofminimumdeviationand
AndAangleofprism.

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Procedure:
1.Fixawhitesheetofpaperonadrawingboardwiththehelpofcellotapeordrawingpins.

2.DrawastraightlineXY,usingasharppencilnearlyinthemiddleandparalleltothelengthofthe
paper.

3.MarkpointsO1,O2,O3..,....onthestraightlineXYatsuitabledistancesofabout8to10cm
anddrawnormalsN1O1,N2O2,N3O3....onthesepoints(Fig.E13.2).
4.Drawstraightlines,P1O1,P2O2,P3O3,...correspondingtotheincidentraysmakinganglesof
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incidenceat35,40,45,50,...60respectivelywiththenormals,usingaprotractor.Writethe
values
oftheanglesP1O1N1,P2O2N2,P3O3N3,...onthewhitepapersheet(Fig.E13.2).

5.PlacetheprismwithitsrefractingfaceABonthelineXYwithpointO1inthemiddleofABas
showninthefigure.Drawtheboundaryoftheprismwithasharppencil.
6.FixtwoalpinsPlandQ1withsharptipsverticallyabout10cmapart,ontheincidentraylinePlQl
suchthatpinQ1isclosetopointO1.Closeoneeye(sayleft)andlookingthroughtheprism,bring
yourrighteyeinlinewiththeimagesofthepinsPlandQl.FixalpinsRlandSlabout10cmapart
verticallyonthewhitepapersheetwiththeirtipsinlinewiththetipsoftheimagesofpinsPlandQl.In
thiswaypinsR1andS1willbecomecollinear,withtheimagesofpinsP1andQ1.

7.RemovethepinsRlandSlandencircletheirpinpricksonthewhitepapersheetwiththehelpofa
sharppencil.RemovethepinsP1andQ1andencircletheirpinpricksalso.

8.Jointhepoints(orpinpricks)RlandSlwiththehelpofasharppencilandscale,toobtainthe
emergentrayRlSl.ProduceitbackwardstomeettheincidentrayPlQl(producedforward)atT1.
DrawarrowheadsonPlQlandR1S1toshowthedirectionoftherays.

9.MeasuretheangleofdeviationlandtheangleBAC(angleA)oftheprism(Fig.E13.1)witha
protractorandwritethevaluesoftheseanglesindicatedinthediagram.

10.Repeatsteps5to9fordifferentvaluesofangleofincidence(40,45,50...)andmeasurethe
correspondinganglesofdeviation2,3...withtheprotractor,andindicatethemintherespective
diagrams.

11.Recordobservationsintabularformwithproperunitsandsignificantfigures.

OBSERVATIONS:
Leastcountoftheprotractor=...............(degree)
Angleoftheprism,A=..............(degree)

RESULT:
Angleofminimumdeviation,m=......degree
Refractiveindexofthematerialn=...........

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EXP10>TocompareEMF'sof2givenprimarycellsusingpotentiometer.
Requirements:Potentiometer,battery,twoonewaykey,rheostatoflowresistance,galvanometer,
highresistancebox,fractionalresistancebox,ammeter,voltmeter,acell,jockey,connectingwires
etc.
Theory:Theinternalresistanceofacellisgivenby

E1emfofprimarycell1(Lechlanchecell),l1isthebalancinglengthforcell1
E2emfofprimarycell2(Danielcell),l2isthebalancinglengthforcell2

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Procedure:
1.Theconnectionsaremadeasshowninthecircuitdiagram.Thecircuitischeckedforoppositeside
deflections.

2.UsingDPDTswitchtheLeclanchecellisincludedinthesecondarycircuit.Thejockeyispressed
onthepotentiometerwire.

3.Thepoint(J)wherethegalvanometerwireshowsfullscaledeflectionisnoted.

4.ThebalancinglengthAJ=l1ismeasured.
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5.UsingDPDTswitchtheDanielcellisincludedinthesecondarycircuit.

6.Theabovestepsarerepeatedandthebalancinglengthl2ismeasured.

7.Byvaryingtherheostatvaluesl1,l2aremeasuredandthereadingsaretabulated.

8.Theratioofemfofthegiventwoprimarycallsarecalculatedusingtheformula

OBSERVATIONS:
BalancinglengthforLechlanchecell,
l1=..................cm.
BalancinglengthforDanielcell,
l2=......................cm.

RESULT:
EMFof2givencellsare:
E1=....................V
E2=...................V

EXP11>Todeterminetheinternalresistanceofagivenprimarycellusingpotentiometer.
Requirements:Potentiometer,battery,twoonewaykey,rheostatoflowresistance,galvanometer,
highresistancebox,fractionalresistancebox,ammeter,voltmeter,acell,jockey,connectingwires
etc.
Theory:Theinternalresistanceofacellisgivenby

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Wherelength1and2andarethebalancinglengthswithoutshunt&withshunt,respectively&Ris
theshuntresistanceinparallelwiththegivencell.

Procedure:
1.Connectdifferentelectricalcomponentsasshowninthecircuit(Fig.E5.1).Aftercheckingthe
circuitconnections,closekeyK1.

2.WithkeysK2andK3openandaprotectivehighresistancePfromtheRBOX2,findtheposition
ofthebalancepoint.Forfinalreading,shortcircuittheresistancePbyclosingthekeyK3andfindthe
balancelengthlo.
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3.TakeR=10(fromRBOX1),closethekeyK2andquicklymeasurethenewbalancelengthl.
OpenK2assoonasthishasbeendone.

4.Keepthereadingsintheammeterconstantthroughouttheaboveobservation.
5.ReducethevalueofRinequalstepsof1andforeachvalueofRobtainthebalancelengthl.

6.Attheendoftheexperiment,openkeyK2andrepeatstep2tofindloagain.

OBSERVATIONS:
lo=.....cm(inthebeginningoftheexperiment)
lo=......cm(inthebeginningoftheexperiment)
Meanlo=...cm.

RESULT:
Theinternalresistanceofthegivencellr
(i)bycalculation...
(ii)bygraph...

EXP12>Tofindfocallengthofaconcavelensusingaconvexlens.
Requirements:Anopticalbenchwithuprightsforholdinglens,mirrorandtwoneedles,twoneedles
(pins),athinconvexlens,aconvexmirror,indexneedle(maybeaknittingneedleorapencil
sharplypointedatbothends),ameterscaleandaspiritlevel.
Theory:AconvexlensL1convergesthelightraysstartingfromtheobjectABtoformarealand
invertedimageABatpositionI1[Fig.E12.2(a)].IfaconcavediverginglensL2isinsertedbetween
thelensL1andpointI1asshowninFig.E12.2(b),forconcavelensL2imageABbehavesas
virtualobject.ArealandinvertedimageABisformedatpointI2bythediverginglensL2.Thus,for
theconcavelensL2thedistancesOI1andOI2wouldbethedistancesuandv,respectively.Itis
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importanttonotethatthefocallengthofconvexlensL1mustbesmallerthanthefocallengthofthe
concavelensL2.ThesecondimageABisformedonlywhenthedistancebetweenlensL2andfirst
imageABislessthanthefocallengthofL2.
ThefocallengthoftheconcavelensL2canbecalculatedfromtherelation

Herefortheconcavelensbothdistancesuandvarepositiveandsinceuwillbefoundtobeless
thanv,fwillalwaysbenegative.

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Procedure:
1.Incase,ifthefocallengthofthegiventhinconvexlensisnotknownthenroughvalueofitsfocal
length(fL)shouldbeestimatedfirsttoensurethatitsfocallengthislessthanthatoftheconcave
lens.
2.Placetheopticalbenchonarigidplatformandusingthespiritlevel,makeithorizontalwiththe
helpoflevellingscrewsprovidedatthebaseofthebench.
3.PlacetheuprightsmountedwithpinP1(objectpin),convexlensL1,andanotherpinP2(image
pin)ontheopticalbench.YoumayputasmallpieceofpaperonimagepinP2todifferentiateitfrom
theimageofobjectpinP1[Fig.E12.2(a)].
4.CheckthecollinearityofthetipofpinP1,opticalcenterOofconvexlensL1,andthetipofimage
pinP2alongahorizontalstraightlinewhichisparalleltothelengthoftheopticalbench.Inthis
conditiontheplanesoflensandboththepinswouldbeperpendiculartotheaxisofthelens.
5.Forthedeterminationoftheindexcorrection,bringamountedpinclosetotheconcavelensL2.
Adjusttheindexneedle(asharpedgedknittingneedlewouldalsoservethepurpose)horizontally
suchthatitsoneendtouchesoneofthecurvedsurfacesofthelensandtheotherendtouchesthe
tipofthepin.Notethepositionsofthetwouprightsonthescaleprovidedontheopticalbench.The
differenceofthetwowouldgivetheobservedlengthoftheindexneedle.Theactuallengthbetween
thetipofthepinandoptical
centerOofthelensL2wouldbelengthoftheindexneedle(asmeasuredbyascale)plushalfofthe
thicknessofthelensatits
opticalcenter.Thedifferenceofthetwolengthsistheindexcorrection.(Iftheconcavelensisthinat
thecenter,itsthicknessatthecentercanbeignored).
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6.SeparatetheobjectpinP1fromtheconvexlensbyadistanceslightlygreaterthanthefocallength
fLofthelens.
7.LocateitsrealandinvertedimageatpointI1ontheothersideofthelensbyremovingtheparallax
betweentheimagepinP2andimageoftheobjectpinP1[Fig.E12.3(a)].
8.ReadthepositionsoftheuprightsholdingtheobjectpinP1,convexlensL1,andimagepinP2(i.e.
pointI1).RecordtheseobservationsinTableE12.1.
9.Fromnowon,donotchangethepositionoftheconvexlensL1andthepositionoftheobjectpin
P1.InserttheconcavelensL2inbetweentheconvexlensL1andimagepinP2.Nowtheimageof
objectpinwillshiftfurtherfromtheconvexlensL1toapointI2(say).Adjustthepositionofthe
concavelenssothatthepointI2issufficientlyawayfromthepointI1.
10.Incasetheimageformedbythecombinationofconvexandconcavelensesisnotdistinctly
visible,trytoseeitonmovingtheconcavelensnearertothepointI1andtolocatetheimageby
usingapencilheldinhand,andkeepingtheimagepinP2atpointI1asaguidetodecidewhichway
toshifttheconcavelensL2.AfterhavingseentheclearimageatpointI2andensuredthatitlies
withintherangeoftheopticalbench,moveimagepinP2tolocatetheimage(orpointI2)more
accuratelyusingthemethodofparallax[Fig.E12.3(b)].SincetheimageformingatI2isquite
enlarged,itcanbeblurred.
11.NotethepositionofuprightsholdingtheconcavelensandimagepinP2,i.e.,pointI2.Notethe
readingsintheObservationTable.
12.ChangethepositionofuprightholdingtheobjectpinP1andrepeatthesteps6to10.Takefive
setsofobservations.
OBSERVATIONS:
1.Focallengthoftheconvexlens,fL=...cm
2.Lengthoftheindexneedleasmeasuredbythescale,s=...cm
3.Thicknessofthethinconcavelens(given)atitsopticalcentre,
t=...cm
4.ActuallengthbetweentheopticalcentreOofthelensandtipofthepin,
l=s+t/2=...cm
5.Observedlengthoftheindexneedle,l
=Distancebetweenthepoleofthelensandtipofthepin
=Positionoflensuprightpositionofpinuprightonthescale
=......cm.

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RESULT:
Thefocallengthofthegivenconcavelensis(ff)=......cm.
Herefismeanvalueofthefocallength.

EXP14>Todeterminerefractiveindexofaglassslabortransparentliquidusingatraveling
microscope.
Requirements:Givenliquidorglassslab,glassbeaker,travelingmicroscope,lycopodiumpowder,
pin,etc.
Theory:Atravelingmicroscopeisanordinarymicroscopefixedonastandinsuchawaythatitmay
bemadetotravelinverticalaswellashorizontaldirectionwithoutdisturbingitsadjustedfocus.The
readingsarerecordedbymeansofmainscaleandvernierscaleofhighaccuracy(0.001cm)
attachedtotheinstrument.
Therefractiveindexofglassslaborliquidwater:

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Procedure:
1.Theleastcountofthemicroscopeisdeterminedasinthecaseofverniercalipers.
2.Asmallpinisfixedhorizontallywithwaxorcellotapeatthebottomoftheemptybeaker.Thetipof
pinisfocussedclearlyonthemicroscopeandthecorrespondingmainscalereading(MSR)and
vernierscale
coincidence(VSC)intheverticalscalearenotedinthetabularcolumn.(Reading1)
3.Thegivenliquidistakeninthebeaker.Nowthepinisapparentlyraisedthroughaheight.
Therefore,itwillbenolongerinfocus.Themicroscopeismovedupwithoutchangingtheadjusted
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focus,sothattheimageofthepinisclearlyseenthroughthemicroscope.Thecorrespondingmain
scalereading(MSR)andvernierscalecoincidence(VSC)intheverticalscalearenotedinthetabular
column.(Reading2)
4.Finally,alittlelycopodiumpowderorsawdustwhichcanfloatonliquidisscatteredonthesurface
oftheliquid.Themicroscopeisfurthermovedupwithoutchangingtheadjustedfocus,sothatthe
clearimageof
lycopodiumpowderisseenthroughthemicroscope.Thecorrespondingmainscalereading(MSR)
andvernierscalecoincidence(VSC)intheverticalscalearenotedinthetabularcolumn.(Reading3)
5.ThedifferencebetweenthisReading3andReading1givestherealdepthoftheliquid,whereas
thedifferencebetweenReading3andReading2givestheapparentdepthoftheliquid.
6.Bysubstitutingthereadingsintheformula,therefractiveindexoftheliquid(water)isdetermined.

OBSERVATIONS:
TofindLeastcountofmicroscope:
Leastcount:Valueof20MSD=.......cm
Valueof1MSD=........cm
No.ofdivisionsonthevernierscale(n)=.........
LeastCount(LC)=1/nxvalueof1MSD
=..............cm

RESULT:
Therefractiveindexofglassslaborliquidwater=........................

EXP15>Tofindfocallengthofaconvexlensbyplottingagraphbetween"uandv"or1/uand1/v.
Requirements:Anopticalbenchwiththreeuprights(centraluprightfixed,twoouteruprightswith
lateralmovement),aconvexlenswithlensholder,twoopticalneedles,(onethin,onethick)aknitting
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needleandahalfmeterscale.
Theory:Therelationbetweenu,vandfforaconvexlensis

Where,
f=focallengthofconvexlens
u=distanceofobjectneedleformopticalcenterofthelens
v=distanceofimageneedlefromopticalcenterofthelens.
TERMSANDDEFINITIONS:
1.Principalaxisofalensisthelinejoiningcenterofcurvatureofthetwosurfaces.
2.Opticalcenteristhepoint,throughwhicharaypassesundeviatedthroughthelens.
3.Principalfocusisthepointwhereraysparalleltotheprincipalaxisfocusafterpassingthroughthe
lens(convex)orappeartocomefromafterpassingthroughthelens(concave).
4.Focallengthisthedistancebetweenopticalcenteroflensandfocus.
5.Interceptsofagraph:Ifagraphcutsxaxisandyaxis,thenlengthsbetweenoriginandpointsof
interceptionareintercepts

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Procedure:
1.Obtainapproximatevalueofthefocallengthofthethinconvexlensbyfocusingtheimageofa
distantobject.ItcanbefoundbyobtainingasharpimageoftheSunoradistanttreeonascreen,
sayaplanewall,orasheetofpaperplacedontheothersideofthelensandmeasuringthedistance
betweenthelensandtheimagewithascale.Thisdistanceisaroughestimateofthefocallength,f
oftheconvexlens.
2.Placetheopticalbenchonarigidtableoronaplatform,andusingthespiritlevel,makeit
horizontalwiththehelpoflevelingscrewsprovidedatthebaseofthebench.

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3.Clamptheconvexlensonanuprightandmountitverticallyalmostneartothemiddleoftheoptical
benchsuchthatitsprincipalaxisisparalleltotheopticalbench.Inthisposition,thelenswouldlieina
planeperpendiculartotheopticalbench.
4.Forthedeterminationoftheindexcorrection,bringamountedpinclosetothelens.Adjustthe
indexneedle(asharpedgedknittingneedlewouldalsoservethepurpose)horizontallysuchthatits
oneendtouchesoneofthecurvedsurfacesofthelensandtheotherendtouchesthetipofthepin.
Notethepositionsofthetwouprightsonthescaleprovidedontheopticalbench.Thedifferenceof
thetwowouldgivetheobservedlengthoftheindexneedle.Theactuallengthbetweenthetipofthe
pinandopticalcenterOwouldbelengthoftheindexneedle(asmeasuredbyascale)plushalfof
thethicknessofthelensbecauseopticalcenterofadoubleconvexlenswithsurfacesofequal
curvatureisatitsgeometricalcenter.Thedifferenceofthetwolengthsistheindexcorrection.Find
indexcorrectionforboththepins.
5.PlacetheverticallymountedsharppinsPandP(Fig.E10.3)onleftandrighthandsidesofthe
lens
respectively.AdjustthepinsPandPsothattheheightsofthetipsofthesepinsbecomeequaltothe
heightoftheopticalcenterOofthelensfromthebaseoftheopticalbench.LetthepinP(placedon
lefthandsideofthelens)betheobjectpinandthepinP(lyingonrighthandside)betheimagepin.
Putasmallpieceofpaperononeofthepins(sayonimagepinP)todifferentiateitfromtheobject
pinP.
6.DisplacetheobjectpinP(onleftsideofthelens)toadistanceslightlylessthan2ffromtheoptical
centreOofthelens(Fig.E10.3).Locatethepositionoftherealandinvertedimageontheotherside
ofthelensabovetheimagepinP.
7.Usingthemethodofparallax,adjustthepositionoftheimagepinPsuchthattheimageofthe
objectpinPcoincideswiththeimagepinP.
8.Notetheuprightpositionoftheobjectpin,convexlensandimagepinontheopticalbenchand
recordthereadingsinanobservationtable.
9.MovetheobjectpinPclosertotheopticalcentreOofthelens(sayby2cmor3cm).Repeatthe
experimentandrecordatleastsixsetsofreadingsforvariousdistancesofobjectpinbetweenfand
2ffromthelens.

OBSERVATIONS:
1.Approximatefocallengthoftheconvexlens=...cm
2.Lengthoftheindexneedleasmeasuredbythemeterscale,
Lo=...cm
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3.Thicknessofthethinconvexlens(given),t=...cm
4.ActuallengthbetweentheopticalcenterOofthelensandtipofthepin,lo=Lo+t/2=...cm

5.Observedlengthoftheindexneedle,lo=Distancebetweenthecenterofconvexlensandtipof
theobjectpin
=Positionoflensuprightpositionofobjectpinuprightonthescale.

=...cm...cm=...cm
6.Indexcorrectionforobjectdistance,eo=lolo=cmsimilarlyforimagepin

ei=lil'i=......cm
RESULT:
Thefocallengthofthegivenconvergingthinconvexlens:

(i)ff=...cm(herefismeanvalueofthefocallength)
(ii)fromuvgraph=...cm,and
(iii)from1/u1/vgraph=....cm

Doaskifyouhaveanydoubtregardinganytopic.
Icanexplainyouthethingsbutifyouhaveadoubtregardingreadingsandmyreadingsshallgive
thebareideaandthenyoucanovercomesomesillymistakesthatyoumighthadbeenmakingang
theseverymistakedmightahvebeenhinderingyourperfectreadings.

Alltheseexperimentshavebeen:A..youcansayperfectlymatchedandcorrectedbycross
checkingfrombrialliantstudentsinmyclass.
Don'tworryaboutyourboardsexams.Justprepareforyourvivaperfectly.
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ANDTHEREAREOTHERPOSTSONMYPROFILE,THATYOUMAYLIKEORMAKEYOUR
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