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01 E II
Physics - II A
Gr -12 (2022)

Part- II
Structured essay questions

 Answer all the questions.

01. a) A

B
C

D
E

Label the parts of travelling microscope shown above.

A …………………………………. B ………………………………….
C …………………………………. D ………………………………….

b) What is the initial adjustment that has to be done before using this instrument.
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c) Which part is used for the above adjustment.

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d) The following figure shows the view of the capillary tube when one end is focused in order to
determine the internal diameter.

Draw the positions of the cross wire while taking the reading for the diameter.

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 e) Diameter of capillary tube found by this method is not accurate. Explain why?
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f) Accurate internal diameter of the tube can be found by using mercury thread method.

i) How do you clean the capillary tube.

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ii) How do you insert the mercury thread into the capillary tube?
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g)

18 19 20

Fig (1) Fig (2)

Calculate the length of the mercury thread from the readings of the two ends shown in fig (1)
and fig (2)
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h) i) What is the additional measurement that has to be taken for method described in part (f)?
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ii) Name the instrument used for this purpose?

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iii) State the additional quantity that must be known in order to find the diameter?
Y ………….…………………………………………………………………………………...

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 i) Give the expression to find the diameter in terms of above quantities
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j) State two difficulties that you will face if you use water thread instead of mercury thread.
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02. Figure shows a spherometer used in a laboratory.

This spherometer has 50 circular scale divisions and 0.5mm as pitch.

a) i) What is meant by the term “pitch”

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ii) Calculate the least count of this spherometer.

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iii) Before using the spherometer, it has to be adjusted by placing it on a flat glass plate. State
why does the plane mirror not used for this.
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iv) State clearly why does the spherometer has three legs.
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 b) Spherometer is used to determine the radius of curvature of the curved surface of a Plano-concave
lens.
i) After taking the reading as mentioned in part a(iii), the spherometer is placed on the curved
surface of the lens. Write the adjustments that have to be done to obtain the other reading.
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ii) What reading would you take after the above adjustment .
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iii) In addition to these two readings, distance between the spheromter legs should be measured.

1) What is the measuring instrument used for this?

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2) Write the experimental steps would you follow in order to get the above reading.
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c) i) After extensive use, the readings taken from the spherometeer may not be so accurate. What is
the reason for this?
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ii) Give another use of spheromenter except the measurement of radius of curvature.
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iii) Explain why the spherometer does not have zero error?
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03. a) State the principle of moment of forces.

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 b) Experimental setup for finding mass M of on object is shown below.

A
B
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AB is the uniform rod with length in one meter and mass This rod is pivoted at the point A
such that it could rotate in the vertical plane. Rod is maintained horizontally by hanging the end B
on a spring balance. Mass M is hanging on the rod by a piece of thread (String). Reading R of the
spring balance obtained are shown below.

20 40 50 60 80 100
180 260 300 340 420 500

i) Mark the forces acting on the rod AB while the mass M is hanging as shown in the figure.

ii) Write the expression for the moment of forces of the system about the point A.
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iii) Rearrange the above expression such that it has as independent variable and reading R of
the spring balance as dependent variable.
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iv) Mark the points in the above graph sheet and draw the linear graph.

v) Calculate the mass of the object by using the graph.

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vi) Obtain the mass of the rod by using the graph.

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c) Draw the rough sketch of the graph for the reading of the spring balance while moving the spring
balance from end A to B by keeping the object as stationary.
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 04. The following items are given to find the coefficient of static friction between the wooden block
and the board which is held on the table in the laboratory.
i) Balance pan with mass
ii) Wooden block of mass W.
iii) Additional masses …………
iv) Some m masses with small range of values.

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a) Write the expression for coefficient of static friction in terms of limiting frictional force F and
normal reaction R
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b) i) Mark the force acting on the balance pan and wooden block with additional masses.
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ii) Write the expression for frictional force acting on the wooden block in terms of and
gravitational acceleration .
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iii) Write two factors that have to be considered while doing the experiment.
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iv) How could you find the limiting frictional force experimentally.
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 v) Write down the equation for finding from the graph in the form pattern and
write the dependent and independent variables.
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vi) Gradient 0.4 and intercept 0.25 obtained from the graph drawn for the above experiment.
1) Find the value of
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2) Find W if .
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c) i) Pulley used in the experiment must be smooth. Explain the reason.

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d) can be found by removing the balance pan and pulley and by keeping the wooden block only
on the board by tilting the board.
i) Write the measurements that have to be taken.
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2) …………………………………………...

ii) At which situation does the reading obtained?

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iii) Give the expression for in terms of .

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ngsjpftpay; - II B 01 E I,II
Physics - II B
Gr -12 (2022)

Part - II B
Essay questions
 Answer any two question of your choice.

01. a) At time from a particular point above a horizontal −

𝑉𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦/m
surface, a basketball is thrown downwards vertically at a 𝐶
certain velocity. During the time period of to
the motion of the ball is shown in the
𝐷 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒/
velocity- time graph in fig. (1)
𝐴
Consider that when the ball collides with the surface, it −

recoils back upwards within a time period that can be

− 𝐵
neglected Ignore air resistance. Fig
i) From what height was this basketball thrown?
ii) After the first time ball hits surface, what is its change in velocity with direction?

iii) After the first time ball hits surface, to which height would the ball have risen back up?
iv) At what time would the ball have hit the surface for the second time?
speed hitting the ground Recoil
v) At each instance the ball hits the surface the ratio of is a
speed fro, the ground
constant, what is the speed at which the ball recoils for the second time from the ground?

vi) Copy the above graph onto your answer sheet and complete the velocity-time graph for the
motion of the ball till .

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 b)
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Fig

The fig shows the instance where a basketball player hits the ball, The ball leaves the hand of
the player at speed and an angle of from the horizontal. The height of this point from ground is
h. The height of the basket from ground is H. The horizontal distance between the player and the
basket is .
i) Give the flight duration of the ball T in terms of .
ii) Show that − using the conclusion derived in b (i) and the
vertical motion of ball.
−
iii) Find the value of if m m m at the above instance.
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√
iv) In part b (iii) find the highest height from ground attained by the ball.
v) Compare the values obtained from (b) (iii) and b (iv) above with > the height from ground at
which ball hits the point the hoop is attached and the highest height attained by (calculations
are not necessary) inequality relation is expected.
−
1. When a ball of twice the mass is thrown with m
2. Same ball thrown at m −
vi) From (b) (iii) show the variation of vertical velocity component of ball with time. (Values
not necessary)

02. a) i) Define momentum and impulse.

ii) Give the principle of momentum.

Fig 𝑎 Fig 𝑏

The air filled balloon in fig floats in air at rest.

Explain what happens to balloon in fig if the neck of the balloon is opened compared to the
balloon in fig

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 b) A space probe of mass is attached to a space ship of mass
p e pr be
standing at the launching pad. The upward thrust needed to
move the space ship is , which is achieved by burning
−
of fuel per second and expelling the hot gas thus produced
through the nozzle at the bottom. The force of upward thrust is given by
the product of the rate (m) at which fuel is burnt and the exhaust velocity ; p e hip

(v) of the gas relative to the shuttle.

i) What is the initial acceleration when the space ship starts to move
from the launching pad?
ii) Find the velocity of the space ship after of motion considering Fig 𝑐
that its acceleration is constant.
iii) Find the exhaust velocity of gas relative to space ship.
iv) After 60 s of motion, find the exhaust velocity of gas relative to earth.
v) Explain this statement “even when the upward thrust acting on the spaceship is constant, when
the fuel burns its acceleration increase”
vi) Draw the variation of velocity – time graph according to the instance in (b)(v).

c) The component in fig is moving in a straight horizontal path with the velocity of
−
m as shown in fig. At this instance, the total mass of the component is .
During the explosion the space probe moves along the some straight path with a velocity of
−
m

Just before explosion Just after explosion

Fi Fi e

i) What is the velocity of the space ship just after the explosion?
ii) Using calculations show that the total kinetic energy of the system before the explosion is less
than the total kinetic energy after the explosion.
iii) Give the reason for this increase in kinetic energy.
iv) During the explosion average force of acts on the space probe at m Find the value of F.

03. a) When a load moves with constant power P, the application point of force moves with constant speed
V when work is done by the applied force F.
i) Define work and power.
ii) Give the reason as to why the application point moves with constant speed when force is
applied.
iii) Find the relation between .

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 b)

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An escalator is in an inclined plane of from the horizontal. It can raise 75 passengers, within a
minute, to a vertical height of 15m. This is possible only when passengers are in standing position on
the escalator consider that the average mass of a passenger is .
i) What is the average velocity along the inclined plane of escalator?
ii) The passenger climbs on the escalator with initial velocity er . After 0.2s, the passenger
obtains the velocity of the escalator.
1) What would you say about the frictional force acting on the foot of the passenger?
2) What is the resultant force acting on the foot during this 0.2s)
iii) What is the forward distance moved by the foot on the escalator?
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iv) What is the kinetic energy gained by this passenger?
v) How does the passenger obtain this energy?
vi) What is the co-efficient of dynamic friction between the passenger and the escalator?

c) The passenger undergoes a small inclination during this 0.2s duration when he does not hold the
hand rail after boarding the escalator and when he keeps his body straight without bending.
i) During this 0.2s, what is the inclination he makes with the vertical plane?
ii) At this position, will he be at equilibrium? Explain.
iii) At this position, who will experience a greater discomfort, a person with more mass / less mass
with same centre of gravity?. Explain giving reasons.
iv) What is the minimum power required to raise the passengers to a height of
v) If the frictional force against the motion of the escalator is what is the additional
power required to compensate this loss?
vi) If the motor running the escalator has an efficiency of 70% find the input power of the motor.

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