PHYSICS (Code No.

042)
COURSE STRUCTURE
Class XI – 2023-24 (Theory)
Time: 3 hrs. Max Marks: 70

No. of Marks
Periods
Unit–I Physical World and Measurement
08
Chapter–2: Units and Measurements
Unit-II Kinematics
24
Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line 23
Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane
Unit–III Laws of Motion
14
Chapter–5: Laws of Motion
Unit–IV Work, Energy and Power
14
Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power
Unit–V Motion of System of Particles and Rigid
Body 18 17
Chapter–7: System of Particles and
Rotational Motion
Unit-VI Gravitation
12
Chapter–8: Gravitation
Unit–VII Properties of Bulk Matter
Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
24
Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter
20
Unit–VIII Thermodynamics
12
Chapter–12: Thermodynamics
Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic
Unit–IX Theory of Gases 08
Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory
Unit–X Oscillations and Waves
26 10
Chapter–14: Oscillations
Chapter–15: Waves
Total 160 70
Unit I: Physical World and Measurement 08 Periods

Chapter–2: Units and Measurements

Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units,

fundamental and derived units. significant figures. Dimensions of physical
quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.

Unit II: Kinematics 24 Periods

Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line

Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line, Elementary concepts of

differentiation and integration for describing motion, uniform and non-
uniform motion, and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion,
velocity - time and position-time graphs. Relations for uniformly accelerated
motion (graphical treatment).

Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane

Scalar and vector quantities; position and displacement vectors, general

vectors and their notations; equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a
real number; addition and subtraction of vectors, Unit vector; resolution of a
vector in a plane, rectangular components, Scalar and Vector product of
vectors.

Motion in a plane, cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-

projectile motion, uniform circular motion.

Unit III: Laws of Motion 14 Periods

Chapter–5: Laws of Motion

Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum

and Newton's second law of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion.

Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications.

 Equilibrium of concurrent forces, Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling
friction, lubrication.

Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular

motion (vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road).

Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power 14 Periods

Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-
energy theorem, power.

Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces:

non-conservative forces, motion in a vertical circle; elastic and inelastic
collisions in one and two dimensions.

Unit V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body 18 Periods

Chapter–7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and

Centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of a
uniform rod.
Moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, law of conservation
of angular momentum and its applications.

Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational

motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions.

Moment of inertia, radius of gyration, values of moments of inertia for simple

geometrical objects (no derivation).

Unit VI: Gravitation 12 Periods

Chapter–8: Gravitation

Kepler's laws of planetary motion, universal law of gravitation.

Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.

Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential, escape speed,

 orbital velocity of a satellite.

Unit VII: Properties of Bulk Matter 24 Periods

Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Elasticity, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's law, Young’s modulus, bulk

modulus, shear modulus of rigidity (qualitative idea only), Poisson's
ratio; elastic energy.

Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications (hydraulic
lift and hydraulic brakes), effect of gravity on fluid pressure.

Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, critical
velocity, Bernoulli's theorem and its simple applications.

Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure

across a curved surface, application of surface tension ideas to drops,
bubbles and capillary rise.

Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter

Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids, liquids

and gases, anomalous expansion of water; specific heat capacity; Cp, Cv -
calorimetry; change of state - latent heat capacity.

Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity,

qualitative ideas of Blackbody radiation, Wein's displacement Law, Stefan's
law .

Unit VIII: Thermodynamics 12 Periods

Chapter–12: Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature, zeroth law of

thermodynamics, heat, work and internal energy. First law of
thermodynamics,
Second law of thermodynamics: gaseous state of matter, change of condition
 of gaseous state -isothermal, adiabatic, reversible, irreversible, and cyclic
processes.

Unit IX:Behavior of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases 08 Periods

Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done in compressing a gas.

Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic

interpretation of temperature; rms speed of gas molecules; degrees of
freedom, law of equi-partition of energy (statement only) and application to
specific heat capacities of gases; concept of mean free path, Avogadro's
number.

Unit X: Oscillations and Waves 26 Periods

Chapter–14: Oscillations
Periodic motion - time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time,
periodic functions and their applications.

Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equations of motion; phase; oscillations
of a loaded spring- restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M.
Kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum derivation of expression for its
time period.

Chapter–15: Waves

Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves, speed of travelling wave,

displacement relation for a progressive wave, principle of superposition of
waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes,
fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats.
 PRACTICALS

Total Periods: 60

The record, to be submitted by the students, at the time of their annual examination,
has to include:

• Record of at least 8 Experiments [with 4 from each section], to be performed

by the students.

• Record of at least 6 Activities [with 3 each from section A and section B], to
be performed by the students.

• Report of the project carried out by the students.

EVALUATION SCHEME

Time 3 hours Max. Marks: 30

Topic Marks

Two experiments one from each section 7+7

Practical record (experiment and activities) 5

One activity from any section 3
Investigatory Project 3
Viva on experiments, activities and project 5
Total 30

SECTION–A
Experiments

1. To measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body and to measure internal

diameter and depth of a given beaker/calorimeter using Vernier Callipers and
hence find its volume.

2. To measure diameter of a given wire and thickness of a given sheet using screw
gauge.
3. To determine volume of an irregular lamina using screw gauge.

4. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.

5. To determine the mass of two different objects using a beam balance.

6. To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.

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7. Using a simple pendulum, plot its L-T graph and use it to find the effective length

of second's pendulum.

8. To study variation of time period of a simple pendulum of a given length by taking

bobs of same size but different masses and interpret the result.

9. To study the relationship between force of limiting friction and normal reaction and
to find the co- efficient of friction between a block and a horizontal surface.

10. To find the downward force, along an inclined plane, acting on a roller due to
gravitational pull of the earth and study its relationship with the angle of inclination
θ by plotting graph between force and Sinθ.

Activities

1. To make a paper scale of given least count, e.g., 0.2cm, 0.5 cm.

2. To determine mass of a given body using a metre scale by principle of moments.

3. To plot a graph for a given set of data, with proper choice of scales and error bars.

4. To measure the force of limiting friction for rolling of a roller on a horizontal plane.

5. To study the variation in range of a projectile with angle of projection.

6. To study the conservation of energy of a ball rolling down on an inclined plane

(using a double inclined plane).

7. To study dissipation of energy of a simple pendulum by plotting a graph between

square of amplitude and time.
 SECTION–B
Experiments
1. To determine Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a given wire.

2. To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting a graph between load and
extension.

3. To study the variation in volume with pressure for a sample of air at constant
temperature by plotting graphs between P and V, and between P and 1/V.

4. To determine the surface tension of water by capillary rise method.

5. To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring

terminal velocity of a given spherical body.

6. To study the relationship between the temperature of a hot body and time by
plotting a cooling curve.

7. To determine specific heat capacity of a given solid by method of mixtures.

8. To study the relation between frequency and length of a given wire under constant
tension using sonometer.

9. To study the relation between the length of a given wire and tension for constant
frequency using sonometer.

10. To find the speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube by
two resonance positions.

Activities

1. To observe change of state and plot a cooling curve for molten wax.
2. To observe and explain the effect of heating on a bi-metallic strip.
3. To note the change in level of liquid in a container on heating and interpret the
observations.
4. To study the effect of detergent on surface tension of water by observing capillary
rise.
5. To study the factors affecting the rate of loss of heat of a liquid.
6. To study the effect of load on depression of a suitably clamped metre scale loaded
at (i) its end (ii) in the middle.

7. To observe the decrease in pressure with increase in velocity of a fluid.

 Practical Examination for Visually Impaired
Students Class XI

Note: Same Evaluation scheme and general guidelines for visually impaired students as
given for Class XII may be followed.

A. Items for Identification/Familiarity of the apparatus for assessment in

practical’s (All experiments)

Spherical ball, Cylindrical objects, vernier calipers, beaker, calorimeter, Screw

gauge, wire, Beam balance, spring balance, weight box, gram and milligram
weights, forceps, Parallelogram law of vectors apparatus, pulleys and pans used in
the same ‘weights’ used, Bob and string used in a simple pendulum, meter scale,
split cork, suspension arrangement, stop clock/stop watch, Helical spring,
suspension arrangement used, weights, arrangement used for measuring
extension, Sonometer, Wedges, pan and pulley used in it, ‘weights’ Tuning Fork,
Meter scale, Beam balance, Weight box, gram and milligram weights, forceps,
Resonance Tube, Tuning Fork, Meter scale, Flask/Beaker used for adding water.

B. List of Practicals

1. To measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body using vernier calipers.

2. To measure the internal diameter and depth of a given beaker/calorimeter
using vernier calipers and hence find its volume.
3. To measure diameter of given wire using screw gauge.
4. To measure thickness of a given sheet using screw gauge.
5. To determine the mass of a given object using a beam balance.
6. To find the weight of given body using the parallelogram law of vectors.
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7. Using a simple pendulum plot L-T and L-T graphs. Hence find the

effective length of second’s pendulum using appropriate length values.

8. To find the force constant of given helical spring by plotting a graph between
load and extension.

9. (i) To study the relation between frequency and length of a given wire
under constant tension using a sonometer.
 (ii) To study the relation between the length of a given wire and tension, for
constant frequency, using a sonometer.
10. To find the speed of sound in air, at room temperature, using a resonance
tube, by observing the two resonance positions.

Note: The above practicals may be carried out in an experiential manner rather than
recording observations.

Prescribed Books:

1. Physics Part-I, Textbook for Class XI, Published by NCERT

2. Physics Part-II, Textbook for Class XI, Published by NCERT
3. Laboratory Manual of Physics, Class XI Published by NCERT
4. The list of other related books and manuals brought out by
NCERT (consider multimedia also).

Note:
The content indicated in NCERT textbooks as excluded for the year 2023-24 is not to
be tested by schools.