ICSE Solved Paper 2022 Semester-2

PHYSICS
Class-X
(Maximum Marks : 40)
(Time allowed : One and a half hours)

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This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Attempt all questions from Section A and any three questions from Section B.
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION-A
Q. 1. Choose the correct answers to the question from (iii) The graph plotted for potential difference
the given options. (Do not copy the question. (V) against current (I) for ohmic resistors is
Write the correct answer only.) [10]
(i) Free vibrations are (a) A curve passing through the origin.
(a) the vibrations under the influence of a (b) A straight line not passing through origin.
periodic force.
(c) A straight line passing through the origin.
(b) the vibrations with larger amplitude.
(c) the vibrations when the frequency (d) A circle centred at the origin.
continuously decreases.
(iv) A main switch in the main distribution
(d) the vibrations with a constant frequency and
constant amplitude. board is present in
(ii) The diagram below shows four sound waves. (a) a live wire
Which sound has the highest pitch? (b) a neutral wire
(c) a live as well as neutral wire
Wave A
(d) an earth wire
(a)(a) Time (v) A conductor AB is kept along north south
direction of the earth above a magnetic
needle as shown below. When the key K is
closed then
Wave B A B
(b)(b) W
Time
Magnetic
S N
needle
E
K + –
Wave C

(c)(c) Time (a) the needle will not show any deflection.
(b) the needle will deflect towards east.
(c) the needle will turn in the opposite direction
i.e., towards south.
Wave D (d) the needle will deflect towards west.
(vi) A coil wound around a piece of soft iron can
(d)(d) Time
become an electromagnetic only when
(a) the circuit is open.
(b) a magnetic compass is present in the vicinity.
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(c) a galvanometer is connected to the circuit. present in both live and neutral.
(d) a current flows in the circuit.
(vii) If water absorbs 4000 joule heat to increase
the temperature of 1 kg water through 1°C
then the specific heat capacity of water is
(a) 4 Jkg–1 °C–1
(b) 400 Jg–1 °C–1
(c) 4 Jg–1 °C–1

(d) 4.2 Jg–1 °C–1
(v) Option (b) is correct.
(viii) Water is used in car radiators because
Explanation : As the key is closed, a current will
(a) it is a good conductor of heat. flow through the wire and a magnetic field will be
(b) it conducts heat faster as compared to the produced. In interaction with the earth’s magnetic
other substances and cools the engine quickly. field the resultant magnetic field will defect the
(c) its specific heat capacity is very low. needle towards east.
(d) its specific heat capacity is very high so it can (vi) Option (d) is correct.
cool the engine without a greater increase in Explanation : Retentivity of soft iron is low. So, as
its own temperature. long as the current is flowing through the coil the
(ix) The heaviest nuclear radiation is soft iron behaves as an electromagnet. As soon as
(a) x-radiation the current stops flowing it loses magnetism.
(b) a-radiation (vii) Option (c) is correct.
(c) g-radiation Explanation : Specific heat capacity is the amount
of heat energy required to raise the temperature of
(d) b-radiation
a substance per unit of mass. 4000 J heat is required
(x) To study the age of excavated material of
to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water through
archaeological significance we study the rate
1°C i.e. 4000 J heat is required to raise the tempera-
of decay of an isotope of
ture of 1000g of water through 1°C i.e. 4 J heat is
(a) Uranium required to raise the temperature of 1g of water
(b) Cobalt through 1°C. So, specific heat capacity of water 4J
(c) Carbon g–1 °C-1.
(d) Chlorine (viii) Option (d) is correct.
Ans. (i) Option (d) is correct. Explanation : Water is used as a coolant in car radia-
Explanation : Free vibrations are the vibrations tors because of its high specific heat capacity. So, it
with constant frequency and constant amplitude in can absorb a large amount of heat for a degree rise
the absence of any external force like air resistance. in temperature.
(ii) Option (b) is correct. (ix) Option (b) is correct.
Explanation : Pitch depends on frequency. Wave Explanation : x and γ radiations are electromagnetic
B has the highest frequency. So, it has the highest radiation. b radiations are stream of electrons. a ra-
pitch. diations are basically helium nucleus. Hence, a ra-
(iii) Option (c) is correct. diation is the heaviest.
Explanation : The relation between potential differ- (x) Option (c) is correct.
ence (V) and current (I) is I ∝ V. So, it is an equation Explanation : Radiocarbon dating (also referred to
of a straight line passing through the origin. as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method
(iv) Option (c) is correct. for determining the age of archeological substances
Explanation : If you have a look at the inner portion by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioac-
of the main switch you will find that there are two tive isotope of carbon.
fuses – one for live and other for neutral. So, it is
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SECTION-B

(Attempt any three questions from this Section)

Q. 2. (i) The diagram below shows a magnetic In the above circuit diagram, calculate:
compass kept closer to a coil AB wound (a) the external resistance of the circuit
around a hollow cylindrical cardboard: [3]
(b) the current I2
Magnetic
compass (c) the current I.
Ans. (a) External resistance of the circuit:
B A Card board 12W and 8W are in parallel. So the equivalent
N
12 ´ 8
resistance = = 4.8W
W E 12 + 8
2W is in series with this combination.
+ – S Hence the total resistance = 2 + 4.8 = 6.8W
Switch S1 (b) Potential difference across the 12W resistor =
(a) After studying the circuit and the magnetic potential difference across 8W resistor
compass carefully, state whether the switch Or, 12 × 0.4 = 8 × I2
S1 is open or closed. 12 × 0.4
(b) How did you arrive at the conclusion in (a)? \ I2 = = 0.6A
8
(c) What is the purpose of placing the magnetic
compass in the above setup? (c) Current I = I1 + I2 = 0.4 + 0.6 = 1A
Ans. (a) The switch S1 is closed. Q. 3. (i) Three wires with proper colour coding are
connected to the three terminals of a three-
(b) There is a deflection in the magnetic compass.
So, it is concluded that the switch S1 is closed pin socket. Match the colour of the wire with
and current is flowing through the coil. the proper terminals A, B and C of the socket.
[3]
(c) The purpose of placing the magnetic compass
is to determine the polarity developed at the A
end of the solenoid. A
(ii) (a) Give an important reason for copper to be
used as a material for a calorimeter. [3]
(b) Calculate the thermal capacity of 40 g of B C
water.
[Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 JKg–1 (a) Brown
°C–1] (b) Green
Ans. (a)  Reason for using copper as material for (c) Light blue
calorimeter: Copper is a good conductor of
heat. Calorimetry is the process of measuring Ans. C is line. Brown coloured wire is to be
the amount of heat released or absorbed connected here.
during a process. Copper has low specific B is neutral. Light blue coloured wire is to be
heat capacity and so it reaches the equilibrium
connected here.
temperature quickly by absorbing a small
C is earth. Green coloured wire is to be
amount of heat.
connected here.
(b) Thermal capacity = specific heat capacity x
amount of substance (ii) (a) Why does it become colder after a hailstorm
than during or before the hailstorm? [3]
\ Thermal capacity of 40g water = 4200 ×
(b) ‘If two bodies have the same specific heat
40
= 168 J° C–1 capacities, then they will always absorb the
1000 same amount of heat if their temperature
(iii) increases by the same amount.’ State whether
the given statement is true or false.
Ans. (a) After a hailstorm, ice absorbs the heat
energy (latent heat) needed for melting from
the environment and thus lowering the
surrounding temperature.
(b) No. The statement is not true. Amount of
heat absorbed depends on the mass of the
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body also. So, if the masses of the two bodies (ii) (a) Name two factors on which the force
are different then they will absorb different experienced by a conductor carrying current,
amounts of heat. placed in a magnetic field, depends. Also,
(iii) A metal piece of mass 420 g present at 80°C state how these factors affect the force. [3]
is dropped in 80g of water present at 20°C (b) With the help of which rule you can
in a calorimeter of mass 84g. If the final determine the direction of force acting on
a current carrying conductor placed in a
temperature of the mixture is 30°C, then
magnetic field?
calculate the specific heat capacity of the
Ans. (a) Factors acting in a current carrying conductor
metal piece. [4]
depend on strength of magnetic field and
[Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 Jkg–1 strength of current flowing.
–1
°C , Specific heat capacity of the calorimeter Force is directly proportional to the strength
= 200 Jkg–1 °C–1] of the magnetic field. Force is directly
Ans. Mass of metal proportional to the strength of the current
= 420g flowing.
(b) With the help of Fleming's left-hand rule, the
Sp. Heat of metal = S
direction of force experienced by current carrying
Temperatur = 80°C conductor placed in a magnetic field can be
Mass of water = 80g determined.
Sp. Heat of water= 4.2 J g-1 °C-1 Fleming's left hand rule:
Temperatur = 20°C If the thumb, first finger and second finger
Mass of calorimeter= 84g of left hand are held mutually perpendicular
to each other then thumb represents the
Sp. heat of calorimeter material = 200 J kg-1 °C-1 =
direction force on the conductor. The first
0.2 J g-1 °C-1
finger represents the direction of the magnetic
Temperature = 20°C field. The second finger represents the
Final temperature of mixture = 30°C direction of the current.
Heat loss by metal= 420 × S × 50 = 21000 S J (iii) (a) What is nuclear energy? [4]
Heat gain by water= 80 × 4.2 × 10 = 3360 J (b) After emission of a nuclear radiation, the
atomic number of the daughter nucleus
Heat gain by calorimeter = 84 × 0.2 × 10 = 168 J
increases by 1. Identify the nuclear radiation.
Since, heat lost= heat gained (c) Write a nuclear reaction indicating the
\ 21000S = 3360 + 168 nuclear change mentioned in (b).
\ S = 0.168 J g-1 °C-1 (d) What is the special name given to the parent
Q. 4. (i) Rohit playing a flute and Anita playing and daughter nucleus when this radiation is
a piano emit sounds of same pitch and emitted?
loudness. [3] Ans. (a) Nuclear energy: Nuclear energy is a form of
(a) Name one characteristic that is different energy released from the nucleus, the core of
for waves from the two different atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This
instruments. source of energy can be produced in two ways:
(b) If now the loudness of the sound from fission – when nuclei of atoms split into several
flute becomes four times that of the parts or fusion – when nuclei fuse together.
sound from piano, then write the value (b) The nuclear radiation is b-radiation.
of the ratio AF : AP (AF–amplitude of (c) AZ X → Z −A1Y + −01 β
sound wave from flute, AP – amplitude (d) Isobars.
of sound wave from piano) Two atoms of different elements having
(c) Define ‘Pitch’ of a sound. same mass numbers but different atomic
Ans. (a) The characteristics is quality. nos. are called isobars. Referring to nuclear
reaction of (c), mass numbers of X (parent)

(b) Loudness (L) is proportional to the square of
and Y (daughter) remain same, but the atomic
amplitude (A)
numbers differ. So, they are isobars.
So, LF/LP = AF2/AP2
Q. 5. (i) An appliance rated 440 W, 220V is connected
Or, 4/1 = AF2 / AP2
across 220V supply. [3]
\ AF/AP = 2:1
(a) Calculate the maximum current that the
(c) Pitch: Sensation of sound is referred to as
appliance can draw.
pitch. High pitch (shrill) sound corresponds to
high frequency sound. Low pitch (flat) sound (b) Calculate the resistance of the appliance.
corresponds to low frequency sound. Ans. (a) Maximum current drawn = I = W/V = 440/220
= 2A
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(b) Resistance of the appliance = R = W/I2 = (i) Study the above figure and answer the
440/22 = 110W following: [3]
(ii) The diagram below shows a vibrating tuning (a) What type of vibration does the above figure
fork E mounted on a sound box X. When represent?
the vibrating tuning forks A, B, C and D are
(b) State one reason for which the amplitude of
placed on the sound box. Y one by one, it is
the vibration decreases with time.
observed that a louder sound is produced
when the tuning fork k. B is place on Y. [3] (c) Write an example of natural vibrations.
Ans. (a) It is damped vibration.
E (b) Reason of decrement of amplitude of vibration
is loss of energy due to friction.
(c) Example of natural vibration is an oscillating
X Y pendulum.
A B C D (ii) A certain beam of a particles, b particles and
225Hz 320Hz 384Hz 512Hz g radiations travel through a region of electric
(a) What is the frequency of tuning fork E? field produced between two oppositely
(b) Why does B produce a louder sound? charged parallel plates A(+) and B(–). [3]
Ans. (a) Frequency of E is 320 Hz. (a) Which of the above three has the maximum
(b) B produces large sound since the frequency speed?
of B matches with the frequency of E and (b) Which one deviates the most from its
resonance occurs. original path?
(iii) (a) From the graph of heating curve given below
(c) Which one does not deviate at all when
state the melting point and boiling point of
the substance. [4] passing through a region of electric or
magnetic field?
Ans. (a) g radiation has the maximum speed which is
200 equal to the speeds of light in vacuum.
160 (b) b particles deviate from their original path.
120 (c) g radiation does not deviate at all when passing
80 through a region of electric or magnetic field
40 since it is made of uncharged particles photons.
(iii) If a wire of resistance 2W gets stretched to
(0, 20) time (S) thrice its original length : [4]
(a) Calculate the new resistance of the wire.
(b) Complete the rewrite of the following
(b) What happens to the specific resistance of the
nuclear reaction by filling in the blanks.
235 wire?
U → +90Th + 42He 1
Ans. (a) R= r
Ans. (a) Melting point is 40°C and boiling point is A
100°C. When new length becomes 3l, then new area
(b) 235U'231Th+4He becomes A/3.
92 90 2 1
x(m) So, R'= 9r = 9R = 9 × 2 = 18W
Q. 6. A
1 (b) Specific resistance remains same since, it does

not depend on the dimension of the wire. It
depends on the material.
0.5

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 t(s)

–0.5

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