VSPK International School, Sonipat

Session 2024-2025
Subject - Physics
NUMERICALS
Class : 12
Ch- 5,6,7,8,12,13

1. A magnetic dipole is situated in the direction of a magnetic field. What is its potential energy,if it is rotated
by 180°,then what amount of work will be done?
2. Two substances A and B have relative permeabilities slightly greater and less than unity respectively.
What is their magnetic nature?
3. What is the magnitude of the equitorial and axial field due to a bar magnet of length 5cm at a distance of
50cm from its mid point?The magnetic moment of the bar magnet is 0.40Am2.
4. The magnetic flux threading coil changes from 12×10-3 wb to 6×10-3wb in 0.01s. Calculate the induced
emf.
5. An emf of 250microvolt is induced in a coil when a current in it changes from 10A to 6A in 0.4s. What is
the self inductance of the coil?
6. What is the self inductance of a solenoid of length 40cm. Area of cross section 20cm2 and total number of
turns=800?
7. A 0.5m long metal rod PQ completes the circuit. The area of the circuit is perpendicular to the magnetic
field of flux density 0.15T. If the resistance of the total circuit is 3ohm. Calculate the force needed to move
the rod in the direction as indicated with a constant speed of 2m/s.
8. Two identical loops, one of copper and other of aluminium , are rotated with the same angular speed in the
same magnetic field. Compare (i) the induced emf and (ii) the current produced in the two coils. Justify your
answer.
9. What will be instantaneous voltage for AC supply for 220V and 50Hz?
10. An alternating voltage given by V= 140sin314t is connected across a pure resistor of 50 ohm. Find (i) the
frequency of the source (ii) the rms current through the resistor.
11. 220V ac is more dangerous than 220V dc. Why?
12. The peak value of an ac supply is 300V. What is its rms voltage? The rms value of current in an ac circuit
is 10A. What is its peak current?
13. The peak value of an alternating emf of frequency 50Hz is given to be 311.2Volt. (a) find the effective
value of emf.(b) write down the equation for the instantaneous value of the voltage. (c) Also find the value of
voltage at any time t=0.01s.
14.The current flowing through a pure inductor of inductance 2mH is I= 15cos 300t ampere. What is the(i)
rms and (ii) average value of current for a complete cycle?
15. The instantaneous current in an ac circuit is I=0.5sin314t,what is (i) rms value and (ii) frequency of the
current.
16. A capacitor blocks DC and allow AC to pass. Why?
17. A coil has an inductance of 1Henry. (i) At what frequency will it have a reactance of 3142 ohm? (ii)
What should be the capacity of a condenser which has the same reactance at that frequency.
18. Find the power consumed in a circuit having a resistance of 30ohm in series with inductive reactance of
40ohm,both being in series with an AC with peak value of current 1A and peak voltage of 220volt.
19. If the frequency of an A.C is made 4 times of its initial value , the inductive reactance will be :
A . 2 times B . 3 times
C . 4 times D . Unchanged
20. Draw graph for XC with frequency √ .
21. E = EOSinѠt and I=IO Sin(Ѡt + π /3) then it
A . necessarily a RL circuit B . necessarily a RC circuit
C . necessarily a LCR circuit D . can be RC or LCR circuit
22. The rms current in a circuit is connected to 50Hz AC source is 15 A . the value of current in circuit
(1/600)s after the instant current is zero, is :
23. A 300Ω resistor and a capacitor of (25/ π ¿ µF are connected in series to a 200V – 50 Hz AC source. Find
the value of current in the circuit.
24. A series RL circuit with R = 10Ω and L = 100/ π ¿ mH is connected to an ac source of voltage V = 141 sin
(100 πt ) , where V is in volts and t is in seconds . Calculate (A) Impedance of the circuit (B) Phase angle (C)
Voltage drop across the inductor .
25. An AC voltage V = V0 sinѠt is applied across a pure inductor of inductor of inductance L . Find an
expression for the current flowing in the circuit and show mathematically that the current flowing through
it lags behind the supplied voltage by a phase angle π /2 . Also draw graphs of V and I versus Ѡt for the
circuit.
26. An AC voltage V = V0 sinѠt is applied across a pure Capacitor of capacitance C . Find an expression for
the current flowing in the circuit and show mathematically that the current flowing through it ahead of the
supplied voltage by a phase angle π /2 . Also draw graphs of V and I versus Ѡt for the circuit.
27. The power factor of an A.C circuit is 0.5 . What is phase difference difference between voltage and
current in the circuit?
28. Define capacitive reactance . Write its SI units.mt4
29. A source of A.C voltage V=Vm SinѠt is connected to a series combination of a capacitor C and a resistor
R . Draw the phasor diagram and use it to obtain the expression for (A) impedance of the circuit
(B) phase angle
30. Why is the use of AC voltage preferred over DC voltage ? Give two reasons .
31. If the reading of the voltmeter V1 is 40V , then the reading of the voltmeter V2 is :
A . 30V B . 58V C . 29V D . 15V
32. A circuit is connected to an AC source of variable frequency . As the frequency of the source is increased
, the decreases . What are the elements are comprise in the circuit ?
33. The voltage across a resistor , an inductor and a capacitor connected in series to an AC source are 20V ,
15V , and 30V . What is the resultant voltage in the circuit ?
34.A 15Ω resistance , an 80mH inductor and a capacitor C are connected in series with a 50 Hz AC source . If
the source voltage and current in the circuit are in phase then the value of capacitance is?
35. The magnetic needle has magnetic moment 6.7 × 10-2 Am2 . and moment of inertia 7.5 × 10 -6 Am2 . It performs 100
complete oscillations in 6.70 s . what is magnitude of the magnetic field ?

36. A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30o with an external field of 800 G experiences a torque of 0.016 Nm .
(A) what is the magnetic moment of the magnetic moment of the magnet (B) what is the work done in moving it from
its stable to most unstable position (C) the bar magnet is replaced by a solenoid of cross sectional area 2×10 -4m2 and
1000 turns but of the same magnetic moment . Determine the current going through the solenoid .

37. A magnetized needle in a uniform magnetic field experiences a torque but no net force. An iron nail near a bar
magnet . however , experiences a force of attraction in addition to a torque.Why?

38. Must every magnetic configuration have a north pole and a south pole ? What about the field due to a toroid?

39. Two identical iron bars A and B are given . one of which is definitely known to be magnetised . how would one
ascertain whether or not both are magnetised ? If only one is magnetised . How does one ascertain which one ?

40. What is the magnitude of the equatorial and axial fields due to a bar magnet of length 5.0cm at a distance of
50cm from its mid point ? The magnetic moment of the bar magnet is 0.40 Am2 .

41. A short bar magnet of magnetic moment M =0.32 JT-1 is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.15 T . If the bar is
free to rotate in the plane of the field , which orientation would corresponds to its (a)stable (b)unstable equilibrium.
what is its potential energy of the magnet in each case?
42. A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross section 2.5 × 10-4 m2 carries a current of 3A. Explain the
sense in which the solenoid acts like a bar magnet. What is its associated magnetic moment.

43. If the bar magnet in Question 8 is free to turn about the vertical direction and a uniform horizontal magnetic field
of 0.25 T is applied , what is the magnitude of torque on the solenoid when its axis makes an angle of 30 0 with the
direction of applied field?

44. A Bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 JT-1 lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.22T (a)
what is the amount of work required by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to align its magnetic moment (i)
normal to the field direction (ii) opposite to the field direction (b)What is the torque on the magnet in cases (i) and
(ii)?

45. (A) A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross section 1.6 × 10-4 m2 , carrying a current of 4.0 A , is
suspended through its centre allowing it to turn a horizontal plane . (a) What is the magnetic moment associated with
the solenoid?

(B) What is the force and torque on the solenoid if a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 7.5 × 10 -2 T is set up at an
angle of 300 with the axis of solenoid?

46 A short bar magnet has a magnetic moment of 0.48 JT-1. Give the direction and magnitude of the magnetic field by
the magnet at a distance of 10cm from the centre of the magnet on (a) the axis (b) the equatorial lines of the magnet.

47. What happens when a bar magnet is cut into two pieces (A) transverse to its length (B) along its length ?

48. Figure shows planar loops of different shapes moving out or into a region of magnetic field which is directed
normal to the plane of the loop away from the reader . The direction of induced current in each loop using lenz’s law
wiil be :
A. Badcb , bcab B. Bcdab , bacb
C. bcdab , bcab D. Badcb , bacb
49. A rectangular,a square,a circular and an elliptical loop , all in the (x – y ) plane , are moving out of a uniform
magnetic field with a constant velocity . The magnetic field is directed along the negative Z-axis direction . The
induced emf , during the passage of these loops , out of the field region , will not remain constant for :
A . any of four loops B. The circular and elliptical loops
C. the rectangular , circular and elliptical loops D. Only the elliptical loops
45. The magnetic flux linked with the coil (in weber) is given by the equation :
Ø = 5t2 + 3t + 16
The induced EMF in the coil at time , t = 4s will be :
A. -27V B. -43 V
C.-108 V D. 210 VA
46. A conducting square loop of side ‘L’ and resistance ‘R’ moves in its plane with the uniform velocity ‘v’
perpendicular to one of its sides. A magnetic induction ‘B’ constant in time and space pointing
perpendicular and into the plane of the loop exists everywhere as shown in figure . The current induced in
the loop is :
A. BLv ÷ R clockwise B. BLv ÷ R anticlockwise
C.2BLv ÷ R Anticlockwise D. Zero
47. A coil wire enclosing an area 100cm is placed with its plane making an angle 600 with the magnetic
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field of strength 10-1 T. What is the flux through the coil ? If the magnetic field is reduced to zero in 10 -3 s,
then find the induced emf ?
48 Draw a graph showing the variation of induced emf with the rate of change of current flowing through a
coil.
49. A conductor rod of length l is kept to a uniform magnetic field B . It is moved along the magnetic field
with a velocity v . What is the value of emf induced in the conductor ?
 Ques 8 A metallic rod PQ of length l is rotated with an angular velocity Ѡ about an axis passing through its
mid point (O) and perpendicular to the plane of paper , in uniform magnetic field B . What is the potential
difference developed between the two ends of rod , O and Q ?
Ques 9 When a conducting loop of resistance 10Ώ and area 10cm 2 is removed from an external magnetic
field acting normally , the variation of induced current –I in the loop with time t .
A. Total charge passed through the loop
B. Change in magnetic flux through the loop .
C. Magnitude of the field applied.
Ques 10 A long straight current carrying wire normally passes through the centre of circular loop if the
current through the wire increase,will there be an induced emf in loop ?
Ques 11 A metallic rod of length l is rotated with frequency v with one end hinged at the centre and the
other end at the circumference of a circular metallic ring of radius r, about an axis passing through the
centre and perpendicular to the plane of the ring . A constant and uniform magnetic field B parallel to the
axis is present everywhere using Lorentz force explain how emf is induced between the centre and the
metallic ring and hence obtain the expression for it.
Ques 12 The electric current flowing in a wire in the direction from B to A is decreasing . Find out the
direction of the induced current in the metallic loop kept over the wire.
Ques 13 A flexible wire of irregular shape , abcd , turns into a circular shape when placed in a region of magnetic field
which is directed normal to the plane of the loop away from the reader. Predict the direction of the induced current
in the wire.

Ques 14 A rectangular loop PQMN with the movable arm PQ of length 10cm and resistance 2 ohm is placed in a
uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T acting perpendicular to the plane of the loop . The resistance of the arms MN,NP and
MQ are negligible. Calculate the (A) emf induced in the arm PQ and (B) Current induced in the loop when arm PQ is
moved with velocity 20m/s.

Ques 15 A conductor of length ‘l’ is rotated about one of its ends at a constant angular speed ‘Ѡ’ in a plane
perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field B. Plot graphs to show variations of the emf induced across the ends of the
conductor with (i) angular speed (ii) length of the conductor l.