Unit 1
Measurements
Subjective
Q1. Define
physics. Name its various branches. What role do the Physics play in the field
of science and technology? 11101001
Q2. What are the physical quantities? Describe
international system of units in detail for base,
derived and supplementary quantities. 11101002
Q3. What do you mean by scientific notation? 11101003
Q4. What are the conventions for indicating
units? 11101004
Q5. Define errors and describe its various
types. 11101005
Q6. What do you mean by significant figures?
Describe general rules for determining them and rounding of the data. 11101006
Q7. What
do you mean by Precision and accuracy? 11101007
Q8. What
are the general rules for the assessment of total uncertainty in final result
in the following cases? Explain with examples. 11101008
Q9. What
is meant by dimension of physical quantity? Explain its two applications.
11101009
Short Questions
1.1: Name
several repetitive phenomenon occurring in nature which could serve as
reasonable time standards. (Board
2010,14,15) 11101010
1.2: Give the drawbacks to use the period of a pendulum as a
time standard.
(Board
2009,14) 11101011
1.3: Why
do we find it useful to have two units for the amount of substance, the
kilogram and the mole? (Board
2015) 11101012
1.4: Three
students measured the length of a needle with a scale on which minimum division
is 1 mm and recorded as (i) 0.2145 m (ii) 0.21 m (iii) 0.214m, which
record is correct and why? 11101013
1.5: An
old saying is that “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” What
analogous statement can you make regarding experimental data used in a
computation? 11101014
1.6: The
period of simple pendulum is measured by a stop watch. What types of errors are
possible in the time period? (Board 2015) 11101015
1.7: Does
a dimensional analysis give any information on constant of proportionality that
may appear in an algebraic expression? Explain. 11101016
1.8: Write
the dimensions of (i) Pressure (ii)
Density?
(Board 2009,14,15) 11101017
1.9: The
wave length l of a wave depends on the speed v
of the wave and its frequency ‘f’ knowing that [l] = [L], [v] = [LT-1]
and [f] = [T-1]. Decide which of the following is correct, f = vl or f = . 11101018
Solved Examples
Example 1: The length, breadth and thickness of a
sheet are 3.233m, 2.105m and 1.05cm respectively. Calculate the volume of the
sheet correct upto the appropriate significant digits. 11101019
Example 2: The mass of a metal box measured by a
lever balance is 2.2kg. Two silver coins of masses 10.01g and 10.02g measured
by a beam balance are added to it. What is now the total mass of the box
correct upto the appropriate precision? 11101020
Example 3: The diameter and length of a metal
cylinder measured with the help of vernier callipers of least count 0.01 cm are
1.22 cm and 5.35 cm. Calculate the volume V of the cylinder and uncertainty in
it. 11101021
Example 4: Check the correctness of the relation V = where v is the speed of transverse wave on a
stretched string of tension F, length l and mass m. 11101022
Example 5: Derive
a relation for the time period of a simple pendulum (Fig. 1.2) using
dimensional analysis. The various possible factors on which the time period T
may depend are:
i)
Length of the pendulum (l) 11101023
ii)
Mass of the bob (m)
iii)
Angle q which the thread makes
with the vertical
iv)
Acceleration due to gravity (g)
Example 6: Find the dimensions and hence, the SI
units of coefficient of viscosity h in the relation of
Stokes’ law for the drag force F for a spherical object of radius r moving with
velocity v given as F = 6 phrv 11101024
Numerical Problems
1.1: A light year is the distance light travels
in one year. How many metres are there in one light year:
(speed of light = 3.0 ´ 108 ms-1) 11101025
Data:
Velocity
of light = c = 3.0 ´ 108 ms-1
(constant)
Time = t = 365 ´ 24 ´ 60 ´ 60 = 31536000sec.
1.2: (a) How
many seconds are there in 1 year? (Board 2014,15) 11101026
(b)
How many nanoseconds in 1 year?
(c) How many years in 1 second?
Data:
Largest
time interval = 1 year,
Smallest
time interval = 1 sec
To
calculate
(a) No.
of seconds in one year.
1.3: The
length and width of a rectangular plate are measured to be 15.3 cm and 12.80cm,
respectively. Find the area of the plate.
(Board 2010) 11101027
Data:
Length of
the plate = 15.3 cm
Width of
the plate = 12.80cm
To calculate:
Area of plate = ?
1.4: Add the following masses given in kg upto appropriate
precision.
2.189,0.089,11.8 and 5.32. (Board 2009) 11101028
Data:
m1 = 2.189 kg
m2 = 0.089 kg
m3 = 11.8 kg
m4 = 5.32 kg
1.5: Find
the value of ‘g’ and its uncertainty using T = 2p from the following measurements made during an experiment.
Length of simple pendulum
= 100 cm. Time for 20 vibrations =
40.2 sec. Length was measured by a metre scale of accuracy upto 1 mm and time
by stop watch of accuracy upto 0.1 sec.
11101029
Data:
Length of simple pendulum = 100cm
= = 1.0 m
Least
count for length = 1mm = 0.001m
Time for
20 vibration = t = 40.2 s
Least
count of stop watch = 0.1s
To
calculate
Value of g = ?
1.6: What are the dimensions
and units of gravitational constant G in the formula.
F
= G (Board 2015) 11101030
Data:
Formula for gravitational constant
F = G
To
calculate
Dimensions of G = ?
1.7: Show that the expression
vf = vi + at is dimensionally correct, where vf
is the velocity at time t. 11101031
Data:
Equation of motion
vf = vi + at
vi = velocity at t = 0
vf = velocity at t
a = acceleration
1.8: The
speed v of sound waves through a medium may be assumed to depend on (a) the
density r of the medium and (b) its modulus of
elasticity E which is the ratio of stress to strain. Deduce by the method of
dimensions, the formula for the speed of sound.
11101032
Data:
Velocity
of sound through medium = v
Density of the medium is =
r
Modulus of elasticity of the medium = E
To
Calculate
Relation between v, r and E.
1.9: Show that the famous “Einstein equation” E = mc2
is dimensionally consistent.
Data: 11101033
Given
equation is E = mc2
To
Determine:
Equation
is dimensionally consistent.
1.10: Suppose,
we are told that the acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius r
with uniform speed v is proportional to some power of r, say rn, and
some power of v, say vm, determine the powers of r and v? 11101034
Data:
Radius of
circle = r
Uniform
linear speed = v
Acceleration = a
Power of
r = n
Power of
v = m
To
Calculate
n = ?, m = ?
Unit 2
Vectors and Equilibrium
Q1. What is the vector quantity? How is it represented? 11102001
Ans. Vectors:
Q2. What is meant by Rectangular Co-ordinate System or Cartesian
Co-ordinate System?
11102002
Q3. Explain the addition of vectors. OR How
are vectors added? 11102003
Q4. What
is meant by Vector Subtraction?
11102004
Q5. What is meant by multiplication of vector by scalar? 11102005
Q6. Define
the following terms: 11102006
(i)
Position Vector (ii) Null Vector (iii) Equal Vector (iv) Unit Vector
Q7. Define
Rectangular Components of Vector. How are they determined? Find their expression. 11102007
Q8.How
will you find a vectors magnitude and direction with the help of rectangular
components?
11101008
Q9.
Describe the method of addition of vectors by Rectangular Components. 11102009
Q10. State
the different steps and rules for addition of vectors by rectangular
components.
Q11. How
many types of vector multiplication are there? Name them. 11102011
Q12. What
is meant by Scalar Product? Give its examples. Describe the important characteristics of Scalar or Dot
Product. 11102012
Q13. Define
and explain vector product. Describe its important characteristics. 11102013
Q14. Define
Torque, name its unit and hence describe the factors on which torque depends.
11102014
Q15. Define equilibrium. What are its types? State and explain conditions of equilibrium.
11102015
Short Questions
2.1. Define the terms (i) unit vector (ii)
Position vector (iii) Components of a vector. (Board 2010, 14) 11102016
2.2 The vector sum of three vectors gives a
zero resultant. What can be the orientation of vectors? 11102017
2.3 Vector
A lies in the xy plane. For what orientations will both of its rectangular
components are negative and for what orientation will its components have
opposite signs? 11102018
2.4 If one of the components of a vector is not zero, can its
magnitude be zero?
Explain. (Board 2009) 11102019
2.5. Can a vector have a
component greater than the vector’s magnitude?
(Board 2010,15) 11102020
2.6. Can the magnitude of a vector have a negative
value? (Board
2014,15) 11102021
2.7. If A + B = 0, what can you say about the components of
the two vectors? 11102022
2.8. Under
what circumstances would a vector have component that are equal in magnitude? 11102023
2.9. Is it possible to add a vector quantity to
scalar quantity? Explain. 11102024
2.10. Can you add zero to a null vector?
11102025
2.11. Two vectors have unequal magnitudes. Can
their sum be zero? Explain. 11102026
2.12. Show that the sum and difference of two
perpendicular vectors of equal lengths are also perpendicular and of the same
length. 11102027
2.13.
How would the two vectors of the same magnitude have to be oriented, if they
were to be combined to give a resultant equal to a vector of the same
magnitude? 11102028
2.14. The two vectors to be combined have
magnitudes 60N and 35N. Pick the correct answer from those given below and tell
why is it the only one of the three that is correct. 11102029
(i) 100N (ii) 70N (iii) 20N
2.15.
Suppose the sides of the closed polygon
represent vector arranged head to tail. What is the sum of these vectors?
11102030
2.16. Identify the correct answer.
(i) Two ships X and Y are travelling in
different directions at equal speeds. The actual direction of motion of X is
due north but to an observer on Y, the apparent direction of motion of X is
north East. The actual direction of motion of Y as observed from the shore will
be: 11102031
(A) East (B)
West
(C) North east (D)
South-west
(ii)
A horizontal force F applied to a small object P of mass
m at rest on inclined plane at an angle q to the horizontal as shown in fig. The magnitude of the
resultant force acting up and along the surface of the plane.
11102032
2.17.
If all the components of the vector A1 and A2 were
reversed, how would this alter A1 ´ A2? 11102033
2.18. Name
the three different conditions that could make A1 ´ A2=
0. 11102034
Condition are:
2.19. Identify true or false statements and
explain the reason. 11102035
(a)
A body in
equilibrium implies that it is not moving nor rotating.
2.20.
A picture is suspended from a wall by two strings. Show by diagram the
configuration of the strings for which the tension in the strings will be
minimum.
11102036
2.21. Can
a body rotate about its centre of gravity under the action of its weight?
(Board
2009,15) 11102037
Solved Examples
Example 1: The positions of two aeroplanes at any
instant are represented by two points A (2, 3, 4) and B(5, 6, 7) from an origin
O in km as shown in Fig. 2.8. 11102038
(i)
What are
their position vectors?
(ii)
Calculate
the distance between the two aeroplanes.
Example 2: Two forces of magnitude 10 N and 20 N act
on a body in directions making angles 30o and 60o
respectively with x-axis. Find the resultant force. 11102039
Example 3: Find the angle between two forces of equal
magnitude when the magnitude of their resultant is also equal to the magnitude
of either of these forces. 11102040
Example 4: A force F = 2+ 3
units, has its point
of application moved from point A(1,3)
to the point B(5,7). Find the work done. 11102041
Example 5: Find the projection of vector A = 2– 8
+
in the direction of
the vector
B
= 3– 4
– 12
. (Board 2015) 11102042
Example 6: The line of action of a force F passes
through a point P of a body whose position vector in metre is – 2
+
. If F = 2
– 3
+ 4
(in newton), determine
the torque about the point ‘A’ whose position vector (in metre) is 2
+
+
11102043
Example 7: A load
is suspended by two cords as shown in Fig. 2.15. Determine the maximum load
that can be suspended at P, if maximum breaking tension of the cord used is 50
N. 11102044
Example 8: A uniform beam of 200N is supported
horizontally as shown. If the breaking tension of the rope is 400N, how far can
the man of weight 400N walk from point A on the beam as shown in Fig. 2.18? 11102045
Example 9: A boy weighing 300 N is standing at the
edge of a uniform diving board 4.0m in length. The weight of the board is 200
N. (Fig. 2.20 a). Find the forces exerted by pedestals on the board. 11102046
Numerical
2.1. Suppose
in a rectangular coordinate system, a vector A has its tail at the point P(-2,
-3) and its tip at Q (3,9). Determine the distance between these two points. 11102047
Data:
P (-2, 3)
Q
(3, 9)
Distance between P and Q =
2.2. A certain corner of a room is selected as
the origin of a rectangular coordinate system. If an insect is crawling on an
adjacent wall at a point having co-ordinates (2,1). Where the units are in
metres, what is the distance of the insect from the corner of the room? 11102048
Data:
Point = P = (2,1)
Origin
= O = (0,0)
Formula
= Origin = 0 = (0,0)
2.3. What is the unit vector in the direction
of the vector A = 4 + 3
? 11102049
2.4. Two
particles are located at
r1= 3 + 7
and r2 = 2
+ 3
respectively. Find both the
magnitude of the vector and its orientation with respect to the x axis.
Data: 11102050
r1 = 3 + 7
r2 = -2 + 3
r2 - r1 =
?
2.5. If a vector B is added to vector A the
result is 6 +
. If B is subtracted from A the
result is -4
+ 7
. What the magnitude of the vector
A? 11102051
Data:
A + B = 6 +
----------
(1)
A
- B = 4 + 7
--------- (2)
= ?
2.6: Given
that A = 2 + 3
and
B = 3 - 4
Find the magnitude and direction
of 11102052
(a) C
= A + B (b) D = 3A -
2B
2.7. Find the
angle between the two vectors A = 5 +
and B = 2
+ 4
.
11102053
Data:
A
= 5 +
B
= 2 + 4
.
q = ?
Formula:
q = Cos-1
2.8.
Find the work done when
the point of application of the force 3 + 2
moves in a straight line from the
point (2,-1) to the point (6,4). 11102054
Data:
Point A = (2, -1) =
Point B = (6, 4) =
Force =
2.9. Show
that the three vectors +
+
, 2
- 3
+
and 4
+
- 5
are mutually perpendicular. (Board 2014) 11102055
2.10 Given
that A = - 2
+ 3
and B = 3
- 4
. Find the length of the
projection of A on B. 11102056
2.11. Vectors A, B and C are 4 units north, 3
units west and 8 units east, respectively. Describe carefully 11102057
(a) A ´ B (b)
A ´ C (c)
B ´ C
Data:
Vector = 4 units north
Vector = 3 units west
Vector = 8 units east
2.12.
The torque or turning effect of force
about a given point given by r ´ F where
r is the vector from the given point to the point of application of F. Consider
a force F = -3 +
+ 5
N acting on the point 7
+ 3
+
(m). What is the torque in Nm about the
origin? 11102058
2.13.
The line of action of force F = - 2
passes through the point whose
position vector is ( -
+
). Find 11102059
(a)
the moment of F above the origin.
(b)
the moment of F about the point of which
the position vector is +
.
Data:
(Part-a)
r =
Formula:
2.14. The magnitude of dot and cross products of
two vectors are 6 and 6 respectively. Find the angle between the
vectors? (Board 2009) 11102060
2.15.
A load of 10N is suspended from a clothes lines. This distorts the line so that
it makes an angle of 15° with the horizontal at each end. Find the tension in
the clothes line. 11102061
Data:
T = ?
W = 10N
2.16.
A tractor of weight 15,000N crosses a single
span bridge of weight 8000N and of length 21.0m. The bridge span is supported
half a metre from either end. The tractors front wheels take 1/3 of the total
weight of the tractor and the rear wheals are 3m behind the front wheels.
Calculate the force on the bridge supports when the rear wheel at the middle of
the bridge span. 11102062
2.17. A spherical ball of weight 50N is to be lifted
over the step as shown in fig. Calculate the minimum force needed just to lift
it about the floor. 11102063
2.18. A uniform sphere of weight 10N is held by a
string attached to the frictionless wall so that the string makes an angle of
30° with the wall as shown in fig. Find the tension in the string and the force
exerted on the sphere by the wall. 11102064
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Unit 3
Q.1 Define
and explain the following terms in brief: 11103001
(i)
Rectilinear Motion (ii) Distance (iii) Displacement (iv) Velocity
(v)
Average Velocity (vi) Instantaneous Velocity (vii) Acceleration
(viii)
Instantaneous acceleration.
Q.2 Describe different cases of velocity
time graph. How acceleration can be determined from velocity time graph? 11103002
Q.3
State the three laws of motion. 11103003
1. 1st
Law of Motion or (Law of Inertia):
Q.4 Define linear momentum. How are the
force and linear momentum related? State Newton’s second law of motion in terms
of momentum. 11103004
Q.5 Define impulse and show that it is
change in momentum. 11103005
Q.6 State and prove the law of
conservation of linear momentum. (Board 2008) 11103006
Q.7 Define collision. What are its types?
Define them. 11103007
Q.8 Discuss
the elastic collision in one dimension and prove that speed of approach = speed
of separation. Also calculate velocities after collision and discuss its
special cases.11103008
Q.9 Explain the following
cases of law of conservation of momentum even when the system is not isolated. 11103009
(i) Force Due to Water Flow (ii) Momentum and Explosive Forces
(iii) Firing of Bullet
Q.10
What do you know by rocket propulsion? Find an expression for
acceleration of rocket. 11103010
Q.11 What is
projectile motion? Give examples. Also derive expressions for (i) Acceleration
(ii) Distance Covered (iii) Velocity at any time (iv) Time of flight (v) Range
of Projectile (vi) Maximum height. (Board 2015) 11103011
Q.12 Write a comprehensive note on Ballistic
Missile. (Board
2008) 11103012
Short Questions
3.1: What is the difference between uniform and
variable velocity? From the explanation of variable velocity, define
acceleration. Give S.I units of velocity and acceleration? (Board 2010, 14) 11103013
3.2: An object is thrown vertically upward.
Discuss the sign of acceleration due to gravity, relative to velocity, when the
object is in air. 11103014
3.3: Can the velocity of an object reverse
direction when acceleration is constant? If so, give an example. (Board 2010, 14,15) 11103015
3.4: Specify the correct statements: 11103016
(a) An object can
have a constant velocity even its speed is changing.
(b) An object can have a constant speed even
its velocity is changing.
(c) An object can have a zero velocity even
its acceleration is not zero.
(d) An object
subjected to a constant acceleration can reverse its velocity.
3.5: A
man standing on the top of a tower throws a ball straight up with initial
velocity vi and at the same time throws a second ball straight down
with the same speed. Which ball have larger speed when it strikes the ground?
Ignore air friction. 11103017
3.6: Explain the circumstances in which the
velocity v and acceleration ‘a’ of a car are:
11103018
3.7: Motion with constant velocity is a special
case of motion with constant acceleration. Is this statement true?
Discuss. (Board 2009) 11103019
3.8: Find the change in momentum for an object
subjected to a given force for a given time and state law of motion in terms of
momentum. 11103020
3.9: Define impulse and show that how it is
related to linear momentum.
(Board 2009, 10, 14) 11103021
3.10:
State the law of conservation of linear momentum, pointing out the importance
of isolated system. Explain why under certain conditions, the law is useful
even though the system is not completely isolated. (Board 2015) 11103022
3.11:
Explain difference between elastic and inelastic collisions. Explain how would
a bouncing ball behave in each case? Give plausible reasons for the fact that
K.E is not conserved in most cases. 11103023
3.12: Explain what is meant by projectile motion?
Derive expressions for
a.
the time of flight
b. the range of projectile.
Show
that the range of projectile is maximum when projectile is thrown at an angle
of 45o with the horizontal.
(Board
2014) 11103024
3.13:
At what point or points in its path does a projectile have its minimum speed,
its maximum speed? (Board
2014) 11103025
3.14: Each of
the following questions is followed by four answers, one of which is correct
answer. Identify that answer. 11103026
1. What is meant by the ballistic trajectory?
(a) The paths
followed by an un-powered and unguided projectile.
(b) The path
followed by the powered and unguided projectile.
(c) The path
followed by un-powered but guided projectile.
(d) The path
followed by powered and guided projectile.
2. What
happens when a system of two bodies undergoes an elastic collision?
(a) The
momentum of the system changes.
(b) The
momentum of the system does not change.
(c) The bodies
come to rest after collision.
(d) The energy
conservation Law is violated.
Solved Examples
Example 1: The velocity-time graph of a car moving on
a straight road is shown in Fig 3.7. Describe the motion of the car and find
the distance covered. 11103027
Example 2: A 1500 kg car has its velocity reduced
from 20 ms–1 to 15 ms–1 in 3.0 s. How large was the average
retarding force? 11103028
Example 3: Two spherical balls of 2.0 kg and 3.0 kg
masses are moving towards each other with velocities of 6.0 ms–1 and
4 ms–1 respectively. What must be the velocity of the smaller ball
after collision, if the velocity of the bigger ball is 3.0 ms–1? 11103029
Example 4: A 70 g ball collides with another ball of
mass 140 g. The initial velocity of the first ball is 9 ms-1 to the
right while the second ball is at rest. If the collisions were perfectly
elastic. What would be the velocity of the two balls after the collision? 11103030
Example 5: A 100 g golf ball is moving to the right
with a velocity of 20 ms–1. It makes a head on collision with a 8 kg
steel ball, initially at rest. Compute velocities of the balls after collision. 11103031
Example 6: A hose pipe ejects water at a speed of 0.3
ms–1 through a hole of area 50 cm2. If the water strikes
a wall normally, calculate the force on the wall, assuming the velocity of the
water normal to the wall is zero after striking. 11103032
Example 7: A ball is thrown with a speed of 30 ms–1
in a direction 30o above the horizon. Determine the height to which
it rises, the time of flight and the horizontal range. 11103033
Example 8: In example 3.7 calculate the maximum range
and the height reached by the ball if the angles of projection are (i) 45o
(ii) 60o. 11103034
Numericals
3.1 A helicopter is ascending vertically at
the rate of 19.6 m/s when it is at a height of 156.8 m above the ground, a
stone is dropped. How long does the stone take to reach the ground? 11103035
3.2: Using the following data, draw a
velocity-time graph for a short journey on a straight road of a motorbike. 11103036
3.3: A
proton moving with speed of 1.0 ´ 107
m/s passes through a 0.02 cm thick sheet of paper and emerges with speed of 2.0
´
106 m/s. Assuming uniform deceleration, find retardation and time
taken to pass through the paper. 11103037
3.4: Two
masses m1 and m2 are initially at rest with a spring
compressed between them. What is the ratio of their velocities after the spring
has been released? 11103038
3.5: An amoeba
of mass 1.0 ´ 10-12 kg propels itself through water by
blowing a jet of water through a tiny orifice. The amoeba ejects water with a
speed of 1.0 ´ 10-4 m/s at a rate of 1.0 ´
10-13 kg m sce-1. Assume that the water is continuously
replenished so that the mass of the amoeba remains the same.
(a) If there were no force on Amoeba other than the reaction force
caused by the emerging jet, what would be the acceleration of the amoeba?
(b) If amoeba moves with constant velocity through water, what is
force of surrounding water (exclusively of jet) on the amoeba? 11103039
3.6: A boy
places a fire cracker of negligible mass in an empty can of 40g mass. He plugs
the end with a wooden block of mass 200 g. After igniting the fire cracker, he
throws the can straight up. It explodes at the top of its path. If the block
shoots out with a speed of 3m/s, how fast will the can be going? 11103040
3.7: An electron (m = 9.1 ´ 10-31 kg) travelling at 2.0 ´ 107m/s undergoes a head on
collision with a hydrogen atom (m = 1.67 ´
10-27 kg), which is initially at rest. Assuming the collision to be
perfectly elastic and motion to be along a straight line, find the velocity of
hydrogen atom.
11103041
3.8: A
truck weighing 2500 kg and moving with a velocity of 21 m/s collides with
stationary car weighing 1000 kg. The truck and the car move together after the
impact. Calculate their common velocity. 11103042
3.9: Two
blocks of masses 2.0 kg and 0.5 kg are attached at the two ends of a compressed
spring. The elastic P.E stored in the spring is 10 J. Find the velocities of
the blocks if the spring delivers its energy to the blocks when released. (Board 2008,
14)
11103043
3.10: A foot ball
is thrown upward with an angle of 30o with respect to the
horizontal. To throw a 40m pass, what must be the initial speed of the ball? (Board 2015) 11103044
3.11: A ball is thrown horizontal from a height of
10m with velocity of 21 m/s. How far off will it hit the ground and with what
velocity? 11103045
3.12: A
bomber dropped a bomb at a height of 490 m when its velocity along the
horizontal was 300 km/h.
(a) At
what distance from the point vertically below the bomber at the instant the
bomb was dropped, did it strike the ground?
(b) How
long it was in air? 11103046
3.13: Find
the angle of projection of a projectile for which its maximum height and
horizontal range are equal. 11103047
3.14: Prove
that for angle of projection, which exceed or fall short of 45o by
equal amount the ranges are equal. 11103048
3.15: A submarine launched Ballistic
Missile (SLBM) is fired from a distance of 3000 km. If the ear this considered
were flat and the angle of launch is 45o with horizontal, find the
time taken by SLBM to hit the target and the velocity with which the missile is
fired. 11103049
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Unit 4
Q.1 Explain the meaning of work. Also define its SI unit and write its
dimensions. 11104001
Q.2 Explain the work done by a variable
force, also describe its graphical representation.
11104002
Q.3 Explain the work done by Gravitational
field and hence show that work done in gravitation field is independent of the
path. (Board 2008, 10,
14) 11104003
Q.4 Define conservative field. Give its
examples. Show that work done in Gravitational
is conservative field is zero. (Board 2014,15)
11104004
Q.5 Differentiate between conservative and
non-conservative forces. 11104005
Q.6 Define power and show that power is scalar
product of force and velocity. Also define its SI unit. 11104006
Q.7 Define Kilowatt hour and establish its
relation with Joule. 11104007
Q.8 Define energy. (i) K.E
(ii) P.E 11104008
Q.9 State and explain work
energy principle. 11104009
Q.10 Define absolute P.E an expression
for it. Also find its value on the earth surface.
11104010
Q.11 What is meant by escape velocity, derive its
expression and evaluate it on earth surface. 11104011
Q.12 Explain the phenomenon of interconversion of
K.E and P.E. (Board 2009) 11104012
Q.13 Write a comprehensive note on the
Non-Conventional sources of energy. 11104013
Short Questions
4.1: A person holds a bag of
groceries while standing still, talking to a friend. A car is stationary with
its engine running. From the stand point of work, how are these two situations
similar? 11104014
4.2: Calculate the work done in
kilo joules in a lifting a mass of 10 kg (at a steady velocity) through a
vertical height of 10m. (Board
2009, 14) 11104015
4.3: A force F acts through a distance L. The force is then increased to 3F
and then acts through a further distance of 2L. Draw the work diagram to scale.(Board 2015)
11104016
4.4: In
which case is more work done? When a 50 kg bag of books is lifted through 50cm
or when a 50kg crate is pushed through 2m across the floor with a force of 50N. (Board 2010) 11104017
4.5: An
object has 1J of potential energy. Explain what does it mean? 11104018
4.6: A ball of mass m is held at a height h1
above a table. The table top is at a height h2, above the floor. One
student says that the ball has potential energy mgh1 but another
says that it is mg (h1 + h2) who is correct. 11104019
4.7: When a rocket re-enters the atmosphere, its
nose cone becomes very hot, from where does this heat energy come from? (Board 2010) 11104020
4.8: What sort of energy is in the
following? (Board 2009,15) 11104021
(i) Compressed Spring
(ii) Water Dam
(iii) Moving Car
4.9: A girl drops a cup from a
certain height, which breaks into pieces. What energy changes are involved? (Board 2014)
11104022
4.10: A boy uses a catapult to
throw a stone which accidentally smashes a green house window. List the
possible energy changes.
(Board 2015) 11104023
Solved Examples
Example 1: A force F acting on an object varies with
distance x as shown in . Calculate the work done by the force as the object
moves from x = 0 to x = 6 m. 11104024
Example 2: A 70 kg man runs up a long flight of
stairs in 4.0 s. The vertical height of the stairs is 4.5m. Calculate his power
output in watts. 11104025
Example 3: A brick of mass 2.0 kg is dropped from a
rest position 5.0 m above the ground. What is its velocity at a height of 3.0 m
above the ground? 11104026
Numerical Problems
4.1: A man pushes a lawn mower with a 40N force directed at an angle of 20o
downward from the horizontal. Find the work done by the man as he cuts a strip
of grass 20m long. 11104027
Data:
F
= 40 N
q = 20°
d
= 20 m
W = F. d = ?
4.2: A rain drop m = 3.35 ´ 10-5
kg falls vertically at a constant speed under the influence of the forces of
gravity and friction. In falling through 100m, how much work is done by: 11104028
(a) Gravity:
(b) Friction:
Data: m = 3.35 ´ 10-5
kg
h
= 100 m
Wg = work done due to
gravity = ?
Wf = work done due to
friction = ?
4.3: Ten bricks, each 6cm thick
and mass 1.5kg, lie flat on a table. How much work is required to stack them
one on the top of another. 11104029
Data: m = 1.5kg
height
of each brick h = 6 cm = 0.06 m
No. of bricks =
10
Net
work done = W = ?
4.4: A car of mass 800kg
travelling at 54km/h is brought to rest in 60 metres. Find the average
retarding force on the car. What has happened to original K.E?
Data: 11104030
m = 800 kg vi =
54 km/h == 15 m/s vf =
0 m/s |
|
d = 60 m
F = ?
4.5: A 1000 kg automobile at the top of an inclined plane 10m high and 100m
long is released and rolls down the hill. What is its speed at the bottom of
the incline if the average retarding force due to friction is 480N? (Board 2008) 11104031
Data: m = 1000 kg
h
= 10 m
d
= 100 m
F
= 480 N
4.6: 100m3 of water is pumped from a reservoir into a
tank, 10m higher than the reservoir, in 20 minutes. If density of water is
1000kg m-3, find 11104032
(a) The increase in P.E
(b) The power delivered by pump.
Data: volume of water = V = 100 m3
= 1000 kgm-3
h =
10 m
t = 20 min = 20 ´ 60 = 1200 sec
P. E = ?
Power = ?
4.7: A force (thrust) of 400N is
required to overcome road friction and air resistance in propelling an
automobile at 80km/h. What power (kW) must the engine develop? 11104033
Data:
v = 80 km/h
=
m/sec.
v = 22.2 m/s
F
= 400 N
q = 0
P
= ?
4.8: How large a force is required
to accelerate an electron (m = 9.1 ´ 10-31 kg) from rest to a speed of (2 ´ 107
m/s) through a distance of 5 cm. 11104034
Data: m = 9.1 ´ 10-31
kg
vi
= 0
vf
= 2.0 ´
107 m/s
d
= 5cm = 0.05 m
F
= ?
4.9: A diver weighing 750N dives
from a board 10m above the surface of the pool of water. Use the conservation
of mechanical energy to find his speed at a point 5m above the water surface,
neglecting air friction. 11104035
Data:
vi = 0 m/sec
h = 10m
h1 = 5m
vf = ?
4.10: A child starts from rest at the top of a slide of height 4m. (a)
What is his speed at the bottom if the slide is frictionless? (b) If he reaches
the bottom, with a speed of 6m/s. What percentage of his total energy at the
top of the slide is lost as a result of friction? 11104036
Data: vi = 0
m/sec
vf
= ?
h
= 4m
= 6 m/s
Percentage loss of total energy =
?
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Unit 5
Q.1 Define circular motion. Also give example. 11105001
Q.2 Define
angular displacement. Also write its unit. 11105002
Q.3 Define
Radian. Establish the relation and show that 1 radian
= 57.3o 11105003
Q.4
Define angular velocity. Establish relation v = wr. 11105004
Q.5 Define angular acceleration. How is it
related with linear acceleration? 11105005
Q.6
Write the brief review of equation of uniformly accelerated body with angular
acceleration. 11105006
Q.7 Define centripetal force. Derive the
expression of centripetal force in terms of angular velocity. 11105007
Q.8 Define
and explain moment of inertia of right body and its significance. OR 11105008
What
is moment of inertia? Find the expression for moment of inertia of a rigid
body.
Q.9 Define and explain the term
angular momentum. 11105009
Q.10 State and explain the law of conservation of
momentum and write its few applications in sports. 11105010
Q.11 Define
Rotational K.E of rigid body. Derive its expression. 11105011
Q.12 Find the K.E of disc and
hoop rolling on smooth surface of an incline plane. Using Law of conservation
of energy, find their velocities at the bottom of inclined plane. 11105012
Q.13 What
are Artificial Satellite? Find the expression of orbital speed of satellite
orbiting very close to the earth and evaluate it. 11105013
Q.14 What
do you mean by Global Positioning System. 11105014
Q.15 Define real and apparent weight. Establish
relation between real and apparent weight of body. Discuss all it cases in an
elevator. 11105015
Q.16 Explain the weightlessness in satellite. 11105016
Q.17 Derive an expression of orbital speed of
satellite. How does it depends upon orbital radius? 11105017
Q.18 What are Geostationary satellites? Derive an
expression for the radius of Geo Stationary satellite. 11105018
Q.19 What
are communication satellites? 11105019
Q.20 Describe a brief view about Newton and
Einstein theory about gravitation. Why Einstein theory is considered to be most
general one? 11105020
Short Questions
5.1: Explain
the difference between tangential velocity and angular velocity. If one of
these is given for a wheel of known radius, how will you find the other?
(Board 2010) 11105021
5.2: Explain
what is meant by centripetal force and why it must be furnished to an object if
the object is to follow a circular path?
(Board 2009,15)
11105022
5.3: What
is meant by moment of Inertia? Explain its significance. (Board
2010,15) 11105023
5.4:What is meant by angular momentum?
Explain the law of conservation of angular momentum. 11105024
5.5: Show that angular momentum Lo
= mvr. (Board
2014,15) 11105025
5.6: Describe
what should be the minimum velocity, for a satellite, to orbit close to the
Earth around it.
(Board 2010) 11105026
5.7: State
the direction of the following vectors in simple situations, angular momentum
and angular velocity. 11105027
5.8: Explain
why an object orbiting the earth is said to be freely falling. Use your
explanation to point out why objects appear with weightless under certain
circumstances. 11105028
5.9: When
mud flies off the tyre of a moving bicycle, in what direction does it fly?
Explain. (Board 2015) 11105029
5.10: A disc and a hoop start moving down from the top
of an inclined plane at the same time. Which one will be moving faster on
reaching the bottom? 11105030
5.11: Why does a diver change his body
positions before and after diving in the pool? (Board 2009) 11105031
5.12: A student
holds two dumb-bells with stretched arms while sitting on a turn table. He is
given a push until he is rotating at certain angular velocity. The student then
pulls the dumb-bells towards his chest. What will be the effect on rate of
rotation? 11105032
5.13: Explain how many minimum numbers of
geo-stationary satellites are required for global coverage of T.V.
transmission? 11105033
Solved Examples
Example 1: An electric fan rotating at 3 rev s-1
is switched off. It comes to rest in 18.0 s. Assuming deceleration to be
uniform, find its value. How many revolutions did it turn before coming to
rest? 11105034
Example 2: A 1000 kg car is turing round a corner at
10 ms-1 as it travels along an arc of a circle. If the radius of the
circular path is 10 m, how large a force must be exerted by the pavement on the
tyres to hold the car in the circular path? 11105035
Example 3: A ball tied to the end of a string, is
swung in a vertical circle of radius r under the action of gravity as shown in
Fig. 5.7. What will be the tension in the string when the ball is at the point
A of the path and its speed is v at this point? 11105036
Example 4: The mass of Earth is 6.00 ´ 1024 kg. The distance r
from Earth to the Sun is 1.50 ´
1011 m. As seen from the direction of the North Star, the Earth
revolves counter-clockwise around the Sun. Determine the orbital angular
momentum of the Earth about the Sun, assuming that it traverses a circular
orbit about the Sun once a year (3.16 ´
107s). 11105037
Example 5: A disc without slipping rolls down a hill
of height 10.0 m. If the disc starts from rest at the top of the hill, what is
its speed at the bottom? 11105038
Example 6: An Earth satellite is in circular orbit at
a distance of 384,000 km from the Earth’s surface. What is its period of one
revolution in days? Take mass of the Earth M = 6.0 ´ 1024kg and its radius R = 6400
km. 11105039
Example 7: Radio and TV signals bounce from a
synchronous satellite. This satellite circles the Earth once in 24 hours. So if
the satellite circles eastward above the equator, it stays over the same spot
on the Earth because the Earth is rotating at the same rate. (a) What is the
orbital radius for a synchronous satellite? (b) What is its speed? 11105040
Numerical Problems
5.1: A tiny laser beam is directed from the
Earth to the Moon. If the beam is to have a diameter of 2.50 m at the Moon, how
small must divergence angle be for the beam? The distance of moon from the
earth is 3.8´108m. 11105041
5.2: A gramophone record turntable accelerates
from rest to an angular velocity of 45.0rev min-1 in 1.60s. What is
its average angular acceleration? 11105042
5.3: A body of moment of inertia
I=0.80kg m2 about a fixed axis, rotates with a constant angular
velocity of 100rad s-1. Calculate its angular momentum L and torque
to sustain this motion. 11105043
5.4: Consider
the rotating cylinder shown in Fig. Suppose that m = 5.0kg, F = 0.60N and r =
0.20m. Calculate:
(a) The torque acting on the cylinder.
(b) The angular acceleration of the
cylinder. 11105044
5.5: Calculate the angular momentum of a star of
mass 2.0 ´1030kg and
radius 7.0 ´ 105km. If it
makes one complete rotation about its axis once in 20 days, what is its K.E? (Board 2010) 11105045
5.6: A
1000kg car travelling with a speed of 144 km h-1 rounds a curve of
radius 100m. Find the necessary centripetal force.
11105046
5.7: What
is the least speed at which an aeroplane can execute a vertical loop of 1.0km
radius so that there will be no tendency for the pilot to fall down at the
highest point? (Board 2015) 11105047
5.8: The moon orbits the Earth so that the same
side always faces the Earth. Determine the ratio of its spin angular momentum
(about its own axis) and its orbital angular momentum. (In this case, treat the
Moon as a particle orbiting the Earth). Distance between the Earth and the Moon
is 3.85 ´ 108m. Radius
of the Moon is 1.74 ´ 106m. 11105048
5.9: The
earth rotates on its axis once a day. Suppose by some process the Earth
contracts so that its radius is only half as large as at present. How fast will
it be rotating then? (For Sphere I = 2/5 MR2).
` 11105049
5.10: What
should be the orbiting speed to launch a satellite in a circular orbit 900km
above the surface of the Earth? (Take mass of the earth as 6.0 ´ 1024 and its radius as 6400km). (Board 2015) 11105050
Unit 6
FLUID DYNAMICS
Q.1 Define the terms fluid dynamics, fluid and
viscosity. 11106001
Q.2 Define
Drag Force. What are the factors of its dependence? 11106002
Q.3 State
the Stoke’s law. 11106003
Q.4 Define Terminal Velocity of body and show
that terminal velocity is directly proportional to the square of radius of
body. (Board 2015) 11106004
Q.5 Differentiate between stream
line flow and turbulent flow. 11106005
Q.6 What
is an ideal fluid? State and prove equation of continuity. (Board 2010)
11106006
Q.7 State
and prove Bernoulli’s Equation in dynamic fluid, that relates pressure to fluid
speed and height. . (Board
2015) 11106007
Q.8 Describe
the following applications of Bernoulli’s Equation. 11106008
(i)
Torricelli’s Theorem (ii) Relation
between speed and pressure
(iii)
Venturi Relation
Q.9 Explain the blood flow in the human body.
Describe working of sphygmomanometer used for measuring upper and lower limits
of blood pressure. 11106009
Short Questions
6.1: Explain
what do you understand by the term viscosity? (Board 2008,10,14) 11106010
6.2: What is meant by the drag
force, what are the factors upon which drag force acting upon a small sphere of
radius r, moving down through a liquid depend?
11106011
6.3: Why fog droplets appear to be
suspended in air? (Board 2010,14,15) 11106012
6.4: Explain the difference
between laminar flow and turbulent flow?
(B. 2008, 2009,15)
11106013
6.5: State Bernoulli’s relation
for a liquid in motion and describe some of its application? (B. 2009) 11106014
6.6: A person is standing near a
fast moving train. Is there any danger that he fall towards it? (B. 2008) 11106015
6.7: Identify the correct answer
according to Bernoulli’s effect. 11106016
6.8: Two row boats moving parallel
in the same direction are pulled towards each other. Explain. (Board 2010) 11106017
6.9: Explain how the swing is
produced in a fast moving cricket ball.
(Board 2009) 11106018
6.10: Explain the working of a
carburetor of a motor car using Bernoulli’s principle.
11106019
6.11: For which position will
the maximum blood pressure in the body has the smallest value: (a) standing up
right (b) sitting (c) lying horizontally (d) standing on one’s head? 11106020
6.12: In an orbiting space
station would the blood pressure in major arteries in the leg ever be greater
than the blood pressure on major arteries in the neck? 11106021
Solved Examples
Example 1: A tiny water droplet of radius 0.010 cm
descends through air from a high building. Calculate its terminal velocity.
Given that h
for air = 19 ´ 10-6
kg m-1 s-1 and density of water r =
1000 kgm-3. 11106022
Example 2: A water hose with an internal diameter of
20 mm at the outlet discharges 30 kg of water in 60s. Calculate the water speed
at the outlet. Assume the density of water is 1000 kgm-3 and its
flow is steady. 11106023
Example 3: Water flows down hill through a closed
vertical funnel. The flow speed at the top is 12.0 cms-1. The flow
speed at the bottom is twice the speed at the top. If the funnel is 40.0 cm
long and the pressure at the top is 1.013 ´
105 Nm-2, what is the pressure at the bottom? 11106024
Numerical Problems
6.1: Certain globular protein particle has a
density of 1246 Kgm-3. It falls through pure water (h = 8.0 x 10-4 N m-2 s) with a
terminal speed of 3.0 cm h-1. Find the radius of the particle. 11106025
Data:
r = 1246 Kg-3
h = 8.0 ´ 10-4
N m-2 s
vt = 3.0 cm/h
=
vt = 8.33 ´ 10-6
m/s
r = ?
6.2: Water flows through a hose, whose internal
diameter is 1 cm, at a speed of 1ms-1. What
should be the diameter of the nozzle if the water is to emerge at 21ms-1? 11106026
Data:
D1 = 1 cm = m = 0.01 m.
v1 = 1 m s‑1
D2 = ?
v2 = 21 m s-1
6.3: The pipe near the lower end of a large
water storage tank develops a small leak and a stream of water shoots from it.
The top of water in the tank is 15m above the point of leak. 11106027
(a) With what speed does the water rush
from the hole?
(b) If the hole has an area of 0.060 cm2
how much water flows out in one second?
Data:
h = 15 m
A = 0.060 cm2
= 0.060 ´ 10-4 m2
A = 6.0 ´ 10-6 m2
v =?
Rate of flow =?
6.4: Water
is flowing smoothly through a closed pipe system. At one point the speed of
water is 3m s-1 while at another point 3m higher, the speed is 4.0 m
s-1. If pressure is 80 kPa at the lower point, what is pressure at
the upper end? 11106028
Data:
v1 = 3 m s-1
P1 = 80 kPa = 80,000 Pa
v2 = 4 m s-1
h2 - h1 = 3m
r = 1000 kg m-3
P2 = ?
6.5: An
air plane wing is designed so that when the speed of air across the top of the
wing is 450 m s-1, the speed of air below the wing is 410 m s-1.
What is the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the wing?
(density of air = 1.29 kg m-3).
Data: 11106029
v1 = 410 m s-1
v2 = 450 m s-1
r = 1.29 kgm-3
P1 - P2 = ?
6.6: The
radius of the aorta is about 1.0 cm and the blood flowing through it has a
speed of about 30 cms-1. Calculate the average speed of the blood in
the capillaries, using the fact that although each capillary has a diameter of
about 8 ´ 10-4 cm, these
are literally millions of them so that the total cross section is about 2000 cm2. 11106030
Data:
r1
= 1 cm = 0.01 m
v1
= 30 cm s-1 = m s-1 =
0.30 m s-1
A2
= 2000 cm2 = 2000 ´ 10-4 m2
A2
= 0.2 m2
v2
= ?
6.7: How
large must a heating duct be if air moving 3.0 ms-1 along it can
replenish the air in a room of 300 m3 volumes every 15min? Assume
the air’s density remains constant. 11106031
Data:
t = 15min = 15 ´ 60 s = 900 s
Volume of air =V = 300 m3
v = 3 m s-1
r = ?
6.8: An
airplane design calls for a “lift” due to the net force of the moving air on
the wing of about 1000N m-2 of wing area. Assume that air flows past
the wing of an air craft with streamline flow. If the speed of flow past the
lower wing surface is 160ms-1, what is the required speed over the
upper surface to give a “lift” of 1000Nm-2? The density of air is
1.29 kgm-3 and assume maximum thickness of wing to be one metre. 11106032
Data:
P1 - P2 = 1000 N m-2
V1 = 160 m s-1
V2 = ?
r = 1.29 kg m-3
h2
– h1 = 1 m
6.9: What gauge pressure is required in the city
mains for a stream from a fire hose connected to the mains to reach a vertical
height of 15 m? 11106033
Data:
h = 15 m
g = 9.8 m s-2
r =
1000 kg m-3
Gauge
pressure = P1 - P2 = ?
Unit 7
OSCILLATIONS
Q.1 Define Vibratory Motion. Give
examples and its types. 11107001
Q.2 Define Restoring force. 11107002
Q.3 Define and explain Simple
Harmonic Motion. 11107003
Q.4 Define the following terms: 11107004
(i) Displacement (ii) Amplitude (iii)
Vibration
(iv) Time period (v) Frequency (vi)
Angular frequency
Q.5 Co-relating
simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion. Derive expression
for the following: 11107005
(i) Displacement (ii) Instantaneous Velocity (iii)
Acceleration
Q.6 Discuss the characteristics of the mass attached to the horizontal
spring and moving on a smooth surface. 11107006
Q.7 Describe simple pendulum.
Show that it executes S.H.M when its amplitude kept in small. Find expression
for the time period. 11107007
Q.8 Explain the energy
conservation law in S.H.M. 11107008
Q.9 Define free and forced oscillation. 11107009
Q.10 Define and explain resonance. Give examples. 11107010
Q.11 What do you mean by Damped Oscillation? Explain the sharpness of
resonance curve.
` 11107011
Short Questions
7.1: Name the two characteristics of SHM.
11107012
7.2: Does frequency depend on
amplitude for harmonic oscillators?
11107013
7.3: Can we realize an ideal
simple pendulum? 11107014
7.4: What is the total distance
traversed by an object moving with SHM in a time equal to its time period; if
its amplitude is A? 11107015
7.5: What happens to the period of
simple pendulum if its length is doubled, What happens if the suspended mass is
doubled?
11107016
7.6: Does the acceleration of a
simple harmonic oscillator remain constant during its motion? Is the
acceleration ever zero? Explain. 11107017
7.7 What is meant by phase angle?
Does it define angle between maximum displacement and the driving force?
11107018
7.8: Under what conditions does
the addition of two S.H.Ms produce a resultant, which is also simple Harmonic?
11107019
7.9: Show that in SHM the
acceleration is zero when the velocity is greatest and velocity is zero when
the acceleration is greatest? 11107020
7.10: In relation to SHM,
explain the equation. 11107021
(i) y = A sin (wt + f) (ii) a
= -w2x
7.11: Explain the relation between total energy, potential energy and
kinetic energy for a body oscillating with SHM.
11107022
7.12: Describe some common phenomena in which resonance plays an
important role.
11107023
7.13: If a mass system is hung
vertically and set into oscillations, why does the motion eventually stop? 11107024
Solved Examples
Example 1: A block weighing 4.0 kg extands a spring by 0.16m
from its unstretched position. The block is removed and a 0.5 kg body is hung
from the same spring. If the spring is now stretched and then released what is
its period of vibration? 11107025
Example 2: What should
be the length of a simple pendulum whose period is 1.0 second at a place where
g=9.8ms-2? What is the frequency of such a pendulum? 11107026
Example 3: A
spring whose spring constant is 80.0 Nm-1 vertically supports a mass
of 1.0 kg in the rest position. Find the distance by which the mass must be
pulled down, so that on being released, it may pass the mean position with a
velocity of 1.0 ms-1 11107027
Numericals Problems
7.1: A
100.0 g body hung on a spring, which elongates the spring by 4.0 cm. When a
certain object is hung on the spring and set vibrating, its period is 0.568s.
What is the mass of the object pulling the spring? 11107028
Data:
Mass of the body = m1
= 100g = 0.1kg
Extension = x = 4 cm = 0.04 m
Time period = t = 0.568 s
m2 = ?
7.2: A load of 15.0 g elongates a
spring by 2.00 cm. If body of mass 294 g is attached to the spring and is set
into vibration with an amplitude of 10.0 cm, what will be its (i) period (ii)
spring constant (iii) maximum speed of its vibration. 11107029
Data:
Load= m1 = 15 g = 0.015 kg
Extension = x =
2 cm = 0.02 m
Mass of the body = m2
= 294 g = 0.294 kg
Amplitude = xo = 10cm
= 0.1m
Period = T = ?
Spring constant = k = ?
Maximum speed v0 = ?
We know that
7.3: An 8.0 kg body executes SHM
with amplitude 30 cm. The restoring force is 60 N when the displacement is 30
cm. Find.
(i) Period
(ii) Acceleration, speed, kinetic
energy and potential energy when the displacement is 12 cm. 11107030
Data:
m = 8.0 kg
x0 =
30 cm or 0.3 m
x = 12 cm =
0.12 m
Period = T = ?
Acceleration
= a = ?
Speed v = ?
K.E.
= ?
P.E.
= ?
Displacement =
x = 0.3 m
Restoring
force = FR = 60 N
7.4: A block of mass 4.0 kg is
dropped from a height of 0.80 m on to a spring of spring constant k=1960 Nm-1,
Find the maximum distance through which the spring will be compressed.
Date: 11107031
Mass of the block = m = 4.0 kg
Height
= h = 0.80 m
Spring
constant = k = 1960 N/m
x
= ?
7.5: A simple pendulum is 50.0 cm
long. What will be its frequency of vibration at a place where g = 9.8 ms-2? 11107032
Data:
Length of the simple pendulum =l = 50 cm
= 0.5 m
g = 9.8 m/s2
f = ?
7.6: A block of mass 1.6 kg is
attached to a spring with spring constant 1000 Nm-1, as shown in
Fig. The spring is compressed through a distance of 2.0 cm and the block is
released from rest. Calculate the velocity of the block as it passes through
the equilibrium position, x = 0, if the surface is frictionless. 11107033
Data:
m = 1.6 kg = 1000
N/m
x0 = 2
cm =
Velocity at mean
position = v0 = ?
7.7: A car of mass 1300 kg is constructed using a frame supported by four
springs. Each spring has spring constant 20,000 Nm-1. If two people
riding in the car have a combined mass of 160 kg, find the frequency of
vibration of the car, when it is driven over a pot hole in the road. Assume the
weight is evenly distributed. 11107034
Data:
Mass of car = m1
= 1300 kg
K
for one spring = 20,000 Nm-1
K
for 4 spring = 4 x 20,000 Nm-1
K
= 80,000 Nm-1
Mass
of persons = m2 = 160 kg
M
= m1 + m2
7.8: Find the amplitude, frequency and period of an object vibrating at the
end of a spring, if the equation for its position, as a function of time, is: x
= 0.25 cos t What
is the displacement of the object after 2.0 s?
11107035
Unit 8
WAVES
Q.1 Define Wave. What are its
type? Discuss. 11108001
Q.2 What are mechanical waves?
What are their types? Differentiate between longitudinal and transverse waves. 11108002
Q.3 What are Periodic Waves? Establish relation between frequency (f), wavelength
(l)
and speed (v). 11108003
Q.4 How a phase difference between the two points on a wave is related
with distance between them? 11108004
Q.5 Explain the propagation of
sound wave in air and also derive Newton’s formula for the speed of sound. 11108005
Q.6 What
is Laplace Correction? How did Laplace corrected Newton derivation for the
speed of sound? 11108006
Q.7 What is the effect on the speed of sound with variation with
(i)Pressure (ii)Density?
11108007
Q.8 Discuss the effect of the variation of
temperature on the speed of sound in air and show that vt = vo
+ 0.61t. 11108008
Q.9 Explain
the superposition of waves. (Board 2008)
11108009
Q.10 Explain the interference of waves. What do you mean by constructive
and destructive interference? Find their conditions in terms of path
difference. (Board 2009) 11108010
Q.11 What are Beats? How are they produced?
Define beat frequency and show that beat frequency is the difference of
frequency of two sound waves. 11108011
Q.12 What do you mean by
reflection of waves? 11108012
Q.13 What are stationary waves?
What are their characteristics? 11108013
Q.14 Explain the
principle of quantization of frequency of waves. OR 11108014
Show that stationary waves in a
stretched string has discrete value of frequency.
(Principle of quantization of frequency of transverse stationary
waves).
Q.15 Explain the stationary
waves set up in organ pipes. Discuss the various modes of vibration in organ
pipe and find the expressions of frequency of different harmonics in (i) Closed
end organ pipe (ii) Open end organ pipe. 11108015
Q.16
State and explain Doppler’s effect. Discuss its various cases and derive
expression for modified frequency in each. 11108016
Q.17 Describe various applications of Doppler’s
effect. (Board
2009,15) 11108017
Short Questions
8.1: What
features do longitudinal waves have in common with transverse waves?
11108018
8.2: The five possible waveforms
obtained, when the output from a microphone is fed into the Y-input of cathode
ray oscilloscope, with the time base on, are shown in Fig 8.23. These waveforms
are obtained under the same adjustment of the cathode ray oscilloscope
controls. Indicate the waveform.
a) Which trace represents the loudest note?
b) Which trace represents the
highest frequency? 11108019
8.3: Is it possible for two
identical waves traveling in the same direction along a string to give rise to
a stationary wave.
11108020
8.4: A wave is produced along a stretched
string but some of its particles permanently show zero displacement. What type
of wave is it? 11108021
8.5: Explain the terms crest,
trough, node and antinodes. (Board 2010,15) 11108022
8.6: Why does sound travel faster
in solids than in gases? (Board 2014) 11108023
8.7: How are beats useful in
tuning musical instruments? (Board 2010, 14) 11108024
8.8: When two notes of frequencies
f1 , and f2 are sounded together, beats are formed f1
> f2. What
will be the frequency of beats? 11108025
(i) f1 + f2 (ii) (f1 + f2)
(iii) f1 - f2 (iv) (f1 - f2)
8.9: As a result of distant
explosion, an observer senses a ground tremor and then hears the explosion.
Explain the time difference. (Board 2009,15) 11108026
8.10: Explain why sound travels faster in warm air than in cold air?(Board 2014,15)11108027
8.11: How should a sound source
move with respect to an observer so that the frequency of its sound does not
change?(
Board 2014) 11108028
Solved Examples
Example 1: Find the
temperature at which the velocity of sound in air is two times its velocity at
10 oC. 11108029
Example
2: A tuning fork A produces 4 beats
per second with another tuning fork B. It is found that by loading B with some
wax, the beat frequency increases to 6 beats per second. If the frequency of A
is 320 Hz, determine the frequency of B when loaded. 11108030
Example
3: A steel wire hangs vertically from
a fixed point, supporting a weight of 80 N at its lower end. The diameter of
the wire is 0.50 mm and its length from the fixed point to the weight is 1.5 m.
Calculate the fundamental frequency emitted by the wire when it is plucked?
(Density of steel wire = 7.8 x 103
kgm-3) 11108031
Example 4: A pipe has
a length of 1 m. Determine the frequencies of the fundamental and the first two
harmonics (a) if the pipe is open at both ends and (b) if the pipe is closed at
one end. (Speed of sound in air = 340 ms-1) 11108032
Example 5: A train is
approaching a station at 90 kmh-1 sounding a whistle of frequency
1000 Hz. What will be the apparent frequency of the whistle as heard by a
listener sitting on the platform? What will be the apparent frequency heard by
the same listener if the train moves away from the station with the same speed? 11108033
(speed of sound = 340ms-1)
Numericals
8.1.
The
wavelength of the signals from a radio transmitter is 1500m and the frequency
is 200KHz. What is the wavelength for a transmitter operating at 1000KHz and
with what speed the radio waves travel. 11108034
Data:
Frequency of the signal = f1=
200KHz.
Wavelength of the
signal =l1
= 1500m
Frequency of
transmitter = f2 =
1000KHz.
Wavelength of the
transmitter l2 = ?
8.2.
Two
speakers are arranged as shown in fig. the distance between them is 3m and they
emit a constant tone of 344 Hz. A microphone ‘P’ is moved along a line parallel
to and 4.00m from the line connecting the two speakers. It is found that tone
of maximum loudness is heard and displayed on the CRO when microphone is on the
centre of the line and directly opposite each speakers. Calculate the speed of
sound. 11108035
Data:
S1P – S2P = l
f = 344Hz.
S1S2 = 3m
S2P = 4m
8.3.
A stationary wave is established in a string,
which is 120cm long and fixed at both ends. The string vibrates in four
segments, at a frequency of 120Hz. Determine its wavelength and the fundamental
frequency.
(Board 2015) 11108036
l = 120 cm = 1.2 m
Data: l
= 120cm = 1.2m
f4 = 120Hz.
n = 4
l4 = ?
f1 = ?
8.4 The frequency of the note
emitted by a stretched string is 300 Hz. What is the frequency of this note
when:
(a) Length of the wave is reduced by one third without changing
tension,
(b) The tension is increase by one-third without changing the length of
the wire.
11108037
8.5: An organ pipe has a length of
50cm. Find the frequency of its fundamental note and the next harmonic when it
is:
(a) Open at both ends.
(b)
Closed
at one end (speed of sound = 350m/s) 11108038
Data:
n =
350m/s
l = 50cm = 0.5m
(a) f1 =? When it is opened at
f2 =
? both ends.
(b) f1 =? When one end is closed
f2
= ? other end is open
8.6: A church organ consists of
pipes, each open at one end, of different lengths. The minimum length is 30mm and
the longest is 4m. Calculate the frequency range of fundamental notes. (speed
of sound= 340m/s). (Board
2010) 11108039
Data:
lmin
= 30mm =0.03m
lmax
= 4m.
fmin
= ?
fmax
= ?
8.7: Two tuning forks exhibit
beats at a beat frequency of 3Hz. The frequency of one fork is 256Hz. Its
frequency is then lowered slightly by adding a bit of wax to one of its prong.
The two forks then exhibit a beat frequency of 1Hz. Determine the frequency of
second tuning fork. 11108040
8.8 Two cars P and Q are Traveling along a motorway
in the same direction. The leading car P travels at a steady speed of 12 m/s,
the other car Q, traveling at a steady speed of 20 m/s, sound its horn to emit
a steady note which P’s driver estimates has a frequency of 830 Hz. What
frequency does Q’s own driver hear? (Speed of sound = 340 m/s). 11108041
Data:
nP
= 12 m/sec
nQ
= 20 m/s
fC =
830 Hz
f = ?
n = 340 m/s
8.9: A train
sounds its horn before it sets off from the station and an observer waiting on
the platform estimates its frequency at 1200 Hz. The trains then moves off and
accelerates steadily. Fifty seconds after departure, the deriver sounds the
horn again and the platform observer estimates the frequency at 1140 Hz.
Calculate the train speed 50 s after departure. How far from the station is the
train after 50s?(Speed of sound=340 m/s). 11108042
Date:
f = 1200 Hz
fD
= 1140 Hz
t
= 50 sec
nS
= ?
Distance
S = ?
8.10: The absorption spectrum of faint galaxy is measured and the wavelength
of one of the lines identified as the calcium line is found to be 478 nm. The
same line has a wavelength of 397 nm when measured in a laboratory.
(a) Is the galaxy moving towards or away from the earth?
(b) Calculate the speed of the galaxy relative to Earth (Speed of light
= 3.0 x 108 ms-1). 11108043
Data:
lD
= 478 nm
=
478 x 10-9 m
l = 397
nm
= 397
x 10-9 m
c = 3.0
x 108 m/s
uS
= ?
Unit 9
PHYSICAL OPTICS
Q.1 Define Physical Optics. 11109001
Q.2 Define wave front and explain it. 11109002
Q.3 What do you mean by Huygen’s principle? Also
give its explanation and also define ray.
11109003
Q.4 What
is the interference of light? Highlight the conditions of detectable
interference.
11109004
Q.5 Describe
Young’s Double Slit experiment in detail. Discuss the theory of experiment and
find expression for fringe width. (Board 2008) 11109005
Q.6 Explain interference in thin films. Why does thin film of soap
exhibit colour when light falls on it? 11109006
Q.7 What are Newton rings?
How are they formed? Give an experimental detail of their formation. (Board 2007) 11109007
Q.8 Write a comprehensive note on
Michelson Interferometer. (Board 2009,15) 11109008
Q.9 Define diffraction. Explain
the diffraction of light. 11109009
Q.10 Explain the diffraction of light through a
narrow slit. 11109010
Q.11 What is diffraction grating? Explain the
diffraction of light by Grating and derive the grating equation of principle manimas.
11109011
Q.12 Explain the diffraction of x-rays by crystal. Also derive the
Bragg’s equation of x-ray diffraction. What are the uses of x-rays? (Board 2010) 11109012
Q.13 Explain the Polarization of light. What do
you mean by unpolarized and plane polarized light? Also discuss various methods
of polarization. 11109013
Q.14 What do you mean by optical rotation? 11109014
Short Questions
9.1: Under what conditions two or more sources
of light behave as coherent sources? (Board 2009, 10, 14) 11109015
9.2: How is the distance between
interference fringes affected by the separation between the slits of Young’s
experiment? Can fringes disappear?11109016
9.3: Can
visible light produce interference fringes? Explain. 11109017
9.4: In the Young’s experiment, one
of the slits is covered with blue filter and other with red filter. What would
be the pattern of light intensity on the screen? 11109018
9.5: Explain whether the Young’s experiment is an experiment for studying
interference or diffraction effects of light.
11109019
9.6: An oil film spreading over a wet footpath shows colours. Explain how
does it happen? (Board 2010,15) 11109020
9.7: Could you obtain Newton’s
rings with transmitted light? If yes, would the pattern be different from that
obtained with reflected lights? (Board 2014) 11109021
9.8: In the white light spectrum obtained with a diffraction grating, the
third order image of a wavelength coincides with the fourth order image of a
second wavelength. Calculate the ratio of the two wavelengths. 11109022
9.9: How would you manage to get more orders of spectra using a diffraction
grating? (Board 2009,10) 11109023
9.10: Why the Polaroid sunglasses are better than ordinary sunglasses?
(Board 2009, 14,15) 11109024
9.11: How would you distinguish
between un-polarized and plane-polarized light?
(Board 2014,15) 11109025
9.12: Fill in the blanks. 11109026
(i).
Solved Examples
Example 1: The distance
between the slits in Young’s double slit experiment is 0.25 cm. Interference
fringes are formed on a screen placed at a distance of 100 cm from the slits.
The distance of the third dark fringe from the central bright fringe is 0.059
cm. Find the wavelength of the incident light. 11109027
Example 2: Yellow
sodium light of wavelength 589 nm, emitted by a single source pass through two
narrow slits 1.00 mm apart. The interference pattem is observed on a screen 225
cm away. How far apart are two adjacent bright fringes? 11109028
Example 3: Light of wavelength 450 nm is incident on a
diffraction grating on which 5000 lines/cm have been ruled. 11109029
i)
How many orders of spectra can be observed on either side of
the direct beam?
ii)
Determine the angle corresponding to each order.
Numerical Problems
9.1: Light of wavelength 546 nm is
allowed to illuminate the slits of Young’s experiment. The separation between
the slits is 0.10 mm and the distance of the screen from the slits where
interference effects are observed is 20 cm. At what angle the first minimum
will fall? What will be the linear distance on the screen between adjacent
maxima? 11109030
Data:
l =
546 nm
l =
546 ´
10-9 m
d = 0.10mm
d = 0.10 ´ 10-3
m
L = 20cm = 20 ´ 10-2
m
= 0.2m
Angle for 1st minimum
= q = ?
Dy = ?
9.2: Calculate the wavelength of light, which illuminates two, slits
0.5 mm apart and produces an interference pattern on a screen placed 200 cm
away from the slits. The first bright fringe is observed at a distance of 2.40
mm from the central bright image. (Board 2008) 11109031
9.3: In a double slit experiment
the second order maximum occurs at q =
0.25o. The wavelength is 650 nm. Determine the slit separation. (Board
2009,15) 11109032
Data:
l =
650 nm
q =
0.25o
m = 2
d = ?
9.4: A monochromatic light of l = 588 nm is allowed to fall on the half silvered glass
plate G1, in the Michelson Interferometer. If mirror M1
is moved through 0.233 mm, how many fringes will be observed to shift? 11109033
Data:
l =
588 nm ,
L = 0.233 mm =
0.233 x 10 -3 m
m = ?
9.5: A second order spectrum is
formed at an angle of 38.0o when light falls normally on a
diffraction grating having 5400 lines per centimeter. Determine wavelength of
the light used. 11109034
Data:
m = 2,
q = 38o,
N = 5400 lines
per cm
N
= 540000 lines per meter
l = ?
9.6: A light is incident normally
on a grating, which has 2500 lines per centimeter. Compute the wavelength of a
spectral line for which the deviation in second order is 15.0o. 11109035
Data:
N = 2500 lines
per cm.
N
= 250000 lines per m.
m = 2,
q = 15o
l = ?
9.7: Sodium light (l = 589 nm) is incident normally on a grating having 3000
lines per centimeter. What is the highest order of the spectrum obtained with
this grating? 11109036
Data:
l =
589nm, l = 589 x 10-9 m
N= 3000 lines
per cm
N
= 300000 lines per m.
q = 90o
m
= ?
9.8: Blue light of wavelength 480
nm illuminates a diffraction grating. The second order image is formed at an
angle of 30o from the central image. How many lines in a centimeter
of the grating have been ruled? 11109037
Data:
l =
480nm,
l =
480 x 10-9 m,
q = 30o,
m = 2,
N
= ?
9.9: X-rays of wavelength 0.150 nm
are observed to undergo a first order reflection at a Bragg angle of 13.3o
from a quartz (SiO2) crystal. What is the interplanar spacing of the
reflecting planes in the crystal? 11109038
Data:
l =
0.150 nm
l =
0.150 ´
10-9 m,
q =
13.3o
n
= 1
d
= ?
9.10: X-ray beam of wavelength l undergoes a first order reflection from a crystal when
its angle of incidence to a crystal face is 26.5o, and an X-ray beam
of wavelength 0.197 nm undergoes a third order reflection when its angle of
incidence to that face is 60.0o. Assuming that the two beams reflect
from the same family of planes, calculate
(a) the interplanar spacing of
the planes and (b) the wavelength l. 11109039
Data:
For first wave length l1
q1
= 26.5o
For
first order reflection n1 = 1
For second wave length l2 = 60o
Wavelength of 2nd beam
l2 = 0.097 nm = 0.097 x 10-9 m
For third order reflection = n2 = 3
Interplaner spacing = d = ?
Wavelength of 1st beam
= l1 =
?
Unit 10
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
Q.1 What are the optical instruments? 11110001
Q.2 Define the following: 11110002
(i) Least distance of distinct vision (ii)
Magnifying Power (iii) Visual Angle
Q.3 What is meant by angular
magnification and resolving process? 11110003
Q.4 Explain
how a convex lens act like a simple microscope. Draw it ray diagram and find an
expression for its magnifying power. 11110004
Q.5 Describe compound microscope. Draw its ray diagram and obtain an
expression for its magnifying power. (Board 2015) 11110005
Q.6 Describe
an astronomical telescope, draw its ray diagram and explain its working. What
is meant by its normal adjustment? Obtain the expression for its magnifying
power. 11110006
Q.7 Write a comprehensive note on
spectrometer. Also write about its uses. 11110007
Q.8 Describe an experimental
detail of Michelson method for determination of speed of light. 11110008
Q.9 What is fiber optic? Discuss
its advantages. 11110009
Q.10 Explain the fiber optic principle for the following: 11110010
(i) Total
Internal Reflection (ii)
Continuous Refraction.
Q.11 Describe different types of optical fibers. OR
How many types of optical fibers are there?
Discuss them. 11110011
Q.12 Explain the working of fiber optic
communication system, also discuss the causes due to which power is lost in
optical fiber. 11110012
Short Question
Q.10.1 What do you understand by
linear magnification and angular magnification? Explain how a convex lens is
used as a magnifier? (Board 2009,10) 11110013
Q.10.2 Explain the difference
between angular magnification and resolving power of an optical instrument.
What limits the magnification of an optical instrument? (Board 2014) 11110014
Q.10.3: Why would it be
advantageous to use blue light with a compound microscope? (Board
2010, 14,15) 11110015
Q.10.4. One can buy a cheap
microscope for use by the children. The images seen in such a microscope have
coloured edges. Why is this so? 11110016
Q.10.5 Describe with the help of diagram, how (a) single biconvex lens
can be used as a magnifying glass (b) biconvex lens can be arranged to form a
microscope. 11110017
Q.10.6 If a person was looking through a telescope at the full moon.
How would the appearance of the moon be changed by covering half of the
objective lens?
(Board 2010) 11110018
Q.10.7 A magnifying glass gives a
five times enlarged image at a distance of 25 cm from the lens. Find, by ray
diagram, the focal length of the lens. 11110019
Q.10.8: Identify the correct answer. 11110020
(i) The resolving power of a
compound microscope depends on;
a. Length of the microscope.
b. The diameter of objective lens.
c. The diameter of the eyepiece.
d. The position of an observer’s eye with regard to the eye lens.
Q.10.9: Draw sketches showing the
different light paths through a single-mode and a multi-mode fibre. Why is the
single-mode fibre is preferred in telecommunications?
11110021
Q.10.10: How the light signal is
transmitted through the optical fibre? 11110022
Q.10.11: How the power is lost in optical fibre through dispersion?
Explain. 11110023
Solved Examples
Example 1: A
microscope has an objective lens of 10 mm focal length, and an eye piece of
25.0 mm focal length. What is the distance between the lenses and its
magnification, if the object is in sharp focus when it is 10.5 mm from the
objective? 11110024
Example 2: Calculate
the critical angle and angle of entry for an optical fibre having core of
refractive index 1.50 and cladding of refractive index 1.48. 11110025
Numerical
Q10.1 A converging lens of focal length
5.00cm is used as a magnifying glass. If the near point of the observer is 25cm
and the lens is held close to the eye. calculate (i) the distance of the object
from the lens. (ii) The angular magnification. What is the angular
magnification when the final image is formed at infinity? 11110026
Data:
Focal length = f
= 5cm
Near point = d =
q =
-25cm (image is virtual)
Distance of the
object form the lens= p= ?
Angular
magnification= M=?
Angular
magnification when image is at infinity?
(i) p = ?
10.2: A telescope objective has focal
length 96 cm and diameter 12 cm. Calculate the focal length and minimum
diameter of a simple eye piece lens for use with the telescope, if the linear
magnification required is 24 times and all the light transmitted by the
objective from a distant point on the telescope axis is to fall on the eye
piece. 11110027
10.3: A
telescope is made of an objective of focal length 20 cm and an eye piece of 5.0
cm, both are convex lenses. Find the angular magnification. 11110028
Data:
Focal length of
objective = fo = 20cm,
Focal length of
eye piece = fe = 5cm
Angular magnification
= M = ?
10.4:
A simple astronomical telescope in normal adjustment has an objective of focal
length 100 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5.0 cm. (i) Where is the final
image formed? (ii) Calculate the angular magnification. 11110029
Data:
Focal length of
objective = fo = 100cm
Focal length of
eye piece fe = 5cm
i. Distance of
the final image = q = ?
ii. Angular
Magnification = M = ?
10.5: A point object is placed on the axis of 3.6 cm from a thin convex lens
of focal length 3.0 cm. A second thin convex lens of focal length 16.0 cm is
placed coaxial with the first and 26.0 cm from it on the side away from the
object. Find the position of the final image produced by the two lenses.
Data: 11110030
Distance of object =
p1 = 3.6cm
Focal length of 1st
Lens = f1= 3.0cm
Focal length of 2nd
Lens = f2 = 16.0 cm
Distance between the two lenses = L = 26cm
Position of final
image = q2 = ?
Image formed by the
objective = q1
10.6: A compound microscope has
lenses of focal length 1.0 cm and 3.0 cm. An object is placed 1.2 cm from the
object lens. If a virtual image is formed, 25 cm from the eye, calculate the
separation of the lenses and the magnification of the instrument. (Board
2010) 11110031
Data:
Focal length of
objective= fo = 1cm,
Focal length of eye
piece = fe = 3cm,
Distance of object
form objective = p1
= 1.2cm
Distance of final
image = q2 = -25cm (virtual image)
p2= ?
Separation of lenses
= L = ?
Magnification = M =
?
10.7:
Sodium light of wavelength 589 nm is used to view an object under a microscope.
If the aperture of the objective is 0.90 cm, (i) find the limiting angle of
resolution, (ii) using visible light of any wavelength, what is the maximum
limit of resolution for this microscope. 11110032
Date:
(a). l =
589nm = 589 ´
10-9m
D = 0.09 cm = 0.90 ´ 10-2m
µmin = ?
10.8: An astronomical telescope having magnifying power of 5 consist of
two thin lenses 24 cm apart. Find the focal lengths of the lenses. (Board 2015) 11110033
Data:
M = 5,
L
= 24 cm
fo
= ?
fe
= ?
10.9: A glass light pipe in air will totally internally reflect a light
ray if its angle of incidence is at least 39o. What is the minimum
angle for total internal reflection if pipe is in water? (Refractive Index of
water = 1.33). 11110034
Date:
Angle of incidence for glass = qc
= 39o (for
air-glass)
Angle of incidence of water = q1
= ?
10.10: The refractive index of the core and cladding of an optical
fibre are 1.6 and 1.4 respectively. Calculate (i) the critical angle for the
interface (ii) the maximum angle of incidence in the air, of a ray, which
enters the fibre and is incident at the critical angle on the interface. 11110035
Unit 11
HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
Q.1 Describe the fundamental postulates of the kinetic theory of gases. 11111001
Kinetic theory of gases:
Q.2 Using kinetic theory of gases, prove the following relations: (Board
2009) 11111002
(i) P = r < v2 > (ii) p < K . E > (iii) T
< mv2 >
Q.3 Deduce the Boyle’s law and Charles’ Law from kinetic theory of
gases. 11111003
Derivation
of gas laws from kinetic theory of gasses:
Q.4 Define the term “internal
energy”. Show that internal energy is a function of state and is independent of
paths. 11111004
Q.5 Describe transfer of energy
into work and heat. Calculate the work done by a thermodynamic system. 11111005
Q.6 State and explain first law of
thermodynamics. 11111006
1st Law of Thermodynamics:
Q.7 Discuss the applications of 1st law of thermodynamics. OR
Discuss the
following processes and draw P – V diagram in each case. 11111007
(i)
Isothermal process (ii) Adiabatic process
Q.8 Define molar specific heats of
a gas. Also prove that Cp – Cv = R. OR 11111008
Show that difference between
two specific heats of a gas is equal to molar gas constant.
Q.9 Describe reversible and
irreversible processes. 11111009
Q.10 What is heat engine? What is its principle? 11111010
Q.11 State and explain second law of thermodynamics. 11111011
Q.12 What is Carnot engine?
Describe the Construction, principle and working of Carnot engine. Derive the
expression for the efficiency of Carnot engine. Also state Carnot theorem.
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Q.13 Describe thermodynamic
scale of temperature. 11111013
Q.14 What is meant of triple point? 11111014
Q.15 Describe the principle,
construction and working of petrol engine. (Board 2008) 11111015
Q.16 Discuss diesel engine in
detail. (Board 2008)11111016
Q.17 What is entropy? Explain
it. 11111017
Q.18 Explain second law of thermodynamics
in terms of entropy. 11111018
Q.19 Increase in entropy means
degradation of energy. Discuss. 11111019
Q.20 How environmental crisis
are related with entropy crisis. 11111020
Short Questions
11.1
Why
is the average velocity of the molecules of a gas zero but the average of
square of velocities is not zero.
(Board 2010,15) 11111021
11.2
Why
does the pressure of a gas in a car tyre increase when it is driven through
some distance? (Board 2014) 11111022
11.3
A
system undergoes from state P1V1 to state P2V2
as shown in fig. What will be the change in internal energy? 11111023
11.4 Variation of volume by pressure is given in fig. A gas is taken along
the paths ABCDA, ABCA and A to A what will be the change in internal energy? 11111024
11.5
Specific
heat of a gas at constant pressure is greater than specific heat at constant
volume. Why?
(Board
2010, 14) 11111025
11.6
Give
an example of a process in which no heat is transferred to or from the system
but the temperature of the system changes. (Board 2009) 11111026
11.7
Is it
possible to convert internal energy into mechanical energy? Explain with an
example. (Board
2014) 11111027
11.8
Is it
possible to construct a heat engine that will not expel heat into the
atmosphere? (Board 2010,15) 11111028
11.9 A thermos flask
containing milk as a system is shaken rapidly. Does the temperature of milk
rise?(Board
2015)11111029
11.10
What
happens to the temperature of the room, when air conditioner is left running on
a table in the middle of the room? (Board
2009) 11111030
11.11 Can the mechanical energy be converted completely into heat
energy? If, so give an example? (Board 2008) 11111031
11.12 Does entropy of a system increase or decrease due to friction? (Board 2014)
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11.13 Give an example of a natural process that
involves an increase in entropy. (Board 2009) 11111033
11.14
An
adiabatic change is the one in which? 11111034
(a) No heat is added to or taken out of the system.
(b) No change of temperature takes place.
(c) Boyle’s law is applicable.
(d) Pressure and Volume remain constant.
11.15
Which
one of the following process is irreversible? 11111035
(a) Slow compression of an elastic spring.
(b) Slow evaporation for a
substance in a isolated vessel.
(c) Slow compression of a gas.
(d) A chemical
explosion.
11.16
An
ideal reversible heat engine has
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(a) 100% efficiency.
(b) Highest efficiency.
(c) An efficiency which depends
on the nature of working substance.
(d) None of these.
Solved Examples
Example 1: What is the
average translational Kinetic energy of molecules in a gas at temperature 27Co? 11111037
Example 2: Find the
average speed of oxygen molecule in the air at S.T.P. 11111038
Example 3: A gas is
enclosed in a container fitted with a piston of cross-sectional area 0.10 m2.
The pressure of the gas is maintained at 8000 Nm-2. When heat is
slowly transferred, the piston is pushed up through a distance of 4.0 cm. If 42
J heat is transferred to the system during the expansion, what is the change in
internal energy of the system? 11111039
Example 4: The turbine
in a steam power plant takes steam from a boiler at 427oC and
exhausts into a low temperature reservoir at 77oC. What is the
maximum possible efficiency?
11111040
Example 5: Calculate
the entropy change when 1.0 kg ice at 0oC melts into water at 0oC.
Latent heat of fusion of ice Lf = 3.36 ´ 105 J kg-1. 11111041
Numerical
11.1
Estimate
the average speed of nitrogen molecules in air under standard conditions of
pressure and temperature.
Data: 11111042
T = 0oC + 273 = 273K
k = 1.38 ´ 10-23 J/K
Molecular Weight of N2 = 28
Root mean square velocity. vrms
= ?
11.2 Show
that ratio of the root mean square speeds of molecules of two different gases
at a certain temperature is equal to the square root of the inverse ratio of
their masses. 11111043
11.3 A
sample of gas is compressed to one half of its initial volume at constant
pressure of 1.25 x 105Nm-2. During the compressions, 100
J of work is done on the gas. Determine the final volume of gas.
Data: 11111044
Let the initial volume = V1
Final Volume V2 = V1
\ V1 = 2V2
P = 1.25 ´ 105 N/m2
W = -100 J
\ V2 = ?
11.4
A
thermodynamic system undergoes a process in which its internal energy decreases
by 300J. If at the same time 120J of work is done on the system, find the heat
lost by the system. 11111045
Data:
DU = -300 J
W = -120 J
Q = ?
11.5
A
Carnot engine utilize an ideal gas. The source temperature is 227oC
and the sink temperature is 127oC. Find the efficiency of the
engine. Also find the heat input from the source and heat rejected to the sink
when 10000J of work is done.
Data: (Board
2010) 11111046
T1
= 227°C
= 227 + 273 = 500 K
T2
= 127°C
= 127 + 273 = 400 K
W = 10000 J
h = ?
Q1
= ?
Q2
= ?
11.6
A
reversible engine works between two temperatures whose difference is 100oC.
If it absorbs 746J of heat from the source and rejects 546J to the sink,
calculate the temperature of the source and the sink.
Data: 11111047
Q1 = 746 J
Q2 = 547 J
(T1 - T2) = rT
= 100
T1 = ?
T2 = ?
11.7
A
mechanical engineer develops an engine, working between 327oC and 27oC
and claim to have an efficiency of 52%. Does he claim correctly? Explain. 11111048
Data: (Board 2015)
T1 = 327°C = 327 + 273 = 600 K
T2 = 27°C = 27 + 273 = 300 K
h = ?
11.8
A heat engine performs 100 J of work and at the
same time rejects 400J of heat energy to the cold reservoir. What is the
efficiency of the engine? (Board 2014)
11111049
Data:
W = 100 J
Q2 = 400 J
h = ?
11.9:
A carnot engine whose low temperature reservoir is at 7oC has an
efficiency of 50%. It is desired to increase the efficiency to 70%. By how many
degrees the temperature of the source be increased? 11111050
Data:
h1 = 50%
h2 = 70%
T2 = 7oC = 7 + 273 =
280 K
rT
= ?
11.10 A
steam engine has a boiler that operates at 450K. The heat changes water into
steam, which drives the piston. The exhaust temperature of the outside air is
about 300K. What is the maximum efficiency of the steam engine? 11111051
Data:
T1 = 450 K
T2 = 300 K
11.11 336J of energy is required to melt 1g
of ice at 0oC. What is the change in entropy of 30g of water at 0oC
as it is changed to ice at 0oC by a refrigerator?
Data: (Board 2009,15) 11111052
m = 30 g
Lf = 336 J/gm
T = 0°C = 0 + 273 = 273 K
rS
= ?