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Syllabus assigned for

Term I (Theory)
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(Class XI)

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Physics(Code No. 042)COURSE STRUCTURE
CBSE CLASS XII (2021 - 22)
Theory No. of Periods Marks
Unit – I Physical World and Measurement
Chapter–1: Physical World 06
Chapter–2: Units and Measurements
Unit – II Kinematics
20
Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line 16
Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane
Unit – III Laws of Motion 10
Chapter–5: Laws of Motion
Unit–IV Work, Energy and Power 12
Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power
Unit–V Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body 16
15
Chapter–7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion
Unit-VI Gravitation 8
Chapter–8: Gravitation
Total 68 35
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Unit – I: Physical World and Measurement

6 periods
Chapter–1: Physical World
Physics-scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society. (To be
discussed as a part of Introduction and integrated with other topics)

Chapter–2: Units and Measurements

Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and
derived
units. Length, mass and time measurements; accuracy and precision of measuring instruments;
errors in measurement; significant figures.
Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.

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Unit – II: Kinematics

16 periods
Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line
Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, uniform and non-
uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity -
time and position-time graphs. Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment).

Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane

Scalar and vector quantities; position and displacement vectors, general vectors and their
notations; equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of
vectors, relative velocity, Unit vector; resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components,
Scalar and Vector product of vectors. Motion in a plane, cases of uniform velocity and uniform
acceleration-projectile motion, uniform circular motion.

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Unit – III: Laws of Motion

10 periods

Chapter–5: Laws of Motion

Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum and Newton's second
law of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion. (Recapitulation only) Law of conservation of
linear momentum and its applications. Equilibrium of concurrent forces, Static and kinetic friction,
laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication. Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force,
examples of circular motion (vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road).

Unit – IV: Work, Energy and Power

12 periods

Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, power.
Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces: conservation of
mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies); non-conservative forces: motion in a vertical
circle; elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

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Unit – V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

16 periods

Chapter–7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and centre of mass motion.
Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of a uniform rod. Moment of a force, torque, angular
momentum, law of conservation of angular momentum and its applications. Equilibrium of rigid
bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational
motions. Moment of inertia, radius of gyration, values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical
objects (no derivation)

Unit – VI: Gravitation

18 periods

Chapter–8: Gravitation
Universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity (recapitulation only) and its variation with
altitude and depth.
Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential, escape velocity, orbital velocity of a
satellite, Geo-stationary satellites.
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Syllabus assigned for Practical for Term I

Total Periods : 16
The record, to be submitted by the students, at the time of their First term examination, has to include:
• Record of at least 4 Experiments, to be performed by the students
• Record of at least 3 Activities [with 3 each from section A and section B], to be demonstrated by
teacher.
Evaluation Scheme
Time Allowed : One and half hours Max Marks : 30
Two experiments one from each section 8
Practical record [experiments and activities] 2
Viva on experiments, and activities 5
TOTAL 15

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Experiments assigned for Term I

1. To measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body and to measure internal diameter and depth of
a given beaker/calorimeter using Vernier Calipers and hence find its volume.
2. To measure diameter of a given wire and thickness of a given sheet using screw gauge.
OR
To determine volume of an irregular lamina using screw gauge
3. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.
4. To determine the mass of two different objects using a beam balance.
5. To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.
6. Using a simple pendulum, plot its L-T2 graph and use it to find the effective length of second's pendulum.
OR
To study variation of time period of a simple pendulum of a given length by taking bobs of same size but
different masses and interpret the result
7. To study the relationship between force of limiting friction and normal reaction and to find the co- efficient
of friction between a block and a horizontal surface.
OR
To find the downward force, along an inclined plane, acting on a roller due to gravitational pull of the earth
and study its relationship with the angle of inclination θ by plotting graph between force and sin θ

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Activities assigned for Term I

1. To make a paper scale of given least count, e.g., 0.2cm, 0.5 cm.
2. To determine mass of a given body using a metre scale by principle of moments.
3. To plot a graph for a given set of data, with proper choice of scales and error bars.
4. To measure the force of limiting friction for rolling of a roller on a horizontal plane.
5. To study the variation in range of a projectile with angle of projection.
6. To study the conservation of energy of a ball rolling down on an inclined plane (using a double inclined
plane).
7. To study dissipation of energy of a simple pendulum by plotting a graph between square of amplitude and
time.

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DELETED PORTION
(TERM I)
Chapter–1: Physical World
Physics-scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society
(To be discussed as a part of Introduction and integrated with other topics)
Chapter-3 : Motion in a straight line
Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity
Chapter-5 Laws of Motion
Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum and Newton's
second law of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion
Chapter-7 System of Particles and Rotational Motion
Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Chapter-8 Gravitation
Kepler's laws of planetary motion, Acceleration due to gravity

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Syllabus assigned for

Term II (Theory)
CBSE
(Class XI)

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Physics(Code No. 042)
COURSE STRUCTURE
CBSE CLASS XII (2021 - 22)
Theory No. of Marks
Periods
Unit – VII Properties of Bulk Matter
Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
22
Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter
23
Unit – VIII Thermodynamics
10
Chapter–12: Thermodynamics
Unit – IX Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases
08
Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory
Unit – X Oscillations and Waves
Chapter–14: Oscillations 23 12
Chapter–15: Waves
Total Marks 63 35

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Unit – VII: Properties of Bulk Matter

22 periods
Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus
Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic
brakes), effect of gravity on fluid pressure.
Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, critical velocity, Bernoulli's
theorem and its applications.
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface,
application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise.
Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter
Heat, temperature, (recapitulation only) thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids, liquids
and gases, anomalous expansion of water; specific heat capacity; Cp, Cv - calorimetry; change of
state -latent heat capacity.Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation (recapitulation only),
thermal conductivity, qualitative ideas of Blackbody radiation, Wein's displacement Law, Stefan's
law, Greenhouse effect.
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Unit – VIII: Thermodynamics

10 periods
Chapter–12: Thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics), heat, work and
internal energy. First law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes.
Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes

Unit – IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases

08 periods
Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done in compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases -
assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic interpretation of temperature; rms speed of gas
molecules; degrees of freedom, law of equi-partition of energy (statement only) and application to
specific heat capacities of gases; concept of mean free path, Avogadro’s number.

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Unit – X: Oscillations and Waves

23 periods
Chapter–14: Oscillations
Periodic motion - time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic functions.
Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a loaded spring- restoring
force and force constant; energy in S.H.M. Kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum
derivation of expression for its time period. Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas
only), resonance.
Chapter–15: Waves
Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves, speed of travelling wave, displacement relation
for a progressive wave, principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in
strings and organ pipes, Beats

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Syllabus assigned for Practical for Term II

Total Periods : 16
The record, to be submitted by the students, at the time of their annual examination, has to include:
• Record of at least 4 Experiments, to be performed by the students
• Record of at least 3 Activities [with 3 each from section A and section B], to be demonstrated by
teacher
Evaluation Scheme
Time Allowed : One and half hours Max Marks : 30
Two experiments one from each section 8
Practical record [experiments and activities] 2
Viva on experiments, and activities 5
TOTAL 15

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Experiments
1. To determine Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a given wire.
OR
To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting a graph between load and extension.
2. To study the variation in volume with pressure for a sample of air at constant temperature by plotting
graphs between P and V, and between P and 1/V.
3. To determine the surface tension of water by capillary rise method.
OR
To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a
given spherical body.
4. To study the relationship between the temperature of a hot body and time by plotting a cooling curve.
5. To determine specific heat capacity of a given solid by method of mixtures.
6. To study the relation between frequency and length of a given wire under constant tension using
sonometer.
OR
To study the relation between the length of a given wire and tension for constant frequency using
sonometer.
7. To find the speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube by two resonance
positions.

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

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DELETED PORTION
(TERM II)

Chapter-9 Mechanical Properties of Solids

Elastic behaviour, shear modulus of rigidity, Poisson's ratio; elastic energy.
Chapter-11 Thermal properties matter
Heat, temperature, Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation

Chapter-12 Thermodynamics
Heat engine and refrigerator
Chapter-15 Waves
fundamental mode and harmonics, Doppler effect.

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