BIRLA VIDYA NIKETAN

Revision Assignment Physics

Class XII
Chapter 1: Electric charges and field

1. Derive an expression for electric field intensity due to an electric dipole at any point on the (i) axial
line and (ii) equatorial line.
2. Apply Gauss’s theorem to find the electric field at any point (i) inside and (ii) outside due to a
charged spherical shell.
3. What is the electric field intensity at any point due to a line charge distribution? Derive the formula
using Gauss’s theorem.
4. Apply Gauss’s theorem to find the electric field at any point due to a thin infinite sheet of charge.
5. Three equal charges 2.0 x 10-6 each, are held at the three corners of an equilateral triangle of side
5cm. Find the coulomb force experienced by one of the charges due to the rest two. [ 14.4√3 N]
6. Two point charges +3μC and -3μC are located 20 cm apart in vacuum. (i) Find the electric field at
the midpoint of the line joining the two charges. (ii) If a negative test charge of magnitude
1.5 x 10 -9 C is placed at the centre, find the force experienced by the test charge.
[ 5.4 x 10 6 N/C, 8.1 x 10 -7 N]
7. Two point charges q1 = +0.2 C and q2 = +0.4 C are placed 0.1 m apart. Calculate the electric field at
a) midpoint between the charges
b) a point on the line joining the charges q1 and q2 such that it is 0.05 m away from q2 and 0.15 m
from q1. [ a) E = 7.2 x 1011 N/C, b) 1.53 x 1012 N/C]
8. The electric field components in the given figure are Ex = k√x, Ey = Ez =0, where k is a constant with
value 800 N/C m1/2. Calculate (a) the flux through the cube and (b) the net charge enclosed by the
cube. The side of the square is a = 0.1 m. [(a) 1.05 Nm2/C, (b) 9.3 x 10-12 C]

Chapter 2: Electric potential and capacitance

9. Define electric potential at a point. Derive an expression for electric potential at any point due to a
point charge.
10. Derive an expression for electric potential at any point due an electric dipole(Use the method given
in NCERT). What is the value for a point on the axial line and equatorial line?
11. Derive an expression for potential energy of a three charge system placed in space which is free of
any external electric fields.
12. Derive an expression for potential energy of two charge system placed in space which has external
electric field E.

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 13. Two positive point charges of 0.2 μC and 0.01 μC are placed 10 cm apart. Calculate the work done
in reducing the distance to 5cm. [ 1.8 x 10-4 J]
14. Find the equivalent capacitance of the combination of
capacitors between the points A and B as shown in the
figure. Also calculate the total charge in the circuit when a
battery of 100 V connected between points A and B.

[ 20μF, 2000 μC]

15. Three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 are connected to a 6V battery as

shown. Find the charges on each capacitor.
[q1 = 30μC, q2=q3= 15μC]

16. A parallel plate capacitor having distance between the

plates ‘d’ and area of plates A is filled half with dielectric
K1 and half with K2 as shown in two difference cases.
Calculate the effective capacitance of the capacitors in
each case.

Chapter3: Current Electricity

17. What do you mean by drift velocity? Find an expression for it.
18. State Ohm’s law. Deduce an expression for the resistance of a conductor in microscopic form using
the concept of drift velocity.
19. Define current density. Obtain Ohm’s law in terms of current density.
20. Find an expression for the resultant emf and internal resistance when two cells are joined in i)
series and ii) in parallel.
21. A series battery of 6 lead accumulators of emf 2V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is charged by a 100
V dc supply. What series resistance should be used in the charging circuit in order to limit the
current to 8A? Using the required resistor, obtain (i) the power supplied by the dc source and (ii)
power dissipated as heat. [8Ω, 800 W, 704 W]
22. Five resistances are connected in the circuit as shown.
Calculate (i) the equivalent resistance between A and B, and
(ii) the magnitude of the currents flowing through the arms
AFCEB and AFDEB.
[2 Ω, 0.5 A, 0.5 A]

23. In the given network, find the values of the currents I1, I2 and I3.

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Chapter 4: Moving charges and Magnetism
24. Derive an expression for magnetic field at any point on the axis of a circular coil carrying a current
‘I’ using Biot-Savart law. Obtain the expression for magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil
using this expression.
25. Derive an expression for magnetic field at any point due to an infinitely long straight conductor
carrying current, using ampere’s circuital law.
26. Derive an expression for force per unit length on two straight parallel metallic wires, carrying wire
in either same or opposite direction.
27. Find the expression for torque produced in a rectangular coil when it is placed in an external
magnetic field B.
28. Explain the principle, construction and working of a moving coil galvanometer. Find the expression
for current.
29. Two co-axial circular loops C1 and C2 of radii 3 cm and 4 cm are
placed as shown. What should be the magnitude and direction of
the current in the loop C2 so that the net magnetic field at the
point O be zero? Assume the current in C1 to be clockwise as
seen by C2. [0.56 A]

30. Two identical circular coils of radius 0.1 m, each having 20 turns are mounted co-axially 0.1 m apart.
A current of 0.5 A is passed through both of them (i) in the same direction and (ii) the opposite
directions. Find the magnetic field at the centre of each coil. [8.50 x 10-5 T, 4.06 x 10-5 T]
31. The figure shows a rectangular current carrying rectangular loop of length 25 cm and breadth 10
cm, carrying current in the anticlockwise direction, placed 2 cm away from a long, straight, current
carrying conductor. What is the direction and magnitude of the net force acting on the loop? [7.8 x
10-4 N, attractive]

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Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction

32. Derive the expression for the coefficient of self induction for a long solenoid of ‘N’ number of turns,
length ‘l’ and area of cross section ‘A’.
33. Derive expression for magnetic field energy stored in an inductor of coefficient of self induction ‘L’,
when maximum current I0 is passing through it.
34. Derive the expression for the coefficient of mutual induction for two solenoids.
35. Give the principle of an AC generator and draw a labelled diagram. Explain its working and find the
expression for induced EMF.
36. How does the self inductance of an air core coil change when (i) the number of turns in the coil is
decreased, (ii) the length is increased, (iii) radius of the coil is reduced and (iv) an iron core is
introduced in the coil?
37. A uniform magnetic field exists normal to the plane of paper
over a small region of space. A rectangular loop of wire is
slowly moved with a uniform velocity across the field as
shown. Draw the graph showing the variation of (i) magnetic
flux linked with the loop and (ii) the induced emf in the loop
with time.
38. A long solenoid with 15 turns per cm has a small loop of area 2.0cm2 placed inside, normal to the
axis of the solenoid. If the current changes steadily from 2A to 4A in 0.1 second, what is the induced
voltage in the loop while the current is changing? [ 7.5 x 10-6 V]
39. A 1m long conducting rod rotates with angular frequency of 400 s-1 about an axis normal to the rod
passing through its one end. The other end of the rod is in contact with a circular metallic ring. A
constant magnetic field of 0.5 T parallel to the axis exists everywhere. Calculate the emf developed
between the center and the ring. [100V]

Chapter 7: Alternating Current

40. Define RMS value of alternating current and derive an expression for rms value of alternating
current over complete cycle.
41. Find the expression for instantaneous current in an inductor only circuit where the instantaneous
emf is given by E = E0sinωt. Draw the corresponding phasor diagram.
42. Find the expression for instantaneous current in a capacitor only circuit where the instantaneous
emf is given by E = E0sinωt. Draw the corresponding phasor diagram.
43. Draw a phasor diagram showing the voltages across R, L and C in a series LCR circuit. Use this
diagram to derive an expression for peak voltage, impedance and phase angle between voltage and
current in a series LCR circuit.
44. Give the principle, construction and working of a transformer. What is its role in power
transmission? Name the various losses taking place in a transformer.
45. An inductor ‘L’ of reactance XL is connected in series with a bulb B
to an ac source as shown. Briefly explain how does the brightness
of the bulb change when (i) number of turns of the inductor is
reduced and (ii) a capacitor of reactance XL = XC is introduced in
the circuit.
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 46. A variable frequency 230V alternating voltage source is connected across a series combination of L
= 5.0 H, C = 80 μF and R = 40 ohm. Calculate
(i) The angular frequency of the source which drives the circuit in resonance. [ 50 rad/sec]
(ii) Amplitude of the current at the resonant frequency. [8.13 A]
(iii) Rms potential drop across the inductor at resonance frequency. [1437.5V]
47. Find the inductance of the inductor used in series with a bulb of resistance 10 ohm connected to an
ac source of 80 V, 50 Hz. The power factor of the circuit is 0.5. Also calculate the power dissipation
of the circuit. [0.055 H, 160 W]
48. An ac circuit having an inductor and a resistor in series draws a power of 560 W from an ac source
marked 210 V, 60 Hz. If the power factor of the circuit is 0.8, calculate (i) the impedance of the
circuit and (ii) the inductance of the inductor used. [63 Ω, 0.1 H]
Chapter 9: Ray Optics
49. Derive an expression for the relation between object distance, image distance, radius of curvature,
and the refractive indices when light traveling from air strikes a convex spherical surface.
50. Find an expression for lens maker formula using a ray diagram of a convex lens.
51. What is a prism? Derive an expression for the angle of deviation of a prism in terms of angle of
prism. Also, find the expression for prism formula in terms of angle of minimum deviation.
52. Explain the image formation of a compound microscope using a suitable ray diagram. Define
magnifying power and find expression for it.
53. Describe an astronomical telescope using a ray diagram in the (i) normal adjustment position and
(ii) at least distance of distinct vision. Define magnifying power and find its expression.
54. Define total internal reflection and state the conditions necessary for it. Explain (i) formation of
mirage, (ii) brilliance of diamond and (iii) how totally reflecting prisms can be used to bend light
rays by 900 and 1800.
55. What do you mean by optical fibre? What is the principle behind it? Mention its advantages and
disadvantages. Mention some uses of optical fibre.
56. When a lens of focal length 20 cm is placed in a liquid, it starts behaving as a lens of focal length
-100 cm. Find the refractive index of the liquid. [ 5/3]
57. A ray of light passes through an equilateral glass prism, such that angle of incidence is equal to the
angle of emergence. If the angle of emergence is ¾ times the angle of prism, calculate the refractive
index of the glass prism. [1.414]
58. Find the position of the image formed by the lens combination. [30 cm]