Mechanics
- State the parallelogram law of vector addition. Derive the expression for the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors inclined at an angle q from each other.
- State triangle law of vector addition. Obtain an expression for the resultant of two vectors P and Q inclined at angle q.
- Define projectile. Show that the path of projectile projected horizontally from the top of tower is parabolic. At what angle does it hit on the ground?
- A projectile is fired with a velocity v and making an angle q with the horizontal Derive expression for (a) maximum height (b) Time of flight (c) horizontal range. Also find the condition for maximum horizontal range.
- State and prove the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
- Derive Newton's first law and third law of motion from Newton second law of motion.
- What is the angle of repose? Show that when a body just begins to slide down on an inclined plane, the coefficient of friction is equal to the tangent of angle of inclination of the plane.
- Define work. Derive an expression to calculate work done by a variable force.
- What is the principle of conservation of energy? Show that total mechanical energy of a body is conserved when it moves under the action of gravitational field.
- What is elastic collision? Prove that the colliding objects exchange their velocities in one dimensional elastic collision.
- Define centripetal force. Show that the acceleration of body moving in a circular path of radius 'r' with uniform speed v is $\frac{{{v^2}}}{r}$ and is directed towards the Centre of circle.
- What is conical pendulum? Show that the period of oscillation of this pendulum is given by T= 2p$\sqrt {\frac{{l\cos \theta }}{g}} $, where symbols have their usual meanings.
- What do you mean by the banking of a curved path? Derive an expression for the banking angle.
- Derive an expression for the variation of acceleration due to gravity of the earth with the altitude and explain its meaning.
- What is a gravitational potential energy? Obtain an expression for the gravitational. Potential energy of a body at a distance r from the Centre of the earth.
- Define escape velocity. Find an expression for the escape velocity from the surface of the earth.
- What do you mean by parking orbit? Derive an expression for the orbital. Velocity and hence find time period of the satellite revolving around the earth.
- Explain the concept of geostationary satellite. Find an expression for the total energy of the moon revolving around the earth.
HEAT
- Define linear and superficial expansivities of solids. Show that β=2a, where notation has usual meaning.
- Define coefficient of linear and cubical expansion of solid and establish relation between them.
- Define linear and cubical expansivities of solids. Derive an expression for the variation in density of a solid when its temperature is raised from q1°C to q2°C.
- Describe a method to determine the linear expansivity of a solid. Can the cubical expansivity be derived from this value?
- Define the coefficient of real and apparent expansion of liquid and derive the relation between them.
- Distinguish between real and apparent expansion of liquid. Describe with mathematical detail, a method to determine real expansivity of a liquid.
- Define thermal heat capacity of substance. Describe the method of mixture to determine the specific heat capacity of a solid.
- State and explain Newton's law of cooling and derive the expression for the specific heat of the liquid by method of cooling.
- Define latent heat of fusion of ice. Describe the method for the measurement of it in the laboratory.
- What is latent heat of vaporization of water? Develop an expression for the determination of the latent heat of vaporization of water.
- Define Boyle's and Charle's law. Prove PV = nRT.
- On the basis of kinetic theory of gases, deduce the relation, P =$\frac{1}{3}\rho {\overline c ^2}$, where the symbols have their usual meanings.
- Starting from the relation P =$\frac{1}{3}\rho {\overline c ^2}$ in kinetic theory of gases, derive Boyle’s law and Charle’s law and ideal gas equation.
- Define the coefficient of thermal conductivity. Describe Searle’s method of determination of thermal conductivity of a good conductor.
- What do you mean by perfectly black body? State and explain Stefan’s law of black body radiation.
Ray Optics
- How will you make difference between real and virtual images? Obtain an expression for the relation between object distance, image distance and the focal length in case of convex mirror.
- Prove that $\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v}$, for concave mirror when image formed is virtual / real where u, v and f have usual meanings.
- What is lateral shift? Derive an expression for its value. How does the lateral shift change with the increase in the angle of incidence?
- What do you mean by minimum deviation of light when passing through a prism? Show that the deviation produced by a small angle prism is independence of angle of incidence.
- Show that m=$\frac{{\sin \left( {\frac{{A + {D_m}}}{2}} \right)}}{{in\left( {\frac{A}{2}} \right)}}$ , for a prism Where the notations carry their usual meanings.
- Derive lens maker's formula and write unit of the power of a lens.
- Define an expression for combined focal length when two thin lenses are combined coaxially.
- What is chromatic aberration? Show that for a lens, the chromatic aberration is the product of dispersive power and focal length of mean light.
- Define achromatism and derive an expression for the condition of achromatic combination of two thin lenses in contact.
Electrostatics
- What is electrostatic Induction? How can you charge a given Sphere positively by the method of Induction?
- What is an electric potential? Derive the formula for the potential at a point due to a point charge.
- State Gauss’s Theorem is electrostatics and uses it to find the electric field intensity due to hollow charged spherical conductor?
- State and explain Gauss law of electrostatics. Apply it to obtain an expression for electric field of a linearly charged body?
- State Gauss law. Use it to find the electric field due to an infinite thin plan metallic sheet.
- Define potential gradient. Derive a relation between electric field intensity and potential gradient.
- Define electric potential. Derive an expression for the potential difference formula and hence obtain the potential at point due to a point charge.
- What do you mean by the term capacitance? Find the equivalent capacitance of two capacitor, when they are connected in i) series ii) parallel
- Define capacitance of a capacitor. Deduce an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
- What is a capacitor? Find an expression for the energy stored in a charged capacitor.