Answers
for Questions in Physics(AIEEE 2007)
1. A block of
mass `m is connected to another block of mass `M by a spring (massless) of spring constant `k
.
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2. Two lenses
of power -
15D and +5D are in contact
..
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10 cm
3. One end of a
thermally insulated rod is kept at a temperature T1 and the other at
T2. The rod is
Ans.(k1l2T1 + k2l1T2)
/ (k1 l2 + k2 l1)
4. A sound
absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The
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100
5. If CP
and CV denote the specific heats of nitrogen per unit mass
.
Ans.CP
-
CV = R/28
6. A charged
particle moves through a magnetic field
.
Ans.the
momentum changes but the kinetic energy is constant.
7. Two
identical conducting wires AOB and COD are placed at right angles to each
other. The wire AOB carries
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8. The
resistance of a wire is 5 ohm at 50°
C and 6 ohm at 100°
C. The
.
Ans.4
ohm
9. A parallel
plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant K between the plates
has a capacity C
Ans.zero
10. If gE and gm are the accelerations due
to gravity on the surfaces of the earth and the moon respectively and if Millikans oil
..
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11. A circular disc
of radius R is removed from a bigger circular disc of radius 2R
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(The Centre of Mass of the new Disc will have to be taken as
αR
to get this answer). This seems to a typographical error
12. A round uniform
body of radius R, mass M an dmoment of inertia `I
,
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13. Angular momentum of the particle
..
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Zero torque
14. A 2 kg block
slides on a horizontal floor with a speed of 4 m/s. It strikes a uncompressed
spring,
Ans.5.5
cm
15. A particle is
projected at 60°
to the horizontal
..
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K/4
16. In a Youngs
double slit experiment the intensity at a point where the path difference is
.
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17. Two springs, of
force constants k1 and k2, are connected to a mass m as
shown. The frequency of
..
Ans.2f
18. When a system
is taken from state i to state f along the path iaf, it is found
.
Ans.6 cal
19. A particle of
mass m executes simple harmonic motion with amplitude `a and frequency `v
..
Ans.p
2ma2v2
20. The displacement of an object
attached to a spring and executing simple
.
Ans.0.5
s
21. In an a.c.
circuit the voltage applied is E = E0 sin w
t. The
resulting current in the circuit
..
Ans.P
=
zero
22. An electric
charge 10-
3m
C is placed at the origin (0, 0) of X
-
Y co-ordinate system. Two points A and B
..
Ans.zero
23. A battery is
used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between
the plates becomes
..
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24. An ideal coil
of 10 H is connected in series with a resistance of 5 W
and a
battery of 5 V. 2 seconds
Ans.(1 -
e-
1)
25. A long straight
wire of radius `a carries a steady current i. the
current
.
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26. A current I
flows
along the length of an infinitely long, straight, thin
..
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magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero.
27. If M0
is the mass of an oxygen isotope 8O17, MP and
MN
..
Ans.(MO
-
8MP -
9MN)C2
28. In gamma ray
emission
.
Ans.there
is no change in the proton number and the neutron number.
29. If in a p-n junction diode, a square
input signal
.
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30. Photon of
frequency u
has a momentum associated
Ans.h
u
/c
31. The velocity of
a particle is v = v0 + gt + ft2.
If its position is
.
Ans.v0
+ g/2 + f/3
32. For the given
uniform square lamina ABCD, whose centre
.
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AC = I
EF
33. A point mass oscillates along the
x-axis according to the law x = x0 cos (w
t -
p
/4)
Ans.A
=
x0w
2, d
= 3p
/4
34. Charges are placed on the vertices of
a square as shown. Let
be the electric field and V the potential
..
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changes, V remains unchanged
35. The half-life period of a radio-active
element X is same as the mean life
..
Ans.Y
will decay faster than X
36. A Carnot
engine, having an efficiency of
h
= 1/10 as heat engine, is used as a
Ans.90
J
37. Carbon, silicon
and germanium have four valence electrons each. At room temperature
Ans.The
number of free electrons for conduction is significant only
in Si and Ge but small in
C.
38. A charged particle with charge q
enters a region of constant, uniform and mutually orthogonal fields
.
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39. The potential at a point x (measured
in m
m) due to some charges situated on the x-axis is given by
Ans.10/9
Volt/m
m and in the +ve x direction
40. Which of the following transitions in
hydrogen atoms
.
Ans.n
= 2 to n = 1