List of top Physics Questions

Enunciate the difference between the conductors and semiconductors on the basis of energy bands in solids.
The binding energy per nucleon of \(\alpha\)-particle (\(_2^4\text{He}\)) is 7 MeV. What is its total binding energy?
Obtain the formula for the intensity of electric field outside a charged thin spherical shell with the help of Gauss' law.
Write down any two uses of microwaves.
What is meant by the wattless current?
n electric dipoles are placed inside a closed surface. Total electric flux linked with the closed surface will be:
Write down the unit of magnetic dipole moment.
Electrons and protons are accelerated by the same potential difference. The ratio of their de Broglie wavelengths is:
Following charged particles are projected perpendicular in a uniform magnetic field with the same velocity. The maximum force is exerted on:
What is Brewster's law?
The unit of coefficient of self-inductance is:
A \( 4 \, \Omega \) resistance wire is bent into a shape of a circle. What will be the effective resistance between the ends of its diameter?
Mention the most important conclusion of Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment. Define isotopic, isobaric, and isotonic nuclei. Find the energy equivalent to one atomic mass unit in joules and MeV (1 u = 1.6605 × \(10^{-27}\) kg).
Explain the difference between self-inductance and mutual inductance. Define the coefficient of self-inductance and coefficient of mutual inductance. A plane coil of area 100 cm$^2$ is rotating in a magnetic field of 2 weber/m$^2$ with angular velocity 20 rad/s. What will be the maximum induced electromotive force in the coil?
The minority charge carriers in n type of semiconductors:
Write down the formula for refraction of light from a spherical surface and with the help of this, derive the relation \( \frac{1}{f} = (n - 1) \left( \frac{1}{R_1} - \frac{1}{R_2} \right) \) for a thin lens. Also show that, the focal length for concave lens will be negative.
The length of the image formed by a concave mirror:
Explain the working method of p-n junction diode in reverse bias with the help of a circuit diagram.
What is the photoelectric effect? Which nature of light is shown by it? Threshold frequency of a metal is \(2.3 \times 10^{14}\) Hz. If the frequency of incident light is \(8.2 \times 10^{14}\) Hz, what will be the stopping potential? Calculate work function of the metal also.
State Huygens' principle of secondary wavelets. With the help of this principle, explain the laws of reflection of light.
Derive the formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor partially filled with a dielectric medium between the plates.
Which nature of light is supported by Young’s double slit experiment? The light used in Young’s double slit experiment contains two wavelengths, 6000 \AA\ and 5000 \AA. Separation between the slits is \(10^{-3}\) m and the screen is at a distance of 1 m from the slits. Find minimum distance from the central maxima where bright fringes for both the wavelengths are coincident.
What is meant by magnetic effect of electric current? Find the expression for the force acting between two parallel current-carrying conducting wires. On this basis, define the unit of electric current 'ampere'.
In A.C. circuits, what is the difference between impedance and resistance? Write the formula for power factor in L-C-R circuit.
Name the waves of longest wavelength and highest frequency in the given electromagnetic waves — microwaves, X-rays, radio waves, and \(\gamma\)-rays. What is meant by displacement current?