Physics Practice Test 3




Physics Practice Test 3

Physics Practice Test 3 is designed to help students strengthen their understanding of key physics concepts, formulas, and principles for competitive entry tests like MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, UET, ECAT, NTS, as well as FSC Board Exams. This test covers topics from waves, oscillations, sound, and light, helping students improve accuracy and problem-solving skills.

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Category: Physics

_____ are such nuclei of an element that have the same mass number A, but have different charge number Z.

NUMS Mock 2
Physics
Atomic Spectra

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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

{j * j}.i

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Suppose A =4.1, and B= 3.26 and the result from calculator comes to be 1.00876543. What should be the correct number of significant figures In final answer If multiplication and division only?

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Three times decrease in the distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor will _______.

NTS 2019
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

A convex lens gives a virtual image only when the objects leis

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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

The amount of heat at constant volume is called as:

NTS 2013
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

Equation of SHM, with amplitude ‘a’ is given by:

NUMS 2015
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

If the body is rotating with uniform angular velocity, then its torque is:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

The time period of a wave is 1/4 sec. How long does it take 20 complete waves to pass a point?

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

An Inductor of 1H Is connected across a 220V, 50Hz supply. The peak value of current is approximately:

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

Damping is the process whereby _______ is ______ from the oscillating system.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics

Q.149 If the range of projectile be R then its K.E is maximum after covering (from start) a horizontal distance equal to:

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

A and B are bulbs connected in series with 40-volt battery and a bulb C is connected with 40-volt battery Glow of bulbs will be:

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Category: Physics

Q.150 Bones image is shown on X-ray photograph because x-rays can be

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

At which of the following places, motion of simple pendulum becomes slowest:

NUMS 2015
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

How many types of modulations are possible with sinusoidal carrier?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Who was awarded Nobel Prize (1921) for explanation of Photoelectric Effect?

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Electric field strength of a point charge is E and electric potential is V, at a distance ‘r’ from the point charge. What is the electric potential at a point for the same point charge where electric field strength is E/4?

UHS 2019
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Which statement is universally correct?

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

The power dissipated in a resistor is 12.8 watts when 4A current Is passed. Hw much power will be dissipated If 6A current Is passed through the same resistor?

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Fluorescence is produced when cathode rays strike on:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

When an electron and its antiparticle positron come close enough to each other, they completely convert into radiation energy in the form of photons, this process is called:

NTS 2018
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics

A ship approaching a seaport at 10 km/h sends a sonic signal of frequency of 1000 Hz. What is the apparent frequency of the signal as received by a receiver on the seaport?

NUMS Mock 4
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

The frequency of a string on a musical instrument can be changed either by:

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Two conducting objects X and Y having a charge Q on them exert force F on each other. Now third conductor having a charge -Q is touched to X and is removed, the new force between X and Y will be:

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

The binding per nucleon of deuteron (21H) and helium nucleus (42He) are 1.1 MeV and 7 MeV respectively. If two deuterons merge to form a single helium nucleus, the energy released will be:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following field is dependent on the path?

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Half wave voltage multipliers can provide what degree of voltage multiplication?

PMC Practice 4
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics

Q.100 If the instantaneous current in a circuit is given by I=A sin (wt) ampere, the rms value of the current is:

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

The detection and estimation of an element in a mixture is sometimes nearly impossible, if it is present in very minute traces or if it’s chemical properties are very similar to those of other elements in the mixture. An effective technique is developed for these purposes is known as?

NTS 2014
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

What would be Compton Wave shift if X-rays are scattered at an angle of 90 degree?

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

If A = 2.79 and B = 8.1 , then A+B =?

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Minimum frequency below which no electrons are emitted from the metal surface is called ______ frequency.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

When an Operational amplifier is used as Inverting amplifier, then angle between its output and input signal is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Why is the total mass of all individual protons and neutrons in a nucleus greater than the mass of the nucleus which they constitute?

NUMS 2020
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Two identical conducting spheres A and B carry equal charge Q. They are separated by a distance much larger than their diameters. A third identical conducting sphere C carries charge 2Q. Sphere C is first touched to A, then to I3, and finally removed. As a result, the electrostatic force between A and B, which was originally F, becomes:

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

An ammeter reads up to 1 A. Its internal resistance is 0.81 Ω. To increase the range to 10 A, the value of the required shunt is:

NTS 2012
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

A 2uF capacitor is connected to a 10 V dc supply, if ‘Q’ represents the charge on each plate and ‘E’ the energy stored on each plate, which of the following represents the values of Q and E?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Escape velocity of Neptune is:

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

The escape velocity of a body from the earth is Ve If the radius of the earth contracts to 1/4th its value, keeping the mass of the earth constant, the escape velocity will be

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

There is no noticeable boundary between core and cladding.

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Category: Physics

Q.154 Why should a resistance be introduced in a circuit in series deliberately?

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

An electron is situated midway between two parallel plates 0.5 cm apart. One of the plates is maintained at a potential of 60 volts above the other. The force on the electron is (e = -1.6×10-19)

NTS 2011
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics

Q.177 An ideal gas at 15.5C and a pressure of 1.72x 10^5 Pa occupies a volume of 2.81 m3. Haw many moles of gas are present?

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

A block of mass m = 2 kg is attached to an ideal spring of spring constant k = 200 Wm. The block is at rest at its equilibrium position. An impulsive force acts on the block, giving it an initial speed of 2 m/s. Find the amplitude of the resulting oscillations.

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Plank׳s constant is analogus to:

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Which is the unit of energy

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

If temperature on Kelvin scale Is reduced to half, what would be the effect on the energy of radiations?

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Current that fluctuates periodically with time is ——

PMC Practice 4
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics

Q.146 A circuit that adds positive or negative de voltage to an input sine wave is called

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

What will the de Broglie wavelength of a 150 g mass moving with a velocity of 50 m/s be?

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

A spring is moving with SUM from X=10 cm to X=40 cm then it has maximum velocity at?

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

Bragg’s Law for measurement of wavelength à. of i-rays, using crystal lattice planes having distance d between each other, for constructive interference for integral multiple of i is.

NTS 2019
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A guy is standing in a lift falling freely under gravity and releases a ball from hand. As seen by the ball, the boy:

NUMS 2017
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

The resultant of two forces has magnitude of 20N . if one of the forces is of magnitude 20√3 N and makes an angle of 30o with the resultant then, the other forces must be of magnitude:

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics

If the amplitude is 200, the intensity is 300 when the amplitude is increased to 800 then what will be the intensity?

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Fluid Dynamics

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

e/m for an electron is ______, when the charge of an electron is 1.6 x 10-19C and mass of electron is 9.1 x 10-31kg.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

in an organ pipe if one side is closed, then it is proved that harmonics released will be

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

When frequency of applied periodic Force is equal to the natural frequency of harmonic oscillator then the _______ of oscillator _____.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics

A guy is standing in a lift falling freely under gravity and releases a ball from hand. As seen by the ball, the boy:

NUMS Mock 4
Physics
Gravitation

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Polarization explains light is ———

PMC Practice 8
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Which one of the following force is non-conservative:

PMC 2020
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A square coil of 16 cm has 200 turns and rotates in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.05 T. If the peak emf is 12 V, what is the angular velocity of the coil?

NUMS 2015
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics

Q.151 The output voltage of a rectifier is

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2 eV of energy. What is the orbital angular momentum is increased by?

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Which of the following color has maximum energy?

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Category: Physics

Which one of the following properties is not exhibited by the longitudinal waves?

NUMS Mock 4
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound

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Category: Physics

Q.118 If the clouds of earth behaves like a black body what will happen

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Category: Physics

The time duration between two consecutive heartbeats of a normal human being is

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Category: Physics

A container is divided into two equal portions. One portion contains an ideal gas at pressure P and temperature T while the other portion is a perfect vacuum. If a hole is opened between two portions:

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

Spherical aberration can be reduced by using

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Category: Physics

A body of mass of 2kg absorbed 10 J of radioactive radiations. The absorbed dose of radiation in rad is:

NUMS Mock 1
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics Ch 17 Class 12

The ratio of tensile strength to tensile strain is called:

UHS 2012
Physics
Physics of Solids
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

What will be the position of the object, when a convex lens of focal length 20 cm, is used to form an erect image which is twice as large as the object?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A particle is moving in a uniform circular path. If its mass is reduced to half of its original mass, the force acting upon it will be?

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Which device is used to measure the potential difference between two points of a conductor in the laboratory?

NUMS 2020
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

If length of the wire becomes two times to the original value and area becomes one half to its original value, then resistance of the wire becomes:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

Dioptre power of an concave lens of 10 cm focal length is

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Category: Physics

Q.161 The absorption spectrum of galaxy is measured and wavelength of one of the lines identified as the calcium a line is found to be 478 nm. The same line has wavelength of 397 nm when measured in the laboratory. The apparent frequency of light from the galaxy is

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Category: Physics

Q.87 Coherent source of light means

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Category: Physics

Q.180 If a full wave rectifier circuit is operating from 60 Hz mains, the fundamental frequency in the ripple will be

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

If modulated signal frequency is represented by fm, carrier frequency by fc, fmin and fmax represent minimum and maximum values respectively, then the lower sideband refers to the range:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A body is moving in a circle at constant speed. Which statement is true?

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

The vector product of two vectors A and B is ____ vectors A and B.

NTS 2019
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

The maximum Compton shift Is at

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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

In a centre tap full wave rectifier if Vm is the peak voltage across the secondary of transformer, the maximum voltage across reverse bias is

PMC Practice 11
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Product of R and C is

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Which electrical quantity cannot be changed by a transformer?

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Transition of electrons should occur between which orbitals(n) that will emit the longest wavelength in the Balmer series of Hydrogen.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

If two sounds have the same wavelength in air at the same temperature, what other property must they also have in common?

Intensity
Amplitude
Frequency
NTS 2017
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
Elimination Tool:

91 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

The nucleus shape is considered to be:

PMC Practice 4
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

If each particle of fluid is passing through the same point, what would be the flow?

NUMS 2016
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics

In rotational motion, angular momentum plays a role which is analogous to that played by _____ in linear motion.

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Energy of fast moving neutron Is?

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

In a ripple tank, 40 waves pass through a certain point in 1 second. If the wavelength of the wave is 5 cm, then speed of the wave is:

PMC 2020
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A body is hanging from a rigid support by an extensible string of length L. It is struck inelastically by an identical body of mass m with horizontal velocity v =√2gl , the tension in the string increases just after striking by:

NTS 2019
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics

An alpha particle is ejected from the nucleus of an atom. Which of the following answers describes the change in the nucleus of the atom?

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Value of resistivity of iron Is

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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

Equation of continuity is expressed as:

NUMS 2018
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Physics

An element whose atomic number is same but mass number is different is called:

NUMS Mock 4
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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