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

Q.106 An object is displaced from point A (0,1,1) m to point B(1,4,3) m under a constant force F= (i+2j+3k). find the work done by this force in this process

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Category: Physics

When a potential difference is applied across the ends of a uniform wire of length l and radius r, a current I flows in the wire. If same potential difference is applied to the ends of another wire of the same material but of length 2l and radius 2r, the current in the wire is:

NUMS Mock 4
Physics
Current Electricity

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

At the instant the traffic light turns green, an automobile starts with a constant acceleration a of 2.1 m/s2. At the same instant a truck, traveling with a constant speed of 9.2 m/s, overtakes and passes the automobile. How far beyond the traffic signal will the automobile overtake the truck?

NTS 2010
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

When a certain metal surface is illuminated with light of frequency v. the stopping potential for photoelectric current is V0. When the same surface is illuminated by light of frequency V/2, the stopping potential is VO-/4. The threshold frequency for photoelectric emission is:

NUMS 2014
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

The temperature coefficient of normal-conductor is negative because:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

Flow speed of the fluid through a non-uniform pipe increases from 1 m/sec to 3 m/sec. If change in P.E. is zero, then pressure difference between two points will be: (density of the fluid = 1000 kg/m3)

UHS 2012
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

For the first time in 1914, Henry Moseley used X-rays for the determination of:

NTS 2018
Chemistry
Atomic Spectra
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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 12 Class 12

Product of R and C is

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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

In a river flow of water is maximum at

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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

{j * j}.i

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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 17 Class 12

If stress is applied on a body then the ratio of change in volume to original volume will be:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Physics of Solids
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

The bridge rectifier is preferred to an ordinary two diode full-wave rectifier because?

PMC Practice 2
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

A.C generator can be converted into D.0 generator by

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Compton shift is maximum at:

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

By increasing the area of the plates and decreasing the distance between them, the capacitance of a capacitor:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Electrostatics
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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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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Which series is emitted when electron Jumps from a higher orbit to fifth orbit?

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Which one of the following physical quantity does not the dimension of force per unit area

ETEA 2019
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics

Q.169   A metallic sphere of diameter 30 cm, carries a charge of 600 mC. Find electric field intensity at surface of sphere?

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Sunlight will emit photo electrons when striking which of the following

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Category: Physics

Q.149 In adiabatic expansion

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

In Young’s double-slit experiment, if d is the separation between two slits 1 is the wavelength of light and θ is the angle of the line from the centre of slits to the point of observation on the screen; then for maxima (bright fringe); the formula is _________.

NTS 2019
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

For the horizontal pipe, the fluid inside it is flowing horizontally then Bernoulli’s
equation can be written as

UHS 2014
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

What is the unit of Power

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Energy of the 4th orbit in a hydrogen atom is:

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Charge on an up-quark is:

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

Chromatic aberration can be removed by using

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Which set of the prefixes gives values in increasing order?

UHS 2014
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

The direction of current through the load resistance of a full-wave rectification circuit:

UHS 2019
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Alpha particle has

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

According to Einstein, bodies and light rays follow a:

NUMS 2015
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics

Consider an object placed on a frictionless inclined plane at a height of 5m , if it is released, what will be its velocity at the bottom of the inclined plane?

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Forces and Motion

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Unit of capacitance is:

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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

In half-wave rectification, the output DC voltage is obtained across the load for ______.

PMC Practice 9
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Lifetime of an excited state is

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A 400 gram ball is tied to the end of a cord and whirled in à horizontal circle of radius 0.6 m. If the ball makes five complete revolutions in 2 s, what is the ball’s linear speed?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

What is the work done by a body moving with 1 m/s velocity in circular orbit of radius 10m?

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

The maximum efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is:

PMC Practice 3
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Two bodies ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are attached to the ends of a string which passes over a pulley so that the two bodies hang vertically. If the mass of the body ‘X’ is 10 kg and that of ‘Y’ is 9.8 kg. Find the acceleration? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

If length of a pendulum is 4 times g,.its time period will be:

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Energy difference in balmer series for longest wavelength is

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

The number of LED segments used in a calculator display:

NUMS 2015
Physics
Dawn of Modern 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 12 Class 12

Electric intensity between two plates of a capacitor equals:

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

A value for the acceleration of free fall on earth is given as (10+-2) m s-2. Which statement is correct?

ETEA 2017
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Extraterrestial waves are also called:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Energy of fast moving neutron Is?

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

At resonance, the RLC circuit behaves like:

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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

Frequency of a travelling wave is 2000 Hz. Its speed is 300m/s. What is its wavelength?

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 17 Class 12

A wire is stretched by a force which causes an extension. The energy is stored in it only when:

UHS 2011
Physics
Physics of Solids
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Category: Physics

Q.140 When a standing wave is set up in a pipe which is open from one end, which of the following statements is true

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Electric charge on an object is measured as 5 microcoulombs. How the value of this charge can be expressed in terms of base units:

UHS 2012
Physics
Measurements
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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 Ch 10 Class 11

If a convex lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut into two identical halves along the lens diameter, the focal length
of each half is.

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Photocell is similar to:

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

Non-inverting amplifier circuits have?

PMC Practice 2
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics

Q.173 ________________are such nuclei of an element that have the same mass number A, but have different charge number Z

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

A changing electric field produces

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

A 10 nanofarad (10 x 10-9 F) parallel plate capacitor holds a charge of magnitude 50 µC on each plate.If the plates are separated by a distance of 0.885mm, what is the area of each plate?

NTS 2014
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

A traveling wave, in which the particles of the disturbed medium move perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave is called:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

The scalar product of (2i – j + 3k) . (31 + 2j – k) i?

NTS 2014
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Energy stored in capacitors connected in parallel

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Ratio of Nano to Atto Is:

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Force is a derived quantity, its derived unit can be expressed in terms of the base units as:

UHS 2018
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

Entropy is the measure of of a system

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following scenarios will the K.E be zero?

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

The brightness spot on the screen in the CRO is controlled by:

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Which of the following is not a base unit in the SI system?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

For a proton moving in the direction of the electric field

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

Ratio of velocity of sound in oxygen as compared to hydrogen is

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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

The bicycle pump works on the basis of:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Power of RCL circuit at resonance Is?

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a lift has a time period T when the lift is at rest. when it fall freely

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Two unequal resistances are connected parallel across a battery. Which of the following statements is true?

NUMS 2018
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Unit of permittivity in free space is?

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

In SHM the kinetic energy of the body is maximum when:

UHS 2018
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

An alternation voltage V (in volts) is represented by the equation:
V = 300 sin (100πt)
What is the value of “f” for this voltage?

UHS 2019
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Assume that you have two balls of Identical volume, one weighing 2 Newtons and the other 10 Newtons. Both are falling freely after being released from the same point simultaneously. Which of the following will then be true:

I. The 10 N ball falling freely from rest will be accelerated at a greater rate than the 2 N ball

II. At the end of the 4s of freefall, the 10 N ball will have 5 times the momentum of the 2 N ball

III. At the end of the 4s of free fall, the 10 N ball will have the same kinetic energy as the 2 N ball

IV. The 10 N ball possesses greater inertia than the 2 N ball

NTS 2010
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

A car starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration. During the 4th second of its motion, it covers a distance of 21 meters. The acceleration of the car is _____ m.

NTS 2019
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

Majority charge carriers in P-type semiconductor are

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

The fractional change in resistance per kelvin is known as:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Which of the following has greater speed In space?

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

During the process of nuclear disintegration, when alpha particle emission occurs, atomic no. of the atom changes by _____ and its mass number changes by _____.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

An electromagnetic wave travels in a straight line through a vacuum. The wave has a frequency of 6.0 THz. What is the number of wavelengths in a distance of 1.0 m along the wave?

ETEA 2018
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics

What is the name of the energy which is released when an atom is formed from its constituent particles?

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics

Q.134  Consider a stretched string under tension and fixed at both ends. If the tension is doubled and the cross-sectional area halved, then the frequency becomes

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

What is the dimension of magnetic field

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Two negative charges are present at a distance d. A third positive charge is placed somewhere between these charges. This positive charge will be in equilibrium.

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

The spin of a photon is:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

If the dot product of vectors Is equal to product of their magnitudes, the angle between them

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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Third law of Newton is also called:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

In an experiment, an object was placed on the principal axis of a convex lens 25 centimetres away from the lens. A real image 4 times the size of the object was obtained. The focal length of the lens is:

NTS 2017
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

If A and B arc two vectors, area of parallelogram formed by these vectors will be?

  1. a) AB b) A . c) AB cos 0                      d) lAx131

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

The dimensional formula for change in momentum is same as that for:

ETEA 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Physics

Q.97 Which statement is in correct?

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

A standing-wave pattern is formed when the length of the string is:

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

A full wave rectifier is operating from 50 Hz mains, fundamental frequency of ripple will be

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Electronics
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