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 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 3 Class 11

Which of the following types of force can do no work on the body on which it operates?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

A sample of an ideal gas may : expand adiabatically or expand isothermally. The net flow of heat into the gas from the exterior is:

NTS 2017
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 17 Class 12

A wire is stretched by a force ‘F’ which causes an extension ∆l, the energy stored in the wire is:

UHS 2012
Physics
Physics of Solids
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Wavelength of X-rays is of the order of?

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

Initial velocity of the object with which it goes out of the Earth’s gravitational field, is called:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

A conductor carrying a current ‘I’ has length ‘L’. When it is placed in a magnetic field, ‘B’ at 90 degrees , it experiences a force:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

For a stiff spring, the value of spring constant is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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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 1 Class 11

1 rad is equal to how many degrees

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

In the case of linear deformation, the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain is called:

UHS 2018
Physics
Physics of Solids
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Which of the following is the angle of projection of a projectile if its range is equal to its height?

NUMS 2020
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

If A = B + C and A, B, C have scalar magnitudes of 5, 4, 3 units respectively then the angle between vector A and Vector C is:

NUMS 2014
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Three resistors of 7 ohm, 5 ohm and 8 ohm are connected in series. Current flow will be maximum through:..

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

If half-life of an element Is 4 minutes, then 3/4′ of It Is decayed in:

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Disintegration of a radioactive element is

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

What’s relation between penetrating power and Ionization power

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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

A parallel beam of white light is incident normally on a diffraction grating. It is noted that the second-order and third-order spectra partially overlap. Which wavelength in the third-order spectrum appears at the same angle as the wavelength of 600 nm in the second-order spectrum?

NTS 2013
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

A wave passes through a medium, each particle of the medium performs 100 complete vibrations in 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave:

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

What will be the change in potential energy if an electron moves 4.5m in the direction of an electric field of strength 325 N/C?

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

When an object is thrown upward, it rises to height h. How high is the object in terms of h, when it has lost ⅓ of its original kinetic energy?:

NTS 2019
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

A spring of force constant 800 N/m has an extension of 5 cm, the work done in extending it from 5 cm to 15 cm

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics

Q.139 The direction of magnetic lines of force is

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Category: Physics

Which of the following is the percentage of the original quantity of a radioactive material left after five half–lives approximately.

NUMS Mock 2
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

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

PMC Practice 3
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

Beats can be used to find:

PMC Practice 1
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

If frequency of incident light is increased beyond threshold frequency, keeping light intensity constant, then:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

An object is falling down with a speed of 20 m/s. After 3 seconds

its velocity will be ______ m/s (g = 10 m/s2).

NTS 2019
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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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 2 Class 11

The displacement has __________.

PMC Practice 2
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Voltage after which in forward bias current start to rise with increase in voltage is called:

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

A real image formed by convex lenses is always:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Which of the following Is not true about radioactivity?

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

Example(s) of spin motion is/are:

NTS 2011
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

The resistivity in SI units is measured in:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Energy required to charge a capacitor of 5 micro farad by connecting D.0 source of 20 KV is a) 10kJ b) 5k1 c) 21:.1 d) 11(1

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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 12 Class 12

Q2/C has the units of?

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Category: Physics

Q.171If 20 g of a radioactive substance reduces to 10 g in 4 minutes, then in what time will 80 g of the same substance reduce to 10 g.

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

Find the gravitational force of attraction between two balls each weighing 10 kg, when placed at a distance of 1 meter apart.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Photoelectric effect is not produced by:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

In single slit diffraction, when wavelength lameda increases:

PMC Practice 20
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

In Young’s Double slit experiment, if the spacing between the slit is doubled and the linear distance from the screen is reduced to one half then the spacing between the two adjacent bright fringes will be ____ of actual value.

NUMS 2017
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

If length of a wire is Increased two times and Its cross-sectional area is reduced to half, the resistance of the wire will be:

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

If length of simple pendulum is increased four times what will be effect on its frequency?

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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

Consider a peak rectifier fed by a 60-Hz sinusoid having a peak value Vp = 100 V. Let the load resistance R = 10 kΩ. Calculate the fraction of the cycle during which the diode is conducting:

PMC Practice 13
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics

Q.153 The area under power time graph and time axis is equal to

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Which of following has greatest energy

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

in Damping

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

X rays are similar in nature to:

NUMS 2018
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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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 10 Class 11

In a Young’s double-slit experiment, fringes are very close to each other. How can we increase the distance between fringes?

PMC Practice 1
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics

Q.94 Woolen clothes keep the body warm because of

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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 21 Class 12

Which of the following gives the correct expression of Decay Constant?

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

When carrying electricity on long distances. Step up transformer are used to:

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Resistivity of Hg is ohmmeter

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

Laser light is

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Category: Physics

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

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

Identify the instrument/s which is/are used for the measurement of resistance:

I. Wheatstone Bridge

II. Meter Bridge

III. Post office Box

IV. Ohmmeter

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

Bimetallic thermostat is an example of:

NTS 2018
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics

Q.143  A 5 watt LED bulb converts 80% of the power into light photos of wavelength 660 nm. What is the number of photons emitted from the bulb in one seco+G124nd?

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

Which of the following particles has greater wavelengths having the same velocity?

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

S.I. Unit of rate of flow of a fluid :

NUMS 2018
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

If electron passes through axis of solenoid the movement will be:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

When we measure the nuclear masses and compare them with the masses of the constituent nucleus in free states, the mass of the nucleus is always less than the mass of the constituent nucleons. The difference in mass is known as:

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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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 19 Class 12

The uncertainty in momentum and position is due to its:

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

.A stone dropped from a certain height can reach the ground in 5 s. It is stopped after 3 seconds of its fall and then allowed to fall again. Find the time taken by the stone to reach the ground for the remaining distance.

NTS 2014
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

A charge is moving with velocity v, it enters a uniform electric field E. The direction of v and E are not parallel. What is the path of the charge particle inside the electric field?

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

If 500 cm3 of gas, having a pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury, is compressed into a volume of 300 cm3. If the temperature remains constant, the pressure of the gas will be, in millimeters of mercury, approximately:

NTS 2017
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

The domestic electricity supply has a frequency of:

PMC 2020
Physics
Current Electricity
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Category: Physics

Q.156 In equation 90° is angle between

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

Mutual inductance has a practical role in performance of:

PMC Practice 4
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 17 Class 12

The volume of a gas at constant pressure increases by 2% when the temperature is increased by 5 K, It’s initial temperature is:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Physics of Solids
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

For projectile motion, in the absence of air resistance:

UHS 2019
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Equations of kinetics are valid only when the acceleration is:

NTS 2018
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

A cyclist is moving towards the right with an acceleration of 4m/sec2. At t=0, he has traveled 5m moving towards the right at 15 m/sec. What will be his position at t = 2 seconds?

NTS 2018
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics

Q.98 The engine is supposed to work between 727 degree C and 227 degree C, then maximum possible efficiency is

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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

What is the range of typical band gap in conductors

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

Which experimental technique reduces the systematic error of the quantity being investigated?

ETEA 2017
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics

Lenz’s law in electromagnetic induction is the direct consequence of the principle of conservation of:

NUMS Mock 2
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

A current carrying conductor is lying perpendicular to magnetic field and experiencing some force. If the conductor rotates by 60 degrees counter clock wise, the force on it will

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Unit of capacitance is:

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

At what angle of projection of a projectile the range becomes half of its maximum value?

PMC 2020
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics

Q.164 Heat given to an ideal gas under isothermal conditions is used

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Category: Physics

Half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. If 20mg is present initially. How much iodine is left behind after 2 half-lives?

NUMS Mock 1
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics

Which is most sensitive to human eye?

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Category: Physics

Q.113 A stationary wave is setup on a string of length 10 cm. Four loops are formed. what is the distance between two consecutive crests?

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Category: Physics

Q.157 A wheel from 1 m diameter makes 60 rev/min. The linear speed of a point on its rim in m/s is

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Category: Physics

Q.117 100 W heater is used for 5 minutes to heat some water from 20C to 50C. What is the mass of water which is heated? Specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J/gC.

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

A travelling wave, in which the particles of the distributed medium, move parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave is called:

NTS 2019
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A solar day is the time interval between two successive appearances of the sun overhead. The time that is referred to the rotation of the earth about its axis is called:

NTS 2018
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics

Q.77 The electron volt is the unit of_____________

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Electron volt is the unit of

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Fusion and fission reactions are associated with:

NTS 2012
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics

Q.138 The electric current in conductor is due to the flow of

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

In CRO, electrons are emitted from:

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

The de Broglie wavelength of an electron travelling with a speed of 1.0 x 107m/s is equal to, (h=6.6 x 10-34 Js and me= 9.1 x 10-31 kg)

UHS 2018
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics

Q.149 In adiabatic expansion

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