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PHYSICS PAPER - 2
 PHYSICS [ JEE ADVANCED - 2019 ] PAPER - 2
SECTION-I
• This section contains EIGHT (08) questions.
• Each question has FOUR option. ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s) is(are)
correct answer(s)
• For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s)
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme.
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Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen.
Partial Marks : + 2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen
and both of which are correct;
Partial Marks : + 1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and
it is a correct option;
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Negative Marks : – 1 In all other cases
• For example, in a question, if (A), (B) and (D) are the ONLY three options corresponding to
correct answers, then
choosing ONLY (A), (B) and (D) will get + 4 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (B) will get + 2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (D) will get + 2 marks :
choosing ONLY (B) and (D) will get + 2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) will get + 1 Marks ;
Choosing ONLY (B) will get + 1 mark;
Choosing ONLY (D) will get + 1 mark ;
choosing no option (i.e. the question is unanswered) will get 0 marks ; and choosing any other
combination of options will get – 1 mark

1. Three glass cylinders of equal height H = 30 cm and same refractive index n = 1.5 are placed on
a horizontal surface as shown in figure. Cylinder I has a flat top, cylinder II has a convex top and
cylinder III has a concave top. The radii of curvature of the two curved tops are same (R = 3m).
If H1, H2 and H3 are the apparent depths of a point X on the bottom of the three cylinder,
respectively, the correct statement(s) is/are :

II
I III

H H H

X X X

(1) H3 > H1
(2) 0.8 cm < (H2 – H1) < 0.9 cm
(3) H2 > H1
(4) H2 > H3
Sol. 3, 4

d' n2
= n
d 1

d' 1
 =
30 3 /2
 d' = 20 cm

n2=1

n1=1.5
30cm

1 1.5 (1  1.5)
+ =
v 30  300

1 1 3 1  30
 =+ – =
v 600 60 600

1 29
 =–
v 600

600
v= = – 20.68 cm
29

n1=1

n1=1.5
30cm

1 1.5 1  1.5
– =
v  30 300

1 1 3 1  30 31
 = – = =
v 600 60 600 600

600
v=– = –19.35
31
 p0 ˆ ˆ
2. An electric dipole with dipole moment (i  j) is held fixed at the origin O in the presence of an
2
uniform electric field of magnitude E0. If the potential is constant on a circle of radius R centered
at the origin as shown in figure, then the correct statement(s) is/are :
(0 is permittivity of free space. R >> dipole size)

B A

45°45°
O
x
R


(1) Total electric field at point A is EA  2 E0 (iˆ  ˆj)

(2) Total electric field at point B is EB  0
1/3
 p0 
(3) R   
 4oE0 
(4) The magnitude of total electric field on any two points of the circle will be same
Sol. 2,3
1/3
kp  kp0 
Enet should be  to surface so 30 = E0  r =  
r  E0 

2kp0
(EA)net = + E0 = 3E0
r3
(EB)net =0

Enet E0
2kp0
kp0  E0
P0 r3
r3
3. A free hydrogen atom after absorbing a photon of wavelength a gets excited from the state n =1
to the state n =4. Immediately after that the electron jumps to n = m state by emitting a photon
of wavelength e. Let the change in momentum of atom due to the absorption and the emission
1
are pa and Pe, respectively. If a/e = , which of the option(s) is/are correct ?
5
[Use hc = 1242 eV nm ; 1 nm =10–9 m, h and c are Plank's constant and speed of light, respec-
tively]
1
(1) pa/pe =
2
1
(2) The ratio of kinetic energy of the electron in the state n = m to the state n = 1 is
4
(3) e = 418 nm
(4) m = 2
Sol. 2,4
hc
Ea =

1
 a E4 – E1 1–
16 1
 
 e E4 – Em = 1 1 5
–
n2 16
m = 2
hc h
(4  2) Ee = 
 2mKE
12400 12400
  e  Ee

2.75
= 4509 Å
= 450 nm
(2) n = 2 – 3.4
n = 1 – 13.6
E2 3.4 1
  
E1 13.6 4

4. In a Young's double slit experiment, the slit separation d is 0.3 mm and the screen distance D is
1 m. A parallel beam of light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on the slits at angle  as shown in
figure. On the screen, the point O is equidistant from the slits and distance PO is 11.0 mm. Which
of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
Screen
y

d
x
O

D
 (1) Fringe spacing depends on 
(2) For  = 0, there will be constructive interference at point P
0.36
(3) For  = degree , there will be destructive interference at point P..

0.36
(4) For  = degree , there will be destructive interference at point O..

Sol. 3

P
S1S2=d

O
d

x = dsin+dsin
y
:small angle sin  tan
D
dy
x=d+
D
(1) Fringe width does not depend on .
(2) x = 0
So constructive intereference
0.36  3mm  11mm
(3) x=3mm× ×  =3900 nm
 180 1
 600nm
3900nm=(2n–1) =(2n–1)×
2 2
n = 7
destructive interference happend
0.36 
(4) x=3mm ×  +0=600nm
 180
600 nm = n
n = 1
constructive interference

5. A thin and uniform rod of mass M and length L is held vertical on floor with large friction. The rod
is released from rest so that is falls by rotating about is contact-point with the floor without
slipping. Which of the following statement(s) si/are correct. When the rod makes an angle 60°
with vertical? [g is the acceleration due to gravity]
Mg
(1) The Normal reaction force from the floor on the rod will be
16
2g
(2) The angular acceleration of the rod will be
L
3g
(3) The angular speed of the rod will be
2L
3g
(4) The radial acceleration of the rod's center of mass will be
4
Sol. 1,3,4

(l/4)

60° l l
cos 60° =
2 4

By E.C.
1 2 
w  mg
2 4
1 m 2 
   mg
2 3 4
m2 2 
 =   mg 2
3 4

3g
 =
2l
3g l 3g
ac = 2R =  
2l 2 4

=


l
mg sin60
2 3 3g

= ml 2
4l
3

l l
a=  sin 60  2 cos 60
2 2
(R)
9g 6g 15g
=  
16 16 16
mg – N = ma
15mg
N = mg –
16
Mg
N=
16
6. A mixture of ideal gas containing 5 moles of monatomic gas and 1 mole of rigid diatomic gas is
initially at pressure P0. Volume V0. and temperature T0. If the gas mixture is adiabatically
compressed to a volume V0/4, then the correct statement(s) is/are,
(Given 21.2  2.3; 23.2  9.2; R is gas constant)
(1) Adiabatic constant of the gas mixture is 1.6
(2) The average kinetic energy of the gas mixture after compression is in between 18RT0 and
19RT0.
(3) The final pressure of the gas mixture after compression is in between 9P0 and 10P0.
(4) The work |W| done during the process is 13RT0.
Sol. 1,3,4
monoatomic (5 moles)
P ,V ,T
diatomic (1 mole)  0 0 0

V0
adiabatically comperession to
4
n1cp1  n2CPZ 8
 mix  
n1C Y1  n2 C V2 5

P1 V1  P2 V2
W
 1
8 /5
8/5 V 
and P0 V0  P2  0 
 4

 P2  9.2P0

P0 V0   9.2P0   V0 / 4
 W=  13RT0
3 /5
|W| = 13RT0

7. A block of mass 2M is attached to a massless spring with spring-constant K. This block is connected
to two other blocks of masses M and 2M using two massless pulleys and strings. The accelerations
of the blocks are a1, a2 and a3 as shown in the figure. The system is released from rest with The
spring in its unstretched state. The maximum extension of the spring is x0. Which of the following
option(s) is/are correct ? [g is the acceleration due to gravity. Neglect friction]
 4Mg
(1) x0 
k
x0
(2) When spring achieves an extension of for the first time, the speed of the block connected
2

M
to the spring is 3g .
5k
x0
(3) At an extension of of the spring, the magnitude of acceleration of the block connected to
4
3g
the spring is
10
(4) a2 – a1 = a1 – a3
Sol. 4

We know
2a1 = a2 + a3
or a2 – a1 = a1 – a3
T 8m
and g 
app 3

1 2  8m 
Kx  gx0
2 0  3 

16mg
x0 
3k
x0
amplitude of SHM in
2

 K   x x0 3K
Umax   A    .   
 2m  8m / 3  2 2 14m

8mg 3K 64  3m
 . g
3K 14m 9  14k
x0
ACC at
4
3K x0 3K 4ms 4g 2
a   2x  .     g
14m 4 14m 3k 14 7
8. A small particle of mass m moving inside a heavy hollow and straight tube along the tube axis
undergoes elastic collision at two ends. The tube has no friction and it is closed at one end by a
flat surface while the other end is fitted with a heavy movable flat piston as shown in figure.
When the distance of the piston from closed end is L= L0 the particle speed is v = v0 . The piston
dL
is moved inward at a very low speed V such that V  V0. Where dL is the infinitesimal
L
displacement of the piston. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

L
(1) After each collision with the piston, the particle speed increases by 2V
dL
(2) If the piston moves inward by dL, the particle speed increases by 2v
L
(3) The rate at which the particle strikes the piston is v/L.
(4) The particle's kinetic energy increases by a factor of 4 when the piston is moved inward from
1
L0 to L0 .
2
Sol. 1, 4
Initial : v = v0
Distance x = L0
dx
dt 
v
2x
dt ' 
v
v
no. of collision = n 
2x
v dx
Total in dt = N = .
2x v
V  2v
vdx
Speed change in dx shifting = dv = .2v
2xv
vdx
 dv 
x
dL
 dv  v
L
V' dv  /2 dL
   
V0 v  L
 V '  2V0
 KE is 4 times
 Secction-2 (Maximum Marks : 18)
– This section contains SIX (06) questions The answer to each questions is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
– For each question, enter the correct numerical value of the answer using the mouse and the on-
screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer. If the numerical value
has more than two decimal places. truncate/roung-off the value of TWO decimal places.
– Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme.
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered.
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

1. A monochromatic light is incident from air on a refracting surface of a prism of angle 75° and
refractive index 0  3 . The other refracting surface of the prism is coated by a thin film of
material of refractive index n as shown in figure. The light suffers total internal reflection at the
coated prism surface for an incidence angle of   60. The value of n2 is ___________.

Sol. 1.5

n
For TIR at coating sin c=
3
applying snell's law
sin   3 sin(75  C)
For limiting condition  = 60°
sin 60  3 sin  75  C 
 C = 45°
2 3
and n   1.5
2

2. A perfectly reflecting mirror of mass M mounted on a spring constitutes a spring-mass system

4M
of angular frequency  such that  1024 m2 with h as Planck's constant. N photons of
h
wavelength   8 x106 m strike the mirror simultaneously at normal incidence such that the
mirror gets displaced by 1 m. If the value of N is x x 1012, then the value of x is ___
[Consider the spring as massless]
 Light

Mirror

Sol. 1
 2h 
mVmax    N
  

2h
m. A  N

m A
N
2h
1024 8  106
N
4

2
106  
N = 1012
X=1
226 222
3. Suppose a 88
Ra nucleus at rest and in ground state undergoes   decay to a 86 Rn nucleus in its
222
excited state. The kinetic energy of the emitted  particle is found to be 4.44 MeV. 86 Rn nucleus
then goes to its ground state by   decay . The energy of the emitted  photon is ___keV..

226 222
[Given: atomic mass of 88 Ra  226.005u atomic mass of
Rn  222.000u, atomic mass of 
86
particle = 4.000 u, 1 u =931 MeV/c2, c is speed of the light]
Sol. 135 KeV
226 222
* 4
Ra Rn + 2He + Q1
88 86
Given: (K.E.) = 4.44 MeV
Q1 = m × 931 MeV
m = mRa – (mRn + mHe)
 226.005 – (222 + 4)
 226.005 – 226
 0.005
So, Q = 0.005 × 931
 4.655 MeV
Now, the energy of -photon
A  4
k = (Q – E)  A 
 
  222 
 4.44 = (4.655 – E)  
 226 
 E = 0.135 MeV
 E = 135 KeV

4. A 10 cm long perfectly conducting wire PQ is moving with a velocity 1cm/s on a pair of horizontal
rails of zero resistance. One side of the rails is connected to an inductor L=1 mH and a resistance
R=1  as shown in figure. The horizontal rails, L and R lie in the same plane with a uniform
magnetic field B=1 T perpendicular to the plane. If the key S is closed at certain instant, the
current in the circuit after 1 millisecond is x x 10-3 A, where the value of x is ___
[Assume the velocity of wire PQ remain constant (1cm/s) after key S is closed. Given: e-1=0.37,
where e is base of the natural logarithm]

P
B

L
1cm/s

S Q

Sol. 0.63
As we know relation of e.m.f. for rail road problems
e = Bvl sin  Given B = 1 Tesla
( = 90°) v = 1 cm/sec
e = Bvl  10–2 m/sec
l = 10 cm
 10–1 m
e = 1 × 10–2 × 10–1  10–3 volt
and also we know
L
 
1  e R 
i = i0  
 
L
e  
1  e R 
i=  
R  
L
103   10 3
1  e R 
i=    (1 – e–1)
1   1
 10–3 (1 – 0.37)
 10–3 (0.63)  0.63 mA

5. An optical bench has 1.5 m long scale having four equal divisions in each cm. While measuring
the focal length of a convex lens, the lens is kept at 75 cm mark of the scale and the object pin
is kept at 45 cm mark. The image of the object pin on the other side of the lens overlaps with
image pin that is kept at 135 cm mark. In this experiment, the percentage error in the measure-
ment of the focal length of the lens is___
Sol. 1.38
1
Least count = cm
4
= 0.25 cm
u=30cm v=60cm

45cm 150cm
135cm
75cm
lens formula
1 1 1
– =
v u f

1 1 1
– =
60 (30) f
3 1
=
60 f
f = 20 cm
By error formula
dv du df
2 + 2 =
u u f2
(double error because we need to measure u also)
2  0.25 2  0.25 df
2 + 2 = (20)2
60 30

 1 1 
2 × 0.25 × 20 × 20  3600  900  = df
 

 1 4 
2 × 100 ×  3600  = df
 

df 5 1
% error = × 100% = × × 100 × 2
f 36 20
= 0.69 % × 2
= 1.38%

6. A ball is thrown from ground at an angle  with horizontal and with an initial speed u0. For the
resulting projectile motion, the magnitude of average velocity of the ball up to the point when it
hits the ground for the first time is V1. After hitting the ground, the ball rebounds at the same
angle  but with a reduced speed of u0/  . Its motion continues for a long time as shown in
figure. If the magnitude of average velocity of the ball for entire duration of motion is 0.8 V1,. the
value of  is ________.
Sol. 4
u0
sin 


u0
cos 

R 1  R 2  R 3  .....
Vavg = T  T  T  .....
1 2 3

2ux1uy1 2ux2 uy2

  .....
g g
Vavg =
2uy1 2uy2
  .....
g g

u0 u
u0 cos .u0 sin   cos . 0 sin   ....
 
= u u
u0 sin   0 sin   02 sin   ....
 

 1 1 1 
u0 cos 1    .... 2n 
 2  4  
=  1 1 1
1    2
 .....  n 
 

Given, u0 cos  = v1
& vavg = 0.8 v1
 1 1 1 
v1 1  2  4  .....  2n 
    
0.8 v1 = 1 1 1
1   2  ....  n
  

 
 1 
 
1  1 
 2 
0.8 = 
 
 1 
 
1  1 
  

1
 1  1
1  1  
   
=
1
 1
1  
 
 0.8 = 1
 1
1  
 

1 1
1+ =
 0.8
1 10
= –1
 8
1 2
=
 8
8
= =4
2

SECTION - 3 [MAXIMUM MARKS : 12]

 This section contains TWO (02) List-Match Sets.
 Each List-Match set has TWO (02) Multiple Choice Questions.
 Each List-Match Set has Two lists : List-I and List-II
 List-I has Four entries (I), (II), (III) and (IV) and List-II has Six entries (P), (Q), (R), (S), (T) and
(U).
 FOUR Options are given in each Multiple Choice Question based on List-I and List-II and ONLY
ONE of these four options satisfies the condition asked in the Multiple Choice Question.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the option corresponding to the correct combination is chosen
;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e., the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases

1. A musical instrument is made using four different metal strings, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with mass per unit
length , 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The instrument is played by vibrating the strings by varying
the free length in between the range L0 and 2L0. It is found that in string-1 () at free length L0
and tension T0 the fundamental mode frequency is f0.
List-I gives the above four strings while list-II lists the magnitude of some quantity.
List-I List-II
(I) String - 1 () (P) 1
(II) String - 2 (2) (Q) 1/2
(III) String - 3 (3) (R) 1 / 2

(IV) String - 4 (4) (S) 1 / 3

(T) 3/16
(U) 1/16
If the tension in each string is T0, the correct match for the highest fundamental frequency in f0
units will be -
(1) I - Q, II - S, III - R, IV - P (2) I - P, II - R, III - S, IV - Q
(3) I - P, II - Q, III - T, IV - S (4) I - Q, II - P, III - R, IV - T
Sol. 2

1 T0
Fundamental frequency f0 = f0   (1)
2L 0 u

1 T0
Ist string f1 
2 0 
f1  f0

1 T0
IInd string f2 
2L 0 2

1
f2  f0
2
IIIrd string

1 T0
f3 
2L 0 3

1
f3  f0
3
IVth string

1 T0
f4 
2L 0 4

1
f4  f0
2

2. A musical instrument is made using four different metal strings, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with mass per unit
length , 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The instrument is played by vibrating the strings by varying
the free length in between the range L0 and 2L0. It is found that in string-1 () at free length L0
and tension T0 the fundamental mode frequency is f0.
List-I gives the above four strings while list -II lists the magnitude of some quantity.
List-I List-II
(I) String - 1 () (P) 1
(II) String - 2 (2) (Q) 1/2
(III) String - 3 (3) (R) 1 / 2

(IV) String - 4 (4) (S) 1 / 3

(T) 3/16
(U) 1/16
3L 0 5L 0 7L 0
The length of the strings 1,2,3 and 4 are kept fixed at L0, , and , respectively.. S
2 4 4
trings 1,2,3 and 4 are vibrated at their 1st, 3rd, 5th and 14th harmonics, respectively such that all
the strings have same frequency. The correct match for the tension in the four strings in the
units of T0 will be -
(1) I - P, II - R, III - T, IV - U (2) I - P, II - Q, III - T, IV - U
(3) I - T, II - Q, III - R, IV - U (4) I - P, II - Q, III - R, IV - T
Sol. 2
IP; IIQ;IIIT; IVU
fundamental frequency

1 T0
f0 
2 
Ist string  1 st harmonic

1` T0
f1 
2 
f1 = f0
so  T1  T0
IInd string  IIIrd Harmonic
3 0

2

1 T2 1 T2
f2  3  
30 2 0 2
2
2

 f2 = f0
T0
So T2 
2

IIIrd string
5 0
  Fifth harmonic
4

1 T3
f3  5  
5 3
2 0
4

2 T3
f3 
0 3

 f3 = f0

2 3 1 T0

0 3 2 

3T0
T3 
16
IVth streing  IV harmonic
 1 T4
f4  14 
2  7 0 4
4
4 T
f4 
0 4
f4 = f0
T
T4  0
16
3. In a thermodynamic process on an ideal monatomic gas, the infinitesimal heat absorbed by the
gas is given by TX, where T is temperature of the system and X is the infinitesimal change in

3  T 
a thermodynamic quantity X of the system. For a mole of monatomic ideal gas X = R ln  T 
2  A
 v 
+ R ln  v  . Here, R is gas constant, V is volume of gas, TA and VA are constants.
 A
The List-I below gives some quantities involved in a process and List-II gives some possible
values of these quantities.
List-I List-II
1
(I) Work done by the system in process 1 23 (P) RT
T0 ln 2
3
1
(II) Change in internal energy in process 1 23 (Q) RT
T0
3
(III) Heat absorbed by the system in process 1 23 (R) RT0
4
(IV) Heat absorbed by the system in process 1 2 (S) RT
T0
3
1
(T) RT
T0 (3 + ln 2)
3
5
RT
T0 (U)
6
If the process carried out on one mole of monatomic ideal gas is as shown in figure in the PV -
1
diagram with P0V0 = RT
T0. The correct match is -
3
P
3P0 3
2

1
P0 2
V
V0 2V0
(A) I - Q, II - S, III - R, IV - U (B) I - S, II - R, III - Q, IV - T
(C) I - Q, II - R, III - P, IV - U (D) I - Q, II - R, III - S, IV - U
Sol. 4
IQ; IIR; IIIS; IVU
3 T V
X R n  R n
2 TA VA

3 1 R
dx  R dT  dv
2 T V
d = Tdx
3 RT
d  RdT  dv
2 V

3 2V0 RT
 dQ   RdT    dv
2 V0 V
3 2V0 RT
(iv) Q12   2 RdT   V0 V dv

3 T0
Q  R dT  pdv
2  2 T0
3

3 T0
Q R  P0 V0
2 3
RT0 RT0 5 RT0
Q12    RT0 { P0 V0 
2 3 6 3
T0 3
(iii) Q 2  3   2 T0 2
RdT  0
3

RT0
Q23 
2
5 RT0 4
Q13  RT0   RT0
6 2 3
f 3 2T
(ii) u  nRT  R 0  RT0
2 2 3
(1) dq  dw  du
dw = dq – du
4
w RT0  RT0
3
RT0
W
3
4. In a thermodynamic process on an ideal monatomic gas, the infinitesimal heat absorbed by the
gas is given by TX, where T is temperature of the system and X is the infinitesimal change in

3  T 
a thermodynamic quantity X of the system. For a mole of monatomic ideal gas X = R ln  T 
2  A

 v 
+ R ln  v  . Here, R is gas constant, V is volume of gas, TA and VA are constants.
 A
The List-I below gives some quantities involved in a process and List-II gives some possible
values of these quantities.
List - I List - II
1
(I) Work done by the system in process 1 23 (P) RT
T0 ln 2
3
1
(II) Change in internal energy in process 1 23 (Q) RT
T0
3
(III) Heat absorbed by the system in process 1 23 (R) RT0
4
(IV) Heat absorbed by the system in process 1 2 (S) RT
T0
3
1
(T) RT
T0 (3 + ln 2)
3
5
RT (U)
T0
6
If the process carried out on one mole of monatomic ideal gas is as shown in the TV - diagram
1
with P0V0 = RT
T0. The correct match is -
3

T
T0 3

T0 1
2
3
V
V0 2V0

(A) I - P, II - R, III - T, IV - P (B) I - P, II - R, III - T, IV - S

(C) I - S, II - T, III - Q, IV - U (D) I - P, II - T, III - Q, IV - T
Sol. 1
IP; IIR; IIIT; IVP
3 T V
X R n  R n
2 TA VA

3 1 R
dx  R dt  dv
2 T V
dQ = Tdx
 3 RT
d 
dQ RdT  dv
2 V

3 RT
(iv)  dQ   2Rdt   dv
V
RT0
Q 0
3
 nv2vv0 0
RT0
Q12  n2
3
T0 3 3 2
(iii) Q23   T0 Rdt  0  Rto  RT0
3 2 2 3
Q13  Q12  Q23
RT0
= (3  n2)
3
(ii) Change in internal energy
f
u  nRt
2
3  T 
u  R  T0  0 
2  3

u  RT0
(i) dq  dw  u
dw  dq  u
1
 RT0 n2
3