D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL, PAKHOWAL ROAD, LUDHIANA

PHYSICS HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK FOR CLASS XII

SESSION: 2025-26

1. A battery supplies 0.9 A current through a 2Ω resistor and a 0.3 A current through a 7Ω resistor when
connected one by one. The internal resistance of the battery is:
(a) 2Ω (b) 1.2Ω (c) 1Ω (d) 0.5Ω
2. An isolated point charge particle produces an electric field 𝐸⃗ at a point 3 m away from it. The distance of
𝐸⃗
the point at which the electric field is 4 will be
(a) 2 m (b) 3 m (c) 4 m (d) 6 m
3. A steady current of 8 mA flows through a wire. The number of electrons passing through a cross-section
of the wire in 10 s is:
(a) 4.0×1016 (b) 5.0×1017 (c) 1.6×1016 (d) 1.0×1017
4. A conductor of 10 Ω is connected across a 6 V ideal source. The power supplied by the source to the
conductor is
(a) 1.8 W (b) 2.4 W (c) 3.6 W (d) 7.2 W
5. A cell of emf E is connected across an external resistance R. When current I is drawn from the cell, the
potential difference across the electrodes of the cell drops to V. The internal resistance r of the cell is:
𝐸−𝑉 𝐸−𝑉 (𝐸−𝑉)𝑅 𝐸−𝑉
(a) ( )𝑅 (b) ( ) (c) (d) ( )𝑅
𝐸 𝑅 𝐼 𝑉
6. If the net electric flux through a closed surface is zero, then we can infer
(a) No net charge is enclosed by the surface
(b) Uniform electric field exists within the surface
(c) Electric potential varies from point to point inside the surface
(d) Charge is present inside the surface
7. Two resistors R1 and R2 of 4 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel across a battery. The ratio of power
dissipated in them, P1:P2 will be
(a) 4:9 (b) 3:2 (c) 9:4 (d) 2:3
8. An electric dipole consisting of charges +q and -q separated by a distance L is in stable equilibrium in a
uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ . The electrostatic potential energy of the dipole is
(a) qLE (b) zero (c) -qLE (d) -2qEL
9. Electric field intensity due to a source charge Q at a distance r varies as
(a) r (b) r2 (c) r-1 (d) r-2
10. Two conductors A and B of the same material have their lengths in the ratio 1:2 and radii in the ratio 2:3.
𝑣
If they are connected in parallel across a battery, the ratio 𝑣𝐴 of the drift velocities of electrons in them
𝐵
will be:
1 3 8
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 9

In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given.
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Assertion and Reason are both correct, and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Assertion and Reason are both correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

11. A: Work done in moving a charge around a closed path, in an electric field is always zero.
R: Electrostatic force is conservative force.
12. A: Equal amount of positive and negative charges are distributed uniformly on two halves of a thin circular
ring as shown in figure. The resultant electric field at the centre O of the ring is along OC.
R: It is so because the net potential at O is not zero.

13. A: If the distance between parallel plates of a capacitor is halved and dielectric constant is three times,
then the capacitance becomes 6 times.
R: Capacity of the capacitor does not depend upon the nature of the material.
14. A: A parallel plate capacitor is connected across battery through a key. A dielectric slab of dielectric
constant K is introduced between the plates. The energy which is stored becomes K times.
R: The surface density of charge on the plate remains constant or unchanged.
15. A: Electric field inside a conductor is zero.
R: The potential at all the points inside a conductor is the same.

Case Study
16. Dielectrics play an important role in the design of capacitors. The molecules of a dielectric may be polar
or non-polar. When a dielectric slab is placed in an external electric field, opposite charges appear on the
two surfaces of the slab perpendicular to the electric field. Due to this an electric field is established inside
the dielectric.
The capacitance of a capacitor is determined by the dielectric constant of the material that fills the space
between the plates. Consequently, the energy storage capacity of a capacitor is also affected. Like resistors,
capacitors can also be arranged in series and/or parallel.
(i) Which of the following is a polar molecule?
(a) O2 (b) H2 (c) N2 (d) HCl
(ii) Which of the following statements about dielectrics is correct?
(a) A polar dielectric has a net dipole moment in absence of an external electric field which gets
modified due to the induced dipoles.
(b) The net dipole moments of induced dipoles are along the direction of the applied electric
field.
(c) Dielectrics contain free charges.
(d) The electric field produced due to induced surface charges inside a dielectric is along the
external electric field.
(iii) When a dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of an isolated charged capacitor, the energy
stored in it:
(a) increases and the electric field inside it also increases.
 (b) decreases and the electric field also decreases.
(c) decreases and the electric field increases.
(d) increases and the electric field decreases.

(iv) An air-filled capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d has a capacitance C0. A slab of
𝑑
dielectric constant K, area A and thickness 5 is inserted between the plates. The capacitance of

the capacitor will become:

17. Two capacitors of capacitance 2 C0 and 6 C0 are first connected in series and then in parallel across same
battery. Find the ratio of energies stored in series combination to that of parallel combination.
𝑁
18. A plane surface, in shape of a square of side 1 cm is placed in an electric field 𝐸⃗ = (100 𝐶 )𝑖̂ such that the
unit vector normal to the surface is given by 𝑛̂ = 0.8𝑖̂ + 0.6𝑘̂. Find electric flux through the surface.
19. Define the term electric flux and write its dimensions.
20. Two-point charges q1 and q2 are located at ⃗⃗⃗ 𝑟2 respectively in an external electric field 𝐸⃗ . Obtain an
𝑟1 and ⃗⃗⃗
expression for the potential energy of the system.
21. A potential difference of 1.0 V is applied across a conductor of length 5.0 m and area of cross-section 1.0
mm2. When a current of 4.25 A is passed through the conductor, calculate: (i) the drift speed and (ii)
relaxation time, of electrons. Given number density of electrons in the conductor is n = 8.5 × 1028 m-3.
22. Two cells of emf E1 and E2 and internal resistance r1 and r2 are connected in parallel, with their terminals
of same polarity connected together. Obtain an expression for the equivalent emf of the combination of
the cells.
23. The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is completely filled in two ways. In the first case
it is filled with a slab of dielectric constant K. In the second case, it is filled with two slabs of equal
thickness and dielectric constants K1 and K2 respectively as shown in the figure. The capacitance of the
capacitor is the same in the two cases. Obtain the relationship between K, K1 and K2.

24. Define Kirchoff’s current and voltage rule. How can the current rule be used to get the principle of
Wheatstone Bridge.
25. Two-point charges 5 µC and -1 µC are placed at points (-3cm,0,0) and (3 cm,0,0) respectively. An electric
𝐴
field 𝐸⃗ = 𝑟 2 𝑟̂ where A= 3 × 105 V m is switched on in the region. Calculate the change in electrostatic
energy of the system due to the electric field.