Q. If the capacitance of a capacitor is doubled while keeping the charge constant, what happens to the potential difference across it? (2020)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Capacitance C is defined as C = Q/V. If C is doubled and Q remains constant, then V must halve to maintain the equation.
Correct Answer: B — It halves
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Q. If the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is C, what will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is doubled? (2020)
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Solution
The capacitance C of a parallel plate capacitor is given by C = εA/d. If the distance d is doubled, the new capacitance will be C/2.
Correct Answer: A — C/2
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Q. If the charge on a capacitor is doubled while keeping the voltage constant, what happens to the capacitance? (2022)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Capacitance C = Q/V. If Q is doubled and V remains constant, C must also double.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the charge on a capacitor is doubled, what happens to the electric field between the plates? (2022)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
The electric field E between the plates of a capacitor is directly proportional to the charge. If the charge is doubled, the electric field also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the current flowing through a resistor is 2A and the voltage across it is 6V, what is the resistance? (2022)
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Solution
Using Ohm's Law, R = V / I = 6V / 2A = 3Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 3Ω
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Q. If the current flowing through a resistor is 3A and the voltage across it is 9V, what is the resistance? (2022)
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Solution
Using Ohm's Law, R = V / I = 9V / 3A = 3Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 3Ω
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Q. If the current through a conductor is doubled, what happens to the heat produced in the conductor? (2020)
A.
It halves
B.
It doubles
C.
It quadruples
D.
It remains the same
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Solution
The heat produced is proportional to the square of the current (H ∝ I²), so if I is doubled, heat becomes 4 times.
Correct Answer: C — It quadruples
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Q. If the current through a resistor is 5A and the resistance is 10Ω, what is the voltage across the resistor? (2022)
A.
50V
B.
5V
C.
10V
D.
15V
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Solution
Using Ohm's Law, V = I * R = 5A * 10Ω = 50V.
Correct Answer: A — 50V
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Q. If the diameter of a wire is halved while keeping the length constant, what happens to its tensile strength? (2019)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It quadruples
D.
It remains the same
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Solution
Tensile strength is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area. Halving the diameter reduces the area to a quarter, thus tensile strength quadruples.
Correct Answer: C — It quadruples
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Q. If the distance between the plates of a capacitor is halved, what happens to the capacitance? (2019)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
If the distance d is halved, the capacitance C = εA/d will double.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the distance between two masses is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force between them? (2020)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It becomes one-fourth
D.
It becomes four times
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Solution
According to the inverse square law, if the distance is doubled, the force becomes 1/(2^2) = 1/4 of the original force.
Correct Answer: C — It becomes one-fourth
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Q. If the distance between two point charges is tripled, how does the electrostatic force between them change? (2020)
A.
It triples
B.
It halves
C.
It becomes one-ninth
D.
It remains the same
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Solution
According to Coulomb's law, the force F is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (F ∝ 1/r^2). If r is tripled, F becomes 1/9 of its original value.
Correct Answer: C — It becomes one-ninth
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Q. If the distance from the slits to the screen in a double-slit experiment is increased, what happens to the fringe pattern? (2023)
A.
Fringe width decreases
B.
Fringe width increases
C.
Fringe visibility decreases
D.
Fringe pattern disappears
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Solution
Increasing the distance from the slits to the screen increases the fringe width, as fringe width β is proportional to the distance.
Correct Answer: B — Fringe width increases
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Q. If the electric field between the plates of a capacitor is E, what is the potential difference between the plates separated by a distance d? (2020)
A.
E/d
B.
Ed
C.
d/E
D.
E*d
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Solution
The potential difference (V) between the plates is given by V = Ed, where E is the electric field and d is the distance between the plates.
Correct Answer: B — Ed
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Q. If the equilibrium constant Kc for a reaction is 10, what is the value of Kc for the reverse reaction? (2020)
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Solution
For the reverse reaction, Kc is the reciprocal of the forward reaction. Therefore, Kc (reverse) = 1/Kc (forward) = 1/10 = 0.1.
Correct Answer: A — 0.1
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Q. If the freezing point of a solution is -5°C, what is the molality of the solution if the freezing point depression constant (Kf) is 1.86°C kg/mol? (2022)
A.
1.34 m
B.
2.68 m
C.
0.5 m
D.
3.72 m
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Solution
ΔTf = Kf * m; -5 = -1.86 * m; m = 5 / 1.86 = 2.68 m.
Correct Answer: B — 2.68 m
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Q. If the freezing point of pure water is 0 °C, what will be the freezing point of a solution containing 1 mole of NaCl in 1 kg of water? (2023)
A.
-1.86 °C
B.
-3.72 °C
C.
-2.26 °C
D.
-0.93 °C
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Solution
Freezing point depression = i * Kf * m = 2 * 1.86 °C kg/mol * 1 mol/kg = 3.72 °C. Thus, freezing point = 0 - 3.72 = -3.72 °C.
Correct Answer: B — -3.72 °C
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Q. If the frequency of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, what happens to its period? (2021)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
The period T is inversely proportional to frequency f. If f is doubled, T is halved.
Correct Answer: B — It halves
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Q. If the frequency of an AC source is 50 Hz, what is the time period of the AC signal? (2019)
A.
0.02 s
B.
0.01 s
C.
0.5 s
D.
1 s
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Solution
The time period (T) is the reciprocal of frequency (f). Therefore, T = 1/f = 1/50 Hz = 0.02 s.
Correct Answer: A — 0.02 s
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Q. If the frequency of an AC source is increased, what happens to the inductive reactance? (2019)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Inductive reactance (X_L) is directly proportional to frequency (f). Therefore, if frequency increases, X_L decreases.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases
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Q. If the inductance of a coil is doubled, what happens to its inductive reactance at a constant frequency? (2022)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Inductive reactance (X_L) is given by X_L = 2πfL. If the inductance (L) is doubled, X_L will also double.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the length of a wire is doubled while keeping the diameter constant, what happens to its resistance? (2019)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It quadruples
D.
It remains the same
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Solution
Resistance (R) is directly proportional to length (L). If length is doubled, resistance also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the magnetic flux through a coil changes from 0.5 Wb to 0.2 Wb in 2 seconds, what is the average induced emf? (2023)
A.
150 V
B.
100 V
C.
75 V
D.
50 V
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Solution
Average induced emf = -ΔΦ/Δt = -(0.2 - 0.5)/2 = 0.15 V = 150 V.
Correct Answer: B — 100 V
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Q. If the magnetic flux through a coil changes, what happens to the induced EMF? (2023)
A.
It remains constant
B.
It increases
C.
It decreases
D.
It is induced
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Solution
An induced EMF is generated when there is a change in magnetic flux through a coil.
Correct Answer: D — It is induced
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Q. If the mass of the Earth were to double while its radius remains the same, what would happen to the acceleration due to gravity? (2022)
A.
It would double
B.
It would remain the same
C.
It would halve
D.
It would increase by a factor of four
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Solution
If the mass of the Earth doubles, the acceleration due to gravity also doubles, as it is directly proportional to mass.
Correct Answer: A — It would double
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Q. If the potential difference across a capacitor is halved, what happens to the energy stored in the capacitor? (2019)
A.
Halved
B.
Doubled
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
The energy stored in a capacitor is given by U = 1/2 CV^2. If V is halved, the energy becomes U' = 1/2 C(V/2)^2 = 1/8 CV^2, which is halved.
Correct Answer: A — Halved
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Q. If the potential difference across a capacitor is increased, what happens to the charge stored in it? (2020)
A.
It decreases
B.
It remains the same
C.
It increases
D.
It becomes zero
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Solution
The charge (Q) stored in a capacitor is directly proportional to the potential difference (V) across it, given by Q = CV.
Correct Answer: C — It increases
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Q. If the potential difference between two points is 10 V and the work done to move a charge of 2 C between these points is: (2020)
A.
5 J
B.
10 J
C.
20 J
D.
40 J
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Solution
Work done (W) = Charge (Q) × Potential difference (V) = 2 C × 10 V = 20 J.
Correct Answer: C — 20 J
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Q. If the radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 20 cm, what is its focal length? (2022)
A.
5 cm
B.
10 cm
C.
15 cm
D.
20 cm
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Solution
The focal length (f) of a concave mirror is given by f = R/2, where R is the radius of curvature. Thus, f = 20 cm / 2 = 10 cm.
Correct Answer: B — 10 cm
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Q. If the radius of curvature of a convex lens is 20 cm, what is its focal length? (2022)
A.
10 cm
B.
20 cm
C.
30 cm
D.
40 cm
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Solution
The focal length f of a lens is given by f = R/2. Therefore, f = 20 cm / 2 = 10 cm.
Correct Answer: B — 20 cm
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