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1.

Why is it difficult to catch a cricket ball than a tennis ball even when both are moving with the same velocity?

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Being heavier, cricket ball has higher rate of change of momentum during motion so more force sumed.

2.

The outer edge of a curved road is generally raised over the inner edge Why?

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In addition to the frictional force, a component of reaction force also provides centripetal force.

3.

China wares are wrapped in straw paper before packing. Why?

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The straw paper between the China ware increases the Time of experiencing the jerk during transportation. Hence impact of force reduces on China wares

4.

Why is it difficult to walk on a sand?

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Less reaction force.

5.

(a)Why it is difficult to walk on a slippery floor or sand? (b) State the law related to this 

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(a) Because we are unable to push (action) such a ground sufficiently hard. As a result, the force of reaction is not sufficient to helps us to move forward.

(b) Newton's third law of motion.

6.

Why is it difficult to walk on a slippery road?

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It is difficult to walk on a slippery road because these roads have less friction and exerting a backward force on the slippery ground becomes difficult making it difficult to walk on the slippery roads.

7.

Why is it difficult to walk on a slippery road ?

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It becomes very difficult to walk on a slippery road because of the fact that on a slippery road, the friction is much less, and we cannot exert a backward action force on slippery ground which would produce a forward reaction force on us.

8.

A hunter has a machine gun that can fire 50 g bullets with a velocity of 150 ms-1. A 60 kg tiger springs at him with a velocity of 10 ms-1. How many bullets must the hunter fire into the targets so as to stop him in his track?

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Given,

m = mass of bullet = 50 gm

= 0.050 kg

M = mass of tiger = 60 kg

v = velocity of bullet = 150 ms-1

v = velocity of tiger

= −10 ms-1.

(∵ It is coming from opposite direction)

n = no. bullets fired per second at the tiger so as to stop it.

pi = 0, before firing …(i)

pf = n(mv) + MV …(ii)

∴ From the law of conservation of momentum,

pi = pf

or 0 = n(mv) + MV

or n = \(-\frac{MV}{mv}\)

\(\frac{−60×(−10)}{0.05×150}\)

= 80.

9.

The displacement of a particle is given by vector r = A(vector i cosωt + vector j sinωt). The motion of the particle is (a) simple harmonic (b) on a straight line(c) on a circle (d) with constant acceleratioa

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(c) on a circle 

10.

Correct the following statements. a) Water boils at 100°C under atmospheric pressure.b) A liquid evaporates above its boiling point.c) Solids have the largest inter-particle space.d) Gases have the strongest interparticle forces.

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a) This is a correct statement.

b) This statement is incorrect. 

Reason: Evaporation takes place at any temperature below its boiling point.

c) This statement is incorrect. 

Correct Statement: The inter-particle space of solids is minimum. 

Explanation: The force of attraction between the particles is also very high due to less inter-particle space. Hence solids have definite shape and a fixed volume.

d) This statement is incorrect

Correct Statement: Gases have weakest inter-particle forces.

Explanation: The inter-particle space for a gas is maximum. Hence the interparticle forces are also weak. Due to this gases have no definite shape or fixed volume. They have to be stored in a closed container always.

11.

Why do boron halides form addition compounds with ammonia and amines?

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It is because they are electron deficient.

12.

Write the balanced chemical equations for Barium chloride + Potassium sulphate ➝ Barium sulphate + Potassium chloride

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BaCl2 + K2SO4 ➝ BaSO4 + KCl

13.

Transition metals usually from coloured complexes and d-d transitions `(t_(2g)hArre_(g))` are responsible for colour as the energy difference between `t_(2g)` and `e_(g)` lies in visible region. But all the coloured ions are not dut to d-d transition but charge transfer bands also play important roles. Charge transfer bands may be of two types. (i) ligand to metal (CTLM)`" "(ii)` metal to ligand (CTML). Charge transfer transition always produces intense colour as compared to d-d transition. `MnO_(4)^(-)` is dark purple coloured though Mn is in `(+VII)` oxidation state with `3d^(@)` configurationA. due to d-d transition.B. Due to CTML spectra.C. due to CTLM spectraD. None of these.

Answer» Correct Answer - C
14.

Pyrolusite ore on oxidation with `KCIO_(3)//KNO_(3)` in basic medium produces dark green coloured compound `(A)`, which on electrolysis produces a purple coloured compound `(B)`. The purple coloured rhombic prisms. It shows different reactions in different mediums. Excess of compounds (B) on heating with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` gives an explosive oil (C ), which on heating decomposes to gives another compound (D ) along with oxygen. On passing `CO_(2)` in the solution of (A), a purple coloured solution along with brown ppt is observed.A. This is a disproportionation reaction where oxidation number changes from +6 to +7, +4.B. This is a comproportionation reaction where oxidation number changes from +3 to +2C. Both A and BD. none

Answer» Correct Answer - A
15.

Pyrolusite ore on oxidation with `KCIO_(3)//KNO_(3)` in basic medium produces dark green coloured compound `(A)`, which on electrolysis produces a purple coloured compound `(B)`. The purple coloured rhombic prisms. It shows different reactions in different mediums. Excess of compounds (B) on heating with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` gives an explosive oil (C ), which on heating decomposes to gives another compound (D ) along with oxygen. Identify (D).A. `Mn_(2)O_(7)`B. `MnO_(2)`C. `MnSO_(4)`D. `Mn_(2)O_(3)`

Answer» Correct Answer - B
16.

In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices. (i) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion. (ii) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements. (iii) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement. (iv) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement. (v) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.Assertion: Phenols give o- and p-nitrophenol on nitration with conc. HNO3 and H2SO4 mixture.Reason: —OH group in phenol is o–, p– directing.

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(iv) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement. 

17.

How many σ and π bonds are present in each of the following molecules?(a) HC≡CCH≡CHCH3 (b) CH2=C=CHCH3.

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(a) σ C = C : 4 (b) σ C = C : 3

σ C – H : 6 σ C – H : 6

π C = C : 3 π C = C : 2

18.

How many structural isomers and geometrical isomers are possible for a cyclohexane derivative having the molecular formula C8H16?

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Five structural isomers; ethyl cyclohexane, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 dimethyl cyelohexane, 4 – dimethyl cyclohexane has two geometrical isomers ( cis and trans).

19.

Name the chain isomers of C5H12 which has a tertiary hydrogen atom.

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2 – methyl butane, (CH3)2 CH – CH2 – CH3.

20.

If the temperature on Fahrenheit scale is 140 °F, then the same temperature on kelvin scale will be(A) 60.15 K (B) 213.15 K (C) 333.15 K (D) 413.15 K

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Correct option is: (C) 333.15 K

21.

The absolute temperature (Kelvin scale) T is related to the temperature te on the Celcius scale by tc = T – 273.15 Why do we have 273.15 in this relation and not 273.16?

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We have 273.15 in the relation and not 273.16 because the triple point of water is 0.01 °C and not 0°C. In other words, 0.01 °C → 273.16 K

⇒ 0°C → 273.15 K

∴ tc = T – 273.15.

22.

The absolute temperature (Kelvin scale) T is related to the temperature tc on the Celsius scale bytc = T - 273.15Why do we have 273.15 in this relation, and not 273.16?

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On Celsius scale 0°C corresponds to the melting point of ice at normal pressure and the value of absolute temperature is 273.15 K. The temperature 273.16 K corresponds to the triple point of water.

23.

Write the three ways to produce magnetic field.

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Three ways to produce magnetic field are :

(i) Charge-induced magnetic field.

(ii) A current-carrying coil may do work.

(iii) The permanent magnet and an electromagnet.

24.

Name, state and explain with an example the rule used to determine the direction of force experienced by a current carrying conductor placed in a uniform magnetic field.

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Fleming's Left Hand Rule: The direction of the force which acts on the current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is given by Fleming's left-hand rule. It states that if the forefinger, thumb and middle finger of the left hand are stretched mutually perpendicular and the forefinger point along the direction of the external magnetic field, middle finger indicates the direction of current, then thumb points along the direction of force acting on the conductor. 

Example: When an electron enters a magnetic field at right angles, the direction of force on electron is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field and current according to this rule.

25.

What does the magnetic field pattern inside the solenoid indicate ? State how this field be utilised to make an electromagnet. List two ways by which strength of this magnet can be increased.

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It indicates that the magnetic field is same at all points inside the solenoid.

This property is utilised to magnetise a piece of magnetic material like soft iron when placed inside the coil.

Two ways by which the strength of an electromagnet can be increased :

Increase the amount of electric current through it. Increase the number of turns of the coil.

26.

Name the scientist who discovered that sunlight consists of seven colours.

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The scientist who discovered that sunlight consists of seven colour is Newton

27.

Geetha observes that a person needs a lens of power -4.5 D for correction of her vision. Few questions came to her mind. Give answers to the below questions:1. What kind of defect in vision is she suffering from?(i) Myopia(ii) Hypermetropia2. What is the focal length of the corrective lens?(i) 0.9 m(ii) 0.22 mQ 3. What is the nature of the corrective lens?(i) Convex lens(ii) Concave lens4. What is the formula for finding the focal length of the lens?(i) \(\frac{1}{P^2}\)(ii) \(\frac1P\)(iii) P5. What is the unit for measuring the power of the lens?(i) Dioptre(ii) Millimeter

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1. (i) Myopia

2. (ii) 0.22 m

3. (ii) Concave lens

4. (ii) \(\frac1P\)

5. (i) Dioptre

28.

What is the colour of the sunlight :(a) scattered by the dust particles in the atmosphere ?(b) scattered by the air molecules in the atmosphere ?

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Solution :

(a) White

(b) Blue

29.

Why does white light split up into different colours while passing through a glass prism?

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Light of different wavelengths (different colors) present in white light have different speed. Hence, these deviate through different angles inside the prism and get separated.

30.

When a beam of white light is passed through a prism, it splits to form lights of seven colours. Is it possible to recombine the lights of seven colours to obtain the white light again ? Explain your answer.

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Yes, it is possible to recombine the lights of seven colours to obtain the white light again by placing another similar prism alongside the first one in the inverted position as shown below. The first prism disperses the white light into seven coloured rays. the second prism receives all the seven coloured rays from the first prism and recombines them into original white light. This is because the refration produced by the second prism is equal and opposite to that produced by the first prism. 

31.

A beam of white light falling on a glass prism gets split up into seven colours marked 1 to 7 as shown in the diagram.A student makes the following statements about the spectrum observed on the screen.(a) The colours at positions marked 3 and 5 are similar to the colour of the sky and the colour of gold metal respectively. Is the above statement made by the student correct or incorrect? Justify.(b) Which two positions correspond closely to the colour of(i) brinjal, (ii) 'danger'or stop signal lights?

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(a) The statement made by the student is incorrect. Positions marked 3 (yellow) and 5 (blue) are similar to the color of gold medal and the color of the sky respectively. The student is stating the nature of colors in reverse order.

(b) (i)The position marked 7 corresponds closely to the colour of a brinjal.

(ii) The position marked 1 (red) corresponds closely to the colour of 'danger' or stop signal lights.

32.

A beam of white light splits when it Passes through a prism. Name this phenomenon and give its reason.

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Dispersion. White light consists of seven colours of different wavelengths. 

These components of light travel with different speeds in glass and get refracted by different angles. Due to this, splitting of white light takes place.

33.

Why does a ray of light splits into different colours on passing through a glass prism?

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When light rays enter the glass prism the angle at which it bends makes the light split into its seven components because the speed of each component of light is different and due to the bending every component shows its different ability to pass through it.

34.

Why do the component colour of incident white light split into a spectrum while passing through a glass prism, explain.

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Different colour of white light bends through different angles with respect to the incident light, as they pass through the glass prism. Thus, each colour emerges along a different path, forming a spectrum.

35.

Why does light splits into spectrum when it passes through prism only and does not split when it passes through glass slab?

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Rectangular glass slab has parallel refracting surfaces, the emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray. It slightly gets displaced laterally. While in case of prism the surface is not parallel and the light ray gets deviated at larger angle due to which it splits into its constituent colour.

36.

Why do different components of white light deviate through different angles when passing through a triangular glass prism?

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Due to change in refractive index offered by the medium.

37.

In the given figure, a narrow beam of white tight is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism. After passing through the prism it produces a spectrum XY on a screen.(a) State the colour seen at X and Y.(b) Why do different colours of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light?

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(a) X-Violet, Y-Red
(b) Different colors of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light due to the difference in speed of light of different wavelengths.

38.

Define angle of deviation. Why do different components of white light split up into spectrum when it Passes through a triangular glass prism ?

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The angle between the extended incident ray and the emergent ray is called the angle of deviation.   This is because the different colours travel through  a glass prism at different speeds.

39.

 The lens of the eye can become thicker and thinner. Why is this flexibility useful? (A) The lens allows the eye to focus on far objects as well as near objects. (B) The lens can allow varying amounts of light to enter the eye. (C) The eye can move up, down, left, and right. (D) The lens is not likely to break.

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 Correct option (A) The lens allows the eye to focus on far objects as well as near objects.   

Explanation:

Ability of the eye lens to focus both near and distant objects by adjusting its focal length is called accommodation.

40.

A prism ABC (with BC as a base) is placed in different orientations. A narrow beam of white light is incident on the prism as shown in Figure 11.1. In which of the following cases, after dispersion, the third colour from the top corresponds to the colour of the sky?(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)

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The answer is (b) (ii)

  • Band of color show violet at the bottom if prism is kept with BC in the bottom. 
  • if prism is kept with BC in the top, then violet will be in the top followed by indigo and blue
41.

Define dispersion of light. How is scattering of light different from dispersion ? Give one example of natural phenomenon based on each of these.

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Breaking up of the component colours of light is called dispersion. Dispersion is caused due to the difference in velocity of each colour through a medium. Scattering of light takes place due to the interaction of light and particles suspended in a medium. Rainbow-dispersion. 

The blue color of the sky, the red color of the sky at sunrise or sunset-scattering.

42.

Pinky has seen the above diagram in her classroom and she had few doubts in her mind. Study the diagram given above and answer the questions that follow it:1. What does the above diagram represent?(i) Dispersion of white light by a glass prism(ii) Dispersion of white light by a plastic prism.2. Which Option defines the term dispersion of white light.(i) Merging component colours of to give white light.(ii) Splitting up of white light into its component colours.3.What is the colour which bends the least while passing through a glass prism?(i) Orange(ii) Violet(iii) Red(iv) Green4. What is the colour which bends the most while passing through a glass prism?(i) Orange(ii) Violet(iii) Red(iv) Green5. Which color has maximum speed in glass prism?(i) Orange(ii) Violet(iii) Red(iv) Green

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1. (i) Dispersion of white light by a glass prism.

2. (ii) Splitting up of white light into its component colours

3. (iii) Red

4. (iv) Violet

5. (iii) Red

43.

A prism ABC (with BC as base) is placed in different orientations. A narrow beam of white light is incident on the prism as shown in figure. In which of the following cases, after dispersion, the third colour from the top corresponds to the colour of the sky?A. (a) B. (c) C. (c) D. (d)

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The colour of sky is blue. The colour having the maximum wavelength is deviated the least. The deviation is towards the base of the prism. The white light consist of seven colours red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet .violet is deviated the most and red the least. Blue is the third colour starting from violet. So we see that image B has based on the top hence having colours in such an order that blue is the third. Hence option B is correct.

44.

The change in focal length of an eye lens to focus the image of objects at varying distances is done by the action of the:A. pupilB. retinaC. ciliary musclesD. blind spot

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Ciliary muscles help in changing the focal length or the curvature of the eye lens so that we can see the object clearly. This is called as the accommodation.

45.

Explain why, the planets do not twinkle at night.

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Planets appear to be quite big to us and can be considered to be a collection of a very large number of point sources of light. The dimming effect produced by some of the point sources is nullified by brighter effect produced by some other point sources. Thus, the overall brightness remains the same and the planets do not appear to twinkle.

46.

How does refraction of light take place in the atmosphere ? Explain the reason why stars appear to twinkle and the planets do not  twinkle.

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(i) Since the atmosphere consists of varying densities the apparent position of the object, as seen through the hot air fluctuates. This wavering of light is an effect on atmospheric refraction.

(ii) The twinkling of a star is due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. The atmospheric refraction of light occurs in a medium oi gradually changing refractive index.

The planets are much closer to the earth and are thus seen as extended sources. A planet is considered as a collection of a large number of point-sized sources of light, the total variation in the amount of light entering our eye from all individual point sized sources will average out to zero, thereby nullifying the twinkling effect.

47.

Explain why the planets do not twinkle.

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The planets are much closer to the earth, and are thus seen as extended sources. If we consider a plant as a collection of large number of point sized sources of light, the total variation in the amount of light entering our eye from all the individual point-sized sources will average out to zero, thereby nullifying the twinkling effect.

48.

Explain why do the planets not twinkle but the stars twinkle.

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Planets being of larger size can be taken as a collection of large number of point-sized objects/sources of light, which nullify the twinkling effect of each other. Due to varying conditions of atmosphere, starlight undergoes multiple refraction and its path varying slightly while passing through the atmosphere. Therefore, the apparent position of star fluctuates and amount of light entering the eye changing continuously. The star sometimes appear brighter and some other time, it appears fainter. This causes twinkling of star. 

49.

The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there, is more than his weight, if the elevator is(A) going down and slowing down. (B) going up and speeding up. (C) going up and slowing down. (D) either (A) and (B).

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Correct option is: (D) either (A) and (B).

50.

Fried fast food, noodles, samosa, ice cream, cool drinks are known as …………………

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Fried fast food, noodles, samosa, ice cream, cool drinks are known as Junk foods.

known as junk food