SECTION A
EXPERIMENTS
1. To determine resistance of two/three wires by plotting a graph for potential difference vs. current.
2. To find the resistance of a given wire using a metre bridge and hence determine the resistivity (specific resistance) of its material.
3. To verify the laws of combination (series) of resistances using a metre bridge.
3b. To verify the laws of combination (parallel) of resistances using a metre bridge.
4. To determine the resistance of a galvanometer by the half-deflection method and to find its figure of merit.
5. To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into a voltmeter of desired range and to verify the same.
5b. To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into an ammeter of desired range and to verify the same.
6. To find the frequency of the A.C. mains with a sonometer.
ACTIVITIES
1. To measure the resistance and impedance of an inductor with or without an iron core.
2. To measure resistance, voltage (AC/DC) and current (AC) and check continuity of a given circuit using a multimeter. 2.
3. To assemble a household circuit comprising three bulbs, three (ON-OFF) switches, a fuse and a power source.
4. To assemble the components of a given electrical circuit and find current by measuring voltage across a given resistor.
5. To study the variation in potential drop with length of a wire for a steady current.
6. To draw the diagram of a given open circuit, comprising at least a battery, a resistor/rheostat, a key, an ammeter and a voltmeter. Mark the components that are not connected in proper order and also correct the circuit and the circuit diagram.
SECTION B
EXPERIMENTS
1. To find the value of v for different values of u in case of a concave mirror and to find the focal length.
2. To find the focal length of a convex mirror using a convex lens.
3. To find the focal length of a convex lens by plotting graphs between u and y or between
4. To find the focal length of a concave lens using a convex lens.
5. To determine the angle of minimum deviation for a given glass prism by plotting a graph between the angle of incidence and the angle of deviation.
6. To determine the refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
7. To find the refractive index of a liquid by using a convex lens and plane mirror,
8. To find the refractive index of a liquid using a concave mirror and a plane mirror.
9. To draw the I-V characteristic curve for a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias,
ACTIVITIES
1. To identify a diode, an LED, a resistor and a capacitor from a mixed collection of such items.
2 To study the effect of intensity of light (by varying the distance of the source) on an LDR (light-dependent resistor).
3. Use a multimeter to see the unidirectional flow of current in the case of a diode and an LED and check whether a given electronic component (e.g., a diode) is in working order.
4. To observe refraction and lateral displacement of a beam of light incident obliquely on a glass slab.
5. To observe polarisation of light using two polaroids.
6. To observe diffraction of light due to a thin slit between sharp edges of rotor blades.
7. (a) To study the nature and size of the image formed by a convex lens using a candle and a screen (for different distances of the candle from the lens)
8. (b) To study the nature and size of the image of a candle formed by a concave mirror on a screen by using a candle and a screen.
9. To obtain a lens combination with the specified focal length by using two lenses from the given set of lenses.
Project
1. To study various factors on which the internal resistance/EMF of a cell depends.
2. To study the variations in current flowing in a circuit containing an LDR because of a variation in light intensity. (a) the power of the incandescent lamp used to 'illuminate' the LDR (keeping all the lamps at the fixed distance).
(b) the distance of an incandescent lamp (of) fixed power used to 'illuminate' the LDR
3. To find the refractive indices of (a) water and (b) oil (transparent) using a plane mirror, an equiconvex lens (made from a glass of known refractive index), and an adjustable object needle.
4. To investigate the relation between the ratio of (1) output and input voltage and (ii) number of turns in the secondary coil and primary coil of a self-designed transformer.
5. To investigate the dependence of the angle of deviation on the angle of incidence using a hollow prism filled one by one with different transparent fluids.
6. to estimate the charge induced on each one of the two identical Styrofoam (or pith) balls suspended in a vertical plane by making use of Coulomb's law.
7. To study the factor on which the self-inductance of a coil depends by observing the effect of this coil when put in series with a resistor (bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable frequency.
8. To study the earth's magnetic field using a compass needle-bar magnet by plotting magnetic field lines and a tangent galvanometer.
