Physics 12 Physics 12

UNIT II: Current Electricity
  • flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor
  • mobility and their relation with electric current
  • V-I Characteristics (linear and non-linear)
  • temperature dependence
  • combinations of cells in series and in parallel
UNIT III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
  • Concept of magnetic field
  • Oersted’s experiment
  • its applications to infinitely long straight wire
  • straight and toroidal solenoids
UNIT IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
UNIT VI: Optics
  • refraction of light
  • total internal reflection
  • dispersion of light
  • optical instruments
  • the human eye
  • defects of vision and their correction
  • microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers
UNIT VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
  • Hertz and Lenard’s observations
  • Einstein’s photoelectric equation-particle nature of light
UNIT VIII: Atoms and Nuclei
  • energy levels
  • hydrogen spectrum
  • Composition and size of the nucleus
  • isotopes
  • isobars
  • isotones
UNIT IX: Electronic Devices
  • Zener diode as a voltage regulator
  • junction transistor
  • transistor action
  • Characteristics of a transistor
  • transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration)
  • transistor as a switch
  • logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, and NOR)
  • Zener diode as a voltage regulator