This document outlines the expected questions for the 2022 +2 Physics exam, listing 10 topics that may appear on the exam as 5-mark or 3-mark questions. The topics include electrostatics, current electricity, effects of electric current, electromagnetic induction and alternating current, electromagnetic waves, ray optics, wave optics, dual nature of radiation and matter, atomic and nuclear physics, and electronics and communications. For each topic, it lists several concepts that could be tested in the form of questions worth 5 marks or 3 marks.

1. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
5 Marks
1. Electrostatics:
1. Equatorial line (or) Axial line.
2. Potential due to dipole.
3. VandeGraff generator.
4. Elec.field due to infinitely long charged
Wire (using Gauss’s law ) - (Mar 2020)

2. 5 Marks
2. Current Electricity :
1. Microscopic form of ohm’s law.
2. Internal resistance using Voltmeter
(or) Potentiometer.
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3. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
5 Marks
3. Effects of electric current:
1. Motion of charged particle in a magnetic field.
2. Magnetic field due to long Straight conductor
carrying current (or) - circular coil (or)
solenoid.
3. 4. Force on a current carrying conductor in a
magnetic field.
Force bet. two long parallel current carrying
conductor. (Mar 2020)

4. 5 Marks
4. EMI & AC:
1. Transformer with Energy losses.
2. RLC ct.
3. RMS value of AC.
Orientation (Mar 2020)
AC ct. containing inductor .(Mar 2020)
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Expected questions for 2022

5. 5 Marks
5. EM Waves:
1. Absorption (or) Emission spectrum .
2. Maxwell’s equations. (Mar 2020)
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Expected questions for 2022

6. 5 Marks
6. Ray Optics:
1. Refrn. at single spherical surface .
[OR] Len’s maker’s formula.
2. Fizeau’s method.
Mirror equation. (Mar 20)
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Expected questions for 2022

7. 5 Marks
7. Wave Optics:
1. Expression for bandwidth.
2. Laws of refln. [or] refrn.using Huygen’s
principle.
3. Interference.
4. Diffrn. in single slit.
5. Compound Microscope.
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8. 5 Marks
8. Dual nature of radn & matter:
1. Laws of photoelectric effect
2. Einstein photoelectric equation.
Davisson – Germer experiment. (Mar 2020)
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Expected questions for 2022

9. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
5 Marks
9. Atomic & Nuclear Physics:
1. Thomson expt.
2. N = N0e-λt
3. Radius of the electron in nth orbit.
4. Milikan’s expt.
Energy of an electron in nth orbit. (Mar 2020)

10. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
5 Marks
10. Electronics & Communications :
1. Full wave rectifier.
2. Transistor as a switch.

11. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
1. Electrostatics :
1. Electric Potential due to point charge.
2. Energy stored in a capacitor.
3. Aspects of Coulomb’s law.[or ] electric field.
4. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
5. Torque (t⃗=P⃗ × E⃗)
6. Electrostatic potential energy of a dipole in a
uniform electric field(U=-PEcosθ=-P⃗ .E⃗)
7. Effect of a dielectric in capacitors ( battery is
disconnected & battery remains connected)

12. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
2. Current electricity:
1. Resistors in series [or] parallel.
2. I = nAeVd
3. Wheatstone Bridge.
4. Temp.dep.on resistivity.
5. Macroscopic form of Ohm’s law.
6. Meter Bridge.
7. Cells in series [or] parallel.

13. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
3. Magnetism & Mag.effects of electric current:
1. Biot- Savart law.
2. Lorentz force (Force on a moving charge in a
mag. field)
3. Galvanometer converted into ammeter.
4. Mag. field due to current carring wire using
Ampere’s law.
Galvanometer converted into voltmeter.(Mar
2020)

14. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
4. EMI & AC:
1. Prodn. of induced emf by Changing area.
2. Energy stored in an inductor.
3. Self inductance of a long solenoid.
4. Motional emf from lorentz force.
5. Average value of AC.
6. AC ct. containing resistor.
7. AC ct. containing capacitor .

15. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
5. Wave optics:
1. Properties of E.M waves
2. Displacement current.

16. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
6. Ray Optics:
1. Dispersive power
2. Angle of deviation produced by a prism

17. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
7. Wave Optics:
1. Brewter’s Law
2. Malus Law
3. Corpuscular theory

18. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
8. Dual nature of radn & matter:
1. Char. of photons
2. Continuous x-ray spectra.
3. Electron microscope
4. Photo emissive cell
5. Prodn. of X-rays.
6. Prop. of X-rays.
7. De-Broglie wavelength of electron.(Mar 2020)

19. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
9. Atomic & nuclear physics:
1. Spectral series of hydrogen atom.
2. Postulates of Bohr’s atom model.
3. 𝛃-decay
4. Properties of Cathode rays [OR] Nuclear force.
Prop. of Neutrino (Mar 2020) .
5. Carbon dating .
6. Moderators & control rods.
7. Elementary particles.
Important features of BE curve (Mar 2020)

20. +2 Physics
Expected questions for 2022
3 Marks
10. Electronics & Communications:
1. Half wave rectifier.
2. De – Morgan’s Theorem.
3. N-type [or] P-type semiconductor
4. Zener & Avalanche Break down.
5. VI char. of zener diode.
6. Input char.of transistor.

21. Now it is time to start
working towards the goal
“Concentrate ,work hard
and
be consistent” –
this is the strategy.