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MATRICULATION EXAMINATION
DEPARTMENT OF MYANMAR EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

Time Allowed: (3) Hours

WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE AI\SWER BOOKLET

The symbols in this paper have their usual significance

SECTTON (A)
(Answer ALL questions)

1. Fill in the blanks.

(4 marks) .. and wave nature.

(i) (ii)
(iii)
2.

Light has

both

The distance between two successive node is equal to .... The ratio of the load

to

...is defined as mechanical advantage.

(iv) the SI unit of the electric field intensity is the

Are the following statements True (or)

False?

(4 marks)

(i) (ii)
(iii)
(iv) 3.

Huygens suggested the wave theory of light,

Sound waves and water waves are stationary waves.

The hydrometer is an instrument for measuring the density of liquid. The SI unit of electric force is the coulomb.

One coil of a transformer has 50 tums and the other coil has 500 The a.c. voltage of 900

turns.

(4 marks)

V is applied to the primary. Find the alternating voltage

from the secondary when it is used as a step-up transformer, and when it is used
as a step-down

transfonner.

4.

Mention the cause of "longsightedness". How can correct this defect? Draw a figure (4 marks)

ofthe defect ofvision for a longsighted person.

5. The surface area of a black body is 200 cm'z. Find the rate of heat energy radiation
from that body at temperature
727"

(4 marks)

C.(o' :5.685

x 1 0-8Wm-2K-4 )

lP.T.O

6. What is an ammeter? What is a voltmeter? Draw a step-up transformer. 7. A cunent of 10 A flows through a 42 {l resistor for 30min. Find the energy
dissipated and the amount of calorie produced of the resistor.

(4 marks)

(4 marks)

(J:4.ZJcal-r)

8. Thewavelengthofaray oflightinairis

L}-Tmandthe velocity

inamedium

(4

marks)

is 2.7x108 ms-1. Find the refractive index of that medium. What is the wavelength of that ray in that medium? (e3xl08 ms-t)

9. How many types of the charge carriers are there in a semiconductor?

What are they? (4 marks)

Describe the statement of the charge carriers contained in an n-type semiconductor,

and p-type semiconductor?

(oR)
Explain about the fission process and chain reaction. What is
Express their uses.

radioisotope?

(4 marks)

SECTTON (B)
(Answer any FOUR
10.

questions)

(a) Does the atrnospheric pressure change according to locality? Write

Pascal's law. Mention one of the uses of this law.

down

(Smarks)

A 30 kg boy climbs up by pulling

3 min. Find the

ropel0 m long with constant velocity for

work done and the power of the boy.( g-10ms-2 )

(b) (D What is radiation? State Stephan- Boltzmann's law. Define a black

and the total emissive power.

body

(Smarks)

(ii) The tension of

a string is 50

N. Find the fundamental frequency and the first

three harmonics of the string

11.

if it has length 0.8 m and mass 0.4 g respectively.

(a) Which type of lens is used in camera? Why? How which part of a camera
be adjusted to obtain a sharp image on the film?

must

(Smarks)

A telescope consists of two converging lenses. When in normal adjustment, so

that the image of a distance is the magnifying power

fomed at infinity, the lenses are 550 mm apart, and

is 10. What are the focal lengths of the two lenses?

(b) Define the focus of

converging

lens.

(Smarks)

When an object is placed 12 cm from a convex lens a real image formed is three times the size of the object. If a real image which is nine times the size of the object is required, how far must the object be moved?
12.

(a) What do you understand by an equipotential surface?

When does the electric potential of a conductor become zero? What is the electric

(8marks)

potential at an infinite distance from a charge of +Q? Two point charges of +0.01 pC and -0.15 pC are 3m apart. Find the potential at the point midway between the two charges.
1

K:

9x10e Nm2C-2 )

(b) Define electric field and electric field

intensity.

(Smarks)

A uranium nucleus has a charge of 92 e. Find the electric field intensity at a point
10-12 cm

from the nucleus. Find the magnitude and direction of the force on an

electron placed at that point. ( K:9x10e Nm2C-2, e:l.6xl0-1eC )

13.

(a) Define the dielectric constant of an insulating material of a capacitor.

How does the capacitance change when an insulating material is inserted between
the plates of a capacitor?

(8marks)

The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is increased 3pF to 18 pF when a

sheet of glass is inserted between its plates. What is the dielectric constant glass?

of

If the plates of the capacitor are 50 cmt itr area and lmm apart, what is

its capacitance? ( ee:8.85x10-12 C2N-h-2 )

(b) Define the electromotive force of a source when the terminals of the source
disconnected to an external circuit.

are

(8marks)

A battery has e.m.f. of 12 V and an internal resistance of 0.5 O. It is connected to

1.5 Ct and 6 Cl resistors

in series. Find the current in the circuit and potential

difference across the ends ofeach resistor.

lP.T.O.

14.

(a) What are semiconductors? Name the two semiconductors that are

commonly

(8marks)

used. Why does a pure semiconductor at normal temperature have poor conductivity?

Explain how an n-type semiconductor can be obtained. What are majority carriers in
the n-type semiconductor?

(b) What are cathode rays? State the properties of cathode rays. Which

instrument

(8marks)

is used for study these properties? Draw the symbols of the five basic logic gates
and construct an NOR gate by using

fourNAND

gates.

15. (a) Draw Bohr's atomic model and instability of Rutherford's atomic

model. down

(8marks)

Describe some difficulties of Rutherford's atomic model.

(b) What is the electrical energy of

a battery?

Define electrical power. Write

(8marks)

the units of electrical energy and electrical power.

An electric circuit installed in an office there are twenty 60 W electric lamps

and

five 100 W electric lamps

are being used.

If the electricity cost is 100 kyats

per unit, find the cost of using all lamps

for

10 h.

(oR)
15. (a) State the four principal rays and their properties passing through a convex

lens.

(8marks)

When a ray of light is incident on the surface of glass slab, both reflection and

refraction of light take place. If the angle of incidence of the ray is 60"and the refractive index of glass is 1.6, find the angle of refraction and the angle between
the reflected ray and the refracted ray.

(b) How many types of resistors are there? What are they? Using Ohm's law
the resistance ofa conductor.

define

(8marks)

A moving-galvanometer has a resistance of 3 O gives

a current

full-scale deflection when

of 1 mA

passes through

it. Find the resistance to be used to convert it

into an ammeter reading up tol0 A and a voltmeter reading up to 50V.