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Class 12 Physics Chapters
Chapter 1: Electric Charges And Fields |
| 1.1 Introduction to Electric Charges and Fields |
| 1.2 Electric Charge |
| 1.3 Conductors and Insulators |
| 1.4 Charging by Induction |
| 1.5 Basic Properties of Electric Charge |
| 1.6 Coulomb’s Law |
| 1.7 Forces between Multiple Charges |
| 1.8 Electric Field |
| 1.9 Electric Field Lines |
| 1.10 Electric Flux |
| 1.11 Electric Dipole |
| 1.12 Dipole in a Uniform External Field |
| 1.13 Continuous Charge Distribution |
| 1.14 Gauss’s Law And Its Applications |
Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance |
| 2.1 Introduction to Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance |
| 2.2 Electrostatic Potential |
| 2.3 Potential due to a Point Charge |
| 2.4 Potential due to an Electric Dipole |
| 2.5 Potential due to a System of Charges |
| 2.6 Equipotential Surfaces |
| 2.7 Potential Energy of a System of Charges |
| 2.8 Potential Energy in an External Field |
| 2.9 Electrostatics of Conductors |
| 2.10 Dielectrics and Polarisation |
| 2.11 Capacitors and Capacitance |
| 2.12 The Parallel Plate Capacitor |
| 2.13 Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance |
| 2.14 Combination of Capacitors |
| 2.15 Energy Stored in a Capacitor |
| 2.16 Van de Graaff Generator |
Chapter 3:Current Electricity |
| 3.1 Introduction to Current Electricity |
| 3.2 Electric Current |
| 3.3 Electric Current in Conductors |
| 3.4 Ohm’s Law And Limitations of Ohm’s Law |
| 3.5 Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity |
| 3.6 Resistivity of Various Materials |
| 3.7 Temperature Dependance of Resistivity |
| 3.8 Electrical Energy, Power |
| 3.9 Combination of Resistors-Series and Parallel |
| 3.10 Cells, emf, Internal Resistance |
| 3.11 Cells in Series and in Parallel |
| 3.12 Kirchhoff’s Rules |
| 3.13 Wheatstone Bridge |
| 3.14 Meter Bridge |
| 3.15 Potentiometer |
Chapter 4:Moving Charges and Magnetism |
| 4.1 Introduction |
| 4.2 Magnetic Force |
| 4.3 Motion in a Magnetic Field |
| 4.4 Motion in Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields |
| 4.5 Magnetic Field due to a Current Element, Biot-Savart Law |
| 4.6 Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop |
| 4.7 Ampere’s Circuital Law |
| 4.8 The Solenoid and the Toroid |
| 4.9 Force between Two Parallel Currents, the Ampere |
| 4.10 Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole |
| 4.11 The Moving Coil Galvanometer |
Chapter 5:Magnetism and Matter |
| 5.1 Introduction |
| 5.2 The Bar Magnet |
| 5.3 Magnetism and Gauss’s Law |
| 5.4 The Earth’s Magnetism |
| 5.5 Magnetisation and Magnetic Intensity |
| 5.6 Magnetic Properties of Materials |
| 5.7 Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets |
Chapter 6:Electromagnetic Induction |
| 6.1 Introduction |
| 6.2 The Experiments of Faraday and Henry |
| 6.3 Magnetic Flux |
| 6.4 Faraday’s Law of Induction |
| 6.5 Lenz’s Law and Conservation of Energy |
| 6.6 Motional Electromotive Force |
| 6.7 Energy Consideration: A Quantitative Study |
| 6.8 Eddy Currents |
| 6.9 Inductance |
| 6.10 AC Generator |
Chapter 7:Alternating Current |
| 7.1 Introduction |
| 7.2 AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor |
| 7.3 Representation of AC Current and Voltage by Rotating Vectors-Phasors |
| 7.4 AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor |
| 7.5 AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor |
| 7.6 AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit |
| 7.7 Power in AC Circuit: The Power Factor |
| 7.8 LC Oscillations |
| 7.9 Transformers |
Chapter 8:Electromagnetic Waves |
| 8.1 Introduction |
| 8.2 Displacement Current |
| 8.3 Electromagnetic Waves |
| 8.4 Electromagnetic Spectrum |
Chapter 9:Ray Optics and Optical Instruments |
| 9.1 Introduction |
| 9.2 Reflection of Light by Spherical Mirrors |
| 9.3 Refraction |
| 9.4 Total Internal Reflection |
| 9.5 Refraction At Spherical Surfaces and By Lenses |
| 9.6 Refraction through a Prism |
| 9.7 Dispersion by a Prism |
| 9.8 Some Natural Phenomena due to Sunlight |
| 9.9 Optical Instruments |
Chapter 10:Wave Optics |
| 10.1 Introduction |
| 10.2 Huygens Principle |
| 10.3 Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves using Huygens Principle |
| 10.4 Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves |
| 10.5 Interference of Light Waves and Young’s Experiment |
| 10.6 Diffraction |
| 10.7 Polarisation |
Chapter 11:Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter |
| 11.1 Introduction |
| 11.2 Electron Emission |
| 11.3 Photoelectric Effect |
| 11.4 Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect |
| 11.5 Photoelectric Effect and Wave Theory of Light |
| 11.6 Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation |
| 11.7 Particle Nature of Light: The Photon |
| 11.8 Wave Nature of Matter |
| 11.9 Davisson and Germer Experiment |
Chapter 12:Atoms |
| 12.1 Introduction |
| 12.2 Alpha-particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom |
| 12.3 Atomic Spectra |
| 12.4 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom |
| 12.5 The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom |
| 12.6 DE Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Second Postulate of Quantisation |
Chapter 13: Nuclei |
| 13.1 Introduction to Nuclei |
| 13.2 Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus |
| 13.3 Size of the Nucleus |
| 13.4 Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy |
| 13.5 Nuclear Force |
| 13.6 Radioactivity |
| 13.7 Nuclear Energy |
Chapter 14:Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices, and Simple Circuits |
| 14.1 Introduction |
| 14.2 Classification of Metals, Conductors, and Semiconductors |
| 14.3 Intrinsic Semiconductor |
| 14.4 Extrinsic Semiconductor |
| 14.5 p-n Junction |
| 14.6 Semiconductor Diode |
| 14.7 Application of Junction Diode as a Rectifier |
| 14.8 Special Purpose p-n Junction Diodes |
| 14.9 Junction Transistor |
| 14.10 Digital Electronics and Logic Gates |
| 14.11 Integrated Circuits |
Chapter 15:Communication Systems |
| 15.1 Introduction to Communication Systems |
| 15.2 Elements of Communication System |
| 15.3 Basic Terminology Used in Electronic Communication Systems |
| 15.4 Bandwidth of Signals |
| 15.5 Bandwidth of Transmission Medium |
| 15.6 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves |
| 15.7 Modulation and its Necessity |
| 15.8 Amplitude Modulation |
| 15.9 Production of Amplitude Modulated Wave |
| 15.10 Detection of Amplitude Modulated Wave |
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