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JEE Main 2020 Physics Paper: 3 Sep, Shift 2

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These are the 23 physics questions of JEE Main 2020 (3 Sep, Shift 2) that are in the Physics Circle question bank, arranged chapter by chapter. Tap an option to check your answer; every question links to its full solution.

Atomic Structure 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Quantum Numbers, X-rays & Other Questions

Hydrogen ion and singly ionized helium atom are accelerated, from rest, through the same potential difference. The ratio of final speeds of hydrogen and helium ions is close to:

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Current Electricity 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

Two resistors 400Ω\Omega and 800Ω\Omega are connected in series across a 6 V battery. The potential difference measured by a voltmeter of 10 kΩ\Omega across 400 Ω\Omega resistor is close to:

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

Two sources of light emit X-rays of wavelength 1 nm and visible light of wavelength 500 nm, respectively. Both the sources emit light of the same power 200 W. The ratio of the number density of photons of X-rays to the number density of photons of the visible light of the given wavelengths is:

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

A uniform magnetic field B exists in a direction perpendicular to the plane of a square loop made of a metal wire. The wire has a diameter of 4 mm and a total length of 30 cm. The magnetic field changes with time at a steady rate dBdt\frac{dB}{dt} = 0.032 Ts–1. The induced current in the loop is close to (Resistivity of the metal wire is 1.23 ×\times 10–8 Ω\Omegam)

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave propagating along the x direction in vacuum is E⃗=E0j^cos⁡(ωt−kx)\vec{E} = E_0\hat{j}\cos(\omega t - kx).

The magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}, at the moment t = 0 is:

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Electrostatics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

Concentric metallic hollow spheres of radii R and 4R hold charges Q1 and Q2 respectively. Given that surface charge densities of the concentric spheres are equal, the potential difference V(R) – V(4R) is:

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Gravitational Field

The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r from its centre as ρ\rho(r) = ρ0(1\rho_0 (1 −r2R2)- \frac{r^2}{R^2}).

Then the gravitational field is maximum at:

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Materials & Curie Law

A perfectly diamagnetic sphere has a small spherical cavity at its centre, which is filled with a paramagnetic substance. The whole system is placed in a uniform magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}. Then the field inside the paramagnetic substance is:

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

A galvanometer coil has 500 turns and each turn has an average area of 3 ×\times 10–4 m2. If a torque of 1.5 Nm is required to keep this coil parallel to a magnetic field when a current of 0.5 A is flowing through it, the strength of the field (in T) is ______.

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Nucleus: Composition, Size & Nuclear Force

The radius R of a nucleus of mass number A can be estimated by the formula

R = (1.3 ×\times 10–15)A1/3 m.

It follows that the mass density of a nucleus is of the order of:

(Mprot. ≅\cong Mneut ≃\simeq 1.67 ×\times 10–27 kg)

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Spring Systems

A block of mass m attached to a massless spring is performing oscillatory motion of amplitude ‘A’ on a frictionless horizontal plane. If half of the mass of the block breaks off when it is passing through its equilibrium point, the amplitude of oscillation for the remaining system become fA. The value of f is:

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Reflection & Mirrors

When an object is kept at a distance of 30 cm from a concave mirror, the image is formed at a distance of 10 cm from the mirror. If the object is moved with a speed of 9 cms–1, the speed (in cms–1) with which image moves at that instant is ____.

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

A massless equilateral triangle EFG of side ‘a’ (As shown in figure) has three particles of mass m situated at its vertices. The moment of inertia of the system about the line EX perpendicular to EG in the plane of EFG is N20\frac{N}{20} ma2 where N is an integer. The value of N is _____.

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Q14JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics

A uniform rod of length ‘ll’ is pivoted at one of its ends on a vertical shaft of negligible radius. When the shaft rotates at angular speed ω\omega the rod makes an angle θ\theta with it (see figure). To find θ\theta equate the rate of change of angular momentum (direction going into the paper) ml212ω2sin⁡θcos⁡θ\frac{ml^{2}}{12}\omega^{2}\sin\theta\cos\theta about the centre of mass (CM) to the torque provided by the horizontal and vertical forces FH and FV about the CM. The value of θ\theta is then such that:

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Semiconductor Electronics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

P-N Junction Diode

Which of the following will NOT be observed when a multimeter (operating in resistance measuring mode) probes connected across a component, are just reversed?

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Q16JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Special Purpose Diodes

If a semiconductor photodiode can detect a photon with a maximum wavelength of 400 nm, then its band gap energy is:

Planck’s constant h = 6.63 ×\times 10–34 J.s. Speed of light c = 3 ×\times 108 m/s

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law

If minimum possible work is done by a refrigerator in converting 100 grams of water at 0oC to ice, how much heat (in calories) is released to the surroundings at temperature 27oC (Latent heat of ice = 80 Cal/gram) to the nearest integer?

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Q18JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

To raise the temperature of a certain mass of gas by 50oC at a constant pressure, 160 calories of heat is required. When the same mass of gas is cooled by 100oC at constant volume, 240 calories of heat is released. How many degrees of freedom does each molecule of this gas have (assume gas to be ideal)?

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

A calorimeter of water equivalent 20 g contains 180 g of water at 25oC. ‘m’ grams of steam at 100oC is mixed in it till the temperature of the mixure is 31oC. The value of ‘m’ is close to: (Latent heat of water = 540 cal g–1, specific heat of water = 1 cal g–1oC–1)

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Units & Dimensions

Amount of solar energy received on the earth’s surface per unit area per unit time is defined as solar constant. Dimension of solar constant is:

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths

Two light waves having the same wavelength λ\lambda in vacuum are in phase initially. Then the first wave travels a path L1 through a medium of refractive index n1 while the second wave travels a path of length L2 through a medium of refractive index n2. After this the phase difference between the two waves is:

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Work, Energy and Power 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Conservation of Energy

A block starts moving up an inclined plane of inclination 30° with an initial velocity of v0. It comes back to its initial position with velocity v02\frac{v_0}{2}. The value of the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the inclined plane is close to I1000\frac{I}{1000}. The nearest integer to I is____.

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Q23JEE Main 2020 · 3 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Power

A particle is moving unidirectionally on a horizontal plane under the action of a constant power supplying energy source. The displacement (s) - time (t) graph that describes the motion of the particle is (graphs are drawn schematically and are not to scale):

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