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JEE Main 2020 Physics Paper: 8 Jan, Shift 2

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These are the 24 physics questions of JEE Main 2020 (8 Jan, 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 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series

The first member of the Balmer series of hydrogen atom has a wavelength of 6561 Å. The wavelength of the second member of the Balmer series (in nm) is:

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Capacitors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Parallel Plate Capacitor

A capacitor is made of two square plates each of side 'a' making a very small angle α\alpha between them, as shown in figure. The capacitance will be close to:

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Centre of Mass 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Composite & Cut-Out Bodies

As shown in figure, when a spherical cavity (centered at O) of radius 1 is cut out of a uniform sphere of radius R (centered at C), the centre of mass of remaining (shaded) part of sphere is at G, i.e, on the surface of the cavity. R can be determined by the equation:

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Cells: EMF, Internal Resistance & Combinations

The series combination of two batteries, both of the same emf 10 V, but different internal resistance of 20Ω\Omega and 5Ω\Omega, is connected to the parallel combination of two resistors 30Ω\Omega and R Ω\Omega. The voltage difference across the battery of internal resistance 20Ω\Omega is zero, the value of R (in Ω\Omega) is: _______

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Q5JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

A galvanometer having a coil resistance 100 Ω\Omega gives a full scale deflection when a current of 1 mA is passed through it. What is the value of the resistance which can convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter giving full scale deflection for a potential difference of 10 V?

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

An electron (mass m) with initial velocity v⃗=v0i^+v0j^\vec{v} = v_0\hat{i} + v_0\hat{j} is in an electric field E⃗=−E0k^\vec{E} = -E_0\hat{k}. If λ0\lambda_0 is initial de-Broglie wavelength of electron, its de-Broglie wave length at time t is given by:

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Combination of Inductors, LR & LC Circuits

A shown in the figure, a battery of emf ε\varepsilon is connected to an inductor L and resistance R in series. The switch is closed at t = 0. The total charge that flows from the battery, between t = 0 and t = tc (tc is the time constant of the circuit) is:

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 25 GHz is propagating in vacuum along the z-direction. At a particular point in space and time, the magnetic field is given by B⃗=5×10−8j^ T\vec{B} = 5\times 10^{-8}\hat{j}\text{ T}. The corresponding electric field E⃗\vec{E} is (speed of light c = 3 × 108 ms–1)

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Electrostatics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

Consider two charged metallic spheres S1 and S2 of radii R1 and R2, respectively. The electric fields E1 (on S1) and E2 (on S2) on their surfaces are such that E1/E2 = R1/R2. Then the ratio V1 (on S1) / V2 (on S2) of the electrostatic potentials on each sphere is:

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Q10JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Motion of Charges in an Electric Field

A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field. If there is no other force on the particle, the dependence of its speed v on the distance x travelled by it is correctly given by (graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Pressure in a Fluid

Two liquids of densities ρ1\rho_1 and ρ2\rho_2 (ρ2\rho_2 = 2ρ1\rho_1) are filled up behind a square wall of side 10 m as shown in figure. Each liquid has a height of 5 m. The ratio of the forces due to these liquids exerted on upper part MN to that at the lower part NO is (Assume that the liquids are not mixing)

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Escape Velocity

An asteroid is moving directly towards the centre of the earth. When at a distance of 10R (R is the radius of the earth) from the earths centre, it has a speed of 12 km/s. Neglecting the effect of earths atmosphere, what will be the speed of the asteroid when it hits the surface of the earth (escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km/s)? Give your answer to the nearest integer in kilometer/s _____.

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Motion Under Gravity

A ball is dropped from the top of a 100 m high tower on a planet. In the last 12 s\frac{1}{2}\text{ s} before hitting the ground, it covers a distance of 19 m. Acceleration due to gravity (in ms–2) near the surface on that planet is _____.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A very long wire ABDMNDC is shown in figure carrying current I. AB and BC parts are straight, long and at right angle. At D wire forms a circular turn DMND of radius R. AB, BC parts are tangential to circular turn at N and D. Magnetic field at the centre of circle is:

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Simple Pendulum

A simple pendulum is being used to determine the value of gravitational acceleration g at a certain place. The length of the pendulum is 25.0 cm and a stop watch with 1s resolution measures the time taken for 40 oscillations to be 50 s. The accuracy in g is:

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Motion in a Plane (2-D Kinematics)

A particle moves such that its position vectorr⃗(t)=cos⁡ωt i^+sin⁡ωt j^\vec{r}(t) = \cos \omega t\, \hat{i} + \sin \omega t\, \hat{j} where ω\omega is a constant and t is time. Then which of the following statements is true for the velocityv⃗(t)\vec{v}(t) and accelerationa⃗(t)\vec{a}(t) of the particle:

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Reflection & Mirrors

An object is gradually moving away from the focal point of a concave mirror along the axis of the mirror. The graphical representation of the magnitude of linear magnification (m) versus distance of the object from the mirror (x) is correctly given by:

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Rotational Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Rolling Motion

A uniform sphere of mass 500 g rolls without slipping on a plane horizontal surface with its centre moving at a speed of 5.00 cm/s. Its kinetic energy is:

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law

A carnot engine having an efficiency of 110\frac{1}{10} is being used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the refrigerator is 10 J, the amount of heat absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is:

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Q21JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation

Consider a mixture of n moles of helium gas and 2n moles of oxygen gas (molecules taken to be rigid) as an ideal gas. Its CP/CV value will be:

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

Three containers C1, C2 and C3 have water at different temperatures. The table below shows the final temperature T when different amounts of water (given in litres) are taken from each containers and mixed (assume no loss of heat during the process)

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The value of θ\theta (in °C to the nearest integer) is ..........

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Wave Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of Waves

A transverse wave travels on a taut steel wire with a velocity of v when tension in it is 2.06 × 104 N. When the tension is changed to T, the velocity changed to v/2. The value of T is close to:

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

In a double slit experiment, at a certain point on the screen the path difference between the two interfering waves is 18\frac{1}{8}th of a wavelength. The ratio of the intensity of light at that point to that at the centre of a bright fringe is:

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