Friday, 31 October 2025

class viii chemistry or science

STATES OF MATTER - A

1) Match the Column 
COLUMN I
1) Have a different mass and volume but no definite shape.
2) Are not rigid at all, can flow and take up the shape and volume of the container in which they are stored .
3) Are almost incompressible.
4) Have a definite mass but a no definite volume or shape.
5) Have a low density and highly compressible .
6) Have any number of free surfaces .
7) Have one upper surface .
8) Have no surfaces.
9) Are very slightly compressible .
10) Have a definite mass, volume and shape.

COLUMN II 
A) Solids
B) Liquids
C) Gases.

2) The following table represents the main postulate of the kinetic theory of matter. Correlate the postulate of the kinetic theory in column I with the correct interconnecting word in column II.
COLUMN I
1) All matter in any state is composed of
2) The particles are arranged in an way such that they have existing between them .
3) The particle attract each other with a
4) The intermolecular attractive forces , with increasing distance
5) The particle are in continuous motion and possess 
6) The particles interact and also possess 
COLUMN II 
A) Potential energy
B) force 
C) space or gaps
D) particles 
E) kinetic energy 
F) decreases 

3) Name the state of matter whose characteristic correlates on the basis of the Kinetic theory.
1) Kinetic energy of molecules is least .
2) Intermolecular space is maximum.
3) Intermular force of attraction is negligible.
4) Particles closely packed and can vibrate about their mean positions only.
5) Particles show minimum compactness and are free to move in any direction.
6) Kinetic energy of molecules is very large.
7) Particles less compact and molecules free to move within the particular state of matter, without leaving it, hence the particular state can flow and has a definite volume.
8) Intermolecular force of attraction is maximum and intermolecular space is minimum.

4) The diagram given below represents Interconversations of states of matter from
  i) solid to liquid state 
  ii) liquid to gaseous state 
  iii) solid to gaseous state
a) Correlate the terms in column II with their meaning in column I.
COLUMN I 
1) Solid state to liquid state at a particular temperature.
2) Liquid state to solid state at a particular temperature.
3) Liquid state to gaseous state.
4) Gaseous state to liquid state without fall in temperature.
5) Solid state directly to gaseous (vapour state) without changing into liquid state.
COLUMN II 
A) Solidification 
B) Melting 
C) Vaporisation 
D) Sublimation 
E) Condensation 

b) Complete the blanks in the diagram given below with the terms representing interconversion of states of matter i.e., A to E in Column II.







MATTER AND ITS COMPOSITION - B

1) Name the change of state in which naphthalein changes into vapour .

2) Name a common substance which exists in all the three States of matter.

3) Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the words in brackets to complete each sentence.
a) interconversion and matter is ____(affected/not affected) by change in condition such as temperature and pressure.

b) As per kinetic theory of matter in any state is composed of ____(molecules/atoms or ions/molecules, atoms or ions)

c) The interparticle attractive force ____(increases/decreases) with increasing distance between the particles.

d) The particles are in continuous random motion and passes kinetic energy which___( increases/decreases) on application of heat .

e) Force of attraction of particle of matter in gases is ____(large/negligible).

4) Select the correct term from the terms A to F given below, correlating with each statement 1 to 5
1) Process of changes from gaseous state to liquid state without fall in temperature.

2) Process of change from liquid state to solid state at a particular temperature.

3) Temperature at which liquid changes into gaseous state at a pressure of 760 of Hg.

4) Process of change from liquid state to gaseous state.

5) Temperature at which liquid changes into a solid at a pressure of 760 mm.

A) Solidification B) Vaporization  C) Melting point  D) Solidification E) Boiling points  F) Liquification 


5) Select the correct word from the words in a bracket to compete each statement:
a) The quantity of matter represents___ while the gravitational pull its ___(weight/mass)

b) ____(iodine/naphthalene) is an example of a solid which is sublimes in the absence of heat.

c) Solidification is also termed as____ (fusion/ freezing).

d) The kinetic energy of molecules in a solid is____(low/very large).

e) In ammonium chloride the intermolecular force is____(high/ low)


6) Select the term, from the terms 1 to 5 which represent the changes A to E as shown in the diagram.
1) Condensation  2) Melting  3) Solidification 4) Sublimation 5) Vaporization 

7) Fill in the blanks given below with the words 'increases' or 'decreases' in each case:
a) During Solidification or freezing, the intermolecular force of attraction ____.

b) On heating a liquid at its melting point, the intermolecular distance _____ .

c) Ice melts at 0°C. At its melting point, the intermolecular force of attraction ___ .

d) Change from gaseous state to liquid state results due to____  in intermolecular distance.

e) On heating a sublimable solid,  the intermolecular force of attraction____ .

7) Give reasons for the following:
a) Solids ,liquids and gases are considered as a matter , but light is not.

b) On heating a solid at its melting point the intermolecular distance of the particles increases.

c) On heating a liquid at its boiling point, heat energy is converted to potential energy.

d)  Sublimable solids directly changes to gaseous state on heating.

e) At its freezing point a liquid changes into a solid

Friday, 24 October 2025

PHYSICS

1) What do you understand by the term "light energy "?

2) What do you understand by the term rectilinear propagation of light ?

3) Give two everyday phenomena which suggest that light travels in straight lines.

4) What do you understand by the following term? Give three examples In which case.
a) Transparent medium.
b) Translucent medium.
c) Opaque body.

5) Define the following terms regarding reflection of light:
a) Mirror
b) Incident ray.
c) Point of incidence.
d) Reflected ray.
e)  Normal 
f) Angle of incidence.
g) Angle of reflection.
h) Glance angle of incidence.
i) Glance angle of reflection.

5) State two laws of reflection.

6) State 5 characteristics of the image formed in the plane mirror.

7) What do you understand by the term reflection of light?

8) Define by giving an example, drawing a diagram and one use of the following:
a) Regular reflection.
b) Irregular(Diffused) reflection.

9) Define the following terms with reference to reflection of light:
a) Image
b) Real image.
c) Virtual image.

10) Draw a diagram to show reflection of rar of light using a plane mirror. In the diagram label the incident ray, the reflected ray, the normal, the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection.

11) By drawing two ray diagrams,
show how eye sees image.

12) a) Diagram shows two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 90°.
By drawing two ray diagram, Show how an eye sees the images.
b) Which of the images formed above is brightest and why?

13) An insect is sitting in front of a plane mirror at a distance of 1m from it.
a) Where is the image of the insect form formed?
b) What is the distance between the inset and the image ?

14) Name a mirror which always produces an erect and virtual image of the same size as the object.

15) Distinguish between the real and the virtual image.

16) An object is placed at distance of 2cm from a plane mirror. If the object is moved 1cm towards mirror, what will be new distance between the object and the image?

17) Define the following terms:
a) Concave mirror.
b) Convex mirror.

18) What do you understand by the following terms with respect to a spherical mirror?
i) Pole 
ii) Centre of curvature.
iii) Principal axis.
iv) Principal focus.
v)  Focal length
vi)  Eadius of curvature.
vii) Aperture

19)a) In the diagram,
shown is a concave mirror M. A is a point on the principalnaxis. If an object is kept at A, the image is formed on itself. Draw the image in the diagram.
b) Is this image real or virtual ?
c) Measure the distance PA.
d) What is the distance PA called ?
e) Mark a point B on the principal axis at which. If a point source of light is kept, the ray travel parallel to principal axis after reflection from M. What is the point called ?

20) State the relation between the focal length and the radius of curvature.

21) a) An object O is placed at point A,
in front of a concave mirror. Show by two ray diagram, how the image is formed. 
b) State four characteristics of the image.

22) a) What is a real image ?
b) Is real image always inverted ?
c) What type of mirror is used to obtain a real image ?
d) Does the mirror named by you always form real image for all locations of the object ?

23) An object OA is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror as shown in diagram.
Complete the diagram to show the formation of the image.

24)a) Name a mirror which always forms virtual, erect image of the same size as the object. 
b) Name a mirror which sometimes forms a real image and sometimes a virtual image for different locations of the object.
c) Name a mirror which always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image.

25) Compare the properties of an image formed in case of a convex mirror and a concave mirror when the object is placed between the pole and the infinity.

26) By drawing two rays, show the formation of an image in the diagram given below,
for the object AB. State the size, position and the nature of the image formed.

27) You are provided with a plane mirror, convex mirror and a concave mirror. How will you distinguish between them without touching the mirrors ?

27) Why do drivers prefer a convex mirror as a rear view mirror ? illustrate your answer with a diagram.

28) Give two uses each of:
a) Plane mirror 
b) Concave mirror 
c) Convex mirror 

59) A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 20°. If the mirror is rotated through an angle of 45°, find 
a) Angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray before turning.
b) Angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray when the mirror is turned .
c) Angle through which the reflected ray turns.
d) What conclusion do you draw between the angle through which the mirror turns to the angle through which the reflected turns?





Saturday, 18 October 2025

PHYSICS (W)


TEST PAPER - 3

SECTION - I (40 Marks)
Compulsory: Attempt all questions 

1) 

3)

4) The diagram shows a lens as a combination of a glass block and two prisms .. Answer the following question:
a) Name the lens formed .
b) What are the OX and point F called ?
c) Complete the ray diagram and give the formation image.
d) State the characteristics of the image.

5) An electric iron is marked 200V; 550 W.
a) Calculate the current flowing through it when working.
b) Resistance of filament.
c) Energy consumed in 3 hours of continuous working.
d) Expenditure of energy rated at Rs 2 per unit.

6) What is a transformer.

7) What is the value of 
a) a.c voltage supply for household electricity ?
b) frequency of a.c household supply voltage ?

Section - II (40 Marks)

1)

2) 

8)  Distinguish between a real and virtual image.

9) Two straight wires A and B, carrying strong equal currents in opposite directions , pass through a cardboard as shown in the figure. 

Sketch separately the lines of force produced by each current. Show the direction of magnetic field at X.
What will be the effect on the magnetic field at X, if the current in B is reversed ?
Explain why the lines of force at a distance may differ in shape from those in the immediate vicinity of the conductors.





CURRENT ELECTRICITY 

1) A conductor of resistance 4 Ω can pass a current up 2.5 A through it. Calculate the potential difference required across the conductor.        10V

2) Calculate the amount of work done in moving a charge of 5 C through a potential difference of 25V. What will be the potential difference if this amount of work is done in moving a charge of 10C ?       12.5V

3) A metallic wire of length 1m is stretched to double its length in such a way that there is no change in density of the wire . Calculate the ratio of the final resistance.     1:4

4) A wire of length 15m and uniform cross section of 6x 10⁻⁷m² has a resistance of 5Ω. Calculate the resistivity of the material of the wire.    2 x 10⁻⁷Ωm

5) When a potential difference of 4V is applied across the ends of a wire of 10m length, a current of 2A flows through it. Calculate 
a) the resistance per unit length of the wire.     0.2Ω m⁻¹
b) the resistance of 4m length of this wire.      0.8Ω

6) A battery supplies a current of 0.8 A through a 2Ω resistor and a current of 0.4A through a 5Ω resistor. Calculate the internal resistance of the battery.     1Ω

7) What will be the equivalent resistance of three resistors of 4Ω, 8Ω and 16 Ω if these are connected in 
a) series.    28Ω
b) parallel.      2.28Ω

8) A lamp of resistance 800 Ω, a fire alarm of resistance 30 Ω and a vacuum cleaner of resistance 200Ω are connected in parallel to the mains supply of 240 V. Calculate the current through each appliance and the total current supplied by the mains.    9.5A

9) The effective resistance of two resistors is 25Ω. If the resistance of one of the resistors is 10 Ω, what is the resistance of the other resistors ?     15Ω

10) The effecttive resistance of three resistors connected to a battery is 5 Ω. If R₁ = 10Ω, R₂ = 15Ω, what will be the value of R₃ ? Draw a circuit diagram with the flow of current across each resistor.      30Ω

11) A parallel pair of resistors of values 4Ω and 12 Ω are together connected in series with another resistors of value 3 Ω and battery of emf 24 V. Draw a circuit diagram and calculate the current across each resistor .        3A, 1A

12) The figure below shows
V-I graphs of two metallic conductors for series and parallel combination. Which graph represents parallel combination ?

13) The lengths of three conducting wires of same materials are in the ratio 1:2:3. The area of cross section of each wire is same, if these wires are joined in parallel across a battery, what will be the ratio of the currents in them ?     6:3:2

14) In the given circuit diagram,
the emf of the cell is 5 V and its an internal resistance is 2.5 Ω. Calculate the current flowing in the circuit.    0.67A

15) Find the current flowing through the given circuit connected to a cell of supply 5V. 
  3.75A

16) From the circuit flow diagram given below,
Calculate the current flowing through the circuit.      0.67A

17) Three resistors of 8Ω, 4 Ω and 2 Ω are connected together in such a way that the total resistance is greater than 8Ω but less than 10 Ω. Suggest a suitable arrangement of how these resistors can be possibly combined and calculate the total resistance.    9.33Ω

18) In the given diagram,
A₁, A₂ and A₃ are three ammeters of negligible resistance. The reading of ammeter A₃ is 1A. Calculate 
a) the readings of ammeter A₁ and A₂.    3A
b) the total resistance of the circuit.     2Ω

19) The diagram below
shows three resistors of 5Ω, 8Ω and 10Ω connected to a battery of emf 10V. Calculate 
a) the potential difference across the parallel resistors 8Ω and 10Ω.   4.7V
b) the current through 8Ω resistors.   0.59A

20) A cell of emf 2.5 V and internal resistance 1.5 Ω is connected to resistors of 5 Ω and 15Ω in series. Draw a circuit diagram and calculate 
a) the current in the circuit.   0.116A
b) the potential difference across each resistor.    1.74V
c) the total potential difference across the cell.     2.32V

21) An electric motor draws a current of 5 A from a 220V line. Determine the power of the motor and the energy consumed in 2 hour.   7.92 x 10⁶J

22) A heater has a power of 1.1 kW at 220V.
a) Find the resistance of the heater.   44Ω
b) Calculate the energy in kWh consumed in a week if the heater is used daily for 4h.    30.8 kWh

23) An electric heater draws 5A of current for 10 minute when connected to 230V power supply. Find the heat energy developed.      690 kJ

24) Find the current flowing through an electric bulb rated as 100W, 220V when connected to a 110 V supply. What will be the power consumed now?    25W

25) Three bulbs, A, B and C, are connected in parallel across 110V source . The rating of bulb is 5oW, 110V,  bulb B is 20W,110 V and bulb C is 100 W, 110V
a) Calculate the current flowing in each bulb.  0.45A, 0.18A, 0.9A
b) Which bulb will glow the brightest ?    C

26) Two resistors with resistance R₁ = 5Ω and R₂=7Ω are connected in series across a battery of emf of 16V. Draw a circuit diagram and find
a) the electrical energy consumed by each resistor in 30 second.265.33J, 371.47 J
b) total power developed in the circuit.      21.28 W

27) In the previous example, if the resistors are connected in parallel instead of series, what would be the electrical energy consumed by each resistor. Draw a circuit diagram for the same.    1536 J, 1097.14 J

28) two bulbs are rated as 40W, 220 V and 40W, 110 V,  respectively. Compare the resistance of two bulbs.    4:1

29) A geyser is rated 1.5kW, 250V. It is connected to 250V mains. Calculate 
a) the current drawn by the geyser.     6A
b) electrical energy consumed in 10h in joules.     54 x 10⁶ J
c) cost of energy consumed at Rs3.50 per kWh.      Rs52.50

30)  Four tube lights of 40 W each, two fans of 100W each and three bulbs of 60W each operate on an average of 8h per day. If the cost of energy is Rs2.50 per kWh, calculate the monthly bill.      Rs324