JEE Advanced 2012 Paper 2

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Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2012
Session
Paper 2
Language
English
Questions
53
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53 questions of JEE Advanced 2012 Paper 2

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Question 1 (figure/table included)

A loop carrying current I lies in the x-y plane as shown in the figure. The unit vector k is. coming out of the plane of the paper. The magnetic moment of the current loop is. x

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An infinitely long hollow conducting cylinder with inner radius R/2 and outer radius R carries a uniform current density along its length. The magnitude of the magnetic field, I B | as a function of the radial distance r from the axis is best represented by.

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A thin uniform cylindrical shell, closed at both ends, is partially filled with water. It is floating vertically in water in half-submerged state. If Pc is the relative density of the material of the shell with respect to water, then the correct statement is that the shell is

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In the given circuit, a charge of +80 C is given to the upper plate of the4 F capacitor. Then in the steady state, the charge on the upper plate of the 3 F capacitor is +80 C 4 F 2 F 3 F

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Two moles of ideal helium gas are in a rubber balloon at 30'C. The balloon is fully expandable and can be assumed to require no energy in its expansion. The temperature of the gas in the. balloon is slowly changed to 35'C. The amount of heat required in raising the temperature is. nearly (take R = 8.31 J/mol.K)

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Question 6 (figure/table included)

Consider a disc rotating in the horizontal plane with a constant angular speed about its centre O. The disc has a shaded region on one side of the diameter and an unshaded region on the other side as shown in the figure. When the disc is in the orientation as shown, two pebbles P and Q are simultaneously projected at an angle towardsR. The velocity of projection is in the y-z plane and is same for both pebbles with respect to the disc. Assume that (i) they land back on the disc before the disc has completed rotation, (ii) their range is less than half the disc radius, and (iii) remains constant throughout. Then R Q O

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A student is performing the experiment of Resonance Column. The diameter of the column tube is 4 cm. The frequency of the tuning fork is 512 Hz. The air temperature is 38'C in which the speed of sound is 336 m/s. The zero of the meter scale coincides with the top end of the Resonance Column tube. When the first resonance occurs, the reading of the water level in the column is

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Question 8 (figure/table included)

Two identical discs of same radius R are rotating about their axes in opposite directions with the same constant 0 angular speed . The discs are in the same horizontal plane. At timet = 0, the. P Q points P and Q are facing each other R R as shown in the figure. The relative speed between the two points P and Q is v,. In one time period(T) of rotation of. the discs, v, as a function of time is best represented by

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Question 12 (figure/table included)

If the anti-neutrino had a mass of 3 eV/c2 (where c is the speed of light) instead of zero mass, what should be the range of the kinetic energy, K, of the electron?

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Which of the following statements about the instantaneous axis (passing through the centre of rnass) is correct?

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Which of the following statements regarding the angular speed about the instantaneous axis (passing through the centre of mass) is correct?

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In the given circuit, the AC source has = 100 rad/s. Considering the inductor and capacitor to be ideal, the correct choice(s) is(are) 100 F 100 0.5H 50 9 W 20 V

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A current carrying infinitely long wire is kept along the diameter of a circular wire loop, without touching it. The correct statement(s) is(are)

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Question 17 (figure/table included)

Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side L and centre O, as shown in the figure. Given that K =- 4Eo L2 6+ P A S T D +2q 0 2q R B +q b-

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Two solid cylinders P and Q of same mass and same radius start rolling down a fixed inclined plane from the same height at the same time. Cylinder P has most of its mass concentrated near its surface, while Q has most of its mass concentrated near the axis. Which statement(s). is(are) correct ?

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Question 20 (figure/table included)

The figure shows a system consisting of (i) a ring of outer radius 3R rolling clockwise without slipping on a horizontal surface with angular speed and (ii) an inner disc of radius frictionless ball bearings. The system is in the x-z plane. The point P on the inner disc is at a distance R from the origin, where OP makes an angle of 30 with the horizontal. Then with respect to the horizontal surface, Z 4 Ka2 3R P R30 >x 0 2R

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NiCl,{P(C,Hs),(C,Hs)}, exhibits temperature dependent magnetic behaviour (paramagnetic / diamagnetic). The coordination geometries of Ni* in the paramagnetic and diamagnetic states. are respectively

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In the cyanide extraction process of silver from argentite ore, the oxidizing and reducing agents used are

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The reaction of white phosphorus with aqueous NaOH gives phosphine along with another. phosphorus containing compound. The reaction type; the oxidation states of phosphorus in. phosphine and the other product are respectively.

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For a dilute solution containing 2.5 g of a non-volatile non-electrolyte solute in100 g of water, the elevation in boiling point at 1 atm pressure is 2'C. Assuming concentration of solute is. much lower than the concentration of solvent, the vapour pressure (mm of Hg) of the solution is (take K, = 0.76 K kg mol⁻¹)

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Using the data provided, calculate the multiple bond energy (kJ mol') of a C=C bond in C,H₂. That energy is (take the bond energy of a C-H bond as 350 kJ mol '.). 2C(s) + H₂(g) > C2H₂(g) A H = 225 kJ mol⁻¹ 2C(s) >2C(g) A H = 1410 kJ mol-' H₂(g) > 2H(g) AH = 330 kJ mol'

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The major product H of the given reaction sequence is OCN G_9 95%H₂SO₄ yH CH - CH - CO - CH₃ Heat

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Question 29 (figure/table included)

Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of. that oxoacid is

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The solubility product (Ksp; mol3 dm-9) of MX, at 298 K based on the information available for the given concentration cell is (take 2.303 R x 298/F = 0.059 V)

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Question 35 (figure/table included)

The reversible expansion of an ideal gas under adiabatic and isothermal conditions is shown. in the figure. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?. (P),V;,Tj) isothermal P adiabatic *(P2,V2,T2) o(P3,V2,T3) V

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For the given aqueous reactions, which of the statement(s) is (are) true ? dilute HSO4 excess KI + Kz[Fe(CN)6] brownish-yellow solution ZnSO4 white precipitate + brownish-yellow filtrate Na2S2O3 colourless solution

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With reference to the scheme given, which of the given statment(s) about T, U, V and W is (are) correct ?. H3C T LiAIH4 excess (CH3CO)2O >w

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Which of the given statement(s) about N, O, P and Q with respect to M is (are) correct ? CI HO H HO H CH₃ CH₃ H CI CH₃ OH H HO HO H HO H H OH HO H HO H HO H CH₃ CI CH₃ CI CI m N 0 P Q

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The equation of a plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes 2 x + 2y + 3z = 2 and x - y + z = 3 and at a distance from the point (3, 1, 1) is

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If a and b are vectors suchthata +b= 29 and a x (2i +3j +4k) = (2i +3j + 4k) b, then a possible value of (a+ b).(-7i +2j +3k) is

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If P is a 3 x 3 matrix such that PT= 2P + I, where pTis the transpose of P andI is the 3 x 3 x] [0] identity matrix, then there exists a column matrix X = y # 0 such that [o] [o]

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Let a(a) and (a) be the roots of the equation 1+a-1)x2+(1+a-1)x+(V1+a-1)=0 where a>-1. Then lim a-0+a(a) and lim na-o+(a) are

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Four fair dice D,, D2, D, andD4, each having six faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, are rolled simultaneously. The probability that D, shows a number appearing on one of Dj, D, and D,is 91 108 125 127

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Consider the statements :. P : There exists some x E IR such that f (x) + 2x = 2(1 + x2) Q : There exists some x E IR such that 2f (x) + 1= 2x(1 + x) Then

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Let X and Y be two events such that P(X |Y) = 1 P(Y|x)=] and P(X nY)=1 2 3 6 Which of the following is (are) correct?. 2|3

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If the adjoint of a 3x3 matrix P is 2 1 7 then the possible value(s) of the 1 1 3 determinant of P is (are)

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