Physics Practical Class 11 Lab Manual

  1. General Introduction
  2. Measurement of Length
    1. To measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body using Vernier Callipers.
    2. To measure the dimensions of a given regular body of known mass using a Vernier Callipers and hence find its density.
    3. To measure internal diameter and depth of a given beaker/calorimeter using a Vernier Callipers and hence find its volume.
    4. To measure diameter of a given wire using screw gauge.
    5. To measure thickness of a given sheet using screw gauge.
    6. To determine volume of an irregular lamina using screw gauge.
    7. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.
  3. Measurement of Mass
    1. To determine the mass of two different objects using a beam balance.
  4. Measurement of Time
  5. Vector Addition
    1. To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.
  6. Motion Under Gravity and Acceleration due to Gravity
    1. Using a simple pendulum, plot its L-T2 graph and use it to find the effective length of second’s pendulum.
    2. To study variation of time period of a simple pendulum r of a given length by taking bobs of same size but different masses and interpret the result.
  7. Friction
    1. To study the relationship between force of limiting friction and normal reaction and to find the co-efficient of friction between a block and a horizontal surface.
  8. Motion of a Body Down an Inclined Plane
    1. To find the downward force, along an inclined plane, acting on a roller due to gravitational pull of the earth and study its relationship with the angle of inclination θ by plotting graph between force and sin θ.
    2. Activities
      1. To make a paper scale of given least count, e.g., 0.2 cm, 0.5 cm.
      2. To determine mass of a given body using a metre scale by principle of moments.
      3. To plot a graph for a given set of data, with proper choice of scales and error bars.
      4. To measure the force of limiting friction for rolling of roller on a horizontal plane.
      5. To study the variation in range of a projectile with angle of projection.
      6. To study the conservation of energy of a ball rolling down on an inclined plane (using a double inclined plane).
      7. To study dissipation of energy of a simple pendulum by plotting a graph between square of amplitude and time.
  9. Elasticity
    1. To determine Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a given wire.
    2. To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting a graph between load and extension.
  10. Atmospheric Pressure
    1. To study the variation in volume with pressure for a sample of air at constant temperature by plotting graphs between P and V, and between P and 1/V.
  11. Surface Tension
    1. To determine the surface tension of water by capillary rise method.
  12. Viscosity
    1. To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical body.
  13. Thermal Expansion of Solids
  14. Thermal Expansion of Liquids
  15. Thermal Radiation
    1. To study the relationship between the temperature of a hot body and time by plotting a cooling curve.
  16. Heat
    1. To determine specific heat capacity of a given solid by method of mixtures.
  17. Wave Motion and Velocity of Waves
  18. Vibration of Strings and Air Columns
    1. To study the relation between frequency and length of a given wire under constant tension using sonometer.
    2. To study the relation between the length of a given wire and tension for constant frequency using sonometer.
    3. To find the speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube by two resonance positions.
  19. Activities
    1. To observe change of state and plot a cooling curve for molten wax.
    2. To observe and explain the effect of heating on a bi-metallic strip.
    3. To note the change in level of liquid in a container on heating and interpret the observations.
    4. To study the effect of detergent on surface tension of water by observing capillary rise.
    5. To study the factors affecting the rate of loss of heat of a liquid.
    6. To study the effect of load on depression of a suitably clamped metre scale loaded at (i) its end (ii) in the middle.
    7. To observe the decrease in pressure with increase in velocity of a fluid.