Class 12 Physics Syllabus (Separated) Physics Part-1 and Physics Part-2 — Complete Topics in English

Physics Part–1 (Electrostatics to Electromagnetic Waves)

Unit 1: Electrostatics

Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields

• Types of electric charges
• Conservation of charge
• Coulomb’s law (vector form)
• Superposition principle
• Electric field concept
• Electric field due to a point charge
• Electric field due to multiple charges
• Electric field lines
• Electric dipole
• Field due to dipole (axial and equatorial positions)
• Torque on dipole
• Gauss’s law
• Field due to infinite line charge, infinite plane sheet and spherical shell

Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

• Electric potential and potential difference
• Potential due to a point charge
• Potential due to dipole
• Relation between potential and electric field
• Equipotential surfaces
• Conductors and insulators
• Capacitor
• Parallel plate capacitor
• Series and parallel combination of capacitors
• Effect of dielectric
• Energy stored in capacitor

Unit 2: Current Electricity

Chapter 3: Current Electricity

• Electric current and current density
• Flow of electrons in conductor
• Ohm’s law
• Resistance and resistivity
• Effect of temperature on resistance
• Series and parallel combination of resistors
• Internal resistance
• Electric power
• Kirchhoff’s laws
• Wheatstone bridge
• Meter bridge
• Potentiometer (principle and applications)
• Unit 3: Moving Charges and Magnetism

Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism

• Magnetic field
• Biot–Savart law
• Ampere’s circuital law
• Magnetic field due to straight conductor
• Circular current loop
• Solenoid and toroid
• Lorentz force
• Force on current carrying conductor
• Cyclotron

Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter

• Bar magnet
• Magnetic dipole
• Earth’s magnetic field
• Magnetic elements
• Diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials
• Hysteresis

Unit 4: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction

• Faraday’s laws
• Lenz’s law
• Magnetic flux
• Self induction
• Mutual induction
• AC generator

Chapter 7: Alternating Current

• Alternating current
• Average and RMS value
• RLC circuit
• Impedance
• Resonance
• Transformer

Unit 5: Electromagnetic Waves

Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves

• Maxwell’s theory
• Production of electromagnetic waves
• Electromagnetic spectrum
• Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays
• Uses

Physics Part–2 (Optics to Communication System)

Unit 6: Optics

Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Snell’s law
• Total internal reflection
• Mirror formula
• Lens formula
• Magnification
• Combination of lenses
• Microscope
• Telescope

Chapter 10: Wave Optics

• Huygens principle
• Interference
• Young’s double slit experiment
• Diffraction
• Polarisation

Unit 7: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Chapter 11

• Photoelectric effect
• Einstein photoelectric equation
• de Broglie wavelength
• Matter waves

Unit 8: Atoms and Nuclei

Chapter 12: Atoms

• Rutherford model
• Bohr model
• Energy levels
• Hydrogen spectrum

Chapter 13: Nuclei

• Nuclear structure
• Radioactivity
• Alpha, beta and gamma decay
• Half life
• Nuclear energy
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

Unit 9: Semiconductor Electronics

Chapter 14

• Semiconductor
• p-n junction
• Diode
• Zener diode
• Transistor
• Logic gates — AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR

Unit 10: Communication System

Chapter 15

• Elements of communication system
• Analog and digital signals
• Modulation (AM)
• Wave propagation
• Antenna