CUET Chapter Wise Weightage Physics in 2024

Unit I: Electrostatics

Electric Charges and Conservation: Understanding the properties of electric charges and the principle of conservation.

• Coulomb’s Law: Calculating the force between two point charges and using the superposition principle to solve problems involving multiple charges.
• Electric Field: Analyzing the concept of electric fields, including their representation through lines of force, and calculating the electric field due to a point charge or a dipole.
• Electric Flux and Gauss’s Theorem: Using Gauss’s theorem to calculate the electric field in various situations such as around infinitely long straight wires and charged spherical shells.
• Electric Potential: Calculating electric potential due to point charges, dipoles, and systems of charges, and understanding equipotential surfaces.
• Conductors and Insulators: Differentiating between conductors and insulators and understanding the behavior of free and bound charges.
• Dielectrics and Electric Polarization: Examining the behavior of dielectrics in electric fields and the concept of electric polarization.
• Capacitors and Capacitance: Calculating the capacitance of different types of capacitors and understanding their combinations.
• Van de Graaff Generator: Understanding the working of a Van de Graaff generator.

Unit II: Current Electricity

Electric Current and Drift Velocity: Exploring the flow of charge in conductors and the relation between drift velocity and electric current.

• Ohm’s Law and V-I Characteristics: Analyzing the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance, and examining the characteristics of various materials.
• Resistivity and Conductivity: Differentiating between the resistivity and conductivity of different materials.
• Carbon Resistors: Understanding color coding and applications of carbon resistors.
• Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors: Calculating equivalent resistance in series and parallel combinations.
• Internal Resistance, Potential Difference, and EMF: Understanding the internal resistance of cells and their effects on circuits.
• Kirchhoff’s Laws: Applying Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws to solve circuit problems.
• Wheatstone Bridge and Potentiometer: Using the Wheatstone bridge for measuring resistance and the potentiometer for comparing voltages.

Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Magnetic Field and Oersted’s Experiment: Examining the magnetic field due to current and observing Oersted’s experiment.

• Biot-Savart Law and Ampere’s Law: Using these laws to calculate the magnetic field due to different current-carrying conductors.
• Forces on Charges and Conductors: Analyzing the forces experienced by charges and conductors in magnetic fields.
• Moving Coil Galvanometer: Understanding the working and applications of a moving coil galvanometer.
• Current Loop as Magnetic Dipole: Viewing a current loop as a magnetic dipole and calculating its magnetic dipole moment.
• Bar Magnet and Earth’s Magnetic Field: Understanding bar magnets as magnetic dipoles and examining Earth’s magnetic field and its components.
• Magnetic Materials: Differentiating between paramagnetic, diamagnetic, and ferromagnetic substances.

Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law: Understanding the laws of electromagnetic induction and their applications.

• Eddy Currents: Exploring the generation of eddy currents and their practical implications.
• Self and Mutual Inductance: Calculating the self and mutual inductance of coils.
• Alternating Currents and LC Oscillations: Understanding the behavior of AC circuits and the concept of resonance.
• LCR Series Circuit: Analyzing circuits consisting of inductors, capacitors, and resistors in series.
• AC Generator and Transformer: Understanding the working principles and applications of AC generators and transformers.

Unit V: Electromagnetic Waves

Displacement Current: Introducing the concept of displacement current and its importance in electromagnetic theory.

• Electromagnetic Waves and Characteristics: Discussing the properties and behavior of electromagnetic waves.
• Transverse Nature of Electromagnetic Waves: Exploring the transverse nature of electromagnetic waves and their propagation.
• Electromagnetic Spectrum and Uses: Reviewing the various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and their applications in everyday life.

Unit VI: Optics

Reflection and Refraction: Analyzing the reflection and refraction of light, including spherical mirrors and lenses.

• Total Internal Reflection and Optical Fibers: Examining total internal reflection and its applications in optical fibers.
• Lens and Lens Formulas: Calculating image formation using thin lenses and the lens maker’s formula.
• Magnification and Power of a Lens: Calculating the magnification and power of lenses.
• Prism and Dispersion: Studying the dispersion of light through prisms and its effects.
• Scattering of Light: Understanding the scattering of light, including the blue sky and reddish sunsets.
• Optical Instruments: Analyzing the working and applications of optical instruments such as microscopes and telescopes.
• Wavefront and Young’s Double-Slit Experiment: Discussing the wavefront concept and the famous Young’s double-slit experiment.
• Interference, Diffraction, and Resolving Power: Understanding interference and diffraction patterns, and calculating resolving power.
• Polarization: Exploring the polarization of light and its applications.

Unit VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Photoelectric Effect: Understanding the photoelectric effect and its relation to particle nature of light.

• Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Applying Einstein’s photoelectric equation to problems involving the photoelectric effect.
• Wave Nature of Particles and de Broglie Relation: Introducing the wave nature of particles and the de Broglie hypothesis.
• Davisson-Germer Experiment: Discussing the Davisson-Germer experiment and its confirmation of the wave nature of particles.

Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei

Alpha-Particle Scattering Experiment and Rutherford’s Model of the Atom: Exploring the scattering experiment and its implications for the atomic model.

• Bohr Model and Hydrogen Spectrum: Understanding Bohr’s model of the atom and the hydrogen spectrum.
• Composition and Size of Nucleus: Discussing the structure and properties of the atomic nucleus.
• Radioactivity: Examining different types of radioactive decay and their properties.
• Mass-Energy Relation and Binding Energy: Calculating mass-energy conversion and binding energy per nucleon.
• Nuclear Fission and Fusion: Understanding nuclear fission and fusion processes and their energy release.

Unit IX: Electronic Devices

Energy Bands in Solids: Introducing energy bands in solids and their effects on electrical properties.

• Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors: Differentiating between conductors, insulators, and semiconductors.
• Semiconductor Diodes: Studying different types of diodes and their characteristics in forward and reverse bias.
• LED, Photodiode, and Solar Cells: Exploring the working principles and applications of LEDs, photodiodes, and solar cells.
• Zener Diode and Voltage Regulation: Understanding Zener diodes and their use in voltage regulation.
• Junction Transistors and Transistor Action: Discussing the action and applications of junction transistors.
• Logic Gates: Introducing basic logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, and NOR) and their applications in digital circuits.
• Transistor Amplifiers and Switches: Examining the use of transistors as amplifiers and switches.

Unit X: Communication Systems

Elements of a Communication System: Understanding the components and functions of a communication system.

• Bandwidth of Signals: Discussing the bandwidth requirements for different types of signals.
• Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves: Examining different methods of wave propagation in communication systems.
• Modulation: Understanding the need for modulation and the process of amplitude modulation.
• Production and Detection of Amplitude-Modulated Waves: Studying the methods used to produce and detect amplitude-modulated waves.