Class 12 Physics: Chapters & Topics

Part-I

• Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Electric Charge
  • Conductors and Insulators
  • Basic Properties of Electric Charge
  • Coulomb’s Law
  • Forces between Multiple Charges
  • Electric Field
  • Electric Field Lines
  • Electric Flux
  • Electric Dipole
  • Dipole in a Uniform External Field
  • Continuous Charge Distribution
  • Gauss’s Law
  • Applications of Gauss’s Law
• Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Electrostatic Potential
  • Potential due to a Point Charge
  • Potential due to an Electric Dipole
  • Potential due to a System of Charges
  • Equipotential Surfaces
  • Potential Energy of a System of Charges
  • Potential Energy in an External Field
  • Electrostatics of Conductors
  • Dielectrics and Polarisation
  • Capacitors and Capacitance
  • The Parallel Plate Capacitor
  • Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance
  • Combination of Capacitors
  • Energy Stored in a Capacitor
• Chapter 3: Current Electricity [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Currents in Conductors
  • Ohm’s law
  • Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity
  • Limitations of Ohm’s Law
  • Resistivity of Various Materials
  • Temperature Dependence of Resistivity
  • Electrical Energy, Power
  • Cells, emf, Internal Resistance
  • Cells in Series and in Parallel
  • Kirchhoff’s Rules
  • Wheatstone Bridge
• Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Magnetic Force
  • Motion in a Magnetic Field
  • Magnetic Field due to a Current Element, Biot-Savart Law
  • Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop
  • Ampere’s Circuital Law
  • The Solenoid
  • Force between Two Parallel Currents, the Ampere
  • Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole
  • The Moving Coil Galvanometer
• Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • The Bar Magnet
  • Magnetism and Gauss’s Law
  • Magnetisation and Magnetic Intensity
  • Magnetic Properties of Materials
• Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • The Experiments of Faraday and Henry
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Faraday’s Law of Induction
  • Lenz’s Law and Conservation of Energy
  • Motional Electromotive Force
  • Inductance
  • AC Generator
• Chapter 7: Alternating Current [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor
  • Representation of AC Current and Voltage by Rotating Vectors — Phasors
  • AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor
  • AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor
  • AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit
  • Power in AC Circuit: The Power Factor
  • Transformers
• Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Displacement Current
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum

Part-II

• Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Reflection of Light by Spherical Mirrors
  • Refraction
  • Total Internal Reflection
  • Refraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses
  • Refraction through a Prism
  • Optical Instruments
• Chapter 10: Wave Optics [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Huygens Principle
  • Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves using Huygens Principle
  • Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves
  • Interference of Light Waves and Young’s Experiment
  • Diffraction
  • Polarisation
• Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Electron Emission
  • Photoelectric Effect
  • Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect
  • Photoelectric Effect and Wave Theory of Light
  • Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation
  • Particle Nature of Light: The Photon
  • Wave Nature of Matter
• Chapter 12: Atoms [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Alpha-particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom
  • Atomic Spectra
  • Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
  • The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom
  • De Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Second Postulate of Quantisation
• Chapter 13: Nuclei [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus
  • Size of the Nucleus
  • Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy
  • Nuclear Force
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear Energy
• Chapter 14: Semiconductor Electronics [Full NCERT]
  • Introduction
  • Classification of Metals, Conductors and Semiconductors
  • Intrinsic Semiconductor
  • Extrinsic Semiconductor
  • p-n Junction
  • Semiconductor Diode
  • Application of Junction Diode as a Rectifier