CBSE Class 11 Physics Syllabus: Download PDF Syllabus on cbseacademic.nic.in

Unit

Chapters

Marks

Unit–I

Physical World and Measurement

23

Chapter–1: Units and Measurements

Unit-II

Kinematics

Chapter–2: Motion in a Straight Line

Chapter–3: Motion in a Plane

Unit–III

Laws of Motion

Chapter–4: Laws of Motion

Unit–IV

Work, Energy and Power

17

Chapter–5: Work, Energy and Power

Unit–V

Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

Chapter–6: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Unit-VI

Gravitation

Chapter–7: Gravitation

Unit–VII

Properties of Bulk Matter

20

Chapter–8: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Chapter–10: Thermal Properties of Matter

Unit–VIII

Thermodynamics

Chapter–11: Thermodynamics

Unit–IX

Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases

Chapter–12: Kinetic Theory

Unit–X

Oscillations and Waves

10

Chapter–13: Oscillations

Chapter–14: Waves

Total

70

Chapter Name

Syllabus Topics

Chapter 1: Units and Measurements

Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived units. significant figures, determining the uncertainty in the result.

Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.

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Chapter 2: Motion in a Straight Line

Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line,

Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and average velocity and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time and position-time graphs.

Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical and calculus treatment).

Chapter 3: Motion in a Plane

Scalar and vector quantities; position and displacement vectors, general vectors and their notations; equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors, Unit vector; resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components, Scalar and Vector product of vectors.

Motion in a plane, cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration- projectile motion, uniform circular motion.

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Chapter 4: Laws of Motion

Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton's first law of motion, momentum and Newton's second law of motion, impulse;

Newton's third law of motion.

Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications.

Equilibrium of concurrent forces, Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction, and lubrication.

Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular motion (vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road).

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Chapter 5: Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, and power.

Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces: non-conservative forces, motion in a vertical circle; elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

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Chapter 6: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and Centre of mass motion.

Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of a uniform rod.

Moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, law of conservation of angular momentum and its applications.

Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions.

Moment of inertia, radius of gyration, values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects (no derivation).

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Chapter 7: Gravitation

Kepler's laws of planetary motion and, universal law of gravitation.

Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.

Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential, escape speed, orbital velocity of a satellite, and energy of an orbiting satellite.

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Chapter 8: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Elasticity, Stress-strain relationship,

Hooke's law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus of rigidity (qualitative idea only),

Poisson's ratio; elastic energy. Application of the elastic behaviour of materials (qualitative idea only).

Chapter 9: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes), effect of gravity on fluid pressure.

Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, critical velocity,

Bernoulli's theorem and its simple applications (Torricelli's law and Dynamic lift).

Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface, application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise.

Chapter 10: Thermal Properties of Matter

Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, anomalous expansion of water; specific heat capacity;

Cp, Cv - calorimetry; change of state - latent heat capacity.

Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, qualitative ideas of Blackbody radiation,

Wein's displacement Law, Stefan's law.

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Chapter 11: Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature, zeroth law of thermodynamics, heat, work and internal energy.

First law of thermodynamics,

Second law of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic state variable and equation of state.

Change of condition of gaseous state - isothermal, adiabatic, reversible, irreversible, and cyclic processes.

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Chapter 12: Kinetic Theory

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done in compressing a gas.

Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure.

Kinetic interpretation of temperature; rms speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom, law of equi-partition of energy (statement only) and application to specific heat capacities of gases; concept of mean free path, Avogadro's number.

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Chapter 13: Oscillations

Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic functions and their applications.

Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M), uniform circular motion and its equations of motion; phase; oscillations of a loaded spring- restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M.

Kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum derivation of the expression for its period.

Chapter 14: Waves

Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves, speed of travelling wave, displacement relation for a progressive wave, principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats.

Particulars

Marks

Two experiments, one from each section

7+7 Marks

Practical record (experiment and activities)

5 Marks

One activity from any section

3 Marks

Viva on experiments and activities

Total

30 Marks