Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Check Chapter-Wise Marks Distributions

Sushmita Sundas

Updated on - Dec 7, 2023

The Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics syllabus 2023-24 contains topics such as Atoms, Nuclei, the Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter, Current Electricity, Ray Optics, Wave Optics, and Semiconductor Electronics. It will build up the logical concept and help the candidates understand the marking scheme. Moreover, the board has reduced and updated the latest PUC syllabus for Physics.

The board will tentatively conduct the Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics paper on 4 Mar 2024 in pen and paper mode. It will be held for 100 marks, of which 70 marks will be allotted for theory and 30 for internal assessment.

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Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Download
Chapters in 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24
Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Course Structure
2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Deleted Topics
Books for Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Download

The links below allow students to understand the chapters deleted in the 2nd PUC Physics syllabus 2023-24. Students can download it in PDF format and must refer to the link to determine which topics have been removed for the academic year 2023-24.

Karnataka 2nd Physics Syllabus 2023-24
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Chapters in 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24

The Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics chapters are similar to the NCERT syllabus of class 12. Students must thoroughly review these chapters to score higher grades in the upcoming board exams. Moreover, the detailed 2nd PUC Physics chapters are given below.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Chapters 2023-24
Chapter No	Chapter Names
1	Electric Charges and Fields
2	Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
3	Current Electricity
4	Moving Charges and Magnetism
5	Magnetism and Matter
6	Electromagnetic Induction
7	Alternating Current
8	Electromagnetic Waves
9	Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
10	Wave Optics
11	Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
12	Atoms
13	Nuclei
14	Semiconductor Electronics

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Course Structure

The 2nd PUC Physics chapters is divided into two parts. Part I comprises eight chapters, and Part II contains six chapters. Students will be given 3 hours to complete the Physics paper.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Part I
Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Part II

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Part I

The 2nd PUC Physics syllabus 2023-24 for Part I is provided below for the student's reference.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Part I Syllabus 2023-24
Chapters	Details
Electric Charges and Fields	1.1 Introduction 1.2 Electric Charge 1.3 Conductors and Insulators 1.4 Charging by Induction 1.5 Basic Properties of Electric Charge 1.6 Coulomb’s Law 1.7 Forces between Multiple Charges 1.8 Electric Field 1.9 Electric Field Lines 1.10 Electric Flux 1.11 Electric Dipole 1.12 Dipole in a Uniform External Field 1.13 Continuous Charge Distribution 1.14 Gauss’s Law 1.15 Applications of Gauss’s Law 1.15.1 Field due to infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire. 1.15.2 Field due to uniformly charged infinite plane sheet.
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	2.1 Introduction 2.2 Electrostatic Potential 2.3 Potential due to a Point Charge 2.4 Potential due to an Electric Dipole 2.5 Potential due to a System of Charges 2.6 Equipotential Surfaces 2.7 Potential Energy of a System of Charges 2.8 Potential Energy in an External Field 2.9 Electrostatics of Conductors 2.10 Dielectrics and Polarisation 2.11 Capacitors and Capacitance 2.12 The Parallel Plate Capacitor 2.13 Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance 2.14 Combination of Capacitors 2.15 Energy Stored in a Capacitorr
Current Electricity	3.1 Introduction 3.2 Electric Current 3.3 Electric Currents in Conductors 3.4 Ohm’s law3.5 Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity 3.6 Limitations of Ohm’s Law 3.8 Temperature Dependence of Resistivity 3.9 Electrical Energy, Power 3.11 Cells, emf, Internal Resistance 3.12 Cells in Series and Parallel 3.13 Kirchhoff’s Rules 3.14 Wheatstone Bridge 3.15 Meter Bridge 3.16 Potentiometer
Moving Charges and Magnetism	4.1 Introduction 4.2 Magnetic Force 4.3 Motion in a Magnetic Field 4.4 Motion in Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields 4.4.1 velocity selector 4.5 Magnetic Field due to a Current Element, Biot-Savart Law 4.6 Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop 4.7 Ampere’s Circuital Law 4.8 The Solenoid and the Toroid 4.9 Force between Two Parallel Currents, the Ampere 4.10 Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole 4.11 The Moving Coil Galvanometer
Magnetism and Matter	5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Bar Magnet 5.2.1 The magnetic field lines 5.3 Magnetism and Gauss’s Law 5.4 The Earth’s Magnetism 5.5 Magnetisation and magnetic intensity
Electronic Induction	6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Experiments of Faraday and Henry 6.3 Magnetic Flux6.4 Faraday’s Law of Induction 6.5 Lenz’s Law and Conservation of Energy 6.6 Motional Electromotive Force 6.7 Energy Consideration: A Quantitative Study 6.8 Eddy Currents 6.9 Inductance 6.10 AC Generator
Alternating Current	7.1 Introduction 7.2 AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor 7.3 Representation of AC Current and Voltage by Rotating Vectors — Phasors 7.4 AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor 7.5 AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor 7.6 AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit 7.8 LC Oscillations 7.9 Transformers
Electromagnetic Waves	8.1 Introduction 8.3 Electromagnetic Waves 8.4 Electromagnetic Spectrum

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Part II

The detailed Part II Physics 2nd PUC chapters are given below for 2023-24.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Part II Syllabus 2023-24
Chapters	Details
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	9.1 Introduction 9.3 Refraction 9.4 Total Internal Reflection 9.5 Refraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses 9.6 Refraction through a Prism 9.7 Some Natural Phenomena due to Sunlight 9.7.1The rainbow 9.8 Optical Instruments (except resolving powermicroscope and astronomical telescope)
Wave Optics	10.1 Introduction 10.2 Huygens Principle 10.3 Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves using Huygens Principle 10.4 Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves
Dual Nature of radiation and matter	11.1 Introduction 11.2 Electron Emission 11.3 Photoelectric Effect 11.4 Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect 11.5 Photoelectric Effect and Wave Theory of Light 11.6 Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation 11.7 Particle Nature of Light: The Photon 11.8 Wave Nature of Matter
Atoms	12.1 Introduction Experiment 12.2 Alpha particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom 12.3 Atomic Spectra 12.4 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom 12.5 The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom 12.6 De Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Second Postulate of Quantisation
Nuclei	13.1 Introduction 13.2 Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus 13.3 Size of the Nucleus 13.4 Mass Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy (except binding energy per nucleon and its variation with the mass number) 13.5 Nuclear Force 13.7 Nuclear Energy

2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24: Deleted Topics

Students can refer to the table given below to learn about the topics that are removed from the latest Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics syllabus for 2023-24.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Deleted Topics 2023-24
Chapters	Deleted/ Removed Topics
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields	1.2 Electric Charge, 1.3 Conductors and Insulators
Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	2.15 Energy Stored in a Capacitor (delete only derivations)
Chapter 3: Current Electricity	3.7 Resistivity of Various Materials, 3.1 and 3.2 and Carbon resistors, Colour code for 3.10 Combinations of Resistors – Series and Parallel
Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism	4.4.1 Velocity Selector, 4.4.2 Cyclotron, 4.8.2 The Toroid, 4.10.3 The Magnetic Dipole Moment of a Revolving Electron
Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter	5.2.2 Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid, 5.2.3 The Dipole in a Uniform Magnetic Field, 5.41. Magnetic Declination and DipTable 5.25, 6.2 Paramagnetism, 5.6.3 Ferromagnetism temperature; and, 5.7 Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets
Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction	6.7 Energy Consideration: A Quantitative Study, 6.8 Eddy Currents
Chapter 7: Alternating Current	Figure 7.7 Magnetisation and Demagnetisation of an Inductor, Figure 7.10 Charging and Discharging of a Capacitor, 7.6.2 Analytical Solution, 7.6.3 Resonance, 7.8 LC Oscillations
Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves	Example 8.1, 8.3.2 Nature of Electromagnetic Waves. Example 8.4 and 8.5
Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	9.3 Refraction, 9.7 Some Natural Phenomena due to Sunlight, 9.7.1 The Rainbow, 9.7.2 Scattering of Light. Exercise 9.18
Chapter 10: Wave Optics	10.3.4 Doppler Effect, Example 10.110.5 Interference of expressions for dark and bright fringes but delete the derivation; delete expression, 10.6 Diffraction, 10.6.3 Resolving Power of Optical Instruments, 10.6.4 Validity of Ray Optics, 10.7.1 Polarisation by Scattering, 10.7.2 Polarisation by Exercises 10.7–10.21
Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	Table 11.1Example, 11.311.8 Wave Nature of Matter (delete only derivation for de Broglie wavelength of accelerated electron; and, 11.9 Davisson and Germer Experiment Appendix, 11.1 The History of Wave-Particle Flip-Flop 407–413. Exercises 11.5, 11.7, 11.12 to 11.14, 11.16, 11.17,11.19–11.37
Chapter 12: Atoms	12.3.1 Spectral Series , 12.4 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom, 12.5 The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom. Exercises 12.3, 12.11–12.17
Chapter 13: Nuclei	13.6.1 Law of Radioactive Decay, 13.6.2 Alpha Decay, 13.6.3 Beta Decay, 13.6.4 Gamma Decay,13.7.2 Nuclear Reactor. Exercises 13.1, 13.2, 13.6–13.10, 13.12–13.14, 13.18, 13.22–13.31

Books for Karnataka 2nd PUC Physics Syllabus 2023-24

Students must use the Karnataka 2nd PUC books for the Physics syllabus to understand the concept thoroughly. The book contains the necessary diagrams and explanations that can enhance the preparation skills of the candidates for the upcoming 2nd PUC Physics exams.