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As Class 12 students, we often want to focus on important topics for each subject to prepare well and score well in our board exams. To help you in this process, we have compiled the list of the 10 most important topics for Physics for Class 12 board exams 2024. All the topics mentioned in the blog are a part of the CBSE and state board curriculum. You must prepare short notes on the significant topics and be thorough with the key concepts. Also, practice questions from NCERT Study Material, sample papers, and previous year’s question papers to ace your 12th board Physics exam 2024.
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Top 10 Most Important Topics of Physics for Class 12 Board Exams 2024
In this section, we will explore the 10 most important topics of Physics for Class 12 Board Exams. These topics are significant for some of the top education boards in India. It is advisable to solve as many previous year questions related to the following topics to score exceptionally in the upcoming CBSE and state board exams 2024.
| S.No. | Topics | Sub-Topics |
| 1 | Electrostatics | Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance; Electric Charge and Fields |
| 2 | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents (AC) | Power Factor; RC, LC, LR, and LCR Circuits; Resonance and Sharpness; LC Oscillations; Magnetic Flux; Motional EMF; Faraday’s Law of Induction; Self and Mutual Inductance; Lens Law |
| 3 | Current Electricity | Ohm’s Law and its Limitation; Combination of Cells and Resistors; Resistivity of Several Materials; Meter Bridge; Krichhoff’s Law; Potentiometer |
| 4 | Electromagnetic Waves | Electromagnetic Waves; Nature of Electromagnetic Waves; Displacement Current |
| 5 | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | Magnetism and Matter; Moving Charges and Magnetism |
| 6 | Optics | Wave Optics; Ray Optics; Optical Instruments |
| 7 | Atoms | Line Spectra of Hydrogen Atom;Bohr Model of Hydrogen Atom;de-Broglie explanation of Bohr’s Postulate;Atomic Spectra;Electron Orbits |
| 8 | Nuclei | |
| 9 | Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and SimpleCircuits | p-n Junction diode;n-p-n and p-n-p transistor; p-n Junction in reverse and forward bias;Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors;Transistor as an Amplifier;Junction Diode as a RectifierLogic gates |
| 10 | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Einstein Photoelectric Equation; Photoelectric Effect; Davisson and Germer Experiment; de Broglie Hypothesis |
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Top 10 Most Important Topics of Physics for Class 12 for CBSE Exams 2024: Chapter-wise Weightage
Further, you can check the approximate weightage of important Physics topics in the CBSE Class 12 board exam to plan your study schedule accordingly. The marks weightage is per the previous year’s question papers. In the following table, you will get an estimated marks distribution for the theory paper, which is 70 marks in total. Let’s proceed!!
| S.No. | Topics | Weightage (Approximately) |
| 1 | Electrostatics+Current Electricity | 16 marks |
| 2 | Electromagnetic Induction and AC+ Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | 17 marks |
| 4 | Electromagnetic Waves+Optics | 18 marks |
| 5 | Atoms+Nuclei+ Dual Nature of Radiation | 12 marks |
| 6 | Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and SimpleCircuits | 7 marks |
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Physics Project for Class 12: Topic List (Download Free PDF)
FAQs
Ans: All chapters are essential for board examination. You are advised to avoid skipping chapters. However, some topics do carry weightage in CBSE board exam, which are as follows:
1. Electrostatics
2. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents (AC)
3. Electricity
4. Electromagnetic Waves
5. Atoms and Nuclei
6. Electronic Devices
7. Optics
8. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
9. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Ans: Chapter 11 along with Chapter 12 (Atoms) and Chapter 13 (Nuclei) carries a weightage of somewhere around 12 marks.
Ans: CBSE Physics board exam 2024 is expected to be held on 21 March 2024. Stay in tune with cbse.gov.in for regular updates.
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