Study at Dimension: 10th physics syllabus

syllabus for class 10th CBSE board (CCE pattern)

Effects of Current

Electric current, potential difference and electric current. Ohm's law; Resistance, Resistivity, Factors on which the resistance

of a conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its applications in daily life.

Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric power, Interrelation between P, V, I and R.

Magnetic effects of current :

Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying conductor, field due to current carrying

coil or solenoid; Force on current carrying conductor, Fleming's Left Hand Rule. Electromagnetic induction. Induced potential

difference, Induced current. Fleming's Right Hand Rule, Direct current. Alternating current : frequency of AC. Advantage of

AC over DC. Domestic electric circuits.

Natural Resources (Sources of energy) :

Different forms of energy, conventional and non-conventional sources of energy: Fossil fuels, solar energy;

biogas; wind, water and tidal energy; Nuclear energy. Renewable versus non-renewable sources of Energy

Natural Phenomena

Reflection of light by curved surfaces;

Images formed by spherical mirrors, centre of curvature, principal axis, principal focus, focal

length, mirror formula (Derivation not required), magnification.

Refraction;

Laws of refraction, refractive index.

Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image formed by spherical lenses; Lens formula (Derivation not required); Magnification.

Power of a lens; Functioning of a lens in human eye, defects of vision and their corrections, applications of spherical mirrors and

lenses.

Refraction of light through a prism,

refraction through prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in daily life.