Physics

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Unit 1 Wave optics

Q.No. Questions Mar

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1 a) What are coherent sources? Can two independent sources of same wavelength produce 2
interference fringes?
b) Write the two main differences between interference and diffraction. April -May 20, 2

2 Give the theory of Newton’s rings and describe a method of producing them. Why the 8
center of the rings is dark and higher order rings come closer to each other and how can we
get a bright center? April -May 24, April -May 22, April -May 21,

3 What is Fresnel’s bi-prism? Describe giving experimental details Fresnel’s bi-prism 8

method for determining wavelength of light.
April -May 24, April -May 22, April -May 21,

4 Discuss the Fraunhoffer diffraction at N slit. Derive the necessary condition for minima and 8
maxima produced. Show that the ratio of intensities at secondary maxima and principal
maxima is equal to: 1/[1+(N2-1)sin2(/2)].
April -May 19, April -May 22, April -May 21, April -May 24,,
.

5 a) In Newton’s ring experiment the diameter of the 4th and the 12th dark ring are 4mm and 4
7mm respectively. Find the diameter of the 20th dark ring.

b) A plane transmission grating has 16,000 lines to an inch over a length of 5 inches. Find 4
in the wavelength region of 6000 A0, in second order.

6 What is Resolving power of grating? Derive an expression for resolving power of a plane 8
diffraction grating. April -May 20,

7 Obtain an expression for fringe width in wedge shaped thin film and derive the conditions 8
for constructive and destructive interference.
8 (a) A parallel beam of sodium light of wavelength 5890 A0 is allowed to be incident normally 4
on a plane transmission grating and second order spectral lines are found to be deviated
through 300. Calculate the number of lines on the grating. 4

b) A soap film 5x10 -5cm thick is viewed at an angle of 350to the normal. Find the
wavelength of light in the visible spectrum which will be absent in the reflected light. (µ
=1.33)

9 4
a) How many orders will be visible if the wavelength of the incident radiation is
5000A0and the number of lines on the grating is 2620 in one inch.
4

b) Explain diffraction at single slit and hence derive the expression for the condition of
maxima and minima..

10 a) Explain the formation of Newton’s rings in reflected light and show that the radii of dark 6
rings are proportional to the square root of natural numbers. April -May 24

b) Two coherent sources whose intensity ratio is 81:1 produce interference fringes. Deduce
the ratio of maximum intensity to minimum intensity. 2

Unit-2: Laser and Optical fiber

Q.No. Questions Mar

ks

11 8
What are laser characteristics? Describe principle and working of He-Ne Laser. Why is a
long narrow discharge tube used in He-Ne laser and what is the role of He here. How does
laser differ from ordinary light.
Nov Dec 22, Nov Dec 21

12 8
Explain construction and working of Ruby Laser and discuss its drawbacks. Write any two
applications. Nov Dec 23

13 Explain with neat diagram absorption, spontaneous emission and stimulated emission of 8
radiation. What is the reason for the monochromaticity of laser beams? Derive the relation
between Einsteins coefficients. Nov Dec 21
14 Give the principle of propagation of light through an optical fiber. Derive an expression for 8
acceptance angle, acceptance cone and Numerical Aperture. April May -24 , Nov Dec 21

15 8
What is optical fiber? Explain the types of fiber on the basis of modes and their index
profiles with a neat diagram wherever required.

April May -24 ,Nov Dec 23 . April May -22 ,

16 (a)A step index fiber in air has a NA=0.16, a core refractive index of 1.45 and a core 4
diameter of 60cm. Determine the normalized frequency for the fiber when light of
wavelength 0.9μm is transmitted.
(b)An optical fiber is made of glass with a refractive Index of l.55 and is clad with
another glass with a refractive index of 1.51. Launching takes place from air :
4
(i) What numerical aperture does the fiber have? Nov Dec 23

(ii)What is the acceptance angle?

17 a)What do you understand about Optical Resonator? 4

(b) Find the intensity of a laser beam of 10mW power and having a diameter of 1.3mm.
Assume the intensity to be uniform across the beam. 4

18 (a) An optical power of 1mW is launched into an Optical Fiber of length 100 m. If the 4
power emerging from the end is 0.3mW calculate the fiber attenuation.

(b) A pulsed laser is constructed with a Ruby crystal as the active element. The Ruby rod
contains a total of 3x1019 Cr+3 ions. If the laser emits light at a wavelength of 6943A0, find 4
the energy of one emitted photon and the total energy available per pulse. Nov Dec 23

19 4
(a) A laser beam can be focused on an area equal to the square of its wavelength (λ2). For a
He- Ne laser λ = 6328 A0. If the laser radiates energy at the rate of 1mW, find out the intensity
of the focused beam.

(b) A Helium Neon Laser emits a Light of Wave Length 6328A0 AT 300K Calculate the
Ratio of the population of two states. Nov Dec 23 4

20 (a)Explain Holography. 8

(b) Explain the construction and working of semiconductor laser. 8

Unit 3 Quantum Mechanics

21 (a)What is a matter wave .Derive the expression for it and discuss the significance of change in 4
mass and velocity on it.
4
(b) Describe Davisson and Germer Experiment. What does it confirm?

22 Derive time independent Schrodinger wave equation. 8

23 Derive time dependent Schrodinger wave equation. April May -24 Nov Dec 22, Nov Dec 21 8

24
State and prove Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. Explain its consequence with examples.
. Nov Dec 22 8

25 8
Derive one dimensional Schrodinger wave equation for a particle in a box and hence find energy
eigenvalue for it.

26 4
(a) Explain with the help of uncertainty principle why electron cannot reside inside the nucleus.

(b) Calculate the uncertainty in measurement of momentum of an electron if the uncertainty in its 4
location is 1Å. April May -22

27 4
(a) What is a wave packet? Explain Born interpretation. April May -24 Nov Dec 22 April
May -22

(b) Calculate the energy required for an electron to jump from ground state to the second excited 4
state in a potential well of width L.

28 8
Derive expression for energy eigen value and normalized eigen function for a particle trapped in
one dimensional infinite potential well of width a. April May -24 , April May -22 , Nov Dec 22

29 4
(a) Explain de Broglie hypothesis of matter wave .Compute the wavelength of electron moving
with a speed of 2x 107 m/s. Nov Dec 23

(b) A certain Photon has a momentum of 1.5 x 10-27 kg m/sec What will be the photons de- 4
Broglie wavelength.

30 4
(a)Uncertainty in position of particle of 25 gm in space is 10-5 m Calculate the uncertainty in
velocity
.
Nov Dec 23
4
(b) Find the energy of an electron moving in one dimension in an infinite high potential box of
width 1.5 A0
 Unit 4 Semiconductor

31 8
What do you mean by p-n junction? Describe the formation of depletion region and workingof PN
junction diode in forward and reverse bias with neat labelled diag. April May -21

32 Write a short note on: (any 3) 8

(1) law of mass action April May -21
(2) Charge neutrality condition April May -24
(3) N type and P type semiconductor April May -21
(4) Drift and diffusion current April May -22

(5) Attenuation. April May -21

33 8
Explain the formation of depletion region in PN junction diodes and hence derive the expression
for potential barrier. April May -22

34 8
What is pn junction? Describe its forward and reverse biased characteristics with an energy band
diagram. Nov Dec 22

35 8
Derive the expression for electron concentration in an intrinsic semiconductor. .
Nov Dec 23

36 (i) Explain the variation in position of fermi level with temperature in both n and p type 4
semiconductors. Nov Dec 22, April May -22

(ii) Explain how n and p type semiconductors are formed with the help of energy band diagrams.
4
April May -24 , Nov Dec 22

37 4
(i) What is the effect of impurity concentration on the fermi level? Explain for both p- type and n-
type semiconductor. Nov Dec 19

(ii) Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. 4

38 8
Derive the expression for hole concentration in an intrinsic semiconductor.

39 a) Calculate the potential barrier for a germanium pn junction at room temperature, if both Pand N 4
regions are doped equally and to the extent of one atom per 106 germanium atoms. Nov Dec 22

(b) In a doped semiconductor there are 4.52 x1024 holes and 1.25 x1014 electrons per cubic meter
what will be the carrier density in undoped specimen. Electron and hole mobilities are .38 m2/vs 4
and .18 m2/vs respectively. Calculate the conductivity of intrinsic and the doped semiconductor.

April May -22

40 (a)Differentiate between Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors on the basis of energy bands. 4
 . Nov Dec 21
(b) If the effective mass of the electron is equal to twice the effective mass of holes ,determine the 4
position of the fermi level in an intrinsic semiconductor from the centre of forbidden gap at room
temperature. Nov Dec 21

Unit 5 Physical Quantities Motion in Two or Three Dimensions

41 8
Derive expressions for position vector, velocity vector and acceleration vector with diagram.
Discuss uniform circular motion and derive expression for the magnitude of centripetal
acceleration. Nov Dec 21 April May 20, April May 21

42 (a). What do you mean by conservative and non- conservative forces? Write down the essential 6
conditions for it. Show that the central forces are conservative forces.

April May22,Nov Dec 2019 April May21,Nov Dec 2022

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(b).What is Non- Inertial frame of reference explain with example. April May21

43 8
Describe the relative velocity in detail, obtain an expression for the cases when the two bodies are
moving along a straight line in the same direction and opposite direction. April May24,

44 (a) Describe uncertainty and significant figures in measured quantity ? State the numbers of 6
significant figures in the following
(i) 5100 kg April May21
(ii) 2.000 m
(iii) 0.050 cm
(iv) 17.456 g
(b) Draw a free body diagram for the built-in end. Wall 2
cantilever.

Cantilever

April May214

45 (a) What is centripetal acceleration? Find its magnitude and direction in case of a uniform 4
circular motion of an object April May20, April May21, Nov Dec 19,
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(b) Derive the relation between linear velocity and angular velocity. Nov Dec 19 , April May24

46 4
(a)A particle fired horizontally with a velocity of 100m/s from the top of the hill 500m high.
Calculate- (i). Time taken to reach the ground. (ii) The distance of the target from the hill. (iii) The
velocity with which the projectile hits the ground April May20,
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(b) A ball of 600 grams is kicked at an angle of 35 0 with the ground with an initial velocity V0.

(i) What is the initial velocity V0 of the ball if its kinetic energy is 22 joules, when its height is
maximum?

(ii) What is the maximum height reached by the ball? April May 23

47 4
(a) Convert 10 kWh into mega Joule.

(b) How many par sec are there in one light year?

(c) State the number of significant figures in 2.67 x 10-24 kg.

(d) Calculate the angle of 1 degree and 1 min of arc in radian. April May 20
4
(b) A ball is kicked at angle 350 with the ground :What should be the initial velocity of the ball so
that it hits a target that is 30 m away at a height of 1.8 m ? What is the time of the ball to reach the
target?

48
A particle of mass m is connected with a massless string, mass m is moving in a vertical circle.

Prove that- TA-TB =6 mg. Where g is gravitational acceleration, A is lowest and B is highest point
of the circle

49 8
Define trajectory of a projectile. Find the path of projectile, time of flight, maximum height and
horizontal range when projectile is projected with velocity v and making an angle θ with the
horizontal direction. April May 22,Nov Dec 19, April May 20, Nov Dec 21

50 (a) Calculate the displacement vector for a particle moving from a point P to Q as shown 4
below and also calculate the magnitude of displacement.

(b) (i) What do you mean by Significant figures. 2

(ii) Explain Order of Magnitude and its need.
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