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GATE-2006 (PHYSICS)
Q.1 Q.20 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The trace of a 3 x 3 matrix is 2. Two of its eigenvalues are 1 and 2. The third eigenvalue
is
(a) 1
Q.2
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
The value of d l along a square loop of side L in a uniform field is

C
(a) 0
Q.3
(b) 2LA
(d) L2A
(c) 4LA
A particle of charge q, mass m and linear momentum p enters an electromagnetic field of

vector potential A and potential . The Hamiltonian of the particle is
(a)
p2
A2
q
2m
2m
(b)
1
q
p A q
2m
c
(d)
p2
q p. A
2m
1
q
(c)
p A p. A
2m
c
Q.4
A particle is moving in an inverse square force field. If the total energy of the particle is
positive, then trajectory of the particle is
Q.5
(a) circular
(b) elliptical
(c) parabolic
(d) hyperbolic
In an electromagnetic field, which one of the following remains invariant under Lorentz
transformation?
(b) E 2 c 2 B 2
(a) E B
Q.6
(c) B2
(d) E2
A sphere of radius R has uniform volume charge density. The electric potential at a point
r (r < R) is
(a) due to the charge inside a sphere of radius r only
(b) due to the entire charge of the sphere
(c) due to charge in the spherical shell of inner and outer radii r and R only
(d) independent of r
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Q.7
A free particle is moving in +x direction with a linear momentum p. The wavefunction of

the particle normalized in a length L is
1
p
sin x
(a)
L
Q.8
Q.9
1
p
cos x
(b)
1 i x
e
(c)
L
1 i x
e
(d)
L
Which one of the following relations is true for Pauli matrices x, y and z?
(a) x y = y x
(b) xy = z
(c) x y = iz
(d) xy = y x
1
The free energy of a photon gas enclosed in a volume V is given by F aV 4 where
3
a is a constant and T is the temperature of the gas. The chemical potential of the photon
gas is
(a) 0
Q.10
(b)
4
aVT3
3
(c)
1
aT4
3
(d) aVT4
The wavefunctions of two identical particles in states n and s are given by n ( r1 )

and s (r2 ) , respectively. The particles obey Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics. The state of
the combined two-particle system is expressed as
(a) n (r1 ) + s (r2 )
(c)
Q.11
1
2
(b)
[n ( r1 ) s (r2 ) n (r2 ) s (r1 )]
1
2
[ n ( r1 ) s (r2 ) n (r2 ) s ( r1 )]
(d) n (r1 ) s (r2 )
The target of an X-ray tube is subjected to an excitation voltage V. The wavelength of the
emitted X-rays is proportional to
(a)
Q.12
(b) V
(c)
1
V
(d) V
The principal series of spectral lines of lithium is obtained by transitions between:

(a) nS and 2P, n > 2
(b) nD and 2P, n > 2
(c) nP and 2S, n > 2
(d) nF and 3D, n > 3

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Q.13
Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement about semiconductors?

(a) The electrons and holes have different mobilities in a semiconductor
(b) In an n-type semiconductor, the Fermi level lies closer to the conduction band edge
(c) Silicon is a direct band gap semiconductor
(d) Silicon has diamond structure
Q.14
Which one of the following axes of rotational symmetry is NOT permissible in single
crystals?
Q.15
Q.16
(a) two-fold axis
(b) three-fold axis
(c) four-fold axis
(d) five-fold axis
Weak nuclear forces act on

(a) both hadrons and leptons
(b) hadrons only
(c) all particles
(d) all charged particles
Which one of the following disintegration series of the heavy elements will give
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Bi as
a stable nucleus?
Q.17
(a) Thorium series
(b) Neptunium series
(c) Uranium series
(d) Actinium series
The order of magnitude of the binding energy per nucleon in a nucleus is

(a) 10-5 MeV
Q.18
(b) 10-3 MeV
(c) 0.1 MeV
(d) 10 MeV
The interaction potential between two quarks, separated by a distance r inside a nucleon,
can be described by (a, b and are positive constants)
(a) ae r
(c)
Q.19
a
br
r
(b)
a
br
r
(d)
a
r
The high input impedance of field effect transistor (FET) amplifier is due to
(a) the pinch-off voltage
(b) its very low gate current
(c) the source and drain being far apart
(d) the geometry of the FET

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Q.20
The circuit shown in the figure function as
VCC
(a) an OR gate
(b) an AND gate
B
Y
(c) a NOR gate

(d) a NAND gate
Q.21 to Q.75 carries two marks each.
Q.21
x1
x1 x2
, transforms a vector x for a
A linear transformation T, defined as T x2
x x2 x3
3
three-dimensional real space to a two-dimensional real space. The transformation matrix

T is
Q.22
1 1 0
(a)
0 1 1
1 0
(b)
0 1
1 1 1
(c)
1 1 1
1 0 0
(d)
0 0 1
The value of
S
r dS
, where r is the position vector and S is a closed surface enclosing
r3
the origin, is
(b)
(a) 0
Q.23
The value of
C
(a)
8 i 2
e
3
e2z
z 14
(c) 4
(d) 8
dz , where C is a circle defined by |z| = 3, is
(b)
8 i 1
e
3
(c)
8 i
e
3
(d)
8 i 2
e
3

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Q.24
The kth Fourier component of f(x) = (x) is

(a) 1
Q.25
(c) (2)1/2
(b) 0
(d) (2)3/2
An atom with net magnetic moment and net angular momentum L L is kept in a
uniform magnetic induction 0 k . The magnetic moment precess about z-axis. The
equation of motion of the x-component of x is
d 2x
0 x 0
(a)
dt 2
(c)
Q.26
d 2 x
d x
0
x 0
(b)
2
dt
dt
d 2 x
2 02 x 0
2
dt
(d)
d 2 x
2 0 x 0
dt 2
A particle is moving in a spherically symmetric potential V(r) = r2, where is a positive

constant. In a stationary state, the expectation value of the kinetic energy <T> of the
particle is
(a) <T> = <V>
Q.27
(b) <T> = 2<V>
(c) <T> = 3<V>
(d) <T> = 4<V>
A particle of mass 2 kg is moving such that at time t, its position, in meter, is given
by r t 5i 2t 2 j . The angular momentum of the particle at t = 2 s about the origin, in
kg m2 s-1, is
(a) 40k
Q.28
(b) 80k
(c) 80k
(d) 40k
A system of four particles is in x-y plane. Of these, two particles each of mass m are
located at (-1, 1) and (1, -1). The remaining two particles each of mass 2m are located at
(1, 1) and (-1, -1). The xy-component of the moment of inertia tensor of this system of
particles is
(a) 10 m
Q.29
(b) 10 m
(c) 2 m
(d) 2 m
For the given transformations (i) Q = p, P = - q and (ii) Q = p, P = q, where p and q are
canonically conjugate variables, which one of the following statement is true?
(a) Both (i) and (ii) are canonical
(b) Only (i) is canonical
(c) Only (ii) is canonical
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii) is canonical

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Q.30
The mass m of a moving particle is
2m 0
3
, where m0 is its rest mass. The linear
momentum of the particle is

(a) 2m0c
Q.31
(b)
2m 0
3
(c) m0c
(d)
m0 c
3
Three point charges q, q and 2q are located at (0, a, a), (0, a, a) and (0, 0, a)
respectively. The net dipole moment of this charge distribution is
(a) 4 qak
(b) 2 qak
(c) 4qai
(d) 2 qaj
32. A long cylinder kept along z-axis carries a current density J J 0 rk , where J0 is a
constant and r is the radial distance from the axis of the cylinder. The magnetic induction
inside the conductor at a distance d from the axis of the cylinder is
(a) 0 J 0
Q.33
J d
(b) 0 0
2
0 J 0d 2
(c)
0 J 0d 3
(d)
The vector potential in a region is given as ( x, y, z ) yi 2 xj . The associated

magnetic induction is is
(a) i k
Q.34
(b) 3k
(c) i 2 j
(d) i j k
At the interface between two linear dielectrics (with dielectric constants 1 and 2 ), the
electric field lines bend, as shown in the figure. Assume that there are no free charges at
the interface. The ratio
(a)
1
is
2
tan 1
tan 2
cos1
(b)
cos 2
(c)
sin 1
sin 2
(d)
cot 1
cot 2
1
2

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35. Which one of the following sets of Maxwells equations for time-independent charge
density and current density J is correct?
/0 ,
(a)

(c)
,
t
(b) / 0 ,
B 0 0
0 ,
0,
0 J
0,
0 J
(d) / 0 , 0 J
0 , B 0 0
36. A classical charged particle moving with frequency in a circular orbit of radius a,
centered at the origin in the x-y plane, emits electromagnetic radiation. At points (b, 0, 0)
and (0, 0, b), where b>>a, the electromagnetic waves are
(a) Circularly polarized and elliptically polarized, respectively
(b) Plane polarized and elliptically polarized, respectively
(c) Plane polarized and circularly polarized, respectively
(d) Circularly polarized and plane polarized, respectively
Q.37
A particle of mass m is represented by the wavefunction (x) = Aeikx, where k is the

wavevector and A is a constant. The magnitude of the probability current density of the
particle is
k
(a)
m
k
(b)
2m
Q.38
(c)
k 2
m
(d)
k 2
2m
A one-dimensional harmonic oscillator is in the state
1
14
3 0 x 2 1 x 2 x
where 0 x , 1 x and 2 x are the ground, first excited and second excited states,
respectively. The probability of finding the oscillator in the ground state is
(a) 0
(b)
3
14
(c)
9
14
(d) 1

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Q.39
The wavefunction of a particle in a one-dimensional potential at time t = 0 is
x, t 0
1
15
2 0 x 1 x
where 0 x and 1 x are the ground and the first excited states of the particle with
corresponding energies E0 and E1. The wavefunction of the particle at a time t is
(a)
5
1
(c)
Q.40
e i E0 E1 t / 2 h 2 0 x 1 x
(b)
e i E1t / 2 h 2 0 x 1 x
(d)
1
5
e i E0t / h 2 0 x 1 x
1
15
x e i E t / h 1 x e i E t / 2h
0
The commutator [Lx, y], where Lx is the x-component of the angular momentum operator
and y is the y-component of the position operator, is equal to
(a) 0
Q.41
Q.42
(b) ix
(c) iy
(d) iz
In hydrogenic states, the probability of finding an electron at r = 0 is

(a) zero in state 1S (r)
(b) non-zero in state 1S (r)
(c) zero in state 2S (r)
(d) zero in state 2P (r)
Each of the two isolated vessels, A and B of fixed volumes, contains N molecules of a
perfect monatomic gas at a pressure P. The temperatures of A and B are T1 and T2,
respectively. The two vessels are brought into thermal contact. At equilibrium, the
change in entropy is
(a)
2 22
3
k B ln 1
2
41 2
(b)
(c)
2 2
3
k B ln 1
2
412
(d) 2NkB
3
k B ln 2
2
1

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Q.43
The internal energy of n moles of a gas is given by E
3
a
nRT , where V is the
2
V
volume of the gas at temperature T and a is a positive constant. One mole of the gas in
state (T1, V1) is allowed to expand adiabatically into vacuum to a final state (T2, V2). The
temperature T2 is
1
1
(a) 1 Ra
V2 V1
(c) 1
Q.44
(b) 1
2 1
1
Ra
3 V2 V1
2 1
1
Ra
3 V2 V1
1 1
1
(d) 1 Ra
3 V2 V1
The mean internal energy of a one-dimensional classical harmonic oscillator in

equilibrium with a heat bath of temperature T is
(a)
Q.45
1
k BT
2
(b) kBT
(c)
3
k BT
2
(d) 3kBT
A monatomic crystalline solid comprises of N atoms, out of which n atoms are in

interstitial positions. If the available interstitial sites are N', then number of possible
microstates is
(a)
(c)
Q.46
' n !
n ! !
!
n ! 'n !
(b)
!
!
n ! n ! n ! 'n !
(d)
!
!
n ! n ! n ! 'n !
A system of N localized, non-interacting spin ions of magnetic moment each is kept

in an external magnetic field H. If the system is in equilibrium at temperature T, then
Helmholtz free energy of the system is
(a) k B ln cosh
k B
(b) k B ln 2 cosh
k B
(b) k B ln 2 cosh
k B
(c) k B ln 2 sinh
k B

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Q.47
The phase diagram of a free particle of mass m and kinetic energy E, moving in onedimensional box with perfectly elastic walls at x = 0 and x = L, is given by
(a)
(b)
px
2 mE
px
0
2 mE
(c) p
x
px
(d)
2 mE
2 mE
0
L x
2 mE
Q.48
In the microwave spectrum of identical rigid diatomic molecules, the separation between
the spectral lines is recorded to be 0.7143 cm1. The moment of inertia of the molecule, in
kg m2, is:
(a) 2.3 x 1036
Q.49
(b) 2.3 x 10 40
(c) 7.8 x 1042
(d) 7.8 x 1046
Which one of the following electronic transitions in Neon is NOT responsible for LASER
action in a helium-neon laser?
(a) 6s 5p
Q.50
(b) 5s 4p
(c) 5s 3p
(d) 4s 3p
In the linear Stark effect, the application of an electric field

(a) Completely lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level on hydrogen atom and splits n = 2
level into four levels
(b) Partially lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level on hydrogen atom and splits n = 2 level
into three levels
(c) Partially lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level on hydrogen atom and splits n = 2 level
into two levels
(d) Does not affect the n = 2 levels

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Q.51
In hyperfine interaction, there is coupling between the electron angular momentum J and
nuclear angular momentum I , forming resultant angular momentum F . The selection
rules for the corresponding quantum number F in hyperfine transitions are:
Q.52
(a) F = 2 only
(b) F = 1 only
(c) F = 0, 1
(d) F = 1, 2
A vibrational-electronic spectrum of homonuclear binary molecules, involving electronic

ground state and excited , exhibits a continuum at cm1. If the total energy of the
dissociated atoms in the excited state exceeds the total energy of the dissociated atoms in
the ground state by Eex cm-1, the dissociation energy of the molecule in the ground state
is: (a) ex / 2
Q.53
(b) ex / 2
(c) ex
(d)
2ex
The NMR spectrum of ethanol (CH3CH2OH) comprises of three bunches of spectral

lines. The number of spectral lines in the bunch corresponding to CH2 group is:
(a) 1
Q.54
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
The energy E k of electrons of wavevector k in a solid is given by E k = Ak2 + Bk4,

where A and B are constants. The effective mass of the electron at k k 0 is
(a) k 02
(b)
2
2
(c)
2
2 12k 02
(d)
2
k 02
Q.55 Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about the Brillouin zones
(BZ) of a square lattices with constant a?
(a) The first BZ is a square of side 2
in k x - k y plane
(b) The areas of the first BZ and third BZ are the same
(c) The k-points are equidistant in k x as well as in k y directions
(d) The area of the second BZ is twice that of the first BZ

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Q.56
In a crystal of N primitive cells, each cell contains two monovalent atoms. The highest
occupied energy band of the crystal is
Q.57
(a) one-fourth filled
(b) one-third filled
(c) half filled
(d) completely filled
If the number density of a free electron gas changes from 1028 to 1026 electrons / m3, the
value of plasma frequency (in Hz) changes from 5.7 x 10 15 to
Q.58
(a) 5.7 x 1013
(b) 5.7 x 10 14
(c) 5.7 x 1016
(d) 5.7 x 10 17
Which one of the following statements about superconductors is NOT true?

(a) A type I superconductor is completely diamagnetic
(b) A type II superconductor exhibits Meissner effect upto the second critical magnetic
field c2
(c) A type II superconductor exhibits zero resistance upto the second critical magnetic
filed
(d) Both type I and type II superconductors exhibit sharp fall in resistance at the
superconducting transition temperature
Q.59
Two dielectric materials A and B exhibit both ionic and orientational polarizabilities. The
variation of their suscepetibilities r 1
with temperature T is shown in the figure, where
r is the relative dielectric constant. It can be

inferred from the figure that
r 1
(a) A is more polar and it has a smaller value of
ionic polarizability than that of B

(b) A is more polar and it has a higher value of
ionic polarizability than that of B
(c) B is more polar and it has a higher value of
1/ T
ionic polarizability than that of A

(d) B is more polar and it has a smaller value of ionic polarizability than that of A

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Q.60
The experimentally measured spin g factors of proton and a neutron indicate that
(a) both proton and neutron are elementary point particles
(b) both proton and neutron are not elementary point particles
(c) while proton is an elementary point particle, neutron is not
(d) while neutron is an elementary point particle, proton is not
Q.61
By capturing an electron,
54
25
Mn 29 transforms into
54
25
Cr30 releasing
(a) a neutrino
(b) an antineutrino
(c) an -particle
(d) a positron
62. Which one of the following nuclear processes is forbidden?

(a) p n e
(b) e e 0
(c) p n
(d) e e
63. To explain the observed magnetic moment of deuteron (0.8574 N ), its ground state
wavefunction is taken to be an admixture of S and D states. The expectation values of the
z-component of the magnetic moment in pure S and pure D states are 0.8797 N and
0.3101 N respectively. The contribution of the D state to the mixed ground state is
approximately
(a) 40 %
Q.64
(b) 4 %
(c) 0.4 %
(d) 0.04 %
A sinusoidal input voltage vin of frequency is fed to the circuit shown in the figure,
where C 1 >>C2. If vm is the peak value of the input voltage, then output voltage ( vout ) is
(a) 2v m
C1
(b) 2vm sin t

(c)
(d)
2v m
vin
C2
vout
vm
sin t
2

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Q.65
The low-pass active filter shown in the figure has a cut-off frequency of 2 kHz and a pass
band gain of 1.5. The values of the resistors are
vin
Q.66
R1
15k
R2
0.047 F
vout
(a) R1 = 10 k; R2 = 1.3
(b) R1 = 30 k; R2 = 1.3
(c) R1 = 10 k; R2 = 1.7
(d) R1 = 30 k; R2 = 1.7
In order to obtain a solution of the differential equation
d 2v
dv
2 v1 0 , involving
2
dt
dt
voltages vt and v1 , an operational amplifier (Op-Amp) circuit would require at least

(a) two Op-Amp integrators and one Op-Amp adder
(b) two Op-Amp differentiators and one Op-Amp adder
(c) one Op-Amp integrator one Op-Amp adder
(d) one Op-Amp integrator, one Op-Amp differentiator and one Op-Amp adder
Q.67
In the given digital logic circuit, A and B form the input. The output Y is
A
B
Q.68
(a) Y =
(b) Y =
(c) Y = A B
(d) Y =
The largest analog output voltage from a 6-bit digital to analog converter (DAC) which
produces 1.0 V output for a digital input of 010100, is
(a) 1.6 V
(b) 2.9 V
(c) 3.15 V
(d) 5.0 V

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Q.69
A ripple counter designed with JK flip flops provided with CLEAR (CL) input is shown
in the figure. In order that this circuit functions as a MOD-12 counter, the NAND gate
input (X1 and X2) should be
CL K
(a) A and C
CL K
CL K
X1
X2
CL K
(b) A and D
(c) B and D
Q.70
(d) C and D
The tank circuit of a Hartley oscillator is shown in the figure. If M is the mutual
inductance between the inductors, the oscillation frequency is
L1
1
(a)
2 L1 L2 2 M )C
(c)
1
2 L1 L2 M )C
L2
C
(b)
1
2 L1 L2 2M )C
(d)
1
2 L1 L2 M )C

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Common Data Questions
Common Data for Questions71, 72 and 73:
An unperturbed two-level system has enrgy eigenvalues E1 and E2, and eigen functions
1
0
and . When perturbed, its Hamiltonian is represented by
0
1
Q.71
(b) 2 A
(c) A
(d) 0
The second-order correction to E1 is

(a) 0
Q.73
The first-order correction to E1 is

(a) 4 A
Q.72
1

A
(b) A
(c)
A2
E2 E1
(d)
A2
E1 E2
1
The first-order correction to the eigenfunction is
0
(a)
(1 2 )
*
(c) (1 2 )
0
(b)
1
1
(d)
1

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Common Data for Questions74 and 75:
2 3 0
One of the eigenvalues of the matrix 3 2 0 is 5.

0 0 1
Q.74
Q.75
The other two eigenvalues are

(a) 0 and 0
(b) 1 and 1
(c) 1 and 1
(d) 1 and 1
The normalized eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue 5 is

1
(a)
2
1
1
(b)
1
2
0
0

1
1

1
1
(c)
0
2
1
1
1
(d)
1
2
0
Linked Answer Questions: Q.76 to Q.85 carry two marks each

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 76 and 77:
The power diffraction pattern of a body centred cubic crystal is recorded by using Cu K X-rays
of wavelength 1.54 .
Q.76
If the (002) planes diffract at 60o, then lattice parameter is

(a) 2.67
Q.77
(b) 3.08
(c) 3.56
(d) 5.34
Assuming the atomic mass of the constituent atoms to be 50.94 amu, then density of the
crystal in units kg m-3 is
(a) 3.75 x 103
(b) 4.45 x 103
(c) 5.79 x 103
(d) 8.89 x 103

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A particle of mass m is constrained to move in a vertical plane along a trajectory given by
x = A cos, y = A sin , where A is a constant.
Q.78
Q.79
The Lagrangian of the particle is

(a)
1
m 2 2 mg cos
2
(b)
1
m 2 2 mg sin
2
(c)
1
m 2 2
2
(d)
1
m 2 2 mg cos
2
The equation of motion of the particle is
g
(a) cos 0
g
(b) sin 0
(c) 0
g
(d) sin 0

A dielectric sphere of radius R carries a polarization kr 2 r , where k is a constant and r is
the distance from the centre and k is a constant. In spherical polar coordinate system r, and
are the unit vectors.
(80) The bound volume charge density inside the sphere at a distance r from the centre is
(a) -4kR
(b) -4kr
(c) -4k r 2
(d) -4k r 3
(81) The electric field inside the sphere at a distance d from the centre is
kd 2
(a)
r
0
kR 2
(b)
r
0
kd 2
(c)
kR 2
(d)

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Statement for Linked Answer Questions 83-82:
Consider Fermi theory of -decay.
Q.82
The number of final states of electrons corresponding to momenta between p and p + dp

is
Q.83
(a) independent of p
(b) proportional to pdp
(c) proportional to p2dp
(d) proportional to p3dp
The number of emitted electrons with momentum p and energy E, in the allowed
approximation, is proportional to (E0 is the total energy given up by the nucleus)
(a) (E0 E)
(b) p(E0 E)
(c) p 2(E0 E)2
(d) p(E0 E)2

Consider a radiation cavity of volume V at temperature T.
Q.84
The density of states at energy E of the quantized radiation (photons) is

(a)
Q.85
8V 2
E
h 3c 3
(b)
8V 3 / 2
E
h 3c3
(c)
8V
E
h 3c3
(d)
8V 1 / 2
E
h 3c 3
The average number of photons in equilibrium inside the cavity is proportional to

(a) T
(b) T2
(c) T3
(d) T4

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