1.

A converging and diverging lens of equal focal lengths are placed

coaxially in contact. Find the focal length and power of the
combination?
2. What is the shape of the wave front when light is diverging from a
point source?
3. Calculate the energy associated in eV with a photon of wavelength
4000A0?
4. What is Bohrs quantisation condition for the angular momentum of an
electron in the second orbit?
5. Give the ratio of number of holes and the no. of conduction electrons in
an intrinsic semiconductor.
6. Draw a p-n junction with reverse bias? Which biasing will make the
resistance of a p-n-junction high?
7. A radioactive nuclide decays to form a stable nuclide its half life is 3
minutes. What fractions of its 1g will remain radioactive after 9
minutes?
8. Binding energies of 8O16 and 17Cl 35are 127.35 MeV and 289.3 MeV
respectively. Which of the two nuclei are more stable?
9. Two coherent sources whose intensity ratio is 81:1 produce
interference fringes. Calculate the ratio of intensity of maxima and
minima in the interference pattern?
10. Following data was recorded for values of object distance and
corresponding values of image distance in the experiment on study of
real image formation by a convex lens of power +5 D. One of these

observations is incorrect. Identify and give reason?

11. Draw a labeled diagram of telescope when the image is formed

at the least distance of distinct vision? Hence derive the expression for
its magnifying power?
12. The radii of the curvature of the two spherical surfaces which is a
lens of required focal length are not same. It forms image of an object.
The surfaces of the lens facing the object and the image are inter-
changed. Will the position of the image change?
13. A convex lens made up of refractive index n1 is kept in a medium
of refractive index n2. Parallel rays of light are incident on the lens.
Complete the path of rays of light emerging from the convex lens if
 (1) n1 > n2 (2) n1 = n2 (3) n1 < n2.
14. A converging lens of focal length 6.25cm is used as a magnifying
glass if near point of the observer is 25cm from the eye and the lens is
held close to the eye. Calculate (1) Distance of object from the lens. (2)
Angular magnification and (3) Angular magnification when final image
is formed at infinity.
15. Using Huygenss principle, deduce the laws of refraction?
16. A slit of width a is illuminated by light of wavelength 6000 A 0.
For what value of a will the :-
(i) First maximum fall at an angle of diffraction of 300?
(ii) First minimum fall at an angle of diffraction 300?

17. State Brewster law? Using this law prove that, at the polarizing
angle of incidence, the reflected and transmitted rays are
perpendicular to each other?
18. Define threshold wavelength for photoelectric effect? Debroglie
wavelength associated with an electron associated through a potential
difference V is ? What will be the new wavelength when the
accelerating potential is increased to 4V?
19. (a)Define photoelectric work function? What is its unit?
(b) In a plot of photoelectric current versus anode potential, how does
(i) Saturation current varies with anode potential for incident radiations
of different frequencies but same intensity?
(ii)The stopping potential varies for incident radiations of different
intensities but same frequency.
(iii)Photoelectric current vary for different intensities but same
frequency of radiations? Justify your answer in each case?
20. The wavelength of the first member of Balmer series in the
hydrogen spectrum is 6563A0. Calculate the wavelength of the first
member of Lyman series in the same spectrum.
21. Distinguish between conductors, insulators and semiconductors
on the basis of energy band diagrams?
22. Draw the symbol for zener diode? Zener diodes have higher
dopant densities as compared to ordinary p-n junction diodes. How
does it affect the (i) width of the depletion layer (ii) junction field?
23.
(a) A child uses a semiconductor device in listening radio and seeing
pictures on TV. He was asked to suggest the techniques as the cost
of LPG/CNG is going up, to cope with future situations.
(b)What are the values developed by the child?
(c) What may be the suitable semiconductor material used for
utilization of maximum solar energy?
24. Draw a ray diagram showing the formation of the image by a
point object on the principal axis of a spherical convex surface
separating two media of refractive indices n 1 and n2 , when a point
source is kept in rarer medium of refractive index n 1. Derive the
relation between object and image distance in terms of refractive index
of the medium and radius of curvature of the surface. Hence obtain the
expression for lens makers formula in the case of thin convex lens.
(Or)
In a Youngs double slit experiment,
(a) Deduce the conditions for constructive and destructive interference.
Hence write the expression for the distance between two
consecutive bright or dark fringes.
(b)What change in the interference pattern do you observe if the two
slits S1 and S2 are taken as point sources?
(c) Ploy a graph of the intensity distribution vs. path difference in this
experiment. Compare this with the intensity distribution of fringes
due to diffraction at a single slit. What important difference do you
observe?
25.
(a) Describe briefly how a diffraction pattern is obtained on a screen
due to a single narrow slit illuminated by a monochromatic source of
light. Hence obtain the conditions for the angular width of
secondary maxima and secondary minima.
(b)Diffraction defines the limit of the ray optics. Give a brief
explanation of this statement.
(Or)
Obtain Einsteins photo-electric equation. Explain how it enables us to
understand the
(i) Independence of maximum energy of the emitted photo-
electrons from the intensity of incident light.
(ii) Linear dependence of the minimum energy of the emitted
electrons on the frequency of the incident radiation, and
(iii) The existence of a threshold frequency for a given photo emitter.

26. Derive the expression for the de Broglie wavelength of an

electron moving under a potential difference of V volt.
Describe Davisson and Germer experiment to establish the wave
nature of electrons. Draw a labeled diagram of the apparatus used.
(Or)
State Bohrs postulates. Using these postulates derive an expression
for the total energy of an electron in the nth orbit of an atom. What
does negative value of this energy signify? What is Bohrs radius?