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I. i\nswer MY tour of the follol\ing (10:14 = 40)
13) Distinguish between resolving power and dispers•ve power of a grating. What should he the
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resolving power of a grating to 1\.'SOI\'e two closely spaced wavelengths 450(1 A and 4511) ;J'!
(h) What is h<ilognpby and how is it diJXerent fivm ordinur)' photography 1

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(c) The focal length ol' ~chromatic dOloblet made up of crown and Oint sbss"" is 15 em.
Calcubte the 11Jcal length of converging and diverging l<:ns<l!; of doublet if dispersive PO" er
of cro\1 n nnd llintgi<I.IS<:S arc: 0.01506 and ().02427 l'(>$l>OCtiveJ~ ,

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(d) Expl•in the tenn phase velocity lind group velocity. What are illl s ignificnncc'l
(e) Deduce an expression lor the morocnl of int11ta of a dintomic molecule a dtstllnt"' 'y' uhout
•n axis passing through the ccmtrc of mass an(l perpendicular to tl1c bond l<!ngtll and also
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2. (a) Discuss rhc motion uf • particle under~ cenrral force field. Find lito condit ion un<k:r whicJJ
Utl> orbit will be ellipse or 1>arnbola or bypcrbol:t.
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(b) AJi artificial oarlh satollit~ is trawHug at ao nllitudo of 150 km abov~ the earth'> s urface,
where g = 9.5 m/$eo1• Cnkulole the speed oflhesatellilo. (rodlus of the earth· 6()()() lm1 )
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3, (a) (i} Derive the formula for v:..ria.tion of mass with ve:loc ity,
(ii) A rud uflcngtl1 I m iu a spae<sbip is moving with a velocity uf0.3 Crelalive to Uoc
c3rtlL Calcu t.lc its longtl.1 "" moa~ut"d by ao ob<;aovcr fil'sl ou Uoc spacesltip :o.nd on
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Deduc.: an expre~sion for total ener!!)' of a •imp)e harmonic osdl lator. Show that total ""•'T'SY
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remains indeJJCndenr of lime 3nll displrocement. \l'oilc a nOit: <m the clli.,;t of dampinM on th<>
total energy of osciUlltor.
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4. (a) Di~cuss Ute 1>rinciplc of Frencl.•· hn[f period zon~>< and ex1.1lnin how U1tsd urc used in the
constr uction of a zone pl•tc. Sho11 th~t zone pi~•~ h•• ••vernl fo~i.
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(b) (i) Discuss briefly some application ofMlchdson enteof.,..romelcr.
(ii) Lycopodium spore• which h31·e an average diameter of ~0 JUil are d1L'tcd o n a glass
plate, If pQrollel light of).. : 589 nm i$ passed through lh" plate, what is the angular
rod ius of firSt diffraction maxinutm ?
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5. Anmer ~ny tout oflhc foll011ing:

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(. ) If in the LCR s eri"" circuit. a.c. voltmelet reads~() volt ncms• the resistor. 80 volt ncross the
induc"'nc.:, 40 volt acr{)Ss tht comlcnser. wh•t is the applied tmf?

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Cb) i\ condunscr ofcopocity 1 micoufurod nnd inductance of0.21lenri ond resistan~c of800 ohm
are JOIIled on series. Is the circuit osclllal.o ry?
An eliOCtric dipol< of two opposite charges of I 04 coulomb .sepan~tcd by .J. =place in an
external electric field of stronsUo 10·S,-olt./m. l'ind the work rcctuired to turn the dipole in the
reverse. direclton.

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(d ) Whnt i! Ulo pbysi.:ol significance of poynting vector ? Dcduoo an ~xprcs,.ion for the intensity
of e lootromngnctic wave prop3gating in free spnce,

1\V<) magn~!S having 1llllgnetic moments M and J3M :ore joined 10 iilrm o cross. If lhis

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comhination " suspended freely in • tortiform hori7ontal magneUc field. what will be its
equilibrium orionl~tion in this field?
~. (a) Write down tbe Poi.~son's equation for a homogeneo"' dielectric med ium, \\'hat is U1e
condition necessary to derive Laplace equ<~lion from Poisson·• equation 'I
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A 50 volt . \C source of frcqu•-ncy 500 Uz is connoctcd to an LCR cin:uit with L • 8.1
millihenri: C = U.5 f<f: R = 20 0 all connect<d in series , Find U1e potential ncross the
r<S ist•nce. (2tl)
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(b) Slate Kirchhoffi laws for stcody current and prove them.

Apply tlte Kirchbnffil laws to \Vheatstones' netwo t'k and show that !_= R (20)
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7. (a) IJ~in!! MMwcll'~ c:qharions. ob~ain the ve)oeit)' (>J'an cleetromagnetiel'nVe in vacuum.
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(b) \\~tal i.s Wit:.O-s d.ist>lacc:tt~el>t law ? Sh<~w tbal som mdlate. maximum ~orgy in the ••isil)lc
r"gion whereas c:uth rt~diate.s m m. rcg.ion. (20 )
II. ( a) (i) J)erive the equation of stale foro van rler Wall 's gas anrl calcnlale value!l ol' critical
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( ii) What is mtropy'l How is il related lo di•nnloo· in the system '! (20)
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(b) Discus.. Einstein's ThWI) of specific beat of solids. Contpar" and conU'3st wiUt Dcbye's
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l 'seful conslant.s:
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h ~ 6.62 X lO'J.I joule-•cc

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t e\1 = 1,(> J< 1()'1• j(lule
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/lnswer any four of lhe following:
(a) Define angular momentum. Express it in the operator form and sbow rbat
L, Ll - L, L, = ih L,,

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(b) A photon fllld an electron have energy 15 keY each. Which of ~1em wi ll have a longer

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wavelength ~~
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(c) Write down Ihe Schrodinger equa1ion in three dimensions for a free electron and solve it for
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electrons confined to a cube of edge L and hence obtain an e.xpression for the density of
states.
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(d) State Franck-Condon principle and discuss its applicarions in molecular spectroscopy.
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(e) If the magnetic momem of proton is '2 .793 ~'"• calculale, giving n~ssary steps, the radio
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freq11ency at which nuclear magneric resonance occurs in water kept in a unifom1 magnetic
field of 2.4T.
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(a) Consider a one.-dimensional square well potential. as shown below, whic.h is artracrive.

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The potential is- Vo in the region x =a to x = -a and 1-ero elsewhere A stream of particles of
mass M and energy E is directed from the left, Set up lime-independent Schrooinger equatioo
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and obtain an expression lor the transmission ratio from region I to 11.
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(b) Write the Scbrodinger equation for a free particl e confined in a cube of edge L. De1enn.ine
tbe energy eigenvalues. Show that lor a siugle value of eJJergy difterent quantum slates are
possible. E.xplain the 1erm degeneracy
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J (a) Set up the lime-independem Schrodlnger equation for an electron movins. in a Coulomb field,
V(r) = =e' . in polar coordinates. Solve 01e radial equation to get the energy eigenvalues
4ns;r
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(b) What is Zeeman effect? How it can be understood on a quantum mechanical basis ? Ob!llin
an expression for the enerJ,'Y splitting
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4. (a) Write the wave function for me ground state of the hydrogen molecule under rhe molecular

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orbital approximation. Estimate the energy of ~1e electron In tl1e ground state of H, ,
moleculcioo.
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(b) Derive t.he combined vibration-rotation spectrum of a diatomic molecule. What are P and R
branches ?
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SECTION B

5. Answer any four of ~1e lbllowiug:

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(a) On the basis of binding energy curve explain why fusion is possible only for low mass nuclei
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whereas the fission takes place onlv in heavy nuclei. (10)
(b) A star converts all its hydrogen to helium. achieving 100"/o helium composition. II then
~onverts the h~l ium to carbon ~Ia the reaction.
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The mass of the star is 5.0 x 1012 kg aod it generates cnetgy at the rate of 5 x Io:w W Jlow
lung will it take to convet'l all hclium to caJ'bon ut this rate ? (10)
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I c) Indicate the interactions in which 1he following conservation laws are obeved or violated:
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(i) Hypercharge
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(ii) Charge conjugation

(iii) lsotoplcspin
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(d) Calculate the number of nearest neighbours and the pac.king fraction for an fcc lattice,
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(e) Explain the operation of th~ following circuit as a gale. Draw the tmlh table and fi nd the
cyperation carried out by this gale.
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(j (a) What are magic numbers? Discuss ihe shall structure of a nucleus How this model is able to
e.~plain various properties of nuclei 0 Discuss the limitations of tllis model

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(b) What is imernal conversion ? Descdbe an e.~periment to determine internal conversion
coeflicieurs.
(c) What is Mi\asbauer effect• Describe an experimental an-dtlgement employed l'or, thestudy of
nuclear resonance scattering. Mention some applications of tl1is phenomenon.
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7 (a) Discuss various symmetry elements of a crystal lattice Explain why tive- fold rotation
S)'merry is not observed.
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(b) Consider the motion of electrons in a periodic potential of a crystal lat1ice. Show that the
energy spectrum. of elecrrons consist" of bauds of allowed and forbidden energies. How are

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the iusulators, semiconductors aftd conductors discdminatcd 011 the basis of band structure?
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(c) Distinguish between a superconductor and a perfect C<)llductor Expl ain what is a Cooper
pair.
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8. (a) Explaitl the working principle of a phase shift oscillator. Obtain au expression for the
frequency of oscillal.iuus.
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(b) Ocscrrih~ th~ coostruclionaJ details of a MOSFE:J Draw Ute drain current-drnio voltage
characteristics.
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(c) A common emitter ampli.fiot usmg n-p-u rrausistor is showu below

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Calculate the output signal for an input signal of J mV Explain the functions of (i) 50 ~lF
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capacitor acros$ 3 k n resistor in tlte emitter cirGUit and (ii) the resistors 930 kQ und 250 kQ
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