PHYSICS I

PH 101
GROUP A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)

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1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following:

i)
Superposition of two S.H.M.s of equal time period and equal amplitude with phase
difference = /2 forms
a) circle
c) parabola
b) ellipse
d) straight line
ii)
If the damping force on an one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of natural frequency 0
is 2bmv, where m is the mass and v is the instantaneous velocity of the oscillator then
the frequency of oscillation (when b << 0) is
a) 0

c)

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The quality factor Q for an L-C-R circuit is

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In an interference pattern produced by the identical coherent sources of monochromic

light, the intensity at the site of central maximum is I. If the intensity at the same spot
when either of the two slits is closed is I0, we must have
a) I = I0
c) I = 4I0
d) I and I0 are not related
b) I = 2I0
The central fringe in a Newtons ring experiment with a monochromatic light is
a) bright
c) white
b) dark
d) black
In a single slit Fraunhofer diffraction, when the slit width is increased the width of the
central maximum
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains unchanged
d) may increase or decrease and that depends upon the initial value of the slit width
Double slit interference pattern is the limiting case of Double Slit Diffraction pattern
when the
a) distance between the slits tend to zero

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b) distance of the source and the slits tends to infinity

c) slit widths tend to zero
d) distance between the slits tends to infinity
For a doubly refracting crystal, the refractive indices for the ordinary and extraordinary
rays are denoted by 0 and e. Which of the following relations is valid along the optical
axis of the crystal?
a) e = 0
c) e > 0
b) e < 0
d) 0 0
For E-ray and O-ray refractive indices are 1.65 and 1.45 respectively. Then the thickness
of the material required for a quarter wave plate for light of wave length 5000 will be
a) 2500
c) 6250
b) 1250
d) none of these
In He-Ne laser, the laser light emits due to the transition from
a) 3s -> 2p
c) 2s -> 2p
b) 3s -> 3p
d) 2s -> 3p
Which of the following schemes does not produce lasing action?
a) Two level scheme
c) Four level scheme
b) Three level scheme
d) Five level scheme
When 1 milligram of matter is getting completely converted to energy, the amount of
energy will be
a) 90 joules
c) 900 joules
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b) 9 10 joules
d) 9 joules
If visible light is used to study the Compton scattering then the Compton shift will be
a) negative (wave length of the scattered light will be lesser)
b) more positive than what is observed with x-ray
c) zero
d) positive but not detectable in the visible light
A black body is something which
a) does not emit any radiation in any temperature
b) in room temperature absorbs more energy than it radiates
c) it absorbs incident radiations of all frequencies completely
d) absorption coefficient varies with the third power of frequency
Origin of continuous X-ray is due to the process of
a) ionization
c) bremsstrahlung
b) inner orbital transition
d) none of these
The angle between the crystal planes (1, 0, 0) and (0, 0, 1) in SC structure is
a) zero
c) 450
d) 1350
b) 900

GROUP B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
2. Why is it necessary than the object beam and reference beam in holography are highly
coherent?
3. a) How are continuous X-rays produced? Find out the relation between the accelerating voltage
of the X-ray tube and the minimum wavelength of X-ray produced.
b) The energy gap in Ge is 0.72eV. Find the maximum wavelength of e.m radiation which can
cause transition from the valence bond to the conduction band.

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4. a) Prove that the product of phase velocity and group velocity for a deBroglie wave is equal to
the square of the velocity of light.
b) Compute the smallest possible uncertainty in the position of an electron moving with velocity
3 107 m/s. The rest mass of electron is 9.1 10-31 kg.

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5. Explain briefly the action of a dichroic Polariod.

6. a) A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is employed to focus the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of
a single slit of 0.3 mm width. Calculate the linear distance of the first order dark band from the
central band. The wavelength of the light is 589 mm.
b) What do you mean by temporal and spatial coherence? Define coherent length.
7. A particle is subjected to a harmonic restoring force and damping. Is equation of motion is given
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GROUP C

(Long Answer Type Questions)

8. a) Write down the differential equation of a forced vibration, and explain each term.
b) Explain the phenomenon of amplitude and velocity resonance deriving the value of the
driving frequency in each case.
9. a) In a Youngs double slit interference experiment distance between the coherent sources are
1.15 mm. Calculate the fringe width that would be observed on a screen placed at a distance of
85 cm from the source. The wavelength of light used is 5893 .
b) What do you mean by temporal and spatial coherence? Define coherent length.
c) Explain whether the radius of the Newtons ring will change if air is replaced by oil between
the lens and the glass plate?
10. a) Prove that the intensity of secondary maxima formed for Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit
are of decreasing order.

b) In a plane transmission grating the angle of diffraction for 2nd order maxima for wavelength 5
10-5 cm is 300. Calculate the number of lines in one centimeter of the grating surface.
c) Calculate the polarizing angle for light travelling from water of refractive index 1.33 to glass of
refractive index 1.53.
11. a) What is Heisenbergs uncertainty principle?
b) Show that the temperature dependence in Stephans law can be derived from Plancks
Radiation law.
c) Compute the smallest possible uncertainty in the position of an electron moving with velocity
3 107 m/s. The rest mass of electron is 9.1 10-31 kg.

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12. a) What is Compton shift?

b) Find the change in wavelength of an X-ray photon when it is scattered through an angle of
1350 C by a free electron. Use approximation values of the constants.
c) Why in case of macroscopic bodies uncertainty principle is not relevant?

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13. a) The spacing of the planes in a crystal is 1.2 and the angle for the first order Bragg reflection
is 300. Determine the energy of the X-ray in eV.
b) How are continuous X-rays produced? Find out the relation between the accelerating voltage
of the X-ray tube and the minimum wavelength of X-ray produced.
c) What is co-ordination number? Determine the co-ordination number for sc and bcc
structures. Draw necessary sketch.