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SECOND YEAR B.Sc. DEGREE E)LAMINATION, MARCIVAPRIL 2003

Part Ill-Physics (Subsidiary)
PapeT

II-ELECTRODYNAMICS, OPTICS, ELECTRONICS AND NIODERN P}rySICS

(2000 Admissions)

fime : Three

Hours

Maximum : Z0 Marks

Ansuters may be

uritten either in English or in Malayalam.

Answer any tbree questions from Sectian A, sixteen questions from Section B
and. five questions from Section C.
Non-programmable calculators may be used for doing mathematical problems.

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Section A
Explain, giving mathematicai details, how circularly polarized light can be produced ?
Describe in detail an experiment to determine the wavelength of light using the Fresnel's
biprism.

What is a zone plate and how is it made? Explain how a zone plate acts like a convergent lens
having multipie foci. Derive an expression for its focal Iength.

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What is meant by Barkhaust-. criterion for sustained oscillation ? Explain the working of
Hartley oscillator and derive the expression for its frequency.
Give a short account of (a) binding energy curve (b) conservation iaw in elementary particle

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(c) beta decay.

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What do you mean by polar and non-polar molecule ? Explain with example.
Write a short note on atomic polarisability.
State and explain Gauss law in magnetism.
State the larvs of electromagnetic induction.

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Explain what do you mean by polarization of

unpolarized light.

light. Distinguish

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11. State and explain Brewster's law.

72. Write a short note on pile of plates.
i3. What do you mean by optical activity.
11. A thick film and a very thin film does not show color. \\hy
15. Why are Newton's rings circular ?

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16 Disringuish betrveen Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.

i;. \\il-iat do you Inean by half period zones ?
15. \Vi-rat is a grating ? How is it made ?
1g. Give an account of Einsteir-r's explanatior-r of photoelectric effcct on lhe basis of quantum theory'
20. Horv are X-rays produced ?
27. X - rays are more penetrative than visible light' Why ?
22. Write a short note on probability density.
23. What is metastable state ?
24. What do you mehn by packing fraction ?
25. Why do quarks have different colors ?
26. Write a short note on various types of force in nature'
27. Write a short note on quark model'
28. What are strange particles ? Why are they called so ?
29. What are leptons ?
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Section C
plate
capacitor of capacitance of 0.5 ;rF using pap_e; sheet
parallel
It is required to colstruct a
many circular metal foils of radius 21"10 ^ meter
How
of thickness 4 x 10-c meter as dielectric.
are required. Given that the reiative permittivity of paper is 5 and to = 8.9 x 10-'" farad per
meter.

sugar solution rotates the planc of polarization by 11". If the

caiculate the strength of the solution.
is
66",
specific rotation of sugar
Using a diffraction grating of width 2 cm two lines of wavelength 5770" A and 5790' A are to
be just resolved in the second order. What should be the minimum number of lines per meter

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For a single stage transistor amplifier, the coilector load is 2 kQ and the input resistance is
1 kE2. If the current gain of the transistor is 50, calculate the voltage gain of the amplifier.
The photoelectric threshold of a metal is 300 nm. Find the kinetic energ'y of an electron ejected
from it by radiation of wavelength 120 nm.
The lifetime of an excited state of an atom is about 10-os. Calculate the minimum uncertainty
in the determination of the energy of the excited state.
Calculate the binding energy when one neutron and one proton combine to form a deuteron.
Given mass of neution = 1.00893 a.m.u. Mass of proton = 1.0081.3 a.m.u. and mass of
deuteron = 2.07473 a.m.u.
How much energ:y is required to break Cl2 nucleus into 3 alpha particles ? Given atomic mass

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C:' = 12 a,m.u. and that of alpha particle

is 4'002603 a'm'u'

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