ASSIGNMENT -8

1. What should be the length of the dipole antenna for a carrier wave of
Frequency 3 X 1O8 Hz?
2. Write two characteristic features of nuclear force which distinguish it from the
coulomb force.
3. What is the function of cladding' in a typical optical fiber?
4. The image of a candle is formed by a convex lens on a screen. The lower half
of the lens is painted black to make it completely opaque. Draw the ray
diagram to show the image formation. How will this image be different from
the one obtained when the lens is not painted black?
5. Give reasons for the following:
a. Long distance radio broadcasts use short-wave bands.
b. The small ozone layer on top of the stratosphere is crucial for human
survival.
c. Satellites are used for long distance TV transmission.
6. Ultraviolet light of wavelength 2271 from a 100 W mercury source radiates
a photo cell made of molybdenum metal. If the stopping potential is 1.3 V,
estimate the work function of the metal. How would the photo cell respond to
high intensity (10 5 Wm -2) red light of wavelength 6328 produced by a He
Ne laser? Plot a graph showing the variation of photoelectric current with
anode potential for two light beams of same wavelength but different
intensity.
7. Show that the decay rate 'R' of a sample of a radionuclide is related to the
number of radioactive nuclei 'N' at the same instant by the expression
The half-life of

- decay is 1.5 x 1017 s. What is the activity of a

U against a

sample of U having 25 x 1020 atoms?

8. Distinguish between, analog and digital communication. Write any two
modulation techniques employed for the analog data. Describe briefly one of
the techniques used.
9. Draw a schematic diagram of a single optical fiber structure. Explain briefly
how an optical fiber is fabricated. Describe in brief, the mechanism of
propagation of light signal through an optical fiber.
10. A right-angled crown glass prism with
critical angle 41 0 is placed before an
object PQ, in two positions as shown in
the figures (i) and (ii). Trace the paths of
the rays from P and Q the prisms in the
two cases.
11.Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the formation of an image by a
compound microscope. Write the expression for its magnifying power.
12.Draw the energy level diagram showing the emission of
followed by

- rays by a

60
27

Co nucleus.

particles

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6

C which has half-life period of

13.A radioactive sample contains 2.2 g of pure

1224 seconds. Calculate

a. The number of atoms present initially.
b. The activity when 5 g of the sample will be left.
14.Calculate the binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) of the nucleus
Given mass of

1
1

= 1.00783 u, mass of

1
0

56
26

Fe .

= 1.00867 u, mass of

56
26

Fe

= 55.934939 u, 1 u = 931 Me V/c2.

4
2

15.Calculate the binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) for

He

and

3
2

He .

Comment on the difference of these binding energies and its significance in

relation to -decay of the nuclei. Given: mass of
1
0

3
2

= 1.00867 u,mass of

He

1
1

= 1.00783 u, mass of

= 3.01664 u, mass of

4
2

He

= 4.00387u.

16.Write the nuclear reactions for the following:

a. -decay of

204
84

Po

b.

- decay of

c.

+
- decay of

32
15

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17.Show by a diagram the image formation of a point object by a thin double

convex lens having radii of curvature R1 and

R2 . Hence

derive the formula where f is the focal

length

and n is refractive index of material of the lens.

18.Draw a labelled diagram to show the image formation in an astronomical
telescope. Write an expression for its magnifying power. Why should the
objective lens of such a telescope have large diameter?