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adiabatic expansion of a gas. 20
(e) A gas at atmospheric pressure and temperature of 27C is
compressed to half of its volume suddenly. Calculate the resulting 1[CCE.M]1
pressure and temperature. The value of is 1.5. 10 PhysicsI
5. (a) Define simple harmonic motion. Establish the equation of motion
of a simple harmonic motion (SHM) and explain its
(18)
characteristics. 25
(b) The displacement of a particle describing SHM is Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
x = 0.5 cos(10t + /3)m.
Calculate (i) amplitude (ii) frequency (iii) phase and
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(iv) displacement after 2 seconds. 25 (i) Answers must be written in English.
OR
(ii) The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at
(c) Distinguish between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffractions.
Describe the construction of plane transmission diffraction grating. the end of the question.
20 (iii) The answer to each question or part thereof should begin on a
(d) Explain Rayleigh's criterion for the resolution. Obtain an fresh page.
expression for the resolving power of a plane transmission
(iv) Your answers should be precise and coherent.
grating under normal incidence. 30
6. (a) Explain how plane polarized light is produced and detected. (v) The part/parts of the same question must be answered together
15 and should not be interposed between answers to other
(b) Distinguish between spontaneous and stimulated emissions. questions.
Explain construction and working of Ruby laser. 20
(c) The values of E and O for quartz are 1.5508 and 1.5418 (vi) Candidates should attempt all questions.
respectively. Calculate the phase retardation for = 5000 (vii) If you encounter any typographical error, please read it as it
when the plate thickness is 0.032 mm. The E and O are appears in the text book.
refractive indices for extra ordinary and ordinary rays,
(viii) Candidates are in their own interest advised to go through the
respectively. 15
OR General Instructions on the back side of the title page of the
(d) Discuss the basic theory of Holography. 15 Answer Script for strict adherence.
(e) What are the conditions for sustained interference of light (ix) No continuation sheets shall be provided to any candidate under
waves ? 15 any circumstances.
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 (x) Candidates shall put a cross (X) on blank pages of Answer (f) What should be the maximum average velocity of water in a
Script. tube of diameter 2 cm, so that the water flow is streamline ?
The viscosity of water is 10 3 N.s/m2. 15
(xi) No blank page be left in between answer to various questions.
3. (a) State the postulates of the Kinetic Theory of gases. 15
(b) Explain the transport phenomenon in gases. Derive an expression
1. (a) Draw the expression of Newton's Second Law for a system
for the mean free path of a molecule in a gas based on the
of variable mass. 15
Kinetic Theory of gases. 20
(b) Obtain an expression for the force on a rocket moving under
(c) Calculate the temperature at r.m.s. velocity of a gas molecule
the influence of gravitational field. 25
which is same as that of a molecule of another gas at 27C.
(c) A balloon has a mass of 0.01 kg in air. The air escapes from Molecular weights of the first and the second gases are 64 and
the balloon at a uniform rate with a velocity of 0.05 m/s and 32 g, respectively. 15
the balloon shrinks completely in 2.5 s. What is the average
OR
force acting on the balloon ? 10
(d) Explain the meaning of thermo-magnetic effect. Briefly describe
OR
this effect for the production of very low temperatures. 20
(d) Explain the principle and working of gyroscope. 20
(e) Define the Solar constant. How do you determine the temperature
(e) How will you distinguish between a hard boiled egg and a raw of the sun using Stefan's Law ? 15
egg by spinning each on a table top ? 20
(f) The average human body may be considered to have a surface
(f) Calculate the torque of a fly wheel of mass 500 kg and diameter area of 1.25 cm2 and surface temperature of 32C. Calculate
1 m, when its angular frequency changes from 0 to 18 revolutions/ the rate of energy loss by the human body, if its emissivity is
minute in five seconds. 10 1. Stefan's constant = 5.6710 8 W.m 2 K4. 15
2. (a) State Kepler's Second Law. Show that it is a consequence of 4. (a) Obtain an expression for the specific heat capacity of solids on
the law of Conservation of angular momentum. 25 the basis of Debyes Theory. 25
(b) Derive expressions for orbital velocity and time period of a (b) Show that the slope of adiabatic curve between Pressure and
satellite moving around the earth in an orbit. 15 Volume is steeper than the similar curve for isothermal process.
(c) Find the altitude of geostationary satellite. The radius of earth Also draw these curves in the cases of expansion and
is 6400 km. 10 compression of a gas. 25
OR OR
(d) State and prove the Bernoulli's Theorem. 20
(c) What is entropy ? Show that the entropy of a perfect gas
(e) Show that the velocity of a particle having zero rest mass is remains constant in reversible process but increases in an
equal to the velocity of light. 15 irreversible process. 20
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H2 resulting from the transitions to the excited state characterized
by the quantum number J = 4. If the bond length of H2 is
1[CCE.M]1
0.07417 nm, determine the spacing between the lines. The mass
of hydrogen atom is 1.673 10 27 kg. 10 PhysicsII
5. (a) What is solar cell ? Explain the design requirements, construction (18)
and working of solar cell. 30
(b) What is the energy of the characteristics X-ray (K) emitted Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
from a tungsten target when an electron drops from M shell
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to a vacancy in K-shell ? 20
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(c) What is Zener diode ? How a Zener diode works as a voltage (ii) The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at
regulator ? Draw its I-V characteristic curve. 15 the end of the question.
(d) Explain the working of OR, NOT, NAND and X-OR gates (iii) The answer to each question or part thereof should begin on a
using diodes and truth tables. 15 fresh page.
(e) Explain the working of half-adder and full-adder using appropriate (iv) Your answers should be precise and coherent.
logic circuits and truth tables. 20
(v) The part/parts of the same question must be answered together
6. (a) What is super conductivity ? Write the characteristics of
and should not be interposed between answers to other
superconductors. 15
questions.
(b) Explain the differences between superconductors and conductors.
20 (vi) Candidates should attempt all questions.
(c) Explain the three configurations of a transistor. Describe how (vii) If you encounter any typographical error, please read it as it
a transistor works as an amplifier and an oscillator. 15 appears in the text book.
OR (viii) Candidates are in their own interest advised to go through the
(d) What are elementary particles and how they are classified ? General Instructions on the back side of the title page of the
20 Answer Script for strict adherence.
(e) Explain the working of a transmitter, receiver in television with
(ix) No continuation sheets shall be provided to any candidate under
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 (x) Candidates shall put a cross (X) on blank pages of Answer 3. (a) Explain the phenomenon of radioactivity. Distinguish between
Script. natural and artificial radioactivity. 20
(xi) No blank page be left in between answer to various questions. (b) Obtain an expression for mean lifetime of a radioactivity element
in terms of half lifetime. 15
1. (a) State and explain the Coulomb's law and Gauss's law of (c) A radioactive source, in the form of metallic sphere of radius
electrostatics. 10 10 2 m emits particle at the rate of 1011 particles per second.
(b) Deduce Coulomb's law from Gauss's law. 20 The source is electrical insulated. What will be the time required
for its potential to be raised by 4 volts assuming 60% of emitted
(c) Derive an expression for the electric field due to uniformly
particles escape from the source ? 15
charged sphere. 20
OR
OR
(d) Explain the construction, theory and working of cyclotron.
(d) What feature of atomic structure determines the dia or
20
paramagnetic nature of an element ? Explain the domain theory
(e) How do the relativistic effects limit the acceleration of electrons
of ferromagnetism. 30
to high energies in cyclotron ? 15
(e) Distinguish between dia, para and ferromagnetic substances.
(f) An electron accelerated by a potential difference of 2 kV moves
20
in a uniform magnetic field at an angle = 30 to the vector
2. (a) What is meant by dielectric ? Deduce Poisson's and Laplace's
B whose magnitude is 30 mT. Calculate the pitch of the helical
equations for a homogeneous dielectric. 20
trajectory. 15
(b) An uncharged conducting sphere of radius 'a' is placed in a
4. (a) Explain the Zeeman effect using classical ideas. Distinguish
uniform electric field E0. If the sphere carries a charge 'q', then
between normal and anomalous Zeeman effects. 30
deduce an expression for potential at any point at a distance
(b) Find the minimum magnetic field needed for the normal Zeeman
'r' from its centre. 30
effect to be observed in a spectral line of 400 nm wavelength
OR when a spectrometer whose resolution is 0.001 nm is used.
(c) State the laws of Faraday's and Lenz's which deals with the 20
production of induced emf. 15 OR
(d) Describe the theory of LCR parallel resonant circuit and obtain (c) What is Raman effect ? Explain theoretically the observed
an expression for resonant frequency. 20 characteristics of Raman spectrum of a diatomic molecule.
(e) A rectangular coil of dimensions 1018 cm having 600 turns is 20
rotated in a magnetic field of 20010 4 Wb m 2 at 1200 rpm. (d) How Raman spectrum is used to explain the structure of a
Find the emf induced when it makes an angle of 60 with the molecule ? 20
field. 15
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