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    This document provides information about a semester examination for B.E. Aeronautical Engineering students. It includes: 1) Details about the exam such as the course name, date, duration, and maximum marks. 2) The exam will have two parts: Part A contains 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each (total 20 marks), and Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 16 marks each (total 80 marks). 3) The long answer questions cover topics related to engineering physics such as torsional pendulum, optical fibers, thermal conductivity, quantum mechanics, and crystal structures.

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    This document provides information about a semester examination for B.E. Aeronautical Engineering students. It includes: 1) Details about the exam such as the course name, date, duration, and maximum marks. 2) The exam will have two parts: Part A contains 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each (total 20 marks), and Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 16 marks each (total 80 marks). 3) The long answer questions cover topics related to engineering physics such as torsional pendulum, optical fibers, thermal conductivity, quantum mechanics, and crystal structures.

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    Reg. No.

    EXCEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KOMARAPALAYAM


    (AUTONOMOUS)
    B.E. / B.Tech. DEGREE SEMESTER EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE - 2021
    I Semester
    B.E. Aeronautical Engineering
    PH8151– ENGINEERING PHYSICS
    (Regulation 2017)
    (Common to All Branches)
    Time: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100
    Answer All Questions

    PART - A (10 x 2= 20 Marks)

    1 State Hooke’s law of elasticity. CO1

    2 Give the applications of I-shape girders. CO1

    3 Calculate the wavelength of emission from GaAs whose bandgap CO2


    is 1.44 eV.

    4 Compare single mode and multimode optical fiber. CO2

    5 What is meant by bimetallic strip? CO3

    6 Give the properties of good thermal insulating materials. CO3

    7 List out the physical significance of a wave function (Ψ). CO4

    8 Point out the advantages of scanning tunnelling microscope. CO4

    9 The interplanar distance of (111) plane in a BCC crystal is 2.03Å. CO5


    Calculate the lattice parameter of the crystal?

    10 Write a short note on Burger vector. CO5

    1
    PART - B (5x16=80 Marks)

    11 (a) Give the theory of torsional pendulum and describe how it can 16 CO1
    be used to determine the rigidity modulus of a thin wire.
    (or)
    11(b) i. Obtain the mathematical expression for depression 10 CO1
    produced on the free end of cantilever.
    ii. Examine the important factors which affects the elastic
    6
    nature of a material.
    12 (a) i. For atomic transitions, derive Einstein relations and 10 CO2
    hence deduce the expressions for the ratio of
    spontaneous and stimulated emission rate.
    ii. Distinguish between spontaneous and stimulated
    6
    emission.
    (or)
    12 (b) i. Derive an expression for acceptance angle and numerical 10 CO2
    aperture of optical fiber in terms of refractive index of
    core and cladding.
    6
    ii. Explain the working principle of displacement sensor.
    13 (a) Get an equation for thermal conductivity of a bad conductor by 16 CO3
    using Lee’s disc method.
    (or)
    13 (b) i. Elucidate the working details of solar water heater. 8 CO3

    ii. Define heat exchanger and explain any one of its type
    8
    with neat sketch.
    14 (a) What is Compton effect? Obtain the expression for the 16 CO4
    Compton shift and show that it is independent of the
    wavelength of incident photons. (16)
    (or)
    14 (b) i. Derive the time independent Schrödinger wave 10 CO4
    equation.

    2
    ii. An electron at rest is accelerated through a potential of 6
    500V. Calculate the De-Broglie wavelength of matter
    wave associated with it. Given m = 9.11 ×10-31 kg.
    15 (a) Describe the HCP structure with neat sketch. Show that for an 16 CO5
    HCP structure, c/a = √8/3 and hence calculate the packing
    fraction for the HCP structure.
    (or)
    15 (b) i. Explain the construction and working of Czochralski 10 CO5
    technique of growing crystal with its advantages and
    disadvantages.
    6
    ii. Elaborate the necessary steps used to find the Miller
    indices of a crystal plane.

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