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    The document discusses topics in physics including interference patterns, diffraction, the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, X-rays, the Compton effect, matter waves, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, elastic properties of materials, simple harmonic motion, forced vibration with damping, reverberation, and concepts like Newton's rings experiment, Sabine's law, and Schrodinger's wave equation.

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    The document discusses topics in physics including interference patterns, diffraction, the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, X-rays, the Compton effect, matter waves, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, elastic properties of materials, simple harmonic motion, forced vibration with damping, reverberation, and concepts like Newton's rings experiment, Sabine's law, and Schrodinger's wave equation.

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    Ex/BS/PH/Tl 04/2020

    Bachelor of Engineering Examination 2020

    (First Year and First Semester)

    PHYSICS

    Time: 3 hours Full Marks : I 00

    Answer any five questions

    ~ at do you mean by coherent sources of light? What are the methods of obtaining coherent
    · sources of light? Give example of each method.

    ~plain why the amplitudes of the interfering beams should be equal or nearly equal for
    observing distinct interference pattern.

    µ o w that in a Young's double slit interference pattern bright and dark fringes are equally
    spaced. Draw a rough intensity distribution curve.

    011n a double slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are obtained on a screen placed
    at some distance from the slits. If the screen is moved by 5x 10·2m towards the slits, the
    change in fringe width is 3x I o· 5m. If the distance between the slits is 1o·3 m, calculate the
    wave length of 1ight used. 4+3+9+4

    2 a) What. is the Frounhofer's class of diffraction?

    b) Consider Frounhofer diffraction of light in a single slit. Draw a ray diagram to explain it.
    Derive an equation for obtaining the expression of the intensity at a point on the screen as a
    function of the angular separation.

    c) Light of wavelength 5200A is incident on a plane transmission grating. Number of lines per
    cm of the grating is 4.5x I 03 . What is the angular separation between the third and the fourth
    order spectrum? 3+ (3+ I 0) + 4

    # a t e Bohr's postulates regarding hydrogen spectra.

    ~ h e electron of a hydrogen atom jumps from the I st excited state to its ground state. What
    will be the wavelength of the emitted radiation if the ground state energy is - l 3.6eV . Deduce
    the required formula.

    ~plain the origin of continuous and characteristic X-rays.

    ~ 1en a metal surface is illuminated successively by light of wavelengths 0.35~tm and 0.54
    µm, two electron flows are obtained. The ratio of maximum velocities of the electrons in the
    above flows is 2: I. Find the work function of the surface in eV. 4+.6+6+4
    1
    4/2at is the Compton 's effect? ·

    r i n g the conservation of energy and momentum derive an expression for the change in the
    wavelength ('1A) associated in the Compton's effect.

    (9 Explain the dependence of t::J.. on the angle of scattering.


    &fwhat
    ,,
    is the Compton's wavelength of an a electron? 3+12+3+2 t-
    , 1 ~ Explain the concept of matter waves. Find the de Broglie wavelength of an electron
    1
    .V
    V accelerated under V volts from rest.
    i?ow that Bohr quantum condition may be established assuming the de Broglie hypothesis.

    -l71State and explain Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Using it estimate the kinetic energy
    (non-relativistic) of a particle of mass "m", confined within a one dimensional box of length
    "L". 8+4+8

    , ~ efin¥sulk modulus andJYshear modulus.

    ~stablish a relation between Young's modulus and bulk modulus with the help of the
    necessary diagrams showing the nature of stress and strains.

    ~ h a t is the Poisson's ratio? Explain how the value of the Poisson 's ratio can be even
    negative. Give the name of any material in which the Poisson's ratio is found to be negative.

    5+ l l +4 2-----

    7..a} A glass tube is floating in liquid with 0.02 m length immersed. It is pushed down a certain
    distance and released. Prove that it will move with simple harmonic motion and find its
    period of vibration.

    b) Construct the differential equation of forced vibration with small damping and solve it for the
    condition of amplitude resonance.

    )</ Discuss the importance of reverberation in the acoustics of an auditorium. On which factors
    do the reverberation time depend ? 4+10+6

    8. Write notes on (any two) 10x2

    i) Newton 's ring experiment

    ii)Sabine 's Law

    iii)Schrodinger's wave equation

    iv) Polarization of light


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