MODEL QUESTION BANK

PROGRAM & BRANCH: B. Tech All SEMESTER: II

COURSE: Physics COURSE CODE: BSC-201

UNIT -1 (Relativistic Mechanics)

1. Define proper length and proper time.

2. What is the rest mass of a photon?
3. From the relativistic concept of mass and energy, show that the kinetic energy of the
1 2
body m0 v , when v ≪ c .
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4. Calculate the wavelength of the γ-ray photons produced in annihilation of an electron
and positron.
5. State the postulates of special theory of relativity.
6. Compute the wavelength of the proton whose energy is equal to the rest energy of an
electron.
7. Deduce Einstein’s mass energy relation.
8. What was the objective of conducting the Michelson’s Morley experiment?
9. Describe the experiment and explain the physical significance of negative results.
10. Explain the phenomenon of time dilation.
11. Define inertial and non-inertial frame of reference with examples.
12. Established Mathematically Einstein’s mass energy relationship and derived the
expression of length contraction.
13. Derive inverse Lorentz transformation equation for space time coordinates.
14. An electron of rest mass 9.1 ×10−31 kg is moving with a speed 0.99 c . Find the ratio
of the Newtonian kinetic energy to the relativistic kinetic energy.
15. Prove that, the relativistic energy of a particle is E=√ m20 c 4 + p 2 c 2 , where, m0 , p ,and c
are
corresponds to the rest mass, relativistic momentum, and speed of the light in vacuum.
16. Derive Lorentz transformation equation for space time coordinate and show that when
velocity of object is much smaller than velocity of light, Lorentz transformation
reduces to Galilean transformation.
17. A star of radius r contracts to a radius of r ' while its temperature remain unchanged.
 Find
the expression of energy radiated by the star, assuming uniform density in each case.

UNIT –II (Electromagnetic Field Theory)

1. State Ampere’s law in differential and integral form.

2. Discuss the modification of Ampere’s law made by Maxwell’s using the concept of
displacement current.
3. State Gauss law of Electrostatics. Derive it in differential and integral form.
4. Derived general wave equation in conducting medium of the electromagnetic theory.
5. Show that refractive index of the electromagnetic wave in non-conducting medium is
square root
of the dielectric constant of the medium (i.e., n=√ ε r ¿ ,where, ε r is the dielectric
constant of any non-conducting medium.
6. Show that in a linear dielectric medium electromagnetic energy is equally shared
between electric and magnetic fields.

7. Show that electromagnetic wave transverse in nature.

8. Find the constant ‘a’, when the vector ⃗ ^ ( 3 y+ 2 z ) ^j+( x+ az) k^ is a
A=( 3 x + y ) i+
solenoidal vector.
9. Prove that the ratio of the amplitude of the electric and magnetic field is equal to the
E0
speed of the light in vacuum medium ( =c ).
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10. Write down the Maxwell’s wave equation in conduction medium and explain the
concept of displacement current.
11. Write down Maxwell’s wave equation and derive general wave equation in
conducting medium.
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12. Ocean water can be assumed to be non-magnetic dielectric with =80 and
ϵ0
mho
σ =4.3 . Calculate the frequency at which the penetration depth will be 10 cm.
m
13. Define wave impedance and find out its value in free space.
14. Explain the phenomena of skin depth and skin effect.
15. Find the skin depth at a frequency of 1.6 MHz in steel medium. (Given
16. State the Poynting theorem of electromagnetic radiation. Derive final expression of
Poynting theorem.

UNIT –III (Quantum Mechanics)

1. Derive time dependent Schrödinger equation in quantum mechanics.

2. Calculate the change in wavelength of x-ray photon when it is scattered through an
angle of ( i ) 600 , ( ii ) 90 0 , ( iii ) 180 0 by a free electron.
3. Derive time independent Schrödinger equation in quantum mechanics.
4. Define eigen function and eigen energy.
5. What is the speed of a particle whose de-Broglie wavelength and Compton
wavelength are equal?
6. Compare the uncertainties in velocity of a proton and electron contained in a 20 Å
box.
7. State the fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics.
8. What do you mean by wave function of any physical system.
9. If an excited state hydrogen atom has a lifetime of 2.5 ×10−14 sec, what is the
minimum error with which the energy of the state can be measured?
10. What is Compton effect? Derive an expression for the change in wavelength of
radiation when they are scattered by matter.
11. Deduce the Plank’s energy distribution formula.
12. What are matter waves? Calculate the Debroglie wavelength of 10 11 keV neutron.
Mass of neutron = 1.67×10-27 kg.
13. Calculate the Compton shift for an X-ray photon if it is scattered at an angle of 60̊ by
a free electron.
14. What is a black body?
15. What are the salient features of black body radiation curve?
16. Derive the expression of wave function and energy of the particle in a box problem.

UNIT –IV (Wave Optics)

1. What do you understand by coherent sources of light?

2. Find an expression for intensity of maxima in case of fraunhofer diffraction at single
 slit.
3. A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a plane grating having
5000lines/cm. A second order spectral line is diffracted at an angle of 30°. Calculate
the wavelength of spectral line.
4. Explain the interference in wedge shaped thin film.
5. Show that in case of Newton’s rings due to reflected light (1) Diameter of dark rings
are proportional to the square root of natural number (2) Diameter of bright rings are
proportional to the square root of odd number.
6. Derive an expression for the intensity at a point in the region of superposition of two
coherent waves of the same period and wavelength.
7. Derive an expression for maxima and minima in case of interference in parallel thin
film due to reflected rays.
8. Derive an expression for fringe width in case of young double slit experiment.
9. A thin film of soap solution is illuminated by white light at an angle of incidence I =
sin-1(4/5). In reflected light, two dark consecutive overlapping fringes are observed
corresponding to wavelengths 6.1×10-7 m and 6.0×10-7 m. Refractive index for soap
solution is 4/3. Calculate the thickness of the film.
10. A parallel beam of light with λ=5890 ×10−10 m is incident on a thin glass plate (n=1.5)
such that the angle of refraction into the plate is 600 . Calculate the smallest thickness of the
glass plate which will appear dark by reflection.
11. Discuss the difference between interference and diffraction.
12. Determine the wavelength of the light sources in Newton’s ring experiment.

UNIT –V (Fiber Optics & Laser)

1. The refractive indices for core and cladding for an optical fibre are 1.52 and 1.41
respectively. Calculate (a) critical angle (b) Numerical aperture (c) acceptance angle.
2. Derive a relation between Einstein’s coefficient.
3. Write five differences between helium-Neon and Ruby laser.
4. Explain the working principle of Helium Neon laser with the help of neat diagram.
5. Differentiate between spontaneous and stimulated process of radiation emission.
6. Discuss about the origin of the laser and maser with its applications in optics.
7. Differentiate between step index and graded index fibers.