Engineering Physics Important Questions (R23)
Long Answer question (10 marks)
UNIT-1
1. What is Interference? Explain interference in uniform thin film (parallel glass plate)?
2. Explain of interference in non-uniform thin films (Newton’s ring experiment)?
3. What is diffraction? Explain diffraction due to single slit?
4. Explain diffraction due to double slit?
UNIT-II
5. Explain seven crystal systems with neat diagram.
6. Define atomic packing factor? Calculate APF for SC, BCC, FCC crystals
7. What are miller indices? Derive an expression for inter-planar spacing (distance)
8. Explain powder method in x-day diffraction with neat diagram.
UNIT-III
9. Types of dielectric polarization.
10. Derive the expression for Lorentz internal filed and Claussius - Mosotti equation.
11. What is hysteresis? Explain soft and hard magnetic material?
12. Distinguish between Dia, Para, Ferro, Ferri and Anti-Ferro magnetic materials.
13. Discuss the origin of magnetic moment?
UNIT-IV
14. Derive an expression for energy level, probability to find a particle in 1-D
(dimensional box) potential well?
15. Derive the time independent and time dependent Schrödinger wave equations?
16. Explain Fermi-Dirac distribution function? How does it vary with temperature?
17. Derive an expression for electrical conductivity based on quantum free electron
theory.
UNIT-V
18. Derive the expression for electrical conductivity in intrinsic semiconductor.
19. What are drift and diffusion currents? Derive the expression for drift, diffusion and
Einstein equations?
20. What is Hall Effect? Obtain an expression for Hall co-efficient? Applications of Hall
Effect.******
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Dr. K Mohan Babu, S Venkateswara College Engineering, Tirupati
Engineering Physics Important Questions (R23)
Short Answer (4 and 2 marks)
UNIT-1
1) Explain the principle of superposition of waves?
2) Distinguish between interference and diffraction?
3) Explain Why Newton’s rings are circular in shape? **
4) Distinguish between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction?
5) What is grating and write grating element?
6) What is polarization of light?
7) Engineering application of polarization?
8) Explain Polarization by Reflection?
9) Explain Polarization by Double Refraction?
UNIT-II
10) Define 1)Unit Cell, 2) Bravais lattice, 3) Space lattice
11) What are miller indices?
12) What is Bragg’s law?
13) Define Atomic Packing Factor.
UNIT-III
14) Define terms: Magnetic susceptibility and permeability with units?
15) What is Bohr magneton?
16) Show that i.e. B 0 M H
17) What is dielectric polarization and polarizibility?
18) Applications of ferro-electric material.
19) Show that 𝑖. 𝑒. P 0 ( r 1) E
UNIT-IV
20) Derive the expression for de-Broglie wavelength?
21) What the properties of de-Broglie wave?
22) Significance of wave function.
23) Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
24) What are merits and de-merits of classical free-electron theory?
25) What are merits and de-merits of quantum free-electron theory?
26) Write an equation for density of states.
UNIT-V
21. Classify solids into conductors, semiconductors and insulator?
27) Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?
28) Distinguish between P-and N-type semiconductors?
22. Distinguish between direct and indirect band gap semiconductors***?
29) Define Drift and Diffusion currents.
30) Define Fermi energy?
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Dr. K Mohan Babu, S Venkateswara College Engineering, Tirupati