Engineering Physics: 10PHY22

SJB Institute of Technology

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Assignment Questions
UNIT-I
Modern Physics
1. What is a black body? Explain the nature of the black body radiation?
2. Explain the energy distribution in the spectrum of a black body. Give
an account of the attempts made through various laws to explain the
spectrum.
3. Explain Wiens law and Rayleigh-Jeans law. Mention their drawbacks
to explain the Lummer and Priengshiem experimental result?
4. What are the basic assumptions of quantum theory of radiation?
Explain how Plancks overcome the drawback of Weins law and RayJeans law
5. Describe the Ultraviolet catastrophe.
6. State and explain Plancks law of radiation. Show that it reduces to
Wiens law and Rayleigh-Jeans law under certain conditions?
7. Explain Plancks quantum hypothesis. What is Plancks radiation law?
8. Explain Einsteins theory of Photoelectric effect. Mention two factors
controlling photoelectric effect.
9. Give a qualitative account of Compton effect.
10. Explain the duality of matter waves from the inferences drawn from
photoelectric effect and Davisson-Germer Experiment.
11. Explain the dual nature of matter and arrive at the concept of matter
waves.
12. State de Brolige hypothesis. Show that the de Brolige wavelength for an
1.226
electron accelerated by potential difference V volts is O
n m fo r
V
non-relativistic case.
13. State and explain de-Broglie hypothesis .
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14. Explain the characteristics of matter wave.

15. Describe Davisson and Germers experiment and explain how it
established the proof for wave nature of electrons?
16. Discuss Phase velocity and Group velocity? obtain the expressions for
both.
17. Explain group velocity and phase velocity. Derive the relation between
them.
18. Deduce an expression for de Broglie wavelength starting from group
velocity.
19. Derive expressions for phase velocity and group velocity on the basis of
superposition of waves.
20. Show that the group velocity of de Brolige waves is equal to the velocity
of the particle with which the waves are associated.
UNIT-II
Quantum Mechanics
1. State and explain the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Using this principle,
show that the electrons cannot reside in an atomic nucleus.
2. State the exact statement of Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Name three
pairs of physical variables for which this law holds true.
3. Derive time-independent Schrdinger wave equation. What is the physical
significance of state function \ used in this equation? What conditions
must it fulfill?
4. What is a wavefunction? Explain the properties of wavefunction?
5. Write down the Schrdinger equation for a particle in one-dimensional box.
Obtain the eigen functions and eigen values for this particle.
6. A particle is moving freely within one-dimensional potential box. Find out
the eigen functions of the particle and show that it has discrete eigen
values.
7. Find the expression for the energy state of a particle in one-dimensional
box.
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8. What do you mean by an operator? Write the operators associated with

energy and momentum.
9. Set up time-independent one-dimensional Schrdinger equation.
10.What is normalization of a wave function? What are the physical
significance and properties of wave function?
11.What are eigen values and eigen functions? Discuss the nature of eigen
values and eigen functions.
12.Give the Max Borns interpretation of wave function and explain the
normalization conditions.
13.Solve the Schrdinger wave equation for the allowed energy values in the
case of particle in a box.
14.Using Schrdinger wave equation for a particle in one-dimensional well of
infinite height, discuss about energy eigen values.
15.Describe zero-point energy.
16.Assuming the time independent Schrdinger wave equation, discuss the
solution for a particle in one-dimensional potential well of infinite
height. Hence obtain the normalized wave function (Jan 2008)
17.What is the physical interpretation of wave function? How a free particle
wave function signifies a particle in space and momentum?
18.Solve the Schrdinger wave equation for the one-dimensional potential well
defined by
V ( x) f
for x  0 and x ! a
V ( x) 0
for 0 d x d a
19.Find the eigen value and eigen functions for an electron in one dimensional
potential well of infinite height
20.Discuss the wave functions, probability densities and energy levels for a
particle in a box.
UNIT-III
Classical free electron theory
1. Discuss the various drawbacks of classical free electron theory of metals.
What are the assumptions made in quantum theory to overcome these?
2. Explain density of states? Derive the expression for electrical conductivity
in terms of mean collision time.
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3. Obtain the expression for electrical conductivity on the basis of free electro
theory of metals.
4. Explain Fermi energy and Fermi factor.
5. Define relaxation time and discuss the dependence of electrical resistivity of
metals with temperature and impurity.
6. Explain how quantum free electron theory succeeds in overcoming the
drawbacks of classical free electron theory.
7. Description at absolute how quantum free electron theory has been
successful in overcoming the failures of classical free electron theory.
8. What is Fermi energy? Discuss variation of Fermi factor with energy and
temperature.
UNIT-IV

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

1. What are dielectrics? Explain the term internal field. Derive an expression
for internal field in the case of one dimensional array of atoms in dielectric
solids.
2. Describe the nature of hard and soft magnetic materials. Discuss their
applications
3. Distinguish between hard and soft magnetic materials What is Lorentz
field? Deduce Calusius Mossotti relation?
4. Describe Ferro electrics?
5. Explain the frequency dependence of polarisability?
6. Define hard and soft magnetic materials.
7. What is meant by polarization mechanism in dielectrics? Discuss any three
different polarization mechanisms in dielectrics and their frequency
dependence.
8. What are hard and soft magnetic materials? Give their characteristic
properties and applications?

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9. Explain briefly the various types of polarization.

UNIT-V
Lasers
1. Mention the Characteristics of laser beam. Derive the expression for energy
density of radiation using Einsteins coefficients. Compare the expression
with Plancks equation?
2. Explain the sketches the basic principle of operation of lasers?
3. Explain the construction and working of He-Ne laser with the help of
energy level diagram
4. What are semiconductor diode lasers? Describe the construction and
working of Semiconductor laser with the help of energy band diagram.
Mention the uses and advantages of diode lasers?
5. Describe the recording and reconstruction processes in Holography with the
help of suitable diagrams
6. Describe briefly the application of lasers in welding, cutting, drilling and in
air pollutant measurement. Mention the nature and property of the lasers
used in these.
7. Write a note on holographic technique. Mention the applications of
holography
8. Explain the requisites and conditions of a laser system.
9. Describe the principle and working of LIDAR used to measure pollutant in
atmosphere
10. Describe the recording and reconstruction process in holography, with the
help of suitable diagram.
UNIT-VI
Super Conductivity & Optical Fibers
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Discuss BCS theory of superconductors.

Write a short note on Maglev vehicle
Distinguish between type-I and type-II superconductors
Explain Meissner effect?
What is meant by acceptance angle for an optical fiber? Show how it is
related to numerical aperture.

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6. Obtain an expression for numerical aperture and arrive the condition for
propagation
7. Discuss types of optical fibers and modes of propagation using suitable
diagram.
8. Describe the point to point communication system, with the help of a block
diagram?
UNIT-VII
Crystal Structure
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Define lattice points, Bravais lattice and primitive cell. Explain in brief the
seven crystal systems with neat diagrams
Explain how Miller indices are derived. Derive an expression for inter
planar spacing of a crystal in terms of Miller indices.
Define coordination number and atomic packing fraction. Calculate
packing fraction for SC, BCC and FCC structures.
Determine the coordination number, number of lattice points per unit cell
and atomic packing factor for the FCC lattice?
Describe how Braggs spectrometer is used for determination of crystal
structure?
Explain the structure of NaCl?
Explain with neat sketch the diamond crystal and show that atomic
packing factor of diamond is 0.34.
Draw the following planes in the unit cube i) 1 02 ii) 1 1 2 
UNIT-VIII

Materials Science
(nanomaterials and Ultrasonics)

1. What are nanomaterials and write a note on carbon nanotubes ?

2. Explain nanotubes and its applications ?
3. What are nanomaterials? Explain carbon nanotubes and their physical
properties. Mention few applications of carbon nanotubes?
4. Discuss the variation of density of states for different quantum structures?
5. What is non destructive testing? Explain with principle how flaw in a solid
can be detected by non destructive method using ultrasonics?
6. Describe with theory a method of measuring velocity of ultrasonic waves in
a liquid and mention how the bulk modulus of the liquid could be evaluated?
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7. What are ultrasonic waves? Mention the factors which affect the velocity of
waves in solids. Give the experimental method of determining velocity of
ultrasonic waves in solids.

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