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PHD Entry Oct X
PHD Entry Oct X
2. At very high temperatures the mean free path and collision time of an
electron in a metal are proportional to
5. Which of the following phases of the materials will give sharp X-ray
diffraction peaks.?
(A) Nanocrystals (B) Liquid
(C) Amorphous solid (D) Bulk crystals
6. An excitation voltage V is applied to the target of an X-ray tube. The
wavelength of the emitted X-ray is proportional to
(A) 1/ √V (B) √V (C) 1/V (D) V
10. In a p-n junction there is a charge difference across the depletion layer,
due to the fixed impurity ions, such that
(A) the p-side is positive and the n side is negative
(B) the n-side is positive and the p-side is negative
(C) both sides are positive but the n-side is more positive than p-side
(D) both sides are negative
PART B (5 X 6 = 30 Marks)
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS
11. Derive the density of states in three dimensional solids based on free
electron model.
15. Discuss the Liquid drop model based on the Bohr-Wheeler theory
of fission.
17. Explain how the properties of the nano particles differ from those of the
bulk material?