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PHYSICS
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jTime Allowed : Three Hour:;] ]Maximum Marks: 200]

INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should attempt que¥tWns no. 1 and

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5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the
remaining quell'tionll, selecting at kast ONE

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question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by each question
is indicakd at the end of the question.
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Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.
Assume suitable data, if necessary,
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and indicate the same clearly.
UnlesR otherwise indicated, symbolic notlUions
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earry usual meaning.

Useful Constants
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Electron charge (e)= 1·602 x 10- 19 C

Electron rest mass (me)= 9·109 x 10--3 1 kg
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Proton mass (mP) = 1·672 x w-27 kg

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Vacuum permittivity (E,,) = 8·854 x 10-12 farad/m

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Vacuum permeability (fl 0 ) = 1·257 x 10-6 henry/m

Velocity oflight in free space (c)= 3 x HJ 6 m/s
Boltzmann constant (k) = 1·38 x w-23 JIK

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 Electron volt (eV) = 1 ·602 x 10- 19 J
Planck's constant (h)= 6·62 x 10---34 Js
Stefan's constant (cr) = 5·67 x 10- 8 wm- 2 K- 4
Avogadro's constant (N) = 6·02 x 1026 kmoC1
Gas constant (R) = 8·31 x 103 J kmor 1 K- 1

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SECTION A

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1, Answer any four questions from the following :
(Each answer must not be more than 150 words long)

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4xl0=40
(a) Using Euler's cquatioru; of motion for a force-free
rigid body, show that the kinetic energy remains
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constant all along the motion of the rigid body.
(b) . The vibration of a string fixed at both ends is
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represented by the equation

y = 2 sin "
3 cos 501It metre.
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If the above stationary wave is produced due to

the superposition of two waves of same frequency,
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velocity and amplitude travelling in opposite

directions
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y1 =A sin
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n (x- vt) and y2 =A sin ~n (x + vt)
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(i) find the equation of the component waves

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(ii) find the distance between two consecutive
nudes of t.he ~tationary wave.

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 (c) Light rays of wavelength 5890 A and 5896 A fall
on a grating having 5000 lines/em. If a lens of
focal length 100 em is used to form spectra on a
screen, find the distance between the lines in the
third order.

For a damped harmonic oscillator ·with equation

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mX+~:i +kx=O,

show tl1at the work done against the damping

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force in an infinitesimal time 'dt' is equal to the
loss of energy of the mass 'm' during the same
time inWrval 'dt'.

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(e) Explain the mechanisms of pulse dispersion in a
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step index fibre.

2. (a) A moving particle of charge Ze hits a fixed charge

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Z'e. Show that the Rutherford scattering
cross-section o{fl) for this phenomenon can be
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briven by

!T{fl) "' ..!:_ ( ZZ'e

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l' -,''----
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4l 2E sin 4 (9/2)
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where 8 is the scattering angle and E lS the

energy of the incident particle. 30
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(b) Discuss the significance of the impact parameter

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and the scattering angle in the analysis of

Rutherford scattering phenomena. 10

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 3. (a) Show how the momentum components of a
moving particle transform under Lorentz
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transformation. A particle of momentum P 1 , rest

mass m 1 is incident upon a stationary particle of
rest mass m 2. Show that the velocity of the
centre of mass system is given by

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->
v =

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(b) When an external sinusoidal force is applied to a

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vibrating sy~tem, we have a situation !-ike forced
vibration. Show that in the steady state, the
frequency of the forced vibration is the same as
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thut of the external force. 15
4. (a) Describe the construction of a Michelson's
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interferometer. If the movable mirror is moved
through a small distance d and the number of
fringes that cross the field of view is n, then show
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that the wavelength of light is given by A: 2d/n. J.'J

(b) Show that the dispersion D and the resolving

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power of a grating are given respectively by

D:=dO, m
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(i)
dA dcm; e '"'
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(ii) R = }. = N.m,
M
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where d is the grating element, m is the order

number and N is the Wtal number of rulings in
the grating. 10

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 (!:) Draw the figures depicting the variation of the
electric field vector with time for linearly
polarized, circularly polarized and elliptically
polarized light beams respectively. Describe the
experimental method for detecting the state of
polarization of the light beam. 15

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 SECTION B

5. Answer any four questions from the following:

(Each answer must not be more than 150 words long)
4x10=40
{a) In an RC circuit a fully charged capacitor of 1 ~-tF
discharges through a resistor of 100 k.Q, After

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how much time will the energy stored in the
capacitor become
1~ th of it.s initial value?

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(b) Suppose a cavity of volume V contains black-body
radiation in equilibrium with the walls of the

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cavity at a temperature T. For a reversible
adiabatic change of volume show that
VT'1 = constant.
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If the initial Lemperature is 2000 K and the
volume is increased from 10 cm 3 t.u 1250 cm 3,
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reversibly .and .adiabatically, what would be the
Gnal temperature of the radiation?
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(c) Consider a system of two particles and three

quantum states. Discuss how the particles will
distribute themselves among the three states if
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ihey obey
(i) Maxwell- BoHzmann statistics
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(ii) Bose- Einstein statistics

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(iii) Fermi- Dirac statistics.

Ignore the spin degree of freedom.
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(d) Write a short note on Saba's ionization forn1ula

and discuss its applications.

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 (e) Calculate the radius of an oxygen molecule, if its
coefficient of viscosity at 15° C is 19·6 x 10-6 PI
(Pl "' Poiseuille) and the mean speed of the
oxygen molecules is 436 ms-1.

6. (a) What is the Method of Images ? What are the

necessary conditions which must be satisfied in

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order to apply the image method ? Show that a
point ~barge placed at a distance above a perfect
conducting plane of infinite extent can be

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replaced by itself, its image and an equipotential
surface in place of the conducting plane. 20

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(b) State Poynting's theorem for a combined system
of charges and electromagnetic fields in the form
of continuity equation·. Explain the physical
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sigiJificance of each term in the equation. 10
(c) Determine the mutual inductance of two coplanar
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concentric circular loops of radii 1 m and 2 m.
(Usual assumptions may be used, where
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required, to solve the problem)_ 10

7. {a) Derive Planck's law of black-body radiation.

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Obtain its limiting forms for (i) very low

frequencies (ii) very high frequencies. 20
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{b) Consider a system of N non-interacting bosons,

occupying a volume V, at a temperature T. Derive
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an expression for n(E}, the average number of

bosons oceupying the energy state E. 16
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(c) What do you understand by Bose- Einstein

condensation ? 1

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 8. (a) Derive an expression for the specific beat of a
solid based on Einstein's theory. Obtain the
limiting form of the specific heat at very low
temperatures. 16
(b) Far diamond, the Einstein tempemture,
OE "' 1450 K Calculate the specific heat of

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diamond at T = 290 K. 4
(c) For a system of N non-interacting fermions,
endose1d m a volume V, at T "' 0, find an
expression for (i) the internal energy U, (iil the

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pressure P. 15
(d) Metallic silver has a density of 10·5 x 103 kg m-3

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and its atomic weight is 107. Taking one free
electron per silver atom, calculate the pressure of
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the electron gas in silver at T = 0. 5
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PHYSICS

Paper-II

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\ Time Allowed : Three Hours ! IMaximum Marks : 200 I
INSTRUCTIONS

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Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1 and 5
which are c:ompulsory, and THREE of the
remaining question11, selecting at least

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ONE question ftom each Section.
The number of marks ~:-arried by each question is
indicated at the end of the question.
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ADswers must be written in ENGLISH only.
Assume suitable data, if considered necessary and
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indicate the ~:>ame clearly.
List of Useful Constants
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Mass of proton =1·673xlo- kg
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Mass of neutron =1·675xlo- kg
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Mass of electron = 9. 11 x 10- kg
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Planck constant = 6 · 626 x lQ- J-s
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Boltzmann constant = 1· 380 x lQ-

23 J-K-t
24 2
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Bohr magneton = 9 · 273 x lo- A-m

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Electronic charge =1·602xl0- C
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Atomic mass unit (u) =1·660x1Q- kg
=931 MeV
Velocity of light in
vacuum, c <=3xl0 8 m-s- 1

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m(fH) = 1·007825 u

m(fH) =2-014102 u

m({HJ =3·016049 u
m{12q =12·00000 u

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m(fgNe) =19-992439 u

m{~He) =4·002603 u

m(~n} =1-008665 u

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m(e) =0-000549 u

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m(~t2 sm) = 151-919756 u

m(~~2 Eu) =151-91749 u

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m(~2 Gd) = 151·919794 u

m(35 Cl]
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=35-450u

Unles:;o otherwise Indicated, symbols and

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notations ha.ve usual meanings.

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Section-A

1. Answer any four of the following :

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(a) The wavelength and frequency of a

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guided wave are related by

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A=c/~v 2 -vg
Express the wave's group velocity !.! in
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terms of c and its phase velocity 1.1 P. l0

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 (b) What is the minimum angle that the
angular momentum vector may make
with the z-axis, in the case .of 1 = 3? How
many levels are possible? Show the
angle in a vector diagram. 10

(c) An H 35 CI molecule is found to have a

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fundamental vibration at 2885. 9 em -l.
Its internuclear distance changes by
0 ·OS nm. What will be the change tn
potential energy? 10

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(d) Calculate the ~eman energy splitting of

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the 2P112 and 2S112 states in sodium for
a magnetic field of 2 T. 10

If 6' x• 6' y and 6' z are Pauli spin matrices,

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prove the following relationship : 10
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sin {d ,41) == d x sin !jl

2. (a) The wave function of a quantum particle

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is W(X) == Aeii(U:- a21l/2m). Find {p"' ). 10

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(b) For theE <U0 potential barrier, obtain

expression for the probability that the
particles will be transmitted resonantly.
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0 X<O,x>L
U(x) =
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(U O<x<L 20
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(c) -If an electron is incident on a barrier

potential 0-100 eV and width 15 nm in
the problem (b) above, calculate the
transmission probability, if its energy is
0·060 eV. 10

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 3. (a) Pr-ove that i 2 ""i~ +i~ +i~ commutes
with all the three components of
angular momentum operator f. 20
(b) Discuss briefly the Stern-Gerlach
experiment with the help of a diagram.
Analyse the outcome of this experiment. 20

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4, (a) Discuss the number of fundamental
vibrations of water molecule. 15

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(b) Frequency separation between adjacent
lines in the rotational spectrum of

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35 ct 19 F is .measured as 11· 2 GHz.
Calculate the interatomic spacing.
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(c) The NMR spectrum of CH 31 taken in a

60 MHz spectrometer gave a strong
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signal at 130 Hz and chemical shift
2 · 16 ppm. Obtain the absorption
frequency, if the spectrum were to be
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made in a 90 MHz spectrometer. What

would be the chemical shift in the new
spectrum?
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Section-B
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5. Answer any four of the following :

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(a} {i) What is the Q-value of the reaction

1s2Eu (n., Plts2 8 m?
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(ii) What type of weak interaction can
occur for 152 Eu? 5

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 (b) Lead shows superconductivity at 7 ·19 K
for zero applied magnetic field. When
magnetic field of 0 · 08 T is applied,
superconductivity will not take place
at any temperature. Calculate the
applied magnetic field that will stop
superconductivity at 2 · 0 K. 10

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(c) What is intemai conversion? Show that
the internal conversion coefficient
depends upon the atomic number of the

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nucleus. !0

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(d) Indicate with reasons, why each of the
following high-energy reactions/particle
decays is either allowed or forbidden
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(i} n- +p~no +n

(ii) no -ty+y+y
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(iii) no -ty+y
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(iv) n• -t!l+ +v,._

(v} n• -til+ +V,._

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(e) Write down the quark composition of

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the following : !0
(i} Neutron {n)
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(ii) Proton (p)

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{iii) Sigma-plus p::+)

(iv) Kaon-zero (K 0 )

(u} Pion-zero (n°)

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6. (a) Derive an expressia·n for the recoil

energy loss in the emission of gamma
ray. What IS natural line width?
Explain. 10

(b) What is Mlissbaucr effect? Define the

MOss bauer parameters-isomer shift,

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quadrupole splitting and magnetic
splitting. 20
(c) For atomic transitions, resonance

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fluorescence and absorption are
normal, but in nuclear ganuna decay

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this does not occur. Why? Explain with
a typical illustrative example. 10

7. (a)
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Discuss Grand Unified The01y schemes
for Strong, Weak and Electromagnetic
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interactions. What are experimentally
verifiable predictions of such schemes? 20
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(b) Explain Kronig-Penney model for the

motion of an electron in a periodic
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one-dimensional square well potential.

Show from the energy band diagram
that the materials can be classified
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as conductor, semiconductor and

insulator. 20
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8. (a) Calculate the resistivity of silicon Mving

atomic mass 28, and having density of
2·42xl0 3 kg-m- 3 and a valence of 2.
Assume that the Fermi energy for

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silicon is 2 eV. (Assume electron mean

free path to be 100 times the
interatomic spacing.) 20

(b) Discuss the construction and operation

of Enhancement MOSFET and
Depletion MOSFET. Give their

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characteristics. How do they differ from
JFET? 20

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