Syllabus: 50% Chapter 17 to 21

Objective
Group-A
Q.1. Choose the correct answer. (17×1 = 17)
(i) A solid in which there is no regular arrangement of molecules is called:
a) Amorphous b) Crystalline
c) Copper d) None of these
(ii) When stress is increased beyond elastic limit and material is permanently changed this property is:
a) Permanent stress b) Elasticity
c) Yield strength d) Plasticity
(iii) The temperature at which material show super conductivity is:
a) Super temperature b) Critical temperature
c) Kelvin temperature d) Absolute temperature
(iv) What input values will cause AND logic gate to produce a high output:
a) At least one point is high b) All inputs are high
c) At least one input is low d) All inputs are low
(v) The current gain of transistor whose base current is 100 A and collector current is 100mA will be:
a) 10-3 b) 103
c) 100 d) 1
(vi) The gain of an inverting amplifier having external resistance R1 = 50k and:
R2 = 200 k will be
a) -0.25 b) 2
c) -2 d) -4
(vii) Exclusive NOR gate can be obtained by inverting the output of:
a) XOR gate b) NOT gate
c) AND Gate d) None of these
(viii) The SI unit of Planck’s constant is
a) joule – sec-1 b) joule – sec-2
c) joule – sec d) joule – sec2
(ix) A non-inertial frame of reference is that which
a) Remains at rest b) Moves with uniform velocity
c) Is acted upon by some unbalanced force d) All of above
(x) Uncertainty arises due to the
a) Human error b) Compton effect
c) Dual nature of light d) None of the above
(xi) For a human eye, the sunlight forms a
a) Line spectrum b) Continuous spectrum
c) Emission spectrum d) None of the above
(xii) The experimental value of Rydberg’s constant is
a) 1.097  10-7 m-1 b) 1.097  107 cm-1
c) 1.097  107 m-1 d) 109.7  10-9 m-1
(xiii) Holograms are formed by:
a) Ordinary light b) X-rays
c) Laser d) Gamma rays
(xiv) A place where controlled fission chain reaction is carried is called
a) A black hole b) Atomic Bomb
c) Mass spectrograph d) A reactor
(xv) Minimum of three quarks are necessary to form a
a) Proton b) Neutron
c) Proton and neutron d) Photon
(xvi) Half life of a given sample of radium is 22 years. The sample will reduce to 25% of its original value
after
a) 11 years b) 22 years
c) 44 years d) 88 years
(xvii) Geiger counter can be used to determine penetration power of
a)  - particles &  - particles b)  - particles &  - particles
c)  - particles &  - particles d)  -  and  - particles
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Subjective
Section-I
Q 2: Write short answers of any eight to the following questions. (8x2=16)
i. Distinguish between crystalline and polymeric solids.
ii. What is meant by Dia and Ferromagnetic substances? Give examples for each.
iii. Discuss the mechanism of electrical conduction by holes and electrons in a pure semiconductor element.
iv. What is meant by strain energy? How can it be determined from force-extension graph?
v. What is the use of Hystersis loop in the construction of the core of transformer?
vi. Define curie temperature.
vii. Write four uses of photodiode.
viii. The anode of a diode is 0.2V positive with respect to its cathode. Is it forward biased?
ix. What is effect of forward and reverse biasing of a diode on the width of depletion region?
x. Why a photodiode is operated in reverse state?
xi. What is biasing requirements of the junction of a transistor for its normal operation? Explain how these
are met in common emitter amplifier?
xii. Why base of transistor is made very thin and is lightly doped?

Q 3: Write short answers of any eight to the following questions. (8x2=16)

i. Differentiate between forward biasing and reverse biasing of a p-n junction?
ii. Assume that if a human body behave like a black body in which range of electromagnetic spectrum will
it radiate, take the temperature of a body 37Co.
iii. If the speed of light were infinite, what would the equations of special theory of relativity reduce to?
iv. As a solid is heated and begins to glow, why does it first appear red?
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v. What is photon? Show that its momentum is a p = .
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vi. What are the advantages of using electron microscope over optical microscope?
vii. If measurements show a precise position for an electron, can those measurements show precise
momentum also? Explain.
viii. Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom is based upon several assumptions. Do any of these assumptions
contradict classical physics?
ix. Can the electron in the ground state of hydrogen absorb a photon of energy 13.6 eV and greater than
13.6 eV?
x. Write any four uses of laser.
xi. Differentiate between spontaneous and stimulated emission.
xii. Explain why laser action could not occur without population inversion between atomic levels?

Q 4: Give short answers any six to the following questions. (6x2=12)

(i) What are the advantages of lasers over ordinary light?
(ii) Using quark theory show that the charge on proton is + e.
(iii) What are the limitations in using G.M counter for the detection?
(iv) Explain how -and -particles may ionize an atom without directly hitting the electrons? What is the
difference in the action of the two particles for producing ionization?
(v) Write use of radioisotope in the field of medicine and agriculture.
(vi) Discuss the advantages and dis-advantages of nuclear power compared to the use of fossil fuel
generated power.
235 239
(vii) How U is converted into
92 94 Pu . Write its mechanism.
(viii) What is background radiation? Name its sources
(ix) Differentiate between thermal and fast reactor.
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Attempt any Three questions. (8x3=24)

Q. 5. (a) Describe the formation of energy bands in solids. Explain the difference amongst electrical
behaviour of conductors, insulators and semi-conductor in terms of energy band theory. (5)
(b) A 1.0 m long copper wire is subjected to stretching force and its length increases by 20 cm.
Calculate the tensile strain and the percent elongation which the wire undergoes. (3)
Q. 6. (a) What is meant by rectification? Discuss half wave and full wave rectification (or rectifiers).
(3)
(b) In a certain circuit, the transistor has a collector current of 10 mA and a base current of 40 A.
What is the current gain of the transistor? (5)
Q .7. (a) Define photoelectric effect. Describe an experimental arrangement to produce
photoelectrons and state the experimental results. How Einstein used Plancks quantum theory for
its explanation. (5)
(b) A 50 keV photon is Compton scattered by a quasi-free electron. If the scattered photon comes off
at 45o, what is its wave length? (3)
Q. 8. (a) State basic postulates of Bohr’s atomic model. How did de-Broglie deduce Bohr’s 2 nd

postulate? Derive expression for radii of quantized orbit. (5)

(b) Calculate the longest wavelength of radiation for the Paschen series. (3)
Q.9. (a) What is meant by half-life of a radioactive element? How can half-life of radioactive
element be determined from radioactive decay? (5)
(b) Iodine-131 is an artificial radioactive isotope. It is used for the treatment of human thyroid gland.
Its half-life is 8 days. In the drug store of a hospital 20 mg of iodine-131 is present. It was
received from the laboratory 48 days ago. Find the quantity of iodine-131 in the hospital after
this period.
(3)