Date:22/12/2017 Enrolment No.

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RK UNIVERSITY
B.TECH./SEM-I/REGULAR/DEC.-2017

APS121: APPLIED SCIENCE

Time: 09:00 AM TO 12:00 PM Total Marks: 100

Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Programmable calculator is not permissible.

SECTION – I

Q.1 (a) Select the most appropriate option: (Each of one mark) 06
1. The frequency of infrasonic wave is______.
a. >100 Hz
b. <= 20 Hz
c. >1000 Hz
d. =100 Hz
2. The unit of absorption coefficient is ____.
a. ∙
b. ∙
c. C
d. sec
3. _____ is an example of crystalline material.
a. Iron
b. Mica
c. Glass
d. Wood
4. The full form of SONAR is Sound Navigation And _______.
a. Reflection
b. Radiation
c. Ranging
d. Refraction
5. The reciprocal of conductivity is ______
a. Transitivity
b. Permittivity
c. Permeability
d. Resistivity

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 6. The full form of LASER is Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of _____.
a. Reflection
b. Radiation
c. Ranging
d. Refraction

(b) Answer following questions: (Each of two mark) 10

1. The intensity of a source of sound is 10-5 Wm-2. Calculate the
intensity level in dB.
2. The volume of a music hall is 3000 m3 and its absorption coefficient
is 4950 ∙ . Calculate the reverberation time of a music hall.
3. The electron density of metal is 8.22 x 1028 m-3 and its conductivity
is 6.55 x 107Ω-1m-1. Calculate relaxation time of free
electrons.
4. Draw following miller plane:
1. (0 1 1)
2. (1 0 1)
5. Write down properties of X - rays.

Q.2 (a) Calculate APF of SC, BCC & FCC structures. 06

(b) Calculate number of atoms per unit cell in SC, BCC & FCC 05
structures.
(c) Write down applications of ultrasonic waves. 05
OR
Q.2 (a) State & prove Bragg’s law. 06
(b) Write down merits and demerits of magnetostriction oscillator to 05
produce ultrasonic waves
(c) Write down merits and demerits of piezoelectric generator to 05
produce ultrasonic waves

Q.3 (a) Define: Thermal Conductivity. Derive necessary expression for 06

thermal conductivity using classical theory of free electrons.
(b) List out any drawbacks and any there success of classical theory of 06
free electrons.
(c) Write a note on CO2 LASER. 06
OR
Q.3 (a) Write down applications of X-rays. 06
(b) Write down applications of LASER. 06
(c) List out some important postulates of classical theory of free 06
electrons.

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 SECTION – II

Q.4 (a) Select the most appropriate option: (Each of one mark) 06
1. The unit of critical magnetic field is _____
a. Newton
b. Dyne
c. Einstein
d. Tesla
2. The unit of critical current density is ______.
a.
b.
c.
d. /
3. 10 = _____
a. 10
b. 10
c. 1
d. 10
4. Chemical reactions which have a capacity to produce electrical
energy under appropriate conditions. The example is _____.
a. Battery
b. Plug
c. Tube light
d. Bulb
5. The unit of EMF is ______.
a. Volt
b. Ampere
c. Ohm
d. Mho
6. In fluorescence, Molecules absorbs the light and emit light of same
_____.
a. Amplitude
b. Speed
c. Wavelength
d. Frequency

(b) Answer following questions: (Each of two mark) 10

1. The critical temperature of Nb is 9.15 K. At zero kelvin the critical
field is 0.196 T. Calculate the critical field at 6 K.
2. Calculate the critical current through a long thin superconducting
wire of radius 0.1 mm. the critical magnetic field is 7.2 kA/m.
3. Write down applications of biomaterials.
4. Discuss: Photosensitization
5. Write a note on reversible cell.
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Q.5 (a) Write down applications of superconductors. 06
(b) List out Difference between thermochemistry and photochemistry. 05
(c) Discuss the reasons for low quantum yield in photochemical 05
reactions.
OR
Q.5 (a) Discuss the factors affecting on quantum efficiency in photochemical 06
reactions.
(b) Discuss: Stark-Einstein Law. 05
(c) Write a note on Type – II superconductor. 05

Q.6 (a) List out applications of metallic glass. 06

(b) Discuss: Types of electrodes 06
(c) Write down properties of shape memory alloy. 06
OR
Q.6 (a) List out applications of biomaterials. 06
(b) Discuss: Electrolytic Cell 06
(c) Write down properties of metallic glass. 06

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