Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCES
(BPH-106: PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS)
UNIT 5: Investigating Techniques
Q. QUESTION COURSE LEVEL OF
No. OUTCOME LEARNING
1 X-rays consist of: CO3 L-1
(a) negatively charged particles (b) electromagnetic radiations
(c) positively charged particles (d) a stream of neutrons
2 X-rays are produced when an element of high atomic weight is CO3 L-1
bombarded by high energy:
(a) protons (b) photons (c) neutrons (d) electrons
3 In the Hall effect, the electric field is in X-direction and the velocity CO3 L-1
is in Y-direction. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
(a) X (b) Y (c) Z (d) XY plane
4 What are X-rays? How are they produced? CO3 L-2
5 Why X-rays are used to detect crystal structure? CO3 L-2
6 Recall four properties of X-rays CO3 L-1
7 What is Bragg’s law? Derive Bragg’s law for X-ray diffraction. CO3 L-2
8 Describe Bragg’s spectrometer and explain how it is used to CO3 L-3
analyze the crystal structure?
9 Write a short note on Rutherford Back Scattering Spectroscopy. CO3 L-2
10 What is Hall Effect? Derive an expression for Hall coefficient (Hall CO3 L-3
resistance). Discuss some important applications of Hall Effect.
11 Briefly describe hot point probe method for finding the type of CO3 L-3
semiconductor sample.
12 Describe the Principle and working of a Atomic Force Microscope CO3 L-2
13 The angle of reflection of monochromatic X-rays for a crystal whose CO3 L-4
atomic spacing is 2.0A0 is 300. Calculate the wavelength of X-rays.
14 Calculate the glancing angle at which the first and second order CO3 L-4
diffraction maxima will be observed when X-rays of wavelength
2A0 are reflected from a cleavage of calcite with interplanar
distance (d) of 3.2A0.
15 Monochromatic X-rays of wavelength 1.5 A0 are incident on a CO3 L-4
crystal face having an inter-planer spacing of 1.5 A0. Find the
various orders in which Bragg’s reflection takes place.
16 The carrier concentration in n-type semiconductor is 1019 per m3. CO3 L-4
What is the value of Hall coefficient?
17 The Hall coefficient for a specimen is 3.66 x 10-4 m3 C-1. If the CO3 L-4
resistivity of specimen is 8.93 x 10-3 Ohm-m, calculate the mobility
and concentration of charge carriers.