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INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
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1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying T WO marks
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2. SECTION - B & C. have FOUR questions each.
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c) What is the atomic origin of paramagnetism exhibited by certain materials?
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d) What are the essential conditions for a unit cell to be called a primitive cell?
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SECTION-B
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b) What are type I and type II superconductors and give their distinguishing features. 3
4. a) What is Bragg's law. Derive the Bragg’s condition for x-ray diffraction. What are the
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a) Derive the expression for variation of mass of a relativistic body with velocity.
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