KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institution)

APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
I BTECH (CSE, CSM, IT, CSD)

VIVA QUESTIONS

LCR CIRCUIT
1. What is Resonance and Anti-Resonance?
2. What do you mean by resonance frequency, bandwidth and Quality factor?
3.What do you mean by Impedance? Explain Impedance equations related to LCR series and
parallel circuits?

4. How does impedance vary at resonance in both LCR series and parallel circuits?
5. How does current vary with voltage across inductor and capacitor in LCR series and
parallel circuit?

6. What is the function of Signal generator?

PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
1. What is Photoelectric Effect?
2. What do you mean by stopping potential and how does it vary with frequency of incident
radiation?
3. What is threshold frequency and on what factors does it depends?
4. Explain Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation?
5. What is work function?
6. On what factors does photocurrent depends?
7. Mention any three photo metals? Which photo metal is used in our experiment?
REPRESENTATION OF A QUBIT

1. Explain Dirac bra-ket notation?

2. What is a qubit? How is it represented?

3. Differentiate between a classical bit and a quantum bit.

4. Explain the various Pauli gates and their matrix representation.

5. Find the following:

i) HZH=
ii) XY=
iii) ZX=
iv) YZ=
v) XYZ=

(X, Y, Z, are Pauli matrices and H is Hadamard matrix)

COIN FLIP GAME

1. Define superposition?

2. Discuss in detail about HADAMARD gate?

3. Prove that HADAMARD matrix is Hermitian.

(HINT: If H+H=I, then H is Hermitian)

4. Explain the action of 2 Hadamard gates on a single qubit.

5. Find the following:

i) HZH=
ii) HXH=

(Where X, Z are Pauli matrices and H is Hadamard matrix)

PN JUNCTION AND ZENER DIODE

1. What is p-n junction diode? Explain p-n junction formation?

2. What is potential barrier?

3. Explain the forward biasing and reverse biasing of p-n junction Diode?

4. What do you mean by Knee voltage?

5. Does Diode obey Ohm’s Law?

6. Explain the V-I of p-n junction diode?

7. How is Zener Diode is formed?

8. Explain the V-I characteristics of Zener diode?

9. What do you mean Zener breakdown?

10. What are the applications of p-n junction diode and Zener diode?

ENERGY GAP OF SEMICONDUCTOR

1. What do you mean by energy gap?
2. How do energy gap vary in conductors, semiconductors and insulators?
3. What is fermi level?
4. Explain working of p-n junction diode?
5. Explain the biasing of junction diode?
5. What is the effect of temperature on conductivity of a semiconductor?

LED
1. What is LED? Explain the basic principle of LED?
2. Explain the formation of PN-Junction?
3. Explain the recombination process in LED?
4. What are direct band gap semiconductors. Give few examples?
5. What is the difference between LED and P-N junction Diode?
6.What are the advantages of LED?
7. Mention the applications of LED?

SOLAR CELL
1. What is Solar Cell? Which materials are used for fabrication Of Solar Cell?
2. What do you mean by Photovoltaic cell?
3. Explain the working Of Solar Cell based on energy band?
4.Explain the V-I characteristics of Solar cell?
5. What is fill factor?
6. What do you mean by Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) and Short circuited Current(Isc) ?
7. What is the effect of Series resistance of solar cell?
8. What is the efficiency of Solar cell and on what factors does efficiency depends?

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT
1. What are dielectrics? Explain properties of Dielectrics?
2. What do you mean by polarization (electric polarization) in dielectrics?
3. What is Dielectric Constant?
4. What do you mean by Electric dipole moment?
5. What are the different types of electric polarization?
6. Mention few dielectric materials?
7. What are ferroelectrics, piezo electrics and pyroelectrics?

OPTICAL FIBER
1. What is optical fiber? What is the principle involved in light communication in optical
fibers?
2. What is total internal reflection?
3.What is critical angle? Express the critical angle in terms of R.I of Core and cladding.
4. What do you mean by Numerical aperture and Acceptance angle?
5. Express the Numerical Aperture and Acceptance angle in terms of R.I of Core and
cladding?

6. What are the different types of Optical fiber based on Refractive Index profile.