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BTS (C) I&II 10 019 A

B. Tech Degree I & II Semester (Combined)Examination

June 2010
IT/CS/EC/CE/ME/SE/EB/EFEE 103 ENGINEERING PHYSICS
(2000 Scheme)

Time: 3 Hours
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Obtain the conditions of interference of light reflected from a thin transparent film.
Describe the air wedge method of determination of the diameter of a thin wire.
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Maximum Marks: 100

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A parallel beam of light 2 =5890A, is incident on a glass plate

=1.5) such that angle of refraction into the plate is 60. Calculate the smallest
thickness of the plate which will make it appear dark by reflection, where A is the
wavelength of light used and p is the refractive index of glass.
OR
Distinguish between continuous X-ray spectrum and characteristic X-ray spectrum.
State and explain Moseley's law.
Calculate the wavelength of X-ray beam incident at 12 for the first order reflection
from a calcite crystal if the grating constant of the crystal is 3.035A.

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What is meant by resolving power of an optical instrument? State Rayleigh's

criterion for resolution and apply it to deduce an expression for the resolving power
of a telescope.
A diffraction grating used at normal incidence gives a green line /3., = 5400A in

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a certain order superimposed on the violet line, A = 4050A of the next higher
order if the angle of diffraction is 30 degrees fmd the number of lines per cm of
the grating.
Describe the construction and working of a zone plate and obtain an expression
for its focal length.
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Describe the construction, working and uses of a Nicol prism.
Explain positive and negative crystals.
What are the uses of polarized light?

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Explain spontaneous emission and stimulated emission.

Explain spatial coherence and temporal coherence.
Explain the construction and working of He-Ne laser.
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What are ultrasonic waves? Describe piezoelectric method of producing ultrasonics.
Explain any three applications of ultrasonics.
Explain the applications of lasers.

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Distinguish between step index single mode fibre and step index multimode fibre.
Derive an expression for the numerical aperture of an optical fibre and hence obtain
an expression for acceptance angle of the fibre.
Determine the numerical aperture and the maximum acceptance angle of an optical
fibre which has a core refractive index of 1.5 and cladding refractive index of 1.45.
OR
Write notes on:
Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction
Population inversion
Dispersive power of a grating
Double refraction
Quarter wave plate.
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Draw the planes with the following Miller indices.

(111), (100), (110)
Derive an expression for distance between lattice planes in a simple cubic crystal.
Explain the terms:
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Unit cell
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Crystal lattice
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Packing factor (iv)
Co-ordination number
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Distinguish between Type I and Type II super conductors.
Write a note on SQUIDS.
Explain:
Meissner effect (ii)
Isotope effect
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Effect of magnetic field on superconductors

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