DRIEMS UNIVERSITY

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS: 2023-24

SUB: ENGINEERING PHYSICS (ETPHT101)
Branch: CSE (Sem: 2nd)

Module-I

2 Marks each
2
1. (a) The differential equation of a simple harmonic oscillator is given as 4 d x  16 2 x  0 ,
2
dt
2
d x
3 2
 9 2 x  0 , find the linear frequency and time period.
dt
(b) Distinguish between Fresnel’s and Fraunhoffer’s diffraction.
(c) What are the conditions for Newton’s bright and dark ring in reflected light?
(d) What is destructive interference? Under what conditions destructive interference is formed?
(e) Why two slits are very much close to each other in Young’s double slits experiment?
(f) Draw the optical ray diagram of young’s double slit experiment.
(g)What do you mean by coherent sources? Give an example.
(h) Draw the optical ray diagram of Newton’s ring experiment
(i) Under what conditions constructive interference is formed?
(j) Distinguish between simple harmonic oscillation, damped harmonic oscillation and forced
oscillation.
(l) Distinguish between constructive interference and destructive interference.
(m) In a Newton’s ring experiment the diameter of 20th dark ring is14.6mm using sodium light having
wavelength 5893A0 .What is the radius curvature of the plano-convex lens?
(n) Find the separation between the slits when two slits are illuminated by a monochromatic light of
wave length 4000 A0.The separation between two bright fringes is 4mm and distance of screen from
slit is 80cm.
(p) At which position the velocity of simple harmonic oscillator is (i) maximum and (ii) minimum?
(q) Calculate the finite width of interference pattern produced in Young’s double slit experiment with
two slits 10-3m apart on a screen 1m away. (Given wave length of light = 5893A0)

6 Marks each

2. (a) What is damped harmonic oscillation? Set up it’s differential equation.

(b) What is diffraction of light? Distinguish between Fresnel’s and Fraunhoffer’s diffraction.
(c) Derive the expression for wavelength of light by Newton’s ring method.
(d) How Newton’s ring is formed? Explain.
(e)Distinguish between longitudinal and transverse wave.
(f)What is simple harmonic oscillator? Set up the differential equation for simple harmonic motion
and find it’s solution.
(g) Show that the diameter of Newton’s bright ring is directly proportional to square root of odd
number.
(h) Distinguish between division of wave front and division of amplitude.
(i) Distinguish between simple harmonic oscillator, damped harmonic oscillator and forced oscillator.
(j) What do you mean by diffraction of light? Discuss about the different types of diffraction?
 (k) Show that the graph between displacement vs velocity is elliptical in simple harmonic oscillation.
(l) Distinguish between simple harmonic oscillator, damped harmonic oscillator and forced oscillator.
16 Marks each

3. (a) What is forced oscillation? Set up the differential equation and find it’s solution.
(b) What is Newton’s ring? How is it formed? Derive the expressions for diameter of Newton’s
bright and dark ring by Newton’s ring method.
(c) Derive the expression for refractive index of a liquid by Newton’s ring method.

Module-II

2 Marks each

1. (a) Write down the concept of Fermions and Bosons with examples.
(b) Write down the lattice parameters for orthorhombic crystal and mention its types of Bravais
lattices.
(c) What are Miller indices and write down their importance?
(d) What is the main difference between primitive and non-primitive cell?
(e) Define Bravais lattice. How many Bravais lattices are seen in an orthorhombic crystal?
(f) Write down the concept of Fermions and Bosons with examples.
(g) Determine the angle between two crystallographic directions, [121] and [212].
(h) In a cubic crustal, if the lattice parameter (a) is 3, then calculate the inter planner spacing (d) of the
plane (1 2 1).
(i) What are the conditions for Fermi-Dirac statistics?
(j) What do you mean by transition temperature?
(k) What is Forbidden energy? Write down the difference between valance and conduction band.

6 Marks each
2. (a) Describe the procedure to determine the Miller indices of a plane. Show that the parallel planes
have the same Miller indices.
(b) Find the miller indices for the plane with each of following sets of intercepts, (i) 3a, 3b,2c (ii)
a, 2b, ∞ (iii) 5a, -6b, c (iv) a, b/2, c (v) a, b, c (vi) a/2, b, ∞ (vi) 2a, 4b, 2c (vii) -a, 3b, -6c (viii)
a, 2b, 3c (ix) -a, ∞, 0 (x) a, -b, -4c
(c) Write down a comparative difference between the types of solids based on band theory with
examples.
(d) A crystal reflects monochromatic X-rays strongly when Bragg’s glancing angle (ɵ) for a first order
reflection is 150. What are the glancing angles for the second and third order reflections of the same
type.
(e) Narrate a comparative difference between the three distribution function (Maxwell
Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein).
     
(f) Draw the following lattice directions in a cubic crystal, 111, 11 1 , 0 1 2 , 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 , 104
(g) Draw the following planes for a cubic crystal, 111, 1 11, 0 1 2, 1 1 2, 2 1 0, 424
16 arks each
3 (a) Elaborately discuss band theory in solid. Briefly describe about conductors, semiconductors
and insulators based on band theory with examples.
(b) What is X-ray diffraction? Why X-ray is used for the determination of crystal system? Derive
Bragg’s law of X-ray diffraction. The Bragg’s angle for (2 2 0) reflection from nickel crystal
is 38.20, when first order X-ray of wave length 1.54A0 are employed in a diffraction experiment.
Determine the lattice constant of nickel.
 Module-III

2 Marks each

1. (a) Calculate the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦𝑧 3 at the point (2, -1, 1) in the direction
of vector i  2 j  2k .

(b) Prove that Curl grad  = 0 ,  where is a scalar

(c) State Green theorem of XY-plane.
(d) Narrate the main characteristics of laser.
(f) What do you mean by meta stable state?
(h) Why population inversion is required for the laser action?
(i) Write down the different applications of laser.
(j)Which principle is used to convert surface integration to volume integration, define?
  
(k) The position vector of a particle is r (t )  i a cost  j b sin t , where a, b and  are
constants. Find the velocity and acceleration of the particle.
(l) Prove that position vector is irrational.
(m) Mention the physical significance of divergence with suitable examples.
(n) State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.

6 Marks each
2. (a) Write down the difference between spontaneous and stimulated emission.
 r 
(b) Find   3 , where r a position vector is.
r
(c) Define equation of continuity. Show that Ampere-Maxwell law is consistent with the
equation of continuity.
(d) Define absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission with suitable diagrams.
(e) Why stimulated emission is important for lasing action?
(f) Write down the engineering applications of lasers in Industries.
(g) What is the principle of optical fiber? Classify the optical fiber on the basis of variation of
its diameter and refractive index.
(h) Briefly discuss about Maxwell’s displacement current and hence modify Ampere’s
circuital law.
(i) Write down the Maxwell’s electromagnetic equation both in differential and integral form in
vaccume.
16 Marks each
3. (a) Draw a neat diagram of He-Ne laser and describe its working principle. What are the
characteristics of output laser beam from He-Ne laser?
(b) What do you mean by electrostatics? State Gauss law in electrostatics in a medium. Derive its
differential form. Using this derive Coulomb’s law and hence write down the limitations of Gauss’s law.
 Module-IV

2 Marks each

1. (a) State Plank’s formula for black body radiation.

(b) Find the Compton shift for X-rays of wave length 1.5 Å, scattered by 600. What is the wave
length of scattered X-ray?
(c) What are the differences between pair production and pair annihilation?
(d) What do you mean by matter wave? Mention the De- Broglie wave length for a matter wave.
(e) What do mean by threshold frequency?
(f) If the uncertainty in the position of a proton is 5×10-10 m. Calculate the uncertainty in its
momentum.
(g) Write Schrodinger’s time independent equation for a free particle moving along X-axis.
(h) Explain quantum mechanical tunneling with a suitable example.
(i) Define the uncertainty principle and mathematical form of energy time uncertainty principle.
(j) What do you mean by probability density?
(k) Write down the de-Broglie hypothesis of the matter waves .
6 Marks each
2. (a) State uncertainty principle. Using this principle show that electron cannot exist within the nucleus.
(b) Write down the inadequacy of classical physics.
(c) Discuss the experimental arrangement and observation of the photoelectric effect.
(d) Using uncertainty principle, show that the ground state energy of the harmonic oscillator is not
zero.
(e) Write down the characteristics of the wave function.
(f) What is black body radiation? Mention its general characteristics.
(g) Mention a brief note about photo electric effect with its limitations and applications.
(h) Derive mathematical expressions for phase velocity and group velocity for a matter wave.
(i) Narrate the characteristics of wave function in quantum mechanics.

16 Marks each
3. (a) Define wave function and derive time independent Schrodinger’s equation in three dimension.
(b) State Compton Scattering. Show that the Compton wavelength gives the scale of the wavelength
change of the incident photon. Narrate the application and limitations of Compton effect.
(c)What is photo electric effect? Discuss its experimental arrangement and experimental observation
of the photo electric effect.