Engg. Physics Question Bank For UT

D.Y.
PATIL UNIVERSITY, AMBI, PUNE

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
F.Y.B.Tech
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Sub: Engineering Physics
Question Bank
Unit I: Photonics (Interference & Diffraction)

Q1. Derive an equation for amplitude of diffracted light in Fraunhoffer
diffraction at a single slit. Obtain the condition of maxima.
Q2. In Newton’s rings experiment, show that diameter of dark rings is directly
proportional to square root of natural number.
Q3. Derive an equation for path difference in thin film of uniform thickness for
reflected light and obtain condition of minima.
Q4. In Newton ring experiment, the diameter of 5th ring was 0.30 cm and that of 12th
ring was 0.55 cm. if the radius of curvature of Plano-convex lens 200 cm. Calculate
wavelength of light.
Q5. Light of wavelength 5893 A0 is incident on a thin film of glass of µ=1.5 such
that the angle of refraction in the plate is 200. Calculate the smallest thickness of the
plate which will make it dark by reflection.
Q6. The light of wavelength 600 nm falls normally at a single slit, the first order
minima is seen at angle of 30°, Calculate the width of a slit?
Q7. Distinguish between Fraunhoffer and Fresnel diffraction.(Any Five points)
Q8. Explain application of interference in anti-reflection coatings.
Q9.Define diffraction of light. State the equation for amplitude of diffracted light due
to grating. Obtain the condition for maxima and minima.
Q10. In a diffraction grating 2 cm wide, the first order maxima is seen at an angle of
18o from the normal. Calculate total number of lines on grating if wavelength of light
used is 600 nm.
Unit II: Optics & Modern Physics.
Q1. Define Polarization of light. State and explain Law of Malus.
Q2. Explain construction and working of He-Ne Laser.
Q3. Explain Huygens theory of double refraction and distinguish between positive
and negative crystals.
Q4.Obtain an expression for numerical aperture and acceptance angle in optical

fiber.
Q5. Two polarizing plates have Polarizing direction parallel so as to transmit

maximum intensity of light. Calculate the angle that either of plates be turned if the
intensity of transmitted beam is 75% of the intensity of incident beam?
Q6. Calculate the angle of incidence for unpolarised tobe plane polarized by using
glass plate having refractive index 1.52 by reflection.
Q7. Calculate the numerical aperture of a fiber with core index n1=1.55 and
cladding index n2=1.53.
Q8. Define the following term in laser.
a) Spontaneous emission
b) Metastable state
c) Active medium
d) Pumping
e) Population inversion.
Q9.Explain the four important properties of laser.
Q10. Define optical fiber. Explain the basic structure of optical fiber, State two
conditions required for total internal reflection.
Unit III: Statistical Physics
Q1. Derive an expression for the probability of drunkard for simple
random walk problem in 1 dimension.
Q.2 If p=q=1/2, and total possibilities, N= 200,

Calculate i) Mean value of n1 ii) Mean value of n2
iii) Mean square deviation iv) Root mean square deviation
Q.3. In a simple random walk problem, when particle undergoes total steps, N=3
and if p=q=1/2, calculate the probability when n1=0, 1, 2, 3.
Q.4 Define the following terms

i) Probability of event. ii) Sample space of event iii) Accessible states.
iv)Cannonical ensemble v) Micro-cannonical ensemble.
Q.5 If there are five distinguishable particles a,b,c,d and e. Calculate the number
of microstates for macro-state (0,5), (1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1).
Q.6 Define the following terms

i) Thermodynamic probability ii) mutually exclusive events iii) Macro-states
iv) Micro-states v) Constraints.
Q.7 Bag contains 7 blue and 6 pink balls. Two balls are drawn at random one
after another, calculate the probability that both balls are blue.
Q.8 Distinguish between M.B, B.E, and F.D. statistics. (Any 5 points)
Q.9 If three particles are tobe distributed in four energy levels, calculate all
possible ways of distributions when particles are,
i) Classical ii) Bosons iii) Fermions
Q.10 The system of 2 classical particles (a,b)to be distributed in three

compartments having energies E1=ε, E2=3ε and E3=5ε . Calculate the total
microstates and energy for each microstates.
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PATIL UNIVERSITY, AMBI, PUNE

Unit I: Photonics (Interference & Diffraction)

Q7. Distinguish between Fraunhoffer and Fresnel diffraction.(Any Five points)

Q8. Explain application of interference in anti-reflection coatings.

Q1. Define Polarization of light. State and explain Law of Malus.

Q2. Explain construction and working of He-Ne Laser.

Q4.Obtain an expression for numerical aperture and acceptance angle in optical

Q5. Two polarizing plates have Polarizing direction parallel so as to transmit

Q8. Define the following term in laser.

Q9.Explain the four important properties of laser.

Q.2 If p=q=1/2, and total possibilities, N= 200,

Q.4 Define the following terms

Q.6 Define the following terms

Q.10 The system of 2 classical particles (a,b)to be distributed in three

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