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AP-List of Model Questions

The document contains model questions for Applied Physics, organized into five units covering topics such as lasers, fiber optics, quantum mechanics, semiconductors, and nanomaterials. It includes both short answer and long answer questions, addressing key concepts, definitions, and derivations relevant to each unit. The questions are designed to assess understanding of fundamental principles and applications in the field of physics.

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AP-List of Model Questions

The document contains model questions for Applied Physics, organized into five units covering topics such as lasers, fiber optics, quantum mechanics, semiconductors, and nanomaterials. It includes both short answer and long answer questions, addressing key concepts, definitions, and derivations relevant to each unit. The questions are designed to assess understanding of fundamental principles and applications in the field of physics.

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APLIED PHYSICS MODEL QUESTIONS

Short answer questions (2M)


UNIT-I: Laser and Fiber Optics
1. **List out important Laser beam characteristics.
2. *Define the terms a) Lifetime, b) Metastable state, c) Population inversion.
3. **Distinguish spontaneous emission and stimulated emission.
4. *List daily life applications of lasers.
5. *What is working principle of optical fiber? Explain.
6. List out advantages of optical fibers.
7. Define a) acceptance angle and b) numerical aperture.
8. *List applications of optical fibers.
9. How graded-index fibers are advantage over step-index fibers?
10. *Find a) acceptance angle and b) numerical aperture of an optical fiber with the refractive indices of
core and cladding are 1.62 and 1.55 respectively.
UNIT-II
1. What basic concepts of Planck’s law?
2. *What are matter waves? Write their properties.
3. What is de-Broglie hypothesis of matter waves.
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4. *Show that λ= A for electron.
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5. **State Heisenberg uncertainty principle and list its applications.
6. **What is Born interpretation of the wave function (or) Write Physical significance of wavefunction.
7. *Find ground state energy of a moving electron confined in 1-D box of size 1 Ao.
8. *Define effective mass of electron.
9. Define Bloch theorem.
10. *Draw E-k diagram. (or Draw Brillouin zones)
Unit-III
1. *What are intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?
2. **Define Hall effect and list applications of Hall effect.
3. **Distinguish Direct and Indirect band gap semiconductors.
4. *Draw V-I characteristics of PN- junction diode.
5. Define a) Knee voltage and b) Avalanche breakdown voltage.
6. *Find wavelength of light emitted by an LED with threshold voltage 2.1 V.
7. Calculate the cut-off voltage of an LED which emits the light at 550 nm.
8. *Determine fill factor of a PV cell which generates electric power 55 mW with open circuit voltage
2.2 V and short circuit 36 mA.
Unit-IV
1. Show that P = ε0(εr - 1)E; Show that χe = (εr - 1).
3. *Define Piezo-electricity, Ferroelectricity and Pyro–electricity.
4. *List applications of Piezo-electricity, Ferroelectricity and Pyro–electricity.
5. *A solid elemental dielectric with density 3 x 1028 atoms/m3 shows an electronic polarizability of 10-40
F-m 2. Assuming the internal electric field to be a Lorentz field, calculate relative permittivity of the
material.
6. Show that B = μ0(H + M); Show that μr = χm+1
8. *The magnetic field intensity in a piece of ferric oxide is 106 A/m. If the susceptibility of the material is
1.5 x 10-3, calculate the magnetization of the material and the flux density.
9. **Distinguish Hard magnetic materials and Soft magnetic materials.
10. **Define multi-ferroics? List applications of them.

Unit-V
1. *What are Energy materials? Give examples.
2. **What is a supercapacitor? List any two electrolytic materials used in it.
3. *Define quantum confinement.
4. What is surface to volume ratio? Give an example.
5. **How do you determine crystallite size by Debye-Scherrer’s equation?
6. *List out various applications of Nanomaterials.

Long answer questions (10M)


Unit-I
1. **Define Einstein coefficients and derive their relations.
2. **Describe Construction, Energy level diagram, Working principle of Ruby laser with neat diagrams.
3. **Describe Construction, Energy level diagram, Working principle of He-Ne laser with neat diagrams.
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4. *Define acceptance angle and numerical aperture.And, derive expression for them.
5. Describe classification of optical fibers.

UNIT-II:
1. **Describe Davisson and Germer experiment to verify the existence of matter waves with neat
diagrams.
2. **Derive time independent Schrodinger wave equation.
3. *Derive energy of a particle in one dimensional infinite potential well.
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4. *Explain free electron (Drude& Lorentz.) theory of solids. Hence, derive electrical conductivity in
metals and verify Ohm’s law.
5. ** Describe Kronig-Penney model of periodic potential and discuss its important conclusions.
6. Explain origin of formation energy bands and explain how solids are classified?

Unit-III
1. **Derive carrier concentration (density of electrons and holes) in a pure (intrinsic) semiconductor.
2. Derive Fermi level in an intrinsic semiconductor and its temperature dependence.
3. *Explain Hall effect in a semiconductor. Derive expression for Hall coefficient and list its applications.
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4. *Explain working of p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias by using V-I characteristics.
5. **Explain construction, working principle and V-I characteristics of LED with neat diagrams.
6. **Explain construction, working principle and V-I characteristics of Solar Cell with neat diagrams.

Unit-IV
1. *What are internal fields in a dielectric slab in presence of applied electric field. Derive the internal field
due to spherical cavity with the help of Lorentz method.
2. **What is internal field? Derive expression for Clausius - Mossotti Equation.
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3. *Explain how magnetic materials are classified with their properties, examples and applications.
4. **Describe Weiss domain theory of Ferromagnetism. Hence, explain hysteresis of a ferromagnetic
material.

Unit-V
1. **Describe construction and working of a rechargeable ion battery with a schematic diagram. List its
advantages and applications.
2. *Describe construction and working of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with a schematic diagram. List its
advantages and applications.
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3. **Explain synthesis of Nanomaterials by a) Ball milling and b) Sol-Gel method.
4. **Describe construction and working of a Scanning Electron Microscope with a schematic diagram. List
its applications.
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