Physics

The refractive indexes of four substances P, Q, R, and S are 1.77, 1.50, 2.42, and 1.31 respectively. When light travelling in air is incident on these substances at equal angles, the angle of refraction will be the maximum in:
a) substance P
b) substance Q
c) substance R
d) substance S

d) material S is the right answer. Explanation:Refractive index $=\frac{\sin i}{\sin r}$ Because the value of (Sin i) is the same in all circumstances, the value of (Sin $r$) will be the highest for...

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a) State and explain the laws of refraction of light with the help of a labelled diagram.
b) What is meant by the refractive index of a substance?
c) Light travels through air at 300 million m/s. On entering water it slows down to 225 million m/s. Calculate the refractive index of water

The incident ray, the refracted ray, and the normal at the point of incidence are all in the same plane, according to the first law of refraction. For a particular pair of media, the ratio of sine...

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The speed of light in air is 3\times {{10}^{8}}m/s. In medium X its speed is 2\times {{10}^{8}} m/s and in medium Y the speed of light is 2.5\times {{10}^{8}}m/s. Calculate
a) relative refractive index of air and X
b) relative refractive index of air and Y
c) relative refractive index of X and Y

a) Air has a relative refractive index of 1.5, and X = (speed of light in air)/(speed of light in medium X) b) Air's relative refractive index is 1.2, with Y = (speed of light in air)/(speed of...

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The speed of light in vacuum and in two different glasses is given in the table below:
a) Calculate the absolute refractive indexes of flint glass and crown glass.
b) Calculate the relative refractive index for light going from crown glass to flint glass.

a) The refractive index of flint glass is 1.61 when the speed of light in vacuum is divided by the speed of light in flint glass. Crown glass refractive index = (speed of light in vacuum)/(speed of...

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Define Snell’s law of refraction. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 60 degree. If the angle of refraction be 32.7 degree, calculate the refractive index of glass assuming sin 60 degree = 0.866 and sin 32.7 degree = 540.

For a particular pair of media, Snell's law states that the ratio of sine of angle of incidence to sine of angle of refraction equals the constant. (sine of angle of incidence)/refractive index...

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Explain with the help of a labelled ray diagram, why a pencil partly immersed in water appears to be bent at the water surface. State whether the bending of pencil will increase or decrease of water is replaced by another liquid which is optically more dense than water. Give reason for your answer.

When a pencil is submerged in water, the refraction of light causes it to bend. This is due to refraction, which produces a visible change in the location of the pencil's portion within the water....

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a) With the help of a diagram, show how when light falls obliquely on the side of a rectangular glass slab, the emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray.
b) Show the lateral displacement of the ray on the diagram.
c) State two factors on which the lateral displacement of the emergent ray depends

b) The lateral displacement is seen in the ray diagram above. c) The lateral displacement is influenced by the following factors: I Incidence angle ii) The glass slab's thickness iii) Glass slab...

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a) Explain why a stick half immersed in water appears to be bent at the surface. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate your answer.
b) A coin in a glass tumbler appears to rise as the glass tumbler is slowly filled with water. Name the phenomenon responsible for this effect.

a) Light refraction causes the stick to look bent at the surface. Let OC be the ray that originates from O and travels through water to air before being refracted away from the normal. Along with...

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The real image formed by a concave mirror is smaller than the object if the object is:
a) between centre of curvature and focus
b) at a distance greater than radius of curvature
c) at a distance equal to radius of curvature
d) at a distance equal to focal length

The correct option is b) at a distance larger than the radius of curvature is the right answer The image created by a concave mirror for an object positioned beyond the centre of curvature or at a...

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a) Give two circumstances in which a concave mirror can form a magnified image of an object placed in front of it. Illustrate your answer by drawing labelled ray diagrams for both.
b) Which one of these circumstances enables a concave mirror to be used as shaving mirror?

a) I A enlarged image is created when an object is put between the pole and the focus of a concave mirror. ii) A enlarged image is created when an item is placed between the focus and the centre of...

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a) Draw ray-diagrams to show the formation of images when the object is placed in front of a concave mirror:
i) between its pole and focus
ii) between its centre of curvature and focus describe the nature, size, and position of the image formed in each case
b) State one use of concave mirror based on the formation of images as in case (z) above.

a) I When an object is put between the pole and the focus of a concave mirror, the image created is virtual, erect, and bigger than the object, and it is formed behind the mirror. ii) When an item...

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a) What is meant by i) principal focus of a convex mirror ii) focal length of a convex mirror?
b) Draw diagram to show the action of convex mirror on a beam of parallel light rays. Mark on this diagram principal axis, focus F, centre of curvature C, pole P, and focal length f of the convex mirror.

a) I Principal focus of a convex mirror: The principal focus of a convex mirror occurs when all of the reflected light rays meet at a location after diverging in the mirror. ii) Focal length of a...

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a) Define i) principal focus of a concave mirror
ii) focal length of a concave mirror
b) Draw diagram to represent the action of a concave mirror on a beam of parallel light rays. Mark on this diagram principal axis, focus F, centre of curvature C, pole P, and the focal length f of the concave mirror.

a) I A concave mirror's primary focus is the place on the principal axis where all of the light rays converge after reflection. ii) Focal length of a concave mirror: The focal length of a concave...

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
a) Parallel rays of light are reflected by a concave mirror to a point called the ……..
b) The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance from the ……… to the mirror.
>c) A concave mirror ….. rays of light whereas a convex mirror ……. rays of light.
d) For a concave mirror, parallel rays of light appear to diverge from a point called the ……

a) The main emphasis b) The main emphasis b) The convergence and divergence of data d) The main emphasis

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a) Explain why though both a plane mirror and a sheet of paper reflect light but we can see the image of our face in a plane mirror but not in a sheet of paper.
b) The image in a plane mirror is virtual and laterally inverted. What does this statement mean?
c) Write all the capital letters of the alphabet which look the same in a plane mirror.

a) We can see the picture of our face in a plane mirror but not on a sheet of paper because the image created on a plane mirror is known as regular reflection, but the image formed on a sheet of...

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State and explain the laws of reflection of light at a plane surface with the help of a labelled ray diagram. Mark the angle of incidence and reflection clearly on the diagram, if the angle of reflection is 47.5 degrees what will be the angle of incidence?

The phenomenon of light reflection occurs when a light beam bounces back from a surface. a) Incident ray: The beam of light that strikes the mirror. b) Angle of incidence: The angle at which the...

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What is meant by reflection of light? Define the following terms used in the study of reflection of light by drawing a labelled ray diagram.
a) incident ray
b) point of incidence
c) normal
d) reflected ray
e) angle of incidence
f) angle of reflection

The phenomenon of light reflection occurs when a light beam bounces back from a surface. a) Incident ray: The beam of light that strikes the mirror. b) Angle of incidence: The angle at which the...

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In a p-n junction diode, the current I can be expressed as
I=I_{0} \exp \left(\frac{e V}{2 k_{B} T}-1\right)
where I_{0} is called the reverse saturation current, V is the voltage across the diode and is positive for forward bias and negative for reverse bias, and I is the current through the diode, k_{B} is the Boltzmann constant \left(8.6 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{eV} / \mathrm{K}\right) and \mathrm{T} is the absolute temperature. If for a given diode \mathrm{l}_{0}=5 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~A} and \mathrm{T}=300 \mathrm{~K}, then
(a) What is the dynamic resistance?
(b) What will be the current if reverse bias voltage changes from 1 \mathrm{~V} to 2 \mathbf{V} ?

The expression for current in a p-n junction diode, is given as $I=I_{0} \exp \left(\frac{e V}{2 k_{B} T}-1\right)$ Here, $l_{0}=5 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~A}$ $\mathrm{T}=300 \mathrm{~K}$...

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In a p-n junction diode, the current I can be expressed as
I=I_{0} \exp \left(\frac{e V}{2 k_{B} T}-1\right)
where I_{0} is called the reverse saturation current, V is the voltage across the diode and is positive for forward bias and negative for reverse bias, and I is the current through the diode, k_{B} is the Boltzmann constant \left(8.6 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{eV} / \mathrm{K}\right) and \mathrm{T} is the absolute temperature. If for a given diode \mathrm{l}_{0}=5 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~A} and \mathrm{T}=300 \mathrm{~K}, then
(a) What will be the forward current at a forward voltage of 0.6 V?
(b) What will be the increase in the current if the voltage across the diode is increased to 0.7 \mathrm{~V} ?

The expression for current in a p-n junction diode, is given as $I=I_{0} \exp \left(\frac{e V}{2 k_{B} T}-1\right)$ Here, $l_{0}=5 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~A}$ $\mathrm{T}=300 \mathrm{~K}$...

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In an intrinsic semiconductor the energy gap \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{g}} is 1.2 \mathrm{eV}. Its hole mobility is much smaller than electron mobility and independent of temperature. What is the ratio between conductivity at 600 \mathrm{~K} and that at 300 \mathrm{~K} ? Assume that the temperature dependence of intrinsic carrier concentration n_{i} is given by
n_{i}=n_{0} \exp \left[-\frac{E_{g}}{2 k_{B} T}\right]
where, n_{0} is constant.

Energy gap in an intrinsic semiconductor is given as $E_{g}=1.2 \mathrm{eV}$ The temperature dependence of the intrinsic carrier-concentration is given by the relation, $n_{i}=n_{0} \exp...

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In an unbiased p-n junction, holes diffuse to n- region from p – region because
(a) free electrons in the n-region attract them.
(b) they move across the junction by the potential difference.
(c) hole concentration in p-region is more as compared to n-region.
(d) All of the above.

(c) is the correct option. The charge carriers' natural tendency is to disperse from the greater concentration zone to the lower concentration region. As a result, holes disperse from the p-region...

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Carbon, silicon and germanium have four valence electrons each. These are characterised by valence and conduction bands separate by energy band gap respectively equal to \left(E_{g}\right)_{S i},\left(E_{g}\right)_{c} and \left(E_{g}\right)_{G e} . Which of the following statements is true?
(a) \left(E_{g}\right)_{S i}<\left(E_{g}\right)_{G e}<\left(E_{g}\right)_{C}
(b) \left(E_{g}\right)_{C}<\left(E_{g}\right)_{G e}>\left(E_{g}\right)_{S i}
(c) \left(E_{g}\right)_{C}>\left(E_{g}\right)_{S i}>\left(E_{g}\right)_{G e}
(d) \left(E_{g}\right)_{C}=\left(E_{g}\right)_{S i}=\left(E_{g}\right)_{G e}

(c) is the correct option. Carbon has the largest energy bandgap among carbon, germanium, and silicon, while germanium has the smallest. The energy band gap can be related as:...

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Which of the statements given is true for p-type semiconductors?
(a) Electrons are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are the dopants.
(b) Electrons are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are the dopants.
(c) Holes are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are the dopants.
(d) Holes are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are the dopants

Here, (d) is the correct explanation. The majority carriers in a p-type semiconductor are holes, while the minority carriers are electrons. Trivalent atoms such as aluminium in silicon atoms are...

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In an \mathrm{n}-type silicon, which of the following statement is true:
(a) Electrons are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are the dopants.
(b) Electrons are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are the dopants.
(c) Holes are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are the dopants.
(d) Holes are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are the dopants.

Here, (c) is the correct option. The majority carriers in n-type silicon are electrons, while the minority carriers are holes. Dropping pentavalent elements like phosphorus into silicon atoms...

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The energy and momentum of an electron are related to the frequency and wavelength of the associated matter wave by the relations: E=h v, p=h / \lambda.
But while the value of \lambda is physically significant, the value of v (and therefore, the value of the phase speed \vee \lambda ) has no physical significance. Why?

Within the addictive constant, the absolute value of a particle's energy is arbitrary. As a result, the wavelength $\lambda$ is relevant, but the electron's frequency (v) has no direct physical...

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Answer the following questions:
(a) Why should gases be insulators at ordinary pressures and start conducting at very low pressures?
(b) Every metal has a definite work function. Why do all photoelectrons not come out with the same energy if incident radiation is monochromatic? Why is there an energy distribution of photoelectrons?

(a) Because of collisions and recombination with other molecules in the gas, the ions in the gas have no chance of reaching their corresponding electrons at atmospheric pressure. Ions have a chance...

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Answer the following questions:
(a) Quarks inside protons and neutrons are thought to carry fractional charges [(+2 / 3) e ;(-1 / 3) e] . Why do they not show up in Millikan’s oil-drop experiment?
(b) What is so special about the combination e/m? Why do we not simply talk of e and \mathbf{m} separately?

(a) Inside protons and neutrons, quarks are considered to have fractional charges $[(+2 / 3) \mathrm{e} ;(-1 / 3) \mathrm{e}] .$ This is due to the fact that when nuclear forces are separated, they...

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The wavelength of a probe is roughly a measure of the size of a structure that it can probe in some detail. The quark structure of protons and neutrons appears at the minute length-scale of 10^{-15} \mathrm{~m} or less. This structure was first probed in the early 1970 s using high energy electron beams produced by a linear accelerator at Stanford, USA. Guess what might have been the order of energy of these electron beams. (Rest mass energy of electron = 0.511 \mathrm{MeV} ).

Wavelength of the proton or neutron is given as $\lambda \approx 10^{-15} \mathrm{~m}$ Rest mass-energy of an electron will be calculated as: ${{m}_{o}}{{c}^{2}}=0.511MeV$ $=0.511\times...

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