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2. (a) What are Miller indices? How are they obtained? [8]
(b) Explain Bragg’s law of X-ray diffraction. [8]
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4. (a) How does the electrical resistance of a metal change with temperature? [4]
(b) Discuss the motion of an electron in a periodic lattice. [8]
(c) Find the relaxation time of conduction electrons in a metal having resistivity
1.54 × 10−8 Ω-m, if the metal has 5.8 × 1028 conduction electrons per cubic
meter. [4]
5. (a) Define the terms magnetic susceptibility, magnetic induction and permeability.
How is magnetic susceptibility of a material measured? [10]
(b) Explain the salient features of anti-ferromagnetic materials. [6]
8. (a) Describe the construction of a typical optical fibre and give the dimensions of
the various parts. [4]
(b) Define the acceptance angle and numerical aperture. Obtain an expression for
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the numerical aperture of an optical fibre. [8]
(c) Calculate the numerical aperture and acceptance angle for an optical fibre
with core and cladding refractive indices being 1.48 and 1.45 respectively. [4]
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1. (a) Explain the forces between the two interacting atoms when they are brought
nearer to form a molecule. [6]
(b) Derive the expression for the equilibrium spacing of two atoms for which the
potential energy is minimum and hence obtain the dissociation energy. [10]
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3. (a) Distinguish between Frenkel and Schottkey defects. [8]
(b) Derive an expression for the energy change due to creation of vacancies inside
a solid. [8]
6. (a) How are the superconductors classified? Explain their properties. [6]
(b) What is Meissner effect? [6]
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7. (a) With necessary theory and energy level diagram, explain the working of a
Helium-Neon gas laser. [10]
(b) Mention some important applications of lasers. [6]
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i. step index and
ii. graded index optical fibres. [6]
(b) Discuss the various advantages of communication with optical fibres over the
conventional coaxial cables. [6]
(c) Calculate the refractive indices of core and cladding of an optical fibre with a
numerical aperture of 0.33 and their fractional difference of refractive indices
being 0.02. [4]
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2. (a) Explain how the X-ray diffraction can be employed to determine the crystal
structure. [10]
(b) The distance between (110) planes in a body-centered cubic structure is 0.203
nm. What is the size of the unit cell? What is the radius of the atom? [6]
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(c) Calculate the velocity and kinetic energy of an electron of wavelength
1.66 × 10−10 m. [4]
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7. (a) Explain the following typical characteristics of laser:
i. coherence
ii. divergence and
iii. monochromaticity [6]
(b) Explain the principle and working of a ruby laser. [10]
8. (a) Explain the principle behind the functioning of an optical fibre. [4]
(b) Derive an expression for acceptance angle for an optical fibre. How it is related
to numerical aperture? [8]
(c) An optical fibre has a numerical aperture of 0.20 and a cladding refractive
index of 1.59. Find the acceptance angle for the fibre in water which has a
refractive index of 1.33. [4]
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reflection maximum can be seen. [4]
3. (a) Describe edge and screw dislocations. Draw Burgers circuit and slip planes
for them. [10]
(b) Explain the significance of Burgers vector. [6]
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6. (a) Explain n-type and p-type semiconductors. Indicate on an energy level di-
agram the conduction and valence bands, donor and acceptor levels for an
intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. [10]
(b) Explain the detailed mechanism of current conduction in n and p type semi-
conductors. [6]
8. (a) Explain the terms ‘numerical aperture’ and ‘acceptance angle’. [6]
(b) With the help of a suitable diagram explain the principle, construction and
working of an optical fibre as a wave guide. [6]
(c) An optical fibre has a core material of refractive index of 1.55 and cladding
material of refractive index 1.50. The light is launched into it in air. Calculate
its numerical aperture. [4]
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