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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.)
Term-End Examination
December, 2018

PHYSICS
PHE-11 : MODERN PHYSICS
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note : Attempt all questions. The marks for each question
are indicated against it. Symbols have their usual
meanings. You may use non-programmable
calculators or log tables. The values of physical
constants are given at the end.

1. Answer any five parts : 5x4=20

(a) A rocket of proper length 40 m is observed to
be 32 m long as it passes an observer.
Calculate the speed of the rocket relative to
the observer.
(b) Green light has a wavelength of 550 nm.
Through what potential difference must an
electron be accelerated to have this
wavelength ?
(c) How accurately can the position of a
non-relativistic proton be determined
without giving it more than FO keV kinetic
energy ?
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 (d) Using the properties of the wave function,
state which of the following wave function(s)
cannot be solution(s) of Schrodinger's
equation for all values of x : (i) Ae x2
and (ii) Ae-x2 . Give reasons for your answer.
(e) Obtain the ground state spectral term for
Z = 12.
(f) Calculate the activity of 1.0 mg of 222Rn,
whose atomic mass is 222 u and half-life is
3.8 days.
(g) Are the following reactions possible ? Give
reasons for your answer.
+
(i) e + + e --> 11+ + lt
+p-->n+ 7C°
2. A reference frame S' moves with a uniform
A
velocity V i relative to the reference frame S. A
->
particle moves with a velocity v relative to the S
frame. Show that the components of its velocity
-->
v relative to the S' frame are
v -V V
v x v' —
v V' v V)
1 x y(1 x
C2 c2

1
v-
V
, where y = •
V2
(
Y1 vx... ) 111 2
l

OR

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 In a certain inertial reference frame, a particle is
measured to have a total energy of 5 GeV and a
3 GeV
momentum of . Calculate
(a) the rest mass of the particle in units of
GeV
2 and
c
(b) the velocity of the particle. 3+2

3. Answer any one part (a) or (b) :

(a) (i) The wave function of a particle
confined in a length 0 < x < L is
w(x) = A in
[s L+ sin 27/1
— .

Obtain the normalization constant.

(ii) Show that [Lx, py] = ih pz
(b) (i) In a region of space, a particle has a
wave function w(x) = Ne-x2/2L2 and
2
energy E = Use time
2 mL2
independent Schrodinger equation to
determine the potential energy of the
particle as a function of x. 5
(ii) For an observable A which does not
depend explicitly on time, show that
d A r A TT]>
<1Ar. n
dt ih
Hence, show that
1
—<x>=- <px >. 5
dt
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4. Answer any one part, (a) or (b) :
(a) A free particle is trapped in a length
segment lying between x = 0 and x = a.
Derive the expressions for eigen functions
and eigen energies of the particle. Determine
the normalization constant and the
expectation value of the momentum. 5+3+2
(b) (i) Determine the expectation value of r
for the ground state of the hydrogen
atom given by the wave function : 5
1 -r/a
w(r) = e 0
3 \I. /2
k'o /
(ii) Use Moseley's law to calculate the
wavelength of the Ka line for
molybdenum (Z = 42). Take a = 1 and
R = 13-6 eV. 5
5. Describe the shell model for atomic nuclei. 5
OR
Draw a schematic diagram of a nuclear reactor
depicting its general features. State the functions
of control rods and the blanket. 3+2

Physical Constants :
h = 6-6 x 10-34 Js
me = 9.1 x 10-31 kg
mp = 1-67 x 10-27 kg
NA = 6.023 x 1023 morl

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h --= 6-6 x 10-34 Js
me = 9-1 x 10-31 kg
mp = 1-67 x 107 kg
NA = 6.023 x 1023 marl

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