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Relativity - Spectros

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Relativity - Spectros

The document is an exam for a physics course covering topics like relativity, spectroscopy, quantum mechanics and molecular physics. It contains questions in three parts - Part A has short answer questions worth 1 mark each, Part B has slightly longer questions worth 5 marks each, and Part C has two essay questions worth 10 marks each.

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QP CODE: 21101106 21101106 Reg No : .....................

Name : .....................

B.Sc DEGREE (CBCS) EXAMINATION, APRIL 2021


Sixth Semester
CORE COURSE - PH6CRT10 - RELATIVITY AND SPECTROSCOPY
Common for B.Sc Physics Model I, B.Sc Physics Model II Applied Electronics, B.Sc Physics Model
II Computer Applications & B.Sc Physics Model III Electronic Equipment Maintenance
2017 Admission Onwards
66274391
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 60
Part A
Answer any ten questions.
Each question carries 1 mark.

1. Explain Newtonian relativity.

2. Write down the Galilean transformation equations.

3. Write down inverse Lorentz transformation equations.

4. Explain gravitational red shift.

5. Explain why scattering of α particles by thin foils take place.

6. What are the different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum?

7. Name all the quantum numbers employed in the vector atom model.

8. Is LS coupling applicable to all the atoms?

9. What is asymmetric top molecule? Give an example.

10. Why does the glass tube of a fluorescent lamp is coated with phosphor?

11. What is Rayleigh scattering?

12. Define ESR.


(10×1=10)
Part B
Answer any six questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.

13. What is the mean life of a meson travelling with a velocity 70% of the velocity of light?
The proper mean life time is 2.2x10-8s.

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14. A particle of rest mass m0 moves with speed .707 c, Calculate its mass, momentum, total
energy and KE.

15. Calculate the kinetic energy of an electron moving with a velocity 0.98 times the velocity
of light in the laboratory system.

16. The first member of the Balmer series of Hydrogen spectrum has a wavelength of 656.3
nm. Compute the wavelength of the second member of the Paschen series.

17. Prove that M shell can contain a maximum of 18 electrons. Represent (n, l, ml, ms) values
of these 18 electrons.

18. Derive an expression for Lande g factor.

19. Calculate the zero point energy of HCl molecule. Given mH =1.673 x 10-27 kg , m Cl

=58.06x 10-27 kg and force constant is 481 N/m.

20. [a]What is meant by the term induced dipole moment?


[b]Give the expression for induced dipole moment of a molecule exposed to external
radiation.

21. Explain the principle of NMR and obtain the resonance condition.
(6×5=30)
Part C
Answer any two questions.
Each question carries 10 marks.

22. Describe Michelson-Morley experiment and explain the results.

23. Deduce relativistic law of addition of velocities and prove that the velocity of light is the
maximum attainable velocity in nature.

24. Discuss the theory of Paschen-Back Effect.

25. Explain the construction of Microwave and Raman spectroscopes.


(2×10=20)

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