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Assiqnment questions ofelectromagnetism & electromagneticwaves

1. What do you mean by Bradient of a scalar field, divergence of a vector field

&curl of a vector field? Write their mathematical expression. Also write

their integral form.

2. Show that gradient of a scalar is an irrotational vector.

3. What do you mean by solenoidal & irrotational vector?

4. State Gauss divergence theorem and Stoke's theorem.

5. State Gauss law of electrostatics. Obtain its differential form.

6. Write Maxwell's equations in electromagnetism both in differential form

and integral form for free space.

7. Write the Maxwell equation which represents the non existence of magnetic

monopole.
8. Distinguish between conduction current and displacement current.

9. Write the equation of continuity and explain it briefly.

10. State Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction and obtain

the corresponding Maxwell equation.

11. Find the value of 'a' for which the vector field V =a(x + y)i + 4yj +3k
is solenoidal.

12. Using Gauss divergence thorem, prove that the volume of a sphere is T r

Where 'r is the radius of the sphere.

13. For a scalar field p, if V4p = 0, then show that Vp is both solenoidal as well

as irrotational.

14. If V(x, y) = x2 - 2xy2 + z2, find VV & |VV| at (2,-1, 3).


Suggestedquestions of electromaqnetism &electromagneticwaves
15. Obtain the electromagneticwave equation in terms of E &B for vacuum

16. Write Obtain the electromagneticwave equation in terms of E &B for

a charge free conducting Medium. Mention the dissipating term.

17. The electric field between two parallel metal plates of area 1cm changes

at the rate of 1.2 x 10° V/ (m.sec). Calculate displacement current.

18. Find grad p, where p =x2 +y* + z* at (1,2,-3)


19. What is Poynting vector? Write its unit and dimension.

20. State Poynting theorem. Write its mathematical form in terms of diferential

and integral form.


21. Calculate the Poynting vector at a point on the surface of the sun if power

radiated by sun is 3 x 10 watt. Given radius of the sun is 7x 10°m.

22. Show the variation of electric field (E) & magnetic field (B) with respect to

Propagation direction (k).


23. In free s p a c e electric field intensity is given as E (x, t ) = /20 sin(wt - 50x)

Volt/meter. Calculate displacement current density.

24. What is the modified form of Ampere's circuital law? Obtain the

corresponding Maxwell equation.


Assignment Questions of Quantum mechanics
mechanics.
Write the failure of classical mechanics or need of quantum
What is Planck's hypothesis?
effect.
3. What is photoelectric effect? Write down the laws of photoelectric
work function in
4. Define threshold frequency, stopping potential and
photoelectrie effect.
5. How classical physics fails to explain the photoelectric effect?
terms used.
6. Write Einstein's photoelectric equation and explain the
a surface of work
7. Ultraviolet light of wavelength 350 nm is incident on
emitted electrons and
function 2.2 eV. Find the maximum K.E of the

stopping potential. (Ans: 1.35eV,1.35V)


if
8. The work function of Aluminium is 4.2 eV. Find the stopping potential
Ans:2 volts)
the light of wavelength 2000A falls on the Aluminium surface.(
for Compton shili.
9. What is Compton Effect? Write down the expression
which value of
What is the maximum value of Compton shift and for
Scattering angle it occurs?
10. Mention three phenomena which describe the particle nature of radiation.
11.What is pair production? What is the minimum energy required for a y-ray

photon to cause pair production?


cannot occur in vaccum?
12. Why pair production
13. State de Broglie hypothesis for matter wave.

14. What do you mean by matter wave? Write down the expression for de
Broglie wavelength.
15. Why it is not possible to observe wave character of a particle in day to day

life?
16.Calculate the kinetic energy of an electron having de Broglie wavelength of
1000 A.
17. Find the de Broglie wavelength ofa particle of mass Smg moving at a speed

ofT km/s.
18. Compare the de Broglie wavelengths of a proton and an electron moving

with the speed if their mass ratio is 1840.


same

19. Give the statement of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Give tWO


examples of it.
Suggested Questionsof Quantum mechanics
20. Using Heisenberg's uncertainty principle show that electron cannot stay
within the nucleus.
21.Calculate the ucertainty in position of a 10g bullet and an electron if the
uncertainty in velocity is 10 em/s.
22. Write the characteristics and physical significance of the wave function.
23. What do you mean by eigen function and eigen value of a physical quantity
24. Derive time dependent Schrodinger equation for a particle moving in x-axis.
25. Write time dependent Sclhrodinger equation for a free particle moving in

y-axis, z-axis, xy plane and yz plane.


26.Write time independent Schrodinger equation for a particle moving in
x-axis, Z-axis, xz plane and yz plane.
27.Write time dependent and time independent Schrodinger equation for a
particle moving in space.
28.Write down the unit as well as dimension for the wave function " in one,
two and three dimension.
29. What is probability density and how is it related to the wave function.
30. The wave function Y of a system is a linear combination of eigen functions

,2,s, Y4 andYs
+2+ + + .what isthe probability of the
V6
system being in the state given by V1,¥3 and ¥s

31. Find the energy expectation value for energy of the system whose energy

eigen values are leV, 4eV and 9eV having probabilities 0.5, 0.35 and
0.15 respectively. Also write the expression for wave function.
32. A particle of mass 'm' is enclosed inside a potential well of infinite height
and width 'a'. What is the maximum de-Broglie wavelength of the particle?
33. The width of an intinitely deep potential well halved. What will happen to
the energy of a particle trapped inside it?
34. A particle is in one dimensional intinitely deep potential well. If its ground
state energy is 0.8 eV, what is the energy of second excited state?
35.Prove that the momentum of a particle in one dimensional intinitely deep
potential well is quantized.

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