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U.S.N

P.E.S. College of Engineering, Mandya - 571 401

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
Second Semester, B.E. - Semester End Examination; May / June - 2018
Engineering Physics
(Common to all Branches)
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 100
Course Outcome
The Students will be able to:
CO1: Understand the basic concepts and principles of Physics in describing the phenomena related to engineering field.
CO2: Explain the properties of various materials like metals, dielectrics, semiconductors, superconductors, nanomaterials
applicable to engineering field.
CO3: Apply the knowledge of Physics allied with the field of engineering applications.
CO4: Formulate the expressions for the concepts of Physics pertaining to engineering field.
CO5: Analyze by solving the problems in Physics for better understanding of engineering concepts.
Note: Answer FIVE full questions, selecting ONE full question from each Unit
Physical constants: Electron mass, m = 9.11x10-31 kg, Electron charge, e = 1.602x10-19 C; Velocity of light, c = 3x108 ms-1; Planck’s constant, h = 6.626x10-34 Js;
Boltzmann constant, K = 1.38x10-23 JK-1; Avogadro number, N = 6.025x1023/mole; Permittivity of free space, εo = 8.85x10-12 Fm-1.

Q. No. Questions Marks CO BL PO

UNIT - I
1 a. i) Define the three modulli of elasticity. 2 CO1 L1
ii) Explain the Poisson’s ratio must lies between -1 and 0.5 using the relation between PO1
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three modulli of elasticity.
b. i) Define Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity. 3 CO1
L1 PO1
ii) Mention the applications of dielectric materials. 4 CO3
c. i) What is bending of beam? CO1 L1
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ii) Explain I-shaped girders. CO2 L2
2 a. i) Define Dielectric loss. 2 CO1 L1
PO1
ii) Derive Clausius-Mossotti equation for a dielectric material. 6 CO4 L3
b. Derive an expression for Yong’s modulus (q) by uniform bending method. 7 CO4 L3 PO1
c. The dielectric constant of sulphur is 3.4, assuming the internal field as Lorentz field;
calculate the electronic polarizability of sulphur. Give that density of 5 CO5 L3 PO2
sulphur = 2.07x103 kg/m3 and atomic weight = 32.07.
UNIT - II
3 a. How black body radiation spectrum can be explained using Planck’s law, Wien’s law
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and Rayleigh-Jeans law.
b. i) What is wave function? CO1 L1
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ii) Explain the physical significance of a wave function. CO2 L2
c. Compare the de-Broglie wavelength of a 2000 kg automobile travelling at a speed of
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50 m/s and 0.2 kg bullet travelling at a speed of 250 m/s.
4 a. Solve Schrodinger’s wave equation for allowed energy values in case of a particle in
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an infinite potential well.
b. i) Mention the characteristics properties of matter wave. 2 CO1 L1
PO1
ii) Obtain the relation between group velocity, phase velocity and velocity of light. 5 CO3 L3
c. An electron is bound in one dimensional potential box of width 4x10-10 m. compute
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the energy and de-Broglie wavelengths in ground state and first excited state.

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UNIT - III
5 a. Derive an expression for the hole concentration in an intrinsic semiconductors. 8 CO4 L3 PO1
b. Explain the variation of Fermi energy with temperature at T = 0 K and T > 0 K. 7 CO2 L2 PO1
c. Show that,
 E + EV  3  m*  5 CO3 L3 PO1
EF =  C  − kT ln  e*  .
 2  4  mh 
6 a. i) Define density of states. 1 CO1 L1
ii) Derive an expression for the density of states for conduction electrons for unit PO1
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volume of metal.
b. Explain the significance of Fermi level in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. 7 CO2 L2 PO1
c. Calculate the probability of an electron occupying an energy level of 0.05 eV at 500 K
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above and below the Fermi level.
UNIT - IV
7 a. i) What are superconductors? 2 CO1 L1
ii) Write a note on temperature dependence of resistivity and critical magnetic field in PO1
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a superconductor.
b. Write a brief note on Carbon nanotubes and their types with some important
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properties.
c. i) Define Isotopic effect. CO1 L1 PO1
ii) In a superconducting material Isotopic mass is 199.5 amu and critical temperature is 5
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5 K. Calculate isotopic mass at 5.2 K.
8 a. Explain the confinement of electron energy states in 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D system. 8 CO2 L2 PO1
b. Explain Meissner’s effect and Type – II superconductor. 7 CO2 L2 PO1
c. Discuss briefly on Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). 5 CO2 L2 PO1
UNIT - V
9 a. i) Define metastable state. 2 CO1 L1
PO1
ii) Write a note on population inversion. 3 CO1 L2
b. i) Define angle of acceptance and numerical aperture. 2 CO1 L1
PO1
ii) With a neat diagram, explain step index multimode optical fiber. 3 CO2 L2
c. i) What is meant by non-destructive method of testing the materials? 2 CO1 L1 PO1
ii) An ultra sound pulse sent by a source in sea is reflected by a submerged target at a
distance 597.5 m and reaches the sources after 0.83 s. Find the velocity of sound in 3 CO5 L3 PO2
sea water.
d. Discuss the various factors affecting the acoustics of an auditorium. 5 CO2 L2 PO1
10 a. A pulse from laser with power 1 mW last for 9 ns. If the number of photons emitted per
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second is 3.41x107, calculate the wavelength of laser.
b. Calculate the numerical aperture and angle of acceptance of a given optical fiber, if the
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refractive index of core and cladding are 1.55 and 1.50 respectively.
c. Write a brief note on applications of ultrasonic waves in different fields. 5 CO3 L2 PO1
d. What are the basic requirements of a good acoustics? 5 CO1 L1 PO1

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