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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 - 2019
Engineering Physics
(Common to All Branches)
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 100
Course Outcomes
The Students will be able to:
CO1: Understand the basic concepts and principles of Physics describing the phenomena associated with Engineering field.
CO2: Explain/Describe the properties of various materials, light and sound related to Engineering applications.
CO3: Formulate/Derive the Expressions for the concepts of Physics pertaining to Engineering field.
CO4: Apply the knowledge of Physics to analyze/solve the numerical problems allied to Engineering field.
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 COs BL POs
UNIT - I
1 a. Obtain an expression for Poisson’s ratio in terms of Young’s modulus, Bulk
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modulus and Rigidity modulus of the material.
b. What are dielectric materials? Derive Clausius-Mossotti relation for a dielectric CO1
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material.
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c. A wire of 3 m long and 0.625x10-4 m2 in cross section is found to stretch
0.003 m under a tension of 1200 kilograms. What is the Young’s modulus of the 5 CO4 L2 PO2
material of the wire?
2 a. Explain four types of dielectric polarization mechanisms. 8 CO2 L1 PO1
b. Deduce an expression for the bending moment of a beam with rectangular
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cross section.
c. Calculate the polarization of dielectric constant 16 in presence of an electric field
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of 1000 V/m.

UNIT - II
3 a. State Stefan’s law of radiation. Explain the salient features of blackbody CO1
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radiation spectrum.
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b. State Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle with an expression. Show that the CO1
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electron doesn’t exist inside the nucleus of an atom.
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c. Compare the energy of photons with that of an electron when both are associated
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with a wavelength of 0.2 nm.
4 a. Derive the expression for energy Eigen values and Eigen functions for an
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electron in a potential well of infinite depth.
b. Mention the characteristics properties of matter wave. Obtain the relation CO1
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between group velocity, phase velocity and velocity of light.
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c. Find the energy of an electron (eV) in a ground state and first excited state when
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it is trapped in an infinite potential well of width 1.5 Å.
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UNIT - III
5 a. Explain the significance of Fermi-level in an n-type semiconductor and obtain
the expression for intrinsic charge carrier concentration of an intrinsic 8 CO2 L1 PO1
semiconductor.
b. Describe how quantum free electron theory has been successful in overcoming
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the failures of classical free electron theory?
c. The following data are given for intrinsic germanium at 300 K.
ni = 2.4x1019/m3, µ e = 0.39 m2/Vs, µ h = 0.19 m2/Vs. Calculate the conductivity 5 CO1 L1 PO1
and resistivity of the sample.
6 a. Define Fermi energy and Fermi factor. Discuss the dependence of Fermi factor
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with energy and temperature.
b. (i) Explain the significance of Fermi level in an intrinsic semiconductor.
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c. Calculate the probability of an electron occupying an energy level 0.05 eV above

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the Fermi level at 300 K and 500 K in a metal.
UNIT - IV
7 a. With a neat diagram, discuss briefly the construction and working of Carbon
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dioxide laser.
b. Define Lambert’s law. Obtain an expression for attenuation coefficient in an CO1
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optical fiber of length L.
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c. Write a note on Lasers in range finder with their advantages. 5 CO1 L1 PO1
8 a. Distinguish between Single mode, Step Index and Graded Index multimode
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optical fiber.
b. Obtain the expression for energy density of radiation under equilibrium
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condition in terms of Einstein’s coefficients.
c. A step index optical fiber has diameter of 60 µm, a core index of 1.48 and the
cladding index of 1.41. If the wavelength of the light source is 0.8 µm, determine 5 CO4 L2 PO2
the number of modes present in the fiber.
UNIT - V
9 a. (i) Describe the experimental determination of velocity of ultrasonic in solids.
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(ii) Mention the basic requirements of the acoustically auditorium.
b. Describe the experiment to prove that a superconductor is a perfect diamagnet. 7 CO1 L1 PO1
c. Discuss sharpness of resonance. 5 CO2 L1 PO1
10 a. (i) Define reverberation and reverberation time; and write an expression for
reverberation time. CO1,
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(ii) Find the depth of a submarine if ultrasonic pulse reflected from the CO2
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submarine is received in 0.33 s after sending out the ultrasonic waves. Given L2 PO2
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that the velocity of ultrasonic’s in sea water is 1440 m/s.

b. Write a note on : (i) Superconducting magnet (ii) Maglev vehicle 7 CO1 L1 PO1
c. Define forced, damped and un damped vibration. 5 CO1 L1 PO1

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