Physics Lab Manual
Physics Lab Manual
STUDENT NAME
USN
BRANCH
SECTION
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PHYSICS FACULTY
6 Prof.Vanitha N [email protected] VN
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Safety guidelines for Engineering Physics Laboratory
Food items and drinks are not permitted inside the lab.
Confine to lose clothing and tie up long hair while performing the experiments.
A dangling jewellery may be entangled in equipment and can conduct
electricity, so avoid jewellery for your safety.
Do not set any experiment setup close to the edge of the table.
Do not activate any circuit or apparatus until the teacher or instructor inspects it.
Never touch any live circuits or electrical equipment with wet hands.
Performing unauthorized experiments and the use of any
equipment in an unsafe manner are strictly prohibited.
“Never look directly in the beam of a laser and light from a
lamp used in an experiment”.
Do not short the electrical leads on any apparatus.
Do not take apart any apparatus or piece of instrument.
Return all equipment, components, connecting wires and devices to the
lab instructor after completing the experiment.
All accidents and emergencies must be immediately reported to the laboratory
instructor.
Be aware of fire extinguisher and first aid box locations in the lab.
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DO’S & DONT’S
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COURSE OUTCOMES
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SYLLABUS
Expt.
No. Title of the experiment
Expt.1 Determine the wavelength of the Laser light using diffraction grating CO5
Study of series and parallel LCR resonance and hence calculate
Expt.2 CO5
Inductance, bandwidth and quality factor.
Expt.4 Determine acceptance angle and numerical aperture of an optical fibre. CO5
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Continuous Evaluation Rubrics
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CONTENTS
3 FERMI–ENERGY 16-17
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1. LASER DIFFRACTION
Aim: To determine the wavelength of the Laser light using diffraction grating.
Apparatus: Diffraction grating (500 LPI), diode LASER source, image screen, meter scale.
Principle: Laser is a monochromatic, coherent and intense beam of light. When laser falls on a
grating, it undergoes diffraction and produces alternative bright spots on the screen. The spots
become well observable if the grating constant is comparable with the wavelength of the laser. If
θm is the angle through which light is diffracted to give the mth order diffraction then the condition
to be satisfied is
d sin θm = mλ
In the experiment, grating of known value of grating constant is used. When laser is
incident on it, the spots produced due to diffraction are recorded on the screen. If ‘f’ is the distance
between the grating and the screen, Xm is the distance of the mth spot from the central maximum,
then the angle θm can be measured using
= tan−1(Xm/ )
If N is the number of lines per unit length of the grating, then the grating constant is determined
by using the formula
d = 1/ N
Formula:
Wavelength of laser source λ is given by, =
Where, = tan−1(Xm/ )
m – The order of the spots
λ – The wavelength of the laser light in nm
d – The grating constant
θm – The angle of diffraction of the mth order spot
Observations:
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Ray Diagram:
Procedure:
1. The laser is placed on an experiment table and switched on. At about a meter away on the path
of the laser a white laminated wooden screen is placed. The leveling screws of the laser are
adjusted such that the laser beam exactly falls on the centre of the screen. The exact distance
between the grating stand and image screen are noted, f = 100 cm = 1m.
2. The 500 LPI grating is now placed on the grating stand close to the laser source and the
diffraction pattern is observed as shown in the figure. (The equally spaced diffracted laser spots
are observed on either side of central maxima. The central maximum is very bright and as the
order of diffraction increases the brightness decreases).
3. The centre of the spots of the diffraction pattern are marked placing a paper or graph sheet on
the screen using pencil and after marking the diffraction pattern, the image screen is removed
and the distances between consecutive order of diffraction is measured using a scale.
4. The distance between the two first order diffraction spots is measured as 2x1cm.
5. Similarly the distance between second order diffraction spots is measured and recorded as
2x2cm. This is continued up to 8th order, 2x8cm and the readings are tabulated.
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6. Using equation θm = tan (Xm/f) diffraction angle are calculated for various orders of diffraction
and are noted in tabular column.
7. Using equation, λ= (d sinθm)/m wavelength of given laser source is calculated for various orders
of diffraction and the average wavelength is obtained.
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Tabular Column:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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λaverage = ……. nm
Result:
The wavelength of given laser light by diffraction method using grating is λ = …… nm
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2. SERIES AND PARALLEL RESONANCE
Aim: To study the frequency response characteristics of a series and parallel resonance circuits
and hence to determine the resonance frequency, bandwidth, quality factor of the circuits and the
unknown inductance of an inductor.
Apparatus: Audio frequency generator, Decade inductance box, Decade capacitance box,
resistance box, ammeter, connecting wires.
Principle: In a series resonance circuit, the current depends on the frequency of the input voltage.
With the increase in frequency, the inductive reactance (XL) increases and capacitive reactance
(XC) decreases. At resonance (XL = XC) the output voltage and current are in phase and have
maximum value. Knowing the capacitance and resonant frequency, inductance, band width and
the Quality factor value are calculated. But in a parallel resonant circuit, at resonance with
resistance in the inductance arm, the current in the increase arm is equal to the current in the
capacitance arm (IL = IC) the impedance is maximum and hence the current is minimum. The
output voltage and current are out of phase. By measuring the resonant frequency, the inductance
of the given coil can be calculated.
Formula:
ℎ =
( 2− 1)
And it can be calculated theoretically using
the formula,
=1 L
graph
R C
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Circuit diagram:
Procedure:
1. The electrical connections are made as shown in the circuit diagram.
2. Switch on the power supply and set the amplitude to maximum.
3. The frequency generator is switched on and increase the frequency in suitable steps from
200Hz to 3600 Hz (sine wave form) and note down the corresponding readings of the current
in the ammeter.
1. A graph is plotted by taking frequency along the X-axis and current along the Y-axis.
2. The frequency corresponding to the maximum value of current (Imax) which is called
resonance frequency (fr) is noted from the graph.
3. The maximum value of current (Imax) of a resonance curve for a particular value of C is noted.
4. A straight line parallel to X - axis corresponding to the value of Imax/√2 is drawn on the
curve such that the line cuts the curve at two points on either side of the resonance frequency.
5. The frequencies f1 and f2 corresponding to these points are noted from the graph and the
bandwidth (f2 ~ f1) is calculated for series LCR circuit.
6. The quality factor of the circuit and the inductance of an inductor are determined by using the
above relations.
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For parallel Resonance Circuit:
1. A graph is plotted by taking frequency along the x- axis and current along the Y-axis.
2. In this case the resonance occurs when the current in the circuit is minimum.
3. Hence, the frequency corresponding to Imin gives the resonance frequency fr of the circuit.
4. A straight line parallel to X- axis corresponding to the value of (Imin×√2 ) is drawn on the curve
such that the line cuts the curve at two points on both side of resonance frequency.
5. The quality factor of the circuit and the inductance of an inductor are determined by using the
above relations.
Tabular column:
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Result:
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3. FERMI ENERGY
Apparatus: Copper coil, D C regulated power supply, milli ammeter (mA), voltmeter (mV),
heating arrangement , Thermometer 0-100 oC, copper wire, patch cards, etc.
Principle: Metals have positive temperature coefficient of resistance. When the temperature
of a metal increases its resistance also increases. By noting the change in resistance with
temperature for copper metal and knowing the density of copper, its Fermi energy can be
calculated using the formula.
Formula:
∆
Fermi energy, =
∆
Fermi temperature, TF = E F
k
Where,
n – The electron density of copper (8.464x1028/m³)
r – The radius of copper wire (0.26x10-3 m)
L – The length of the copper wire (3.6 m)
– The electron mass (9.1x10-31 Kg)
e – The charge of an electron (1.602x10-19C)
k – The Boltzmann constant (1.38x10-23 J/K)
A –Cross sectional area of copper wire (8.163x10-6m2 )
Circuit Diagram:
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Nature of Graph:
Procedure:
1. The wire is wound over an insulating material to form a coil.
2. The coil is immersed in pre-heated water as shown in the figure.
3. A thermometer is immersed in the beaker containing water and coil.
4. Temperature of the copper coil is placed in water beaker around 80oC then for every 3oC
decrease in temperature note the corresponding milli-ammeter and milli-voltmeter readings are
noted down in the tabular column.
5. Plot the graph of Resistance in ( ) versus Temperature in (K) and calculate the
slope[∆ /∆ ]
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Tabular column:
Temperature Resistance
Sl.no. Voltage Current ( ) = in
in K in mV in mA I
in 0C (T+273)
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2
3
4
5
6
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Result:
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4. OPTICAL FIBRE - NUMERICAL APERTURE
Aim: To determine the Acceptance angle and Numerical aperture of the given optical fibre.
Principle: The Sine of the acceptance angle of an optical fibre is known as the numerical aperture
of the fibre. The acceptance angle can also be measured as the angle spread by the light signal at
the emerging end of the optical fibre. Therefore, by measuring the diameter of the light spot on a
screen and by knowing the distance from the fibre end to the screen, we can measure the acceptance
angle and there by the numerical aperture of the fibre.
Formula:
The Acceptance angle,
tan1( )
Where,
D – The diameter of the bright circle formed on screen.
L – The distance between the optical fibre end and screen.
Diagram:
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Procedure:
1 Switch on the laser source and adjust the distance between output end of the optical fibre and the
screen ‘L’ (say 2 cm).
2 Place a graph sheet on the screen and observe the circle formed on the graph sheet.
3 Mark the points ‘a, ’b, ’c’ &‘d’ on the inner bright circle as shown in the diagram. Note down the
horizontal diameter D1 and vertical diameter D2 of the inner bright circle in the tabular column.
4 Repeat the above steps for different values of L (for 6cm, 8cm…….).
5 Find the Acceptance angle from the tabular column and hence the Numerical aperture.
Tabular column:
1 6
2 8
3 10
4 12
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(θ0) mean= ……in degree, (NA) mean= - - - -
Result:
1. The Angle of acceptance of the given optical fibre is found to be, (θ0) = ……………..
2. The Numerical aperture of the given optical fibre is found to be, NA =………………
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5. DIELECTRIC CONSTANT
Aim: To determine dielectric constant of a material within a parallel plate capacitor by using a
DC charging and discharging circuit.
Apparatus: Constant 5V DC power supply, digital voltmeter, timer, resistor of known values
and capacitor with known values of dimensions, circuit unit and patch cords.
Formula:
1
2
=
0.693 0
Where,
0– The capacitance of the capacitor without the dielectric medium
0= ∈0A/d = 26.55µF
K – The dielectric constant of the material within the capacitor
T1/2 – The time in seconds required to get charged / discharged to 50% of the capacitance
value
R – The resistance in the circuit in (Ω)
Circuit diagram:
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Nature of graph:
Procedure:
Charging mode:
1. To start with, the toggle of the switch S1 is set to charging mode (C).
2. The toggle in switch S2 is set to start position, at which instant the capacitor begins to get
charged to higher voltage and the timer starts counting simultaneously.
3. Immediately start noting down the voltage readings ‘V’ in the tabular column at every 5
seconds interval from 0 to 70 s, until V become practically constant (i.e. reaching saturation
voltage). Under charging mode, the initial readings must be V= 0 for T= 0.
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Discharging mode:
To find T1/2:
1. From the tabular column readings, a graph is plotted with time T in seconds taken along X-axis
and the voltage V in volts along Y-axis the charge mode curve and the discharge mode curve
intersect at a point P.
2. By referring the position of Pin X-axis, the value of T1/2 in sec is found out. The value of the
dielectric constant K is calculated using the formula.
Observations:
0= ∈0A/d = 26.55µF
T1/2 = sec
The resistance, R= Ω
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Tabular column:
Result:-
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6. PHOTODIODE CHARACTERISTICS
Aim: To study the reverse bias characteristics of the photodiode and hence to find the
Responsivity.
Apparatus: Photodiode, Bulb, power supplies and Ammeter, micro ammeter, Voltmeters.
Principle: Photodiode is a two terminal junction diode in which the reverse saturation current
changes when it’s reverse biased junction is illuminated by suitable wavelength of light. This small
amount of reverse saturation current is due to thermally generated electron-hole pairs. The number
of these minority charge carriers depends on the intensity of light incident on the junction. When
the diode is in a glass package, light can reach the junction and thus changes the reverse current.
circuit diagram:
µA
- + + -
Photo
- A
- diode -
0 – 5V 0 – 15 V
V V
Source Source
+ Bulb +
+
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Tabular column:
Procedure: -
Result: -
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7. TRANSISTOR CHARACTERISTICS
Aim: To study the input and output characteristics of the given NPN transistor in the common
emitter mode and calculation current gain, amplification factor& knee voltage.
Principle: Transistor is a three terminal semi-conducting device basically used for amplification.
It is operated in three different modes viz., CE mode, CB mode and CC mode. In any transistor
emitter-base junction is always forward biased and collector-base junction is reversed biased.
In CE mode, the following characteristics are studied.
Input characteristics: The study of variation in input current (base current) with input voltage
(base−emitter voltage) at constant output voltage (collector−emitter voltage).
Output characteristics: The study of variation in output current (collector current) with output
voltage (collector−emitter voltage) at constant input current (base current).
Formula: β1 =( ₂‒ ₁)/( ‒ )
β2=( ₃‒ ₂)/( ₃‒ ₂)
β 3= ( ₃‒ )/( ₃‒ )
I
C
IB
1+ 2+ 3
β =
α=
1+
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Circuit Diagram:
Procedure:
1. The common emitter circuit for studying the transistor characteristics of a NPN transistor is as
shown in the figure.
2. Identify the base, the collector and the emitter leads of the given NPN transistor and then insert
it into the transistor socket in the circuit.
3. Before switching on the circuit, turn all power supply knobs to the minimum position.
Input characteristics:
Output characteristics:
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Nature of graph:
Tabular column:
0.1 0.1
0.2 0.2
0.3 0.3
0.4 0.4
0.5 0.5
0.6 0.6
0.7 0.7
0.8 0.8
Result:
For a given NPN transistor,
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8. PLANCK’S CONSTANT USING LED’S
Aim: To determine the Planck’s constant using known wavelength LED source.
Apparatus: Planck’s constant experimental setup consisting of 0 – 10V peak to peak sine wave
generator, digital peak reading voltmeter, five different known wavelength LED sources.
Principle: Planck’s law states that Emission or absorption of radiation by a black body does not
take place in continuous steps but in discrete units each such unit is called photon or quanta.
Energy carried by each photon or quanta is given by
h.c
E h. = -------(1)
If V is the forward voltage applied across the LED terminal that makes it to emit light, then the
energy given to the LED is given by
E e.V------
------ (2)
e.(V)mean
h
C
Formula:
e. (V)mean
Planck’s constant, h J.s
C
Where,
e - Charge of the electron = 1.6 x 10-19C
C - Velocity of light in free space = 3 x108 m/s
λ - Wavelength of the LED in meter (m)
V - Forward knee voltage of the LED in volt (V)
Circuit Diagram:
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Procedure:-
1. The circuit is constructed as shown in the circuit diagram. The rectified output appears across
the LED is a unidirectional pulsating. Hence, a peak reading meter is used to read voltage across
of the LED.
2. Using a digital peak reading voltmeter, the voltage across the LED is measured and
recorded in the tabular column for given color LED light.
3. Trial is repeated by changing the LED and the corresponding knee voltage is noted in the
tabular column.
4. The product of wavelength and knee voltage is determined and its average value is
calculated.
5. Planck’s constant is calculated using the equation,
e (V )mean
h
C
Tabular column:-
Blue 358
Red 630
Infrared(IR) 977
Result:-
The Planck’s constant using known wavelength of LED source is found to be, h =………. J.s
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