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Note:- Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No.8 which is compulsory. All questions
carry equal marks.
1. (a) Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to the vectors î +j and j + ?. (5)
2. (a) Define angular momentum of a single particle and derive a relation between torque and angular
momentum. (10)
(b) Calculate the angular momentum, about the Earth’s center of a 50 kg person on the equator of the
rotating earth. (10)
3. Describe with the help of necessary diagrams the details of Michelson-Morley experiment. What was
the conclusion drawn from the results of the experiment. (20)
4. (a) Write down Maxwell’s distribution function for molecular speeds in a gas. Give the details of
various parameters involved. (10)
(b) A container filled with N molecules of Oxygen gas is maintained at 300 K. What fraction of the
molecules has speeds in the range 599-601 m/see? The molar mass M of Oxygen is 0.032 kg/mole. (10)
5. Differentiate between Phase and Group velocities. Given that phase velocity V of waves in deep water
is (g l /2p )1/2 ,find their group velocity v. (20)
6. What is interferometer? Describe the construction and working principle of an interferorneter with
which you are familiar. (20)
7. Write short notes on the following;
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only the correct answers in the answer book. Do not reproduce the questions.
ii) A ping - pong ball of mass m moving with velocity v bounces off a concrete surface with the same
speed in the opposite direction. The change in it’s linear momentum is
a) 2mw b) mv c) 1/2mv d) zero
a) 100 J b) 4 J c) 400 J d) 1 J
vii. A spaceship is circling a planet at a distance of 10000 km from its center. Assume that the radius of the
planet is 5000 km mid the acceleration clue to gravity on it’s surface is 10 rn/sec2. The speed of the
spaceship is
viii) A uniform spring with force constant K is cut into halves. Whet is the spring constant for one of the
halves?
a) Half of the original one. b) Twice the original one c) 1/4 of original one d) Same original one
x) Two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other if they have same
xii) A gas consists of a mixture of He and N2 molecules The speed of He molecules Intl. mixture is
xiii) If a gas is compressed constant temperature, then the mean free path of the molecules of the gas,
xiv. The melting point of the element Sulfur is 113 °C. It’s temperature at Fahrenheit scale is
a) 45 °F b) 113 °F c) 63 °F c) 8l °F
xv) Diffraction of waves occurs because of
a) medium change b) uncertainty principle c) geometry of the object obstructing the wave d) none of these
c) superposition of two waves with different frequenceis d) the relative motion of one of the sound source.
xvii) Light of certain colour is composed of train of waves, each 0.250 m long. The number of waves in 1
meter distance are
xx) Diagnostic ultrasound of frequency 4.50 MHz is used to examine tumors in soft tissue. If the speed of
sound in tissue is 1500 m/sec. The wave length of this wave in tissue is
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