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    I IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII IIII II~IIII M-478

    SI.No. 0089' Total No. of Pages: 2

    VI Semester B.Sc. Ed.1 M.Sc.Ed. .Examinatio~,April/May- ZOl~


    ..(Scheme :.Old CBCS)
    PHYSICS
    Relativity & Quantum Mechanics
    Time: 2 IJ.o~l:'s. Max. Marks : 50
    Instructions: 1) Answer all questions following the internal choice.
    2) ,The sym~ols used .have their usual meaning. ',' :

    1 Describe the Michelson-Morley experiment with a neat diagram. Obtain an


    expression for the fringe .shift a~d discuss the result. .[10]

    OR

    2. a) Obtain Einstein's mass-energy equivalence relation. [6]


    b) A person on earth flashes a pulsed laser, 1.3s later the pulse reaches the
    moon 3.9 x 108m away. An astronomer traveling in the same direction as
    the pulse sees two events as one event. What is the speed of astronomer?
    [4]
    3. a) Describe the Davisson -Germer experimeni for the stuqy of electron
    diffraction. :\ [6]

    b) What is photo electric effect? Calculate the work function of a metal in


    electron volts, given that the threshold wavelength is 6800A 0. [4]

    OR

    4. a) Give the classical and quantum mechanical explanations of black body


    radiation. ...[6]

    b) A hydrogen atom is 5 x 10-11m in radius. Estimate ~e minimum energy


    an electron can have in this atom. \ [4]

    5. a) ~xplain the postulates of quantum mechanics. [6]


    b) What is Born's interpretation ofwave function? [2]

    c) Normalize the wave function: 1/; (x+ x2)e-iwt, where O <x < I. [2]
    P.7:0.
    OR

    6. Obtain the general solution for a particle in finite potential well in all the three
    regions and hence calculate the transmission coefficient. [10]

    7. a) State the postulat.esof quantum statistical mechanics.

    b) Derive the distribution function for the system of identical Bosons.

    OR

    8. Write the distribution function and derive the expression for Fermi energy of
    free electrons in metals. Comment on the importance ofFermi energy. [10]

    9. Answer any five of the following [5 x 2 = 10]

    a) A particle with a proper lifetime of l.2~s moves through the lab at a


    speed 2.5 x lO8ms-\ What is its lifetime as measured by an observer in
    the lab?

    b) Describethe Doppler effect in light.

    c) An electron has a de-Broglie wavelength of2\x lO-12m. Find its kinetic


    I
    energy. .\

    d) Distinguish between group velocity and phase velgcity.

    e) Show that the eigenvalues of a Hermitian operator are real

    f) What is the ratio of energies of a particle in on~ dimensional infinite


    potential well for quantum numbers n = 2 and n =3 ?

    g) Calculate the average thermal energy of one mole of gas at 3 OOK (in eV).

    h) On the basis ofPauli's exclusion principle explain the configuration of


    electrons in L-shell of an atom.

    -2-

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