Sunday, June 03, 2012


CSIR-JRF/NET Physics
Atomic, Molecular physics and more.... Test 24
Answer all questions                                                                                                      Time 20 min
                                                                                                                                                Max 20 marks
1.       The law of Malus in polarisation is ---
a)  I=I0Cos2θ*                                                                     (b) )  I=I0Cosθ
(c) )  I=I0Cos2(90-θ)                                                          (d) )  I=I0Cos(90-θ)

2.   Which of the following decay is possible?
          (a)π+  → μ  + νμ                                                                                               (b) π -  →  π+ +e  + e+                    
(c) π0  → e  + p                                                                 (d)  n  → p+ e  + νe(bar)*

3. A radioactive nucleus A has a mean life of 10s. The nucleus decays into its daughter B. The mean life of B is 10 years. Starting with 1022 nuclei of A at t=0, the rate of decay of B at t=1 year is most nearly----
(a)1022/y                              (b) 1021/y*                          (c) 1020/y             (d) 1019/y
Hint:  dN/dt=λN=N/τ; dN/dt=1022 /10 = 1021per yea;

4.      The most reasonable approximation for the for the ratio of the density of nuclear matter to the density of water is---
         (a)1                        (b) 1000                                                (c)106                   (d) 1014*             

5.      The mean KE of electrons in metals many times the thermal energy kT. Which of the following can be best be used to explain this fact?
         (a) The uncertainly relation                                          (b) Pauli’s exclusion principle*
                          (c) degeneracy of the energy levels                        (d) The born approximation

6.      The natural line width of an atomic transition with mean life time of 5ns is nearly
         (a) 4.1x10-15eV                   (b) 1.2x10-11eV                  (c) 1.3x10-7eV*                  (d)  1.2x10-21eV
Hint: ΔE. Δt ≥ħ

7.      In nuclear instrumentation which is heaviest and slow moving particles------
         (a)  beta particles             (b) gamma rays                 (c) alpha particles*          (d) neutrons
8.      Bragg reflection from BCC structure are extinguished if the Miller indices (hkl) are such that
         (a) h+k=even                     (b) h+k+l= odd*                                               (c) h+k+l=even                                 (d) h+k +odd

9.      The temperature transducer which can be used for detecting heat rays is---
         (a) Radiometer                                                                 (b) Thermometer            
(c)   Thermopile*                                                               (d) Pyromteter

10.   The resistance of a photosensitive cell
         (a) Increase  with increase in light intensity          (b) Remains constant with increase in light
(c)) Decrease  with increase in intensity of light in a linear manner*                                                          (d)  Decrease  with increase in intensity of light in an exponential manner    

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