ENROLLMENT NUMBER
Amity University Haryana
M.Sc. (Applied Physics)
Second Semester End Term Examinations - April-May, 2019
Course Title - Statistical Mechanics
Course Code: PHY4202
Exam Dept. Ref.: pq10p0
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: This question paper has three sections : Section A, Section B and Section C.
Attempt (i) Any FIVE from Sec.-A.
(ii) Any TWO from Sec.-B.
(iii) Section-C is compulsory.
Section –A (Attempt any five questions) 30 Marks
(Each question carries 6 marks)
1. What is meant by an ensemble? Discuss the microcanonical, and canonical ensembles.
2. In a system in thermal equilibrium at absolute temperature T, two states with energy
difference 4.8310-21 occur with relative probability e2. Deduce the temperature.
(Given: k = 1.3810-23 Joule/K).
3. Show that for an ideal monatomic gas the absolute value of entropy is given by-
𝑛h ⌊
𝑆 = 𝑛𝑘log𝑒 𝑉3(2𝜋𝑚𝑘𝑇) 2
⌋ +5
2𝑛𝑘
4. Calculate the Fermi energy in electron volt for sodium assuming that it has one free
electron per atom. (Given: density of sodium = 0.97gm/cm3, atomic weight of
sodium=23).
5. What do you mean by partition function? Express Helmholtz free energy (F) and
entropy (S) in terms of the partition function.
6. Give the postulates of the Bose-Einstein statistics? Derive the Bose-Einstein
distribution formula.
Section – B (Attempt any two questions) 20 Marks
(Each question carries 10 marks)
7. State and Prove Liouville’s theorem.
8. What is meant by black body radiation? Derive the Planck’s law of black body
radiation. Show that the number of photons in black body radiation at temperature T is
equal to -
∞
𝑥2𝑑𝑥
𝑁 = 𝑉2 ∙ 2𝜋𝑇𝑘
( )∫
3
𝜋 ℎ𝑐 𝑒𝑥 - 1
0
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9. Using the Maxwell-Boltzmann’s law, show that the fraction of molecules within the
3
energy range and (+ d) is given by:
1
( )
𝑓()𝑑𝜀 = 2𝜋 𝜋𝑘𝑇 2 ‒ 𝜀 𝑘𝑇 1 2
𝑒 𝜀 𝑑𝜀
.
Section C (Compulsory) 20 Marks
10. (a) What do you mean by the specific heat of solids? Discuss the Einstein theory of
specific heat of solids.
(b) The molar mass of Lithium is 0.00694 and its density is 0.53103 kg/m3. Calculate
the Fermi energy and Fermi temperature of the electrons.
(c) Derive the number of phase cells in the given energy range for 3-dimensional free
particle.
(10+5+5)
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