ST JOSEPH ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MANGALURU

An Autonomous Institution
Second Semester B.E. Degree (Autonomous) Examinations October-2023

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Duration: 3 Hrs Maximum Marks: 100

PHYSICS FOR CSE STREAM

PART-A
Q. C Mark
Question BL PO
No. O s
1 The velocity with which the wave packet moves is called 2 1 1,2,12 1
a) group velocity b) phase velocity
c) wave velocity d) none of these
2 According to Max Born’s interpretation |𝜓|2 represents 2 1 1,2,12 1
a) energy density b) particle density
c) probability density d) charge density
3 The spontaneous emission produces 3 2 1,2,12 1
a) coherent light b) incoherent light
c) no light d) none of these
4 Which among the following is described by the concept of numerical 2 2 1,2,12 1
aperture in an optical fiber?
a) light polarization b) light scattering
c) light dispersion d) light collection
5 An energy band is 2 3 1,2,12 1
a) a set of continuous energies b) a set of closely spaced
allowed energy levels
c) a set of widely spaced d) none of the above
allowed energy levels
6 Below critical temperature, electrical resistance of superconductor is 3 3 1,2,12 1
a) Finite b) Large
c) Zero d) None
7 Conduction in intrinsic semiconductors is due to 2 4 1,2,12 1
a) only free electrons b) only holes
c) both free electrons and holes d) positive and negative ions
8 The generation of e.m.f. across an open circuited p-n junction when 2 4 1,2,12 1
light is incident on it is known as
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a) photo emissive effect b) photoconductive effect
c) photovoltaic effect d) none of the above
9 In a Hermitian matrix, all the non-diagonal elements are 2 5 1,2,12 1
a) complex numbers b) real numbers
c) 1 d) 0
10 The most frequently occurring value in the data set is 2 5 1,2,12 1
a) mean b) median
c) mode d) variance
11 Write a note on expectation value associated with an observable in 2 1 1,2,12 2
quantum mechanics.
12 Mention any two applications of optical fibers. 2 2 1,2,12 2
13 What is the effect of strong magnetic field on superconductors? 3 3 1,2,12 2
14 Explain the principle of operation of an LED. 2 4 1,2,12 2
15 List any two differences between classical and quantum computing. 2 5 1,2,12 2

PART-B
Module-1
1 a) Explain the energy distribution in the spectrum of a black body. 2 1 1,2,12 6
Also discuss in brief Planck’s radiation law.
b) Setup Schrödinger time independent wave equation in one 3 1 1,2,12 6
dimension.
c) An electron has a speed of 4.5 × 105 m/s accurate to 0.01%. With 3 1 1,2,12 4
what fundamental accuracy can we locate the position of
electron.
OR
2 a) State and explain de Broglie hypothesis of matter waves and 2 1 1,2,12 6
arrive at an expression for de Broglie wavelength of an
accelerated electron.
b) Solve the Schrodinger’s wave equation for the allowed energy 3 1 1,2,12 6
values in the case of particle in a box.
c) An electron is bound in one dimensional infinite potential well 3 1 1,2,12 4
of width 0.12 nm. Find the energy values in the ground and first
excited states in eV.
Module-2
3 a) With a neat sketch explain the requisites of a laser system. 2 2 1,2,12 6
b) Derive an expression for numerical aperture of an optical fiber 3 2 1,2,12 6
and hence give the condition of light propagation in it.
c) The ratio of population of two energy levels is 1.365 × 10-21. 3 2 1,2,12 4
Find the wavelength of light emitted at 300 K.
OR
4 a) Explain the construction and working of a CO2 laser. 3 2 1,2,12 6
b) Explain the different types of optical fibers. 2 2 1,2,12 6
c) An optical signal loses 15% of its power after traversing a fiber 3 2 1,2,12 4
length 200 m. Find the fiber loss.

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Module-3
5 a) Derivation an expression for Fermi energy at 0 K on the basis of 3 3 1,2,12 6
quantum free electron theory.
b) Describe Type I and Type II superconductors. 2 3 1,2,12 6
c) Calculate the Fermi velocity and Fermi temperature of 3 3 1,2,12 4
aluminium given that its Fermi energy is 11.63 eV.
OR
6 a) Define Fermi factor. Discuss the variation of Fermi factor with 3 3 1,2,12 6
temperature and energy.
b) What is Meissner effect? Explain briefly the working of maglev 2 3 1,2,12 6
vehicles.
c) Find the temperature at which there is10% probability that a state 3 3 1,2,12 4
with an energy 0.03 eV above the fermi level is occupied.
Module-4
7 a) What is Hall effect? Obtain the expression for Hall coefficient. 3 4 1,2,12 6
b) Explain the construction and working of a solar cell with relevant 2 4 1,2,12 6
diagrams.
c) The charge carrier density of intrinsic germanium is 3 4 1,2,12 4
2.8×1019/m3. Assuming electron and hole mobilities as 0.39
m2V-1s-1 and 0.19 m2V-1s-1 respectively, calculate the resistivity
of intrinsic germanium at 300 K.
OR
8 a) Derive an expression for electrical conductivity of an intrinsic 3 4 1,2,12 6
semiconductor.
b) Explain with a neat diagram the four-probe method to determine 2 4 1,2,12 6
the resistivity of a material. Mention one advantage of this
method.
c) A rectangular plane sheet of doped silicon has dimensions 1.5 cm 3 4 1,2,12 4
along Y-direction and 0.6 mm along Z-direction. Hall probes are
attached on its two surfaces parallel to X-Z plane and a magnetic
field of flux density 0.65 weber/m2 is applied along Z-direction.
A current of 2 mA is flowing in it in X-direction. Calculate the
Hall voltage measured by the probes if the Hall coefficient of the
material is 1.3 × 10-3 m3/C.
Module-5
9 a) State the Pauli matrices and apply Pauli matrices on the states |0⟩ 3 5 1,2,12 6
and |1⟩.
b) What is descriptive statistics? Elaborate the two types of 2 5 1,2,12 6
descriptive statistics.
c) 𝛼1 𝛽 3 5 1,2,12 4
Given |𝜓⟩ = [𝛼 ] and |𝜙⟩ = [ 1 ]. Prove that ⟨𝜓|𝜙⟩ = ⟨𝜙|𝜓⟩∗ .
2 𝛽2
OR
10 a) Explain the concept of qubit. Also give the properties of qubit. 2 5 1,2,12 6
b) Explain the steps involved in Monte Carlo method. Give any one 3 5 1,2,12 6
application of Monte Carlo method.
c) Find the mean, median and mode for the following scores. 3 5 1,2,12 4
9,8,13,10,15,11,10,12,10,14

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