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Modern Physics
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Thermodynamics
Solid State Physics
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Introduction to Mathematical Physics by Charlie Harper
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Solid State Devices and Electronics by S. P. Singh, Kamal Singh
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A systematic study plan should be set up to prepare for this exam.


IIT-JAM-2006(PHYSICS)
IMPORTAN NOTE FOR CANDIDTES
- Attempt ALL 25 questions.
- Questions 1-15(objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-
25(subjective questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Q.1 In a crystalline solid, the energy band structure (E-k relation) for an electron of mass
m is given by
( )
m
k k
E
2
3 2
2

=

. The effective mass of the electron in the crystal is
(a) m (b) m
3
2
(c)
2
m
(d) 2m

Q.2 Two electric dipoles P
1
and P
2
are placed at (0, 0, 0) and (1, 0, 0) respectively, with
both of them pointing in the +z direction. Without changing the orientations of the
dipoles P
2
is moved to (0, 2, 0). The ratio of the electrostatic potential energy of the
dipoles after moving to that before moving is
(a)
16
1
(b)
2
1
(c)
4
1
(d)
8
1


Q.3 The truth table for the given circuit is







(a) (b)




J
Q
K
J K Q
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
1
0
0
1

J K Q
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
1
0
1
0

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Q.4 At a given point in space the total light wave is composed of three phasors P
1
=a,
i
e
a
P
2
2
= and
i
e
a
P

=
2
3
. The intensity of light at this point is
(a) |
.
|

\
|
2
cos 4
2 2

a (b) |
.
|

\
|
2
cos 4
4 2

a
(c) ( )
2 2
cos a (d) ( ) 2 cos 4
2 2
a

Q.5 A small magnetic dipole is kept at the origin in the x-y plane. One wire L
1
is located
at z =-a in the x-z plane with a current I flowing in the positive x direction. Another wire
L
2
is at z =+a in y-z plane with the same current I as in L
1
, flowing in the positive y
direction. The angle made by the magnetic dipole with respect to the positive x-axis is
(a) 225
o
(b) 120
o
(c) 45
o
(d) 270
o


Q.6 The ratio of the inner radii of two glass tubes of same length is 2. A fluid of
viscosity 8.0 cP flows through the first tube, and another fluid of viscosity 0.8 cP flows
through the second one when equal pressure difference is applied across both of them.
The ratio of the flow rate in the first tube to that in the second tube is
(a) 1.6 (b) 2 10 (c) 2 (d) 0.4

Q.7 The relation between angular frequency and wave number k for given type of
waves is
2
= k + k
3
. The wave number
0
k for which the phase velocity equals the
group velocity is
(a)

3 (b)

|
.
|

\
|
3
1
(c)

(d)

|
.
|

\
|
2
1

J K Q
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
0
1
0
1

J K Q
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
0
1
1
0

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Q.8 A neutron of mass m
n
=10
-27
kg is moving inside a nucleus to be a cubical box of
size10
-14
m with impenetrable walls. Take 10
-14
Js and 1 MeV 10
-13
J. An estimate
of the energy in MeV of the neutron is
(a) 80 MeV (b) MeV
8
1
(c) 8 MeV (d) MeV
80
1

Q.9 A spring-mass system has undamped natural angular frequency
0

=100 rad s
-1
. The
solution x(t) at critical damping is given by ( ) ( ) ( ) t t x t x
0 0 0
exp 1 + = , where
0
x is a
constant. The system experiences the maximum damping force at time
(a) 0.01 s (b) 0.1 s (c) 0.01 s (d) 0.1 s
Q.10 In an intrinsic semiconductor, the free carrier
concentration n (in cm
-3
) varies with temperature T
(in Kelvin) as shown in the figure below. The
band gap of the semiconductor is (use Boltzmann
constant
B
k =8.625 x 10
-3
eVK
-1
)
(a) 1.44 eV
(b) 0.72 eV
(c) 1.38 eV
(d) 0.69 eV
Q.11 ( ) ( ) ( ) | | kz t i j i A t z y x E + = exp

3 , , ,

represents an electromagnetic wave. Possible

directions of the fast axis of a quarter wave plate which convert this wave into a
circularly polarized wave are
(a) | | | | j i and j i

2
1

7
2
1
+ +
(b) | | | | j i and j i

4
2
1

3
2
1
+
(c) | | | | j i and j i

4
2
1

3
2
1
+
(d) | | | | j i and j i

2
1

7
2
1
+
5 . 32
5 . 33
5 . 34
5 . 35
5 . 36
2 3
T / 1000
( ) n ln
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Q.12 A particle of rest mass
0
m is moving uniformly in a straight line with relativistic
velocity c, where c is the velocity of light in vacuum and 0<<1. The phase velocity of
the de Broglie wave associated with the particle is
(a) c (b)

c
(c) c (d)
2

c

Q.13 Electrons of energy E coming in from x =- impinge upon a potential barrier of
width 2a and height
0
V centered at the origin with E V >
0
, as shown in the figure below.
Let
( )

E V m
k

=
0
2
. In the region a x a, the electrons is a linear combination of







(a)
kx
e and
kx
e

(b)
ikx
e and
kx
e

(c)
ikx
e and
ikx
e

(d)
ikx
e and
kx
e

Q.14 A solid melts into a liquid via first order phase transition. The relationship between
the pressure P and the temperature T of the phase transition is P =-2T +
0
P , where
0
P is a
constant. The entropy change associated with the phase transition is 1.0 J mole
-1
K
-1
. The
Calusius-Clapeyron equation for the latent heat is v
dT
dP
T L A |
.
|

\
|
= . Here
solid liquid
v v v = A
is the change in molar volume at the phase transition. The correct statement relating the
values of the volumes is
(a)
solid liquid
v v = (b) 1 =
solid liquid
v v
(c)
2
1
=
solid liquid
v v (d) 2 + =
solid quid
v v
a a x
V
0
V
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Q.15 The symmertric part of ( ) b a
b
a
P 2 |
.
|

\
|
= is
(a)
|
.
|

\
|


2 1
1 2
2
2
b ba
ba a
(b)
( )
|
.
|

\
|
2
2
b b
b a a

(c)
( ) ( )
( )
|
.
|

\
|

2
1
1 1
b a b
a b a a
(d)
( ) ( )
( )
|
.
|

\
|

2
1
1 2
b a b
a b a a


SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Q.16 Consider a Body Centered Cubic (BCC) crystal with lattice constant a. Determine
(a) the Miler indices for the (1, 0, 0) plane, (9)
(b) the number of atoms per unit area in the (1, 1, 1) plane. (12)
Q.17 The equation of state of a gas is nRT
V
a
V P =
|
|
.
|

\
|

2
, while during an adiabatic
process the gas obeys K PV =

, where a and K are positive constants. All other symbols

have their (P, V) to (P
1
, 2V) and then adiabatically from (P
1
, 2V) to |
.
|

\
|
1
1
,
2
V
P
,
where P P <
1
. (21)
Q.18 A conducting sphere of radius R
A
has a charge Q. It is surrounded by a dielectric
spherical shell of inner radius R
A
and outer radius R
B
(as shown in the figure below)
having electrical permittivity ( ) r r
0
= .
(a) Find the surface bound charge density at r =R
A
. (12)
(b) Find the total electrostatic energy stored in the dielectric (region B) (9)







A
R
A B
B
R
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Q.19 For the transistor circuit shown below, evaluate
E
V ,
B
R and
C
R , given mA I
C
1 = ,
V
CE
=3.8 V, V
BE
=0.7 V and V
CC
=10V use the approximation I
C
I
E.





(21)



Q.20 For the vector field ( )k y x z j yz i xz V

2 2 2 2
+ =

,
(a) Calculate the volume integral of the divergence of V

out of the region defined by

a x a, -b y b and 0 z c. (12)
(b) Calculate the flux of V

out of the region through the surface at z =c. Hence deduce

the net flux through the rest of the boundary of the region. (9)

Q.21 The spherical surface of a plano-convex lens of radius of curvature R =1m is gently
placed on a flat plate. The space between them is filled with a transparent liquid of
refractive index 1.55. The refractive indices of the lens and the flat plate are 1.5 and 1.6
respectively. The radius of the sixteenth dark Newtons ring in the reflected light of
wavelength is found to be 5 mm.
(a) Determine the wavelength (in microns) of the light. (12)
(b) Now the transparent liquid is completely removed from the space between the lens
and the flat plate. Find the radius (in mm) of the twentieth dark ring in the reflected light
after this change. (9)


B
R
O 24k
O k 1.3
C
R
10V V
CC
=
C
V
E
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Q.22 A resistor of 1 k and an inductor of 5 mH are connected in series with a battery of
emf 4 V through a switch. The switch is closed at time t =0. In the following, you may
use
3
e 20.
(a) Find the current flowing in the circuit at t =15 micro-second. (9)
(b) Find the heat dissipated through the resistor during the first 15 micro-second. (12)

Q.23 A photon of energy E
ph
collides with an electron at rest and gets scattered at an
angle 60
o
with respect to the direction of the incident photon. The ratio of the relativistic
kinetic energy T of the recoiled electron and the incident photon energy E
ph
is 0.05.
(a) Determine the wavelength of the incident photon in terms of the Compton
wavelength
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
c m
h
e
c
, where h,
e
m , c are Plancks constant, electron rest mass and
velocity of light respectively. (12)
(b) What is the total energy
e
E of the recoiled electron in units of its rest mass? (9)
Q.24. A particle moves in a plane with velocity

v r v v
r
+ =

such that

v v
r
4
3
= . The
time dependence of the magnitude of the velocity t v 5 = . It is given that r = 1, = 0 and
v
r
>0 at t =0. (In the following, you may use e
3
20 .)
(a) Determine the trajectory r() of the particle.
(b) At what time will become 4 radian?
Q.25. A body of mass 1kg moves under the influence of a central force, with a potential
energy function ( )
( )
2
5
2 / 3 exp
r
r
r V

= joule, where r is in meters. It is found to move in a
circular orbit of radius r =2m. (In the following, you may use e
3
20).
(a) Find its angular momentum L and total energy E.
(b) A piece of mass m1 =0.5 kg breaks off suddenly from the body and begins to fall
radially inwards with velocity v =10 cm s
-1
. What are the values of angular momentum
L
2
and total energy E
2
of the remaining piece, assuming that the potential energy function
remains the same?
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IIT-JAM-2007(PHYSICS)
IMPORTAN NOTE FOR CANDIDTES
- Attempt ALL 25 questions.
- Questions 1-15(objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-
25(subjective questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Q.1 Fermi energy of a certain metal M
1
is 5 eV. A second metal M
2
has an electron which
is 6% higher than that of M
1
. Assuming that the free electron theory is valid for both the
metals, the Fermi energy of M
2
is closet to
(a) 5.6 eV (b) 5.2 eV (c) 4.8 eV (d) 4.4 eV
Q.2 The following histogram represents the binding energy per particle (B.E./A) in MeV
as a function of the mass number A of a nucleus








A nucleus with mass number A =180 fissions into two nuclei of equal masses. In the
process
(a) 180 MeV of energy is released (b) 180 MeV of energy is absorbed
(c) 360 MeV of energy is released (d) 360 MeV of energy is absorbed
Q.3 A particle is confined in a one dimensional box with impenetrable walls at x =a. Its
energy eigenvalue is 2 eV and the corresponding eigenfunction is as shown below.


The lowest possible energy of the particle is
(a) 4 eV (b) 2 eV (c) 1 eV (d) 0.5 eV
2
4
6
8
40 80 120 160 200
A
B.E.
A
a 0
a +
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Q.4 Experimental measurements of heat capacity per mole of Aluminum at low
temperatures show that the data can be fitted to the formula, C
V
=aT +bT
3
, where a =
0.00135 J K
-2
mole
-1
, b =2.48 x 10
-5
J K
-4
mole
-1
and T is the temperature in in Kelvin.
The entropy of a mole of Aluminum at such temperatures is given by the formula
(a) ,
3
3
c T
b
aT + + where c >0 is a constant
(b) ,
4 2
3
c T
b aT
+ + where c >0 is a constant
(c)
3
3
T
b
aT +
(d)
3
4 2
T
b aT
+
Q.5 A uniform and constant magnetic field B coming out of
the plane of the paper exists in a rectangular region as shown
in the figure. A conducting rod PQ is rotated about O with a
uniform angular speed in the plane of the paper. The emf
E
PQ
induced between P and Q is best represented by the
graph

















B
P
O
Q

t
O
PQ
E
t
O
PQ
E
t
O
PQ
E
t
O
PQ
E
( ) a ( ) b
( ) c ( ) d
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Q.6 Three polarizers P, Q and R are placed parallel to each other with their planes
perpendicular to the z-axis. Q is placed between P and R. Initially the polarizing
directions of P and Q are parallel, but that of R is perpendicular to them. In this
arrangement when unpolaized light of intensity
0
I is incident on P, the intensity coming
out of R is zero. The polarizer Q is now rotated about the z-axis. As a function of angle of
rotation, the intensity of light coming out of R is best represented by
(a)






(b)





(c)





(d)



4
o
I
8
o
I
2

2
3 2
4
0
I
8
0
I
2

2
3 2
4
0
I
8
0
I
2

2
3 2
4
0
I
8
0
I
2

2
3 2
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Q.7 The black body spectrum of an object O
1
is such that its radiant intensity (i.e.,
intensity per unit wavelength interval) is maximum at a wavelength of 200 nm. Another
object O
2
has the maximum radiant intensity at 600 nm. The ratio of power emitted per
unit area by O
1
to that of O
2
is
(a)
81
1
(b)
9
1
(c) 9 (d) 81

Q.8 In terms of the basic units of mass (M), length (L), time (T) and charge (Q), the
dimensions of magnetic permeability of vacuum (
0
) are
(a) MLQ
-2
(b) ML
2
T
-1
Q
-2
(c) LTQ
-1
(d) LT
-1
Q
-1


Q.9 When two simple harmonic oscillations represented by
x =A
0
cos(t +) and y =B
0
cos(t +) are superposed at right angles, the resultant is an
ellipse with its major axis along the y-axis as shown in the figure. The conditions which
correspond to this are






(a)
0 0
2 ;
2
B A = + =

(b)
0 0
;
4
B A = =


(c)
0 0
2 ;
2
B A = + =

(d)
0 0
;
4
B A = + =





x
y
2
1
O
1
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Q.10 A projectile is fired from the origin O at an angle of
0
45 from the horizontal. At the
highest point P of its trajectory the radial and transverse components of its acceleration in
terms of the gravitational acceleration g are






(a)
5
,
5
2 g
a
g
a
r
= =

(b)
5
,
5
2 g
a
g
a
r

=


(c)
5
2
,
5
g
a
g
a
r
= =

(d)
5
2
,
5
g
a
g
a
r

=


Q.11 A satellite moves around a planet in a circular orbit at a distance R from its centre.
The time period of revolution of the satellite is T. If the same satellite is taken to an orbit
of radius 4R around the same planet, the time period would be
(a) 8T (b) 4T (c) T/4 (d) T/8

Q.12 The speed of an electron, whose de Broglie wavelength is equal to its Compton
wavelength, is (c is the speed of light)
(a) c (b) 2 / c (c) c/2 (d) c/3

Q.13 ( ) 15
3 7
7 5
=
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
y
x
y x
The matrix equation above represents
(a) a circle of radius 15
(b) an ellipse of semi major axis 5
(c) an ellipse of semi major axis 5
(d) a hyperbola
x
O
P
y

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Q.14

Fig. (i) Fig. (ii)
Figure (i) and (ii) represent respectively,
(a) NOR, NOR (b) NOR, NAND
(c) NAND, NAND (d) OR, NAND

Q.15 f(x) is a periodic function of x with a period of 2. In the interval <x <, f(x) is
given by ( )

< <
< <
=

x x
x
x f
0 , sin
0 , 0

In the expansion of f(x) as a Fourier series of sine and cosine functions, the coefficient of
cos(2x) is
(a)
3
2
(b)

1
(c) 0 (d)
3
2
















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Q.16 If the total surface area (including the area of the top and bottom ends) of a cylinder
is to be kept fixed (=A), what is its maximum possible volume?
For such cylinders of fixed total area, plot in the axes shown below their volume (V)
versus the radius (R) clearly indicating the values of R for which the volume is maximum
and zero. (21)







Q.17 A horizontal square platform of mass m and side a is free to rotate about a vertical
axis passing through its centre O. The platform is stationary and a person of the same
mass (m) as the platform is standing on it at point A. The person now starts walking along
the edge from A to B (see figure). The speed v of the person with respect to the platform
is constant. Find the time the person takes to reach B. Also find his distance r(t) from O
as a function of time. Further find the angle through which the platform has rotated by the
time the person reaches B. (21)








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Q.18. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are connected across terminals A and B as
shown. Each of the capacitors is made of square plates of side l with a distance d between
them. A dielectric slab (relative permittivity k) of thickness d is kept between the plates.
The slab covers only half of the assembly. The capacitors are charged by a battery and
then the battery is disconnected. If the slab is now displaced slightly by a distance y
[(y/l) <<1], show that it will perform simple harmonic oscillations. (21)






Q.19 For the circuit shown below, calculate the output voltage V
0
. What would V
0
be if
the polarity of 2V battery is reversed at terminal B? (Assume the operational amplifier to
be ideal).




(21)

Q.20 A beam of light of wavelength 400 nm and power 1.55 mW is directed at the
cathode of a photoelectric cell. (Given: hc =1240 eV nm, e =1.6 x 10
-19
C). If only 10%
of the incident photons effectively produce photoelectrons, find the current due to these
electrons. If the wavelength of light is now reduced to 200 nm, keeping its power the
same, the kinetic energy of the electrons is found to increase by a factor of 5. What are
the values of the stopping potentials for the two wavelengths? (21)

o
V
12V -
12V +
+

B
A
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4V +
V 2
O 30k
A
B
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Q.21 Two thin lenses L
1
and L
2
of focal lengths 15 cm and 10 cm respectively, are kept
15 cm apart from each other. Their axes are separate by 0.5 cm as shown in figure (not to
scale). If a point object P is placed on the axis of L
1
to its left at a distance of 30 cm, find
the x and y coordinates (origin O) of the image formed by the combination.




(21)


Q.22 The circuit shown consists of two identical capacitors of capacitance C each and an
inductor of inductance L. Initially, both switches are open and capacitor 1 is charged with
a charge Q
0
while the second capacitor has no charge. Switches S
1
and S
2
are closed
simultaneously at t =0.The circuit now becomes oscillatory.
(a) Calculate the maximum current in the circuit.
(b) Obtain expression for the charge on the capacitors 1 and 2 as a function of time.

(21)






Q: 23 A particle travels along the diameter of the earth at a relativistic speed. It crosses
the earth in a time 3 x 10
-2
s in its own frame. An observer, located on the earth, measures
the same time interval to be 5 x 10
-2
s. Find the speed of the particle with respect to the
earth and the diameter of the earth. (21)
cm 30
P
cm 15
cm 5 . 0
y
1
L
2
L
x
O
1
1
S
L
2
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Q.24 1 m
3
of an ideal gas with =C
p
/C
v
=1.5 is at a pressure of 100 kPa and a
temperature of 300 K. Initially the state of the gas is at the point a of the PV diagram
shown. The gas is taken through a reversible cycle a b c a. The pressure at a
point b is 200 kPa and the line ba, when extended, passes through the origin.
(a) Calculate the work done by the gas in each of the steps a b c and c a. (9)
(b) Calculate the change in entropy of the gas in each of the three steps above. (12)









Q.25 How much work is done when an object moves from O P Q R O in a
force field given by ( ) ( ) j xy i y x y x F

,
2 2
+ = along the rectangular path shown. Find
the answer by evaluating the line integral and also by using the Stokes theorem.





(21)

a
b
c
O
P
V
Q
O
P
R
( ) 0 , 0
( ) b a,
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IMPORTAN NOTE FOR CANDIDTES
- Attempt ALL 25 questions.
- Questions 1-15(objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-
25(subjective questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Q.1 The product PQ of any two real, symmetric matrices P and Q is
(a) symmetric for all P and Q (b) never symmetric
(c) symmetric if PQ =QP (d) antisymmtric for all P and Q
Q.2 The work done by a force in moving a particle of mass m from any point (x, y) to a
neighboring point (x +dx, y +dy) is given by dW =2xy dx +x
2
dy. The work done for a
complete cycle around a unit circle is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
Q.3 EFGH is a thin square plate of uniform density and
side 4a. Four point masses, each of mass m, are placed on
the plate as shown in the figure. In the moment of intertia
matrix I of the composite system,
(a) only I
xy
is zero
(b) only I
xz
and I
yz
are zero
(c) all the product of intertia terms are zero
(d) none of the product of intertia terms is zero

Q.4 The chemical potential of an ideal Bose gas at any temperature is
(a) necessarily negative (b) either zero or negative
(c) neccessarily positive (d) either zero or positive

Q.5 If the electrostatic potential at a point (x, y) is given by V =(2x +4y) volts, the
electrostatic energy density at that point (in J/m
3
) is
(a)
0
5 (b)
0
10 (c)
0
20 (d) ( )
2
0
4 2
2
1
y x +
E F
G H
m m
) 0 , , ( a a
) 0 , , ( a a
) 0 , , ( a a
) 0 , , ( a a
m
m
y
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Q.6 In an intertial frame S, a stationary rod makes an angle with the x-axis. Another
interial frame S moves with a velocity v with respect to S along the common x-x axis.
As observed from S the angle made by the rod with the x-axis is . Which of the
following statement is correct?
(a) <
(b) >
(c) < if v is negative and > if v is positive
(d) > if v is negative and < if v is positive

Q.7 Consider a doped semiconductor having the electron and the hole mobilities
n
and

p
, respectively. Its intrinsic carrier density is n
i
. The hole concentration p for which the
conductivity is minimum at a given temperature is
(a)
p
n
i
n

(b)
n
p
i
n

(c)
n
p
i
n

(d)
p
n
i
n

Q.8 Two coherent plane waves of light of equal amplitude, and each of wavelengths
m
8
10 20

, propagating at an angle of
1080

radian with respect to each other, fall

almost normally on a screen. The fringe-width (in mm) on the screen is
(a) 0.108 (b) 0.216 (c) 1.080 (d) 2.160

Q.9 A circular disc (in the horizontal xy-plane) is spinning about a vertical axis through
its center O with a constant angular velocity

. As viewed from the reference frame of

the disc, a particle is observed to execute uniform circular motion, in the anticlockwise
sense, centered at P. when the particle is at the point Q, which of the following figures
correctly represents the directions of the Coriolis force
cor
F

and the centrifugal

force
cfg
F

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Q.10 The instantaneous position x(t) of a small block performing one-dimensional
damped oscillations x(t) =Ae
-rt
cos(t +a). Here is the angular frequency, the
damping coefficient, A the initial amplitude and the initial phase. If
, 0
0
0
v
dt
dx
and x
t
t
= =
=
=
the values of A and (with n =0, 1, 2, .) are
(a)
( )

2
1 2
,
2
+
= =
n v
A (b)

n
v
A = = ,
(c)
( )
2
1 2
,

+
= =
n v
A (d)
( )
2
1 2
,
2

+
= =
n v
A

Q.11 A photon of wavelength is incident on a free electron at rest and is scattered in the
backward direction. The functional shift in its wavelength in terms of the Compton
wavelength c of the electron is
(a)

2
C
(b)

3
2
C
(c)

2
3
C
(d)

C
2



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cfg F
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cfg F
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Q.12 The logic expression for the output Y of the following circuit is






(a) S QR Q P + + + (b) S QR Q P + + +
(c) S QR Q P + + + (d) S QR Q P + + +

Q.13 The activity of a radioactive sample is decreased to 75% of the initial value after 30
days. The half-life (in days) of the sample is approximately
[You may use ln 3 1.1, ln 4 1.4]
(a) 38 (b) 45 (c) 59 (d) 69

Q.14 The ratio of the second-neighbour distance to the nearest-neighbour distance in an
fcc lattice is
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2

Q.15 A thermodynamic system is maintained at constant temperature and pressure. In
thermodynamic equilibrium, its
(a) Gibbs free energy is minimum (b) enthalpy is maximum
(c) Helmholtz free energy is minimum (d) internal energy is zero





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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Q.16 A thin hollow cylinder of radius and length both
equal to L is closed at the bottom. A disc of radius L/2 is
removed from the bottom as shown in the figure. This
object carries a uniform surface-charge density .
Calculate the electrostatic potential at the point P on the
axis of the cylinder as shown in the figure.
[you may use ( )
}
+ + =
+
. ln
2 2
2 2
a x x
a x
dx
]
(21)
Q.17 A particle of mass 1kg is moving in a central force field given by
( ) r
r r
r F
1 3
2
1
|
.
|

\
|
+ =

.
(a) Assuming that the particle is moving in a circular orbit with angular momentum 2 J-s,
find out the radius of the orbit. (12)
(b) At t =0, an additional force v F

=
2
, where v

is the instantaneous velocity of the

particle, is switched on. Show that the magnetic of its angular momentum after a time

1

second is s J
e

2
. (9)
Q.18 An incompressible fluid is enclosed between two
horizontal surface located at z =0 and z =d. The fluid
motion is two dimensional, and the velocity field
( ) t z x V , ,

is given by ( ) ( ) ( )z t z x w x t z x u t z x V , , , , , , + =

where ( ) t z x u , , and ( ) t z x w , , are periodic functions of
the horizontal coordinate x with wavenumber k.
(a) If the vertical velocity ( ) ( ) ( ) |
.
|

\
|
=
d
z
kx t A t z x w

sin cos , , , find the horizontal velocity
( ) t z x u , , using the equation of continuity. What is the vorticity field V

V = O ? (15)
x
L
y
z
2
d

2 / L
L
L
L
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(b) Find the net fluid flux from a parallelepiped of size
2
d
L as shown in the figure,
where
k

2
= . (6)
Q.19 The wave function
n
(x) of a particle confined to a one-dimensional box of length L
with rigid walls is given by ( ) |
.
|

\
|
=
L
x n
L
x
n

sin
2
, n =1, 2, 3, ..
(a) Determine the energy eigenvalues. Also, determine the eigenvalues and the eigen
functions of the momentum operator. (15)
(b) Show that the energy eigenfunctions are not the eigenfunctions of the momentum
operator. (6)
Q.20. A mass and spring system consists of two block of mass m (<M). These blocks are
connected with two identical springs with spring constant k as shown in the figure. The
system is constrained to move along a straight line on a frictionless horizontal surface.
The spring follows Hookes law. Find the angular frequencies of the independent
oscillations (normal modes).


Now, the masses M and m are interchanged and the new arrangement is shown in the
following figure:


The ration of the new arrangement to that of the old arrangement, when the middle block
remains stationary, is 2. Find the ratio of the frequencies in the two arrangements when
the middle block oscillates. (21)




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Q.21 A half-wave plate and a quarter-wave plate are placed between a polarizer
1
P and
an analyzer
2
P . All of these are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of
propagation of unpolarized incident light (see the figure). The optic-axis of the half-wave
plate makes an angle of
0
30 with respect to the pass-axis of
1
P and that of the quarter-
wave plate is parallel to the pass-axis of
1
P .







(a) Determine the state of polarization for the light after passing through (i) the half-wave
plate and (ii) the quarter-wave plate. (15)
(b) What should be the orientation of the pass-axis of
2
P with respect to that of
1
P such
that the intensity of the light emerging from
2
P is maximum? (6)
Q.22 Consider a system of N non-interacting distinguishable spin- particles, each of
magnetic moment . The system is at an equilibrium temperature T in a magnetic field
B such that n particles have their magnetic moments aligned parallel toB .
(a) Find the energy E and the entropy S of the system. (9)
(b) Using the relationship between E and S, find T. Hence determine the ratio
N
n
in terms
of , B and T. [Use ln N! =N ln N N] (12)
Q.23 (a) An ideal gas, kept in contact with a heat reservoir, undergoes a quasistatic
process in which its pressure gets doubled. Obtain the Maxwell relation from the
differential form dF =- S dT P dV and evaluate the expression for the change in entropy
of n moles of the gas. (9)

y
z
x
2
P 1
P
Half-wave
plate
Quarter-wave
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(b) Using S =S(T, V), derive a general expression for (U/V)
T
, where U(S,V) is the
internal energy. Evaluate it for the ideal gas as considered in part (a). J ustify that the
outcome is consistent with the expression for the average energy known from the kinetic
theory. (12)
Q.24 Consider an ideal Fermi gas consisting of N non-relativistic spin-
2
1
particles
confined to a length L in one dimension at 0 K.
(a) Find an expression for the density of states and hence calculate the Fermi energy of
the gas. (15)
(b) Find the mean energy per particle in terms of the Fermi energy. (6)

Q.25 A square loop of side L and mass M is made of a wire of cross-sectional area A and
resistance R. The loop, moving with a constant velocity i v
o

in the horizontal xy-plane,

enters a region 0 x 2L having constant magnetic field k B

.










(a) Find an expression for the x-component of the force F acting on the loop in terms of
its velocity ( ) t v , B, L and R. (12)
(b) Find the speed of the loop as its side ad exits the field region at x =2L and sketch its
variation with x. (9)
y
z
x
L
d
a b
c
i v
o

L x 2 =
0 = x
B
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IMPORTAN NOTE FOR CANDIDTES
- Attempt ALL 25 questions.
- Questions 1-15(objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-
25(subjective questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Q.1 Isothermal compressibility
T
k of a substance is defined as
T
T
P
V
V
|
.
|

\
|
c
c
=
1
k . Its value
for n moles of an ideal gas will be
(a)
P
1
(b)
P
n
(c)
P
1
(d)
P
n

Q.2 A space crew has a life support system that can last only for 1000 hours. What
minimum speed would be required for safe travel of the crew between two space stations
separated by a fixed distance of 1.08 x 10
12
km?
(a)
3
c
(b)
2
c
(c)
2
c
(d)
5
c

Q.3 An oscillating voltage V(t) =V
0
cost is applied across a parallel plate capacitor
having a plate separation d. The displacement current density through the capacitor is







(a)
d
t V e e c cos
0 0
(b)
d
t V e e c cos
0 0 0

(c)
d
t V e e c cos
0 0 0
(d)
d
t V e e c sin
0 0



( ) t V t V e cos
0
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Q.4 Two spherical nuclei have mass numbers 216 and 64 with their radii
1
R and
2
R ,
respectively. The ratio
2
1
R
R
is
(a) 1.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.0 (d) 2.5
Q.5 In the Fourier series of the periodic function (shown in the figure)
( )
| |

=
+ =
=
0
sin cos
sin
n
n n
nx nx
x x f
| o


Which of the following coefficients are nonzero?

(a)
n
for odd n (b)
n
for even n
(c)
n
for odd n (d)
n
for even n

Q.6 A particle is moving in space with O as the origin. Some possible expression for its
position, velocity and acceleration in cylindrical coordinates (, , z) are given below.
Which one of these is correct?
(a) Position vector z z r + + =

and velocity z
dt
dz
dt
d
dt
d
v + + =

(b) Velocity z
dt
dz
dt
d
dt
d
v + + =

and acceleration z
dt
z d
dt
d
dt
d
dt
d
a
2
2
2
2
+ |
.
|

\
|
+ =

(c) Position vector z z r + =

and velocity z
dt
dz
dt
d
dt
d
v + + =

(d) Position vector z z r + + =

and velocity ( ) z
dt
dz
dt
d
dt
d
v + + =



Q.7 Which one of the following is an INCORRECT Boolean expression?
(a) Q PQ Q P = + (b) ( )( ) P Q P Q P = + +
(c) ( ) Q Q P P = + (d) ( ) Q R Q P R Q P R Q P R Q P = + + +
t t 2
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Q.8 Monochromatic X-rays of wavelength 1 are incident on a simple cubic crystal. The
first order Bragg reflection from (311) plane occurs at angle of
0
30 from the plane. The
lattice parameter of the crystal in is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c)
2
11
(d) 11
Q.9 An electric field ( ) ( ) | | u | o

cos sin + = r r E

exists in space. What will be the total

charge enclosed in a sphere of unit radius centered at the origin?
(a) 4
0
(b) 4
0
( +) (c) 4
0
( - ) (d) 4
0


Q.10 A thin massless rod of length 2l has equal point masses m attached at its ends (see
figure). The rod is rotating about an axis passing through its centre and making angle
with it. The magnitude of the rate of change of its angular momentum
dt
L d

is








(a) 2ml
2

2
sin cos (b) 2ml
2

2
sin
(c) 2ml
2

2
sin
2
(d) 2ml
2

2
cos
2


Q.11 A battery with a constant emf and internal resistance r
i
provides power to an
external circuit with a load resistance made up by combining resistance R
L
and 2R
L
in
parallel. For what value of R
L
will the power delivered to the load be maximum?
(a)
4
i
L
r
R = (b)
2
i
L
r
R = (c)
i L
r R
3
2
= (d)
i L
r R
2
3
=
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Q.12 Among the following displacement versus time plots, which ones may represent an
over-damped oscillator?
(P) (Q)




(R) (S)




(a) only (P) and (Q) (b) only (P) and (R)
(c) only (P) and (S) (d) only (P), (R) and (S)

Q.13 A wave packet in a certain medium is constructed by superposing waves of
frequency around
0
=100 and the corresponding wave-number k with k
0
=10 as
given in the table below
k
81.00 9.0
90.25 9.5
100.00 10.0
110.25 10.5
121.00 11.0
Find the ratio v

/v
p
of the group velocity v

and the phase velocity v

p
.
(a)
2
1
(b) 1 (c)
2
3
(d) 2


( ) t x
t
( ) t x t
( ) t x
t
( ) t x
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Q.14 A box containing 2 moles of a diatomic ideal gas at temperature T
0
is connected to
another identical box containing 2 moles of a monatomic ideal gas at temperature 5T
0
.
There are no thermal losses and the heat capacity of the boxes is negligible. Find the final
temperature of the mixture of gases (ignore the vibrational degrees of freedom for the
diatomic molecules).
(a) T
0
(b) 1.5 T
0
(c) 2.5 T
0
(d) 3T
0


Q.15 Moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass m, height h and radius r about an axis
(shown in the figure by dashed line) passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular
to its symmetry axis is
(a)
2 2
12
1
4
1
mh mr +
(b)
2 2
8
1
2
1
mh mr +
(c)
2 2
12
1
2
1
mh mr +
(d)
2 2
4
1
2
1
mh mr +










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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Q.16 A parallel beam of light of diameter 1.8 cm contains two wavelengths 4999.75
and 5000.25 . The light is incident perpendicularly on a large diffraction grating with
5000 lines per centimeter.
(a) Using Rayleigh criterion, find the least order at which the two wavelengths are
resolved. (12)
(b) What will be the angular separation (in radians) of the two wavelengths at order n =2?
(9)
Q.17 A block of mass M is free to slide on a frictionless horizontal floor. The block has a
cylindrical cavity of radius R in the middle of it. The centre of mass (CM) of the block
lies on the dashed line passing through the centre of the cavity (see figure). Initially the
CM of the block is at a horizontal distance X
1
from the origin. Now a point particle of
mass m is released from point A into the cavity. There is negligible friction between the
particle and the cavity surface. When the particle reaches point B, the CM of the blocks is
at a distance X
2
from the origin. Find (X
2
X
1
). (21)








Q.18 The electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through vacuum is given
by ( ) ( ) t y x z E t r E e t t = 100 3 100 cos ,
0

.
(a) What is the wave vectork

? Hence find the value of . (9)

(b) At the time t =0 there is a point charge q with velocity x v v
0
=

at the origin. What is

the instantaneous Lorentz force acting on the particle? (12)
R
A B
1
X
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Q.19 Consider two infinitely long wires parallel to
the z-axis carrying the same current I. One wire
passes through the point L with coordinates (-1, 1)
and the other through M with coordinates (-1, 1) in
the XY planes shown in the figure. The direction of
the current in both the wires is in the positive z-
direction.

(a) Find the value of
}
l d B

along the semicircular closed path of radius 2 units shown in
the figure. (9)
(b) A third long wire carrying current I and also perpendicular to the XY plane is placed at
a point N with coordinates (x, 0) so that the magnetic field at the origin is doubled. Find x
and the direction of the current in the third wire. (12)
Q.20 A particle of mass m is confined in a one-dimensional box of unit length. At time
t =0 the wavefunction of the particle is (x, 0) = Asin2xcosx, where A is the
normalization constant.
(a) Write the wavefunction (x, t) at a later time t. (12)
(b) Find the expectation values of momentum and energy at t =0. (9)

Q.21 For the transistor circuit shown in the
figure
dc
=100 and V
BE
=0.7V. Determine
the base current I
B
, the collector-emitter
voltage V
CE
, the emitter voltage V
E
, the base
voltage V
B
and the saturation current I
Csat
.



(21)

X
N
x
M
L
Y
( ) 1 , 1
( ) 1 , 1
O 450k
F 10
O k 1
O 2k
20V +
o
V
i
V
F 10
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Q.22 The equation of state of one mole of a van der Waals gas is ( ) RT b V
V
a
P = |
.
|

\
|
+
2

and its internal energy U(T, V) is given by ( )
V
a
T C U V T U
V
+ =
0
, , where U
0
and C
V

can be taken as constants.
(a) Prove that in a reversible adiabatic process the temperature and volume satisfy the
equation ( )
V
C R
b V T
/
=constant. (12)
(b) Calculate the change in entropy of the gas when it undergoes a reversible isothermal
expansion from volume
0
V to
0
2V . (9)
Q.23 (a) Find the normalized eigenvector of the matrix
(

=
0 1
1 0
M , corresponding
to its positive eigenvalue. (9)
(b) The normalized eigenvectors of the matrix
(

=
0
0
i
i
N are
1
and
2
with the
eigenvalues
1
and
2
, respectively and
1
>
2
. If the eigenvector obtained in part (a) is
expressed as =P
1
+Q
2
, find the constants P and Q. (12)

Q.24 A particle of mass m is thrown vertically up from the ground with initial speed
0
v .
As it moves it experiences a drag force
2
kv F
drag
= , where v is the speed of the particle
and k is a constant. Up to what height does the particle go and what is its speed when it
reaches the ground again? (21)
Q.25 Consider the radioactive transformation A BC with decay constants
A
and
B

for elements A and B; C is a stable element. Assume that at t =0, N
A
=N
0
, N
B
=0 and
N
C
=0, where N
A
, N
B
, and N
C
are the number of atoms of A, B and C, respectively.
(a) Show that at any later time t the number of atoms N
B
of element B will be
( ) | |
t t
A B
A
B
t
B
t
A
e e
N
t N

=
0
. (12)
(b) Sketch qualitatively the variation of N
A
, N
B
and N
C
with time on three separate plots.
(9)
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PH- / 20 i
A
2011 PH
READ INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THIS PAGE CAREFULLY

REGISTRATION NUMBER

Name:



Test Centre:








Do not write your Registration Number
or Name anywhere else in this
question-cum-answer booklet.




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2011 PH
Test Paper Code: PH

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This question-cum-answer booklet has X pages
and has 25 questions. Please ensure that the
copy of the question-cum-answer booklet you
have received contains all the questions.
2. Write your Registration Number, Name and
the name of the Test Centre in the appropriate
space provided on the right side.
3. Write the answers to the objective questions
against each Question No. in the Answer Table
for Objective Questions, provided on Page No.
Y. Do not write anything else on this page.
4. Each objective question has 4 choices for its
answer: (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only ONE of them
is the correct answer. There will be negati ve
marking for wrong answers to objective
questions. The following marking scheme for
objective questions shall be used:
(a) For each correct answer, you will be
awarded 6 (Six) marks.
(b) For each wrong answer, you will be
awarded -2 (Negati ve two) mark.
(c) Multiple answers to a question will be
treated as a wrong answer.
(d) For each unattempted question, you will be
awarded 0 (Zero) mark.
5. Answer the subjective question only in the
space provided after each question.
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question. In case you attempt a subjective
question more than once, please cancel the
answer(s) you consider wrong. Otherwise, the
answer appearing last only will be evaluated.
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PH- / 20 ii
A

Special Instructions/ Useful Data

2
2
2 2
2
2
2
2
1 1

=
t
r r
t
r
r r y
t
x
t
t
( )

=
0
2
2 3
2
1
exp

dx x x


Boltzmann constant k
B
= 1.38 10
-23
J/K
= 8.617 10
-5
eV/K

Electric permittivity of free space
0
= 8.85 10
-12
F/m

Elementary charge e = 1.60 10
-19
C

Magnetic permeability of free space
0
= 1.26 10
-6
H/m

Mass of electron m
e
= 9.11 10
-31
kg

Molar gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol-K

Planck constant h = 6.63 10
-34
J-s
= 4.14 10
-15
eV-s

Speed of light in vacuum = 3 10
8
m/s

= 3.14
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PH- / 20 1
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES
Attempt ALL the 25 questions.
Questions 1-15 (objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-25 (subjective
questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for Objective Questions
provided on page Y only.

The line integral

B
A
l d F
r r
, where F
r
= y
y x
y
x
y x
x

2 2 2 2
+
+
+
, along the semi-circular path
as shown in the figure below is


Q.1
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4


Six simple harmonic oscillations each of same frequency and equal amplitude are superposed.
The phase difference between any two consecutive oscillations i.e., =
1 n n
is constant,
where
n
is the phase of the n
th
oscillation. If the resultant amplitude of the superposition is
zero, what is the phase difference ?

Q.2
(A)
6

(B)
3

(C)
2

(D) 2

A particle of mass m is moving in a potential
( )
2
2 2
0
2 2
1
x m
a
x m x V + =
where
o
and a are positive constants. The angular frequency of small oscillations for the
simple harmonic motion of the particle about a stable minimum of the potential V(x) is

(A) 2
o

(B) 2
o

(C) 4
o

Q.3
(D) 4 2
o


y
A(-1,0) B(1,0)
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A
Intensity of three different light beams after passing through an analyzer is found to vary as
shown in the following graphs. Identify the option giving the correct states of polarization of
the incident beams from the graphs.

0
0.5
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Analyzer Orientation (Radians)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Analyzer Orientation (Radians)
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Graph 3



(A) Graph 1: Linear Polarization, Graph 2: Circular Polarization, Graph 3: Elliptic Polarization
(B) Graph 1: Circular Polarization, Graph 2: Linear Polarization, Graph 3: Elliptic Polarization
(C) Graph 1: Unpolarized, Graph 2: Circular Polarization, Graph 3: Linear Polarization
Q.4
(D) Graph 1: Unpolarized, Graph 2: Elliptic Polarization, Graph 3: Circular Polarization
















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A
Which of the following circuits does not satisfy the Boolean expression F B A B A = +

(A)

(B)


(C)


Q.5
(D)











F
A
B
A
B
F
A
B
F
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B
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A
Light described by the equation E=(90 V/m)[sin(6.28 10
15
s
-1
) t +sin(12.56 10
15
s
-1
) t] is
incident on a metal surface. The work function of the metal is 2.0 eV. Maximum kinetic energy
of the photoelectrons will be

Q.6
(A) ) 2.14 eV (B) 4.28 eV (C) 6.28 eV (D) 12.56 eV

A gas of molecular mass m is at temperature T. If the gas obeys Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity
distribution, the average speed of molecules is given by

Q.7
(A)
m
T k
B
(B)
m
T k
B
2
(C)
m
T k
B

2
(D)
m
T k
B

8


Consider free expansion of one mole of an ideal gas in an adiabatic container from volume V
1

to V
2
. The entropy change of the gas, calculated by considering a reversible process between
the original state (V
1
, T ) to the final state (V
2
, T ) where T is the temperature of the system, is
denoted by S
1
. The corresponding change in the entropy of the surrounding is S
2
. Which of
the following combinations is correct?

(A) S
1
= R ln (V
1
/ V
2
), S
2
= R ln (V
1
/ V
2
)
(B) S
1
= R ln (V
1
/ V
2
), S
2
= R ln (V
1
/ V
2
)
(C) S
1
= R ln (V
2
/ V
1
), S
2
=0
Q.8
(D) S
1
= R ln (V
2
/ V
1
), S
2
=0

Equipotential surfaces corresponding to a particular charge distribution are given by
( )
i
V z y x = + +
2 2 2
2 4 , where the values of
i
V are constants. The electric field E
r
at the
origin is

Q.9
(A) 0 = E
r
(B) x E 2 =
r
(C) y E 4 =
r
(D) y E 4 =
r



The wave function of a quantum mechanical particle is given by
(x) =
5
3

1
(x) +
5
4

2
(x) ,
where
1
(x) and
2
(x) are eigenfunctions with corresponding energy eigenvalues 1 eV and
2 eV, respectively. The energy of the particle in the state is

Q.10
(A)
25
41
eV (B)
5
11
eV (C)
25
36
eV (D)
5
7
eV



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A rain drop falling vertically under gravity gathers moisture from the atmosphere at a rate
given by
2
t k
dt
dm
= , where m is the instantaneous mass, t is time and k is a constant. The
equation of motion of the rain drop is
mg
dt
dm
dt
d
m = +

If the drop starts falling at t =0, with zero initial velocity and initial mass m
0
(given: m
0
=2
gm, k =12 gm/s
3
and g =1000 cm/s
2
), the velocity (v) of the drop after one second is

Q.11
(A) 250 cm/s (B) 500 cm/s (C) 750 cm/s (D) 1000 cm/s

Given two (n n) matrices P

and Q

such that P

is Hermitian and Q

is skew (anti)-
Hermitian. Which one of the following combinations of P

and Q

is necessarily a Hermitian
matrix?

Q.12
(A) P

(B) i P

(C) P

+i Q

(D) P

+Q

An X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiment is carried out on a crystalline solid having FCC
structure at room temperature. The solid undergoes a phase transformation on cooling to
20
o
C and shows orthorhombic structure with small decrease in its unit cell lengths as
compared to the FCC unit cell lengths. As a result, the (311) line of the XRD pattern
corresponding to the FCC system

(A) will split into a doublet.
(B) will split into a triplet.
(C) will remain unchanged.
Q.13
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A
A closed Gaussian surface consisting of a hemisphere and a circular disc of radius R, is placed
in a uniform electric field, E
r
, as shown in the figure. The circular disc makes an angle
o
30 = with the vertical. The flux of the electric field vector coming out of the curved surface
of the hemisphere is



(A) E R
2
2
1

(B) E R
2
2
3

(C) R
2
E
Q.14
(D) 2 R
2
E


In an experiment, the resistance of a rectangular slab of a semiconductor is measured as a
function of temperature. The semiconductor shows a resistance of 300 at 200 K and 2 at
250 K. Its energy band gap is [Given: ln(15) =2.708, ln(10)=2.303]

Q.15
(A) 0.138 eV (B) 0.431 eV (C) 0.690 eV (D) 0.862 eV

E
r

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Answer Table for Objective Questions


Write the Code of your chosen answer only in the Answer column against each
Question Number. Do not write anything else on this page.





























FOR EVALUATION ONLY

Number of Correct
Answers
Marks ( +)
Number of Incorrect
Answers
Marks ( )
Total Marks in Question Nos. 1-15 ( )

Question
Number
Answer Do not write
in this column
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09
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Q.16
Consider a vector y y x x y A 3 4
2 2
=
r
.


(a)
Calculate the line integral

l d A
r r
from point PO along the path PQRO as
shown in the figure. (9)

(b)
Using Stokes theorem appropriately, calculate

l d A
r r
for the same path
PQRO. (12)
x
y
Q(1,1)
P(0,1)
R(1,0)
O(0,0)
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Q.17 An infinitely long solid cylindrical conductor of radius r
1
, carries a uniform volume
current densityJ
r
. It is uniformly surrounded by another coaxial cylinder of a linear
magnetic medium with permeability , up to radius r
2
as shown in the figure.


(a)
Determine the magnetic field H
r
in the region, r <r
1
and magnetic induction B
r
in
the regions, r
1
<r <r
2
and r

>r
2
, where r is the radial distance from the axis of the
cylinder. (12)

(b)
Sketch the variation of H
r
with r in all the three regions. (9)
J
r

1
r
2
r
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Q.18
(a) Consider heat conduction in a medium. Let T(x, y, z, t) denote the temperature of
the medium at time t and position (x, y, z). Consider a volume V enclosed by a
surface S inside the medium. The decrease in heat energy per unit volume per unit
time is
t
T
a

and outward flux of heat per unit area of the surface per unit time is
b T
r
, where a and b are material dependent constants. If there is no generation or
loss of heat, show that T satisfies the equation
T k
t
T
2
=

, with k
a
b
= .
(9)

(b) Now consider a thin annular shaped material enclosed between two concentric
circles of radii r
o
and 2r
o
as shown in the figure. The temperature is 2T
o
at r =r
o

and T
o
at r =2r
o
. Assuming steady state condition, find T as a function of radial
distance r from the centre O, for
0 0
2r r r < < .


(12)
T
0
r
0

2r
0

2T
0

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Q.19 An ideal gas reversible engine operates in a closed cycle. The P-V diagram is shown
below.


(a) Find out the efficiency of the reversible engine assuming both specific heats, C
P

and C
V
as constants. (12)

(b) Identify the thermodynamic processes and draw the corresponding T-S diagram
schematically. (9)
Adiabatic
A
(P
1
,V
1
)
B (P
2
,V
1
)
C (P
1
,V
2
)
P
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Q.20
(a) A solid having a simple cubic structure at room temperature with lattice parameter
a and one valence electron per atom, is assumed to show free electron behaviour.
Calculate the magnitude of the Fermi wave vector and the corresponding equivalent
temperature. (12)

(b) Find the ratio of the magnitude of the Fermi wave vector to the radius of the largest
sphere that can be inscribed within the first Brillouin zone of the solid. (9)
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PH- / 20 13
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Q.21 For the given circuit using an operational amplifier, the input is a sinusoidal signal of
amplitude V
in
=1 mV (peak-to-peak),


(a) what is the lower cut-off frequency at which the gain is down by 3 dB as compared
to the gain at midband? If the bandwidth of the amplifier is 1 MHz for unity gain,
what will be the bandwidth of the given circuit? (12)

(b) What is the output voltage (V
o
) at 15 kHz? (9)
100 k
10 k
V
in
1 F
10 k
V
0

+
_
10 k
10 k
100 F
+15 V

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Q.22 A particle of mass m and angular momentum l is moving under the action of a central
force f(r) along a circular path of radius a as shown in the figure. The force centre O lies
on the orbit.

(a) Given the orbit equation in a central field motion,
f
u l
m
u
d
u d
2 2 2
2
= +

, where
r
u
1
= ,
determine the form of the force in terms of l, m, a and r. (9)

(b) Calculate the total energy of the particle assuming that the potential energy V(r) 0
as r . (12)
y
O x

r
C(a,0)
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PH- / 20 15
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Q.23 A particle of mass m moves in a potential given by
V(x) = for x <0
= 0 for 0 <x <L
= V
o
for x >L


(a) Write down the general solutions for wave functions in regions I and II, if the
energy of the particle E <V
o
. Using appropriate boundary conditions, find the
equation that relates E to V
o
, m and L. (12)

(b) Now, set V
o
=0 and assume that a beam of particles is incident on the infinite step
potential (from x >0) with energy E(>0). Using the general solution for the wave
function, calculate the reflection coefficient. (9)
x

x =0
x =L

V
o
I
V=0
II
V(x)

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Q.24 A diffraction grating having N slits, each of width b and period d, is illuminated
normally by a monochromatic plane wave of wavelength .

(a) Obtain an expression for the highest diffraction order that can be observed. What is
the phase difference between waves from first and N
th
slit in the highest diffraction
order? (9)

(b) If alternate slits are covered with a retarder that retards the wave by , obtain an
expression for the intensity distribution of the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern? (12)
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Q.25 Unpolarized light is incident on an air-dielectric interface. The interface is the x-y plane,
and the plane of incidence is y-z plane. The electric field of the reflected light is given
by ( )

+ = t i z y
ik
x E E 3
2
exp
0
r
, where k is the propagation constant in air and is
the angular frequency of the light. Assume magnetic permeability =
0.

(a) Determine the dielectric constant of the second medium. (12)

(b) Determine the direction of the Poynting vector in the dielectric medium. (9)
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Subjective Part


Question
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Marks
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Number
Marks
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21
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22
18
23
19
24
20
25
Total Marks in Subjective Part



Total (Objective Part) :
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Grand Total :
Total Marks (in words) :


Signature of Examiner(s) :


Signature of Head Examiner(s) :


Signature of Scrutinizer :


Signature of Chief Scrutinizer :


Signature of Coordinating
Head Examiner
:



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Objective Part
( Question Number 1 15)
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2012 PH
READ INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THIS PAGE CAREFULLY

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2012 PH
Test Paper Code: PH

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS
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and has 25 questions. Please ensure that the
booklet you have received contains all the
questions.
2. Write your Registration Number, Name and
the name of the Test Centre in the appropriate
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pen.
3. Write the answers to the objective questions
against each Question No. in the Answer Table
for Objective Questions, provided on Page No.
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4. Each objective question has 4 choices for its
answer: (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only ONE of them
is the correct answer. There will be negative
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questions. The following marking scheme for
objective questions shall be used:
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awarded 6 (Six) marks.
(b) For each wrong answer, you will be
awarded 2 (Negative two) marks.
(c) Multiple answers to a question will be
treated as a wrong answer i.e. 2 (Negative
two) marks.
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Special Instructions/ Useful Data

2 2 2 2
2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1
sin
sin sin
2
A A A A A
A r
x y z r r r r r

A


= + + = + +





Avogadros number N
A
= 6.02 10
23
mole
-1

Boltzmann constant k
B

= 1.38 10
-23
J /K

Permittivity of free space
0
= 8.85 10
-12
F/m

Molar gas constant R = 8.31 J /mol-K

Speed of light in vacuum c = 3 10
8
m/s

Plancks constant h = 6.63 10
-34
J -s

log2 = 0.301

ln2 = 0.693


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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES
Attempt ALL the 25 questions.
Questions 1-15 (objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-25 (subjective
questions) carry twenty one marks each.
Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for Objective Questions
provided on page 7 only.

Given a function of both position x and time t, the value of ( , ) f x t
f
x

&
&
(where
( , )
,
df x t dx
f x
dt dt
= =
&
& ) is


Q.1
(A)
2
2
f
x

(B)
f
x

(C)
f
x
&
&

(D)
df
dx




If is a constant vector and r is the position vector then F
r
r
( ) F r
r r
r
would be

Q.2
(A) ( ) r F
r r
r
(B) F
r
(C) ( ) F r
r r
r
(D) | | r F
r
r



Three masses m, 2m and 3m are moving in x-y plane with speeds 3u, 2u and u, respectively, as
shown in the figure. The three masses collide at the same time at P and stick together. The
velocity of the resulting mass would be

Q.3
(A) ( 3
12
u
) x y + (B) ( 3
12
u
) x y (C) ( 3
12
u
) x y + (D) ( 3
12
u
) x y






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The figure shows a thin square sheet of metal of uniform density along with possible choices
for a set of principal axes (indicated by dashed lines) of the moment of inertia, lying in the
plane of the sheet. The correct choice(s) for the principal axes would be

Q.4
(A) p, q, and r (B) p and r (C) p and q (D) p only



A lightly damped harmonic oscillator loses energy at the rate of 1% per minute. The decrease
in amplitude of the oscillator per minute will be closest to

Q.5
(A) 0.5% (B) 1% (C) 1.5% (D) 2%



A parallel plate air-gap capacitor is made up of two plates of area 10 cm
2
each kept at a
distance of 0.88 mm. A sine wave of amplitude 10 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied across the
capacitor as shown in the figure. The amplitude of the displacement current density (in mA/m
2
)

between the plates will be closest to



Q.6

(A) 0.03

(B) 0.30

(C) 3.00

(D) 30.00

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A tiny dust particle of mass 1.4 10
-11
kg is floating in air at 300 K. Ignoring gravity, its rms
speed (in m/s) due to random collisions with air molecules will be closest to

Q.7
(A) 0.3 (B) 3 (C) 30 (D) 300



When the temperature of a blackbody is doubled, the maximum value of its spectral energy
density, with respect to that at initial temperature, would become

Q.8
(A)
1
16
times (B) 8 times (C) 16 times (D) 32 times



Light takes 4 hours to cover the distance from Sun to Neptune. If you travel in a spaceship at a
speed 0.99c (where c is the speed of light in vacuum), the time (in minutes) required to cover
the same distance measured with a clock on the spaceship will be approximately

Q.9
(A) 34 (B) 56 (C) 85 (D) 144



60
27
Co is a radioactive nucleus of half-life 2ln210
8
s. The activity of 10g of in
disintegrations per second is
60
27
Co

Q.10
(A)
1
5
10
10
(B) 5 10
10
(C)
1
5
10
14
(D) 5 10
14



An X-ray beam of wavelength 1.54 is diffracted from the (110) planes of a solid with a cubic
lattice of lattice constant 3.08 . The first-order Bragg diffraction occurs at

Q.11
(A)
1
1
sin
4

(B)
1
1
sin
2 2

(C)
1
1
sin
2

(D)
1
1
sin
2

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The Boolean expression P PQ + , where P and Q are the inputs to a circuit, represents the
following logic gate

Q.12
(A) AND (B) NAND (C) NOT (D) OR



Group I contains x- and y- components of the electric field and Group II contains the type of
polarization of light.

Group I

Group II

P.
0
cos( )
2
x
E
E t = + kz

0
sin( )
y
E E t kz = +

1. Linearly Polarized

Q.
0
sin( )
x
E E t kz = +

0
cos( )
y
E E t kz = +

2. Circularly Polarized

R.
1
sin( )
x
E E t kz = +

2
sin( )
y
E E t kz = +

3. Unpolarized

S.
0
sin( )
x
E E t kz = +

0
sin( )
4
y
E E t kz

= + +
4. Elliptically Polarized

The correct set of matches is

(A) P 4; Q 2; R 4; S 1

(B) P 1; Q 3; R 1; S 4
Q.13
(C) P 4; Q 2; R 1; S 4 (D) P 3; Q 1; R 3; S 2

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For a liquid to vapour phase transition at T
tr
, which of the following plots between specific
Gibbs free energy g and temperature T is correct?

(A)

(B)

Q.14

(C)



(D)


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A segment of a circular wire of radius R, extending from =0 to /2, carries a constant linear
charge density . The electric field at origin O is


(A)
0
( )
4
x y
R

(B)
0
1 1

4 2 2
x y
R

Q.15
(C)
0
1 1

4 2 2
x y
R

(D) 0

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Answer Table for Objective Questions


Write the Code of your chosen answer only in the Answer column against each
Question Number. Do not write anything else on this page.

Question
Number
Answer Do not write
in this column
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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
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12
13
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FOR EVALUATION ONLY

Number of Correct
Answers
Marks ( +)
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Answers
Marks ( )
Total Marks in Question Nos. 1-15 ( )

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Q.16 The P-V diagram below represents an ideal monatomic gas cycle for 1 mole of a gas. In
terms of the gas constant R, calculate the temperatures at the points J , K, L and M. Also
calculate the heat rejected and heat absorbed during the cycle, and the efficiency of the
cycle. (21)


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Q.17 2 kg of a liquid (specific heat =2000 J K
-1
kg
-1
, independent of temperature) is heated
from 200 K to 400 K by either of the following two processes P
1
and P
2
:

P
1
: bringing it in contact with a reservoir at 400 K.

P
2
: bringing it first in contact with a reservoir at 300 K till equilibrium is reached, and
then bringing it in contact with another reservoir at 400 K.

Calculate the change in the entropy of the liquid and that of the universe in processes P
1

and P
2
. Neglect any change in volume of the liquid. (21)

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Q.18 (a) Two concentric, conducting spherical shells of radii R
1
and R
2
(R
1
<R
2
) are
maintained at potentials V
1
and V
2
, respectively. Find the potential and electric field
in the region R
1
<r <R
2
. (12)

(b) A polarized dielectric cube of side l is kept on the x-y plane as shown. If the
polarization in the cube is , where k is a positive constant, then find all the
bound surface charge densities and volume charge density.
P k x x =
r
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Q.19 A water cannon starts shooting a jet of water horizontally, at t =0, into a heavy trolley
of mass M placed on a horizontal ground. The nozzle diameter of the water cannon is d,
the density of water is , and the speed of water coming out of the nozzle is u. Find the
speed of the trolley as a function of time. Assume that all the water from the jet is
collected in the trolley. Neglect all frictional losses. (21)



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Q.20 A long straight solenoid of radius R and n turns per unit length carries a current I =t,
where is a constant. t is time and remains finite. The axis of the solenoid is along the z-
axis. Find the magnetic field, electric field and the Poynting vector inside the solenoid.
Show these vectors at some instant t
1
at any point (i) on the axis of the solenoid, and (ii)
at a distance r (<R) from the axis. (21)

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Q.21
In the operational amplifier circuit shown below, input voltages
1
2
3
V = V and
2
1
2
V = V
are applied.



(a) Determine the current flowing through resistance R
4
and the output voltage V
o
. (12)

(b) In the above circuit, if V
1
is grounded and square pulses of peak voltage 1V and
frequency 100 Hz are applied at V
2
, determine the voltage and phase change of the
output pulses. (9)

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Q.22 A particle of mass m is confined in a potential-box of sides L
x
, L
y
, and L
z
, as shown in the
figure. By solving the Schrdinger equation of the particle, find its eigenfunctions and
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Q.23 A particle of mass m and charge q moves in the presence of a time-independent magnetic
field ( ) B r
r
r
. Set up Newtons equation of motion for the particle.

Since for a magnetic field , one can write 0 B =
r r
B A =
r r r
, where A
r
is a function of
position. Calculate
dA
dt
r
as seen by the moving particle. Show that (
d
p qA
dt
+
r
r
), where
is the momentum of the particle, can be written as q times the gradient of a function. p
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Q.24 Consider a periodic function f (x), with periodicity 2,

0
( )
0 2
c x
f x
x ,

<
=

<

where c is a constant.

(a) Expand f (x) in a Fourier series. (12)

(b) From the result obtained in (a), show that
1 1 1 1
1 .
4 3 5 7 9

= + +
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Q.25 Two orthogonally polarized beams (each of wavelength 0.5 m and with polarization
marked in the figure) are incident on a two-prism assembly and emerge along x-
direction, as shown. The prisms are of identical material and n
o
and n
e
are the refractive
indices of the o-ray and e-ray, respectively. Use
sin
sin
3

= , and
3 1
4
o
n
+
= .


(a) Find the value of and n
e
. (9)

(b) If the right hand side prism starts sliding down with the vertical component of the
velocity u
y
=1m/s, what would be the minimum time after which the state of
polarization of the emergent beam would repeat itself? (12)

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