DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT I

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Course Code: PHY1701 Course Title: ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Posted on 26 December 2019 Due Date: 15 January 2020
Max. Marks 40 Slot : D1 Faculty: Dr. S. Balakrishnan
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1. The assignment contains 8 questions from 4 major topics from Module I.

2. Each question carries 5 marks and hence assignment will be evaluated for a total of
40 marks which be scaled down to 10 marks.

3. You should TYPE the solution in the word document. Alternatively, you can also write
down solution by hand and take a snap shot of it. However, you should only insert
image in the word document.

4. Template for word document in which solutions should be typed is given at the end.

5. After completing the assignment in a word document, convert it into one single PDF
file with your registration number as filename.

For example: 18BCI0004_PDA1

6. Only one PDF file in your registration number should be uploaded. (I will discard
image files, Word files, Google drive link etc.)

7. You have to submit the Assignment through VTOPBETA only.

8. Due date for submission: 15 January, 2020.

9. Submission beyond the due date will lead to reduction of marks considerably.

*************** All the very best ****************

ASSIGNMENT Questions

1. In a Compton collision with an electron, a photon of violet light (𝜆 = 5000 Å) is

backscattered through an angle of 180◦. (a) How much energy (in 𝑒𝑉) is transferred to the
electron in this collision? (b) Compare your result with the energy this electron would acquire in
a photoelectric process with the same photon. (c) Could violet light eject electrons from a metal
by Compton collision? Explain.

2. X- Rays of wavelength 0.24 𝑛𝑚 are Compton scattered and the scattered beam is observed
at an angle of 60° relative to the incident beam. Determine (a) the wavelength of the scattered
X rays (b) the energy of the scattered X ray photons (c) the kinetic energy of the scattered
electrons.

3. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a thermal neutron which has a speed 𝑣 at

temperature 𝑇 = 300 𝐾. State whether a beam of these neutrons could be diffracted by a
crystal, and why?

4. It is known that the nucleus of an atom is of the order of 10−14 𝑚 in diameter. For an
electron to be confined to a nucleus, its de Broglie wavelength would have to be on this order
of magnitude or smaller. What would be the kinetic energy of an electron confined to this
region? Would you expect to find an electron in a nucleus? Explain.

5. Consider a freely moving particle which is confined in a one dimensional infinite potential
well of width 𝐿. Using uncertainty principle, estimate the least energy of the particle.

6. Luttappi, a cute, innocent devil steps out of a 16th-story window and fall 50 𝑚 into a pool.
Mayavi, a little devil, takes a picture of the 75 kg Luttappi just before he makes a splash, using
an exposure time of 5.0 ms. Find (a) the Luttappi’s de Broglie wavelength at this moment, (b)
the uncertainty of his kinetic energy measurement during the 5.0 𝑚𝑠 time interval. Write down
your inference from this calculation.

7. Device your own simple experiment to exhibit wave nature of particles.

8. Planck’s formula for the blackbody radiation is

8𝜋ℎ𝑐 1
𝑢𝜆 𝑑𝜆 = 𝑑𝜆
𝜆5 𝑒 ℎ𝑐/𝜆𝑘𝑇 − 1
(a) Show that for long wavelengths and high temperatures it reduces to Rayleigh-Jeans law.

(b) Show that for short wavelengths it reduces to Wien’s distribution law.
 DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT I
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Course Code: PHY1701 Course Title: ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Posted on 26 December 2019 Due Date: 15 January 2020
Max. Marks 40 Slot : D1 Faculty: Dr. S. Balakrishnan
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Marks Secured for 10______________

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Q. No. 1. Type the question here

Solution: Type the solution in Times New Roman in font size 12 with 1.5 spacing