ISC PHYSICS

Prelim 1 – Modern Physics (Solutions)

Q.I. One mark questions 6. Electrons can revolve only in certain
1.  = 600 nm = 6  10 = 6  10 m
29 7 specified orbits called as stationary or
stable orbits in which the angular
P = 66 W momentum of electrons is an integral
W F Nhc h
P = t = t = Nh =
 multiple of (where ‘h’ is Planck’s
2
P 66(6  107) constant).
N = hc =
(6.6  1034) (3  107) nh
L = mvr =
2
= 20  1019
n = 0, 1, 2, …… (principal quantum
N = 2  1020 photons integer)
2. Wave associated with moving particles is 7. r  n2
known as de Broglie wavelength.
Second excited state: n = 3
hc
3. 0 = h0 = r3 32 9
0
r1 = 12 = 1
1
 0  r3 = 9r1 = 9(5.3  1011)
0
For metal A : 0 = 4 eV = 47.7  1011
For metal B : 0 = 10 eV = 4.77  1011 m
Therefore, metal A has higher threshold 8. E = 13.6 eV [ K.E. = x
wavelength. K.E. = +13.6 eV P.E. = 2x
h P.E. = 27.2 eV T.E. = x]
4. =
2mK
9. 1 : 1 [Nuclear density is independent of
me = 9.1  1031 kg mass numbers]
mp = 1.67  1027 kg 10. R
dN
m = 4mp dt
dN
me < mp < m and  N
dt
1
As    RN
m
R = N
 As m ,  
and as m ,   R
=N … (1)
Therefore,  has the shortest de Broglie
wavelength. T : Half life
0.693 0.693
T= = R/N (from 1)

5.
0.693N
T= R

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1 h
1H 
0 n  QP X
1
11. 2. (i) =
2mqV
1=1+P
1
 P=0 For same V, V 
mq
1=0+Q e mp e
me  e (qp = qe = e)
=
Q=1 p

 X is a positron 0 mp > me
1 e
3 A12 2  Electron has
12. ZX
A
 Z6Y   e > p 
 greater wavelength
A12
Z62 C  Z8 CA12 (ii) p = 2mK = 2mqV
Atomic no. = Z – 8 = No. of protons p m
Atomic mass no. = A – 12 As me < mp
No. of neutrons = A – 12 – (Z – 8)
 pe < pp
= A – 12 – Z + 8
Electron has less momentum.
=A–Z–4
No. of neutrons A  Z  4 3. 0 = 2.14 eV
 No. of protons =
Z8 = 2.14  1.6  1019
13. As more electrons jump from valence band = 3.424  1019 J
to conduction band thereby increasing the  = 6  1014 Hz
number of free conduction electrons.
(i) E = 0 + EK
14. EmitterBase  FORWARD BIASED
CollectorBase  REVERSE BIASED EK = E  0
 0.98 = h  0
15. = = = 49
1   1  0.98 = (6.6  1034) (6  1014)
Q.II. Two marks questions :  3.424  1019
1. Rest mass energy of an electron, = 39.61026  3.4241019
E = mec2 = (3.96  3.424)  1019
= (9.1  1031) (3  108)2 = 0.536  1019 J
= 81.9  1015 J EK = 0.335 eV
1
K.E. of proton = 2 mv2 (ii) EK = eVs
= 81.9  1015 J 0.335 eV = eVs

Kp = 81.9  1015  Vs = 0.335 V

mp = 1836me 4. (i) Emission line of Balmer series:

= 1836(9.1  1031)
h
 =
2mpKp
6.6  1034
=
2(18369.11031)(81.91015)
 = 4  1014 m

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(ii) Absorption lines of Lyman series: Output is high when at least one of the
inputs is low or else it is low.
9. (i)
Modulating signal

5. (i)  decay of 226

88 Ra
Carrier wave

88 Ra 
222
86 X 2 He  Q
226 4

(ii)  decay of 11
6C

6 C
5 X11 1e0 Q
11
AM wave
6. N = 3.125% N0 (ii) Advantages of FM over AM:
N 3.125 3125 1 13 (a) All transmitted power is useful
N0 100 100000 32 = 2
= = = while in AM most power goes
waste in transmitting carrier alone.
N 1n (b) Can reduce noise.
N0 = 2
 n=5
t 10.
n=T
t
5=T
 p region connected to +ve terminal
n region connected to ve terminal
 t = 5T
 Emf of battery > barrier potential
7. (i) Nuclear reaction: Controlled chain  Electrons of n region are attracted by
reaction positive potential of battery. So
Fission bomb: Uncontrolled chain conventional current flows from +ve to
reaction ve terminal.
(ii) Nuclear fusion:  Repulsion between:
1 1 2  electrons and ve terminal
(a) 1H + 1H  1H + e+ +  + 0.42 MeV
 holes and +ve terminal
2 2 3 1
(b) 1H + 1H  2H + 0n + 3.27 MeV  Depletion layer width decreases
2 2 3 1 Q.III.
(c) 1H + 1H  1H + 1H + 4.03 MeV
1. Derivation sheet
(d) 1H+2e  2He+2+6+26.7 MeV
4 4

2. NAND gate
8. A B Y
1 1 0
A B AB Y  AB 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 0 1 1
1 0 1
0 1 0 1
1 1 0
1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1 1 1 0 0 1 1

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3. IC 2  103
(ii)  = =
IB 2  106
= 103+3 = 100
 100
(iii)gm = R = 1000 = 0.1 1
in
Rout
(iv) Av =   R
in

5  103
= 100  1000 = 500

Rout
Power gain = 2  R
in

5  103
= (100)  1000
2

= 50,000


(i) Saturation region
(ii) Cut off region
(iii) Active region
14
4. 7N

Z = 7, A = 14
Mass of Rest mass of
m =  nucleus    nucleus 

= [Zmp + (A  Z)mn]  M
= [7(1.00783) + (14  7) (1.00867)]
 [14.00307]
= 0.11243 u
B.E. = m  931.5 MeV
= 104.7285 MeV
B.E.
14 = 7.481 MeV
5. VBE = 0.02 V, IB = 20 A, IC = 2 mA
VBE 0.02
(i) Rin = =
IB 20  106
2  102
=
2  103
= 1052 = 1000 