Question 1 is compulsory.

( 2 hours)
Solve any four out remaining six questions (Q.2 to Q.7) Total Marks : 75
Assume suitable data and symbols wherever necessary
Figures to the right indicate full marks

Q.1 Attempt any five :- (15)

a) Explain the different phases of Liquid Crystals
b) Define superconductivity, critical temperature and critical magnetic field
c) Explain the term ‘Diamagnetism is the test for superconductivity’
d) State applications of hall effect
e) Calculate the change in intensity level when the intensity of sound increases 1000 times the original
intensity
f) Explain various axes of quartz crystal

Q.2
a) What are type I and type II superconductors? Which type of superconductor does not follow
the Meisner effect completely? (10)
b) What is Hall Effect ? Derive expressions for Hall Coefficient Rh and Hall voltage with proper diagram (5)

Q.3
a) What is magnetostricton effect? Draw the diagram of Magnetostricton Oscillator and explain its
working as ‘ultrasound’ generator (10)
b) State Sabine’s formula explaining the terms involved in it. A hall of length 20m, breadth 15m, and
ht 10m has a reverberation time of 2 secs. Calculate the average coefficient of absorption (5)

Q.4
a) How does the Fermilevel change with increasing temperature in extrinsic semiconductors? Sketch
the diagram (10)
b)Find the thickness of quartz plate needed to produce ultrasonic waves of frequency (5)
i) 3.8Mhz
ii) 300Khz

Q.5
a) What is the concept of MAGLEV trains? (10)
b) Explain in detail the conditions for a good acoustical design for an auditorium? (5)

Q.6
a) Deduce the Snell’s Law for electron optics? (10)
b)Determine the co ordination number and packing density for a ‘hexagonally closed packed structure’.
Show that a HCP structure demands an axial ratio of sqrt(8/3) (5)

Q.7
a) Explain functions of various important parts of CRT with diagram? (10)
b) Explain the concept of electrostatic focusing in electron optics (5)