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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, F'EBRUARY 2AT5

QUtrSTIOI\ PAPER BOOKLET
M.Sc. (PHYSICS)
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III. Values of physical constants:

c: 3 x 108 m/s; h: 6.63 x 10-34 J.s; ks : 1.38 x L0-23 JIK
e : L6 x 10-1e C; Po : 4tr x 7A-7 Henry/m; eo :8.85 x 10-12 Farad/m
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SECTION-A
Tlre unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors fi : 2i + 4:i - bt and i2 :
i + 2j * 3A is given by
1^ 1 1^
A. 1i,+1i-'-k:.
3
tao
6' 2
B. 1i+Y;-"-L
7 7' 7

c ?;-!;*9r
(t(4 -.t -

D. si + ai - zit.
2. Thc solution to thc cliffercntial cquation :i2 is given by
#
t"
A..r--.*,4.
+J
B. .r:l +At+8.r)

to
C. ,,: -r + B.
-4.t
12
1.3 t2
D. .,- + ,l A.
3-

where A arrd B are constants.

3. If T : sirr .r sin q sin z, V2I is given by

A.0
B. *2 sin r sin y sirr z.
C. 3 siri r sin y sin ,:;.

D. -3 sin rr sirr y siri --.

4. A force F : -A(r't,+'yj) is irrotational. The potential errergy function associated

with it is given by

A. - Af4
Lr r 4')
\3 2/
, 'z\
B vII:A(l+a
u' -ra z/
I
\5-
/ _3 ^.\
c.
- :rr: A({ * q).
\3 2/
D Lr:A(r*d)
- 2/ \3
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J. A bead lrioves outward with constant speed u al<iug the spoke of a wireel. It starts
frorn ihe centre at t :0. The angular position of the spoke is given by d : of , rvhere
e,r is a corrstant. The acceleration of the bead is given bv

A. utw2i + u,aI.
B. 'ui'+ ula|.
C. utw2'i + utwA.

D. -uLwzi *'Zua|.
6. A solid cvlirrder and a holiow cvlinder are placed at the sarne height at the top of a
long incline and released at the sanie tirne.

A. Both thr: c)'lindels lear:h the bottom together.

B. Solid cyiinder leaches the bottorn firsl.
f. H111,'rr,'',.f.lirt.jer it':ir.rllrb fhr- lir,rftont fir-si
D. Anv onc of thcrn can reach tirc l-iottorn first.

A large vertical druui. spius so fast that a ball ilrside it. is pirrnecl to tlie u'ali. \\:hat
is thc rninirnrrrn stead-v angular velocitv c"' which prevents the berll trom falling to tiie
bottorn of the rlrurn? (The radius of the drrlrn is R, the rnass of ttre bal} is A,I and 7r
i-" the co-eflficicnt of liiction.)

^ ) -'-n l1y
n
13. tt > lJ
- LLtl
.1 - ll
) .-
AIR
D. ,;z'2 U
R

The eqrration of traveling wave is qiven as: n : Lo""'(,..,'L

"- # t) wr'at is the
speed of the wave?

A. 1 crn/s
B 05 r'ur,..s

Cl. 0.25 crn/s

D. 0.1 crnis
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9. Two soulcl sources oscillate irr phase with a fiequency of 100 Hz' At a point 5 rn from
olle source and 5.8b rn from the other, the arnplitude of the sound frorn each
source

separately is A. Wlat is thc pir;rse cliffererrce oI tlrc twt.i wttvtrs ert that
point? (Assuluc
that the speed of sound is 343 m/s.)
A. 99"
B. 45'
c. 60"
D. 89'

10. it is givel that surface tension of water is 0.072 N/m arrd its density is 103 kg/rn3'
Whaiis the height to whicir water will rise in a tube of tliarneter 0.2 rnrn'?
A. 14.7.cm
B. 3J.2 cttt
C. 29.4 un
D. l27 cn
kg/rn3
11. An air bubble of diameter 2 mm rises steadily througtr a solution of density 1750
of
at thc rate of 0.35 crn/scc. If the rlensity of air is negligible , what is thc coefficicnt
viscosity of ttre solutiolr'?

A. 1 poise

B. 11 poise
C. 20 poise
D. 4 poise

12. Internal energy of an ideal gas changes whert

A. temperature changes.
B. volume charrges'
C. entroPv changes.
D. pressure cirarrges.

13. A gas expands aciiabatically and reversibly to a ternperature

?a' If the same expansion
is T. Ttren
haf,pens adiabaticalll'. but irreversibll', the final temperature

A. T>Tt.
B. T <Tn-
C. T -- Tt.
D. 7 can take arly vahie independent of Tn'
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14. A cylinder fitted with a piston contains an ideal gas at 500 Kilo Pascals and occupies
a volume of 0.2 m3. The gas expands isotherrnally to a pressure of 100 Kilo Pascals.
The work done by the gas is

A. 160.9 KJ
B. 1609.0 KJ
c. 16.09 KJ.
D. 5X 104 KJ.

i5. The sun clelivers about 1000 W/cm2 of electrcina,gnetic flux tr-r tlic carth's surfa,ce.
Assume 7% conversion efficiency of the solar panel of dimensions Em x 20rn. If the
radiation is incidelrt norrnally, the solar power converted for use is

A. x l0'1 W.
11.42
R. 11.35 x 101 W.
C. 1.56 x 104 W.
D. 1.12 x 10'1 W.
16. The angle of refraction for a light bearn incident on a heavy flint giass (n : 1.65) at
the polarizirrg arrgle is given bv

A. 37.22".
B. 30.25".
c. 28.20".
D. 33.41".

17. A raclio pllse frorn a doppler radar reflects off an a,ircraft in mid-flight. If thc freqtrency
of the reflected radio pulse is less than the original one, then rvhich of the following
staterrents is true?

A. The aircraft is not moving.

B. The aircraft is moving away frorn the radar.
C. The aircraft is urovitrg towards the radar.
D. Sonrething is wrong with the radar.
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. T2 , -r :?l:r
18. Tlre totai charge withirr a sphere of radius r in a charge cloud is given by, q a2 \"- - e; ).
The eiectric field at the surf'ace of the above sphere is given by

A. --!--(e-'/" - e.'!o).
47TC.1O''

B. -3-1"-'/"
(oa' - r.-"1").

Jntu2r/a - e-'l'").
C. (oa'
D. ,3-\"-'/a - "-2rra1.
41f €oA'

19, The electric field in the r-y plarrc is giveri by E : igr - 7.1u. Tlr"tt the equation for
the lines of force is giverr bv

A. tA2 : cotistattt.
B. .r2y: coustant.
C. .r2 + !/: cr)nstant.
D. .rg : coltslant.

20 Corrsider N{axrvell's equation: Y * E : -9P. At,

If o is the scalat' poterrtial ancl ,4 is the
vector potential, therr E cau be writtel as

A. -V@-YxA.
.
B. -Vr-#-i
c -Q4.-f *.4.
DI

D. -iq,- Siti " A)

21. What is the currertt 11, florving in the circr:it shown in the lbllowing figure?

A. Irrfirritc 10 kQ 10 ko 15 kQ ?g _kO

B. 1mA
-\
o
C. 0.5 rnA
'F
D. Zeto
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input of a full-wave rectifier' The frequency

22. A50 Hz sinusoid.al signal is applied to the
of the outPut signal is

A. i00 Hz.
B. 50 Hz.
C, 70.7 Hz.
D 0Hz.
base-width is kept thirrner than Enritter
23. Iri a Bipolar Jurrctiou'Iransistor (BJT)' the
and Collector width' This is to

A. reduce the base current'

B. increase the base current'
C. increase the emitter current'
D. decrease ttre collector current'
24,|f-tlllandQ2atetwc,independentsolutionsofthetirne_irrdependerrtSchrodingerequa.
the sarne Schrodinger equation?
tion, which of the following is also a solution of

A. {1 x t1t2
B. P, f utz

C. 11;t t r!'z

D. (,!,t,i'z\ti2

2S.IflllanciH2aTeHarniltoniansoftwonotfnteractingsysternsrn.ithwavefunctiorrsrpl
.".riJ, Er arrd E2 respectivel-v, the total wave fr:nction v and energy
E
a'd ry'2
"na
of the composite svstem are given by

A. t! : {(t2, E : Et*
1f11
Ez-

B. V:tbfl'2, E--8182'
C. P:$1*thz, E:EtEz'
D. Q:tldtz, E:Et*Ez'
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SEC TION .B
26. What vah.te of cr wiil make tire rnatrix orthogonal?
(: :')

A. J,
B. 1

C. 1lytr
D. t12
27. The value of the integral of the function f (r,y): 12 * 92 integratecl along a straight
Iine from (1,0) to (0,1) as shown in the figure is
,
A
3

B. +-.o2
'q
(0,1)

c. 1

_.
2
1
l).
2

28. If abc. : P arrcl ,4 : wliere A is an orthogonal matrix, then the value of

o*l.r*rr is
l;i ll
A. 2.
B. P.
C.2P,
D. +1.

29. Thc gc'rrcral solutiorr to thc diffcrjcritial

"q,rntirtt ff -#*2r7:s,i,
A. e"[A cos r * zB sirr r]
B. r:t"fztcosr * r.Bsinr]
C. ei"fA cosz - zB sin r]
D. e'[A cos r - iB sin rr]
where A and B are arbitrary corrstants.
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30. In the cornplex z-plane, the equation jzl : 21, - 1l represents

A. a circle of radius J.
B. a circle of radius j.
C. a circle of radius t.
D. a straight line through (0,0) and (1,1).

31. Tire power ,.r1". I)nn2rn converges for

i(-
n=7

A. -1 <r<1.
B. -1 (r(1.
C. -i <.2 ( l.
D. -1 (r<1.
32 on,"changirrg,variable frorn r to I where t: log:r, the differential equation:
nfl'I| dll
r'if + arfi + ,3r :0. becornes

A t'#*.c#+jy:s
B ****+;Js:0.
dlz - dt ' 1-r
c' ,12'!t ,lu
atr+" r1, *
(a+i)Y:0.
u
D drr*(n-1)fi+3u:o
tl2 tlu

JJ. A uniforrn drurn of radius 0.5 rn, rnass 40 kgs rolls (without slipping) down an inclirre
of angle 5". If the drum starts frorn rest from a height of 29.4 metres, the speed of its
centre of mass will be

A. 39.2 mls.
B. 19.6 m/s.
C. 32.6 m/s.
D. 25.5 m/s.

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34. A mass M is moving along a closed rectangular path of length I along the g-direction
and a along the z-direction (as shown in the figure) under the influence of the force
F:buo(t-*);
The'*'ork done is given by
A. zero.
B. b'uol.
C, Uust.
D. bu11o,l.

A force fieid F: (3r -y+z)i+ (r+ y- tz)j +(3r-2y+a)k N is acting on a particle

of rnass m. Ttre particie moves in a circular path of radius 5 m with a constant speed
of 5 m/s in the r-y plane. The centre of the orbit is the origirr. The change in the
kinetic energy as a particle completes one rotatiorr is given bv

A. 25 J.
B. 25r J.
C. 50r J.
D. 50 J.
36. A particle lnoves along a trajectory whose displacement is given by

ij(t) : cos(of )i+ sin(a;t)j + l[, with u,' : 1 .

The path of the particle is a

A. parabola, witir direction of motion to the right of the origin.

B. parabola, with direction of motion to the left of the origin.
C. hyperbola, with direction of motion to the right of the origin.
D. hyperbola, with direction of motion to the left of the origin.
or. The centre of mass of a solid hemisphere (as shown in figure) of unit radius is given by

A. (0,0,3)
B. (0,8,0)
c. (r,3,r)
D. (0,0,3)

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38. A particle of rnass nz starts at rest from the top of a smooth fixed hemisphere of radius
a. The angle at which the particle leaves the hemisphere is equal to
A. cos-I(t/a).
B.,T12.
C. cos-I(213).
D. sirr-1(z/:).
39. The Lagrangian of Ahnood's machine (shown in the figure, where In2)> m1)is giverr
bi'
1^1 +
A. =mri? I
lmrr2,*m1g.r1 lm2gr2. I

X. I

1"1 iXe
t-
B. !r,,ri',+ rrrz:i'l nL1!J;1 * nt2g2.
LL = - i

2 2'
- '2r.(.'
I

I
C. + tn.2)il (nr1 1 mz)grr.
- I

= lT, I

1^ *z)ii
D. ,lmt
{
I - (rnr - m2)9r1.
ffl2
40. Consicler a rope of rnass per p
unit iength and length a, suspended just above a table
:rs shorvrr in figurc. If thc ropc is released fronr rcst at the top, tlie fbrec ott the tabler
when a lerrgth r of the rope has dropped to the tabie is

A. prg. X?
B.2prg.
C. 3pt:9.
D.4pt:9.

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41. Arr object of unit mass orbits in a central potential given by [/(r). Its orbit is r:
aexp(-b@) with b > 0. The relationship between the angular momentum and the total
energy E is given by
r2
A. B'-*ft'+1)
2',
+u(r).
y2
B. n:2ft2+1)
2r'2'
+t/(?)
r.
C. E: 1(b + 1) + Lr(r').
t')
o.'', l,'
D. 6::l-(b+t) +i/(r).

t2
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42. A wave is propagating in a string of tension 7 arrd mass pel unit length p" The
travelilg wave can be described as y(r, t): Asiri(kr *'',t).What is the kirietic energy
in one rvavelengtir ()) of tlie traveling wave?
n
A. 2TA2r2
-)
B. TA212f)
C. TA2n2l2),
D. TAzr214^

43 Colsider the figurc as sfuown. .4 and B ]rave equal masses m. and all the springs have
the sarne spring constant k. What are the normal frequencies for the system, if the
oscillations are assurned to be srnall?

Tr' m
A V; V;
l-t ff
B.n, ;
,,1 ,,1

c Tk trk
;, ;
,,1 ,,1

Tk Ik -
D. r/:. t/-+l x2
Ym Ytn x1

44. Aviolin string is held under tension ?. What will be fractional change in the frequency
of its furrdamental nrocle of vibration if the tension is increased by the amounl 6T?

A;;6T
1-
6T
B. -=:
,/f
(- bT
T
D' 5T
zr
45. One can estirnate the resonant frequerrcies of the human ear canal of length 2'2 cm,
that are i1 the range of human hearirrg. How many resonant frequencies lie in this
range? Speed of sound is given as 343 m/s'

A.3
8.4
c.5
D.6 5

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46' One end of a 100 cm long wire (without ioad) is fixed and a mass of 2 kg is attached
to the other end. The mass is kept moving with uniform speed in a horizontal
circle of
radius 60 cm. What is the strain of the wire if the radius of the wire is 0.032
cm and
Young's rnodulus is 2 x 1011 dynes/crn2?

A. 0.032 x 10-2
B. 32x 10-2
C. 0.32 x 10-2
D. 3.2xI0-2
47. WLat will be density of lead under a pressure of 20,000 N/cm2? (Densitv of lead :
11.5 grn/crn3 and bulk moduius of lead : 0.80x1010 N/m2.)

A. 11.69 grn/cc.
B. 14.19 grn/cc.
C. 13.89 grnlcc.
D. 15.98 grn/cc.
48. Tire excess of pressure inside a spherical soap bubble of radius 1 cm is balanced by
that due to a column of oil of specific gravity 0.9 gm/cm3 and height 1.86 mm. What
is the surface tension 7?

A.7=3.06x10-3 lrtr1rn

B. T x23.0 x 10-2 N/rn

C. 7=3.06xi0-2N/m
D. 7r30.6x10-4N/rn
49. A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. By how many tirnes
will the surface energ)' decrease?
A. i00
B. 10

c.5
D. 30

50 A plate of a,rea 100 crn2 arrd thickness 2 mm is placed on the upper surface of sorne
castor oil. If tlrr: cocfficiertt of viscosity is 15.5 poise, what is thc hor.izgrrtzri lbrce
necessary to move the plate with a velocity 3 cm/sec?
A. 10.2 N
B. 0.13 N
c. 2.3 fi
D. 0.23 N

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51. 'The r'elocitv ofwater in a river is 10 km/hr near the surface. If the
river is 5 m deep,
what is the shearing stress between the horizontal layers of
water'/ (The coefficient of
viscosity of water : 10-2 poise.)

A. 10-3 N/m2
B. 10-5 l{/rn2
C. 10 N/rn2
D. 10-1 N/ur2

52 Ttre figures shown'epresent two engi'es inT

-,s phase plane. Let rioand 46 denote
the efficiencies of the engines (i) and (ii), respectivel;r. Thln

A. eu ) To.
B. ?lo )> rltr.
C. oo: Tb.
D. 'rlo ) qu.

53' The relation between pressure ando volume of an ideal gqg

jn a reversible process is
givenby P:aV *b, where": pascal/rneter3, b:
-# f e*.ufs. Thevolurneat
which the ternperature attains naxlrfrum is

A. 32.9 m3.
B. 329.7 ms.
C. 0.329 m3.
D. 20.7 ruf .

54. clausius -clapeyron equation for liquid-gas transitio'

is give' uv, *: =.
l_ . . If"
un D u1 and, pun :
RT,the expressio' for saturated uuoJr. or".r,rfJ,. ,il!?o;"1
A. p:constantxet/ar.
B. p: constant x e-1/RT.
C. 1t:0.
D. p : constant.

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55. For a nonmagnetic insulator, the specific heat is proportional to

A. T.
B 72.
C. T3.
rt/A'nT
D. '
'
56. Corrsicier the slrpelpositiorl of lwo sirrusoidal wfl,\/es giverr lry: 9t
: 4sin(3r - 2t'J cm
arrcl 92 : 4sin(3r *2t)cm. Tlie rnaxinlun displacelne,nt of the resultant rnotion
at
ir: : 2'3 CIn
'S

A. 8.65 cm.
B. 1.61 crn.
C. 1.63 cm.
D. 7.60 crn.

bT. A tot*,1 fi.irrgcs rrlovc across the field of vicw whorr oIIc of thc ntilrttrs of thc
gf 25
N4iclielson interferrorrreter is moved by a clistance d. If the interferrolneter is illurninated
b.v a laser of u,avelength 632.8 nrn, the distance by which the rnirror is noved
is

A. 79.L pm.
B. 38.6 prn.
C. 57.3 prrn,
D. 158.2 lrtn.

58. A parallel liglrt bearn of diameter d is incident on a convex lens of focal length /. The
erlerging beam from this iens passes agairr through another lens of focal lerrgth 2./,
kept at a <listance 3/ from first iens. The diameter of the output beam is

A. d.
B. 2d.
C. uot relatecl with d.
D ia.

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59. Consicier a r-rriiforrnly charged disc of radius a and surface charge density o. Consicler
a point P on the axis of the disc at a distarrce z frorn ttre disc. The poterrtial at P is
giverr by
o1
A. -t.0, -;.
.*z
nf-'l
B L L'-' lJa2+22 -zl.
2es J

C. Y lv/dr+zi -t/or-rrl.
e0 L
------1
r

nf-l
D.:lt/a'tlz2-a.1.
co L'-' J

60. A charge q is clistributecl uniforml,u* over tire surface of a thin cilcular insrilatirrg clisc
of radius a. The poterrtial at the rirn of the disc is giverr by

A.
12ac-6
q
B.
4n2eya
q
C.
;F;
q
D.
W"rr"
61. Ctirrent / is passing through a conical shaped copper wire of resistivity p as shown in
the {igr,rre. If I is the length of the wire, b is tire front radius and a is t}re back radius
of the rvire, wliat is the resista'nce of the wire?

!L
rab
pL ,,
B.
;Gln
pL b a
C.
;@
pL
D.
;Fffi L

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62. A very long wire carrying charge q per unit length is held parallel to an infinite con-
ducting plane at a distance h from it. What is the force of attraction per unitlength?
q2
A.
4rr11h
t
B. -rt
4",rth
q2
C.
2rqh
,
u
D.
2nesh,

63 The potential irr a rriedium is given by O(r) : The charge densitv for r + 0
is given bv
h+
A. -Q e-'lx.
€0

D Q
l). -...'..".........'".-
t^-r/)
4trr A2

C. ---I- e-'/).
4rep1r\'2

D. -:- r-2r/A.
4res

64. What is the nragnetic field (d) prodricecl at poirrt P (cerrter of the arcs) due to the
current 1 in thc closc loop as shown in figure/
11.
A 5--tqt? lt -
4r LIit -tt-
Rzl
1l'
B. 6--poUit - L
ll
ll^ *
4tr frt Rr)" L q.. ,,

tt
C lt
5--r.tot?
+
tr lP.z -l
Rij
k .Rr

D 6--PoI? lt il.
4r --tk
Rij LR,
1,
p

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65. In the circuit given below, the diode can be corrsidered as ideal. The peak secondary
voltage and the D.C. load voltage respectively are then giveir by-

A. 31.1 V and 9.9 V.

B. 22 Y and 9.9 V.
C. 22Y and 7.0 V.
D. 31.1 V and 7.0 V.

66. What is the effective resistance between points A and B?

A. ft.a : 10f) 20r)

B. Roa : 11Q

C. Eoa : 15Q

D. R,': 12{l

67. What are Lhe values of Iia and la, if the a.c. bridge shown in figure is balanced?
A. Rq:720Q and La: 12 mH
B. Fia : 3000Q and La:24 nH
C. Ra : 120O and I'a:600 rnH
D. Ra :30000 and La:600 mH

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68. What is the operating point (76'E,Ic) for the transistor circuit shown in figure? (As-
surne 16: : 1B and VBn:0.7V.)

A" 5V,2rn-A.
B. 7.5 V, 1.5 rrrA
V""
C. 7.5 V, 1 mA 15V
D. 10 V, 1 rnA
V""
5V

69. A particle of rriass 1.40x105 kg iras a relativistic rtromeriturn of rnagnitr,rde 3.15 x 1013

kg rn/s. How fa"st is the partiice traveling?

A. 2.68 x 108 m/s

B. 1.8 x 108 m/s
C. 3.3 x 1016 rn/s
D.3x108m/s
70. A proton of re-ct rnass 1.68 xI0'27 kg is travelirrg at 2.5 x 108 mfs. What is kinetic
errergy of the proton?

A. x 10-10 J
1.18
B. 0.18 x 10-10 J
C. 2.11 x I0 27 J
D. 1.32 x 70-27 J

71. A spacesirip passes you at a speed of 0.85 c. \bu rneasure its iengtir to be 48.2 m.
What is its ieirg^tlt at rest?

A. 80 rn
B. 100 m
C. 91.5 rn
D. 8iy
72. WhiclL of ttre followirrg functions is the eigen-function of the operator, -lhfi?
A. exp(ekr)
B. cos(kr)
C. sin(kr)
D. (cos(A;;r;) + sin(k;r,))

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lJ. In a one dirnelnional problem, the normalized wave function for the ground state is
given bY {: Ne-o*', where lf is the norrralization constarrt. Wrat is the value of l/?

la
A tl;
B t; tl u
t;-
tza
C. ,,1
;
D.!T
74. Courrnutator of two Hermitian operators has to be

A. Herrttitian.
B. anti-Herrnitian.
C. unitary.
D. orthogonal.

75. A sample of radioactive isotopes contains two different nuclides, Iabeled A and B.
Initially, the sarnple cornposition is 1:1. The haif-life of ,4 is 3 hours and that of B is
6 lrours. What is the expected ratio Af B after 18 hours?

A. tl6
B. 114

c. rl8
D rl2

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