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Physics Syllabus

The syllabus for Engineering Physics - III covers thermodynamics, solid state physics, and acoustics, focusing on key concepts such as laws of thermodynamics, crystal structures, and ultrasonic wave applications. Practical experiments include measuring thermal conductivity, magnetic fields, and specific heat of materials. The course aims to equip B.Tech. students in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology with essential physics knowledge for engineering applications.

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Physics Syllabus

The syllabus for Engineering Physics - III covers thermodynamics, solid state physics, and acoustics, focusing on key concepts such as laws of thermodynamics, crystal structures, and ultrasonic wave applications. Practical experiments include measuring thermal conductivity, magnetic fields, and specific heat of materials. The course aims to equip B.Tech. students in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology with essential physics knowledge for engineering applications.

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Syllabus

for
Engineering Physics - III

Program : B.Tech.
Year : First
Branch : Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology
Course Code : PHN11503 (in first semester) or PHN12503 (in second semester)
L-T-P : 2-1-2
Credit : 4
Thermodynamics
Concept of heat. Laws of thermodynamics. Entropy. adiabatic isothermal and isobaric process. Carnot
cycle and its efficiency. Refrigerator. Clausius-Clapeyron’s equation. latent heat. specific heat of solids
and gases. thermal conductivity. Maxwell’s equations
Solid State Physics
Crystal structure. Space lattice. Unit cell. Miller indices. Interplaner spacing. Characteristic and
Continuous. X-ray spectra. Mosley’s law. X-ray diffraction and Bragg’s law.
Diamagnetism. Paramagnetism. Ferromagnetism. Hysteresis curve. Curie-Weiss Law.
Semiconductors: intrinsic and exterinsic semiconductors, p-type and n-type semiconductors, p-n junc-
tion.
Acoustics
Production and detection of ultrasonic waves. Velocity of ultrasonics in liquids and gases. Applications
of ultrasonic waves. Acoustics of buildings. Reverberation. Absorption coefficient. Sabines’s formula
for reverberation time.
List of Experiments in practicals

1. To measure height of a building using Sextant.


2. To measure Coefficient of thermal conductivity of rubber by Lee’s disc method.
3. To study variation of magnetic field along the axis of a current carrying coil.
4. Magnetic field distribution due to Helmholtz coil setup.
5. To determine resistivity by four probe method.
6. To study variation of magnetic field along axis of Helmholtz coil.
7. To measure surface tension using the “break-away” method.
8. To determine specific heat of copper, lead and glass.

Reference Books

1. M. W. Zemansky and R. Dittman, Heat and Thermodynamics (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997)
2. B. Lal and N. Subrahmanyam, Heat Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (S. Chand & Com-
pany, New Delhi, 1996)
3. C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1953)
4. B. Ghosh, Principles Of Acoustics (Sreedhar Publishers, Kolkata, 2010)

Course outcomes from the course

CO-1 To introduce concepts of thermodynamics required for engineering applications.


CO-2 To provide an understanding of solid-state physics to address the engineering-based problems.
CO-3 To introduce the phenomenon and applications of ultrasonics as well as acoustics of buildings.

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