Physics
GATE PH format:nat PYQs
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Questions 21–30 of 182. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 33
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Powder X-ray diffraction pattern of a cubic solid with lattice constant
has the (111) diffraction peak at
. If the lattice expands such that the lattice constant becomes
, the angle (in degrees) corresponding to the (111) peak changes to
. The value of
(rounded off to one decimal place) is _____Log in to check the answer
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Consider a monatomic chain of length 30 cm. The phonon density of states is
s. Assuming the Debye model, the velocity of sound in m/s (rounded off to one decimal place) is _____Log in to check the answer
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The
baryon with spin
, at rest, decays to a proton and a pion (
). The
has positive intrinsic parity and
has negative intrinsic parity. The orbital angular momentum of the proton-pion system (in integer) is _____Log in to check the answer
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Cyclotrons are used to accelerate ions like deuterons (
) and
particles. Keeping the magnetic field same for both,
and
are extracted with energies 10 MeV and 20 MeV with extraction radii
and
, respectively. Taking the masses
and
, the value of
(in integer) is ______Log in to check the answer
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In the transistor circuit shown in the figure,
and
. The value of the base current in
(rounded off to one decimal place) is ________ 
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Consider the set
. An orthonormal basis in
is formed from these three terms, where the normalization of a function
is defined via
. If the orthonormal basis set is
, then the value of
(in integer) is ______Log in to check the answer
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The Hamiltonian for a one dimensional system with mass
, position
and momentum
is
, where
is a real function of
. If
, then
. The value of
(in integer) is _____.Log in to check the answer
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A system of five identical, non-interacting particles with mass
and spin
is confined to a one-dimensional potential well of length
. If the lowest energy of the system is
, the value of
(in integer) is _____.Log in to check the answer
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A wheel of mass
and radius
is made of a thin uniform distribution of mass
at the rim and a point mass
at the center. The spokes of the wheel are massless. The center of mass of the wheel is connected to a horizontal mass rod of length
, with one end fixed to O, as shown in the figure. The wheel rolls without slipping on horizontal ground with angular speed
. If
is the total angular momentum of the wheel about O, then the magnitude
. The value of
(in integer) is _____. 
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The figure shows an opamp circuit with a 5.1 V Zener diode in the feedback loop. The opamp runs from
V supplies. If a +1 V signal is applied at the input, the output voltage (rounded off to one decimal place) is _____. 
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