Physics
GATE PH kind:question PYQs
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Questions 611–620 of 650. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 26
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Three charges (2 C, -1 C, -1 C) are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 1m as shown in the figure

. The component of the electric dipole moment about the marked origin along the
direction is ______ C m.Log in to check the answer
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An infinite solenoid carries a time varying current
, with
. The axis of the solenoid is along the
direction.
and
are the usual radial and polar directions in cylindrical polar coordinates.
is the magnetic field at a point outside the solenoid. Which one of the following statements is true?Your answerChoose one option.
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A uniform volume charge density is placed inside a conductor (with resistivity
). The charge density becomes
of its original value after time ______ femto seconds. (up to two decimal places) (
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Water freezes at
at atmospheric pressure (
). The densities of water and ice at this temperature and pressure are 1000 kg/m
and 934 kg/m
respectively. The latent heat of fusion is
, the pressure required for depressing the melting temperature of ice by
is ______ GPa. (up to two decimal places)Log in to check the answer
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The minimum number of NAND gates required to construct an OR gate is:
Your answerChoose one option.
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Consider a 2-dimensional electron gas with a density of
. The Fermi energy of the system is ______ eV (up to two decimal places). (
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The total energy of an inert-gas crystal is given by
(in eV), where R is the inter-atomic spacing in Angstroms. The equilibrium separation between the atoms is ______ Angstroms. (up to two decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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Consider
non-interacting, distinguishable particles in a two-level system at temperature
. The energies of the levels are 0 and
, where
. In the high temperature limit (
), what is the population of particles in the level with energy
?Your answerChoose one option.
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A free electron of energy 1 eV is incident upon a one-dimensional finite potential step of height 0.75 eV. The probability of its reflection from the barrier is ________ (up to two decimal places).
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Consider a one-dimensional potential well of width
. Using the uncertainty principle
, an estimate of the minimum depth of the well such that it has at least one bound state for an electron is
:Your answerChoose one option.
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