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Questions 211–220 of 650. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

The Hall experiment is carried out with a non-magnetic semiconductor. The current

is along the

-axis and the magnetic field

is along the

-axis. Which one of the following is the CORRECT representation of the variation of the magnitude of the Hall resistivity

as a function of the magnetic field?

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Consider a two dimensional Cartesian coordinate system in which a rank 2 contravariant tensor is represented by the matrix

. The coordinate system is rotated anticlockwise by an acute angle

with the origin fixed. Which one of the following matrices represents the tensor in the new coordinate system?

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A compound consists of three ions X, Y and Z. The Z ions are arranged in an FCC arrangement. The X ions occupy

of the tetrahedral voids and the Y ions occupy

of the octahedral voids. Which one of the following is the CORRECT chemical formula of the compound?

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For a non-magnetic metal, which one of the following graphs best represents the behavior of

vs.

, where

is the heat capacity and

is the temperature?

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For nonrelativistic electrons in a solid, different energy dispersion relations (with effective masses

, and

) are schematically shown in the plots. Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

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The figure schematically shows the

(magnetization) -

(magnetic field) plots for certain types of materials. Here

and

are plotted in the same scale and units. Which one of the following is the most appropriate combination?

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(Q) - Paramagnet; (R) - Type-I Superconductor; (S) - Antiferromagnet

(P) - Paramagnet; (Q) - Diamagnet; (R) - Type-I Superconductor

(P) - Paramagnet; (Q) - Antiferromagnet; (R) - Type-I Superconductor

(P) - Diamagnet; (R) - Paramagnet; (S) - Type-I Superconductor

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Graphene is a two dimensional material, in which carbon atoms are arranged in a honeycomb lattice with lattice constant

. As shown in the figure,

and

are two lattice vectors. Which one of the following is the area of the first Brillouin zone for this lattice?

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nucleus emits a

-particle and is converted to

with

, which in turn decays to the

ground state with

by emitting two photons in succession, as shown in the figure. Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?

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is an electric octupole transition

is a magnetic quadrupole transition

is an electric quadrupole transition

is a magnetic quadrupole transition

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Which one of the following options is CORRECT for the given logic circuit?

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P = 1, Q = 1; X = 0

P = 1, Q = 0; X = 1

P = 0, Q = 1; X = 0

P = 0, Q = 0; X = 1

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An atom with non-zero magnetic moment has an angular momentum of magnitude

. When a beam of such atoms is passed through a Stern-Gerlach apparatus, how many beams does it split into?

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