Physics
2024 · Paper 1
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Complete GATE PH 2024 Paper 1 overview, original pages and practice · Timed previous-paper practice
Questions 16–18 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.
Question 16
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Crystal structures of two metals A and B are two-dimensional square lattices with same lattice constant
. Electrons in metals behave as free electrons. The Fermi surfaces corresponding to A and B are shown by solid circles in figures.

The electron concentrations in A and B are
and
, respectively. The value of
isYour answerChoose one option.
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Consider the induced nuclear fission reaction
where neutron momenta in both initial and final states are negligible. The ratio of the kinetic energies (KE) of the daughter nuclei,
is __________Your answerChoose one option.
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The symbols C, D,
and
shown in the figure denote capacitor, ideal diode, input voltage and output voltage, respectively.

Which one of the following output waveforms (
) is correct for the given input waveform (
)?Your answerChoose one option.
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