Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2025 Examination

GTU 3110011 Physics Summer 2025 Paper Solution & PDF

B.E. · Common Engineering · Semester 1 · Subject Code: 3110011
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Total Marks70 MarksExternal theory exam
Passing Marks23 Marks33% minimum cutoff
Exam Duration2.5 Hours10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paper Structure5 QuestionsWith internal OR choices
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Question 1

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Define: Stress, Strain, and Spring constant.
3 Marks
(b)

A hall has a volume of 2265 m3. Its total absorption is equivalent to 94.85 sabinem2. What will be the effect on reverberation time if the audience fill the hall, and thereby increasing the absorption by another 94.85 sabinem2?

4 Marks
(c)

What is superconductor? Discuss about the Meissner effect, the effect of magnetic fields and the Isotopic effect in superconductors.

7 Marks

Question 2

14 MarksMedium
(a)
State any six properties of ultrasound.
3 Marks
(b)

Calculate the critical current for a superconducting wire made of lead, having a diameter of 1 mm at 4.2 K. Critical temperature (TC) for lead is 7.18 K and H0 = 6.5  104 A/m.

4 Marks
(c)
Discuss the construction and working of He-Ne laser.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(c)
Discuss the construction and working of Ruby laser.
7 Marks

Question 3

14 MarksMedium
(a)

Find the force required to increase the length of a steel wire of 10-6 m2 area of cross- section by 50% whose Young’s modulus is 2  1011 N/m2.

3 Marks
(b)
Discuss the stress-strain curve for solid in detail.
4 Marks
(c)

Derive the differential equation for damped harmonic motion. Also, derive the solution for the case where 𝑏2 < 𝜔0

2
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Derive the differential equation for simple harmonic motion.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss any four factors affecting acoustics of a building and their remedies.
4 Marks
(c)

What is torsional pendulum? Derive the expression for the time period of vibration for torsional pendulum.

7 Marks

Question 4

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Explain the working of SONAR in detail.
3 Marks
(b)

Calculate the length of nickel rod required to produce ultrasonic waves with frequencies of 50 kHz and 100 kHz. Consider the fundamental mode of vibration for the rod. Given: Density of nickel = 8908 kg/m3, Young’s modulus of nickel = 2.14  1011 N/m2.

4 Marks
(c)
Discuss the BCS theory to explain superconductivity in materials.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
State any six applications of superconductors.
3 Marks
(b)
Explain the construction and working of SQUID using Josephson junctions.
4 Marks
(c)

Discuss the construction and working of piezoelectric oscillator for the production of ultrasonic waves.

7 Marks

Question 5

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Define: Population inversion, Meta-stable state, and Pumping.
3 Marks
(b)
State any eight applications of lasers in various fields.
4 Marks
(c)
What is Non-destructive testing (NDT)? Discuss the use of ultrasound in NDT.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Define: Simple Harmonic Motion, Forced Vibration, and Free Vibration.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss about Young’s modulus and bulk modulus in detail.
4 Marks
(c)
What is Einstein’s coefficient? Derive the relation between Einstein’s coefficients.
7 Marks
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