A compressor designed to compress air is used instead to compress helium. It is found that the compressor overheats. Explain this effect, assuming that the compression is approximately adiabatic and the starting pressure is same for both the gases. \left[\gamma_{\mathrm{He}}=\frac{5}{3},\gamma_{\mathrm{Air}}=\frac{7}{5}\right]
Consider two point particles of charge q each, separated by a distance d, and travelling at non-relativistic velocity \vec{v}. If the line joining the two charges is perpendicular to \vec{v}, then write an expression for the magnetic force between the two particles, and illustrate the direction of the force on each particle.
Consider an L-R-C series circuit with a 300\text{ mH} inductor, a 0\cdot 47\,\mu\text{F} capacitor and a 500\,\Omega resistor. The source has terminal rms voltage \text{V}_{\text{rms}} = 100\text{ V} and variable angular frequency \omega. For what two values of the angular frequency, \omega_1 and \omega_2, is the rms current half the resonance value ? Also calculate the resonance width |\omega_1 - \omega_2|.
A relativistic charged particle moves in the space occupied by uniform and mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields \vec{\text{E}} = \text{E}_0\,\hat{\text{x}} and \vec{\text{B}} = \text{B}_0\,\hat{\text{y}}, respectively. The particle moves rectilinearly along the z-direction. Find \vec{\text{E}}' and \vec{\text{B}}' in the reference frame moving translationally with the particle.
A long straight wire of circular cross-section is made of non-magnetic material (\chi_{\text{m}} = 1^\circ to a good degree of approximation). It is of radius a. The wire carries a current I which is uniformly distributed over its cross-section. Compute the energy per unit length stored in the magnetic field contained within the wire.
The potential at the surface of a sphere (radius R) is given by \text{V}_0(\theta) = \text{k} \cos 3\theta, where k is a constant. Find the potential inside the sphere.
A wire in the form of a hexagon is just enclosed by a circle of radius 10\text{ cm}. If the current in the wire is 1\text{ A}, find the magnetic field at the centre of the hexagon. What would be the direction of the field if the current flows in the anti-clockwise direction ?
Two dipoles 1 and 2 with dipole moments \vec{\text{p}}_1 = -\,5\,\hat{\text{z}}\text{ nC.m} and \vec{\text{p}}_2 = 9\,\hat{\text{z}}\text{ nC.m}, respectively, are located at points (0, 0, -\,2) and (0, 0, 3), respectively. Find the potential at the origin.
Consider a medium with an electric current density \vec{\text{J}}, permittivity \varepsilon and conductivity \sigma, which is described by Ohm's law \vec{\text{E}} = \sigma \vec{\text{J}}. Write down Maxwell's equations in such a medium. Using these equations, derive the wave equation for the electric field \vec{\text{E}}. Show that plane waves of the form \vec{\text{E}} = \vec{\text{E}}_0 \text{ e}^{\text{i}(\omega\text{t} - \text{kx})}, where \vec{\text{E}}_0 is a constant vector, are solutions of the wave equation but with complex k. Determine the explicit expression for k in terms of \varepsilon, permeability \mu_0, \sigma and the angular frequency \omega.
The spectral energy density curve of the moon shows maxima at 14\,\mu\text{m}. Estimate the temperature of the moon and the energy density of the lunar radiation.
Starting from the Laplace's equation in a cylindrical polar coordinate system and using the method of separation of variables, obtain the differential equations for the solutions of r, \phi and z components of the potential.
In a partially conducting medium, \varepsilon_r = 18.5, \mu_r = 800 and \sigma = 1\ \mathrm{S\,m^{-1}}. Find \alpha, \beta, \eta and the velocity u, for a frequency of 10^9\ \mathrm{Hz}. Determine \vec{H}(z,t). Given, \vec{E}(z,t) = 50e^{-\alpha z}\cos(\omega t - \beta a_z)a_y\ \mathrm{V\,m^{-1}}.
Write down Maxwell's equations in a non-conducting medium with constant permeability and susceptibility (\rho = j = 0). Show that \vec{E} and \vec{B} each satisfies the wave equation, and find an expression for the wave velocity. Write down the plane wave solutions for \vec{E} and \vec{B}, and show how \vec{E} and \vec{B} are related.
A metal guitar string with a length of 70\,\mathrm{cm} vibrates at its fundamental frequency of 246.94\,\mathrm{Hz} in a uniform magnetic field of 10\,\mathrm{T} oriented perpendicular to the plane of vibration of the string. Assume a sinusoidal form for the amplitude of the vibrational mode, and a maximum displacement of 3\,\mathrm{mm} at the centre of the string. What is the maximum e.m.f. generated across the length of the guitar string, and at what point in time in the string's motion does that occur? What would be the e.m.f. if the same guitar string vibrates at its second harmonic frequency? Briefly explain.
A cell of internal resistance 1\,\text{ohm}, 1.5 volt e.m.f. and another cell of internal resistance 2\,\text{ohm}, 2 volt e.m.f. are connected in parallel across the ends of an external resistance of 5\,\text{ohm}. Find the current in each branch of the circuit.
A solid copper sphere of mass 100\text{ g} kept at 300\text{ K} is suspended inside a closed chamber. The walls of the chamber are kept at 0\text{ K}. Assuming that the sphere acts as a blackbody, calculate the time required for its temperature to drop to half of the initial value. (Given that density of copper is 8\cdot 96 \times 10^3\text{ kg m}^{-3}, its specific heat capacity is 389\text{ J kg}^{-1}\text{ K}^{-1})
A current sheet having \vec{K} = 9.0a_y\,\mathrm{A\,m^{-1}} is located at z = 0. The interface is between the region 1, z < 0, \mu_{r1} = 4, and region 2, z > 0, \mu_{r2} = 3. Given that \vec{H}_2 = 14.5a_x + 8.0a_z\,\mathrm{A\,m^{-1}}. Find \vec{H}_1 and \vec{B}_1.
Consider the R-L-C circuit shown here. Calculate the Q-factor of the circuit. Does the circuit have a resonant frequency? Justify your answer:
A transmission hologram is recorded in a medium of refractive index 1\cdot 15. If the spacing between the two consecutive maxima is 557\text{ nm} and the angle of incidence of reference and object waves from the reference axis (say z-direction) is 30^\circ, find the wavelength of the light source.
What do you understand by missing orders in a double-slit diffraction pattern ? Obtain condition for missing orders in a double-slit Fraunhofer diffraction pattern, if the slit width and the separation between the slits are equal. In a double-slit diffraction experiment, if the slit widths are 0\cdot 20\text{ mm} and they are 0\cdot 10\text{ mm} apart, find the missing orders.
