Ex/PH/T/IA/7/2012(S)
B ACHELOR OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2012
( 1st Year, 1st Semester, Supplementary )
P HYSICS - I A
Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100
Answer any five questions.
1. a) Find the relationship between the unit vectors of spherical
coordinate system and cartesian coordinate system.
b) Find the work done in moving an object along a straight line
from (3, 2, –1) to (2, –1, 4) in force field given by
r
F = 4iˆ − 3jˆ+ 2kˆ .
c) What do you mean by conservative field? For what value of
r
‘a’, F will represent a conservative field
r
( ) ( ) ( )
F = 6xy + z 3 ˆi + 3x 2 − z ˆj + axz2 − y kˆ 9+5+6=20
2. a) State and prove parallel axis theorem in connection with the
moment of inertia of a rigid body.
b) Find the moment of inertia of a right circular cylinder about
its own axis.
c) An automobile engine develops 100 hp when rotating at a
speed of 1800 rev/min. What torque does it deliver?
8+7+5=20
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3. a) Define coefficient of viscosity of a liquid and find its 7. Write short notes (any two) : 10+10
dimension. i) Bernoulli’s Theorem.
b) Deduce Poiseuille’s equation for the rate of steady flow of a
ii) Motion under central force.
liquid through a narrow tube.
iii) Degrees of freedom and equipartition of energy.
c) Briefly discuss an application of Bernoulli’s equation.
iv) Superposition of two S.H.M per perpendicular to each other.
5+10+5=20
4. Write down van der Waal’s equation of states for a real gas.
How far this equation represent a real gas. Discuss the result in
the context of Andrew’s experiment with CO2 . 5+15
5. What are the basic assumptions of Kinetic theory of gas?
Deduce the expression of pressure in the framework of Kinetic
theory. How the temperature is interpreted in Kinetic theory?
5+10+5
6. a) Define isothermal, adiabetic, reversible and irreversible
processes.
b) State First law of thermodynamic and explain different
terms associated with it.
c) State and explain 2nd law of thermodynamics.
d) Derive an expression for work done for 1 gm mode of gas
during an isothermal process.
e) A quantity of dry air is compressed i) slowly ii) suddenly to
1
3 of its volume. Find the change in temperature in each
case. γ = 1·4 for dry air.. 4+6+6+2+2
