List of Experiments / Activities
- List of Experiments (Any ten experiments)
- S. No. of Practical
- 1Diffraction grating To determine the wavelength of different spectral lines of mercury light using plane transmission grating.
- 2He -Ne Laser To determine the wavelength of He-Ne laser light using single slit diffraction.
- 3Polarimeter To determine the specific rotation of cane sugar solution using polarimeter.
- 4Nodal Slide To determine the focal length of the combination of two lenses separated by a distance and verify the formula for the focal length of combination of lenses.
- 5Planck's constant To determine Planck's constant using photoelectric effect.
- 6Optical Fiber To measure attenuation in an optical fiber.
- 7Stefan’s Law To verify Stefan’s law by electric method.
- 8Energy Band Gap To determine the energy band gap of a given semiconductor material.
- 9Hall Effect To study Hall effect and determine Hall coefficient, carrier density and mobility of a given semiconductor material using Hall effect setup.
- 10Variation of Magnetic Field To determine the variation of magnetic field with the distance along the axis of a current carrying coil and estimate the radius of the coil.
- 11B-H Curve To draw hysteresis curve (B-H curve) of a specimen in the form of a transformer and to determine its hysteresis loss.
- 12Carey Foster's Bridge To determine resistance per unit length and specific resistance of a given resistance using Carey Foster's Bridge.
- 13Electrochemical Equivalent To determine the electrochemical equivalent (ECE) of copper.
- 14Coefficient of Viscosity To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given liquid.
- 15Surface Tension To measure surface tension of a liquid (e.g., water, ethanol, and surfactant solutions) at room temperature using capillary rise or stalagmometer.
- 16Compound Pendulum To determine the value of acceleration due to gravity (g) using compound pendulum.
- 17Moment of Inertia To determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel about its own axis of rotation.
- 18Young’s Modulus To determine the Young’s Modulus of a material by Searle's apparatus.
- 19Franck-Hertz Experiment To determine the first excitation potential of a gas (e.g. Argon) by Franck-Hertz experiment and verify discrete nature of atomic energy transitions.
- 20Solar Cell To study the characteristics of a solar cell.
- 21Characteristics of Logic Gates To study the switching characteristics of fundamental logic gates constructed using transistors (BJT/MOSFET), measure propagation delay and power dissipation.
- Equipment / Software Required
- •Experimental set-up, inbuilt assembly or specific experiment related apparatus and manuals etc.
- •Light sources, multimeters, rheostat, keys and other required materials.
Course Objectives
- To determine the wavelength of monochromatic light, polychromatic light and specific rotation optical instruments.
- To determine Planck's constant using photoelectric effect, study of attenuation in optical fibre and verification of Stefan’s law.
- To determine the energy band gap and Hall coefficient of semiconductor materials.
- To investigate the electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials and to verify respective fundamental laws.
- To verify discrete nature of atomic energy transitions by Franck-Hertz experiment and study the switching characteristics of fundamental logic gates.
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Determine the wavelength of monochromatic light, polychromatic light and specific rotation optical instrumentsK3
- CO2Determine Planck's constant using photoelectric effect, study of attenuation in optical fibre and verification of Stefan’s law.K3
- CO3Determine the energy band gap and Hall coefficient of semiconductor materials.K3
- CO4Investigate the electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials and to verify respective fundamental laws.K3
- CO5Verify discrete nature of atomic energy transitions by Franck-Hertz experiment and study the switching characteristics of fundamental logic gates.K3
Suggested Textbooks / Reference Books
- Practical Physics- K. K. Dey & B. N. Dutta (Kalyani Publishers New Delhi
- Engineering Physics Practical- S K Gupta (Krishna Prakashan Meerut)
- Engineering Physics: Theory and Practical- Katiyar and Pandey (Wiley India)
- Engineering Physics Theory and Experiments-Srivastava and Yadav (New Age International)
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 of the original AKTU PDF.