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Crystal Structure Space Lattice Cubic Structures Hexagonal Closed-Packed (HCP) Structure Diamond Structure Some Simple Crystal Structures Sodium Chloride Cesium Chloride Cubic Zinc Sulphide Legancy and Critical Radius Ratio Directions and Miller Indices Crystal Defects or Imperfections Point Imperfections Line Imperfections Planar of Surface Imperfection Volume Imperfections Liquid Crystals Types of Liquid Crystals (Nematic, Cholesteric, Smectic) Liquid Crystal Display Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Acoustics Sound Intensity and Loudness of Sound Acoustics of Buildings Ultrasonics Generating Ultrasonic Waves Applications Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Thermodynamics State, Equilibrium, Process and Path Macroscopic and Microscopic Views Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics Work and Heat Thermodynamic Work Internal Energy First Law of Thermodynamics Applications of First Law of Thermodynamics Second Law of Thermodynamics Carnot Cycle Entropy Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Thermal Properties Thermal Vibrations Specific Heat Failure of Classical Theory Einstein’s Theory of Specific Heat Vibrational Modes Debye Model Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Dielectrics Dielectric Properties Piezoelectricity Ferroelectricity Hysteresis Dielectric Losses Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Electrical Conductivity Conductivity and Resistivity Failure of Classical Theory Sommerfeld Free Electron Model Questions Magnetic Properties Magnetism Diamagnetism Paramagnetism Ferromagnetism Anti-ferromagnetism Ferrimagnetism Ferromagnetic Domains Langevin Theory of Paramagnetism Weiss Theory of Ferromagnetism Ferrites Hysteresis Zeeman Effect Stern-Gerlach Experiment Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Interference Optical Path Length and Stokes’ Relations Thin Parallel Film Reflected Light Transmitted Light Wedge-shaped Film Newton’s Rings Reflected Light Transmitted Light Newton’s Rings in White Light Michelson Interferometer Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Diffraction Types of Diffraction Single-Slit Diffraction Intensity of Single-Slit Diffraction Pattern Width of Central Band Diffraction at a Rectangular Aperture Diffraction at a Circular Aperture Diffraction due to Double Slit Diffraction Grating Dispersion Resolution Rayleigh’s Criterion for Resolution Resolving Power of Grating Resolving Power of Telescope Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Polarization Electromagnetic Wave Farady Effect Transverse Wave Nature of Light Polarization by Reflection Dichroism and Polaroid Malus’ Law Double Refraction Optic Axis, Principal Plane and Principal Section Huygen’s Theory of Double Refraction Positive and Negative Crystals Indices of Refraction for Uniaxial Crystals Propagation of Plane Waves in Uniaxial Crystal Optic Axis Parallel to the Refracting Surface Optic Axis Perpendicular to the Refracting Surface Optic Axis Parallel to the Refracting Surface and Perpendicular to the Plane of Incidence Nicol Prism Resultant of Two Plane-polarized Waves Perpendicular to Each Other Plane-polarized Light Elliptically Polarized Light Circularly Polarized Light Retardation Plates Production of Polarized Light Plane-polarized Light Circularly Polarized Light Elliptically Polarized Light Analysis of Polarized Light Unpolarized Light Plane-polarized Light Circularly Polarized Light Elliptically Polarized Light Babinet Compensator Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Semiconductors Band Theory Types of Semiconductors N-type Semiconductor P-Type Semiconductor Fermi-Dirac Probability Function and Fermi Energy Level Charge Carrier Concentration and Fermi Level Intrinsic Semiconductor Extrinsic Semiconductor Conductivity Hall Effect PN Junction Forward Bias Reverse Bias V-I Characteristics of PN Junction Rectification Light Emitting Diode (LED) Photodiode Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) Transistor Construction and Working Types of Configurations Transistor as a Switch Transistor as an Amplifier Uses of Transistor Multiple Choice Questions Questions Motion of a Charged Particle Motion in Uniform Electric Field Particle Initially at Rest Moving Particle Enters Electric Field Motion in Uniform Magnetic Field Velocity Perpendicular to Magnetic Field Velocity in Arbitrary Direction Motion in Combined Electric (E) and Magnetic (B) Fields E and B are Parallel or Anti-parallel E and B are Perpendicular Applications Velocity Selector Electrostatic Focusing Magnetic Focusing e / m by Thomson’s Method Thomson’s Parabola Method for Positive Rays Mass Spectrometer Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (CRO) Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Nuclear Radiations And Detectors Proton-Neutron Theory Packing Fraction Mass Defect and Binding Energy Nuclear Reactions and Q-Value Transmutation by Protons Transmutation by Deuterons Transmutation by Neutrons Transmutation by Photons Fission Fusion Liquid Drop Model of Nucleus Cross-Section for Nuclear Reaction Nuclear Fission Self-sustained or Controlled Chain Reaction Four Factor Formula Nuclear Reactor Nuclear Fusion Particle Accelerators Van de Graaff Accelerator Cyclotron Betatron Nuclear Radiation Detectors Gas-filled Counters Geiger-Mueller (G-M) Counter Nuclear Photographic Emulsions Cloud Chamber Bubble Chamber Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Quantum Theory Black Body Radiation Photoelectric Effect Compton Effect Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems X-RAYS Continuous and Characteristic X-rays Properties of X-rays Moseley’s Law X-ray Diffraction Applications of X-rays Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Quantum Mechanics Wave-Particle Duality Davisson-Germer Experiment Electron Microscope Uncertainty Principle Viewing an Electron with Gamma Ray Microscope Single-Slit Diffraction Wave Function and Probability Density Wave Equation Schrödinger’s Equation: Time-Dependent Form Schrödinger’s Equation: Time-Independent Form Particle in a Box Wave Functions of a Particle in a Box Particle in Finite Potential Well Harmonic Oscillator The Hydrogen Atom Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Laser Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Working of Laser Ruby Laser Nd:YAG Laser Helium-Neon Laser Carbon-Dioxide Laser Semiconductor Laser Properties of Laser Einstein Relations Holography Applications of Lasers Multiple Choice Questions Questions Optical Fibre Advantages of Optical Fibre Types of Fibre Ray Transmission Total Internal Reflection Acceptance Angle Numerical Aperture (NA) Number of Guided Modes Optical Fibre Communication Applications Solved Problems Multiple Choice Questions Questions Problems Superconductivity Low-Temperature Superconductivity Basic Properties of Superconductors Theory of Superconductivity Applications High-Temperature Superconductivity Multiple Choice Questions Questions Nanoscience And Nanotechnology Nanostructures Top-down and Bottom-up Techniques Lithography Photolithographic Process e-beam Lithographic Process Nonlithography Plasma arc Method Evaporation (Thermal, e-beam) Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) Sputtering Measuring Tools Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Electron Microscope (EM) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Nanomaterials Buckminsterfullerene Carbon Nanotubes Applications of Nanomaterials Smart Materials Sensors Biomedical Applications Electronics Questions Appendix Bibliography Suggested Reading Answers Answers to Multiple Choice Questions Answers to Problems Index