Physics miscellaneous


  1. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?









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    The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, the intensity of a wave is also proportional to the square of its amplitude. This means that if Intensity drops off at a rate of 1/r2, wave amplitude drops off at a rate of 1/r.

    Correct Option: B

    The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, the intensity of a wave is also proportional to the square of its amplitude. This means that if Intensity drops off at a rate of 1/r2, wave amplitude drops off at a rate of 1/r.


  1. The absolute zero is a temperature at which _______









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    Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder and no heat energy remains in a substance. It is the point at which all motion in matter stops. By international agreement, absolute zero is defined as precisely; 0 K on the Kelvin scale, which is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale; and –273.15 degrees Celsius on the Celsius scale.

    Correct Option: A

    Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder and no heat energy remains in a substance. It is the point at which all motion in matter stops. By international agreement, absolute zero is defined as precisely; 0 K on the Kelvin scale, which is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale; and –273.15 degrees Celsius on the Celsius scale.



  1. At low temperature, Lead behaves as a :









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    Lead exhibit superconducting phase transitions at low temperatures of 7.2 Kelvin. This discovery was made in 1913. At this temperature (known as critical temperature), the electrical resistivity of lead drops to zero. The transition is so sudden and complete that it appears to be a transition to a different phase of matter; this superconducting phase is described by the BCS theory.

    Correct Option: B

    Lead exhibit superconducting phase transitions at low temperatures of 7.2 Kelvin. This discovery was made in 1913. At this temperature (known as critical temperature), the electrical resistivity of lead drops to zero. The transition is so sudden and complete that it appears to be a transition to a different phase of matter; this superconducting phase is described by the BCS theory.


  1. Addition of suitable impurities into semiconductor, is called









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    In semiconductor production, doping refers to the introduction of impurities into an extremely pure intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical properties. The impurities are dependent upon the type of semiconductor and the properties that it needs to have for its intended purpose.

    Correct Option: A

    In semiconductor production, doping refers to the introduction of impurities into an extremely pure intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical properties. The impurities are dependent upon the type of semiconductor and the properties that it needs to have for its intended purpose.



  1. The term ‘Higgs Boson’ is associated with









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    The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. That is often referred to as the “God particle” in popular media outside the scientific community. The nickname comes from the title of the 1993 book on the Higgs boson and particle physics, The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Nobel Physics prizewinner Leon Lederman.

    Correct Option: C

    The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. That is often referred to as the “God particle” in popular media outside the scientific community. The nickname comes from the title of the 1993 book on the Higgs boson and particle physics, The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Nobel Physics prizewinner Leon Lederman.