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IIT-JAM 2022
Section A
22
4 zz + =
Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1-Q.10 Carry ONE marks each.
Q1. The equation in the complex plane (where z is the complex conjugate of z )
represents
(a) Ellipse (b) Hyperbola (c) Circle of radius 2 (d) Circle of radius 4
Ans.1: (b)
Solution: & z x iy z x iy =+ =-
( ) ( )
22
2 2
4 4 z z x iy x iy
-
+ =? + + - =
22
2 xy ?- = Equation of Hyperbola
Q2. A rocket ( ) ' S moves at a speed /
2
c
ms along the positive x -axis, where c is the speed of
light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a
stationary observer ( ) S located at 0 x = are both set to zero. If S observes an event at
( ) , xt the same event occurs in the ' S frame at
(a)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(b)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(c)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
(d)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
Ans. 2: (a)
Solution: From the question one Rocket ' S moving with speed of /2 C and one observer
is standing 0 x = . For point P the coordinate at S frame is ( ) , xy and the coordinate at
' S frame is ( ) ', ' x y
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IIT-JAM 2022
Section A
22
4 zz + =
Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1-Q.10 Carry ONE marks each.
Q1. The equation in the complex plane (where z is the complex conjugate of z )
represents
(a) Ellipse (b) Hyperbola (c) Circle of radius 2 (d) Circle of radius 4
Ans.1: (b)
Solution: & z x iy z x iy =+ =-
( ) ( )
22
2 2
4 4 z z x iy x iy
-
+ =? + + - =
22
2 xy ?- = Equation of Hyperbola
Q2. A rocket ( ) ' S moves at a speed /
2
c
ms along the positive x -axis, where c is the speed of
light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a
stationary observer ( ) S located at 0 x = are both set to zero. If S observes an event at
( ) , xt the same event occurs in the ' S frame at
(a)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(b)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(c)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
(d)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
Ans. 2: (a)
Solution: From the question one Rocket ' S moving with speed of /2 C and one observer
is standing 0 x = . For point P the coordinate at S frame is ( ) , xy and the coordinate at
' S frame is ( ) ', ' x y
22
22
2
'
1 1
4
c
xt
x vt
x
vc
cc
-
-
= =
- -
;
1
'1
24
c
x xt
??
=--
??
??
;
[ ]
2
' / 2
3
x x ct = -
2
2
22 2 2
/
/
2
'
1/ 1/ 4
c
t xc
t xv c
t
vc c c
-
-
= =
--
;
1
'1
24
x
tt
c
? ?
=--
? ?
? ?
;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
[ ]
2
' /2
3
x x ct = - ;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
So option (a) is correct.
Q3. Consider a classical ideal gas of N molecules equilibrium at temperature T . Each
molecule has two energy levels - ? and ?. The mean energy of the gas is
(a) 0 (b) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
?
??
??
(c) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
-?
??
??
(d)
2
?
Ans. 3: (c)
Solution: The partition function for a single gas molecule is
1
Ze e
ße ße -
= +
Mean energy per particle,
( )
1
ln
ln
ee
Z
E
ße ße
ßß
-
??
-? +
?
??
=-=-
??
( ) ( ) ( )
1
e e
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e e
-
-
? ?
=- -+
? ?
+
ee
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e
-
-
-
= -
+
? for a classical system of N -molecules,
the mean energy is
1
tanh
ee
U NE N N
e e kT
ße ße
ße ße
ß
e
ee
-
-
??
+
= =-=-
??
??
+
??
x
Observer
S Frame
0 x =
0
t t =
Frame
Frame
S S '
/2 c
p
( ) ,: xt s
( ) ,: xt s '' '
Rocket S '
/ 2, 0 Ct =
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IIT-JAM 2022
Section A
22
4 zz + =
Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1-Q.10 Carry ONE marks each.
Q1. The equation in the complex plane (where z is the complex conjugate of z )
represents
(a) Ellipse (b) Hyperbola (c) Circle of radius 2 (d) Circle of radius 4
Ans.1: (b)
Solution: & z x iy z x iy =+ =-
( ) ( )
22
2 2
4 4 z z x iy x iy
-
+ =? + + - =
22
2 xy ?- = Equation of Hyperbola
Q2. A rocket ( ) ' S moves at a speed /
2
c
ms along the positive x -axis, where c is the speed of
light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a
stationary observer ( ) S located at 0 x = are both set to zero. If S observes an event at
( ) , xt the same event occurs in the ' S frame at
(a)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(b)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(c)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
(d)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
Ans. 2: (a)
Solution: From the question one Rocket ' S moving with speed of /2 C and one observer
is standing 0 x = . For point P the coordinate at S frame is ( ) , xy and the coordinate at
' S frame is ( ) ', ' x y
22
22
2
'
1 1
4
c
xt
x vt
x
vc
cc
-
-
= =
- -
;
1
'1
24
c
x xt
??
=--
??
??
;
[ ]
2
' / 2
3
x x ct = -
2
2
22 2 2
/
/
2
'
1/ 1/ 4
c
t xc
t xv c
t
vc c c
-
-
= =
--
;
1
'1
24
x
tt
c
? ?
=--
? ?
? ?
;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
[ ]
2
' /2
3
x x ct = - ;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
So option (a) is correct.
Q3. Consider a classical ideal gas of N molecules equilibrium at temperature T . Each
molecule has two energy levels - ? and ?. The mean energy of the gas is
(a) 0 (b) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
?
??
??
(c) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
-?
??
??
(d)
2
?
Ans. 3: (c)
Solution: The partition function for a single gas molecule is
1
Ze e
ße ße -
= +
Mean energy per particle,
( )
1
ln
ln
ee
Z
E
ße ße
ßß
-
??
-? +
?
??
=-=-
??
( ) ( ) ( )
1
e e
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e e
-
-
? ?
=- -+
? ?
+
ee
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e
-
-
-
= -
+
? for a classical system of N -molecules,
the mean energy is
1
tanh
ee
U NE N N
e e kT
ße ße
ße ße
ß
e
ee
-
-
??
+
= =-=-
??
??
+
??
x
Observer
S Frame
0 x =
0
t t =
Frame
Frame
S S '
/2 c
p
( ) ,: xt s
( ) ,: xt s '' '
Rocket S '
/ 2, 0 Ct =
Q4. At a temperature T, let ß and k denote the volume expansively and isothermal
compressibility of a gas, respectively. Then
k
ß
is equal to
(a)
V
P
T
? ??
??
?
??
(b)
T
P
V
? ??
??
?
??
(c)
V
T
P
? ??
??
?
??
(d)
P
T
V
? ??
??
?
??
Ans. 4: (a)
Solution: given
1 V
VT
ß
? ??
=
??
?
??
and
1
T
V
k
VP
- ? ??
=
??
?
??
1
1
P
T
V
VT
V k
VP
ß
? ??
??
?
??
=
- ? ??
??
?
??
1
PT
VV
V
VT P
?? ?? ??
= -
?? ??
??
?? ??
TP V
PV P
VT T
?? ? ???? ? ?
=-=
???? ? ?
?? ?
???? ? ?
Here, in the last step we made use of reciprocity theorem i.e
xx
yy
y
zx
z
z
? ? ?? ? ?? ??
= -
? ? ?? ??
? ??
??
? ? ??
Q5. The resultant of the binary subtraction 1110101 0011110 - is
(a) 1001111 (b) 1010111 (c) 1010011 (d) 1010001
Ans. 5: (b)
Solution: 2s compliment of 0011110 ?
1100001
1
1100010
+
Thus 1110101 0011110 - is
1110101
1100010
11010111
Q6. Consider a particle trapped in a three-dimensional potential well such that
( ) , , 0 U x yz = for 0 ,0 ,0 xa y a z a = = = = = = and ( ) , , U x yz = 8 everywhere else. The
degeneracy of the
th
5 excited state is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
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IIT-JAM 2022
Section A
22
4 zz + =
Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1-Q.10 Carry ONE marks each.
Q1. The equation in the complex plane (where z is the complex conjugate of z )
represents
(a) Ellipse (b) Hyperbola (c) Circle of radius 2 (d) Circle of radius 4
Ans.1: (b)
Solution: & z x iy z x iy =+ =-
( ) ( )
22
2 2
4 4 z z x iy x iy
-
+ =? + + - =
22
2 xy ?- = Equation of Hyperbola
Q2. A rocket ( ) ' S moves at a speed /
2
c
ms along the positive x -axis, where c is the speed of
light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a
stationary observer ( ) S located at 0 x = are both set to zero. If S observes an event at
( ) , xt the same event occurs in the ' S frame at
(a)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(b)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(c)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
(d)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
Ans. 2: (a)
Solution: From the question one Rocket ' S moving with speed of /2 C and one observer
is standing 0 x = . For point P the coordinate at S frame is ( ) , xy and the coordinate at
' S frame is ( ) ', ' x y
22
22
2
'
1 1
4
c
xt
x vt
x
vc
cc
-
-
= =
- -
;
1
'1
24
c
x xt
??
=--
??
??
;
[ ]
2
' / 2
3
x x ct = -
2
2
22 2 2
/
/
2
'
1/ 1/ 4
c
t xc
t xv c
t
vc c c
-
-
= =
--
;
1
'1
24
x
tt
c
? ?
=--
? ?
? ?
;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
[ ]
2
' /2
3
x x ct = - ;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
So option (a) is correct.
Q3. Consider a classical ideal gas of N molecules equilibrium at temperature T . Each
molecule has two energy levels - ? and ?. The mean energy of the gas is
(a) 0 (b) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
?
??
??
(c) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
-?
??
??
(d)
2
?
Ans. 3: (c)
Solution: The partition function for a single gas molecule is
1
Ze e
ße ße -
= +
Mean energy per particle,
( )
1
ln
ln
ee
Z
E
ße ße
ßß
-
??
-? +
?
??
=-=-
??
( ) ( ) ( )
1
e e
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e e
-
-
? ?
=- -+
? ?
+
ee
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e
-
-
-
= -
+
? for a classical system of N -molecules,
the mean energy is
1
tanh
ee
U NE N N
e e kT
ße ße
ße ße
ß
e
ee
-
-
??
+
= =-=-
??
??
+
??
x
Observer
S Frame
0 x =
0
t t =
Frame
Frame
S S '
/2 c
p
( ) ,: xt s
( ) ,: xt s '' '
Rocket S '
/ 2, 0 Ct =
Q4. At a temperature T, let ß and k denote the volume expansively and isothermal
compressibility of a gas, respectively. Then
k
ß
is equal to
(a)
V
P
T
? ??
??
?
??
(b)
T
P
V
? ??
??
?
??
(c)
V
T
P
? ??
??
?
??
(d)
P
T
V
? ??
??
?
??
Ans. 4: (a)
Solution: given
1 V
VT
ß
? ??
=
??
?
??
and
1
T
V
k
VP
- ? ??
=
??
?
??
1
1
P
T
V
VT
V k
VP
ß
? ??
??
?
??
=
- ? ??
??
?
??
1
PT
VV
V
VT P
?? ?? ??
= -
?? ??
??
?? ??
TP V
PV P
VT T
?? ? ???? ? ?
=-=
???? ? ?
?? ?
???? ? ?
Here, in the last step we made use of reciprocity theorem i.e
xx
yy
y
zx
z
z
? ? ?? ? ?? ??
= -
? ? ?? ??
? ??
??
? ? ??
Q5. The resultant of the binary subtraction 1110101 0011110 - is
(a) 1001111 (b) 1010111 (c) 1010011 (d) 1010001
Ans. 5: (b)
Solution: 2s compliment of 0011110 ?
1100001
1
1100010
+
Thus 1110101 0011110 - is
1110101
1100010
11010111
Q6. Consider a particle trapped in a three-dimensional potential well such that
( ) , , 0 U x yz = for 0 ,0 ,0 xa y a z a = = = = = = and ( ) , , U x yz = 8 everywhere else. The
degeneracy of the
th
5 excited state is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
Ans. 6: (c)
Solution: Energy for 3d Potential well is
2
2 2 22
222
2
y
x z
n
n n
E
ma b c
p
? ?
= ++
? ?
? ?
? ?
?
From question abc a = = = so,
22
222
2
2
x yz
E nnn
ma
p
?? = ++
??
?
Energy State ( , ,
xy z
nn n ) Energy Degeneracy
Ground State (1,1,1)
22 2
32ma p ?
1
1
st
Excited State (1,1,2), (1,2,1), (2,1,1)
22 2
62ma p ?
3
2
nd
Excited State (1,2,2), (2,1,2), (2,2,1)
22 2
92ma p ?
3
3
rd
Excited State (1,1,3), (1,3,1), (3,1,1)
22 2
11 2ma p ?
3
4
th
Excited State (2,2,2)
22 2
12 2ma p ?
1
5
th
Excited State (1,2,3), (2,1,3), (2,3,1),
(3,1,2), (3,2,1), (1,3,2)
22 2
14 2ma p ?
6
Q7. A particle of mass mand angular momentum L moves in space where its potential
energy is ( ) ( )
2
0 U r kr k = > and r is the radial coordinate. If the particle moves in a
circular orbit, then the radius of the orbit is
(a)
1
2
4
L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
(b)
1
2
4
2
L
mk
??
??
??
(c)
1
2
4
2L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
(d)
1
2
4
4L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
Ans. 7: (b)
Solution: Let the velocity of the particle is v and angular momentum L .
Method 1:-
( )
2
U r kr =
We have
Force
( )
() 2
U r
F kr
r
?
=- =-
?
We know that centripetal force
2
mv
F
r
= -
2
2
mv
kr
r
- =- ;
2
2
2kr
v
m
= ;
2
2kr
v
m
=
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IIT-JAM 2022
Section A
22
4 zz + =
Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1-Q.10 Carry ONE marks each.
Q1. The equation in the complex plane (where z is the complex conjugate of z )
represents
(a) Ellipse (b) Hyperbola (c) Circle of radius 2 (d) Circle of radius 4
Ans.1: (b)
Solution: & z x iy z x iy =+ =-
( ) ( )
22
2 2
4 4 z z x iy x iy
-
+ =? + + - =
22
2 xy ?- = Equation of Hyperbola
Q2. A rocket ( ) ' S moves at a speed /
2
c
ms along the positive x -axis, where c is the speed of
light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a
stationary observer ( ) S located at 0 x = are both set to zero. If S observes an event at
( ) , xt the same event occurs in the ' S frame at
(a)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(b)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
??
= -
??
??
(c)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
??
= -
??
??
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
(d)
2
'
2 3
ct
x x
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
and
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= +
? ?
? ?
Ans. 2: (a)
Solution: From the question one Rocket ' S moving with speed of /2 C and one observer
is standing 0 x = . For point P the coordinate at S frame is ( ) , xy and the coordinate at
' S frame is ( ) ', ' x y
22
22
2
'
1 1
4
c
xt
x vt
x
vc
cc
-
-
= =
- -
;
1
'1
24
c
x xt
??
=--
??
??
;
[ ]
2
' / 2
3
x x ct = -
2
2
22 2 2
/
/
2
'
1/ 1/ 4
c
t xc
t xv c
t
vc c c
-
-
= =
--
;
1
'1
24
x
tt
c
? ?
=--
? ?
? ?
;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
[ ]
2
' /2
3
x x ct = - ;
2
'
2 3
x
t t
c
? ?
= -
? ?
? ?
So option (a) is correct.
Q3. Consider a classical ideal gas of N molecules equilibrium at temperature T . Each
molecule has two energy levels - ? and ?. The mean energy of the gas is
(a) 0 (b) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
?
??
??
(c) tanh
B
N
kT
?? ?
-?
??
??
(d)
2
?
Ans. 3: (c)
Solution: The partition function for a single gas molecule is
1
Ze e
ße ße -
= +
Mean energy per particle,
( )
1
ln
ln
ee
Z
E
ße ße
ßß
-
??
-? +
?
??
=-=-
??
( ) ( ) ( )
1
e e
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e e
-
-
? ?
=- -+
? ?
+
ee
ee
ße ße
ße ße
e
-
-
-
= -
+
? for a classical system of N -molecules,
the mean energy is
1
tanh
ee
U NE N N
e e kT
ße ße
ße ße
ß
e
ee
-
-
??
+
= =-=-
??
??
+
??
x
Observer
S Frame
0 x =
0
t t =
Frame
Frame
S S '
/2 c
p
( ) ,: xt s
( ) ,: xt s '' '
Rocket S '
/ 2, 0 Ct =
Q4. At a temperature T, let ß and k denote the volume expansively and isothermal
compressibility of a gas, respectively. Then
k
ß
is equal to
(a)
V
P
T
? ??
??
?
??
(b)
T
P
V
? ??
??
?
??
(c)
V
T
P
? ??
??
?
??
(d)
P
T
V
? ??
??
?
??
Ans. 4: (a)
Solution: given
1 V
VT
ß
? ??
=
??
?
??
and
1
T
V
k
VP
- ? ??
=
??
?
??
1
1
P
T
V
VT
V k
VP
ß
? ??
??
?
??
=
- ? ??
??
?
??
1
PT
VV
V
VT P
?? ?? ??
= -
?? ??
??
?? ??
TP V
PV P
VT T
?? ? ???? ? ?
=-=
???? ? ?
?? ?
???? ? ?
Here, in the last step we made use of reciprocity theorem i.e
xx
yy
y
zx
z
z
? ? ?? ? ?? ??
= -
? ? ?? ??
? ??
??
? ? ??
Q5. The resultant of the binary subtraction 1110101 0011110 - is
(a) 1001111 (b) 1010111 (c) 1010011 (d) 1010001
Ans. 5: (b)
Solution: 2s compliment of 0011110 ?
1100001
1
1100010
+
Thus 1110101 0011110 - is
1110101
1100010
11010111
Q6. Consider a particle trapped in a three-dimensional potential well such that
( ) , , 0 U x yz = for 0 ,0 ,0 xa y a z a = = = = = = and ( ) , , U x yz = 8 everywhere else. The
degeneracy of the
th
5 excited state is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
Ans. 6: (c)
Solution: Energy for 3d Potential well is
2
2 2 22
222
2
y
x z
n
n n
E
ma b c
p
? ?
= ++
? ?
? ?
? ?
?
From question abc a = = = so,
22
222
2
2
x yz
E nnn
ma
p
?? = ++
??
?
Energy State ( , ,
xy z
nn n ) Energy Degeneracy
Ground State (1,1,1)
22 2
32ma p ?
1
1
st
Excited State (1,1,2), (1,2,1), (2,1,1)
22 2
62ma p ?
3
2
nd
Excited State (1,2,2), (2,1,2), (2,2,1)
22 2
92ma p ?
3
3
rd
Excited State (1,1,3), (1,3,1), (3,1,1)
22 2
11 2ma p ?
3
4
th
Excited State (2,2,2)
22 2
12 2ma p ?
1
5
th
Excited State (1,2,3), (2,1,3), (2,3,1),
(3,1,2), (3,2,1), (1,3,2)
22 2
14 2ma p ?
6
Q7. A particle of mass mand angular momentum L moves in space where its potential
energy is ( ) ( )
2
0 U r kr k = > and r is the radial coordinate. If the particle moves in a
circular orbit, then the radius of the orbit is
(a)
1
2
4
L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
(b)
1
2
4
2
L
mk
??
??
??
(c)
1
2
4
2L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
(d)
1
2
4
4L
mk
? ?
? ?
? ?
Ans. 7: (b)
Solution: Let the velocity of the particle is v and angular momentum L .
Method 1:-
( )
2
U r kr =
We have
Force
( )
() 2
U r
F kr
r
?
=- =-
?
We know that centripetal force
2
mv
F
r
= -
2
2
mv
kr
r
- =- ;
2
2
2kr
v
m
= ;
2
2kr
v
m
=
2
2kr
Lm r
m
= · ;
2
22 2
2kr
Lm r
m
??
=
??
??
;
24
2 L km e =
2
4
2
L
r
km
= ;
1
2 2
2
L
r
km
??
=
??
??
So option (b) is right.
2
2
2
2
eff
L
V kr
mr
= +
Method:- 2
We know that the effective potential of the system is
;
2
3
2
eff
dV
L
kr
d mr e
-
= +
at
0
,0
eff
dV
rr
dr
= =
2
0 3
0
2
2
L
kr
mr
= ;
1/4
22
4
00
22
LL
rr
mk mk
??
= ?=
??
??
Q8. Consider a two-dimensional force field
( ) ( ) ( )
22 2 2
ˆˆ , 5 44 F x y x ay bxy x x xy y y = ++ + + +
?
If the force field is conservative, then the values of a and b are
(a) 2 a = and 4 b = (b) 2 a = and 8 b =
(c) 4 a = and 2 b = (d) 8 a = and 2 b =
Ans. 8: (b)
Solution:
22 2 2
ˆ ˆ ˆ
00
5 44 0
x y z
F
x yz
x ay bxy x xy y
? ??
?× = ? =
? ??
++ + +
??
( ) ( ) ( )
ˆˆ ˆ 00 00 8 4 2 0 x y z x y ay bx ? -- -+ + - - = 84 2 x y ay bx ?+ = +
( ) ( ) 8 42 0 bx a y ?- + - = 8, 2 b a ?= =
Q9. Consider an electrostatic field E
?
in a region of space. Identify the INCORRECT
statement.
(a) The work done in moving a charge in a closed path inside the region is zero
(b) The curl of E
?
is zero
(c) The field can be expressed as the gradient of a scalar potential
(d) The potential difference between any two points in the region is always zero
Ans. 9: (d)
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