41. The dielectric constant of a material at optical frequencies is mainly due to
42. The temperature (T) dependence of magnetic susceptibility $$\left( \chi \right)$$ of a ferromagnetic substance with Curie temperature (Tc) is given by
43. Metallic monovalent sodium crystallizes in body centred cubic structure. If the length of the unit cell is 4 × 10-8 cm, the concentration of conduction electrons in metallic sodium is
44. In an experiment involving a ferromagnetic medium, the following observations were made. Which one of the plots does not correctly represent the property of the medium?
45. For a three-dimensional crystal having N primitive unit cells with a basis of p atoms, the number of optical branches is
46. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Brillouin Zones (BZ) of a square lattices with constant a?
47. The kinetic energy of a free electron at a corner of the first Brillouin zone of a two-dimensional square lattice is larger than that of an electron at the mid-point of a side of the zone by a factor b. The value of b is
48. The distance between the adjacent atomic planes in CaCO3 is 0.3 nm. The smallest angle of Bragg scattering for 0.03 nm X-ray is
49. Which one of the following statements about superconductors is not true?
50. Variation of electrical resistivity $$\rho $$ with temperature T of three solids is sketched (on different scales) in the figure, as curves P, Q and R.
Which one of the following statements describes the variations most appropriately?
Which one of the following statements describes the variations most appropriately?