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Physics UPSC PYQ 2020

29 questions from the UPSC 2020 examination. Showing a preview of 3 below — generate a full practice test to solve the rest.

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1Medium10 marks
In a certain cyclotron, the maximum radius that the path of a deuteron may have before it is deflected out of the magnetic field is 20 cm.
(i) Calculate the velocity of the deuteron at this radius.
(ii) What is the energy of deuteron in MeV? Given, magnetic field = 1500 gauss and mass of deuteron = 3.34 x 10^{-27} kg.
2Medium15 marks
Using the uncertainty principle Delta x Delta p >= h-bar/2, estimate the ground state energy of a harmonic oscillator.
3Medium15 marks
Consider a Hermitian operator A with property A^3 = 1. Show that A = 1.

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