LABORATORY

Credits	Periods		Exam Hrs.	Sessional Marks	Exam Marks	Total Marks
	Theory	Tutorial / Lab
2	-	3	3	50	50	100

12 of the following experiments must be completed

1.          Lee’s Method – Determination of coefficient of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor.

2.          Melde’s Experiment – Determination of the frequency of an electrically maintained tuning fork.

3.          Newton’s Rings – Determination of radius of curvature of a convex lens.

4.          Diffraction Grating – Determination of wavelengths in mercury line spectrum using spectrometer.

5.          Determination of Cauchy’s constants using Spectrometer and mercury light.

6.          Wedge Method – Determination of thickness of a paper by forming parallel interference fringes.

7.          Michelson’s Interferometer  - a) Determination of wavelength of light             b) Resolution of spectral lines.

8.          Determination of m using calcite crystal.

9.          Optical Bench – a) Young’s double slit b) Lloyd’s mirror c) Biprism                d) Diffraction at an edge e) Thickness of wire

10.      Ultrasonic Diffraction – Velocity of ultrasonic waves in liquids.

11.      Variation of magnetic field along the axis of current carrying circular coil – Stewart and Gee’s apparatus

12.      Calibration of voltmeter using potentiometer.

13.      Carey Foster’s bridge a) laws of resistance b) temperature coefficient of resistance.

14.      B-H curves – determination of hysterisis loss

15.      Calendar and Barnes method – Determination of specific heat of water.

16.      Hall Effect – a) Determination of hall coefficient b) Determination of charge density

17.      Photoelectric Effect – a) Characteristics of photoelectric cell                                b) Determination of Planck’s constant.

18.      Determination of Rydberg constant using hydrogen discharge tube.

19.      Determination of e/m of an electron – Thomson’s method.

20.      Determination of band gap of semiconductor.