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JEE Advanced 2011Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2011
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Waves and Sound

JEE Advanced 2011 · Paper 1 · Physics · Waves and Sound

Paragraph: A dense collection of equal number of electrons and...

Paragraph: A dense collection of equal number of electrons and positive ions is called neutral plasma. Certain solids containing fixed positive ions surrounded by free electrons can be treated as neutral plasma. Let NN be the number density of free electrons, each of mass mm. When the electrons are subjected to an electric field, they are displaced relatively away from the heavy positive ions.If the electric field becomes zero, the electrons being to oscillate about the positive ions with a natural angular frequency ωp\omega_p, which is called the plasma frequency. To sustain the oscillations, a time varying electric field needs to be applied that has an angular frequency ω\omega, where a part of the energy is absorbed and a part of it is reflected. As ω\omega approaches ωp\omega_p, all the free electrons are set to resonance together and all the energy is reflected. This is the explanation of high reflectivity of metals.Question: Estimate the wavelength at which plasma reflection will occur for a metal having the density of electrons N≈4×1027 m−1N \approx 4 \times 10^{27} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}. Take ε0=10−11\varepsilon_0=10^{-11} and m=10−30m=10^{-30}, where these quantities are in proper SI units.

Options

  1. A800 nm800 \mathrm{~nm}
  2. B600 nm600 \mathrm{~nm}
  3. C300 nm300 \mathrm{~nm}
  4. D200 nm200 \mathrm{~nm}

Correct answer

B. 600 nm600 \mathrm{~nm}

Step-by-step solution

ω=2πf=2πcλ∴λ=2πcω=2πcNe2/mε0\begin{gathered} \omega=2 \pi f=\frac{2 \pi c}{\lambda} \\ \therefore \quad \lambda=\frac{2 \pi c}{\omega}=\frac{2 \pi c}{\sqrt{N e^2 / m \varepsilon_0}} \end{gathered} Substituting the values, we get λ=600 nm\lambda=600 \mathrm{~nm} ∴\therefore Correct option is (b). Analysis of Question (i) Paragraph does not make the solution very clear. (ii) Solution is simple but based on error and trial method.
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