Applied Physics Lab

List of Experiments / Activities

1. List of Experiments (Any ten experiments)
2. S. No. of Practical
3. 1Diffraction grating To determine the wavelength of different spectral lines of mercury light using plane transmission grating.
4. 2He -Ne Laser To determine the wavelength of He-Ne laser light using single slit diffraction.
5. 3Polarimeter To determine the specific rotation of cane sugar solution using polarimeter.
6. 4Nodal Slide To determine the focal length of the combination of two lenses separated by a distance and verify the formula for the focal length of combination of lenses.
7. 5Planck's constant To determine Planck's constant using photoelectric effect.
8. 6Optical Fiber To measure attenuation in an optical fiber.
9. 7Stefan’s Law To verify Stefan’s law by electric method.
10. 8Energy Band Gap To determine the energy band gap of a given semiconductor material.
11. 9Hall Effect To study Hall effect and determine Hall coefficient, carrier density and mobility of a given semiconductor material using Hall effect setup.
12. 10Variation of Magnetic Field To determine the variation of magnetic field with the distance along the axis of a current carrying coil and estimate the radius of the coil.
13. 11B-H Curve To draw hysteresis curve (B-H curve) of a specimen in the form of a transformer and to determine its hysteresis loss.
14. 12Carey Foster's Bridge To determine resistance per unit length and specific resistance of a given resistance using Carey Foster's Bridge.
15. 13Electrochemical Equivalent To determine the electrochemical equivalent (ECE) of copper.
16. 14Coefficient of Viscosity To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given liquid.
17. 15Surface Tension To measure surface tension of a liquid (e.g., water, ethanol, and surfactant solutions) at room temperature using capillary rise or stalagmometer.
18. 16Compound Pendulum To determine the value of acceleration due to gravity (g) using compound pendulum.
19. 17Moment of Inertia To determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel about its own axis of rotation.
20. 18Young’s Modulus To determine the Young’s Modulus of a material by Searle's apparatus.
21. 19Franck-Hertz Experiment To determine the first excitation potential of a gas (e.g. Argon) by Franck-Hertz experiment and verify discrete nature of atomic energy transitions.
22. 20Solar Cell To study the characteristics of a solar cell.
23. 21Characteristics of Logic Gates To study the switching characteristics of fundamental logic gates constructed using transistors (BJT/MOSFET), measure propagation delay and power dissipation.
24. Equipment / Software Required
25. •Experimental set-up, inbuilt assembly or specific experiment related apparatus and manuals etc.
26. •Light sources, multimeters, rheostat, keys and other required materials.