CLASS 12

Section 1-single choice correct

1. A radioactive substance is being produced at a constant rate of 200 nuclei/s. The decay constant
of the substance is 1s-1. After what time the number of radioactive nuclei will become 100?
Initially there are no nuclei present.
(a) 1s (b)1/ln(2) s (c)ln(2) s (d) 2s
2. Half-life of a radioactive substance A is two times the Half-life of another radioactive substance
B. Initially the number of nuclei of A and B are NA and NB respectively. After three half-lives of A
number of nuclei of both are equal. Then the ratio NA/NB is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/8 (c)1/3 (d) 1/6
3. There are two radioactive substances A and B. Decay constant of B is two times that of A.
Initially both have equal number of nuclei. After n half-lives of A rate of disintegration of both
are equal. The value of n is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) none of these
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4. If 92U changes to 85At by a series of α and β decays, the number of α and β particles
emitted is
(a) 7 and 5 (b) 7 and 7 (c) 5 and 7 (d) 7 and 9
5. Number of nuclei of a radioactive substance at time t=0 are 1000 and 900 at time t=2s. Then
number of nuclei at time t=4s will be
(a) 800 (b) 810 (c) 790 (d) 700
6. The shortest wavelength of the Bracket series of the hydrogen like atom (atomic number Z) is
the same as the shortest wavelength of the Balmer series of hydrogen atom. The value of Z is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
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7. In a hydrogen atom, the electron is in the n state. It comes down to ground state by emitting
10 different spectral lines. The value of n is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) none of these
8. Difference between n and (n+1) Bohr’s radius of hydrogen atom is equal to its (n-1)th Bohr’s
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radius. The value of n is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
9. N1 atoms of a radioactive element emit N2 beta particles per second. The decay constant of the
element is (in s-1)
(a) N1/N2 (b) N2/N1 (c) N1 ln(2) (d) N2 ln(2)
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10. 10Ne nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two α-particles and an unknown nucleus.
The unknown nucleus is
(a) Nitrogen (b) carbon (c) boron (d) oxygen
11. A particle of mass M at rest decays into two particles of masses m1 and m2 having non-zero
velocities. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelengths of the particles λ1/λ2 is
(a) m1/m2 (b) m2/m1 (c) 1 (d) √m2/√m1
 12. After 280 days the activity of a radioactive sample is 6000 Bq. The activity reduces to 3000 Bq
after another 140 days. The initial activity of the sample (in Bq) is
(a) 6000 (b) 9000 (c) 3000 (d) 24000
13. The energy of a photon is equal to the kinetic energy of a proton. The energy of the photon is E.
Let λ1 be the de-Broglie wavelength of the proton and λ2 be the wavelength of the photon. The
ratio λ1/λ2 is proportional to
(a) E0 (b) E1/2 (c) E-1 (d) E-2
14. Half-life of a radioactive substance A is 4 days. The probability that a nucleus will decay in two
half-lives is
(a) 1/4 (b) 3/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1
15. The work function of a substance is 4.0 eV. The longest wavelength of light that can cause
photoelectron emission from this substance is approximately
(a) 540 nm (b) 400 nm (c) 310 nm (d) 220 nm

Section 2-multiple choice correct

1. The wavelength of Kα X-rays for lead isotopes Pb208 , Pb206, Pb204 are λ1 , λ2 , λ3 respectively. Then
(a) λ1=λ2=λ3
(b) λ1>λ2>λ3
(c) λ1<λ2<λ3
(d) λ1=√λ2λ3
2. An electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from n1 to n2 where n1 and n2 are principal
quantum numbers of the two states. Assume the Bohr model to be valid. The time period of the
electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state. The possible values of n1 and n2
are
(a) n1=4, n2=2
(b) n1=8, n2=2
(c) n1=8, n2=1
(d) n1=6, n2=3
3. Let An be the area enclosed by the nth orbit in a hydrogen atom. The graph of ln(An/A1) against
ln(n)
(a) Will pass through origin
(b) Will be a straight line with slope 4
(c) Will be a parabola
(d) Will be a straight line with slope 8
4. When photons of energy 4.25 eV strike the surface of a metal A, the ejected photoelectrons
have maximum kinetic energy, TA expressed in eV and de-Broglie wavelength λA. The maximum
kinetic energy of photoelectrons liberated from another metal B by photons of energy 4.70 eV is
TB=(TA-1.50) eV. If the de-Broglie wavelength of these photoelectrons is λB=2λA , then
(a) The work function of A is 2.25 eV
(b) The work function of B is 4.20 eV
(c) TA=2.00 eV
(d) TB=2.75 eV
5. An electron is excited from a lower energy state to a higher energy state in a hydrogen atom.
Which of the following quantity/quantities decrease/decreases in the excitation?
(a) Potential energy
(b) Angular speed
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Angular momentum
6. The 1st and 2nd orbit energies of hydrogen atoms are -13.6 eV and -3.4 eV respectively. If
potential energy in ground state is taken to be zero. Then
(a) Potential energy in the 2nd orbit would be 20.4 eV
(b) Total energy in the 2nd orbit would be 23.8 eV
(c) Kinetic energy in the 2nd orbit would be 3.4 eV
(d) Total energy in the 1st orbit would be 13.6 eV
7. An electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from 3rd orbit 2nd orbit and then from 2nd orbit to
ground state. Let the ratio of wavelength, momentum and energy of photons emitted in these
two cases be a, b and c respectively. Then
(a) c=1/a
(b) a=9/4
(c) b=5/27
(d) c=5/27
8. The threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission from a material is 5200 . Photoelectrons
will be emitted when this material is illuminated with monochromatic radiation from a
(a) 50 watt infrared lamp
(b) 1 watt infrared lamp
(c) 50 watt ultraviolet lamp
(d) 1 watt ultraviolet lamp
Section 3- comprehension type question (single choice)

A. We have two radioactive nuclei A and B. Both convert into a stable nucleus C. Nucleus A
converts into C after emitting two α-particles and three β--particles. Nucleus B converts into C
after emitting one α-particle and five β--particles. At time t=0, nuclei of A are 4N0 and that of B
are N0. Half-life of A is 1 min and that of B is 2 min. Initially number of nuclei of C are 0.
1. If atomic numbers and mass numbers of A and B are Z1, Z2 ,A1 and A2 respectively. Then
(a) Z1-Z2=6
(b) A1-A2=4
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) Both (a) and (b) are wrong
2. What are number of nuclei of C, when number of nuclei of A and B are equal
(a) 2N0
(b) 3N0
(c) 9N0/2
(d) 5N0/2
3. At what time rate of disintegration of A and B are equal
(a) 4 min
(b) 6 min
(c) 8 min
(d) 2 min
B. Work function of metal A is equal to the ionization energy of hydrogen atom in 2nd orbit. Work
function of metal B is equal to the ionization energy of He+ ion in second orbit. Photons of same
energy E are incident on both A and B. Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted from
A is twice that of photoelectrons emitted from B.
1. Value of E (in eV) is
(a) 20.8
(b) 32.2
(c) 24.6
(d) 23.8
2. The difference in maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons from A and from B
(a) Increases with increase in E
(b) Decreases with increase in E
(c) First increases then decreases with increase in E
(d) Remains constant
C. In hydrogen atom electron is orbiting in that orbit in which energy of Li2+ is equal to ground state
energy of hydrogen. It now jumps to some higher energy state where its angular momentum
becomes twice.
1. What is the initial state of electron in hydrogen atom?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
2. In final state
(a) Radius of orbit becomes 2 times
(b) Speed of electron will remain half
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) Both (a) and (b) are wrong

Answers-

Section 1

1-c 2-b 3-a 4-b 5-b 6-a 7-c

8-d 9-b 10-b 11-c 12-d 13-b 14-b

15-c

Section 2

1-a, d 2-a, d 3-a, b 4-a, b, c 5-b, c

6-a, b, c, d 7-a, c, d 8-c, d

Section 3

A.

1-b 2-c 3-b

B.

1-d 2-d
C.

1-b 2-b