Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter and the same number of singly charged

1.The energy of a photon of wavelength λ is positive ions per cm3. The electrons are moving
(a) hc 𝜆 (b)
ℎ𝑐 𝜆
(c) ℎ𝑐 (d)
𝜆ℎ towards the anode with velocity 0.4 m/s. The
𝜆 𝑐 current density from anode to cathode is 4µA/m2.
The velocity of positive ions moving towards
2. The threshold frequency for photoelectric effect cathode is
on sodium corresponds to a wavelength of 5000 Å. (a) 0.4 m/s (b) 1.6 m/s (c) zero (d) 0.1 m/s
Its work function is
(a) 4 × 10-19 J (b) 1 J (c) 2 × 10-19 J (d) 3 × 10-19J
11. When light of wavelength 300 nm falls on a
photoelectric emitter, photoelectrons are liberated.
3. The de -Broglie wave corresponding to a particle
For another emitter, however, light of 600 nm
of mass m and velocity v has a wavelength
wavelength is sufficient for creating photoemission.
associated with it
What is the ratio of the work functions of the two
(a) h/mv (b) h m v (c) mh/v (d) m/hv
emitters?
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 4: 1 (d) 1: 4
4. A dye absorbs a photon of wavelength λ and re-
emits the same energy into two photons of 12. Number of ejected photoelectron increases with
wavelengths λ1 andλ2 respectively. The increase
wavelength λ is related with λ1 and λ2 as : (a) in intensity of light (b) in wavelength of light
1 +2  
(a) λ = 1 2
(b) λ =  1+2 (c) in frequency of light (d) never
1 2
21 22 1 +2
(c) λ = (d) λ =
1 +2 1 2 2 13. Momentum of a photon of wavelength λ is
(a) h/ λ (b) zero (c) hλ /c2 (d) hλ/c
5. A radio transmitter operates at a frequency 880
kHz and a power of 10 kW. The number of photons 14. In photoelectric effect the work function of a
emitted per second is metal is 3.5 eV. The emitted electrons can be
(a) 1.72 × 1031 (b) 1.327 × 1025 stopped by applying a potential of -1.2v. Then
(c) 1.327 × 10 37 (d) 1.327 × 1045 (a) the energy of the incident photon is 4.7 eV
(b) the energy of the incident photon is 2.3 eV
6. The momentum of a photon of an (c) if higher frequency photon be used, the
electromagnetic radiation is 3.3 × 10-29 kgms-1. photoelectric current will rise
What is the frequency of the associated waves? (d) when the energy of photon is 3.5 eV, the
(a) 1.5 × 1013 Hz (b) 7.5 × 1012 Hz photoelectric current will be maximum
(c) 6.0 × 10 Hz
3 (d) 3.0 × 103 Hz
15. Doubly ionized helium atoms and hydrogen ions
7. Consider an electron in the nth orbit of a are accelerated from rest through the same
hydrogen atom in the Bohr model. The potential drop. The ratio of the final velocities of the
circumference of the orbit can be expressed in helium and the hydrogen ion is
terms of de-Broglie wavelength λ of that electron as (a) ½ (b) 2 (c) 1/√2 (d) √2
(a) (0.529)n𝜆 (b) 𝑛𝜆
(c) (13.6) 𝜆 (d) n𝜆 16. Gases begin to conduct electricity at low
pressure because
8. The wavelength of a 1 keV photon is 1.24 × 10-9 (a) at low pressures gases turn of plasma
m. What is the frequency of 1 MeV photon? (b) colliding electrons can acquire higher kinetic
(a) 1.24 × 1015 (b) 2.4 × 1020 energy due to increased mean free path leading to
(c) 1.24 × 10 18 (d) 2 × 4 × 1023 ionisation of atoms
(c) atoms break up into electrons and protons
9. Photoelectric work function of a metal is 1eV. (d) the electrons in atoms can move freely at low
Light of wavelength O= 3000 Å falls on it. The photo pressures
electrons come out with velocity
(a) 10 m/s (b) 102 m/s (c) 104 m/s (d) 106 m/s 17. Kinetic energy of an electron, which is
accelerated in a potential difference of 100 V is
10. An ionization chamber with parallel conducting (a) 1.6×10-17 J (b) 1.6×10-19 J
plates as anode and cathode has 5 × 107 electrons (c) 1.6×10 J
-21 (d) 1.6×10-25 J
18. The wavelength associated with an electron 27. Einstein work on the photoelectric effect
accelerated through a potential difference provided support for the equation
of 100 V is nearly 𝑅ℎ𝑐 1
(a) E = hv (b) E = mc2 (c) E = - 𝑛2
(d)K..E. = 2 mv2
(a) 100 Å (b) 123 Å (c) 10.5 Å (d) 1.23 Å
28. Which of the following moving particles
19. An electron of mass m and charge e is
(moving with same velocity) has largest wavelength
accelerated from rest through a potential difference
of matter waves?
of V volt in vacuum. Its final speed will be
(a) Electron (b) D-particle (c) Proton (d) Neutron
𝑒𝑉 𝑒𝑉 2𝑒𝑉 𝑒𝑉
(a) 2𝑚 (b) 𝑚
(c) 𝑚
(d) 2𝑚
29. Which one of the following statements is not
true for cathode rays?
20. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Cathode rays produce heat when incident on
(a) Photocurrent increases with intensity of light
metals
(b) Photocurrent is proportional to the applied
(b) Cathode rays travel in a straight line
voltage
(c) Cathode rays do not deflect in electric field
(c) Current in photocell increases with increasing
(d) Cathode rays produce fluorescence when they
frequency
fall on certain materials
(d) Stopping potential increases with increase of
incident light
30. When ultraviolet radiation is incident on a
surface, no photoelectrons are emitted. If a second
21. Cosmic rays are
beam causes photoelectrons to be ejected, it may
(a) high energy radiations
consists of
(b) low energy radiations
(a) infra-red waves (b) X-rays
(c) ultra high energy radiations
(c) visible light rays (d) radio waves
(d) very low energy radiations
31. A photoelectric cell is illuminated by a point
22. The X-rays cannot be diffracted by means of an
source of light 1m away. When the source is shifted
ordinary grating because of
to 2m then
(a) high speed (b) short wavelength
(a) number of electrons emitted is a quarter of the
(c) large wavelength (d) none of these
initial number
(b) each emitted electron carries one quarter of the
23. The 21 cm radio wave emitted by hydrogen in
initial energy
interstellar space is due to the interaction called the
(c) number of electrons emitted is half the initial
hyperfine interaction in atomic hydrogen. The
number
energy of the emitted wave is nearly
(d) each emitted electron carries half the initial
(a) 1017 J (b) 1 J (c) 7 × 10-8 J (d) 10-24 J
energy
24. Light of wavelength 5000 Å falls on a sensitive
32. According to Einstein’s photoelectric equation,
plate with photo-electric work function of 1.9 eV.
the graph between the kinetic energy of
The kinetic energy of the photo-electrons emitted
photoelectrons ejected and the frequency of
will be
incident radiation is
(a) 0.58 eV (b) 2.48 eV (c) 1.24 eV (d) 1.16 eV
(a)
25. As the intensity of incident light increases
(a) photoelectric current increases
(b) K. E. of emitted photoelectrons increases
(c) photoelectric current decreases
(d) K.E. of emitted photoelectrons decreases (b)

26. The photoelectric work function for a metal

surface is 4.125 eV. The cut off wavelength for this
surface is
(a) 4125 Å (b) 3000 Å (c) 6000 Å (d) 2062.5 Å
(c) electric voltage

38. The momentum of a photon of energy 1 MeV in

kg m/s, will be
(a) 7 × 10–24 (b) 10–22 (c) 5 × 10–22 (d) 0.33 × 106

(d) 39. Monochromatic light of frequency 6.0 × 1014 Hz

is produced by a laser. The power emitted is 2 × 10–
3 Z. The number of photons emitted, on the average,

by the sources per second is

(a) 5 × l016 (b) 5 × 1017 (c) 5 × 1014 (d) 5 × 1015

40. A 5 watt source emits monochromatic light of

33. A photosensitive metallic surface has work wavelength 5000 Å. When placed0.5 m away, it
function, hv0. If photons of energy 2 hv0 fall on this liberates photoelectrons from a photosensitive
surface, the electrons come out with a maximum metallic surface. When the source is moved to a
velocity of 4 × 106 m/s. When the photon energy is distance of 1.0 m, the number of photoelectrons
increased to 5 hv0, then maximum velocity of liberated will be reduced by a factor of
photoelectrons will be (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) 4
(a) 2 × 107 m/s (b) 2 × 106 m/s
(c) 8 × 106 m/s (d) 8 × 105 m/s 41. The work function of a surface of a
photosensitive material is 6.2 eV. The wavelength
34. The work functions for metals A, B & C are of incident radiation for which the stopping
1.92 eV, 2.0 eV & 5 eV. According to Einstein s potential is 5 V lies in the:
equation, the metals which will emit photoelectrons (a) Ultraviolet region (b) Visible region
for a radiation of wavelength 4100 Å is/are (c) Infrared region (d) X-ray region
(a) none (b) A only (c) A and B only
(d) all three metals 42. In the phenomenon of electric discharge
through gases at low pressure, the coloured glow in
35. When photons of energy hv fall on an the tube appears as a result of:
aluminium plate (of work function E0), (a) excitation of electrons in the atoms
photoelectrons of maximum kinetic energy K are (b) collision between the atoms of the gas
ejected. If the frequency of the radiation is doubled, (c) collisions between the charged particles emitted
the maximum kinetic energy of the from the cathode and the atoms of the gas
ejected photoelectrons will be (d) collision between different electrons of the
(a) 2K (b) K (c) K+ h∨ (d) K+ E0 atoms of the gas

36. In a discharge tube ionization of enclosed gas is 43. A particle of mass 1 mg has the same
produced due to collisions between wavelength as an electron moving with a velocity of
(a) negative electrons and neutral atoms/ 3×106ms–1. The velocity of the particle is:
molecules (a) 2.7× 10–18ms–1 (b) 9 × 10–2ms–1
(b) photons and neutral atoms /molecules (c) 3 × 10 ms
–31 –1 (d) 2.7×10–21ms–1
(c) neutral gas atoms/molecules
(d) positive ions and neutral atoms/molecules 44. The number of photo electrons emitted for light
of a frequency ν (higher than the threshold
37. A photo-cell employs photoelectric effect to frequency ν0) is proportional to:
convert (a) Threshold frequency (b) Intensity of light
(a) change in the intensity of illumination into a (c) Frequency of light (d) ν – ν0
change in photoelectric current
(b) change in the intensity of illumination into a 45. The figure shows a plot photo current versus
change in the work function of the photocathode anode potential for a photo sensitive surface for
(c) change in the frequency of light into a change in three different radiations. Which one of the
the electric current following is a correct statement ?
(d) change in the frequency of light into a change in
(a) Curves (1) and (2) represent incident radiations
of same frequency but of different intensities.
(b) Curves (2) and (3) represent incident radiations
of different frequencies and different intensities.
(c) Curves (2) and (3) represent incident radiations
of same frequency having same intensity.
(d) Curves (1) and (2) represent incident radiations
of different frequencies and different intensities.

46. Monochromatic light of wavelength 667 nm is

produced by a helium neon laser. The power
emitted is 9 MW. The number of photons arriving
per sec on the average at a target irradiated by this
beam is:
(a) 3 × 1016 (b) 9 × 1015 (c) 3 × 1019 (d) 9 × 1017

47. Abeam of cathode rays is subjected to crossed

Electric (E) and Magnetic fields (B). The fields are
adjusted such that the beam is not deflected. The
specific charge of the cathode rays is given by:
𝐵2 2𝑉𝐵 2 2𝑉𝐸 2 𝐸2
(a) 2𝑉𝐸 2 (b) 𝐸2
(c) 𝐵2
(d) 2𝑉𝐵 2

48. A source S1 is producing, 1015 photons per

second of wavelength 5000 Å. Another source S2 is
producing 1.02×1015 photons per second of
wavelength 5100 Å. Then, (power of S2) (power of
S1) is equal to:
(a) 1.00 (b) 1.02 (c) 1.04 (d) 0.98

49. The potential difference that must be applied to

stop the fastest photoelectrons emitted by a nickel
surface, having work function 5.01 eV, when
ultraviolet light of 200 nm falls on it, must be:
(a) 2.4 V (b) – 1.2 V (c) – 2.4 V (d) 1.2 V

50. Photoelectric emission occurs only when the

incident light has more than a certain minimum
(a) power (b) wavelength (c) intensity
(d) frequency