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draw a similar diagram representing a beam of blue light
Q. 7: Work function of metal X is equal to 3.5 eV and
(lb = 400 nm) having same intensity.
work function of material Y is equal to ionization energy of
Q. 2: The brightness of an incandescent light bulb is con- He+ ion in its first excited state. Light of same wavelength
trolled by a regulator. The regulator is a variable resistor is incident on both X and Y. The maximum kinetic energy
connected in series with the bulb. What happens to the colour of photoelectrons emitted from X is twice that of photoelec-
of the light given off by the bulb as the resistance of the trons emitted from Y. Find the wavelength of incident light.
regulator is increased? What happens to the average energy hc = 12400 eV Å.
of photons given out by the bulb? Does it increase?
Q. 8: A particle of mass m is allowed to fall freely under
Q. 3: Find the change in energy of a photon of blue light gravity on an elastic horizontal surface. The quantum effect
(l = 400 Å) when the light enters into a medium of refractive become important if the smallest de-Broglie wavelength of
4 the particle is of the same order as the height from which
index m = __.
3 it was dropped. Write the mechanical energy of the particle
Q. 4: A 0.6 × 10– 3 W laser is aimed at the Moon. The if quantum effects become important.
wavelength of emitted light is 600 nm and the laser Q. 9: A microscope can make you “see” something as small
beam spreads out of the source at a divergence angle of
as the wavelength of wave used to make the observation.
q = 0.5 × 10– 3 rad. The Earth-Moon distance is nearly Calculate the minimum energy of an electron needed in an
4 × 108 m. Calculate the maximum number of photons electron microscope to see a hydrogen atom.
arriving per second per square meter on the Moon? Neglect
any absorption by the atmosphere. Q. 10: Electrons originally at rest are accelerated through a
potential difference of V volts. The applied potential differ-
Q. 5: A laser beam of wavelength l = 5 × 10– 7 m strikes ence is measured using a voltmeter having a least count of
normally a blackened plate and produces a force of 10– 5 N. DV. The electrons in the beam have a de-Broglie wavelength
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Mass of the plate is 10 g and its specific heat capacity is
Dl
400 J kg–1 K– 1. At what rate will the temperature of the plate of l ± Dl [Dl << l]. Find ____ .
l
rise? Assume no heat loss to the surrounding.
Q. 11: Calculate the ratio of de-Broglie wavelength of
Q. 6: When photons of wavelength l1 = 2920 Å strike
molecules of hydrogen and oxygen kept in two separate jars
the surface of metal A, the ejected photoelectron have at 27°C and 127°C respectively.
maximum kinetic energy of k1 eV and the smallest de-Broglie
492 Problems in Physics for JEE Advanced
Q. 12: Calculate de-Broglie wavelength of hydrogen by the pressure due to the sun’s light. Assume the sun is far
molecules (H2) present in a container at 400 K. Assume enough away so that it closely approximates a point source
that molecules travel at rms speed. of light. Find the radius of the sphere and prove that it is
Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10– 23 JK– 1 independent of the distance of the sphere from the Sun.
Mass of H2 molecule = 2.0 amu
Q. 13: In a nuclear physics experiment, electrons are to be
LEVEL 2
accelerated so as to have de-Broglie wavelength of the order
of the diameter of a heavy nucleus (~ 10–14 m). Determine the
momentum of the electron needed to make the wavelength
of electrons equal to diameter. Use the classical formula for Q. : A normal human eye can detect yellow light if more
momentum, p = m0 v to determine the speed of electrons. Is than 10 photons enter into it per second. A star is generating
this speed permissible? Now use the relativistic mass of the as much power as the Sun and is emitting predominantly
electrons in the expression of momentum to find the speed yellow light (l = 6000 Å). How far is the star if our eye is
m0 barely able to see it? It is given that intensity of solar light
of electrons. Relativistic mass is given by m = _________
_______ .
÷1 – v2/c2 on surface of the earth is I = 1400 Wm– 2 and the distance
of the Sun from the Earth is r = 1.5 × 1011 m. The diameter
Where m0 is rest mass and v is speed of the particle.
of pupil of our eye is d = 6 mm.
Q. 14: A parallel beam of monochromatic light of frequency
Q. : A microwave oven operates at 2.5 GHz. Assume that
v is incident on a surface. Intensity of the beam is I and area
of the surface is A. Find the force exerted by the light beam 5% of microwave photons are absorbed by 200 ml of water
on the surface for following cases – kept inside the oven. The time needed to warm the water
from 20°C to 70°C is 2 minute. Specific heat capacity of
(i) the surface is perfectly absorbing and the light beam
is incident normally on it. water is 4.2 Jg–1 °C –1. Neglect any heat loss by water to the
surrounding. Calculate the number of photons emitted per
(ii) the surface is perfectly reflecting and the light beam second per kilowatt of power consumed by the microwave.
is incident normally. Efficiency of the oven to convent electrical energy into
(iii) the surface is perfectly absorbing and the light beam microwave energy is 70%.
is incident at an angle of incidence q.
Q. : In a photoelectric experiment a metal plate of
(iv) the surface is perfectly reflecting and the light beam
is incident at an angle of incidence q. work function f= 2.0 eV is irradiated with beam of
monochromatic light. The photoelectric current (i) versus
Q. 15: A horizontal beam of light in incident on a plane the applied potential difference (V ) graph is as shown in
mirror inclined at 45° to the hori- the figure. It is known that the efficiency of photoemission
zontal. The percentage of light is 10– 3%. Calculate the power of light incident on the metal
energy reflected from the mirror is plate.
80%. Find the direction in which
the mirror will experience force due
to the incident light.
Q. 16: Intensity of sunlight on the surface of the earth is
I = 1400 W/m2 (neglecting atmospheric absorption).
(a) Find the Wattage of the Sun.
(b) Assuming that light emitted from the sun is
monochromatic having wavelength l = 6000 Å,
estimate the number of photons emitted from the
sun in one second.
(c) According to mass energy equivalence principle,
estimate the decrease in mass of the sun in one
second.
Given: h = 6.64 × 10– 34 J s, c = 3 × 108 m/s
Q. 17: A perfectly absorbing solid sphere with a known
fixed density, hovers stationary above the sun. This is
because the gravitational attraction of the sun is balanced
1. 12. 1.02 Å
13. No
IA 2IA
2. It becomes reddish. Average photon energy decreases. 14. (i) ___
c (ii) ____
c
3. No change.
IA cos q 2 IA cos2 q
4 – 2 –1 (iii) _______
c (iv) _________
c
4. 5.7 × 10 m s
5. 750 Ks–1 15. q = tan–1 (0.8) with horizontal
6. (a) fA = 2.25 eV, fB = 4.2 eV 16. (a) 3.96 × 1026 W (b) 1.19 × 1045
(b) 2 eV (c) 4.4 × 109 kg/s.
7. 523 Å 3Psun
17. R = ___________
( )
1/3 16p cdGMsun
mg2h2
8. E = ______
2
9. 0.15 keV
18. 1.64 × 1019 m
10. _D__l _D__
=
V 19. 4.22 × 1026
l 2V 20. 7W
8__
___
11.
÷3
Solution s
2. The heat dissipated in the filament will decrease and the temperature of the bulb will fall. More light of longer
wavelength will be emitted (Wien’s law). A photon of longer wavelength has lesser energy.
4. Number of photons emitted (per second) from the source is
Power 0.6 × 10–3 × 600 × 10–9
N = ______ = _____________________
hc
___ 6.63 × 10–34 × 3 × 108
l
= 1.8 × 1015 per second
fi
h h c n _E_
10– 5 = __ (n) = ___ __ = c()
l l c
Where E = energy incident per second.
h
And 2l = ______
_____
2
÷ 2mk
÷ ÷
__ _______
k1 k1
Taking ratio 2 = __
= _______
k2 k1 – 1.5
k1
fi 4 = _______
fi k1 = 2 eV
k1 – 1.5
\
2m
p2
mgH = ___ =
(h/l)2
_____
2m
h
p = __
l [ ]
Wave Particle Duality and Atomic Physics 501
\
( )
h2 1/3
H = _____
2
2m g
\ ( )
mg2 h2 1/3
E = mgH = ______
2
9. Diameter of H – atom 1.0 Å
De-Broglie wavelength of electron having kinetic energy k is
h
l = ______
_____
÷
2 mk
One can “see” hydrogen atom if
l = 1Å
h (6.63 × 10–34)2
fi _____
____ = 10–10 fi k = ____________________
÷
2 mk
10–20 × 2 × 9.1 × 10–31
2.4 × 10–17
k = 2.4 × 10–17 J = _________
eV
1.6 × 10–19
= 1.5 × 102 eV 0.15 keV
10. KE of an electron accelerated through a potential difference of V is
k = eV
2
p _______
fi ___ = eV fi p = ÷ meV
2
2m
h h
\ l = __
p =
________
______
÷ meV
2
Dl 1 DV
fi ___ = – __ ___
l 2 V
÷
____
g RT
11. Vrms = ____
M
÷
________
÷
________
VH
___ TH M0 300 ____ 32 ___
\ ◊ ___
= ___ = ____ ◊
= ÷12
V0 MH T0 2 400
lH
___ h _____m0V0 m0 V0
= ______ ◊
= ___
m ___
l0 mHVH h H VH
32 ___ 1 8
= ___
◊ ____
= ___
__
2 ÷12 ÷
3
3
12. Mean kinetic energy of one atom = __
kT
2
÷ ( )
_________
3
p = 2m __
kT
2
____________________________________
= ÷3 × 2 × 1.66
× 10–27 × 1.38 × 10–23 × 400
= 6.50 × 10– 24 kg m/s
h 6.63 × 10–34
\ l = __
p = __________
6.50 × 10–24
= 1.02 × 10–10 m = 1.02 Å
502 Problems in Physics for JEE Advanced
h 6.63 × 10–34
13. p = __ = __________
J-s = 6.63 × 10–20 kg ms–1
l –14
10 m
m0v = p
6.63 × 10–20 J-s
v = _____________
= 7.3 × 1010 m/s
9.1 × 10– 31 kg
This speed is not possible as it is larger than speed of light.
m0
m = _________
_______
÷ 1 – v2/c2
m0
\ _________
_______ ◊ v = p
÷ 1 – v2/c2
9.1 × 10– 31 v
÷
_____________
= 6.63 × 10– 20
____________
2
v
1 – _________
8 2
(3 × 10 )
IA
\ Force F = ___
c
(ii) Momentum transferred to the wall per unit time
2IA
= ____
c
2IA
\ F = ____
c
(iii) Energy incident on the surface AB in unit time = Energy incident on AC in unit time = IA cos q
[where A cos q = area of surface AC]
IA cos q
Momentum transferred per unit time = _______ c
IA cos q
\ F = _______ c [Force is along the direction of the beam]
( IA cos q
= 2 _______
c )
cos q
15. If n is number of photons incident per second on the mirror, 0.8n is the number
that suffers reflection. 0.2n is absorbed.
The reflected photons suffer change in momentum in a direction perpendicular to
the mirror.
If each incident photon has __ momentum = p, then change in momentum of each
incident photon is D p = ÷ p (normal to mirror)
2
And change in momentum of each absorbed photon is = p (in horizontal
direction) __
\ Fx = 0.8n ( ÷ p ) cos 45° + 0.2 ◊ n ◊ p = np
2
__
p ) sin 45° = 0.8 np
Fy = 0.8n ( ÷2
Alternate:
All photons lose their entire momentum in x direction.
\ Fx = np
0.8n photons acquired a momentum p in upward direction
\ Fy = 0.8 np
Resultant makes an angle q with horizontal where
Fy
tan q = ___ = 0.8.
Fx
16. (a) Power of the Sun
p = 4 p r2 ◊ I
p = 4 × 3.14 × (1.5 × 1011)2 × 1400
= 3.96 × 1026 W
(b) Energy of one photon
hc 6.64 × 10–34 × 3 × 108
E = ___
= __________________
l 6000 × 10–10
= 3.32 × 10–19 J
Number of photons emitted per second
3.96 × 1026
n = __________
= 1.19 × 1045 photons per second
3.32 × 10–19
(c) 1 kg = 1 × (3 × 108)2 J/c2
= 9 × 1016 J/c2
\ Decrease in mass of the sun in one second
3.96 × 1026
= __________
26
= 4.4 × 109 kg
I__ 9 × 10
17. The radiation pressure is give by P = c .
If r is distance of the sphere from the centre of the Sun and R is radius of the sphere itself then-
GMsunm
_______ I
= __c pR2
2
r
4p R3 Psun
But m = _____ and I = _____
d
3 4p R2
4p R3 Psun
_____
GMsun _____
d 2
3
____________ 4p r
\ 2
= _____
c p R2
r
3Psun
\ R = ___________
16p cdGMsun
18. Power of the sun P = I.4 p r2
The star has same power but it is at a distance x from us.
\ Intensity of star light at earth is
P
IS = _____
2
4px
\ Energy from star that enters an eye in one second is
2 ( )
d 2 P d2
E = IS ◊ p __ = ___
___
16 x2
This must be at least equal to 10 times the energy of a photon of yellow light
Pd 2 hc
____2
= 10 ___
16x l
I.4pr2d 2l
Pd 2l _________
fi x2 = ______
=
160 hc 160 hc
1.4 × 103 × 4 × 3.14 × (1.5 × 1011)2 × (6 × 10–3)2 × (6 × 10–7)
x2 = _____________________________________________________
160 × 6.63 × 10–34 × 3 × 108
= 2.68 × 1038
fi x = 1.64 × 1019 m
19. Energy needed to warm the water
E0 = msD q = (200 g) (4.2 Jg–1°C–1) (50°C)
= 4.2 × 104 J
is 10 × 10–6 1
ne = __
e = _________ = ___ × 1014
1.6 × 10 –19 1.6
No of photons incident per second
100 1019
np = ne × ____ = 105 ne = ____
10 –3 1.6
\ Power incident = (7 eV) np
(
1019
= (7 × 1.6 × 10–19 J) × ____ s–1
1.6 )
= 7 J s–1 = 7 W