MVN ATOMIC STRUCTURE C-1

1. When the intensity of a light source is increased,

(a) the number of photons emitted by the source in unit time increases
(b) the total energy of the photons emitted per unit time increases
(c) more energetic photons are emitted
(d) faster photons are emitted.

2. Planck constant has the same dimensions as

(a) force × time (b) force × distance
(c) force × speed (d) force × distance × time.

3. Let p and E denote the linear momentum and energy of a photon. If the wavelength is decreased,
(a) both p and E increase (b) p increases and E decreases
(c) p decreases and E increases (d) both p and E decrease.

4. Let nr. and nb be respectively the number of photons emitted by a red bulb and a blue bulb of
equal power in a given time.
(a) nr = nb.
(b) nr < nb
(c) nr > nb
(d) The information is nr sufficient to get a relation between nr and nb.

5. The work function of a metal is hv0. Light of frequency v falls on this metal. The photoelectric
effect will take place only if
(a) v  v0 (b) v > 20 (c) v < v0 (d) v < v0/2.

6. The photocurrent in an experiment on photoelectric effect increases if

(a) the intensity of the source is increased
(b) the exposure time is increased
(c) the intensity of the source is decreased
(d) the exposure time is decreased.

7. A photon of energy hv is absorbed by a free electron of a metal having work function  < hv,
(a) The electron is sure to come out.
(b) The electron is sure to come out with a kinetic energy hv - .
(c) Either the electron does not come out or it comes out with a kinetic energy hv - .
(d) It may come out with a kinetic energy less than hv - .

8. Photoelectric effect supports quantum nature of light because

(a) there is a minimum frequency below which no photoelectrons are emitted
(b) the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons depends only on the frequency of light and not
on its intensity
(c) even when the metal surface is faintly illuminated the photoelectrons leave the surface
immediately
(d) electric charge of the photoelectrons is quantized.

9. Light of wavelength falls on a metal having work function hc/0,. Photoelectric effect will take
place only if
(a)   0 (b)   20 (c)  ≤ 0 (d)  < 0/2.

10. The ratio of the energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å radiation is
(a) ¼ (b) 4 (c) 1/2 (d) 2

11. The value of Planck’s constant is 6 . 63  10 34 Js . The velocity of light is 3 . 0  10 8 ms 1 . Which value is closest
to the wavelength in nanometres of a quantum of light with frequency of 8  10 15 s 1

(a) 3  10 7 (b) 2  10 25 (c) 5  10 18 (d) 4  10 1

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12. A plot of K.E.. of ejected electrons as a function of the frequency of incident radiation for four alkali
metals (M1,M2,M3,M4) is given below

The alkali metals M1,M2,M3,M4 are respectively

(a) Li, Na, K, Rb (b) Rb, K, Na ,Li (c) Na, K, Li, Rb (d) Rb, Li, Na, K

13. For three different metals A, B,C photoemission is observed one by one. The graph of maximum
kinetic energy versus frequency of incident radiation are sketched as :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

14. A photon with initial frequency 1011 Hz scatters off an

electron at rest. Its final frequency is 0.9 × 1011 Hz .The speed of scattered electron is close to
(a) 4 × 103 ms-1 (b) 3 × 102 ms-1 (c) 2 × 106 ms-1 (d) 30 ms-1

15. Photoelectric emission is observed from a source for frequencies 1 and 2 of the incident radiation
(1 > 2 ). If the maximum kinetic energies of the photoelectrons in the two cases are in the ratio 1 : k
then the threshold frequency 0 is given by
 2  1 k1   2 k 2  1  2  1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
k 1 k 1 k 1 k
16. A 600 W mercury lamp emits monochromatic radiation of wavelength 331.3 nm. How many
photons are emitted from the lamp per second ?
(a) 1 × 1019 (b) 1 × 1020 (c) 1 × 1021 (d) 1 × 1022

17. Let K1 be the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted by light of wavelength 1 and K2
corresponding to wavelength 2. If 1 = 22 then:
(a) 2K1 = K2 (b) K1 = 2K2 (c) K1 < K2/2 (d) K1 > 2K2

Assertion and Reason

18. Assertion : Though light of a single frequency (monochromatic) is incident on a
metal, the energies of emitted photoelectrons are different.
Reason : The energy of electrons emitted from inside the metal surface is lost in
collision with the other atoms in the metal.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

19. Assertion : Photoelectric effect demonstrates the wave nature of light.

Reason : The number of photoelectrons is proportional to the frequency of light.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

20. Assertion : Work function of aluminium is 4.2 eV. Emission of electron will not be
possible if two photons each of energy 2.5 eV strike an electron of a
aluminium.
Reason : For photoelectron emission the energy of each photon should be greater
than the work function of aluminium.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

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