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Phy ch 10 mcq 1
CLASS 12 - PHYSICS

Section A pm. If an electron microscope is used, the minimum electron

energy required is about: [1]
1) If we consider electrons and photons of the same wavelength, a) 1.5 MeV b) 1.5 keV
then they will have the same [1] c) 150 keV d) 15 keV
a) Linear momentum b) Energy o
c) Velocity d) Angular momentum 11) If light of wavelength 4000A is incident on a sodium surface
for which the threshold wavelength of photoelectrons is 5420
2) If the threshold wavelength of radiations required to eject a o
photoelectron from a metal surface is 6×10−7 m, then work A , then work - function of sodium is [1]
a) 4.58 eV b) 0.57 eV
function of the metal is [1]
c) 1.14 eV d) 2.29 eV
a) 4.4×10−15 J
12) If the distance of 100 W lamp is increased from a photo-
b) 5.5×10−21 J
cell, the saturation current i in the photocell varies with the
c) 3.3×10−19 J
distance d as [1]
d) 6.6×10−9 J
a) i∝d
3) If the wavelength of light falling on a surface is increased b) i ∝ d2
o o
from 3000A to 3040 A , then what will be the corresponding c) i ∝ d12
change in the stopping potential (given that hc = 12.4×10−7 d) i ∝ d1
eVm)? [1]
13) What is the de - Broglie wavelength of theα - particle
a) - 6.5×10−12 V accelerated through a potential difference of V volt? (mass
b) - 7.5×10−6 V of a particle = 6.6465 × 10 - 27 kg) [1]
c) - 8.5×10−3 V o
d) - 5.5×10−2 V a) 0.202
√
V
A
o
4) A proton and anα - particle are accelerated through the same b) 12.27
√
V
A
o
potential difference. The ratio of the de - Broglie wavelength c) 0.287
√ A
of proton to the de - Broglie wavelength of alpha particle V
o
will be [1] √ d) 0.101
√ A
a) 1 : 1 b) 2 2 : 1
V
14) The stopping potential, when metal with work function 0.6
c) 1 : 2 d) 2 : 1
eV is illuminated with light of energy 2 eV will be [1]
5) Greenlight causes the emission of photoelectron from a sur- a) 2.8 eV b) 1.4 V
face, but not the yellow light. Emission of photoelectron will c) 0.7 V d) 4.2 eV
occur if the surface is illuminated by [1] o
a) Microwave b) Infrared rays 15) The light of wavelength 4000A falls on a photosensitive sub-
c) Ultraviolet rays d) Red rays stance whose work function is 2 eV. Its stopping potential
is [1]
a) 1.8 V b) 1.1 V
0
6) Wavelength of light incident on a photo cell is 3000A , if
stopping potential is 2.5 volts, then work function of the c) 1.26 V d) 0.8 V
cathode of photocell is [1]
16) When photon of energy 4.0 eV strikes the surface of a metal
a) 1.64 eV b) 2.41 eV
A, the ejected photoelectrons have maximum kinetic energy
c) 4.56 eV d) 3.52 eV
TA eV and de - Broglie wavelength λA . The maximum
7) By photoelectric effect, Einstein proved [1] kinetic energy of photoelectrons liberated from another metal
B by photon of energy 4.50 eV is TB = (TA - 1.5)eV. If
a) E =hν
the de - Broglie wavelength of these photoelectrons λB =
b) E = −Rhc
2

n2 2λA , then the work function of metal B is: [1]

c) E = mc2 a) 3eV b) 2eV
d) K.E. = 12 mv 2 c) 1.5eV d) 4eV
8) The value of Planck’s constant is [1] 17) Alkali metals are more suited than other metals for photo-
a) 6.63× 10 - 34
kg - m /sec
2 electron emission because the work function of alkali metals
b) 6.63× 10 - 34
kg - m2 is [1]
c) 6.63× 10 - 34
J - sec a) Less than zero
d) 6.63× 10 - 34
J/sec b) Quite less than other metals
c) Greater than metals
9) The momentum of a photon of energy 1 MeV in kg m/s
d) Just equal to metals
will be [1]
a) 0.33× 106 b) 5× 10 - 22 18) When ultraviolet rays incident on metal plate then photo-
c) 10 - 22 d) 7× 10 - 24 electric effect does not occur. It occurs by incidence of
[1]
10) We wish to see inside an atom. Assuming the atom to have
a) X - rays b) Light waves
a diameter of 100 pm [1 picometre (pm) = 10 - 12 m], this
c) Radio waves d) Infrared rays
means that one must be able to resolve a width of, say 10
 o
19) Photons with energy 5 eV are incident on a cathode C in c) 1.2A
a photoelectric cell. The maximum energy of emitted photo- o
d) 24.6A
electrons is 2 eV. When photons of energy 6 eV are incident
on C, no photoelectrons will reach anode A. If the stopping 28) An electron (mass m ) with an initial velocityv = v0 î (v0 > 0)
potential of A relative to C is [1] is in an electric field E = −E0 î (E0 = constant > 0). It’s
a) - 3 V b) - 1 V de Broglie wavelength at time t is given by [1]
c) +4 V d) +3 V
a) λ0 ( )
20) The X - ray tube is operated at 50 kV. The minimum b) λ0 1 + eE0 t

wavelength produced is [1]

mv0
c) ( λ0
eE0 t
)
o 1+
a) 1.0A
m v0

d) λ0 t
o
b) 0.5A 29) Which of the following figures represent the variation of par-
o
c) 0.25A ticle momentum and the associated de - Broglie wavelength?
o
d) 0.75A [1]

21) The cathode of a photoelectric cell is changed such that the

work function changes from W1 to W2 (W2 > W1 ). If the
currents before and after changes are I1 and I2 , all other
conditions remaining unchanged, then (assuming hν > W2 ),
[1] a)
a) I1 = I2 b) I1 < I2
c) I1 < I2 < 2I1 d) I1 > I2
22) A point source of light is placed at a distance of 0.5 m from
a cesium photocell and undersaturation conditions the number
of emitted photoelectrons is n. If the source is now placed b)
1 m from the cell, the number of emitted electrons will be
[1]
a) n2 b) 2n
c) n4 d) N
23) A photosensitive metallic surface has work function,hν0 . If c)
photons of energy 2hν0 fall on this surface, the electrons
come out with a maximum velocity of 4 × 106 m/s. When
the photon energy is increased to 5hν0 , then maximum
velocity of photoelectrons will be [1]
a) 8× 106 m/s b) 2× 106 m/s
c) 8× 105 m/s d) 2× 107 m/s d)
24) The dimensional formula of Planck’s constant is [1] 30) Work function of lithium and copper are respectively 2.3 eV
a) [ML0 T2 ] b) [ML2 T - 2 ] and 4.0 eV. Which one of the metal will be useful for the
c) [MLT2 ] d) [ML2 T - 1 ] photoelectric cell working with visible light? [1]
a) Lithium b) Copper
25) Photoelectrons are emitted by a metal surface only when [1]
c) None of these d) Copper and Lithium
a) Light is incident at an angle greater than the critical 31) If the momentum of a particle is doubled, then its de -
angle Broglie wavelength will [1]
b) The wavelength of the incident light exceeds a certain a) Become four times b) Remain unchanged
minimum value c) Become half d) Become two times
c) Frequency of the incident light exceeds a certain mini-
mum value 32) A radio transmitter operates at a frequency of 880 kHz and a
d) Metal is initially charged power of 10 kW. The number of photons emitted per second
is [1]
26) The photoelectric threshold wavelength of silver is 3250× a) 1.327× 1037 b) 1.72× 1031
10 - 10 m. The velocity of the electron ejected from a silver c) 1.327× 1045 d) 1.327× 1025
surface by the ultraviolet light of wavelength 2536 × 10 - 10
m (Given h = 4.14 × 10 - 15 eV and c = 3 × 108 ms - 1 ) 33) The threshold frequency for the photoelectric effect on sodium
o
is [1] corresponds to a wavelength of 5000A . Its function is [1]
a) 1 J b) 4× 10 - 19 J
a) ≈ 61 × 103 ms - 1 c) 3× 10 - 19
J d) 2× 10 - 19 J
b) ≈ 0.6 × 107 ms - 1
c) ≈ 6 × 105 ms - 1 34) The de - Broglie wavelength associated with proton changes
d) ≈ 0.3 × 106 ms - 1 by 0.25 percent if its momentum is changed by p0 . The
initial momentum was: [1]
27) An electron beam has a kinetic energy equal to 100 eV. Find
its wavelength associated with a beam, if mass of electron = a) 100
p0

9.1× 10 - 31 kg and 1eV = 1.6 × 10 - 19 J/eV. b) 401p0

(Planck’s constant = 6.6 × 10 - 34 Js) [1] c) 400
p0

o
d) 100p0
a) 0.12A 35) The potential difference applied to an X - ray tube is 5 kV
o
b) 6.3A and the current through it is 3.2 mA. Then the number of
 electrons striking the target per second is: [1] iv. Linearly with the frequency and is independent of the
a) 5 × 1016 b) 2 × 1016 intensity of the incident radiation
c) 4 × 1015 d) 1 × 1017 [1]
a) Option iv b) Option iii
36) Maximum velocity of photoelectrons emitted from a metal
c) Option ii d) Option i
surface having work function 4 eV is (given: frequency of
incident radiations is 1015 Hz) [1] 46) Thermions are [1]
a) Positrons b) Electrons
a) 2.25×10 ms
5 −1
c) Protons d) Photons
b) 3.25×108 ms−1
c) 6×105 ms−1 47) The particle nature and wave nature of electromagnetic waves
d) 4×108 ms−1 and electrons can be shown by: [1]
37) The work function of a metal is 4eV. For emitting photo- a) Photoelectricity and electron microscopy
electrons of zero velocity from the surface of this metal, the b) Light is reflected and diffracted
wavelength of incident light required must be [1] c) Electrons have small mass, deflected by metal sheet
0 d) X - rays are diffracted, reflected by thick metal sheet
a) 5900A
0 48) If work function of a metal surface is 3.45 eV, then maximum
b) 2700A wavelength of a photon required to eject a photoelectron is
0
c) 3100A [1]
0
d) 1700A a) 3.6×10−7 m
38) What kV potential is to be applied on X - ray tube so that b) 7.9×10−7 m
o c) 4.4×10−7 m
minimum wavelength of emitted X - rays may be 1A (h = d) 6.0×10−7 m
6.6 × 10 - 34 Js)? [1]
a) 12.84 kV b) 11.98 kV 49) Two identical metal plates show photoelectric effect by a
c) 12.42 kV d) 10.78 kV light of wavelengthλA falls on plate A and λB on plate
B (λA = 2λB ) . The maximum kinetic energy is: [1]
39) If an electron and a photon propagate in the form of waves a) KA = 2KB b) KA = K2B
having the same wavelength, it implies that they have the c) KA < K2B d) KA = KB
same: [1]
a) Energy b) Velocity 50) The work function of a metal is 4eV. To emit photo elec-
c) Momentum d) Angular momentum trons with zero velocity from this, the wavelength of incident
radiation must be [1]
40) When the energy of the incident radiation is increased by o
20%, the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from a) 1700 A
a metal surface increases from 0.5 eV to 0.8 eV. The work
o
b) 2700 A
function of the metal is [1] o
c) 3100 A
a) 1.5 eV b) 1.0 eV o
c) 1.3 eV d) 0.65 eV d) 5900 A

41) Moving with the same velocity, which of the following has 51) Among the following four spectral regions, the photon has
the longest de Broglie wavelength? [1] the highest energy in [1]
a) Neutron b) α - particle a) Red b) Infrared
c) β - particle d) Proton c) Violet d) Blue

42) A source S1 is producing, 1015 photons per second of wave- 52) De - Broglie wavelengthλ associated with neutrons is related
o with absolute temperature T as [1]
length 5000 A . Another source S2 is producing 1.02 × 1015
o
power of S2 a) λ ∝ √1T
photons per second of wavelength 5100 A . Then, power of S1 b) λ ∝ T2
is equal to [1]
c) λ ∝ T1
a) 1.02 b) 1.00
d) λ∝T
c) 0.98 d) 1.04
53) The number of photo - electrons emitted for the light of
43) The wavelength of the photon is proportional to (whereν = a frequencyν (higher than the threshold frequency ν0 ) is
frequency) [1] proportional to [1]
a) ν√ a) ν − ν0
b) ν b) Threshold frequency (ν0 )
c) √1ν c) Intensity of light
d) ν1 d) Frequency of light (ν )
44) In photoelectric effect, electrons are ejected from metals, if 54) The shortest wavelength of X - rays emitted from an X -
the incident light has a certain minimum: [1] ray tube depends upon [1]
a) Amplitude b) Wavelength
c) Frequency d) Angle of incidence a) The atomic number of the target material
b) The voltage applied to the tube
45) The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons varies: c) The nature of the gas in the tube
i. Inversely with the intensity and is independent of the d) The current in the tube
frequency of the incident radiation
55) An electron with (rest mass m0 ) moves with a speed of 0.8
ii. Inversely with the frequency and is independent of the
c. Its mass when it moves with this speed is [1]
intensity of the incident radiation
a) m60 b) 5m 0
iii. Linearly with the frequency and the intensity of the 3
c) M0 d) 5 3m0
incident radiation
56) If particles are moving with same velocity, then which has a) hK
2mc
maximum de Broglie wavelength? [1] b) √ h
a) α - particle b) β - particle
2mK
c) h
c) Neutron d) Proton K
d) hc
2mK
57) If light of frequency1015 Hz is incident on sodium having
work function 2.5 eV, then energy of emitted photoelectrons 67) The momentum of a photon of electromagnetic radiation is
is [1] 3.3× 10 - 29 kgms - 1 . What is the frequency of the associ-
ated waves?
a) 3.0×10−19 J [h = 6.6 × 10 - 34 Js ; c = 3 × 108 ms - 1 ][1]
b) 2.1×10−19 J a) 6× 103 Hz b) 3× 103 Hz
c) 1.6×10−19 J c) 7.5× 10 Hz d) 1.5× 1013 Hz
12
d) 2.6×10−19 J
68) If K1 and K2 are maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons
58) When photons of energy,hν fall on an aluminum plate (of emitted when lights of wavelenghts λ1 and λ2 respectively
work function E0 ), photoelectrons of maximum kinetic energy incident on a metallic surface and λ1 = 3λ2 , then [1]
K are ejected. If the frequency of radiation is doubled, the a) K2 = 2K1 b) K1 > ( K32 )
maximum kinetic energy of the ejected photoelectrons will c) K1 < ( 3 ) d) K1 = 2 K2
K2
be [1]
a) 2K b) K 69) Photoelectric effect shows [1]
c) K + E0 d) K +hν
a) Both Wave nature of electrons and Particle nature of
59) Which of these particles (having the same kinetic energy) has light
the largest de Broglie wavelength? [1] b) Particle nature of light
a) Alpha particle b) Proton c) None of these
c) Neutron d) Electron d) Wave nature of electrons
60) The time taken by a photoelectron to come out after the
70) In photoelectric emission process from a metal of work func-
photon strikes is approximatley: [1]
a) 10 - 10 s b) 10 - 1 s tion 1.8 eV, the kinetic energy of most energetic electrons is
c) 10 - 4 s d) 10 - 16 s 0.5 eV. The corresponding stopping potential is [1]
a) 2.3 V b) 0.5 V
61) The energy of a photon of wavelengthλ is [1] c) 1.3 V d) 1.8 V
a) λh b) hc
c λ 71) Proton andα - particle have the same de Broglie wavelength.
c) hc d) hcλ
λ
What is the same for both of them? [1]
62) If an electron accelerated through a potential difference of a) Energy b) Momentum
500 volt attains a speed of 1.33×107 ms−1 , then specific c) Time period d) Frequency
charge of the electron should be [1]
72) Photons of energy 5.5 eV fall on the surface of the metal
a) 1.76×1011 Ckg−1 emitting photoelectrons of maximum kinetic energy 4.0 eV.
b) 1.66×1011 Ckg−1 The stopping voltage required for these electrons are [1]
c) 1.86×1011 Ckg−1 a) 4.0 V b) 5.5 V
d) 1.96×1011 Ckg−1 c) 9.5 V d) 1.5 V
63) The de - Broglie wavelength of a neutron in thermal equi- 73) A beam of light of wavelength 400 nm and power 1.55 mW
librium with heavy water at a temperature T (Kelvin) and is directed at the cathode of a photoelectric cell. If only
mass m, is [1] 10% of the incident photons effectively produce photoelec-
a) √ 2h trons, then find current due to these electrons. (given, hc =
3mkT
1240 eV - nm, e = 1.6× 10 - 19 C) [1]
b) √ h
3mkT a) 11.4µ A b) 5µ A
c) √ h
mkT c) 40µ A d) 50µ A
d) √ 2h
mkT 74) The photoelectric effect is an example of [1]
64) The kinetic energy of emitted electron depends upon [1]
a) Inelastic collision
a) Nature of atmosphere surrounding the electron b) Two - dimensional collision
b) Intensity c) Elastic collision
c) Frequency d) Oblique collision
d) None of these
65) The work function for Al, K and Pt is 4.28 eV, 2.30 eV and 75) A proton, a neutron, an electron and anα - particle have
5.65 eV respectively. Their respective threshold frequencies same energy. Then their de Broglie wavelengths compare as
would be [1] [1]
a) K > Al > Pt b) Al > K > Pt
a) λe < λp = λn > λα
c) Pt > Al > K d) Al > Pt > K
b) λα < λp = λn < λe
66) The de - Broglie wavelength of a particle with mass m and c) λp = λn > λe > λα
kinetic energy K is [1] d) λe = λp = λn = λα