PHYSICS XII
The work-function of a metal is:
Modern Physics Name : ____________
1. The stopping potential value is 0.6 V when the light source
is kept at a distance of 20 cm. When the source is kept at
40 cm away, the stopping potential will be
(a) 0.6 V (b) 0.3 V (c) 1.2 V (d) 2.4 V
2. Photoelectrons stopping potential depends on
(a)Frequency of incident light and nature of the cathode
material (b) The intensity of the incident light
(c) The frequency of the incident light
(d) Nature of cathode material
3. In a photoelectric experiment for 4000 Å incident
radiation, the potential difference to stop the ejection is 2
V. If the incident light is changed to 3000 Å, then the
potential required to stop the ejection of electrons will be:
(a) 2 V (b) Less than 2 V (c) Zero (d) Greater than 2 V
4. Minimum energy required to remove an electron is called
(a)Stopping potential (b) Kinetic energy
(c) Work function (d) None of these
5. Compton shift depends on which of the following?
(a) Incident radiation(b) Nature of scattering substance
(c) Angle of scattering(d) Amplitude of frequency
6. Rayleigh-Jean’s law holds good for which of the following?
(a) Shorter wavelength (b) Longer wavelength
(c) High temperature (d) High energy
7. Which of the following is the characteristic of a black
body?
(a) A perfect absorber but an imperfect radiator
(b) A perfect radiator but an imperfect absorber
(c) A perfect radiator and a perfect absorber
(d) A perfect conductor
8. The energy distribution is not uniform for any given
temperature in a perfect black body.
(a) True (b) False
9. What happens to a high energy photon after it strikes an
electron?
(a) decreases frequency (b) decreases wavelength
(c) increases energy (d) increases momentum
10. Which characterizes a photon of light?
(a) both energy and momentum
(b) energy, but not momentum
(c) momentum, but not energy
(d) neither energy nor momentum
11. The de-Broglie wavelength ‘λ’ of a particle
(a) is proportional to mass
(b) is proportional to impulse
(c) is inversely proportional to impulse
(d) does not depend on impulse
12. What is the rest mass energies for electron, Ee, and
positron, EP?
(a) Ee = 1.02 MeV, EP = 1.02 MeV
(b) Ee = 0.51 MeV, EP = 1.02 MeV
(c) Ee = 1.02 MeV, EP = 0.51 MeV
(d) Ee = 0.51 MeV, EP = 0.51 MeV
13. What kind of photon is required for the pair production
phenomenon to occur?
(a) Visible Light Photon (b) X-ray Photon
(c) γ-ray Photon (d) UV Photon
14. If the kinetic energy of a free electron doubles, its de
Broglie wavelength changes by the factor
(a) 2 (b) ½ (c) √2 (d) 1/√2
15.
(a) the minimum current required to take out electron
from the metal surface
(b) the maximum frequency required to take out electron
from the metal surface
(c) the minimum amount of energy required to take out
the electron from the metal surface
(d) None of these
16. The photoelectric current does not depend upon the
(i) frequency of incident light
(ii) work function of the metal
(iii) stopping potential (iv) intensity of incident light
(a) (i) and (iv) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (iii) only (d) (ii) only
17. The stopping potential is directly related to
(a) the work function of the metal
(b) intensity of incident radiation
(c) the saturation current for the given frequency
(d) the kinetic energy gained by the photoelectrons
18. Of the following properties, the photon does not possess
(a) rest mass (b) momentum (c) energy (d) frequency
19. In Davisson and Germer experiment, velocity of electrons
emitted from the electron gun can be increased by
(a) increasing the potential difference between the anode
and filament (b) increasing the filament current
(c) decreasing the filament current
(d) decreasing the potential difference between the anode
and filament
20. According to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, it is true
that:
(a) we can precisely specify the momentum and energy of
an electron(b) we cannot precisely specify the momentum
and wavelength associated with an electron.
(c) we cannot precisely specify the momentum and
position of electron at the same time.
(d) we can precisely specify the momentum and position of
electron at the same time.
21. If a photon and an electron have same de-Broglie
wavelength, then
(a) both have same kinetic energy
(b) proton has more K.E. than electron
(c) electron has more K.E. than proton
(d) both have same velocity
22. 4eV is the energy of incident photon and the work
function is 2eV. The stopping potential will be
(a) 2V (b) 4V (c ) 6 V (d) 2 √2V
23. Two radiations of photons energies 1 eV and 2.5 eV,
successively illuminate a photosensitive metallic surface of
work function 0.5 eV. The ratio of the maximum speeds of
the emitted electrons is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 5
24. As the wavelength of the radiation decreases, the intensity
of the black body radiations ____________
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) First increases then decrease
(d) First decreases then increase
25. Compton shift depends on which of the following?
(a) Incident radiation (b) Nature of scattering substance
(c) Angle of scattering (d) Amplitude of frequency
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