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Physics M.

Palanichamy
Time: 1.15 Hour]

7.DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER

AND RELATIVITY

PART-I : ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

[Max

Marks: 50

(18 x 1 = 18)

1. Select the wrong statement following:

(a) light has aspects of particle photon with energy and momentum
(b) the study of particle and wave lead to quantum mechanics
(c) in photo electric effect light behaves like a wave
(d) light exhibits dual nature
2. Photo electric effect was
(a) discovered by Henrich Hertz
(b) investigated by Hallwachs, Elster and Geitel
(c) study of relation between different parameters: by J.J Thomson, Lenard, Richardson and Compton
(d) all the above
3. The correct statement is:
(a) the photo electric current is measured by a milliammeter
(b) the number of photo electrons emitted per second is directly proportional to the intensity of light
(c) when the intensity increases, the stopping potential increases
(d) when the frequency increases the stopping potential
4. Knock the odd man out
(a) threshold frequency depends on nature of material
(b) stopping potential is directly proportional to frequency of incident light
(c) stopping potential is inversely proportional to intensity of light
(d) kinetic energy is directly proportional to incident frequency
5. Photo electric effect is a
(a) spontaneous process (b) instantaneous process (c) continuous process (d) none of the above
6. _____________ successfully applied quantum theory to photo electric effect
(a) Albert Einstein
(b) Max Plank
(c) J.C.Maxwell
(d) Hertz
h
h
0 was experimentally verified by
e
e

7. The equation V0

(a) Hertz (b) Hallwachs, Elster, Geitel (c) J.J.Thomson, Lenard, Richard and Compton (d) Milliken
8. Select the wrong answer: Photo electric cells are used for
(a) reproducing light in cinematography
(b) study of temperature of stars
(c) to measure light illumination
(d) controlling temperature of furnaces
9. In de-Broglie atom concept orbital circumference of stationary orbit is an integral multiple of
(a) linear momentum
(b) angular momentum
(c) de-Broglie wavelength of orbital electron
(d) principal quantum number
10. The basis of electron microscope is
(a) wave nature of moving electron
(b) 1,00,000 times greater resolving power than that of optical microscope
(c) wave nature of x-rays
(d) all the above
11. Select the inapplicable statement for an electron microscope
(a) applied voltage is 60,000V
(b) doughnut shaped magnet used
(c) modern electron microscopes are usually of transmission type
(d) projector magnet focuses the electron beams from the whole enlarged image

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Physics M.

Palanichamy
12. Select the correct statement: Mass, time, length and space are
(a) absolute due to Einstein
(b) absolute due to Newton
(c) are relative according to Einstein
(d) (b) and (c) are correct
13. Choose the correct: (a) a frame in rest or of uniform velocity is inertial frame (b) an accelerated frame is
non inertial (c) a body in a non inertial frame does not obey Newtons law (d) all the above are correct
14. Choose the wrong statement:
(a) for an observer at rest, a moving rod seems to be sorter
(b) for a moving observer, a rod moving with same velocity in the opposite direction seems to be
unchanged
(c) for a moving observer a rod at rest sees to be shorter
(d) the kinetic energy of a moving body is given by E = mC2 m0C2
15. In a microscope the low wave length (of light or electron) leads to
(a) low resolving power of the microscope
(b) high resolving power of the microscope
(c) high magnification of a microscope
(d) low magnification of the microscope
16. The wave length of matter wave is independent of
(a) mass
(b) velocity
(c) momentum
(d) charge
17. At threshold frequency, the velocity of electron is
(a) zero
(b) maximum
(c) minimum
(d) infinite
18. A graph drawn between incident frequency and cut-off voltage is a
(a) circle
(b) strait line
(c) ellipse
(d) parabola
PART-II:

Answer all the questions

(4 x 3 = 12)

19. What is photo electric effect?

20. Light photon has dual nature. How?
21. What are matter waves?
22. State the fundamental postulates of special theory of relativity.
PART-III:

Answer the following

(4 x 5 = 20)

23. Explain the effect of frequency of incident radiation on stopping potential in photo electric effect.
24. Derive an expression for the de-Broglie wave length of an electron.
25. Explain the concept of length contraction with an example.
26. Derive the equation for mass energy equivalence.

1
c
11
d

2
d
12
d

3
b
13
d

4
c
14
b

5
b
15
b

6
a
16
d

7
d
17
a

8
a
18
b

9
c
19

10
a
20

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