31.

Which one of the following is true in of rock from the moon was found to contain both
photoelectric emission the elements X and Y which were in the ratio of
1 : 7. The age of the rock is
(a) Photoelectric current is directly proportional (a) 1.96 × 108 years
to the amplitude of light of a given frequency
(b) 3.85 × 109 years
(b) Photoelectric current is directly proportional
to the intensity of light of a given frequency (c) 4.11 × 109 years
at moderate intensities
(d) 9.59 × 109 years
(c) Above the threshold frequency, the maximum
39. Radioactive element decays to form a stable
K.E. of photoelectrons is inversely
nuclide, then the rate of decay of reactant
proportional to the frequency of incident light
 dN 
  will vary with time (t) as shown in figure
(d) The threshold frequency depends upon the  dt 
wavelength of incident light
dN dN
32. For intensity I of a light of wavelength 5000Å the dt dt
photoelectron saturation current is 0.40 µA and
stopping potential is 1.36 V, the work function of
metal is
(a) t (b) t
(a) 2.47 eV (b) 1.36 eV
dN dN
(c) 1.10 eV (d) 0.43 eV dt dt

33. An electron has a mass of 9.1 × 10–31 kg. It

revolves round the nucleus in a circular orbit of (c) t (d) t
radius 0.529 × 10–10 metre at a speed of 2.2 × 40. A particle of mass M at rest decays into two
106 m/s. The magnitude of its linear momentum particles of masses m1 and m2, having non zero
in this motion is velocities. The ratio of the de Broglie
wavelengths of the particles, λ1/λ2is
(a) 1.1 × 10–34 kg–m/s
m1 m2
(a) (b)
m2 m1
(b) 2.0 × 10–24 kg–m/s
m2
(c) 1.0 (d)
(c) 4.0 × 10–24 kg–m/s m1
41. Imagine an atom made up of a proton and a
(d) 4.0 × 10–31 kg–m/s
hypothetical particle of double the mass of the
34. If λmax is 6563 Å, then wave length of second electron but having the same charge as the
line for Balmer series will be electron. Apply the Bohr atom model and
16 36 consider all possible transitions of this
(a) λ = (b) λ = hypothetical particle to the first excited level.
3R 5R The longest wavelength photon that will be
4 emitted has wavelength λ (given in terms of the
(c) λ = (d) None of the above Rydberg constant R for the hydrogen atom equal
3R to)
35. If the wavelength of the first line of the Balmer
series of hydrogen is 6561 Å, the wavelength of
9 36
(a) (b)
the second line of the series should be 5R 5R
(a) 13122 Å (b) 3280 Å 18 4
(c) (d)
(c) 4860 Å (d) 2187 Å 5R R
36. If an X–ray tube operates at the voltage of 10kV,
42. A nucleus of mass number 220, initially at rest,
find the ratio of the de–Brogle wavelength of the
emits an α-particle. If the Q value of the reaction
incident electrons to the shortest wavelength of
is 5.5 MeV, the energy of the emitted α-particle
X–rays produce(d) The specific charge of electron
will be
11
is 1.8 × 10 C/kg. (a) 4.8 MeV (b) 5.4 MeV
(a) 1 (b) 0.1 (c) 1.8 (d) 1.2
(c) 6.0 MeV (d) 6.8 MeV
2
37. The binding energy of deuteron 1 H is 1.112 43. Kα wavelength emitted by an atom of atomic
MeV per nucleon and an α–particle has a number Z = 11 is λ. Find the atomic number for
binding energy of 7.047 MeV per nucleon. Then an atom that emits Kα radiation with wavelength
2
in the fusion reaction 1 H + 12H → 24 He + Q, the 4λ
energy Q released is (a) Z = 6 (b) Z = 4
(a) 1 MeV (b) 11.9 MeV (c) Z = 11 (d) Z = 44
(c) 23.8 MeV (d) 931 MeV 44. Half-life of a radioactive substance A is 4 days.
The probability that a nucleus will decay in two
half-lives is :
38. A radioactive isotope X with a half–life of 1.37 ×
109 years decays to Y which is stable. A sample
 1 3 1 55. A small mirror of mass m is suspended by a
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 light thread of length l. A short pulse of laser
2 4 2 falls on the mirror with energy E. Then, which of
45. The electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the following statement is correct ?
ground state to the higher energy state where its
velocity is reduced to one-third its initial value.
If the radius of the orbit in the ground state is r,
the radius of new orbit will be :
r r
(a) 3r (b) 9r (c) (d)
3 9
46. If λ1 and λ2 are the wavelength of the first (a) If the pulse falls normally on the mirror, it
member of the Lyman and Paschen series,
respectively, then λ1 : λ2 is :
(
deflects by θ =2E/ mc 2g )
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 30 (b) If the pulse falls normally on the mirror, it
(c) 7 : 50 (d) 7 : 108 (
deflects by θ =2E/ mc 2g )
47. Difference between and ( n +
nth Bohr’s 1)th
radius of hydrogen atom is equal to (n –1)th (c) Impulse in thread depends on angle at
Bohr’s radius. The value of n is which the pulse falls on the mirror
(a) 1 (b) 2 (d) None of the above
(c) 3 (d) 4 56. A nozzle throws a stream of gas against a wall
with a velocity v much larger than the thermal
48. An X-ray tube is operating at 150 kV and 10 agitation of the molecules. The wall deflects the
mA. If only 1% of the electric power is converted molecules without changing the magnitude of
into X-rays, the rate at which the target is their velocity. Also, assume that the force
heated, in cal s–1, is exerted on the wall by the molecules is
(a) 3.57 (b) 35.7 (c) 4.57 (d) 15 perpendicular to the wall. (This is not strictly
49. If elements of quantum number greater than n true for a rough wall). Find the force exerted on
were not allowed, the number of possible the wall.
elements in nature would have been
2
1  n ( n + 1) 
 
(a) n ( n + 1) (b)  
2 
 2 

1 1
(c) n ( n + 1) ( 2n + 1) (d) n ( n + 1) ( 2n + 1)
6 3
50. Magnetic field at the center (at nucleus) of the (a) Anmv2 cos2 θ (b) 2Anmv2 cos2 θ
hydrogen-like atoms (atomic number = z) due to (c) 2Anmv2 sin2 θ (d) Anmv2 cos θ
the motion of electron in nth orbit is proportional 57. An α-particle and a proton are fired through the
to same magnetic field which is perpendicular to
n3 n4 z2 z3 their velocity vectors. The α-particle and the
(a) (b) (c) (d) proton move such that radius of curvature of
z5 z n3 n5 their paths is same. Find the ratio of their de
51. What is the de Brogle wavelength of the a- Broglie wavelengths.
particle accelerated through a potential (a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 1 : 2
difference V ?
58. If first excitation potential of a hydrogen-like
(a) 0.287/ V Å (b) 12.27/ V Å atom is V electron volt, then the ionization
energy of this atom will be :
(c) 0.101/ V Å (d) 0.202/ V Å
3V
52. If 5% of the energy supplied to a bulb is (a) V electron volt (b) electron volt
4
irradiated as visible light, how many quanta are
emitted per second by a 100 W lamp ? Assume 4V
(c) electron volt
wavelength of visible light as 5.6 × 10–5 cm. 3
(a) 1.4 × 1019 (b) 3 × 103 (d) cannot be calculated by given information
(c) 1.4 × 10 –19 (d) 3 × 104 59. The wavelength of KαX-rays of two metals ‘A’ and
53. An electron and a photon, each has a ‘B’ are 4/1875 R and 4/675 R, respectively,
wavelength of 1.2 Å. What is the ratio of their where ‘R’ is Rydberg’s constant. The number of
energies ? elements lying between ‘A’ and ‘B’ according to
(a) 1 : 10 (b) 1 : 102 their atomic numbers is :
(c) 1 : 103 (d) 1 : 104 (a) 3 (b) 6
54. Work function of nickel is 5.01 eV. When (c) 5 (d) 4
ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 200 Å is 60. The angular momentum of an electron in a
incident on it, electron are emitted. What will be hydrogen atom is proportional to :
the maximum velocity of emitted electrons ?
(a) 1/ r (b) 1/r (c) r (d) r2
(a) 3 × 108 ms–1 (b) 6.46 × 105 ms–1
(c) 10.36 × 105 ms–1 (d) 8.54 × 106 ms–1