Lango Lippaye Junior and Senior High School
Bassa Community, Kakata City, Margibi County
Class: 12 Physics First Semester Exam
Name:_____________________sec:___________Date:_________Score:_________
Directions: Circle the correct answer. Absolutely No Erasing!!!
1. The energy in a light beam travels through
space in concentrated packets called? A.
Electrons, B. Photons, C. protons, D. Neutrons.
2. Specimen of chlorine, the two isotopes,
and occur in the ratio of 2: 3. That is, for
chlorine, there are three to one. Find th
relative atomic mass of chlorine we find the
average mass of these isotopes. A. 37.4, B.
73.3, C. 35.5, D. None
3. Which of the following radiations is
produced when fast-moving cathode rays are
stopped by matter? A. X-rays, B. Alpha-rays,
C. Gamma-rays, D. Belts -rays
4. The average of the masses of the
isotopes which are present in a naturally
occurring specimen of an element. A.
Relative atomic mass, B. Nucleus isotopes,
C. Atomic mass, D. None
5. The minimum reverse voltage applied
across a photocell that will just prevent
photoelectrons from reaching the collector
plate is called. A. Work function, B. Stopping
potential, C. Electron volt, D. ionization
potential.
6. When a metal is heated to a high
temperature, electrons are emitted from its
Essay (Answer any three questions or
questions has equal marks)
1. Determine the mass defect in kilograms.
The atomic mass of proton= 1.00813 u
The atomic mass of neutron= 1.00893 u
Atomic mass of nucleus= 39.97505 u
2. Determine the mass defect of 40
18𝐴𝑟 in
kilograms.
The atomic mass of proton= 1.00813 u
surface. This process is known as? A.
photoelectric emission, B. field emission, C.
secondary emission, D. thermionic emission.
7. Which law states that the total mass
numbers on both sides of the equation must be
the same? A. Conservation of mass numbers, B.
Conservation of Atomic numbers, C. Law of
masses, D. Nucleus law
8. The energy to remove an electron from the
ground state to infinity is called? A. excitation
energy, B. ionization energy, C. ground state
energy, D. binding energy.
9. The following occurrences are used to
explain the particle nature of matter, except? A.
thermionic emission, B. diffraction, C.
absorption of light, D. radiation of energy from
heated bodies.
10. Which of the following radiations
constitutes a stream of electrons? A. Gamma
rays, B. Cathode rays, C. X-rays, D. Radio waves
11. Which of the following phenomena of can
be explained only by the wave model? A.
Interference, B. Refraction, C. Reflection, D.
Photoemission
The atomic mass of neutron= 1.00893 u
Atomic mass of 40
18𝐴𝑟 nucleus= 39.97505 u
1𝑢 = 1.66 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔
𝑥
3. 𝑎. 222𝑧𝑅𝑛 → 84𝑃𝑜 + 42𝐻𝑒 + 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
𝑦
𝑏. 82𝑃𝑏 → 214𝑧𝐵𝑖 + −10𝑒 + 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
𝑐. 1𝑥9𝐵𝑒 + 42𝐻𝑒 → 6𝑧𝐶 + 10𝑛 + 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
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