RAVI AGRAWAL Chapter-wise PYQs of 12th board exams
CHAPTER – 11 DUAL NATURE 12TH PHYSICS
March 2018 𝟒𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟐 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
ℎ
01. Energy of photon is E =hf and its momentum is p = 𝜆, where λ is the wavelength of photon. With this
assumption, speed of light wave is _____
𝑝 𝐸 𝐸 2
(A) (B) (C) Ep (D) ( 𝑝)
𝐸 𝑝
02. Photons of energy 1 eV and 2.5 eV successively illuminate a metal whose work function is
0.5 eV, The ratio of maximum speed of emitted electron is ______
(A) 1: 2 (B) 2: 1 (C) 3: 1 (D) 1: 3
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Explain Einstein’s explanation for photoelectric effect
July 2018 𝟓𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟑 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. Photoelectric effect represents ____
(A) electron has a wave nature (B) light has particle nature
(C) light has wave nature (D) none of these
02. If the momentum of an electron is required to be same as that of wave having 5200Å wavelength, its
velocity should be ____x 103m/s.
(A) 1 (B) 1.4 (C) 1.2 (D) 2.8
03. To reduce de Broglie wavelength of an electron from 10 m to 0.5 x 10-10 m, its energy should be ____.
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(A) quadruple (B) doubled (C) halved (D) decreased to fourth part
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Wavelength of light incident on a photo sensitive surface is reduced from 3500Å to 290nm. Find the
change in stopping potential.
March/July 2019 𝟒𝐌
(𝟐
𝐌𝐂𝐐 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Which of the following physical quantity is having same unit as Planck’s constant?
(A) power (B) force (C) energy (D) angular momentum
02. If photoelectric effect is not seen with the ultraviolet radiations in a given metal, photo electrons may be
emitted with the ___
(A) radio waves (B) infrared waves (C) x-rays (D) visible light
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Calculate the energy of photon in eV for a radiation of wavelength 5000Å.
March 2020 𝟖𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟒 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
01. Work function of ____ is the lowest.
(A) Platinum (B) Cesium (C) Nickel (D) Copper
02. By applying electric field of the order of ____ V/m to a metal, electrons can be pulled out of the metal.
(A) 106 (B) 105 (C) 108 (D) 102
03. Value of stopping potential depends on ____ of incident light.
(A) Intensity (B) frequency (C) momentum (D) velocity
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04. Monochromatic light of frequency 6x10 Hz is produced by laser. Each photon has an energy =___J.
(A) 6x1014 (B) 4x10 – 19 (C) 4x10 – 20 (D) 6x10 – 14
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟐 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
01. Summarize the photon picture of electromagnetic radiation. (Any four points)
02. What is the de-Broglie wavelength associated with an electron, accelerated through a potential
difference of 100V?
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RAVI AGRAWAL Chapter-wise PYQs of 12th board exams
August 2020 𝟏𝟎𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟒 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
01. Monochromatic light of frequency 6x108 MHz is produced by a laser. The power emitted is 2 x 10 – 3 W.
What is the energy of photon in the light beam?
(A) 3.98 x 10 – 19J (B) 3.98 x 10 – 19eV (C) 3.98 eV (D) 3.98 x 10 – 19kJ
02. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 1.6V. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted
photoelectron is ___
(A) 1.6keV (B) 2.56eV (C) 2.56 x 10 – 19J (D) 1.6 x 10 – 19J
03. The de-Broglie wavelength of a ball of mass 120g moving with a speed of 20m/s is____
(A) 2.76 x 10 – 34Å (B) 2.76 x 10 – 34m (C) 2.76 x 10 – 24m (D) 2.76 x 10 24Å
04. Velocity of electron moving around a proton in hydrogen atom in an orbit of radius 5.3 x 10 – 11m is
2.2 x 106 m/s. calculate an angular frequency of the electron moving around the proton.
(A) 6.6 x 10 15 rad/s (B) 4.15 x 10 11 rad/s (C) 4.15 x 10 17 rad/s (D) 4.15 x 10 16 rad/s
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟐 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟔𝐌)
01. For photoelectric effect explain effect of frequency of incident radiation on stopping potential.
02. Calculate the (a) momentum (b) de-Broglie wavelength of the electrons accelerated through potential
difference of 56V.
March 2021: mass promotion
May 2021 𝟕𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟓 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟓𝐌)
01. Electron emission from metals zinc, cadmium, magnesium responded only to ___ light.
(A) visible (B) ultraviolet (C) infrared (D) yellow
02. For a given frequency of incident radiation, stopping potential ____
(A) does not depend on intensity (B) is inversely proportional to intensity
(C) is directly proportional to intensity (D) in inversely proportional to square of intensity
03. The slope of a graph of stopping potential versus frequency of incident radiation is _____
ℎ 𝑒
(A) e (B) h (C) 𝑒 (D)ℎ
04. Which of the following physical quantity is having same unit as Planck’s constant?
(A) moment of inertia (B) angular momentum
(C) linear momentum (D) rotational kinetic energy
05. De-Broglie wavelength of a bullet of a bullet of mass 0.040kg travelling at the speed of 1km/s is ____m.
(A) 1.7 x 10 – 35 (B) 4.04 x 10 – 24 (C) 1.1 x 10 – 32 (D) 3 x 10 – 32
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 1.5 V. What is the maximum kinetic energy of
photoelectrons emitted?
March 2022 𝟏𝟏𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟐 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. The slope of a graph of stopping potential versus frequency of incident radiation is _____
ℎ 𝑒
(A) e (B) h (C) 𝑒 (D)ℎ
02. Photons are electrically ____
(A) neutral (B) negatively charged
(C) positively charged (D) sometime positively charged and sometime negatively charged
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Write any four points for photon picture of electromagnetic radiation.
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟏 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. a) For what kinetic energy of a neutron, will the associated de-Broglie wavelength be 1.4 x 10 – 10m
b) Find the de-Broglie wavelength of a neutron, in thermal equilibrium with matter, having average
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kinetic energy 2 𝐾𝐵 𝑇 at 300K.
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𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐂 (𝟏 × 𝟒𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
01. Which characteristics of photoelectric effect are not explained by the wave nature of light. Explain
Einstein’s explanation.
July 2022 𝟏𝟎𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟏 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟏𝐌)
01. The maximum frequency of X-rays produced by30kV electron would be _____x1018Hz
(A) 2.72 (B) 7.24 (C) 4.72 (D) 27.4
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. What called thermionic emission, field emission and photoelectric emission? Also define threshold
frequency.
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟏 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. The energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth is 1.388 x 10 3Wm – 2. How many photons per
square metre are incident on the earth per second? The wavelength of the photons is 550nm.
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐂 (𝟏 × 𝟒𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
01. What is the de Broglie wavelength associated with (a) an electron moving with a speed of 5.4×10 6 m/s,
and (b) a ball of mass 150 g travelling at 30.0 m/s?
March 2023 𝟏𝟑𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟑 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. The slope of a graph of stopping potential versus frequency of incident radiation is _____
ℎ 𝑒
(A) e (B) h (C) 𝑒 (D)ℎ
02. What is the de-Broglie wavelength associated with an electron, accelerated through a potential
difference of 121V?
(A) 12Å (B) 2.1 Å (C) 1.12 Å (D) 0.12 Å
03. Monochromatic light of frequency 6x10 Hz is produced by a laser. The power emitted is 2 x 10 – 3 W.
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What is the energy of photon in the light beam?
(A) 3eV (B) 3.5eV (C) 4 eV (D) 2.5eV
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟐 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟔𝐌)
01. Explain Davisson Germer experiment with proper diagram. Prove that this experiment confirms the wave
nature of electrons and de-Broglie relation.
02. The work function of caesium is 2.14 eV. Find (a) the threshold frequency for caesium, and (b) the
wavelength of the incident light if the photocurrent is brought to zero by a stopping potential of 0.86 V
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐂 (𝟏 × 𝟒𝐌 = 𝟒𝐌)
July 2023 𝟗𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟑 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. How much order of strong electric field (in V cm– 1) should be applied to a metal, so that electrons can be
pulled out of the metal?
(A) 104 (B) 106 (C) 108 (D) 102
02. In a photon-photon collision ______
(A) only total energy is conserved
(B) total energy and total momentum are conserved
(C) total energy and total momentum are not conserved
(D) only total momentum is conserved
03. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 1.6V. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted
photoelectron is ___
(A) 2.4 x 10 – 19J (B) 9 x 10 – 19J (C) 1x 10 – 19J (D) zero
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟐 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟔𝐌)
01. Explain the effect of potential on photoelectric current.
02. Monochromatic light of wavelength 632.8 nm is produced by a helium-neon laser. The power emitted
is 9.42 mW. (a) Find the energy and momentum of each photon in the light beam, (b) How many
photons per second, on the average, arrive at a target irradiated by this beam? (Assume the beam to
have uniform cross-section which is less than the target area), and (c) How fast does a hydrogen atom
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have to travel in order to have the same momentum as that of the photon?
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March 2024 𝟏𝟎𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟓 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟓𝐌)
01. In the case of Photoelectric effect, on increasing the frequency of incident light________
(A) photoelectric current increases (B) stopping potential increases
(C) photoelectric current decreases (D) stopping potential decreases
02. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 1.5V. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted
photoelectron is ___
(A) 1.5eV (B) 1.5J (C) 3eV (D) 1.6 x 10 – 19J
03. If de-Broglie wavelength of a dust particle of mass 10 – 9 kg is 3 x 10 – 25J then the speed of the particle is __
(A) 1.1m/s (B) 1.2km/s (C) 1km/s (D) 2.2m/s
04. Threshold frequency of which of the following metal does not lie in the ultraviolet region (in case of
photoelectric effect)
(A) zinc (B) magnesium (C) cadmium (D) sodium
05. The momentum of a photon of light of frequency f is _____
ℎ𝑐 ℎ𝑓 ℎ
(A) 𝑓 (B) 𝑐 (C) 𝑐𝑓 (D) ℎ𝑐𝑓
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Light of frequency 7.21 × 1014 Hz is incident on a metal surface. Electrons with a maximum speed of
6.0 × 105 m/s are ejected from the surface. What is the threshold frequency for photoemission of
electrons?
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟏 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. Summarize any three experimental features and observation the experimental study of photoelectric
effect.
June 2024 𝟏𝟎𝐌
𝐌𝐂𝐐 (𝟓 × 𝟏𝐌 = 𝟓𝐌)
01. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 4V. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted
photoelectron is ___eV.
(A) 4 (B) 3.2 (C) 8 (D) 6.4
02. In an experimental of photoelectric effect, the slope of graph of cut-off voltage versus frequency is
___Vs.
(A) 2.14x10 – 15 (B) 6.14 x10 – 15 (C) 4.14x10 – 15 (D) 1.14x10 – 15
03. Wavelength of an electromagnetic radiation is λ1 and its de-Broglie wavelength of its quantum is λ2 then
_____
𝜆 𝜆
(A) 𝜆1 = 2 (B) 𝜆1 = 2𝜆2 (C) 𝜆1 = 22 (D) 𝜆1 = 𝜆2
√2
04. The momentum of a photon of light of frequency f is _____
ℎ𝑐 ℎ𝑓 ℎ
(A) 𝑓 (B) 𝑐 (C) 𝑐𝑓 (D) ℎ𝑐𝑓
05. Which two physical quantities have same units?
(A) work function and threshold frequency (B) Planck’s constant and angular momentum
(C) work function and stopping potential (D) Planck’s constant and angular velocity
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐀 (𝟏 × 𝟐𝐌 = 𝟐𝐌)
01. Light of frequency 9.21 × 1014 Hz is incident on a metal surface. Electrons with a maximum speed of
6.0 × 105 m/s are ejected from the surface. What is the threshold frequency for photoemission of
electrons?
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 − 𝐁 (𝟏 × 𝟑𝐌 = 𝟑𝐌)
01. The work function of caesium is 2.14 eV. Find (a) the threshold frequency for caesium, and (b) the
wavelength of the incident light if the photocurrent is brought to zero by a stopping potential of 0.60 V
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