Suggested questions
1. State and explain the laws relating to radiation and temperature of a radiating body.
2. State and explain Stefan-Boltzmann law.
3. State and explain Wein’s displacement law.
4. What is a blackbody? Give Planck’s hypothesis.
5. Discuss Planck’s radiation law.
6. “Photoelectric effect is a frequency dependent phenomenon and not intensity
dependent one”. Explain.
7. What are the failures of classical electromagnetic theory in explaining the
photoelectric
effect?
8. The photon model succeeds whereas the wave model fails in explaining the
photoelectric effect. Explain.
9. In a photoelectric effect, explain how a change in intensity and frequency affects the
number of photoelectrons and the kinetic energies of these electrons, on the basis of
Einstein’s theory.
10. Explain Compton effect and derive expression for Compton shift with the help of a
suitable diagram.
11. What is de Broglie hypothesis?
13. Describe an experiment that verifies the de Broglie hypothesis.
14. State and explain Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
Numerical
1. A black body radiator at 0°C radiates energy of 3.2 x 102
J.m-2.s-1. Deduce the value of Stefan’s constant. [Ans: 5.7 x 10-8
J.m-2.s-1.K-4].
2. A black body radiator at 0°C radiates energy of 3.2 x 102
J.m-2.s-1. Deduce the value of Stefan’s constant. [Ans: 5.7 x 10-8
J.m-2.s-1.K-4].
3. Using Wein’s displacement law, estimate the temperature of sun.
Given: λm = 4900 Å and Wein’s constant = 0.292 cm. K. [Ans:
5963 K]
4. An electron and a 150 g base-ball are traveling at a velocity of 220
m/s, measured to an accuracy of 0.005 %. Calculate and compare
uncertainty in position of each. [0.4 mm; 2.5 x 10-3 m].
5.
Complete all four Experiments . The document should contain
1. Aim
2. Simulator used
3. Screenshot of Experimental setup
4. Formula and observation table
5. Calculation
6. Results
7. Conclusion
Expt
1. Verify Stefan’s law
2. Verify Wien's Displacement law
3. To study the Photoelectric Effect
4. To calculate the Planck’s constant
