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13. ELECTRONS AND PHOTONS

1) A photon is
A) a quantum of light energy
B) a quantum of matter
C) a positive charged particle
D) an instrument for measuring light intensity

2) A photoelectric cell converts
A) light energy into heat energy
B) light energy into sound energy
C) light energy into electric energy
D) electric into light energy.

3) The momentum of photon having energy E is
A) E/c
B) E/c
2

C) E/h
D) Zero

4) Einsteins photoelectric equation is expressed as
A) hv =
2
1
W
0
mv
2
B) hv = W
0
-
2
1
mv
2

C) hv = W
0
+
2
1
mv
2
D) hv =
2
1
mv
2
W
0

5) Photo-electric effect can be explained only by assuming that light
A) is a form of transverse waves
B) is a form of longitudinal waves
C) can be polarized
D) consist of quanta





6) The energy of a photon corresponding to the visible light of maximum
wavelength is approximately
A) 1 eV
B) 1.6 eV
C) 3.2 eV
D) 7 eV


7) In order to increase the kinetic energy of ejected photoelectrons, there should be
an increase in
A) intensity of radiation
B) wavelength of radiation
C) frequency of radiation
D) Both the wavelength and intensity of radiation

8) If h is Plancks constant, the momentum of a photon of wavelength 0.01 is
A) 10
-2
h
B) h
C) 10
2
h
D) 10
12
h

9) Plancks constant has the dimensions of
A) Force
B) Energy
C) Linear momentum
D) Angular momentum.

10) Number of ejected photoelectrons increases wih increase
A) in intensity of light
B) in wavelength of light
C) in frequency of light
D) never.

11) A photon behaves as if it had a mass equal to
A) hv/c
B) hv/c
2

C) c
2
/hv
D) hvc.

12) If the energy of a photon corresponding to a wave length of 6000 is 3.32 10
-
19
joule, the photon energy for a wavelength of 4000 will be
A) 1.11 10
-19
joule
B) 2.22 10
-19
joule
C) 4.44 10
-19
joule
D) 4.9810
-19
joule

13) The work function for aluminium surface is 4.2 eV. The cutoff wavelength for the
photo electric effect for the surface is
A) 1500
B) 2955
C) 3100
D) 2400

14) The work function of a photoelectric material is 3.32 eV. The threshold frequency
will be equal to
A) 8 10
14
H
Z
B) 8 10
10
H
Z

C) 5 10
20
H
Z

D) 4 10
14
H
Z


15) Light of wavelength 4000 is incident on a metal plate whose work function is 2
eV. The maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons would be
A) 2.0eV
B) 1.5eV
C) 1.1eV
D) 0.5eV

16) Given h = 6.6 10
-34
joule sec, the momentum of each photon in a given radiation
is 3.3 10
-29
kg metre/sec. The frequency of radiation is
A) 3 10 Hz
B) 6 10
10
Hz
C) 7.5 10
12
Hz
D) 1.5 10
13
Hz

17) In a Milikans oil drop apparatus an oil drop of radius 6 10
-7
m and of density
0.85 10
3
kg/m
3
is seen to fall freely (without any field). The velocity of drop,
given viscosity of air to be 1.8310
-5
N-s/m
2
and neglecting the effect of upthrust
force due to air, is
A) 30.4510
-6
m/sec
B) 34.6510
-5
m/sec
C) 36.4510
-6
m/sec
D) 36.5410
-5
m/sec

18) If the wavelength of light falling on a surface is increased from 3000to 3040,
then what will be the corresponding change in the stopping potential (given that
hc = 12.4 10
7
eV)?
A) -5.5 10
-12
V
B) +5.5 10
-12
V
C) -6.7 10
-12
V
D) +6.7 10
-12
V
19) If the wavelength of light incident on photo-electric cell be reduced from 4000
to3600,then what will be the change in the cut off potential.(h = 6.6 10
-34
J s,
c = 3.0 10
8
m/s, e = 1.6 10
-19
C)
A) 0.42Volt
B) 0.30Volt
C) 0.34Volt
D) 0.43Volt

20) If the voltage across the electrodes of a cathode ray tube is 500 volts then energy
gained by the electrons is
A) 5 10
-17
J
B) 1.6 10
-19
J
C) 1.9 10
-27
J
D) 8 10
-17
J

21) If an electron is accelerated by 8.8 10
14
m/s
2
then electric field required for this
acceleration is (given specific charge of the electron = 1.76 10
11
Ckg
-1
)
A) 40 V cm
-1

B) 50 V cm
-1

C) 60 V cm
-1

D) 70 V cm
-1


22) If a beam goes undeflected in Thomsons experiment, then speed of the electron is
(given E = 30 V cm
-1
and B = 6.06 T)
A) 2 10
6
m/s
B) 3 10
6
m/s
C) 5 10
6
m/s
D) 3 10
8
m/s

23) When an electron enters a magnetic field of 0.01 T with a speed of 10
7
m s
-1
it
describes a circle of radius 6 mm there. Then specific charge of the electron is
given by
A) 1.7610
11
C kg
-1

B) 1.67 10
11
Ckg
-1

C) 6.7110
11
Ckg
-1

D) 1.9 10
11
Ckg
-1


24) 1.If an electron moving with a speed of 2.510
7
m s
-1
is deflected by an electric
field of 1.6 k V m
-1
perpendicular to its circular path, then e/m for the electron
will be (given radius of circlar path = 2.3 m)
A) 1.67 10
11
C kg
-1

B) 1.76 10
11
C kg
-1

C) 1.7 10
11
C kg
-1

D) 1.59 10
11
Ckg
-1


25) If an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 500 volt attains a speed
of 1.33 10
7
m s
-1
then specific charge of the electron should be
A) 1.67 10
11
C kg
-1

B) 1.7 10
11
C kg
-1

C) 1.62 10
11
C kg
-1

D) 1.76 10
11
C kg
-1


26) If an electron accelerated from rest through a potential of 200 V acquires a speed
of 84 10
16
m s
-1
, then its
m
e
is
A) 1.6210
11
C kg
-1

B) 1.6610
11
C.kg
-1

C) 1.7110
11
C kg
-1

D) 1.7610
11
C kg
-1


27) If a potential of 10
7
volts is applied across the electrodes of a CRT, then speed
attained by the electrons is approximately (given:
m
e
= 1.76 10
11
C/kg)
A) 1.9 10
9
m s
-1

B) 3 10
9
m s
-1

C) 3 10
10
m s
-1

D) 3.2 10
8
m s
-1


28) Energy of a photon of green light of wavelength 5500 is (given: h = 6.62 10
-34

J s
-1
) approximately
A) 2.26 eV
B) 2.81ev
C) 2.93 eV
D) 3.01eV

29) Wavelength associated with a photon having energy 4.14eV is
A) 3000
B) 4000
C) 5000
D) 5800

30) If the work function of a material is 2eV, then minimum frequency of light
required to emit photo-electrons is
A) 3 10
10
Hz
B) 4 10
12
Hz
C) 3.91 10
13
Hz
D) 4.8 10
14
Hz


31) If the threshold wavelength of radiations required to eject a photoelectron from a
metal surface is 6 10
-7
m, then work function of the metal is
A) 3.3 10
-19
J
B) 1.6 10
-19
J
C) 6.6 10
-31
J
D) 1.9 10
-34
J

32) If work function of a metal surface is 3.45 eV ,then maximum wavelength of a
photon required to eject a photoelectron is
A) 3.3 10
-7
m
B) 4.6 10
-8
m
C) 3.6 10
-7
m
D) 7.1 10
-9
m

33) Threshold frequency of a photon required to eject a photoelectron from the
surface of cesium is
A) 1.9 10
13
Hz
B) 2.5 10
14
Hz
C) 3 10
15
Hz
D) 4.3 10
14
Hz

34) In the graph given below




if the slope is 4.12 10
-15
V- sec, then value of h should be
A) 6.6 10
-31
J-sec
B) 6.6 10
-34
J-sec
C) 9.1 10
-31
J-sec
D) None of these.

35) If work function of a metal plate is negligible then the K.E.of the photoelectrons
emitted when radiations of 1000 are incident on the metal surface is
A) 11.6eV
B) 12.4 eV
C) 13.6eV
D) 14.4 eV
V
0

Frequency v

36) Maximum velocity of photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface having work
function 4 eV is (given: frequency of incident radiations is 10
15
Hz)
A) 2 10
5
m s
-1

B) 2 10
8
m s
-1

C) 3 10
8
m s
-1

D) None of these.
37) When ultraviolet light of wavelength 1000 is incident on molybdenum, then the
maximum velocity of ejected electron (given:work function of molybdenum = 5.0
eV) is
A) 2.110
6
cm s
-1

B) 3.110
7
cm s
-1

C) 1.610
8
cm s
-1

D) 2.5110
8
cm s
-1


38) If threshold wavelength for tungsten is 2300, then energy of the electrons
emitted by UV light of wavelength 1800is
A) 1.710
-11
erg
B) 2.410
-12
erg
C) 3.110
-12
erg
D) 4.110
-12
erg

39) If maximum velocity with which an electron can be emitted from a photo cell is
3.7510
8
cm s
-1
, then stopping potential is
A) 30 volts
B) 40 volts
C) 50 volts
D) 60 volts

40) Wavelength of light incident on a photo cell is 3000 , if stopping potential is 2.5
volts, then work function of the cathode of photo cell is
A) 1.41 eV
B) 1.52 eV
C) 1.56 eV
D) 1.64 eV

41) If the frequency of incident light on a certain metal is 8.2 10
14
Hz having
threshold frequency of 3.3 10
14
Hz ,then cut off potential is
A) 3.0 V
B) 4.0 V
C) 5.1V
D) 2.1V


42) If light of frequency 10
15
Hz is incident on sodium having work function
2.5eV,then energy of emitted photoelectrons is
A) 1.6 10
-19
J
B) 2.110
-19
J
C) 2.6 10
-19
J
D) 3.0 10
-19
J

43) Threshold wavelength for metal is 10,000 . If light of wavelength 5461 is
incident on it then stopping potential is 1.02 V, then value of Plancks constant is
A) 6.45 10
-34
J-sec
B) 6.54 10
-34
J-sec
C) 6.60 10
-34
J-sec
D) 6.67 10
-34
J-sec

44) An electron beam is subjected to a magnetic field of 2 10
-3
T and an electric
field of 3.4 10
4
V m
-1
perpendicular to magnetic field. If the deviation of
electrons is zero, the velocity of the beam is
A) 10
7
m s
-1

B) 1.710
7
m s
-1

C) 7.110
7
m s
-1

D) 2.710
7
m s
-1


45) Uniform electric and magnetic fields are produced pointing in the same direction.
An electron is projected pointing in the same direction, then
A) the electron turns to right
B) the electron turns to left
C) the velocity of electron increases
D) the velocity of electron decreases.

46) In Thomsons method for finding specific charge of positive rays, the electric and
magnetic fields are
A) Crossed and separate
B) crossed and simultaneous
C) Parallel and separate
D) parallel and simultaneous

47) The specific charge for positive rays is much less than that for cathode rays. This
is because
A) they are positively charged
B) their charge is very small
C) their masses are very large
D) experimental approach is defective.


48) The maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted from a surface when
photons of energy 6 eV fall on it is 4 eV. The stopping potential is
A) 2 V
B) 4 V
C) 6 V
D) 10 V

49) A stream of electrons enters an electric field with 10
7
m s
-1
at right angle to it. If
the strength of field is 3 10
4
V/m, the magnetic field acting perpendicular to
electric field for producing no deflection of the beam is
A) 3 10
-3
T
B) 0.310
-3
T
C) 310
-4
T
D) 310
-5
T

50) A charged drop is balanced in a field of 3 10
4
V/m. If its mass is 9.75 10
-12
g,
charge on it is
A) 3.185 10
-18
C
B) 3.185 10
-20
C
C) 3.185 10
+18
C
D) 31.85 10
-18
C

51) A drop of radius one micron carries a charge of 4 electrons. If the density of oil is
2g/cc, the electric field required to balance it is
A) 12.83 V/m
B) 12.83 10
2
V/m
C) 12.83 10
3
V/m.
D) 12.83 10
4
V/m

52) In a Thomsons set up for e/m, the same high tension d.c. supply provides
potential to anode for acceleration and also the positive voltage to the deflecting
plate in the region of crossed fields. If the supply voltage is doubled, by what
factor should the magnetic field be increased to keep the electron beam
undeflected?
A) 2 times
B) 2 times
C)
2
1
times
D)
2
1
times



53) A beam of - particle passes without deflection through crossed electric and
magnetic fields with E = 6.6 10
6
N/C and B = 12 N/Am. Their speed is
A) 1.8 10
5
m s
-1

B) 5.5 10
6
m s
-1

C) 7.8 10
6
m s
-1

D) 1.1 10
6
m s
-1


54) In Millikans oil drop method, an oil drop having a charge ne is held stationary
by applying a potential difference of 400 V between two parallel plates. If the size
of the drop is doubled without changing the charge, the potential difference
required to keep it stationary is
A) 800V
B) 1600V
C) 3200V
D) 200V

55) For the determination of charge on the oil drop in Millikans method, the radius of
the oil drop was nearly
A) 10
-3
mm
B) 10
-5
mm
C) 10
-7
mm
D) 10
-9
mm

56) Which of the following will not deflect in electric field?
A) positron
B) proton
C) neutron
D) cathode rays.

57) In Millikans oil drop experiment an oil drop of radius r and charge Q is held in
equilibrium between the plates of a charged parallel plate capacitor, when the
potential difference is V. To keep a drop of radius 2r,having a charge 2Q in
equilibrium between the plates, the potential difference V required is
A) V
B) 2V
C) 4V
D) 8V

58) When a photon of energy 7eV is made incident on a metal then the emitted
electron is stopped by a stopping potential of -5.5V. The work function of metal
will be
A) -1.5eV
B) 1.5 eV
C) 12.5eV
D) 37.5eV

59) The work function of a metal is 1.5 eV. Light of wavelength 6600 is made
incident on it. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted photo-electrons will be
A) 1.6 10
-19
joule
B) 0.6 10
-19
joule
C) 1.6 10
-13
joule
D) 1.6 10
19
joule
60) In an experiment of photoelectric emission for incident light of 4000 , the
stopping potential is 2V. If the wavelength of incident light is made 3000 , then
stopping potential will be
A) less than 2 volt
B) more than 2 volt
C) 2 Volt
D) zero

61) The kinetic energies of the photoelectrons are E
1
and E
2
with wavelengths of
incident light
1
and
2
the work function of the metal is
A)
1 2
2 2 1 1

E E

B)
1 2
2 1

E E

C)
( )
1 2
2 1 2 1

E E

D)
( )
2 2 1
1 2 1
E
E

62) The K.E. of the electron is E when the incident wavelength is . To increase the
K.E.of the electron to 2E, the incident wavelength must be
A)
hc E
hc


B)
hc E
hc
+


C)
hc E
h
+


D)
hc E
hc







63) Work function of tungsten and sodium are 4.4eV and 2.3 eV respectively. If
threshold wavelength of sodium is 5460,then threshold wavelength of tungsten
is
A) 11360
B) 8000
C) 6000
D) 2840

64) In photoelectric effect ,the photoelectric current
A) increases when frequency of incident photons increases
B) decreases when frequency of incident photons increases
C) does not depend on photon frequency but only on intensity of incident
beam
D) depends both on intensity and frequency of incident beam.

65) If we consider electrons and photons of the same wavelength ,then they will have
the same
A) velocity
B) angular momentum
C) energy
D) linear momentum

66) The velocity of the most energetic electrons emitted from a metallic surface is
doubled when the frequency v of incident radiation is doubled. The work function
of this metal is
A) zero
B)
3
hv

C)
2
hv

D)
3
2hv


67) Light of wavelength strikes a photo sensitive surface and electrons are ejected
with kinetic energy E. If the kinetic energy is to be increased to 2E,the
wavelength must be changed to , where
A) =
2

B) = 2
C) >
D)
2

< <

68) The maximum velocity of an electron emitted by light of wavelength incident
on the surface of a metal of work function is (h = Plancks constant, c = speed
of light and m = mass of electron)
A)
( )
2
1
2
(

m
hc

B)
( )
m
hc 2

C)
( )
2
1
2
(

m
hc

D)
( )
2 / 1
2
(

m
hc


69) The work function of any metal is 4Ev. For emitting photoelectrons of zero
velocity from the surface of this metal, the wavelength of incident light required
must be
A) 2700
B) 1700
C) 5900
D) 3100

70) The curve drawn between velocity and frequency of a photon in vacuum will be a
A) straight line parallel to frequency axis
B) straight line parallel to velocity axis
C) straight line passing through origin and making an angle of 45
0
with
frequency axis
D) hyperbola.

71) Einsteins work on the photoelectric effect provided support for the equation
A) E = mc
2

B) E = hv
C) E =
2
n
Rhc

D) K.E. =
2
1
mv
2








72) In Thomsons experiment, the same H.T. supply provides potential to the anode,
as also to positive deflecting plates in the region of crossed fields. If the supply
voltage is doubled, then value of the new magnetic field to keep the electron beam
undeflected will be
A)
2
B

B) B 2
C) B
D) 2B

73) A stream of electrons enters an electric field normal to the lines of force with a
velocity of 3 10
-7
ms
-1
. The electric intensity is 1800 V/m. the electron beam is
deflected by 2 mm, while traveling through a distance of 10 cm. The e/m in
coulomb/kg will be
A) 2 10
14
B) 2 10
11
C) 2 10
7

D) 2 10
4


74) The differences of kinetic energies of photoelectrons emitted from a surface by
light of wavelength 2500 and 5000 will be
A) 1.98 10
-19
J
B) 1.98 10
-19
erg
C) 3.96 10
-19
eV
D) 3.96 10
-19
J

75) On using light of wavelength 6000 , the stopping potential for a photocell is 2.4
V. If light of wavelength 4000 is used, then stopping potential will be
A) 1.91 V
B) 2.81 V
C) 3.43 V
D) 4.43 V

76) When a piece of metal is illuminated by mono-chromatic light of wavelength
then the stopping potential for photoelectric current is 3V
0
. When the same
surface is illuminated by light of wavelength 1.5 , then the stopping potential
becomes V
0
. The value of threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission will be
A)
3
4

B) 2
C) 3
D) 4


77) The work function of a substance is 4.0 eV. The longest wavelength of light that
can cause photoelectric emission from the substance is approximately
A) 540 nm
B) 400nm
C) 310 nm
D) 220 nm

78) Wavelength of the radiation of frequency 100 Hz is
A) 2 10
6
m
B) 3 10
6
m
C) 4 10
6
m
D) 5 10
6
m

79) The unit of Plancks constant is
A) N m
B) eV
C) J s
-1

D) J s

80) Plancks constant has the dimensions of
A) Linear momentum
B) Angular momentum
C) Energy
D) Power

81) The energy of a photon of light is 3 eV. Then, the wavelength of photon must be
A) 4125 nm
B) 412.5 nm
C) 41250 nm
D) 4 nm

82) A photon has velocity c and frequency v. Then, which of the following represents
its wavelength?
A)
E
hc

B)
c
hv

C)
2
c
hv

D) hv




83) The energy of a photon of wavelength is
A) hc
B) hc/
C) / hc
D) h c /

84) Which of the following phenomena exhibits particle nature of light?
A) Interference
B) Diffraction
C) Polarization
D) Photoelectric effect

85) Photoelectrons are emitted, when
A) A zinc plate is heated
B) A zinc plate is hammered
C) A zinc plate is irradiated with ultra violet light
D) A zinc plate is subjected to very high pressure

86) When ultra violet radiation is incident on surface, no photoelectrons are emitted.
If a second beam causes photoelectrons to be ejected, it may consist of
A) radio waves
B) infra red rays
C) visible light rays
D) X-rays

87) As the intensity of incident light increases
A) Photoelectric current increases
B) Photoelectric current decreases
C) Kinetic energy of emitted photo-electrons increases
D) Kinetic energy of emitted photo-electrons decreases

88) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The photocurrent increases with increasing frequency
B) The photocurrent is proportional to the applied voltage
C) The photocurrent increases with intensity of light
D) The stopping potential increase with intensity of incident light.

89) The threshold wavelength of sodium metal is 6780 A.U. The work function of the
metal will be
A) 1.83 eV
B) 2.75 eV
C) 2.95 eV
D) 3.25 eV

90) The photoelectric work function for a metal surface is 4.125 eV. The cut-off
wavelength for this surface is :
A) 4125 A.U.
B) 2062.5 A.U.
C) 3000 A.U.
D) 6000 A.U.

91) The strength of photoelectric current depends upon
A) frequency of incident radiation
B) intensity of incident radiation
C) angle of incident radiation
D) distance between anode and cathode

92) Consider light of given intensity and frequency falling on a substance that emits
photoelectrons. The intensity is decreased to one-third its value and the frequency
increased by three times. Consequently the velocity of the photoelectrons will
A) Remain the same
B) Increase or decrease depending on the exact values of the new intensity
and frequency
C) Decrease
D) Increase

93) The kinetic energy (E
k
) of a photoelectron varies with the frequency (v) of the
incident radiation. Which of the following graphs correctly represents this
relation?



94) Photoelectrons are being obtained by irradiating zinc by a radiation of 3100 A.U.
In order to increase the kinetic energy of ejected photoelectrons,
A) The intensity of radiation should be increased
B) The wavelength of radiation should be increased
C) The wavelength of radiation should be decreased
D) Both wavelength and intensity of radiation should be increased.

95) Photoelectric work function of a metal is 1 eV. Light of wavelength =3000
A.U. falls on it. The photoelectrons come out with velocity
A) 10 m s
-1

B) 10
2
ms
-1

C) 10
4
m s
-1
D) 10
6
m s
-1

96) Light of wavelength 5000 A.U. falls on a photo sensitive plate with photoelectric
work function of 1.9 eV. The kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted will be
A) 0.58 eV
B) 2.48 eV
C) 1.24 eV
D) 1.16 eV

97) Light of two different frequencies, whose photons have energies 1 eV and 2.5
eV respectively successively illuminate a metal of work function 0.5 eV. The ratio
of maximum speeds of the emitted electrons will be
A) 1:5
B) 1:4
C) 1:2
D) 1:1

98) A photo-sensitive material would emit electrons, if excited by photons beyond a
threshold. To cross the threshold, you would increase
A) Intensity of light
B) Wavelength of light
C) Frequency of light
D) The voltage applied to light source

99) A photon and an electron have the same wavelength. Then, the velocity of photon
is
A) Less than that of the electron
B) Greater than that of the electron
C) Equal to that of the electron
D) None of the above

100) If we consider electrons and photons of the same wavelength, then they will have
the same
A) Energy
B) Velocity
C) Linear momentum
D) Angular momentum

101) As frequency of incident light is kept constant and intensity of light is increased,
the cut- off potential
A) Remains constant
B) Becomes more negative
C) Becomes less negative
D) None of the above

102) Maximum KE and cut off or stopping pot are related with each other as
A) Max KE = eVc.
B) Max KE = Vc.
C) Max KE = Vc/e.
D) Max KE = e/Vc

103) Which of the graphs between Max KE or (cut off pot Vc) and frequency is
correct?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

104) The intercept of the straight line on frequency axis is
A) Frequency of incident light
B) Threshold frequency v
o

C) Intensity of light
D) None of the above










105) A graph between potential V of the anode and photo current I is as shown in the
figure. The maximum energy of photo electrons is


A) 1 eV
B) 3 eV
C) 2 eV
D) 4 eV

106) Which of the four graphs shown between max KE and intensity light I is correct?



A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D










107) The graphs between max KE and frequency for two metals X and Y are shown in
the adjacent figure. If u1 and u 2 are the threshold frequencies, then



A) u
1
= u
2

B) u
1
< u
2

C) u
1
> u
2

D) u
1
and u
2
can not be compared

108) In Thomsons experiment for determining e/m, the potential difference between
the cathode and the anode (in the accelerating column) is the same as that between
the deflecting plates (in the region of crossed fields). If the potential difference is
doubled, by what factor should the magnetic field be increased to ensure that the
electron beam remains undeflected?
A) 2
B) 2
C) 2 2
D) 4

109) In Millikans oil drop experiment, a charged oil drop of mass 3.2 10
-14
kg is
held stationary between two parallel plates 6 mm apart by applying a potential
difference of 1200 V between them. How many excess electrons does the oil drop
carry?
Take g =10 m
-2
.
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10








110) In Millikans oil drop experiment, an oil drop carrying a charge q falls with a
terminal velocity
0
when there is no electric field between the plates. An electric
field E is applied to keep it stationary. What additional charge should the oil drop
acquire so that it begins to move upwards with a velocity 2
0
in the same electric
field?
A) q
B) 2 q
C) 3 q
D) 4 q

111) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about photoelectric emission?
A) For a given emitter illuminated by light of a given frequency, the number
of photo- electrons emitted per second is proportional to the intensity of
incident light.
B) For every emitter there is a definite threshold frequency below which no
photoelectrons are emitted, no matter what the intensity of light is.
C) Above the threshold frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of
photoelectrons is proportional to the frequency of incident light.
D) The saturation value of the photoelectric current is independent of the
intensity of incident light.

112) Which one of the following graphs shows the variation of photoelectric current (I)
with voltage (V) between the electrodes in a photoelectric cell?




113) For a photoelectric cell, the graph showing the variation of the cut-off voltage V
0
with frequency (v) of incident light is




114) The maximum energy K
max
of photoelectrons emitted in a photoelectric cell is
measured using lights of various frequencies. The graph shows how K
max
varies

with v. The slope of this graph is equal to




A) the charge of an electron
B) the charge to mass ratio of an electron
C) the work function of the emitter in the cell
D) Plancks constant


115) The photoelectric threshold for a certain metal surface is 330 A.U. What is the
maximum kinetic energy of photoelectron released, if any, by a radiation of
wavelength 1100 A.U.?
A) 1 eV
B) 2 eV
C) 7.5 eV
D) no electron is emitted.

116) When a point source of light is at distance of 50 cm from a photoelectric cell, the
cut-off voltage is found to be V
o
. If the same source is placed at a distance of 1 m
from the cell, the cut-off voltage will be
A) V
0
/4
B) V
0
/2
C) V
0

D) 2 V
0


117) The photoelectric current in a photoelectric cell depends upon
A) the nature of the metal used as a emitter
B) the wavelength of the incident light
C) the intensity of the incident light
D) all the above parameters

118) No photoelectrons are emitted from a metal if the wavelength of light exceeds
6000 A.U. The work function of the metal is approximately equal to
A) 3 10
16
J
B) 3 10
19
J
C) 3 10
20
J
D) 3 10
22
J

119) The threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission from a material is 5200 A.U.
Photoelectrons will be emitted when this material is illuminated with
monochromatic radiation from a
A) 50-watt infrared lamp
B) 100-watt red neon lamp
C) 40-watt sodium lamp
D) 5-watt ultraviolet lamp






120) Light of Wavelength 3500 A.U.

is incident on two metals A and B whose work
functions are 4.2 eV and 1.9 eV respectively. Which metal will emit
photoelectrons?
A) A
B) B
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A or B

121) When monochromatic light falls on a photosensitive material, the number of
photoelectrons emitted per second is n and their maximum kinetic energy is K
max
.
If the intensity of the incident light is doubled, then
A) both n and K
max
are doubled
B) both n and K
max
are halved
C) n is doubled but K
max
remains the same
D) K
max
is doubled but n remains same

122) When ultraviolet light is incident on a photocell, its stopping potential is V
0
and
the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is K
max
. When X rays are
incident on the same cell, then.
A) V
0
and K
max
both increase
B) V
0
and K
max
both decrease
C) V
0
increases but K
max
remains the same
D) K
max
increases but V
0
remains the same


123) The work function for aluminum surface is 4.2 e V and that for sodium surface is
2.0 e V. The two metals were illuminated with appropriate radiations so as to
cause photo emission. Then
A) both aluminum and sodium will have the same threshold frequency.
B) the threshold frequency of aluminum will be more than that of sodium.
C) the threshold frequency of aluminum will be less than that of sodium.
D) the threshold wavelength of aluminum will be more than that of sodium.

124) X-rays of frequency v are used to irradiate sodium and copper surfaces in two
separate experiments and the stopping potentials determined. Then
A) the stopping potential is more for copper than for sodium.
B) the stopping potential is more for sodium than for copper
C) the stopping potential is the same for sodium and copper
D) the stopping potential for both will vary as 1/v.


125) The photoelectric emission from the surface of a metal starts only when the light
incident on the surface has a certain
A) minimum frequency
B) minimum wavelength
C) minimum intensity
D) minimum speed.

126) At frequencies of the incident radiation above the threshold frequency, the
photoelectric current in photoelectric cell increases with increase in
A) intensity of incident radiation
B) wavelength of incident radiation
C) frequency of incident of radiation
D) speed of incident radiation

127) The photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface
A) are all at rest
B) have the same kinectic energy
C) have the same momentum
D) have speed varying from zero up to a certain maximum value.

128) The wavelength in air associated with a photon of energy E is (c is the speed of
light in air and h is the Plancks constant)
A)
E
hc

B)
cE
h

C)
hE
c

D) hcE
129) A metal whose work function is 3.3 eV is illuminated by light of wave length 3
10
7
m. What is the threshold frequency for photoelectric emission ?
Plancks constant =6.6 10
34
Js
A) 0.4 10
15
H
Z

B) 0.8 10
15
H
Z

C) 1.6 10
15
H
Z

D) 3.2 10
15
H
Z


130) In Q.129, the maximum energy of photoelectrons is
A) 0.825 e V
B) 1.0 e V
C) 1.225 e V
D) 1.5 e V

131) In Q 129, what is the stopping potential ?
A) 0.825 V
B) 1.0 V
C) 1.225 V
D) 1.5 V

132) Violet light can cause photoelectric emission from a metal but blue light cannot. If
sodium light is incident on the metal, then
A) the photoelectric current decreases
B) the number of photoelectrons ejected per second increases.
C) the velocity of photoelectrons increases
D) no photoelectric emission occurs.

133) What is the stopping potential for photoelectrons ejected from a photosensitive
material of work function 1.6 eV when it is irradiated by photons of energy 2.4
eV?
A) 0.8 V
B) 2.0 V
C) 4.0 V
D) none of these

134) When a certain photosensitive surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of
wavelength , the stopping potential for photoelectric current is 2V
0
. When the
same surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength 2 , the
stopping potential is V
0
/2. The threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission is
A) 1.5
B) 2.0
C) 2.5
D) 3

135) The threshold frequency for a certain photosensitive metal is v
0
. When
illuminated by light of frequency v = 2v
0
, the stopping potential for photoelectric
current is V
0
. What will be the stopping potential when the same metal is
illuminated by light of frequency v =3 v
0
?
A) 1.5 V
0

B) 2 V
0

C) 2.5 V
0

D) 3 V
0



136) The threshold frequency for a certain photosensitive metal is v
0
. When it is
illuminated by light of frequency v = 2 v
0
, the maximum velocity of
photoelectrons is V
0
. What will be the maximum velocity of the photoelectrons
when the same metal is illuminated by light of frequency v =5 v
0
?
A) 2 V
0

B) 2 V
0

C) 2 2 V
0

D) V
0


137) The threshold wavelength for a metal whose work function is W
0
is
0
. What is
the threshold wavelength for a metal whose work function is W
0
/2?
A)
4

B)
2

C) 2
0

D) 4
0


138) When the accelerating voltage applied on the electrons, in an X-ray tube, is
increased beyond a critical value
A) the spectrum of white radiation is unaffected
B) only the intensities of various wavelengths are increased
C) only the wavelength of characteristic radiation is affected
D) the intensities of characteristic lines relative to the white spectrum are
increased but there is no change in their wavelength.


139) The work function of substance is 4.0eV. The longest wavelength of light that can
cause photoelectron emission from this substance is approximately
A) 540nm
B) 400nm
C) 310nm
D) 220nm






140) Two photons of energies twice and thrice the work function of a metal are
incident on the metal surface. Then the ratio of maximum velocities of the
photoelectrons emitted in the two cases respectively, is
A) 2 :1
B) 3 : 3
C) 2 : 3
D) 1 : 2

13. ELECTRONS AND PHOTONS

Ques. No. Answer
1 A
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 D
9 D
10 A
11 B
12 D
13 B
14 A
15 C
16 D
17 C
18 A
19 C
20 D
21 B
22 C
23 B
24 C
25 D
26 D
27 A
28 A
29 B
30 D
31 A
32 C
33 D
34 B
35 B
36 A
37 C
38 B
39 B
40 D
41 A
42 C
43 B
44 B
45 D
Ques. No. Answer
46 C
47 C
48 B
49 A
50 A
51 D
52 B
53 B
54 C
55 A
56 C
57 C
58 B
59 B
60 B
61 A
62 B
63 D
64 C
65 B
66 D
67 D
68 C
69 D
70 A
71 B
72 B
73 B
74 D
75 C
76 B
77 C
78 B
79 D
80 B
81 B
82 A
83 B
84 D
85 C
86 D
87 A
88 C
89 A
90 C
Ques. No. Answer
91 B
92 D
93 D
94 C
95 D
96 A
97 C
98 C
99 B
100 C
101 A
102 A
103 C
104 B
105 D
106 D
107 B
108 A
109 D
110 B
111 D
112 A
113 D
114 D
115 D
Ques. No. Answer
116 C
117 D
118 B
119 D
120 B
121 C
122 A
123 B
124 B
125 A
126 A
127 D
128 A
129 B
130 A
131 A
132 D
133 A
134 D
135 B
136 B
137 C
138 D
139 C
140 D