This document contains 25 questions about the dual nature of radiation and matter. The questions cover topics like the photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength, threshold frequency, work function, stopping potential, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect. Specifically, it asks about how the kinetic energy and maximum velocity of photoelectrons relate to the frequency and intensity of incident radiation. It also asks about the threshold frequency, wave-particle duality of matter and light, and why certain materials are more suitable for photoelectric emission.
This document contains 25 questions about the dual nature of radiation and matter. The questions cover topics like the photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength, threshold frequency, work function, stopping potential, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect. Specifically, it asks about how the kinetic energy and maximum velocity of photoelectrons relate to the frequency and intensity of incident radiation. It also asks about the threshold frequency, wave-particle duality of matter and light, and why certain materials are more suitable for photoelectric emission.
This document contains 25 questions about the dual nature of radiation and matter. The questions cover topics like the photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength, threshold frequency, work function, stopping potential, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect. Specifically, it asks about how the kinetic energy and maximum velocity of photoelectrons relate to the frequency and intensity of incident radiation. It also asks about the threshold frequency, wave-particle duality of matter and light, and why certain materials are more suitable for photoelectric emission.
This document contains 25 questions about the dual nature of radiation and matter. The questions cover topics like the photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength, threshold frequency, work function, stopping potential, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect. Specifically, it asks about how the kinetic energy and maximum velocity of photoelectrons relate to the frequency and intensity of incident radiation. It also asks about the threshold frequency, wave-particle duality of matter and light, and why certain materials are more suitable for photoelectric emission.
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ASSIGNMENT – 2
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
1. Can photoelectric effect be explained on the basis of wave theory of radiation ?
2. Why does the maximum velocity of photoelectron not depends upon the intensity of radiation ? 3. Show mathematically that kinetic energy of photoelectron depends only on the frequency (or wavelength) of the incident radiation. 4. Can any type of wave travel faster than light ? 5. How would you prove the dual character of matter ? 6. Is the de- Broglie wavelength of a photon of an electromagnetic radiation equal to the wavelength of radiation ? 7. How does matter wave differ from a light wave as regards to the velocity of the particle and the wave ? 8. Why are alkali metals most suited for photoelectric emission ? 9. If the wavelength of radiation is doubled, what will happen to the energy of photons ? 10. Work function of aluminium is 4.2 eV. If two photons, each of energy 2.5 eV, are incident on its surface, will the emission of electrons take place ? 11. Does the threshold frequency depend on the intensity of light ? 12. It is easier to remove an electron from sodium than from copper. Which metal has higher value of threshold frequency ? 13. Why no electron is emitted from a wooden table when light from a bulb falls on it ? 14. How will the photoelectric current change on decreasing the wavelength of incident radiation for a given photo- sensitive material ? 15. What is the effect of increasing the frequency of incident light on the velocity of ejected photoelectrons ? 16. Does the stopping potential in photoelectric emission depend upon the intensity of incident radiation ? 17. Does the stopping potential in photoelectric emission depend upon the frequency of incident radiation ? 18. If the frequency of the incident radiation is equal to the threshold frequency, what will be the value of stopping potential in photoelectric effect ? 19. Why is the wave nature of matter not apparent in our daily observations ? 20. Sodium and copper have work function 2.3 eV and 4.5 eV respectively. What is the ratio of their threshold wavelengths ? 21. Two beams, one of red light and other of blue light, of the same intensity are incident on a metallic surface to emit photoelectrons. Which one of the two beams emits photoelectrons of greater kinetic energy ? 22. Show that a photon has zero rest mass. 23. Draw a graph showing the variation of maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons with frequency of the incident radiation. What does the slope of the line depict ? 24. Red light, however bright it is, cannot produce the emission of electrons from a clean zinc surface. But even weak ultraviolet radiation can do so. Why ? 25. Explain how Einstein’s photoelectric equation enables us to understand the existence of threshold frequency for a given photoemitter.