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Dual Nature of Radiation 0 Matter Assignment-2

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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.

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