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Photoelectrons emerging from a photocathode (work function: 2.2 eV) are allowed to fall onto a gas containing hydrogen atoms in the ground state and the first excited state. What is the minimum energy of the photons incident on the photo-cathode that will cause the photoelectrons to transfer energy to the H-atoms?
1. 13.6 eV+2.2 eV
2. (10.2+2.2) eV
3. (3.4+2.2) eV
4. (1.89+2.2) eV

Subtopic:  Photoelectric Effect: Experiment |
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A photon of energy Ep has the same wavelength as an electron of kinetic energy Ee. The rest energy (i.e., mc2) of the electron is:
1. E2pEe

2. E2eEp

3. E2e2Ep

4. E2p2Ee
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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Ultraviolet photons, each of energy 20 eV, are incident onto a gas of H-atoms, causing the emission of electrons. The kinetic energy of the emitted electrons has the value:
1. 6.4 eV
2. 7.2 eV
3. 3.2 eV
4. 13.6 eV
Subtopic:  Electron Emission |
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The de-Broglie wavelength of the electron accelerated through a potential difference V equals the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom. The value of V is:
1. 13.6 volts
2. 27.2 volts
3. 10.2 volts
4. 6.8 volts
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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The de-Broglie wavelength of a photon of energy E is λph and that of an electron (non-relativistic) of the same energy E is λe. Then (assume E~few eV):
1. λph=λe
2. λph<λe
3. λph>λe
4. any of the above may be true
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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A hydrogen atom (H) and a helium (He) atom, both have the same kinetic energy (they are non-relativistic). Their de-Broglie wavelengths are in the ratio: λHλHe=
1. 4 2. 14
3. 2 4. 12
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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In an experiment on the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons is plotted as a function of the frequency of incident radiation. The graph is:
1. a straight line with a positive intercept on the x-axis (frequency)
2. a straight line with a positive intercept on the y-axis (kinetic energy)
3. a parabola
4. a hyperbola
Subtopic:  Photoelectric Effect: Experiment |
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Which, of the following, shows the correct graph of the de-Broglie wavelength (λ) of a particle and its kinetic energy (EK)?
1. 2.
3. 4.
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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Select the correct option based on the statements given below:
Statement I:  By de-Broglie's hypothesis momentum of an electron, p=h/λ.
Statement II: The energy of an electron is given by; E=hc/λ.
1. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
2. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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Photons and electrons of the same wavelength are compared. Which one carries larger momentum?
1. photon
2. electron
3. neither, since both have equal momenta
4. it could be either, depending on the energy
Subtopic:  De-broglie Wavelength |
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