Electromagnetic Waves

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CBSEENPH12039653

The threshold frequency for a metallic surface corresponds to an energy of 6.2 eV, and the stopping potential for a radiation incident on this surface 5 V. The incident radiation lies in

  • X-ray region

  • ultra-violet region

  • infra-red region

  • visible region

Solution

B.

ultra-violet region

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CBSEENPH12047712

Who discovered X-rays?

  • Roentgen

  • Madam Curie

  • Rutherford

  •  All of these

Solution

A.

Roentgen

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Wilhelm Roentgen, a German professor of physics was the first person to discover electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range commonly known as X-rays today. Although, many people had observed the effects of X-ray beams before, but Roentgen was the first one to study them systematically.

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CBSEENPH12047746

If  λν,  λx and  λmrepresent the wavelengths of visible light, X-rays and microwaves respectively, then

  • λ m > λ x >  λ ν

  • λv >λm > λx

  • λm> λv > λx

  • λv >  λx >  λm

Solution

C.

λm> λv > λx

Wavelength order of given rays are listed below:

Rays Wavelength (Ao)
Visible light 4000 - 7000
X - rays 1 - 100
Microwaves 107 - 109

Obviously, λx< λν< λm 

or λ m> λ v > λ x

Visible light, X-rays and microwaves are all electromagnetic waves.

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CBSEENPH12047753

In gamma ray emission from a nucleus

  • both the neutron number and the proton number change

  • there is no change in the proton number and the neutron number

  • only the neutron number changes

  • only the proton number changes

Solution

B.

there is no change in the proton number and the neutron number

In gamma-ray emission the energy is released from the nucleus, so that nucleus get stablished. The emission of gamma rays does not alter the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus but instead of moving the nuleus from higher to lower energy state (unstable to stable).