CLASSWORK SHEET

Subject: Physics Topic: CWS 401 Modern Physics (1)

1. The intensity of direct sunlight before it passes through the earth’s atmosphere is 1.4
kW/m2. If it is completely absorbed find the corresponding radiation pressure.

2. An electron is acceleration by a potential difference of 25 V. Find the de-Broglie

wavelength associated with it.

3. Calculate (a) the wavelength and (b) the frequency of the H  line of the Balmer
series for hydrogen.

4. Find the largest and shortest wavelengths in the Lyman series for hydrogen. In what
region of the electromagnetic spectrum does each series lie?

5. Using the known values for hydrogen atom. Calculate:

(a) radius of third orbit for Li2+,
(b) speed of electron in fourth orbit for He+.

6. Find the kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy in first and second orbit of
hydrogen atom if potential energy in first orbit is taken to be zero.

7. A small particle of mass m moves in such a way that the potential energy U  ar 2
where a is a constant and r is the distance of the particle from the origin. Assuming
Bohr’s model of quantization of angular momentum and circular orbits, find the
radius of nth allowed orbit.

8. An imaginary particle has a charge equal to that of an electron and mass 100 times the
mass of the electron. It moves in a circular orbit around a nucleus of charge + 4e.
Take the mass of the nucleus to be infinite. Assuming that the Bohr’s model is
applicable to this system
(a) Derive an expression for the radius of nth Bohr orbit.
(b) Find the wavelength of the radiation emitted when the particle jumps from fourth
orbit to the second orbit.

9. In the Bohr model of the H atom, what is the ratio of the kinetic energy to the total
energy of the electron in a quantum state n ?

10. If elements with principal quantum number n  4 were not allowed in nature, the
number of possible elements would be
(a) 60 (b) 32 (c) 4 (d) 64

11. An energy of 24.6eV is required to remove one of the electrons from a neutral Helium
atom. The energy in eV required to remove both the electrons from a neutral He is
(a) 38.2 (b) 49.2 (c) 51.8 (d) 79.0

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12. As per Bohr model, the minimum energy in e V required to remove an electron from
the ground state of doubly ionised Li atom Z  3 is
(a) 1.51 (b) 13.6 (c) 40.8 (d) 122.4

13. Imagine an atom made up of a proton and a hypothetical particle of double the mass
of the electron but having the same charge as the electron. Apply the Bohr model and
consider all possible transitions of this hypothetical particle (hp) to the first excited
level. The longest wavelength photon that will be emitted has wavelength.  (given
in terms of R – Rydberg’s constant for H atom) equal to
9 36 18 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5R 5R 5R R

14. The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from an excited state to the
ground state. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Its KE increases and PE decreases.
(b) Its KE decreases and PE increases and total energy remain the same.
(c) KE decreases TE decreases and PE increases.
(d) KE, PE & TE all decrease.

15. The transition from state n  4 to n  3 in a H like atom results in UV radiation. IR

will be obtained in the transition.
(a) 2  1 (b) 3 2 (c) 4  2 (d) 5  4

16. A ‘H’ atom and a Li   ion are both in the first excited state. If  H and  Li are their
respective electronic angular momenta, and E H & E L i their respective energies then
(a)  H   L i and E H  E L i (b)  H   L i & E H  E L i
(c)  H   Li and E H  E Li (d)  H   L i and E H  E L i

17. If the atom 100 Fm 257 follows the Bohr model and the radius of 100 Fm 257 is n times the
Bohr radius, then find n
1
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 4 (d)
4

18. A photon collides with a stationary hydrogen atom in ground state inelastically.
Energy of the colliding photon is 10.2eV. After a time internal of the order of micro
second another photon collides with the same H atom inelastically with an energy of
15 eV. What will be observed by the detector?
(a) One photon of energy 10.2 eV and an e  of energy of 1.4 eV
(b) 2 photon of energy of 1.4 eV
(c) 2 photon of energy of 10.2 eV
(d) One photon of energy 10.2 eV and another photon of energy 1.4 eV.

19. The largest wavelength in the UV region of the H spectrum is 122 nm. The smallest
wavelength in the infrared region of H spectrum is
(a) 802 nm (b) 823 nm (c) 1882 nm (d) 1648 nm

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 More than one option correct

20. In Bohr’s model of the H atom

(a) The radius of the nth orbit is proportional to n 2
(b) The total energy of the e  in the nth orbit is inversely proportional to n
h
(c) The angular momentum of the e  in an orbit is an integral multiple of
2
(d) The magnitude of potential energy of the e  in any orbit is greater than its kinetic
energy.

Homework
H.C.Verma
Chapter 43 Full

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 CLASSWORK SHEET
Subject: Physics Topic: 402 Modern Physics (2)

1. Find the cutoff wavelength for the continuous X-rays coming from an X-ray tube
operating at 40 kV.

2. Use Moseley’s law with b  1 to find the frequency of the K X  rays of

La Z  57 if the frequency of the K X  rays of Cu Z  29 is known to be
1.88  1018 Hz.

3. To produce characteristic K  X – rays using a tungsten target in an X – Ray

generator, the accelerating voltage should be greater than _____ volts and the energy
of the characteristic radiation is ______ eV.
(The BE of innermost e  in Tungsten is 40 keV)

4. When the number of e  striking the X-ray tube is increased the _____ of the
emitted X-ray increases, while when the speeds of the e  striking the anode are
increased the cut off wavelength _____.

5. The wavelength of the K  X-ray emitted by a H like element is 0.32 A  . The

wavelength of the K  line emitted by the same element is ______

6. In an X ray tube e  accelerated through a p.d of 15000 V strike a copper target. The
speed of the emitted X-Ray inside the tube is ______

7. The wavelength of K  X – rays produced by an X – Ray tube is 0.76 A . The atomic

number of the anode material of the tube is ______

8. The K X  Ray emission line of tungsten occurs at   0.021nm. The energy

difference between K & L levels in this atom is about
(a) 0.51 Me V (b) 1.2 Me V (c) 59 Ke V (d) 13.6 Ke V

9. Electrons with energy 80 keV are incident on a tungsten target of an X ray tube. K
shell e  of tungsten have – 72.5 KeV of energy. X rays emitted by this tube
contains
(a) a continuous X–Ray spectrum (Bremsstrahlung) with a minimum  of
0.155 A 
(b) a continuous X–Ray spectrum with all wavelengths.
(c) the characteristic X–Ray spectrum of tungsten.
(d) a continuous X–Ray spectrum with minimum of 0.155 A  and the characteristic
X–Ray spectrum of tungsten.

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10. The intensity of X-rays from a Coolidge tube is plotted against wavelength  . The
minimum  is C and the wavelength of K  line is k . . As the accelerating voltage
is  (increased)
(a) k  C  (b) k  C  (c) k  (d) k 

11. K  wavelength emitted by an atom of atomic number z 11 is  . Find the atomic
number for an atom that emits K  . radiation of wavelength 4 .
(a) z  6 (b) z  4 (c) z 11 (d) z  44

Multiple choice questions with more than one correct.

12. The shortest  of X rays emitted from an X ray tube depends on

(a) current in the tube
(b) the voltage applied across the tube
(c) the nature of gas in the tube
(d) the atomic number of the target material

13. The X-ray beam coming from an X-Ray tube will be :

(a) monochromatic
(b) having all  smaller than a certain max 
(c) having all  larger than a certain min 
(d) having all  lying between a min & a max 

14. The potential diff applied to an X-Ray tube is increased. As a result in the emitted
radiation
(a) the intensity 
(b) the minimum  
(c) the intensity remain unchanged
(d) the minimum  

15. X- rays are produced in an X-Ray tube operating at a given accelerating voltage. The
 of continuous X-Rays has values from
(a) 0 to 
(b) min to  where min  0
(c) 0 to max where max  
(d) min to max where 0  min  max  

16. The photoelectric work function of potassium is 2.3 eV. If light having a wavelength

of 2800 A falls on potassium, find:
(a) the kinetic energy in electron volts of the most energetic electrons ejected.
(b) the stopping potential in volts.

17. When a beam of 10.6 eV photons of intensity 2.0 W/m2 falls on a platinum surface of
area 1.0  10 4 m2 and work function 5.6 eV, 0.53% of the incident photons eject

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 photo electrons. Find the number of photoelectrons emitted per second and their
minimum and maximum energies (in eV). Take 1eV  1.6  1019 J .

18. A metal whose work function is 3.0 eV is illuminated by light of wavelength

3 107 m. Calculate (a) threshold frequency (b) the maximum energy of
photoelectrons (c) stopping or retarding potential.

19. The maximum KE of e  emitted in the photoelectric effect is linearly dependent on

the __________ of the incident radiation.

20. The KE of photoelectrons emitted by a photosensitive surface depends on the

intensity of the incident radiation. (True or False)

21. In a photoelectric emission the maximum energy of the photo e   with  in

intensity of incident light. (True or False)

22. The maximum KE of photo–electrons emitted from a surface when photons of

energy 6eV fall on it is 4eV. The stopping potential in volts is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 10

23. Photoelectric effect supports the quantum nature of it because

(a) there is a minimum frequency of light below which no photoelectrons are emitted.
(b) maximum K of photo e  depends only on frequency and not intensity
(c) photoelectrons are emitted even when the surface is faintly illuminated
(d) electric charge of e  is quantised.

24. The work function of a substance is 4.0 eV. The largest  of light that can cause
photoelectron emission from this substance is about
(a) 540 nm (b) 400 nm (c) 310 nm (d) 220 nm

Homework
H.C.Verma
Chapter 42 and 44 Full

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 CLASSWORK SHEET
Subject: Physics Topic: Modern Physics (3)

1. Highly energetic electrons are bombarded on a target of an element consisting of 30

neutrons. The ratio of the radii of the nucleus to that of the helium nucleus is 141/ 3 .
Find atomic number of nucleus and the frequency of the K  line of X ray produced.
(Take R = 1.1  107 m 1 , c= 3  108 m / s )

2. At time t = 0, number of nuclei of a radioactive substance are 100. At t = 1s their

number becomes 90. Find the number of nuclei at t = 2s.

3. At time t = 0, activity of a radioactive substance is 1600 Bq, at t = 8 s activity remains

100 Bq. Find the activity at t = 2s.

4. Prove mathematically that mean life or average life of a radioactive substance is

t av  1 /  .

5. Uranium ores on the earth at the present time typically have a composition consisting
of 99.3% of the isotope 92 U 238 and 0.7% of the isotope 92 U 235 . The half lives of
these isotopes are 4.47  109 y and 7.04  108 y respectively. If these isotopes were
equally abundant when the earth was formed, estimate the age of the earth.

6. Discuss successive disintegration.

7. A radionuclide X is produced at constant rate  . At time t = 0, number of nuclei of X

are zero. Find
(a) the maximum number of nuclei of X.
(b) the number of nuclei at time t.
Decay constant of X is  .

8. Find the increase in mass of water when 1.0 kg of water absorbs 4.2  103 J of energy
to produce a temperature rise of 1K

9. Find the minimum kinetic energy of an  -particle to cause the reaction

14
N  , p 17 O . The masses of 14 N , 4 He , 1 H and 17 O are respectively
14.00307u , 4.00260u ,1.00783u and 16.99913u .

10. Neon-23 decays in the following way

10 Ne 11 Na  1 e  v
23 23 0

Find the minimum and maximum kinetic energy that the beta particle  e can have.
0
1
23 23
The atomic masses of Ne and Na are 22.9945 u and 22.9898 u, respectively.

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11. The mean lives of a radio-active substance is 1620 years and 405 years for  -
emission and  emission respectively. Find out the time during which three-fourth of
a sample will decay if it is decaying both by  -emission and  -emission
simultaneously.

Fill in the blanks :

12. The radioactive decay rate of a radioactive element is found to be 103

disintegration/second at a certain time. If the half life of the element is one second,
the decay rate after one second is ________ and after three seconds is ______

238
13. In the Uranium radioactive series the initial nucleus is 92 U and the final nucleus is
206
82 Pb . When the Uranium nucleus decays to lead, the number of   particles
emitted is _______ and the number of   particle emitted is ______

14. When Boron nucleus 10  

5 B is bombarded by neutrons,   particles are emitted. The
resulting nucleus is of the element _______ and has the mass number _______

15. Atoms having the same ________ but different ________ are called isotopes.

16.   
The binding energies per nucleon for deuteron 1 H 2 and helium 2 He 4 are 1.1 
MeV and 7.0 MeV respectively. The energy released when two deuterons fuse to
 
form a helium nucleus 2 He 4 is ________

17. In the nuclear process, 6 C 11  2 B11     X , X stands for _______

Multiple Choice Questions with ONE correct answer:

1
18. The half life of radioactive Radon is 3.8 days. The time at the end of which th of
20
the radon sample will remain undecayed is (given log10 e  0.4343)
(a) 3.8 days (b) 16.5 days (c) 33 days (d) 76 days

19. Beta rays emitted by a radioactive material are

(a) electromagnetic radiations
(b) the electrons orbiting around the nucleus
(c) charged particles emitted by the nucleus
(d) neutral particles

Homework
H.C.Verma
Chapter 46
Questions for short answer
Objective I
Exercise Q 1 to Q 25

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 CLASSWORK SHEET
Subject: Physics Topic: Modern Physics (4)

Multiple Choice Questions with ONE correct answer:

1. Fast neutrons can easily be slowed down by

(a) the use of lead shielding
(b) passing them through water
(c) elastic collisions with heavy nuclei
(d) applying a strong electric field.

2. Consider  particles,  particles and   rays, each having an energy of 0.5 MeV.
In increasing order of penetrating powers, the radiations are:
(a)  ,  ,  (b)  ,  ,  (c)  ,  ,  (d)  ,  , 

3. A radioactive material decays by simultaneous emission of two particles with

respective half-lives 1620 and 810 years. The time, in years, after which one-fourth of
the material remains is
(a) 1080 (b) 2430 (c) 3240 (d) 4860

4. Masses of two isobars 29 Cu 64 and 30 Zn 64 are 63.9298 u and 63.9292 u respectively.

It can be concluded from this data that
(a) both the isobars are stable.
(b) Zn 64 is radioactive, decaying to Cu 64 through   decay.
(c) Cu 64 is radioactive, decaying to Zn 64 through   decay.
(d) Cu 64 is radioactive, decaying to Zn 64 through   decay.

5. Which of the following is a correct statement?

(a) Beta rays are same as cathode rays
(b) Gamma rays are high energy neutrons
(c) Alpha particles are singly ionized helium atoms
(d) Protons and neutrons have exactly the same mass

6. 
Order of magnitude of density of uranium nucleus is, m p  1.67 1027 kg 
(a) 1020 kg / m 3 (b) 1017 kg / m 3 (c) 1014 kg / m 3 (d) 1011 kg / m3

7. 22
Ne nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two   particles and an unknown
nucleus. The unknown nucleus is
(a) nitrogen (b) carbon (c) boron (d) oxygen

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8. Binding energy per nucleon vs. mass number curve for nuclei is shown in the figure
W, X, Y and Z are four nuclei indicated on the curve. The process that would release
energy is

Binding Energy/nucleon in Mev

Y
8.5
X
8.0
7.5 W

5.0 Z

0 30 60 90 120
Mass number of nuclei
(a)
Y  2Z (b) W  X  Z (c) W  2Y (d) X  Y  Z

9. Two radioactive materials X 1 and X 2 have decay constants 10 and  respectively.
If initially they have the same number of nuclei, then the ratio of the number of nuclei
of X 1 to that X 2 will be 1/e after a time
1 1 11 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 11 10 9

10. The electron emitted in beta radiation originates from

(a) inner orbits of atoms
(b) free electrons existing in nuclei
(c) decay of a neutron in a nucleus
(d) photon escaping from the nucleus

11. The half-life of 215

At is 100 s . The time taken for the radioactivity of a sample of
215
At to decay to 1/16th of its initial value is
(a) 400 s (b) 6.3 s (c) 40 s (d) 300 s

12. Which of the following processes represents a   decay?

(a) A
X z    A X Z 1  a  b (b) A
X z  1 no  A  3 X Z  2  c
(c) A
X z  AXZ  f (d) A
X z  e1  A X Z 1  g

13. For uranium nucleus how does its mass vary with volume?
(a) m  V (b) m  1/ V (c) m  V (d) m  V 2

14. A nucleus with mass number 220 initially at rest emits an   particle. If the Q value
of the reaction is 5.5 MeV, calculate the kinetic energy of the   particle
(a) 4.4 MeV (b) 5.4 MeV (c) 5.6 MeV (d) 6.5 MeV

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15. A 280 days old radioactive substance show an activity of 6000 dps, 140 days later it’s
activity becomes 3000 dps. What was its initial activity
(a) 20000 dps (b) 24000 dps (c) 12000 dps (d) 6000 dps

16. If a star can convert all the He nuclei completely into oxygen nuclei, the energy
released per oxygen nuclei is [Mass of He nucleus is 4.0026 amu and mass of Oxygen
nucleus is 15.9994 amu]
(a) 7.6 MeV (b) 56.12 MeV (c) 10.24 MeV (d) 23.9 MeV

221
17. 88 Ra is radioactive substance having half life of 4 days. Find the probability that a
nucleus undergoes decay after two half lives
1 3 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4

Multiple Choice questions with more than one option correct

18. The mass number of a nucleus is
(a) always less than its atomic number
(b) always more than its atomic number
(c) sometimes equal to its atomic number
(d) sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number

19. During a negative beta decay

(a) an atomic electron is ejected
(b) an electron which is already present within the nucleus is ejected
(c) a neutron in the nucleus decays emitting an electron
(d) a part of the binding energy of the nucleus is converted into an electron

20. During a nuclear fusion reaction:

(a) a heavy nucleus breaks into two fragments by itself
(b) a light nucleus bombarded by thermal neutrons breaks up
(c) a heavy nucleus bombarded by thermal neutrons breaks up
(d) two light nuclei combine to give a heavier nucleus and possibly other products

21. A freshly prepared radioactive source of half life 2 hr emits radiation of intensity
which is 64 times the permissible safe level. The minimum time after which it would
be possible to work safely with this source is
(a) 6 hr (b) 12 hr (c) 24 hr (d) 128 hr

22. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?

(a) The rest mass of a stable nucleus is less than the sum of the rest masses of its
separated nucleons.
(b) The rest mass of the stable nucleus is greater than the sum of the rest masses of its
separated nucleons
(c) In nuclear fission energy is released by fusing two nuclei of medium mass
(approximately 100 amu)
(d) In nuclear fission, energy is released by fragmentation of a very heavy nucleus

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23. Let mp be the mass of a proton, mn the mass of a neutron, M1 the mass of a 10 Ne
40
nucleus and M2 the mass of a 20 Ca nucleus. Then
(a) M 2  2M1 (b) M 2  2M1
(c) M 2  2M1 
(d) M1 10 mn  m p 
Homework
H.C.Verma
Chapter 46
Objective II
Exercise Q 26 to Q 53

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 CWS - MODERN PHYSICS - 5

1. A radioactive substance is being produced at a constant rate of 200 nuclei/s. The

decay constant of the substance is 1s -1. After what time the number of radioactive
nuclei will become 100. Initially there are no nuclei present?
1
(a) 1s (b) s (c) ln (2) s (d) 2s
ln (2)

2. A radioactive isotope is being produced at a constant rate X. Half–life of the

radioactive substance is Y. After some time the number of radioactive nuclei become
constant. The value of this constant is:
XY X
(a) (b) XY (c) (XY) ln (2) (d)
ln (2) Y

3. A radioactive substance X decays into another radioactive substance Y. Initially only

X was present.  x and  y are the disintegration constants of X and Y. Nx and Ny are the
number of nuclei of X and Y at any time t. Number of nuclei Ny will be maximum
when:
Ny y Nx x
(a)  (b) 
N x  N y x   y N x  N y x   y
(c)  y N Y   x N x (d)  y N Y   x N y

4. Half-life of a radioactive substance A is two times the half-life of another radioactive

substance B. Initially the number of nuclei of A and B are NA and NB respectively.
After three half lives of A number of nuclei of both are equal. Then the ratio NA/NB is:
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/8 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/6

5. There are two radioactive substances A and B. Decay constant of B is two times that
of A. Initially both have equal number of nuclei. After n half lives of A rate of
disintegration of both are equal. The value of n is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) all of these

6. A   ray photon is emitted:

(a) after ionization of an atom
(b) due to conversion of a neutron into a proton in the nucleus.
(c) after de-excitation of a nucleus
(d) due to conversion of a proton into a neutron in the nucleus.

7. A radioactive nucleus A finally transforms into a stable nucleus B. Then A and B can
be:
(a) isobars (b) isotones (c) isotopes (d) none of these

8. If 92 U 238 changes to 85 At 210 by a series of  and  decays, the number of  and 

decays undergone is:
(a) 7 and 5 (b) 7 and 7 (c) 5 and 7 (d) 7 and 9

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9. Number of nuclei of a radioactive substance at time t = 0 are 1000 and 900 at time t =
2s. Then number of nuclei at time t = 4s. will be:
(a) 800 (b) 810 (c) 790 (d) 700

10. In a sample of a radioactive substance what fraction of the initial number of nuclei
T
will remain undecayed after a time t  , where T = half-life of radioactive
2
substance:
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 4 2 1

11. The ratio between total acceleration of the electron in singly ionized helium atom and
hydrogen atom (both in ground state) is:
(a) 1 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 16

12. The shortest wavelength of the Brackett series of a hydrogen like atom (atomic
number = Z) is the same as the shortest wavelength of the Balmer series of hydrogen
atom. The value of Z is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

13. In a hydrogen atom, the electron is in nth energy level state. It comes down to first
excited state by emitting ten different wavelengths. The value of n is:
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9

14. The angular momentum of an electron in an orbit is quantized because it is a

necessary condition for the compatibility with:
(a) the wave nature of electron (b) particle nature of electron
(c) Pauli’s exclusion behaviour (d) none of the above

15. The maximum angular speed of the electron of a hydrogen atom in a stationary orbit
is:
(a) 6.2 105 rad/s (b) 4.1  1016 rad/s (c) 2.4 1010 rad/s (d) 9.2 10 6 rad/s

16. In hydrogen and hydrogen like atoms the ratio of difference of energies
E 4 n  E 2 n and E 2 n  E n varies with atomic number Z and principle quantum number
n as:
Z2 Z4 Z
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) (d) none of these
n n n

17. The ratio of the maximum wavelength of the Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum to
the maximum wavelength in the Paschen series is:
3 6 52 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
105 15 7 108

18. According to Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom, the product of the binding energy of
the electron in the nth orbit and its radius in the nth orbit:
(a) is proportional to n2 (b) is inversely proportional to n3

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  
(c) has a constant value 10.2 eV  A (d) has a constant value 7.2 eV  A

19. When an electron in the hydrogen atom in ground state absorbs a photon of energy
12.1 eV, its angular momentum:
(a) decreases by 2.11 10 34 J - s (b) decreases by 1.05510 34 J - s
(c) increases by 2.11 10 34 J - s (d) increases by 1.055 10 34 J - s

20. An electron and a photon have same wavelength. It p is the momentum of electron
and E the energy of photon. The magnitude of p/E in SI unit is:
34
(a) 3.0  108 (b) 3.33 10 9 (c) 9.1  10 31 (d) 6.64  10 

21. In X - ray tube when the accelerating voltage V is halved, the difference between the
wavelengths of K line and minimum wavelength of continuous X- ray spectrum:

(a) remains constant (b) becomes more than two times
(c) becomes half (d) becomes less than two times

22. Let K1 be the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted by light of

wavelength 1 and K2 corresponding to wavelength 2 . If 1  22 then:
(a) 2K1  K 2 (b) K1  2K 2 (c) K1  K 2 / 2 (d) K1  2K 2

23. Binding energy per nucleon of 1 H 2 and 2 He 4 are 1.1 eV and 7.0 MeV respectively.
Energy released in the process 1 H 2  1 H 2  2 He 4 is:
(a) 20.8 MeV (b) 16.6 MeV (c) 25.2 MeV (d) 23.6 MeV

24. A particle of mass 3m at rest decays into two particles of masses m and 2m having
non–zero velocities. The ratio of the de- Broglie wavelengths of the particles
 1 
  is:
 2 
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 2 (d) none of these

25. A potential difference of 103 V is applied across an X-ray tube. The ratio of the de-
Broglie wavelength of the incident electrons to the shortest wavelength of X – rays
produced is:
(a) 1/20 (b) 1/100 (c) 1 (d) 1/104
(e) (e / m  1.8 1014 C / kg for an electron)

26. de - Broglie wavelength of an electron in the nth Bohr orbit is  n and the angular
momentum is J n , then:
1
(a) J n   n (b)  n  (c) n  J n2 (d) none of these
Jn

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 3h
27. The angular momentum of an electron in the hydrogen atom is . Here, h is
2
Planck’s constant. The kinetic energy of this electron is:
(a) 4.35 eV (b) 1.51 eV (c) 3.4 eV (d) 6.8 eV

28. Consider the electronic energy level diagram of H n

A
– atom. Photons associated with shortest and n4
longest wavelengths would be emitted from the D C
n3
atom by the transitions labelled: B
(a) D and C respectively (b) C and A respectively
n2
(c) C and D respectively (d) A and C respectively
n 1

29. In a hydrogen atom, the binding energy of the electron in the ground state is E1, then
the frequency of revolution of the electron in the nth orbit is
(a) 2E1/nh (b) 2E1 n/h (c) E1 / nh (d) E1 n/h

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CWS 401 Modern Physics 1

1. 4.7  106 N / m 2
2. 0.25 nm
3. 4.9  107 m2 ,6.12  1014
4. 121.5 nm, 91.1 nm, UV region
5. 1.587 A0 , 1.095  106 N / m 2
6. 13.6 eV, 0 eV, 13.6 eV, 3.4 eV, 20.40 eV, 23.80 eV
n 2 h 2 1/ 4
7. r  ( 2 )
8 am
 n 2h 2
8. r  0 , 03 nm
400me 2
9. -1
10. (a)
11. (d)
12. (d)
13. (c)
14. (a)
15. (d)
16. (b)
17. (d)
18. (a)
19. (b)
20. (a), (c),(d)

CWS 402 Modern Physics 2

1. 0.031 nm
2. 7.52  1018 Hz
3. 30000, 30000
4. intensity, decreases
5. 0.27 A
6. 3  108 m / s
7. 41
8. c
9. d
10. a
11. a
12. b
13. c
14. c,d
15. b

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 16. 2.1 eV, 2.1 V
17. 6.25  1011 , 0 eV, 5.0 eV
18. 7.2  1014 Hz,1.14eV ,1.14V
19. frequency
20. false
21. false
22. b
23. a,b,c
24. c

CWS 403 Modern Physics 3

1. 26, 1.55  1018 Hz

2. 81
3. 800 Bq
5. 6  109 years
 
7. , 1  e t ) 
 
8. 4.7  1014 kg
9. 1.54 MeV
10. 0 to 4.4 MeV
11. 449 years
12. 500, 125
13. 8, 6
14. Li, 7
15. Atomic Number, Mass Number
16. 23.6 MeV
17. neutrino/energy
18. b
19. c

CWS 404 Modern Physics 4

1. b
2. a
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. c
9. d
10. c

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 11. a
12. c
13. a
14. b
15. b
16. c
17. c
18. c,d
19. c
20. d
21. b
22. a,d
23. c.d

CWS 405 Modern Physics 5

1. c
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. a
13. a
14. a
15. b
16. d
17. d
18. d
19. c
20. b
21. d
22. c
23. d
24. d
25. c
26. a
27. b

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 28. c
29. a

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