Black Body Radiation o e) Universal gas constant

8. Which of the following equations represents

1. What is a black body? the Stefan-Boltzmann law?
o a) A perfect reflector of all radiation o a) E = σT
o b) A body that absorbs all radiation o b) E = σT^2
incident on it o c) E = σT^3
o c) A body that emits only visible light o d) E = σT^4
o d) A body that emits no radiation at all o e) E = σT^5
o e) A body that reflects all radiation 9. The Stefan-Boltzmann law is applicable to...
incident on it o a) All bodies
2. Which law describes the spectral energy o b) Only black bodies
distribution of black body radiation? o c) Only white bodies
o a) Newton's law o d) Only gases
o b) Stefan-Boltzmann law o e) Only solids
o c) Wien's displacement law 10. Which of the following is the value of the
o d) Planck's law Stefan-Boltzmann constant (σ)?
o e) Ohm's law o a) 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m²K⁴
3. The peak wavelength of radiation emitted by o b) 6.63 x 10^-34 J·s
a black body is inversely proportional to its... o c) 1.38 x 10^-23 J/K
o a) Temperature o d) 3.00 x 10^8 m/s
o b) Pressure o e) 9.81 m/s²
o c) Volume
o d) Density Wien's Displacement Law
o e) Mass
4. Who first introduced the concept of black 11. Wien's displacement law relates the
body radiation? temperature of a black body to its...
o a) Isaac Newton o a) Peak emission frequency
o b) Albert Einstein o b) Peak emission wavelength
o c) Max Planck o c) Total radiated energy
o d) Niels Bohr o d) Volume
o e) James Clerk Maxwell o e) Density
5. The total energy radiated per unit surface 12. According to Wien's displacement law, as the
area of a black body is proportional to... temperature of a black body increases, the
o a) Temperature peak wavelength...
o b) Temperature squared o a) Increases
o c) Temperature cubed o b) Decreases
o d) Temperature to the fourth power o c) Remains constant
o e) Temperature to the fifth power o d) Oscillates
o e) Becomes zero
Stefan-Boltzmann Law 13. Wien's displacement constant (b) is
approximately equal to...
6. The Stefan-Boltzmann law relates the total o a) 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m²K⁴
energy radiated per unit surface area to... o b) 2.9 x 10^-3 m·K
o a) Temperature o c) 6.63 x 10^-34 J·s
o b) Pressure o d) 1.38 x 10^-23 J/K
o c) Volume o e) 3.00 x 10^8 m/s
o d) Temperature to the fourth power 14. Which of the following equations represents
o e) Temperature to the fifth power Wien's displacement law?
7. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant (σ) is a... o a) λ_peak = b/T
o a) Dimensionless constant o b) λ_peak = bT
o b) Fundamental physical constant o c) λ_peak = bT^2
o c) Derived unit o d) λ_peak = bT^3
o d) Unit of temperature o e) λ_peak = bT^4
 15. Wien's displacement law helps in 22. Who explained the photoelectric effect?
determining the... o a) Isaac Newton
o a) Total energy radiated by a black body o b) Albert Einstein
o b) Peak wavelength of radiation from a o c) Max Planck
black body o d) Niels Bohr
o c) Temperature of a black body o e) James Clerk Maxwell
o d) Volume of a black body 23. In the photoelectric effect, electrons are
o e) Density of a black body emitted when light...
o a) Reaches a certain temperature
Planck's Law o b) Has a certain frequency
o c) Has a certain wavelength
16. Planck's law describes the... o d) Has a certain intensity
o a) Distribution of energy in the black o e) Is monochromatic
body spectrum 24. The minimum frequency required to emit
o b) Total energy radiated by a black body electrons from a metal surface is called the...
o c) Peak wavelength of radiation o a) Work function
o d) Emission of photons from a black o b) Threshold frequency
body o c) Quantum frequency
o e) Reflection of light from a surface o d) Photon frequency
17. Planck's constant (h) is approximately equal o e) Emission frequency
to...
o a) 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m²K⁴
o b) 2.9 x 10^-3 m·K
o c) 6.63 x 10^-34 J·s 25. The energy of a photon in the photoelectric
o d) 1.38 x 10^-23 J/K effect is given by...
o e) 3.00 x 10^8 m/s o a) E = hv
18. Planck's law is crucial in understanding the... o b) E = h/v
o a) Quantum nature of light o c) E = hv^2
o b) Wave nature of light o d) E = hc
o c) Classical mechanics o e) E = 1/2 mv^2
o d) Thermodynamics
o e) Electromagnetic theory Compton Effect
19. The equation E = hv is associated with...
o a) Wien's displacement law 26. The Compton effect demonstrates the...
o b) Stefan-Boltzmann law o a) Wave nature of light
o c) Planck's law o b) Particle nature of light
o d) Newton's law o c) Reflective properties of surfaces
o e) Ohm's law o d) Refraction of light
20. Planck's law resolved the problem of... o e) Diffraction of light
o a) Classical wave theory 27. In the Compton effect, X-rays are scattered
o b) Ultraviolet catastrophe by...
o c) Newtonian mechanics o a) Protons
o d) Thermodynamic equilibrium o b) Neutrons
o e) Special relativity o c) Electrons
o d) Photons
Photoelectric Effect o e) Nuclei
28. The Compton effect provided evidence for...
21. The photoelectric effect demonstrates the... o a) Wave-particle duality
o a) Wave nature of light o b) Classical wave theory
o b) Particle nature of light o c) Newtonian mechanics
o c) Reflective properties of surfaces o d) Thermodynamics
o d) Refraction of light o e) Special relativity
o e) Diffraction of light 29. The change in wavelength due to the
Compton effect is called...
 o a) Wavelength shift De Broglie Hypothesis
o b) Frequency shift
o c) Compton shift 36. The de Broglie hypothesis suggests that...
o d) Quantum shift o a) Only light has wave-particle duality
o e) Photon shift o b) Only electrons have wave-particle
30. The equation for the Compton shift is given duality
by... o c) All matter has wave-particle duality
o a) Δλ = h/mc o d) Only protons have wave-particle
o b) Δλ = h/mv duality
o c) Δλ = h/mc (1 - cosθ) o e) Only neutrons have wave-particle
o d) Δλ = h/mc (1 + cosθ) duality
o e) Δλ = h/mc (1 - sinθ) 37. According to de Broglie, the wavelength of a
particle is given by...
Dual Nature of Light o a) λ = h/p
o b) λ = p/h
31. The dual nature of light refers to its... o c) λ = h/E
o a) Reflective and refractive properties o d) λ = E/h
o b) Particle and wave properties o e) λ = h/c
o c) Emission and absorption properties 38. The momentum of a particle in de Broglie's
o d) Scattering and diffraction properties equation is represented by...
o e) Interference and polarization o a) m
properties o b) v
o c) p
o d) E
o e) h
32. The wave nature of light is demonstrated 39. De Broglie's hypothesis was experimentally
by... confirmed by...
o a) Photoelectric effect o a) Photoelectric effect
o b) Compton effect o b) Compton effect
o c) Interference and diffraction o c) Electron diffraction
o d) Reflection and refraction o d) Reflection of light
o e) Scattering o e) Refraction of light
33. The particle nature of light is demonstrated 40. The de Broglie wavelength is inversely
by... proportional to the...
o a) Photoelectric effect o a) Mass of the particle
o b) Interference o b) Velocity of the particle
o c) Diffraction o c) Momentum of the particle
o d) Polarization o d) Energy of the particle
o e) Refraction o e) Frequency of the particle
34. Who proposed the concept of wave-particle
duality? 41. The work function of a metal is the...
o a) Isaac Newton o a) Minimum energy needed to remove
o b) Albert Einstein an electron
o c) Louis de Broglie o b) Maximum energy needed to remove
o d) Niels Bohr an electron
o e) Max Planck o c) Energy required to heat the metal
35. The dual nature of light is explained by the... o d) Energy required to cool the metal
o a) Classical wave theory o e) Energy required to ionize the metal
o b) Quantum theory 42. The photoelectric current increases with
o c) Newtonian mechanics the...
o d) Special relativity o a) Frequency of incident light
o e) General relativity o b) Intensity of incident light
o c) Wavelength of incident light
o d) Angle of incident light
 o e) Temperature of the metal o d) The laws of thermodynamics
o o e) The theory of relativity
43. Compton shift is observed in... 50. Which phenomenon can be explained by
o a) Visible light considering the dual nature of light?
o b) X-rays o a) Reflection
o c) Gamma rays o b) Refraction
o d) Infrared light o c) Diffraction
o e) Ultraviolet light o d) Photoelectric effect
44. Which effect shows that light can transfer o e) Scattering
momentum to matter? 51. The quantization of energy levels in an atom
o a) Photoelectric effect was first explained by...
o b) Compton effect o a) Isaac Newton
o c) Diffraction o b) Albert Einstein
o d) Interference o c) Niels Bohr
o e) Reflection o d) Louis de Broglie
45. The energy of a photon is directly o e) Max Planck
proportional to its... 52. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is
o a) Frequency related to...
o b) Wavelength o a) Position and momentum
o c) Amplitude o b) Energy and time
o d) Speed o c) Frequency and wavelength
o e) Phase o d) Mass and velocity
46. In the Compton effect, the scattered photon o e) Charge and current
has... 53. The photoelectric effect was significant in
o a) Higher energy than the incident establishing the...
photon o a) Wave theory of light
o b) Lower energy than the incident o b) Quantum theory of light
photon o c) Corpuscular theory of light
o c) The same energy as the incident o d) Special theory of relativity
photon o e) General theory of relativity
o d) No energy 54. According to the de Broglie hypothesis, the
o e) Energy equal to zero wavelength associated with a particle is
47. The de Broglie wavelength of a macroscopic inversely proportional to its...
object is... o a) Mass
o a) Very large o b) Energy
o b) Very small o c) Momentum
o c) Infinite o d) Frequency
o d) Zero o e) Amplitude
o e) Equal to Planck's constant 55. The concept of wave-particle duality is a
48. The interference pattern in electron cornerstone of...
diffraction experiments confirms the... o a) Classical mechanics
o a) Particle nature of electrons o b) Quantum mechanics
o b) Wave nature of electrons o c) Thermodynamics
o c) Reflective properties of electrons o d) Electromagnetism
o d) Refractive properties of electrons o e) Special relativity
o e) Scattering properties of electrons 56. In which of the following effects does light
behave as particles?
o a) Interference
o b) Diffraction
49. Planck's quantum theory is essential in o c) Photoelectric effect
explaining... o d) Polarization
o a) Classical mechanics o e) Reflection
o b) The behavior of macroscopic objects
o c) The behavior of microscopic particles
57. Which of the following scientists contributed
to the quantum theory?
o a) Isaac Newton
o b) Albert Einstein
o c) James Clerk Maxwell
o d) Galileo Galilei
o e) Nikola Tesla
58. The concept that light can behave both as a
wave and a particle is known as...
o a) Wave-particle duality
o b) Quantum superposition
o c) Wave interference
o d) Quantum entanglement
o e) Photon theory
59. The principle of wave-particle duality was
experimentally confirmed by the...
o a) Michelson-Morley experiment
o b) Rutherford gold foil experiment
o c) Young's double-slit experiment
o d) Millikan oil-drop experiment
o e) Davisson-Germer experiment
60. The Compton effect provides evidence for
the...
o a) Particle nature of light
o b) Wave nature of light
o c) Reflective properties of surfaces
o d) Refractive properties of surfaces
o e) Interference of waves
 ANSWERS
Compton Effect:
Black Body Radiation: 26. b) Particle nature of light

1. b) A body that absorbs all radiation incident 27. c) Electrons

on it
28. a) Wave-particle duality
2. d) Planck's law
3. a) Temperature 29. c) Compton shift
4. c) Max Planck
5. d) Temperature to the fourth power 30. c) Δλ = h/mc (1 - cosθ)

Stefan-Boltzmann Law:
Dual Nature of Light:
6. d) Temperature to the fourth power
31. b) Particle and wave properties
7. b) Fundamental physical constant
32. c) Interference and diffraction
8. d) E = σT^4
33. a) Photoelectric effect
9. b) Only black bodies
34. c) Louis de Broglie
10. a) 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m²K⁴
35. b) Quantum theory

Wien's Displacement Law:

De Broglie Hypothesis:
11. b) Peak emission wavelength
36. c) All matter has wave-particle duality
12. b) Decreases
37. a) λ = h/p
13. b) 2.9 x 10^-3 m·K
38. c) p
14. a) λ_peak = b/T
39. c) Electron diffraction
15. b) Peak wavelength of radiation from a black body
40. c) Momentum of the particle
Planck's Law:

16. a) Distribution of energy in the black body spectrum

Additional Questions:
17. c) 6.63 x 10^-34 J·s
41. a) Minimum energy needed to remove an electron
18. a) Quantum nature of light
42. b) Intensity of incident light
19. c) Planck's law
43. b) X-rays
20. b) Ultraviolet catastrophe
44. b) Compton effect

45. a) Frequency
Photoelectric Effect:
46. b) Lower energy than the incident photon
21. b) Particle nature of light
47. b) Very small
22. b) Albert Einstein
48. b) Wave nature of electrons
23. b) Has a certain frequency
49. c) The behavior of microscopic particles
24. b) Threshold frequency
50. d) Photoelectric effect
25. a) E = hv
51. c) Niels Bohr

52. a) Position and momentum

53. b) Quantum theory of light

54. c) Momentum

55. b) Quantum mechanics

56. c) Photoelectric effect

57. b) Albert Einstein

58. a) Wave-particle duality

59. e) Davisson-Germer experiment

60. a) Particle nature of light