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- A. 100 A
- B. 25 A
- C. 50 A
- D. 20 A
Explanation: The sinusoidal AC current given by the equation I = 50 sin(20t) has a peak value that is determined by the amplitude of the sine function.
Correct answer: 50 A- A. 100 Hz
- B. 200Hz
- C. 50 Hz
- D. 150Hz
Explanation: If we compare the given equation with the formula V=Vosin(wt+ϕ),Vo=20, ϕ=0, w=100.
Correct answer: 50 Hz- A. 5A
- B. 2.5A
- C. 5√2 A
- D. 52 A
Explanation: The mean square value (RMS value) of the current is calculated as:RMS value = Peak value / √2= 5√2 / √2= 5 A Therefore, option a is correct.
Correct answer: 5A- A. 150Hz
- B. 50Hz
- C. 100Hz
- D. 200Hz
Explanation: In most countries, the domestic electricity supply, also known as the mains electricity or grid power, has a frequency of 50Hz (50 cycles…
Correct answer: 50Hz- A. Pair production
- B. Compton effect
- C. Annihilation of matter
- D. photoelectric effect
Explanation: A.The creation of an elementary particle and its antiparticle, usually when a photon (or another neutral boson) interacts with a nucleus…
Correct answer: Annihilation of matter- A. Intensity of the incident light
- B. Frequency of the incident light
- C. Temperature of the photosensitive surface
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The maximum KE of emitted photoelectrons depends on the frequency of incident lightThis can be represented by the photoelectric equationEk…
Correct answer: Frequency of the incident light- A. Intensity of light
- B. Frequency of light
- C. Wavelength of light
- D. Speed of light
Explanation: According to Planck's quantum theory, the intensity of the incident beam is directly related to the number of photons in the beam.
Correct answer: Intensity of light- A. E = 0.52 Mev
- B. E < 1.02 Mev
- C. E < 0.52 Mev
- D. E > 1.02 Mev
Explanation: Pair production is a process in which a photon interacts with a nucleus or an atomic electron and produces an electron-positron pair.
Correct answer: E > 1.02 Mev- A. Doubled
- B. More than double
- C. Unchanged
- D. Less than double
Explanation: More than double: From Einstein's equation for photoelectric effect , the maximum kinetic energy , K=hν−W where ν= frequency of incident…
Correct answer: More than double- A. Max Planck
- B. Compton
- C. Lousie
- D. Einstein
Explanation: Albert Einstein was awarded the Noble Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which he published in…
Correct answer: Einstein13631. The scattering angle for which the Compton shift in wavelength is equal to Compton wavelength is:
- A. 0=90°
- B. 0=0"
- C. 0=45°
- D. 0=180°
Explanation: COMPTON'S EFFECT: It is the scattering of a high-frequency photon after a collision with an electron, which results in a decrease in the…
Correct answer: 0=90°- A. The photon's frequency only
- B. The metal work function and photon's frequency
- C. The intensity of incident light
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The maximum kinetic energy of an electron ejected from a metal by a photon is calculated using the equation K_max = hf - φ, where h is…
Correct answer: The metal work function and photon's frequency- A. Critical frequency
- B. Threshold frequency
- C. Work function
- D. None of the above
Explanation: This minimum frequency is also called the threshold frequency, and the value of ν0 \nu, start subscript, 0, end subscript depends on the…
Correct answer: Threshold frequency- A. v = f.λ
- B. λ = h / mv
- C. s = d/t
- D. p = λ x h
Explanation: The correct formula to calculate the wavelength of an electron is λ = h / mv, known as De Broglie's wave equation.
Correct answer: λ = h / mv- A. Blue light
- B. Yellow light
- C. X-rays
- D. Radio wave
Explanation: According to the de Broglie equation, wavelength and momentum are inversely proportional.
Correct answer: X-rays- A. 00
- B. 450
- C. 900
- D. 1800
Explanation: The largest change in wavelength occurs when the photon is scattered through 180 degrees because the photon is reflected directly back in…
Correct answer: 1800- A. Increase in intensity of light
- B. Increase in wavelength of light
- C. Increase in frequency of light
- D. Never
Explanation: The correct answer is that the number of ejected photoelectrons increases with an increase in the intensity of light.
Correct answer: Increase in intensity of light- A. Stopping potential
- B. Maximum kinetic energy of Photoelectron
- C. Photoelectric current
- D. Both (A) & (B)
Explanation: If the frequency of the incident radiation in the photoelectric effect is increased beyond the threshold frequency, it will affect the…
Correct answer: Stopping potential- A. The number of photons
- B. The energy of each photon
- C. The speed of the photons
- D. The frequency of photons
Explanation: Einstein proposed the idea that light is quantized into discrete packets of energy called photons.
Correct answer: The number of photons- A. Compton effect
- B. Photoelectric effect
- C. Pair production
- D. Pair Annihilation
Explanation: Pair production is the process in which a photon interacts with a nucleus and produces an electron-positron pair.
Correct answer: Photoelectric effect