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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: Einstein
  • 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