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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

82Questions
36Papers covered
5.56% ↑25%Weightage in 2026
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026522.55.56% ↑25%
20252124.44% ↑11.1%
20244224.00% →0%
20232124.00% →0%
20224224.00% →0%
20212124.00% ↓40%
20203136.67% ↑200%
20191112.22% ↓50%
20182124.44% →0%
20172124.44% ↑33.3%
2016321.53.33% ↓25%
20154224.44% →0%
20142124.44% ↓20%
2013522.55.56% ↓11.1%
2012522.56.25% ↓29.5%
2011723.58.86% ↑79.4%
20104224.94% ↓19.3%
20093136.12% ↑43.9%
20082124.26% →0%
20072124.26% ↓46.8%
20064148.00% ↑88%
20052124.26% ↑95.7%
20041112.17% ↓43.5%
20032123.85% ↓54.8%
20024148.51% ↑39%
20013136.12% ↑37.8%
20002124.44%

⚠ 3 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).

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31

Which of the following figures represent the variation of particle momentum and the associated de-Broglie wavelength?

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
32

A certain metallic surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength, . The stopping potential for photo-electric current for this light is 3V0. If the same surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 2 , the stopping potential is V0. The threshold wavelength for this surface for photo-electric effect is

  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 6
  4. 4
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
33

When the energy of the incident radiation is increased by 20%, the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface increased from 0.5 eV to 0.8 eV. The work function of the metal is

  1. 0.65 eV
  2. 1.0 eV
  3. 1.3 eV
  4. 1.5 eV
AIPMT 2014
34

If the kinetic energy of the particle is increased to 16 times its previous value, the percentage change in the de Broglie wavelength of the particle is

  1. 25
  2. 75
  3. 60
  4. 50
AIPMT 2014
35

A parallel beam of fast moving electrons is incident normally on a narrow slit. A fluorescent screen is placed at a large distance from the slit. If the speed of the electrons is increased, which of the following statements is correct ?

  1. The angular width of the central maximum will decrease.
  2. The angular width of the central maximum will be unaffected.
  3. Diffraction pattern is not observed on the screen in the case of electrons.
  4. The angular width of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern will increase.
NEET 2013
36

The wavelength e of an electron and p of a photon of same energy E are related by

  1. p e
  2. p 1 e
  3. p e2
  4. p e
NEET 2013
37

For photoelectric emission from certain metal the cutoff frequency is . If radiation of frequency 2 impinges on the metal plate, the maximum possible velocity of the emitted electron will be (m is the electron mass)

  1. 2h m
  2. 2 h m
  3. h (2m)
  4. h m
NEET 2013
38

A source of light is placed at a distance of 50 cm from a photo cell and the stopping potential is found to be V0. If the distance between the light source and photo cell is made 25 cm, the new stopping potential will be :

  1. V0/2
  2. V0
  3. 4V0
  4. 2V0
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
39

The de-broglie wavelength of neutrons in thermal equilibrium at temperature T is

  1. 3.08 T A
  2. 0.308 T A
  3. 0.0308 T A
  4. 30.8 T A
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
40

If the momentum of an electron is changed by P, then the de Broglie wavelength associated with it changes by 0.5\%. The initial momentum of electron will be

  1. 200 P
  2. 400 P
  3. P200
  4. 100 P
AIPMT 2012 (Mains)
41

Two radiations of photons energies 1 eV and 2.5 eV, successively illuminate a photosensitive metallic surface of work function 0.5 eV. The ratio of the maximum speeds of the emitted electrons is

  1. 1 : 4
  2. 1 : 2
  3. 1 : 1
  4. 1 : 5
AIPMT 2012 (Mains)
42

A 200 W sodium street lamp emits yellow light of wavelength 0.6 . Assuming it to be 25% efficient in converting electrical energy to light, the number of photons of yellow light it emits per second is

  1. 1.5 1020
  2. 6 1018
  3. 62 1020
  4. 3 1019
AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)
43

Monochromatic radiation emitted when electron in hydrogen atom jumps from first excited to the ground state irradiates a photosensitive material. The stopping potential is measured to be 3.57 V. The threshold frequency of the material is

  1. 4 1015 Hz
  2. 5 1015 Hz
  3. 1.6 1015 Hz
  4. 2.5 1015 Hz
AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)
44

An -particle moves in a circular path of radius 0.83 cm in the presence of a magnetic field of 0.25 Wb/m2. The de Broglie wavelength associated with the particle will be

  1. 1 A
  2. 0.1 A
  3. 10 A
  4. 0.01 A
AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)
45

The threshold frequency for a photosensitive metal is 3.3 1014 Hz. If light of frequency 8.2 1014 Hz is incident on this metal, the cut-off voltage for the photoelectron emission is nearly

  1. 1 V
  2. 2 V
  3. 3 V
  4. 5 V
AIPMT 2011 (Mains)
46

Photoelectric emission occurs only when the incident light has more than a certain minimum

  1. power
  2. wavelength
  3. intensity
  4. frequency
AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
47

Light of two different frequencies whose photons have energies 1 eV and 2.5 eV respectively illuminate a metallic surface whose work function is 0.5 eV successively. Ratio of maximum speeds of emitted electrons will be

  1. 1 : 4
  2. 1 : 2
  3. 1 : 1
  4. 1 : 5
AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
48

Electrons used in an electron microscope are accelerated by a voltage of 25 kV. If the voltage is increased to 100 kV, then the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electrons would

  1. increase by 2 times
  2. decrease by 2 times
  3. decrease by 4 times
  4. increase by 4 times
AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
49

In photoelectric emission process from a metal of work function 1.8 eV, the kinetic energy of most energetic electrons is 0.5 eV. The corresponding stopping potential is

  1. 1.8 V
  2. 1.3 V
  3. 0.5 V
  4. 2.3 V
AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
50

In the Davisson and Germer experiment, the velocity of electrons emitted from the electron gun can be increased by

  1. increasing the potential difference between the anode and filament
  2. increasing the filament current
  3. decreasing the filament current
  4. decreasing the potential difference between the anode and filament
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
51

A radioactive nucleus of mass M emits a photon of frequency and the nucleus recoils. The recoil energy will be

  1. Mc2 - h
  2. h2 2/2Mc2
  3. zero
  4. h
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2011 (Prelims)
52

When monochromatic radiation of intensity I falls on a metal surface, the number of photoelectrons and their maximum kinetic energy are N and T respectively. If the intensity of radiation is 2I, the number of emitted electrons and their maximum kinetic energy are respectively

  1. N and 2T
  2. 2N and T
  3. 2N and 2T
  4. N and T
AIPMT 2010 (Mains)
53

The electron in the hydrogen atom jumps from excited state (n = 3) to its ground state (n = 1) and the photons thus emitted irradiate a photosensitive material. If the work function of the material is 5.1 eV, the stopping potential is estimated to be (the energy of the electron in nth state En = - 13.6n2 eV)

  1. 5.1 V
  2. 12.1 V
  3. 17.2 V
  4. 7 V
AIPMT 2010 (Mains)
54

A source S1 is producing 1015 photons per second of wavelength 5000 A. Another source S2 is producing 1.02 1015 photons per second of wavelength 5100 A. Then, (power of S2)/(power of S1) is equal to

  1. 1.00
  2. 1.02
  3. 1.04
  4. 0.98
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
55

The potential difference that must be applied to stop the fastest photoelectrons emitted by a nickel surface, having work function 5.01 eV, when ultraviolet light of 200 nm falls on it, must be

  1. 2.4 V
  2. -1.2 V
  3. -2.4 V
  4. 1.2 V
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
56

The number of photo electrons emitted for light of a frequency (higher than the threshold frequency 0) is proportional to

  1. threshold frequency ( 0)
  2. intensity of light
  3. frequency of light ( )
  4. - 0
AIPMT 2009
57

The figure shows a plot of photo current versus anode potential for a photo sensitive surface for three different radiations. Which one of the following is a correct statement? [figure]

  1. Curves (a) and (b) represent incident radiations of same frequency but of different intensities.
  2. Curves (b) and (c) represent incident radiations of different frequencies and different intensities.
  3. Curves (b) and (c) represent incident radiations of same frequency having same intensity.
  4. Curves (a) and (b) represent incident radiations of different frequencies and different intensities.
AIPMT 2009
58

Monochromatic light of wavelength 667 nm is produced by a helium neon laser. The power emitted is 9 mW. The number of photons arriving per sec. on the average at a target irradiated by this beam is

  1. 3 1016
  2. 9 1015
  3. 3 1019
  4. 9 1017
AIPMT 2009
59

The work function of a surface of a photosensitive material is 6.2 eV. The wavelength of the incident radiation for which the stopping potential is 5 V lies in the

  1. infrared region
  2. X-ray region
  3. Ultraviolet region
  4. Visible region
AIPMT 2008
60

A particle of mass 1 mg has the same wavelength as an electron moving with a velocity of 3 106 m s-1. The velocity of the particle is

  1. 3 10-31 m s-1
  2. 2.7 10-21 m s-1
  3. 2.7 10-18 m s-1
  4. 9 10-2 m s-1
AIPMT 2008