SUBJECT: Physics EXCEL-TESTSESSION-2017

TIME:90 MIN
nd
CLASS: 2 Year-4 Quarter Book
th
(Subjective)
TOTAL-MARKS: 45 Marks
NOTE: Overwriting, cutting, use of lead pencil or ink remover is not allowed. Attempt All
Questions.
Q1(i) Rest mass of photon is
hf hc
(a) zero (b) infinity (c) c (d)
(ii) The value of threshold wavelength for photoelectric effect is 7000 A o. which of the following
radiation will not produce photoelectric effect?
(a) Infrared (b) Yellow (c) Violet (d) Ultraviolet
(iii) If h is Planks constant, The momentum of a photon of wavelength 0.01A o is
(a) 102 h (b) 10 6 h (c) 1012 h (d) 10 -12 h
(iv) Which of the following achieve conversion of electromagnetic energy in to electrical energy
(a) vacuum tube (b) Photocell (c) Cathode ray tube (d) Coolidge tube
(v) When X-rays are scattered by electrons their wavelength increases. This phenomenon is
called
(a) Hall effect (b) Thomson effect (c) Compton Effect (d) None of above
(vi) Which of the following is the ratio of K.E to the P.E of the electron is any Bohr orbit of
hydrogen atom?
(a) 2 (b) (c) -1/2 (d) -2
(vii) The difference between soft and hard x-rays is of
(a) Velocity (b) frequency (c) Intensity (d) Polarization
(viii) Which of the following is the value of principle quantum number for an ionized atom?
(a) infinity (b) zero (c) one (d) none of these
(ix) A radioactive substance has a half life of 4 months. Three-fourth of the substance will decay
in
(a) 6 months (b) 8 months (c) 12 months (d) 16 months
(x) In a nuclear reactor, cadmium rods are used to
(a) Produce neutrons (b) speed up neutrons (c) Slow down neutrons (d) Absorbs neutrons

Q2. SHORT QUESTIONS (102=20)

i. Does the dilation means that time really passes more slowly in moving system or that it only
seems to pass more slowly?
ii. If the speed of light were infinite, what would be questions of special theory of relativity
reduces to?
iii. What happens to total radiation from a black body it its absolute temperature is doubled?
iv. Is it possible to create a single electron from energy? Explain.
v. Explain why Laser action could not occur without population inversion between atomic
levels?
vi. What do we mean when we say that the atom is excited?
vii. Is energy conserved when an atom emits a photon of light?
viii. Why are heavy nuclei unstable?
ix. What fraction of radioactive sample decays after two half-lives have elapsed?
x. What do we mean by the term critical mass?
Q3. Long Questions (10 Marks)
a) What is Fission chain reaction? Describe controlled and uncontrolled chain reactions.
b) What are X-Rays? Describe the production of X-rays.
c) A 90 KeV X-rays photon is fired at a carbon target and Compton scattering occurs. Find the
wavelength of the incident Photon and the wavelength of the scattered photon for scattering
angle of (a) 30 (b) 60