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Assignment-01|Foundation of Quantum Mechanics|Quanta Institute .

1. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons in a photoelectric effect experiment depends
on
(a) intensity of the incident light (b) frequency of the incident light
(c) polarization of the incident light (d) angle of incidence

2. The dispersion relation of a certain wave is 𝜔 = √𝑐 2 𝑘 2 + 𝑚2 where 𝜔 is then angular frequency, k

is the wave vector, c is the velocity of light and m is a constant. The group velocity v of the wave
has the following properties
(a) 𝑣 → 𝑐 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 → 𝑐 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → ∞ (b) 𝑣 → 𝑐 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 → ∞ 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → ∞
(c) 𝑣 → 0 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 → ∞ 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → ∞ (d) 𝑣 → 0 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 → 𝑐 𝑎𝑠 𝑘 → ∞

3. An electron propagating along the x-axis passes through a slit of width ∆𝑦 = 1 𝑛𝑚. The uncertainty
in the y-component of its velocity after passing through the slit is
(a) 7.332 × 105 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 (b) 1.166 × 105 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐
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(b) 3.436 × 10 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 (d) 2.326 × 105 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐

4. For a free electron gas in a metal, the magnitudes of phase velocity (𝑣𝑝 ) and group velocity (𝑣𝑔 )
are such that
1
(a) 𝑣𝑝 = 𝑣𝑔 (b) 𝑣𝑝 = 𝑣𝑔 (c) 𝑣𝑝 = √2𝑣𝑔 (d) 𝑣𝑝 = 2𝑣𝑔
2

5. A parallel beam of electrons of a given momentum pass through a screen 𝑆1 containing a slit and
produces a diffraction pattern a screen 𝑆2 placed behind it. The width of the central maximum
observed on the screen 𝑆2 can be increased by
(a) decreasing the distance between the screen 𝑆1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆2
(b) increasing the width of the slit in screen 𝑆1
(c) decreasing the momentum of the electrons.
(d) increasing the momentum of the electrons.

6. Which one of the following statements concerning the Compton effect is not correct?
(a) The wavelength of the scattered photon is greater than or equal to the wavelength of the
incident photon.
(b) The electron can acquire a kinetic energy equal to the energy of the incident photon.
(c) The energy of the incident photon equal to the kinetic energy of the electron plus the energy of
the scattered photon.
(d) The kinetic energy acquired by the electron is the largest when the incident and scattered
photons move in opposite direction.

7. Given a wave with the dispersion relation 𝜔 = 𝑐𝑘 + 𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑘 > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚 > 0, which one of the
following is true?
(a) the group velocity is greater than the phase velocity
(b) the group velocity is less than the phase velocity
(c) the group velocity and the phase velocity are equal
(d) there is no definite relation between the group velocity and the phase velocity

8. The de-Broglie wavelength for an electron of energy 150 eV is

(a) 10−8 𝑚 (b) 10−10 𝑚 (c) 10−12 𝑚 (d) 10−14 𝑚

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9. Although mass-energy equivalence of special relativity allows conversion of a photon to an electron-

position pair, such a process cannot occur in free space because
(a) the mass is not conserved (b) the energy is not conserved
(c) the momentum is not conserved (d) the charge is not conserved

10. The de Broglie wavelength of particles of mass m with average momentum p at a temperature T
in three dimensions is given by
ℎ ℎ ℎ ℎ
(a) 𝜆 = (b) 𝜆 = (c) 𝜆 = (d) 𝜆 = 2𝑚
√2𝑚𝑘𝐵 𝑇 √3𝑚𝑘𝐵 𝑇 √2𝑘𝐵 𝑇 √

11. A particle is confined within a spherical region of radius one femtometer (10−15 𝑚). Its momentum
can be expected to be about
𝑘𝑒𝑉 𝑘𝑒𝑉 𝑀𝑒𝑉 𝐺𝑒𝑉
(a) 20 𝑐 (b) 200 𝑐 (c) 200 𝑐 (d) 𝑐

12. A proton is confined to a cubic box, whose sides have length 10−12 𝑚. What is the minimum kinetic
energy of the proton? The mass of proton is 1.67 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔 and Planck’s constant is
6.63 × 10−34 Js.
(a) 1.1 × 10−17 𝐽 (b) 3.3 × 10−17 𝐽 (c) 9.9 × 10−17 𝐽 (d) 6.6 × 10−17 𝐽

13. The Compton wavelength of a proton is ________ fm. (up to two decimal places).
(𝑚𝑝 = 1.67 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔, ℎ = 6.626 × 10−34 𝐽𝑠, 𝑒 = 1.602 × 10−19 𝐶, 𝑐 = 3 × 108 𝑚𝑥 −1 )

14. Consider a one-dimensional potential well of width 3 nm. Using the uncertainty principle
(∆𝑥. ∆𝑝 ≥ ℏ/2), an estimate of the minimum depth of the well such that it has at least one bound
state for an electron is 𝑚𝑒 = 9.31 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔, ℎ = 6.626 × 10−34 𝐽𝑠. 𝑒 = 1.602 × 10−19 𝐶):
(a) 1 𝜇𝑒𝑉 (b) 1 𝑚𝑒𝑉 (c) 1 𝑒𝑉 (d) 1 𝑀𝑒𝑉

15. The energy of a free relativistic particle is 𝐸 = √|𝑝⃗|𝑐 2 + 𝑚2 𝑐 4 , where 𝑚 is its rest mass, 𝑝⃗ is its
momentum and 𝑐 is the speed of light in vacuum. The ratio 𝑣𝑔 ∕ 𝑣𝑃 of the group velocity 𝑣𝑔 of a
quantum mechanical wave packet (describing this particle) to the phase velocity 𝑣𝑃 is
(a) |𝑝⃗|𝑐 ∕ 𝐸 (b) |𝑝⃗|𝑚𝑐 3 ∕ 𝐸 2 (c) |𝑝⃗|2 𝑐 2 ∕ 𝐸 2 (d) |𝑝⃗|𝑐 ∕ 2𝐸

16. The wave number 𝑘 and the angular frequency 𝜔 of a wave are related by the dispersion
relation 𝜔2 = 𝛼𝑘 + 𝛽𝑘 3 , where 𝛼 and 𝛽 are positive constants. The wave number for which
the phase velocity equals the group velocity, is
𝛼 𝛼 1 𝛼 1 𝛼
(a) 3√𝛽 (b) √𝛽 (c) 2 √𝛽 (d) 3 √𝛽

17. The wave function 𝜓 (𝑟⃗) of a particle moving in three-dimensional space has the
physical dimensions of

(a) (length) (c) (𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ)−2

(d) (𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ)−1/2 (b) (𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ)−3/2

ℏ 𝜕𝜓
18. What is the dimension of , where 𝜓 is a wave fucntion in two dimensions?
𝑖 𝜕𝑥

(a) kg 𝑚−1 𝑠−2 (b) kg 𝑠−2 (c) kg 𝑚2 𝑠−2 (d) kg 𝑠−1

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19. A particle of energy 𝐸 moves in one dimension under the influence of a potentials 𝑉(𝑥) .
If 𝐸 > 𝑉(𝑥) for some range of x, which of the following graphs can represent a bound state
wave function of the particle?

20. The plot of a particular function is as shown

(a) This is not acceptable as a bound state wave function because it is not zero at the origin.
(b) This is not acceptable as a bound state wave function because it is discontinuous.
(c) This is acceptable as a bound state wave function
(d) This is not acceptable as a bound state wave function buy acceptable as a scattering
state wave function.
21. The Schordinger equation for a quantum system is a linear differential equation of the
type
(a) First order in time and first order in space
(b) First order in space and second order in time.
(c) second order in space and first order in time.
(d) Second order in space and second order in time.

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22. The normalized wave function of a particle can be written as

1 𝑛
𝛹(𝑥) = 𝑁 ∑∞
𝑛=0( ) 𝜙𝑛 (𝑥) , where 𝜙𝑛 (𝑥) are the normalized energy eigenfunctions of a
√7
given Hamiltonian. The value of 𝑁 is

1 6 3 (6−2√7)
(a) √7 (b) √7 (c)√7 (𝑑)√ 7

23. Which of the following wave function is acceptable as the solution of the Schrodinger
equation for all values of x?
2 2
(a) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 sec 𝑥 (b) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 tan 𝑥 (c) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴𝑒 𝑥 (d) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴𝑒 −𝑥
24. Which of the following wave functions can be bound-state solution of the one-
dimensional Schrodinger equation for all values of x?
2 2
(a) 𝜓 = 𝐴 sec 𝑥 (b) 𝜓 = 𝐴𝑒 𝑥 (c) 𝜓 = 𝐴𝑒 𝑥 (d) 𝜓 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝑥
25. The state of a system is given by |𝜓〉 = |𝜙1 〉 + 2|𝜙2 〉 + 3|𝜙2 〉. Where, |𝜙1 〉, |𝜙2 〉 and
|𝜙2 〉 from an orthonormal set. The probability of finding the system in the state |𝜙2 〉 is
_______ . (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
26. If the probability that 𝑥 lies between 𝑥 and 𝑥 + 𝑑𝑥 is 𝑝(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 𝑑𝑥, where 0 <
𝑥 < ∞, 𝑎 > 0, then the probability that 𝑥 lies between 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 (𝑥2 > 𝑥1 ) is:
(a) (𝑒 −𝑎𝑥1 − 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥2 ) (b) 𝑎(𝑒 −𝑎𝑥1 − 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥2 )
(c) 𝑒−𝑎𝑥2 (𝑒−𝑎𝑥1 − 𝑒−𝑎𝑥2 ) (𝑑)𝑒−𝑎𝑥1 (𝑒−𝑎𝑥1 − 𝑒−𝑎𝑥2 )
27. The time independent Schrodinger equation of a system represents the conservation of
the
(a) total binding energy of the system.
(b) total potential energy of the system
(c) total kinetic energy of the system.
(d) total energy of the system.
28. If 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 exp (−𝑥 4 ) is the eigenfunction of a one dimensional Hamiltonian with
eigenvalue 𝐸 = 0, the potential 𝑉(𝑥) (in units where ℏ = 2𝑚 = 1) is

(a) 12𝑥 2 (b) 16𝑥 6 (c) 16𝑥 6 + 12𝑥 2 (𝑑)16𝑥 6 − 12𝑥 2

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29. The wave function of a particle in a one-dimensional potential at time 𝑡 = 0 is

1
𝜓(𝑥, 𝑡 = 0) = [2𝜓0 (𝑥) − 𝜓1 (𝑥)]
√5
Where 𝜓0 (𝑥) and 𝜓1 (𝑥) are the ground and the first excited states of the particle with
corresponding energies E and 𝐸1 . The wavefunction of the particle at a time 𝑡 is :
1 𝑡/
(a) 𝑒 𝑖(𝐸0 𝐸𝑖 ) 2ℏ [2𝜓0 (𝑥) − 𝜓1 (𝑥)]
√5

1 −𝑖𝐸0𝑡⁄
(b) 𝑒 ℏ [2𝜓0 (𝑥) − 𝜓1 (𝑥)]
√5

1 𝑖𝐸0𝑡⁄
(c) 𝑒 ℏ [2𝜓0 (𝑥) − 𝜓1 (𝑥)]
√5

1 −𝑖𝐸0𝑡⁄ −𝑖𝐸1𝑡⁄
(d) [2𝜓0 (𝑋) ℏ − 𝜓1 (𝑥) ℏ ]
√5
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30. The wavefunction of a particle at 𝑡 = 0 is given by |𝜓(0)〉 = [|𝑢1 〉 + |𝑢2 〉], where |𝑢1 〉
√2
and |𝑢2 〉 are the normalized eigenstates with eigenvalues 𝐸1 and 𝐸2 respectively (𝐸2 > 𝐸1 ) .
The shortest time after which |𝜓(𝑡)〉 willbecome orthogonal to |𝜓(0)〉 is
ℏ𝜋 ℏ𝜋 √2ℏ𝑗 𝜏 2ℏ𝜋
(a) − (𝐸 (b) (𝐸 (c) (𝐸 (d) (𝐸
2 −𝐸1 ) 2 −𝐸1 ) 2 −𝐸1 ) 2 −𝐸1 )

31. Which of the following is an allowed wavefunction for a particle in a bound state? 𝑁 is a
constant and 𝛼, 𝛽 > 0.
𝑒 −𝛼𝑟
(a) 𝜓 = 𝑁 𝑟3

(b) 𝜓 = 𝑁(1 − 𝑒 −𝛼𝑟 )

2 +𝑦 2 +𝑧 2 )
(c) 𝜓 = 𝑁𝑒 −𝛼𝑟 𝑒 −𝛽(𝑥
𝑛𝑜𝑛‐ 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 < 𝑅
(d) 𝜓 = {
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 > 𝑅
32. The wave function of a particle, moving in a one-dimensional time-independent V(x), is
given by 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑖𝑎𝑥⋆𝑏 , where a and 𝑏 are constants. This means that the potential V(x) is
of the form
(a) V (𝑥) ∝ 𝑥 (b) V (𝑥) ∝ 𝑥 2 (c) 𝑉(𝑥) = 0 (d) V (𝑥) ∝ 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥
33. The eigenfunction for the Hamiltonian of a particle of mass 𝑚 in a one dimensional
potential 𝑉(𝑥) is given by 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 exp (−𝑏𝑥 2 /2) , where 𝐴 and 𝑏 are constants. If follows
that
(a) 𝑉(𝑥) =constant (b) 𝑉(𝑥) ∝ 𝑥 3 (c) 𝑉(𝑥) ∝ 𝑥 2 (d) 𝑉(𝑥) ∝ 1𝑙𝑥

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34. The ground state (apart from normalization) of a panicle of unit mass moving in a one-
dimensional potential. 𝑉(𝑥) is exp (−𝑥 2 /2) cosh (√2𝑥) . The potential 𝑉(𝑥) , in suitable
units so that ℏ = 1, is (up to an additive constant).
𝑥2 𝑥2
(a) (b) − √2𝑥 tanh (√2𝑥)
2 2

𝑥2 𝑥2
(c) − √2𝑥 tan (√2𝑥) (d) − √2𝑥 coth (√2𝑥)
2 2

35. A ball bounces back off earth. You are asked to solve this quantum mechanically
assuming the earth is an infinitely hard sphere. Consider surface of earth as the origin
implying 𝑉(0) = ∞ and a linear potential elsewhere (𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝑉(𝑥) = −𝑚𝑔𝑥 for 𝑥 > 0) .
Which of the following wave function is physically admissible for this problem (with 𝑘 > 0):
𝑒 −𝑘𝑥 2
(a) 𝜓(𝑥) = (b) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝑥𝑒 −𝑘𝑥
𝑥
2
(c) 𝜓(𝑥) = −𝐴𝑥𝑒 𝑘𝑥 (d) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴𝑒 −𝑘𝑥
36. A two-state quantum system has energy eigenvalues +ℰ corresponding to the
1
normalized states|𝜓± 〉. At time 𝑡 = 0, the system is in quantum state [|𝜓+ 〉 +|𝜓− 〉] . The
√2
ℎ
probability that the system will be in the same state at 𝑡 = (6𝜀) is ___________.
(up to two decimal places).
37. The wave function of a spin-less particle of mass 𝑚 in a one-dimensional potential 𝑉(𝑥)
is 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 exp (−𝛼 2 𝑥 2 ) corresponding to an eigenvalue 𝐸0 = ℏ2 𝛼2 /𝑚. The potential
𝑉(𝑥) is
(a) 2 𝐸0 (1 − 𝛼2 𝑥2 ) (b) 2 𝐸0 (1 + 𝛼2 𝑥2 )
(c) 2 𝐸0 𝛼2 𝑥2 (d) 2 𝐸0 (1 + 2𝛼2 𝑥2 )
38. Which of the following functions represents acceptable wave function of a particle in the
range −∞ ≤ 𝑥 ≤ ∞.
(a) 𝜙(𝑥) = A tan 𝑥, 𝐴 > 0
(b) 𝜙(𝑥) = 𝐵 cos 𝑥, 𝐵 real

(c) 𝜙(𝑥) = 𝐶 exp (−𝐷/𝑥 2 ), 𝐶 > 0, 𝐷 < 0

(d) 𝜙(𝑥) = 𝐸𝑥 exp (−𝐹𝑥 2 ), 𝐸, 𝐹 > 0
39. An electron in a time independent potential is in a state which is a superposition of the
ground state (𝐸0 = 11𝑒𝑉) and the first excited state (𝐸1 = 13𝑒𝑉) . The wave function of
the electron will repeat itself with a period of

(a) 3.1 × 10−18 sec (b) 2.1 × 10−15 sec (c) 1.2 × 10−12 sec (d) 1.2 × 10−9 sec

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40. The eigenstates corresponding to eigenvalues 𝐸1 and 𝐸2 of a time-independent

Hamiltonian are |1〉 and |2〉 respectively. If at 𝑡 = 0, the system is in a state |𝜓(𝑡 = 0〉 =
sin 𝜃|1〉 + cos 𝜃|2〉 the value of 〈𝜓(𝑡)|𝜓(𝑡)〉 at time 𝑡 will be
(𝐸1 sin2 𝜃+𝐸2 cos2 𝜃)
(a) 1 (b)
√𝐸12 +𝐸22

(c) 𝑒𝑖𝐸1𝑡/ℎ sin 𝜃 + 𝑒𝑖𝐸2𝑡/ℎ cos 𝜃 (d) 𝑒−𝑖𝐸1 𝑡/ℎ sin2 𝜃 + 𝑒−𝑖𝐸2𝑡/ℎ cos2 𝜃
41. A Quantum particle in one dimension 𝑥 moves under the influence of a potential that
supports bound states. Plotted below are the wave functions 𝜓 𝑣𝑠. 𝑥 corresponding to four
eigenstates of energy. Identify the wave functions corresponding to the ground state and
the highest energy state among the those shown:

(a) (i) corresponds to the ground state and (iii) to the highest energy state
(b) (ii) corresponds to the ground state and (iv) to the highest energy state
(c) (iv) corresponds to the ground state and (ii) to the highest energy state.
(d) None of the ground state and (ii) corresponds to the highest energy state.
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42. The energies in the ground state and first excited state of a particle of mass 𝑚 = 2 in a
potential V(x) are −4 and −1, respectively, (in units in which ℏ = 1) . If the corresponding
wavefunctions are related by. 𝜓1 (𝑥) = 𝜓0 (𝑥)sinh𝑥, then the ground state eigenfunction is

(a) 𝜓0 (𝑥) = √ secℎ𝑥 (b) 𝜓0 (𝑥) = secℎ𝑥

(c) 𝜓0 (𝑥) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ2 𝑥 (d) 𝜓0 (𝑥) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ3 𝑥

43. The time-dependent wave function of a particle of mass 𝑚 moving in one dimension
under the influence of a potential V(x) is given to be

𝛼𝑥𝑒 −𝛽𝑥 𝑒 𝑖𝛾𝑡/ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 0

𝜓(𝑥, 𝑡) = {
0 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < 0
Where 𝛼, 𝛽 and 𝛾 are real numbers. For 𝑥 > 0, the potential V(x) is ofthe form (𝜅1 and 𝜅2
are constants)
𝜅2 𝜅
(a) 𝜅1 + 𝑥
(b) 𝜅1 + 𝑥22 (c) 𝜅1 + 𝜅2 𝑥 (d) 𝜅1 + 𝜅2 𝑥2

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44. Which of the graphs below gives the correct qualitative behavior of the energy density 𝐸𝑇 (𝜆) of
blackbody radiation of wavelength 𝜆 at two temperatures 𝑇1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇2 (𝑇1 < 𝑇2 )?

45. Two blackbodies radiate energy at temperature 𝑇1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇1 (𝑇1 > 𝑇2 ). The energy emitted per unit
time per unit solid angle per unit surface area of a blackbody in the frequency range 𝑣 𝑡𝑜 𝑣 + 𝑑𝑣
is given by 𝐵(𝑣)𝑑𝑣. Which one of the following graphs has the correct form?

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46. The angular frequency 𝜔 of deep water waves varies as the inverse square root of the wavelength
𝜆, 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝜔(𝜆) ∝ 1/√𝜆. Which of the following is the relation between its group velocity 𝑣𝑔 and
phase velocity 𝑣𝑔 ?
(a) 𝑣𝑔 = 𝑣𝑝 /2 (b) 𝑣𝑔 = 2𝑣𝑝 (c) 𝑣𝑔 = 2𝑣𝑝 (d) 𝑣𝑔 = 𝜆𝑣𝑝

47. The intensity vs wavelength distribution of a blackbody is found to have its maximum at the
wavelength 𝜆𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 0.3 𝑐𝑚. Moreover, the total energy radiated J is measured to be 30 watts. If
the temperature of the blackbody is now doubled, the new values of 𝜆𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽 will be
(a) 0.1 cm and 120 watts (b) 0.1 cm and 240 watts.
(c) 0.1 cm and 480 watts (d) 0.4 cm and 60 watts

48. According to the uncertainty principle the kinetic energy of an electron confined to a spherical
region of volume 10−33 𝑚3 is of the order of
(a) 10−10 𝐽 (b) 10−12 𝐽 (c) 10−14 𝐽 (d) 10−16 𝐽

49. In a Compton scattering process, a photon of wavelength 𝜆 is scattered off a charged particle of
mass ‘m’. (initially at rest) by an angle 𝜃. If the final wavelength of the photon is 𝜆′ , then the
difference 𝜆 − 𝜆′
(a) depends on 𝜃, but not on 𝜆 (b) depends on 𝜆, but not on m
(c) depends on both 𝜆 and 𝜃 (d) depends on 𝜃 but not on m

50. The kinetic energy of a proton and a-particle (not under the influence of any force) are given to be
equal. If we denote the de Broglie wavelengths of the proton by 𝜆𝑎 , then
1
(a) 𝜆𝑝 = 𝜆𝑎 (b) 𝜆𝑝 = 4𝜆𝑎 (c) 𝜆𝑝 = 2 𝜆𝑎 (d) 𝜆𝑝 = 2𝜆𝑎

51. When a monochromatic point source of light is placed at a distance of 0.2 m from a photoelectric
cell, the stopping potential 𝑉𝑠 and the saturation current 𝐼𝑠 are found to be 0.6 V and 18.0 mA.
Respectively. If the same source is now placed 0.6 m away from the photon electric cell, one finds
(a) 𝑉𝑠 − 0.2 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑠 = 6.0 𝑚𝐴 (b) 𝑉𝑠 − 0.6 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑠 = 6.0 𝑚𝐴
(c) 𝑉𝑠 − 0.6 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑠 = 2.0 𝑚𝐴 (d) 𝑉𝑠 − 0.2 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑠 = 18.0 𝑚𝐴

52. The graph in the figure below shows the intensity I as a function of frequency v of a perfect
blackbody at a fixed temperature T.

The corresponding graph at temperature 2T can be obtained by which of the following operations?
For every point of the graph
(a) multiply the v-coordinate by ½ and the I-coordinate by 8
(b) multiply the v-coordinate by 2 and the I-coordinate by 8
(c) multiply the v-coordinate by ½ and the I-coordinate by 16
(d) multiply the v-coordinate by 2 and the I-coordinate by 16

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53. In a photoelectric effect experiment, a stream of photons of frequency f and intensity (energy per
unit time) is incident on the photocathode to produce a photocurrent i. If the frequency f is steadily
reduce without any change of intensity, the plot of current vs frequency looks like

54. The energy of a 200 nm photon is:

(a) 0.01 eV (b) 100 eV (c) 6.2 eV (d) 1 eV

55. Phase velocity and group velocity for a wave will be identical
(a) If the phase velocity is independent of wavelength.
(b) If the phase velocity is dependent on wavelength.
(c) If the group velocity is dependent on wavelength.
(d) If the group velocity is dependent on refractive index of the medium.

56. An electron in an X-ray tube is accelerated through a voltage V and strikes a tungsten target. The
shortest wavelength photon emitted will have.
ℏ𝑐 𝑒𝑉 ℎ𝑐 𝑒𝑉
(a) 𝜆 = 𝑒𝑉 (b) 𝜆 = ℎ𝑐 (c) 𝜆 = 𝑒𝑉 (d) 𝜆 = ℏ𝑐

57. The dispersion relation for a certain type of excitation is given by 𝜔 = 𝐴𝑘 𝑎 , where A and a > 0 are
constants. For these excitations, the group velocity is less than the phase velocity when
(a) a = 1 (b) a = √2 (c) a < 1 (d) a ≥ 2

58. A small object is viewed with a microscope, using light of wavelength 𝜆 to illuminate the object.
Let a be the half-angle subtended by the objective of the microscope at the position of the object
being examined. The uncertainty ∆𝑥 in the position of the object is of the order of
(a) 𝜆/ sin 𝑎 (b) 𝜆/ cos 𝑎 (c) 𝜆 sin 𝑎 (d) 2𝜆 sin 𝑎

59. If a particle of mass m = 5 × 10−28 𝑘𝑔 is confined to move in a space of size 10−15 𝑚, the minimum
value of its kinetic energy will approximately be
(a) 10−9 𝑘𝑔 𝑚2 /𝑠 2
(b) 6.6 × 10−19 𝑘𝑔 𝑚2 /𝑠 2
(c) 10−12 𝑘𝑔 𝑚2 /𝑠 2
(d) 6.6 × 10−15 𝑘𝑔 𝑚2 /𝑠 2

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60. The relation between angular frequency 𝜔 and wave number k for given type of waves is 𝜔2 =
𝑎𝑘 + 𝛽𝑘 3 . The wave number 𝑘0 for which the phase velocity equals the group velocity is:
𝑎 1 𝑎 𝑎 1 𝑎
(a) 3√𝛽 (b) (3) √𝛽 (c) √𝛽 (d) (2) √𝛽

61. A particle of rest mass 𝑚0 is moving uniformly in a straight line with relativistic velocity 𝛽𝑐, where
c is the velocity of light in vacuum and 0 < 𝛽 < 1. The phase velocity of the de-Broglie wave
associated with the particle is:
𝑐 𝑐
(a) 𝛽𝑐 (b) 𝛽 (c) c (d) 𝛽2

62. The speed of an electron, whose de-Broglie wavelength is equal to its Compton wavelength, is (c
is the speed of light)
(a) c (b) c/√2 (c) c/2 (d) c/3

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ANSWER KEY .

1 B 26 51 C
2 D 27 52 D
3 B 28 53 B
4 B 29 54 C
5 C 30 55 A
6 B 31 56 C
7 B 32 57 C
8 B 33 58 A
9 C 34 59 C
10 B 35 60 C
11 C 36 61 B
12 C 37 62 B
13 1.30 to 1.34 38 63
14 B 39 64
15 C 40 65
16 B 41 66
17 42 67
18 43 68
19 44 C 69
20 45 D 70
21 46 A 71
22 47 C 72
23 48 D 73
24 49 A 74
25 50 D 75

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