Xii - Mid Term - Phy

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MID – TERM

MOCK
Class XII – PHYSICS
Time: M:M. 30
1. How does the stopping potential applied to a photocell change, if the distance between the light source
and the cathode of the cell is doubled? (1)
𝑚
2. A nucleus 𝑛 𝑋 emits one alpha particle and one beta particle. Find the mass number and atomic
number of the product nucleus. (1)
3. Assertion. Balmer series lies in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum.
1 1 1
Reason. = 𝑅 ( − ), where 𝑛 = 3,4,5. (1)
𝜆 22 𝑛2
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
4. Assertion. Total energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is negative. (1)
Reason. Electron is bounded to the nucleus.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
5. Assertion. Electrons in an atom are held by Coulombian forces. (1)
Reason. The atom is stable because the centripetal force due to Coulomb's law is balanced by the
centrifugal force.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
6. An electron orbiting in H atom has energy level -3.4 eV .
Its angular momentum will be (1)
−34 −20
(a) 2.1 × 10 Js (b) 2.1 × 10 Js
−20
(c) 4 × 10 Js (d) 4 × 10−34 Js
7. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV . What is the potential energy of the electron in
this state? (1)
(a) 0 Ev (b) -27.2 eV (c) 1 eV (d) 2 eV
8. An electron beam is accelerated by a potential difference 𝑉 to hit a metallic target to produce X-rays. It
produces continuous as well as characteristics 𝑋-rays. If 𝜆min is the smallest possible wavelength of 𝑋-
ray in the spectrum, the variation of log 𝜆min with log 𝑉 is correctly represented in (1)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)

9. Find the relation between the three wavelengths 𝜆1 , 𝜆2 and 𝜆3 from the energy level diagram shown
below. (1)

10. Work function of Na is 2.3 eV . Does sodium show photoelectric emission for light of wavelength
6800Å? (1)
11. A particle of mass 𝑀 at rest decays into two particles of masses 𝑚1 and 𝑚2 , having non-zero velocities.
The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelengths of the particles, 𝜆1 /𝜆2, is (1)
(a) 𝑚1 /𝑚2 (b) 𝑚2 /𝑚1 (c) 1.0 (d) √𝑚2 /√𝑚1 .
12. Define the terms atomic mass unit and electron volt. Express atomic mass unit in terms of MeV. (2)
13. Prove that the nuclear density is same for all nuclei. Give an estimate of nuclear density. (2)
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14. Using Bohr's postulates of the atomic model, derive the expression for radius of 𝑛 electron orbit.
Hence obtain the expression for Bohr's radius. Show graphically the (nature of) variation of the radius
of the orbit with the principal quantum number 𝑛. (2)
15. A nucleus with mass number 𝐴 = 240 and 𝐵𝐸/𝐴 = 7.6MeV breaks into two fragments each of 𝐴 = 120
with 𝐵𝐸/𝐴 = 8.5MeV. Calculate the released energy. (2)
16. How long an electric lamp of 100 W can be kept glowing by fusion of 2.0 kg of deuterium? The fusion
reaction can be taken as (2)
2 2 3
1 H + 1 H ⟶ 2 He + 𝑛 + 3.2MeV.
17. Show that the de-Broglie wavelength 𝜆 of electrons accelerated through a potential difference of 𝑉
volts can be expressed as (2)
ℎ 12.3
𝜆= = Å
√2meV √𝑉

18. Monochromatic radiation of wavelength 640.2 nm ( 1 nm = 10−9 m ) from a neon lamp irradiates a
photosensitive material made of caesium on tungsten. The stopping voltage is measured to be 0.54 V .
The source is replaced by an iron source and its 427.2 nm line irradiates the same photocell. Predict
the new stopping voltage. (2)
19. Draw properly labelled graphs to show the following concerning photo-electric emission : (5)
(i) Variation of photo-electric current with the intensity of incident radiation.
(ii) Variation of photo-electric current with accelerating and stopping potential.
(iii) Variation of stopping potential with frequency of the incident radiation. From the graph, how
the following can be determined.
(iv) Planck's constant.
(v) The work function of the material.

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