chpter 18 test 2
chpter 18 test 2
Test Series-2023
Test 02-Physics(HSSC-II)
Chapter 18: Dawn of Modern Physics Total Marks: 50 Allowed Time: 80 minutes
Section-A
Q1: Select/Choose the correct option from given options. (10×01=10)
i. When you compress a spring between your fingers, it’s mass
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Stays the same
d) Turns negative
ii. Pair production cannot take place in vacuum because
a) Mass is not conserved
b) Momentum is not conserved
c) Energy is not conserved
d) Charge is not conserved
iii. A coordinate system in which law of inertia is not valid is known as
a) Inertial frame of reference
b) Non-inertial frame of reference
c) Non accelerating frame of reference
d) Both (a) and (b)
iv. An ideal black body is
a) An ideal absorber
b) An ideal radiator
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) An ideal reflector
v. A photon is always considered to be
a) At rest
b) Moving with speed of light
c) Moving with acceleration due to gravity
d) Moving with speed of sound
vi. The emission of electrons from a metal surface when exposed to light of suitable frequency is called
a) Pair production
b) Photoelectric effect
c) Compton effect
d) All of these
vii. Compton’s scattering experiment seemed to indicate that radiation had
a) Wave nature
b) Wave particle nature
c) X-ray nature
d) Particle nature
viii. The converse of pair production is
a) Annihilation of matter
b) Materialization
c) Compton effect
d) Photoelectric effect
ix. Davison and Germer showed that electron scattering from crystals was
a) Particle like
b) Wave like
c) Impossible
d) Particle wave like
x. A three-dimensional image of remarkable quality can be achieved by modern versions called
a) Scanning electron microscope
b) Scanning electron telescope
c) Scanning proton microscope
d) Scanning electron spectrometer
Section-B
Q2: Attempt all parts. (09×03=27))
i. Some stars are observed to be reddish and some are blue, which stars have higher surface
temperature?
ii. Does a light bulb at a temperature of 2500K produce as white a light as the sun at 6000K?
Explain.
iii. A beam of red light and a beam of blue light have exactly the same energy. Which light contains
the greater number of photons?
iv. As a solid is heated and begins to glow, why does it first appear red?
v. An electron and a proton are accelerated from rest through the same potential difference. Which
particle has the longer wavelength?
vi. What happens to total radiation from the body if its absolute temperature is doubled?
vii. The life time of electron in the excited state is about 10 -8s. What is the uncertainty in energy
during this time?
viii. The time period of a simple pendulum is measured to be 3s in inertial frame of the pendulum.
What is the time period when measured by an observer moving with a speed of 0.95c with
respect to the pendulum?
ix. A 50 KeV X-ray is scattered through an angle of 90˚. What is the energy of the X-ray after
Compton scattering?
(04)
Section-C
Note: Attempt Q3 13
b) What is De-Broglie hypothesis? Describe an experiment to show that particle has wave
characteristics(6)
C) The length of a spaceship is measured to be exactly one-third of its proper length. What is the speed of
the spaceship relative to the observer? (03)