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What is a photon? Show that it has zero rest mass or photons can not exist at rest. Explain.

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### Step-by-Step Solution **Step 1: Definition of a Photon** A photon is defined as a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, which can be thought of as a packet of energy. It is the fundamental particle of light and carries energy proportional to its frequency. **Step 2: Energy of a Photon** The energy (E) of a photon can be expressed using the formula: \[ E = h \nu \] ...
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PRADEEP-DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER-Exercise
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  2. The photoelectric effect can be explained on the basis of

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  3. Which of the following has minimum stopping potential?

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  4. When radiation is incident on a photoelectron emitter, the potential i...

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  5. Two photons, each of energy 2.5 eV are simultaneously incident on the ...

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  6. The maximum velocity of an electron emitted by light of wavelength lam...

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  7. The photoelectric work function for a metal surface is 4.125 eV. The c...

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  8. The slope of frequency of incident light and stopping potential for a ...

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  9. Threshold wavelength for a metal having work function w(0) is lambda. ...

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  10. The work function for metals A , B and C are respectively 1.92 eV , 2....

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  11. The wavelength of the matter wave is independent of

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  12. If E(1), E(2), E(3), E(4) are the respective kinetic energies of elect...

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  13. What is de-Broglie wavelength assciated with electron moving under a ...

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  14. The minimum energy required by an electron to..........form the metal ...

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  15. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons depends on the......

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  16. The ratio of number of photoelectrons ejected to the number of the pho...

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  17. For given photosenstive material, the photoelectric current is...........

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  18. An increase in the frequency of the incident light.............the vel...

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  19. The minimum energy required to ejected an electron from the surface of...

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  20. In photoelectric effect the energy of the free electron does not depen...

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  21. Photon is not a..........but it is a.......... .

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