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Quantum Physics

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quark

2.

What's the name of the infamous experiment in Quantum Physics?

a)

Double-Split Experiment

b)

One-Slit Experiment

c)

Double-Decker Experiment

d)

Double-Slit Experiment

3.

When the top of one wave meets the bottom of another wave, they...

a)

call each other out.

b)

cancel each other out.

c)

cancel each other off.

d)

don't cancel each other out.

4.

An Interference Pattern appears when...

a)

two particles interact with each other.

b)

waves interact with particles.

c)

two waves interact with each other.

d)

particles interact with particles.

5.

What does the observer do?

a)

The observer collapses the wave function into particle.

b)

The observer collapses the particle into a wave function.

c)

The observer collapses the whole system simply by observing.

d)

The observer collapses the wave function into a wave.

6.

Photoelectrons will be ejected from a material surface if?

a)

The threshold frequency is greater than the photon frequency

b)

The work function is less than the photon energy

c)

The intensity of light is high enough

d)

The wavelength of photon is maximum

7.

In an experiment, photoelectric effect is observed in metal A when light with frequency (f ) falls on the metal. If the light frequency used in this experiment is doubled, the photoelectrons

a)

Will not be ejected

b)

Will be ejected as observed in the previous

c)

Will be ejected with greater number of photoelectrons

d)

Will be ejected with greater kinetic energy

8.

A metal surface is struck with light of λ = 400 nm, releasing a stream of electrons. If the 400 nm light is replaced by λ= 300 nm light of the same intensity, what is the result?

a)

More electrons are emitted in a given time interval

b)

Fewer electrons are emitted in a given time interval

c)

Emitted electrons are more energetic

d)

Emitted electrons are less energetic

9.

The SI unit of frequency is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

second

c)

hertz

d)

meter per second

10.

True or False? The wavelength and frequency of all waves are inversely proportional to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following colors of visible light has the highest frequency?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Orange

d)

Red

e)

Violet

12.

Which color of light moves at the fastest speed?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

e)

All light travels at the same speed.

13.
The photoelectric effect only occurs if the light shining on the metal is:
a)
coherent.
b)
above a minimum intensity.
c)
above a minimum frequency.
d)
above a minimum wavelength.
14.

Wave -particle duality is supported by...

a)

electrons behaving as particles with ordinary matter

b)

electrons behaving as waves when travelling through space

c)

the photo electric effect

d)

all of the above

15.

Planck's constant can be found ...

a)

energy of a particle x speed of light / wavelength

b)

energy of a particle x speed of light / frequency of light

c)

energy of a particle x wavelength / speed of light

d)

slope of the cut-off voltage vs frequency graph

16.

De Broglie equation

a)

relates the momentum of a mass to its wavelength

b)

relates the energy of a mass to its wavelength

c)

relates the frequency of a mass to its wavelength

d)

relates the work function of a mass to its wavelength

17.

If waves can behave like particles, then particles can behave like a wave. This is the idea behind...

a)

Quantization of Energy

b)

Photoelectric Effect

c)

Compton Effect

d)

deBroglie Waves

e)

Uncertainty Principle

18.

As per Plank's hypothesis an oscillator can have only discrete energy values given by (see the image), where n= __________

a)

1,2,3 .................

b)
c)

0,1,2,3........

d)

All the above

19.

Einstein's photoelectric equation is

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

The amount of energy required to cause an electron to emit is called the

a)

Threshold Frequency

b)

The Kinetic Energy Max

c)

The Intensity

d)

The Work Function

21.

The equation which links Energy to wavelength is...

a)

E=hfE=hf

b)

E=hfλE=\frac{hf}{\lambda}

c)

E=hcλE=\frac{hc}{\lambda}

d)

c=fλc=f\lambda

22.

The particle-like behaviour of light became well known around the world. It earned Einstein his first nobel prize. Who turned this idea upside down and suggest that particles might have wave behaviour?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Albert Einstein again

c)

Linus Pauli

d)

Louie de Broglie

23.

A ground state electron is

a)

freshly crushed into a fine powder.

b)

in the highest possible energy level.

c)

in the lowest possible energy level.

d)

constantly emitting light.

24.

In the speed of light equation, c stands for

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

the speed of light

d)

Carbon

25.

Quantum mechanics describes the motion of ______ as waves.

a)

very large objects such as stars and planets

b)

everyday size objects such as cars and trucks

c)

very tiny objects such as atoms

26.

Who is responsible for the quantization of energy?

a)

Planck

b)

Einstein

c)

Compton

d)

de Broglie

e)

Heisenberg

27.

Who is responsible for the uncertainty principle?

a)

Planck

b)

Einstein

c)

Compton

d)

de Broglie

e)

Heisenberg

28.

The amount of energy an object is allowed to have is...

a)

continuous at the macro level and quantized at the micro level

b)

continuous at both the macro and micro levels

c)

quantized at both the macro and micro levels

d)

quantized at the macro level and continuous at the micro level

29.

Light has properties of a wave and of a particle. What is a property of light that shows it behaves like a particle? (The others listed show how it behaves like a wave.)

a)

interference

b)

frequency

c)

period

d)

quantized energy

30.

What did Einstein win his Nobel Prize for?

a)

E = mc2

b)

Special Relativity

c)

General Relativity

d)

Photoelectric Effect

31.

Why do we see colors when we look at neon signs?

a)

Electrons are jumping from an excited state to a normal state and giving off energy

b)

Electrons are jumping from a normal state to an excited state and absorbing energy

c)

Electrons are jumping from an excited state to a normal state and absorbing energy

d)

Electrons are jumping from a normal state to an excited state and giving off energy