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IB-E.2 Part 1 BIS Photoelectric effect

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A particle of light is called a...

a)

Photoelectron

b)

Photon

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

2.
The diagram shows a circuit involving a photoelectric cell. When UV light is shone onto the metal cathode, electrons are emitted establishing a photocurrent.
Which of the following changes could cause the photocurrent to stop?
a)
Increasing the potential difference of the power supply.
b)
Increasing the frequency of the UV light.
c)
Increasing the intensity of the UV light.
d)
Changing the metal surface to one with a smaller work function.
3.
The graph shows maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons against frequency of incident light for a number of different metals.
Plank's constant is determined by:
a)
the x-intercept.
b)
the y-intercept.
c)
the gradient.
d)
the area under the graph.
4.
The graph shows maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons against frequency of incident light for a number of different metals.
The work function is determined by:
a)
the x-intercept.
b)
the y-intercept.
c)
the gradient.
d)
the area under the graph.
5.
The graph shows maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons against frequency of incident light for a number of different metals.
The threshold frequency is determined by:
a)
the x-intercept.
b)
the y-intercept.
c)
the gradient.
d)
the area under the graph.
6.
The following observations are made about the photoelectric effect:
1.   No electrons are emitted below the threshold frequency.
2.   Above the threshold frequency the energy of electrons depends on the frequency of the light.
3.   Increasing intensity increases the number of emitted electrons.
Which (if any) of these observations can be explained by a wave theory of light?
a)
All of them.
b)
1 and 2 only.
c)
3 only.
d)
None of them.
7.
Light emitted from a laser has wavelength 350 nm.  Each pulse of light from the laser lasts for only 1.2 × 10–13 s.  The power delivered in a pulse is 8.0 × 104 W.  Calculate the number of photons in a single pulse.
a)
1.7 x 1010
b)
2.2 x 1011
c)
2.9 x 106
d)
6.7 x 1017
8.

Which equation gives the Kinetic energy of the electrons in an electric field?

a)

1/2 mv2 = mgh

b)

mcΔΘ = mgh

c)

qV = 1/2 mv2

d)

hf = qV

9.

The Threshold Frequency is the (a)   frequency a photon must have to release an electron from the surface of a metal by the photoelectric effect

10.

The Work Function is the (a)   energy a photon must have to release an electron from the surface of a metal by the photoelectric effect

11.
What is the maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted from cesium (Cs), when light of frequency1015 Hz falls upon the metal? (work function for Cs is 1.8 eV)
a)
7.728x10-19 J
b)
4.83 eV
c)
1.864x10-19 J
d)
2.34 eV
12.

Find the threshold wavelength for the photoelectric effect in tungsten (work function for tungsten is 4.5 eV)

a)

138 nm

b)

414 nm

c)

552 nm

d)

276 nm

13.

What is the energy of a photon of wavelength 400 nm?

a)

2.95 eV

b)

3.00 eV

c)

3.09 eV

d)

3.12 eV

14.

In the formula, EK = hf - Φ, what does 'Φ' represent?

a)

The kinetic energy of the incident photon

b)

The kinetic energy of the emitted electron

c)

The threshold frquency

d)

The work function

15.

In the formula, EK = hf - Φ, what does 'hf' represent?

a)

The photon energy of the incident light

b)

The kinetic energy of the emitted electron

c)

The threshold frquency

d)

The work function

16.

Type your answer

(a)  

17.

A particle of light is called a...

a)

Photoelectron

b)

Photon

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

18.

What is the best description of 'threshold frequency'?

a)

The minimum energy needed for electrons to escape a surface.

b)

The maximum kinetic energy that an emitted electron has.

c)

The minimum frequency of a photon that will cause an electron to be emitted.

d)

The frequency that an emitted electron will have.

19.

PLease give your final answer in nm - 2 SF (DO not type the unit, only the value)

(a)  

20.
Line emission spectrum shown below happens when
a)
Electron transition from lower to higher energy level.
b)
Electron transition from higher to lower energy level.
c)
Electron exist in fixed energy states
d)
Electron transition between different energy levels.
21.

When a nucleus undergoes gamma decay, the atomic number of the element....

a)

remains the same

b)

decreases by one.

c)

increases by one.

d)

increases by two.

22.

The arrows in this diagrams depict...

a)

Emission of light energy

b)

Absorption of light energy

c)

Absorption and Emission of light energy

d)

Neither absorptions and emission of light energy

23.

In a demonstration to show the photoelectric effect, why did the red light have no effect on the zinc.

It's (a)   wasn't high enough.

24.

How many electrons can one photon release?

(a)  

25.

The diagram shows the four lowest energy levels for an electron in an atom. P, Q, R and S represent, to scale, the relative energy values of these energy levels.


An electron transition from level R to level Q is accompanied by the emission of a photon of visible light.


Which electron transition would be accompanied by the emission of a photon of infrared radiation?

a)

S to R

b)

S to Q

c)

Q to P

d)

R to P

26.
the energy of the photon is ---------------
a)
hf
b)
h/f
c)
hf + Φ
d)
hf - Φ
27.
The graph shows maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons against frequency of incident light for a number of different metals.
Plank's constant is determined by:
a)
the x-intercept.
b)
the y-intercept.
c)
the gradient.
d)
the area under the graph.