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Quantum & Laser Physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the scientist who created an equation to treat the electron as a wave

a)

Planck

b)

Heisenberg

c)

de Broglie

d)

Schrodinger

2.

Wave nature of matter was suggested by

a)

Heisenberg

b)

de Broglie

c)

Davisson and Germer

d)

Bragg

3.

What is the photoelectric effect?

a)

Emission of light in response to electron beam

b)

Emission of electrons from metal in response to light

c)

Emission of electrons in response to sound

d)

Emission of photons in response to light

4.

An example of photoelectric effect in everyday objects is

a)

When you take photographs

b)

When you use a solar powered calculator

c)

When you turn on the heat

d)

When you turn a light bulb on

5.

Wave function is represented by the symbol

a)

Ψ

b)

£

c)

þ

d)

µ

6.

Wave function in Quantum Mechanics is as similar as ....... in Classical Mechanics.

a)

Amplitude

b)

velocity

c)

momentum

d)

position

7.
This image is an illustration of
a)
photoelectric effect
b)
Dalton's atomic theory
c)
Bohr model
d)
Quantum mechanical model
8.

A ________ is basically the idealized version of a radiating object.

a)

frequency

b)

light ray

c)

black hole

d)

blackbody

9.

What is the equation for Planck's Law?

a)

Energy of a photon = Planck's constant * frequency of light

b)

Energy of a photon = Planck's constant / frequency of light

c)

Energy of a photon * Planck's constant = frequency of light

d)

Energy of a photon = Planck's constant = frequency of light

10.

Eventually these discreet packets got called ____ because of Einstein's work.

a)

particles

b)

blackbodies

c)

photons

d)

quanta

11.

When light hits a metal plate and electrons leave the plate creating a current, this is called the ______.

a)

particle effect

b)

photoelectric effect

c)

light and particle effect

d)

photoparticle effect

12.

What term describes how in some circumstances light can behave like a particle and other circumstances it can behave like a wave?

a)

particle-wave schima

b)

Planck's particle dual behavior

c)

wave-particle duality

d)

particle-wave behavior principle

13.

Photoelectric Effect was first observed by Albert Einstein.

a)

False, it was observed by Planck.

b)

False, it was observed by Hertz in 1887.

c)

True

d)

None of these.

14.

The Compton Effect is a result of ______________

a)

radiation-radiation interaction.

b)

particle-radiation interaction.

c)

particle-particle interaction.

d)

quantization of momentum.

15.

Davisson-Germer experiment verifies __________

a)

quantization of energy.

b)

quantization of momenta.

c)

uncertainty principle.

d)

de Broglie hypothesis of matter waves.

16.

de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through 100V is ______

a)

1.22 A0

b)

1.42 A0

c)

1.02 A0

d)

12.2 A0

17.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning a blackbody

a)

It absorbs radiation of all wavelengths that fall on it

b)

It is a best emitter radiation

c)

It's radiation is also known as cavity radiation

d)

It reflects some radiation that falls on it

18.

Choose the correct statement for photon

a)

Photon is a quantum of electromagnetic wave

b)

Photon is a particle with a positive charge

c)

Photon is a particle with a negative charge

d)

Photon is the electron produced when light is incident on a metal's surface

19.

Identify the physical phenomena that cannot be described by the wave theory of light

a)

Diffraction

b)

Polarization

c)

Interference

d)

Photoelectric effect

20.

What happens to the deBroglie's wavelength of an electron if its momentum is doubled?

a)

The wavelength decreases by a factor of 2

b)

The wavelength increases by a factor of 2

c)

The wavelength decreases by a factor of 3

d)

The wavelength decreases by a factor of 4

21.

An iron rod is heated. The colors at different temperatures are noted. Which of the following colors shows that the iron rod is at the lowest temperature?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

white

d)

blue

22.

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

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

e)

violet

23.

Which of the following colors of light is associated with the greatest amount of energy?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

e)

violet

24.

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

25.
A microscope is an instrument that.
a)
makes faraway objects look closer.
b)
makes small objects appear larger.
c)
decreases the size of small objects.
d)
increases the size of small objects.
26.

What is Planck's Constant?

a)

6.626x10-34 Js

b)

6.626x10-39 J/s

c)

3.0x108 ms

d)

3.0x108 m/s

27.
Of the following, what type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a)
X-ray
b)
Radio
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
28.

Compton effect expt. is carried out with

a)

x ray

b)

gama ray

c)

visible light

d)

heat waves

29.

In Compton effect we use X-ray because

a)

it is easy to produce

b)

it has very small wave length

c)

x-ray photon has very high energy

d)

it is a X-ray diffraction experiment

30.

Instead of light, a TEM and SEM utilize ____________ to create an image

a)

a colored pencil

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

electrons

31.

Which of the following statements are true?

  1. LASER is used as optical source in single mode fibers.
  2. LASER lights are highly incoherent.
a)

1. is true and 2. is false

b)

1. is false and 2. is true

c)

Both 1 & 2 are true

d)

Both 1 & 2 are false

32.

Which of the following statements are true?

  1. LASER is used as optical source in single mode fibers.
  2. LASER lights are highly incoherent.
a)

1. is true and 2. is false

b)

1. is false and 2. is true

c)

Both 1 & 2 are true

d)

Both 1 & 2 are false

33.

Naturally occuring process in a LASER is

a)

Stimulated Emission

b)

Absorption

c)

Spontaneous Emission

d)

Population Inversion

34.

The process in which the electrons in the ground state are vibrated to the excited states by providing extra energy from energy sources is called as

a)

Population Inversion

b)

Spontaneous emission

c)

Stimulated emission

d)

Pumping

35.

The coherent nature of light from LASER is due to

a)

Spontaneous emission

b)

Stimulated Emission

c)

Absorption

d)

Pumping

36.

Minimum number of energy states required to achieve population inversion is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

In a LASER diode,the light output is taken from

a)

P-layer

b)

Active layer

c)

N-layer

d)

Mirror polished reflecting surface

38.

Pump system needs to raise the atoms from...

a)

exited state to ground state

b)

ground state to exited state

c)

ground state to unexcited state

d)

excited state to exited state

39.

Laser is a monochromatic source of light. This means all the light waves have...

a)

same wavelength

b)

same phase

c)

same intensity

d)

same direction

40.

Population inversion means

a)

Number of atoms in excited state are equal to the number of atoms in the ground state.

b)

Number of atoms in excited state are more than the number of atoms in the ground state.

c)

Number of atoms in excited state are less than the number of atoms in the ground state.

d)

No atom in excited state.

41.

The life time of metastable state is

a)

smaller than the lifetime of excited state

b)

equal to the lifetime of excited state

c)

More than the lifetime of excited state

d)

Zero

42.

Einstein proved thermodynamically that

a)

The probability of stimulated absorption is equal to the probability of stimulated emission.

b)

The probability of stimulated absorption is equal to the probability of spontaneous emission.

c)

The probability of stimulated emission is equal to the probability of spontaneous emission.

43.

A source is said to be Monochromatic if

a)

light coming from a source has only one frequency.

b)

light coming from a source has two frequency.

c)

Light coming from a source has multiple frequency.

44.

CO2 laser is a type of

a)

Solid Laser

b)

Liquid Laser

c)

Molecular Gas Laser

d)

Semiconductor Laser

45.

Pumping technique employed in gas laser is

a)

Optical pumping

b)

Electrical Discharge Method

c)

Direct conversion

d)

Chemical reaction

46.

In which laser transition takes place between the different vibrational states of the molecule?

a)

Ruby laser

b)

Carbon di oxide laser

c)

Nd-YAG laser

d)

Semiconductor laser

47.

Which acts as active center in CO2 laser?

a)

N2

b)

He

c)

CO2

d)

Ne

48.

Active medium in semiconductor laser is

a)

CO2

b)

P-N junction diode

c)

Helium

d)

Neon

49.

The wavelength of the emitted radiations depends upon the -----------------------in GaAs

a)

Refractive Index

b)

Band gap, concentration of donor and acceptor atoms

c)

Current

d)

Resistance

50.

Pumping technique employed in semiconductor laser is -----------

a)

Direct conversion

b)

Optical pumping

c)

Electrical discharge method

d)

Chemicla reaction