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151 The fringe width in a double-slit experiment in air is 4 mm. What is it when the whole apparatus is placed in… Physics
Wave optics
Medium
152 Light of wavelength 500 nm falls on a single slit of width 0.2 mm. What is the width of the central maximum o… Physics
Wave optics
Hard
153 On a graph of stopping potential V₀ against frequency ν for a photocell, the slope of the straight line equal… Physics
Photoelectric effect
Easy
154 Light of frequency below the threshold frequency falls on a metal. What happens if its intensity is increased… Physics
Photoelectric effect
Easy
155 In a photoelectric experiment the frequency is kept fixed above threshold and the intensity is doubled. What … Physics
Photoelectric effect
Medium
156 Light of wavelength 310 nm falls on a metal whose work function is 2.5 eV. What is the stopping potential, ap… Physics
Photoelectric effect
Medium
157 A metal has a work function of 2.0 eV. What is its threshold frequency, approximately? (h = 6.63 × 10⁻³⁴ J s,… Physics
Photoelectric effect
Hard
158 The de Broglie wavelength of a particle of momentum p is: Physics
Matter waves
Easy
159 If the momentum of an electron is doubled, its de Broglie wavelength becomes: Physics
Matter waves
Easy
160 What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated from rest through 100 V? Physics
Matter waves
Medium
161 A cricket ball of mass 0.12 kg moves at 20 m/s. What is its de Broglie wavelength, approximately? (h = 6.63 ×… Physics
Matter waves
Medium
162 A proton and an alpha particle are each accelerated from rest through the same potential difference. What is … Physics
Matter waves
Hard
163 In the alpha-particle scattering experiment, most alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil. This… Physics
Atomic models
Easy
164 What is the energy of the electron in the n = 3 orbit of a hydrogen atom? Physics
Atomic models
Easy
165 The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen is 0.529 Å. What is the radius of the second orbit? Physics
Atomic models
Medium
166 An electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from n = 3 to n = 2. What are the photon energy and wavelength, approxim… Physics
Atomic models
Medium
167 What is the shortest wavelength in the Lyman series of hydrogen? (R = 1.097 × 10⁷ m⁻¹) Physics
Atomic models
Hard
168 How many neutrons are present in a nucleus of ²³⁸₉₂U? Physics
Nucleus
Easy
169 Which property correctly describes the nuclear force between nucleons? Physics
Nucleus
Easy
170 ¹⁹⁸₈₀Hg and ¹⁹⁷₇₉Au are examples of: Physics
Nucleus
Medium
171 Taking R₀ = 1.2 fm, what is the radius of the ²⁷Al nucleus? Physics
Nucleus
Medium
172 What is the ratio of the radius of a nucleus with mass number 125 to that of a nucleus with mass number 8? Physics
Nucleus
Hard
173 The energy equivalent of 1 atomic mass unit is about: Physics
Mass-energy and binding energy
Easy
174 The binding energy per nucleon is highest for nuclei with mass number close to: Physics
Mass-energy and binding energy
Easy
175 If 1 g of matter were completely converted into energy, how much energy would be released? Physics
Mass-energy and binding energy
Medium
176 Given m(¹H) = 1.007825 u, m_n = 1.008665 u and m(²H) = 2.014102 u, what is the binding energy of the deuteron? Physics
Mass-energy and binding energy
Medium
177 Using m(¹H) = 1.007825 u, m_n = 1.008665 u and m(⁴He) = 4.002603 u, what is the binding energy per nucleon of… Physics
Mass-energy and binding energy
Hard
178 In a nuclear reactor, cadmium rods are used to: Physics
Nuclear fission and fusion
Easy
179 The main purpose of a moderator such as heavy water in a reactor is to: Physics
Nuclear fission and fusion
Easy
180 In the reaction ²³⁵₉₂U + ¹₀n → ¹⁴⁴₅₆Ba + ⁸⁹₃₆Kr + x ¹₀n, what is the value of x? Physics
Nuclear fission and fusion
Medium
181 Nuclear fusion needs extremely high temperatures mainly because: Physics
Nuclear fission and fusion
Medium
182 Each fission of U-235 releases about 200 MeV. Roughly how much energy is released if all the nuclei in 1 kg o… Physics
Nuclear fission and fusion
Hard
183 In which type of solid do the valence and conduction bands overlap? Physics
Energy bands
Easy
184 Diamond is a good electrical insulator mainly because: Physics
Energy bands
Easy
185 A pure silicon crystal is cooled to 0 K. How does it behave? Physics
Energy bands
Medium
186 As the temperature of a pure semiconductor increases, its resistance: Physics
Energy bands
Medium
187 Silicon has a band gap of 1.1 eV. What is the longest wavelength of light that can excite an electron from it… Physics
Energy bands
Hard
188 To make n-type silicon, the impurity added should be: Physics
Semiconductors
Easy
189 In a p-type semiconductor, the majority charge carriers are: Physics
Semiconductors
Easy
190 An n-type semiconductor has many more free electrons than holes. What is the net charge on the crystal? Physics
Semiconductors
Medium
191 In the energy band diagram of a p-type semiconductor, the acceptor energy level lies: Physics
Semiconductors
Medium
192 Silicon with nᵢ = 1.5 × 10¹⁶ m⁻³ is doped so that the electron concentration is 5 × 10²² m⁻³. What is the hol… Physics
Semiconductors
Hard
193 When a p-n junction is forward biased, the width of the depletion region: Physics
p-n junction diode
Easy
194 The small current through a reverse-biased p-n junction is mainly due to: Physics
p-n junction diode
Medium
195 A full-wave rectifier is fed from 50 Hz AC mains. What is the fundamental frequency of the ripple in its outp… Physics
p-n junction diode
Medium
196 In the forward-bias region of a diode, increasing the voltage by 0.1 V increases the current by 20 mA. What i… Physics
p-n junction diode
Easy
197 A silicon diode with a forward voltage drop of 0.7 V is connected in forward bias in series with a 1 kΩ resis… Physics
p-n junction diode
Hard