NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Physics Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics Chapter 11 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter are provided in the article with a detailed explanation of all the concepts. A substance can have wave nature, exhibiting the phenomena of interference and diffraction, as well as a particle nature (quanta or light packets). 

Unit 7 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter along with Unit 8 Atoms and Nuclei has a weightage of 12 marks in the CBSE Class 12 Physics Examination. NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics Chapter 11 covers the concepts of the photoelectric effect and Electron Emission.

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Previous Year Questions

  1.  Which one among the following shows particle nature of light? [ NEET 2001]
  2. The velocity of electron beam will be...[NEET 2001]
  3. aximum torque exerted by the field on the dipole is….[KEAM]
  4. The average velocity and the average speed of the toy car between 0to30to3 seconds are respectively….[NEET 2018]
  5. The energy of most energetic photoelectron is…. [JIPMER 1999]
  6. An example for the best source of monochromatic light is… [JKCET 2019]

Class 12 Physics Chapter 11 – Topics Covered

  • Photoelectric Effect is the phenomenon of emission of photoelectron from the metal surface when a beam of light of suitable frequency is incident on it.

The electrons that are emitted from the surface are known as photoelectrons and the current produced is known as the photoelectric current.

  • Effect of Intensity of Light on Photo current: For a fixed frequency of incident radiation, the photoelectric current linearly increases with an increase in the intensity of incident light.

Effect of Intensity of light on photocurrent

  • Work Function is the minimum amount of energy that is required to eject an electron from the outermost surface of a metal.
\(Work\ Function, W = hv_o\ (threshold\ frequency)= {hc \over \lambda_0 (threshold\ wavelength)}\)
  • For a given frequency of incident radiation, the minimum negative potential V0 given to a plate for which the photoelectric current becomes zero is known as cut-off or stopping potential.
\(KE_{max} = eV_0 => {1 \over 2} mv^2_{max} = eV_0\)
  •  Einstein Photoelectric Equation: When hv is the energy of photon and Ф is the work-function, the equation is given by:
\(K_{max} = hv - \Phi0\)

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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

  • 1.
    An electric field $\vec{E}$ is established across the ends of a cylindrical conductor of length L and area of cross-section A. Discuss how electrons attain an average velocity, independent of time. Hence, obtain a relation between current in the conductor and this ‘average velocity’ of electrons.


      • 2.
        Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
        A p-type or n-type semiconductor can be converted into a p-n junction by doping it with suitable impurity. The motion of majority charge carriers causes diffusion current across the junction while the barrier electric field causes motion of minority carriers for drift current. In case of unbiased diode, the diffusion and drift currents are equal. This equilibrium is disturbed by the biasing batteries. Diodes, therefore, allow currents in one direction. This property of diode is used in making rectifiers.


          • 3.
            A charged particle $+q$ in an electric field $\vec{E}$ experiences a force in the direction of the electric field. As a result, its kinetic energy changes. Similarly, the charged particle also experiences a force when it moves in a magnetic field $\vec{B}$. But this magnetic force is perpendicular to both velocity $\vec{v}$ of the charged particle and the magnetic field $\vec{B}$, so it cannot change the kinetic energy of the charged particle. Consider two charged particles 1 and 2 of masses $m$ and $\frac{m}{2}$ having charges $-q$ and $+2q$ respectively. They are accelerated from rest through the same potential difference $V$ and acquire kinetic energy $K_1$ and $K_2$. Then they enter in a region of uniform magnetic field $\vec{B}$ perpendicular to their velocities.


              • 4.
                Two air-filled capacitors of capacitances $C_1$ and $C_2$ are connected in parallel with a dc battery. After the capacitors are fully charged, a slab of dielectric constant K is inserted between the plates of each capacitor. How will the (i) charge on each capacitor and (ii) energy stored in the capacitor affected after the slab is introduced.


                  • 5.
                    Two metal spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ ($> r_1$) having charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ respectively kept in air, are brought in contact. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

                      • The total charge of the two spheres is conserved.
                      • Both spheres attain the same potential.
                      • The final potential of the system equals $\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{(q_1 + q_2)}{(r_1 + r_2)}$
                      • The final potential of the system equals $\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{(q_1 + q_2) (r_1 + r_2)}{r_1 r_2}$

                    • 6.
                      An astronomical telescope consists of two converging lenses. One of them of large aperture and large focal length is called objective lens and the other one, of smaller focal length and smaller aperture is called the eyepiece. It is used to see distant objects which are not seen clearly with naked eyes. The image formed by the objective lens acts as an object for the eyepiece and the final image produced by the eyepiece is magnified.

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