A radiation of energy 'E' falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface. The momentum transferred to the surface is (c=velocity of light)

1. E/c

2. 2E/c

3. 2E/c2

4. E/c2

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Light with an energy flux of \(25\times 10^{4}~\text{Wm}^{-2}\) falls on a perfectly reflecting surface at normal incidence. If the surface area is \(15~\text{cm}^2\), then the average force exerted on the surface is:
1. \(1.25\times 10^{-6}~\text{N}\)
2. \(2.5\times 10^{-6}~\text{N}\)
3. \(1.2\times 10^{-6}~\text{N}\)
4. \(3.0\times 10^{-6}~\text{N}\)

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Particle nature and wave nature of electromagnetic waves and electrons can be shown by 

(1) Electron has small mass, deflected by the metal sheet

(2) X-ray is diffracted, reflected by thick metal sheet

(3) Light is refracted and defracted

(4) Photoelectricity and electron microscopy

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The rest mass of the photon is

(1) 0

(2)

(3) Between 0 and

(4) Equal to that of an electron

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The energy of a photon is E = hv and the momentum of photon p=hλ, then the velocity of photon will be

(1) E/p                     

(2) Ep

(3)  EP2                 

(4) 3×108m/s

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The energy of quanta of frequency \(10^{15}~\text{Hz}\) and \(h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34}~\text{J-s}\) will be:
1. \(6.6\times 10^{-19}~\text{J}\)
2. \(6.6\times 10^{-12}~\text{J}\)
3. \(6.6\times 10^{-49}~\text{J}\)
4. \(6.6\times 10^{-41}~\text{J}\)

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Wavelength of a 1 keV photon is 1.24×10-9m. What is the frequency of 1 MeV photon?

1. 1.24×1015Hz      
2.  2.4×1020Hz
3. 1.24×1018Hz      
4. 2.4×1023Hz

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What is the momentum of a photon having frequency 1.5×1013Hz?
(a) 3.3×10-29kgm/s                (b) 3.3×10-34kgm/s
(c) 6.6×10-34kgm/s                (d) 6.6×10-30kgm/s

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Which of the following is true for photon 
(1) E=hcλ         

(2) E=12mu2

(3) p=E2v         

(4) E=12mc2

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The number of photons of wavelength 540 nm emitted per second by an electric bulb of power 100W is (taking h = 6×10-34J-sec)

(a) 100                 (b) 1000
(c) 3×1020           (d) 3×1018

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