22 NEET previous-year questions on Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter, each with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Sourced directly from official NEET papers across every booklet code.
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0.65 eV
1.0 eV
1.3 eV
1.5 eV
Solution
The kinetic energy of photoelectrons is given by , where is the work function. Given and , and the energy of the incident radiation increases by 20%, we have . Substituting, and . Solving these, , so option (b) is correct.
25
75
60
50
Solution
The de-Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the square root of the kinetic energy , i.e., . If is increased by 16 times, becomes . The percentage change in is , so option (b) is correct.
<2.8× 10−10 m
<2.8× 10−9 m
≥2.8× 10−9 m
≤2.8× 10−12 m
Solution
KEmax=hc λ−Ψ KEmax=1240 500−2.82 KEmax=2.48−2.28=0.2 eV www.vedantu.com 42 λmin= h √2m(KE)max = 20 3 ×10−34 √2×9× 10−31×0.2×1.6× 10−19 λmin=25 9 ×10−9=2.80×10−9 nm So λ≥2.8× 10−9 m
ℎ𝑐 2𝜆
ℎ𝑐 𝜆
2ℎ𝑐 𝜆
ℎ𝑐 3𝜆
Solution
𝑘1=ℎ𝑐 𝜆 − 𝜓 𝑘2=3𝑘1=2ℎ𝑐 𝜆 −𝜓= 3ℎ𝑐 𝜆 −3𝜓 So 2 𝜓= ℎ𝑐 𝜆 So 𝜓= ℎ𝑐 2𝜆
1 c ( E 2m) 1 2
( E 2m) 1 2
c(2mE) 1 2
1 c ( 2m E ) 1 2 (c being velocity of light)
Solution
De-Broglie wavelength is given by λe = h p = h √2m.E for electron De-Broglie wavelength of photon is given by λp = h p = h E c = hc E λe λp = 1 √2mE .E c = 1 c√ E 2m
4λ
5λ
5 2λ
3λ
Solution
In photo electric effects eV0 = 48− W eV0 = hc λ − W eV= hc λ − W …(i) e V 4 = hc 2λ − W ….(ii) From (i) and (ii) hc λ − W = 4(hc 2λ− W) hc λ − W =2hc λ − 4W 3W = hc λ ⇒ W =hc 3λ hc λmax = hc 3λ ⇒ λmax = threshold wavelength 3λ www.vedantu.com 20
h mkT
3 h mkT
2 3 h mkT
2h mkT
Solution
de-Broglie wavelength h mvλ= = 2( K E ) h m 32 ()2 h mk T = 3 h mkT λ=
≈ 6 × 10 5 ms–1
≈ 0.6 × 10 6 ms–1
≈ 61 × 10 3 ms–1
≈ 0.3 × 10 6 ms–1
Solution
λ0 = 3250 × 10 –10 m λ = 2536 × 10–10 m φ = 1242 eV-nm 3.82 eV325 nm = hν = 1242 eV-nm 4.89 eV253.6 nm = KEmax = (4.89 – 3.82) eV = 1.077 eV 21 91 1.077 1.6 102 mv -=× × v = 19 31 2 1.077 1.6 10 9.1 10 - - ×× × × v = 0.6 × 10 6 m/s
de-Broglie's wavelength is given by h mvλ= , where m = mass of the particle, v = group velocity of the particle
The uncertainty principle is hEt 4Δ× Δ ≥ π
Half-filled and fully filled orbitals have greater stability due to greater exchange energy, greater symmetry and more balanced arrangement
The energy of 2s orbital is less than the energy of 2p orbital in case of Hydrogen like atoms
Solution
Energy of 2 s-orbital and 2 p-orbital in case of hydrogen like atoms is equal.
4 : 1
1 : 4
1 : 2
2 : 1 ACHLA/AA/Page 4 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK English
Solution
Using the photoelectric equation , where . For , . For , . Since , . Thus, the ratio is , so option (d) is correct.
6
0.6
0.06
0.006
Solution
To convert joules to electron-volts, use the conversion factor . For , the energy in eV is , so option (c) is correct.
10 V
10 2 V
10 3 V
10 4 V
Solution
The de Broglie wavelength of an electron is given by , where is Planck's constant, is the mass of the electron, and is the charge of the electron. Substituting the given values, , so option (a) is correct.
doubled
four times
one-fourth
zero
Solution
The photoelectric current depends on the number of photoelectrons emitted, which is proportional to the intensity of the incident light. Halving the frequency to below the threshold frequency means no photoelectrons are emitted, but since the intensity is doubled, the number of photons is doubled, leading to a doubled photoelectric current. Thus, option (a) is correct.
2 d 2m hc λ= λ
2 d 2mc h λ = λ
2 d 2mc h λ= λ
2 d 2h mc λ= λ
Solution
The de-Broglie wavelength of the photoelectron is given by , where is the momentum. The momentum of the photoelectron can be derived from the energy of the incident photon, . Solving for , we get . Substituting this into the de-Broglie equation, . Simplifying, $\lambda_d = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^2 \lambda / h}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mc^
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Solution
de-Broglie wavelength associated with a particle is given by h pλ= 1 pλ∝
2ν
3ν
2 3 ν
3 2 ν
Solution
Since max sk eV h= = ν−φ 02 = ν− νSeV hh …(i) 02 ν= −νS heV h …(ii) 00 1 22 ν −ν =ν −ν h h hh ⇒ 0 0 24 ν νν − = ν−h hhh ⇒ 0 3 24 ν ν=h h 0 3 2 νν= * Language of question is wrongly framed. The values of stopping potentials should be interchanged.
V²
√V
1/V
1/√V
Solution
The minimum wavelength of X-rays is given by the equation , where is Planck's constant, is the speed of light, and is the charge of an electron. This shows that is inversely proportional to , so option (c) is correct.
Na only
Cs only
Both Na and K
K only
Solution
The incident energy of 2.20 eV is greater than the work function of Caesium (2.14 eV) but less than that of Potassium (2.30 eV) and Sodium (2.75 eV). Therefore, only Caesium can emit photoelectrons, so option (b) is correct.
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Solution
de-Broglie wavelength 2 h h h P mv mE λ = = = where 21 2E mv= Squaring both sides, 22 24 h mE λ= 2 1 (constant) E⇒= λ Graph passes through origin with constant slope. - 7 - NEET (UG)-2024 (Code-Q1)
A and B only
A, B, C and D only
A, C and D only
A, B, D and E only
Solution
(A) If c is the velocity of light so, E = hν (Energy of photon) (B) Velocity of photon is equal to velocity of light i.e. c. (C) λ= h p = λ hp ν= hp c (D) In photon-electron collision both total energy and total momentum are conserved.
Solution
For photon,
For electron, and
A only
A and C
A and D
B and D
Solution
Photoelectric current is directly proportional to intensity of light.
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