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Electromagnetic Radiation Numerical Problems

This document contains numerical problems related to electromagnetic radiation, Planck's law, and the photoelectric effect. Some key details include: - Calculating frequency, wavelength, and wave number for yellow light with a wavelength of 580 nm and radio waves broadcast at 1368 kHz. - Converting the wavelength range of visible light (400-750 nm) to frequencies. - Calculating the energy, wavelength, and frequency for photons based on given values. - Determining kinetic energy, minimum energy, threshold frequency, and work function for metals like caesium, potassium and sodium when struck by electromagnetic radiation.

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Electromagnetic Radiation Numerical Problems

This document contains numerical problems related to electromagnetic radiation, Planck's law, and the photoelectric effect. Some key details include: - Calculating frequency, wavelength, and wave number for yellow light with a wavelength of 580 nm and radio waves broadcast at 1368 kHz. - Converting the wavelength range of visible light (400-750 nm) to frequencies. - Calculating the energy, wavelength, and frequency for photons based on given values. - Determining kinetic energy, minimum energy, threshold frequency, and work function for metals like caesium, potassium and sodium when struck by electromagnetic radiation.

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Electromagnetic radiation Numericals

1. Yellow light emitted from a sodium lamp has a wavelength of 580 nm. Calculate frequency and
wavenumber of the light.( Wave number =1/wavelength).

2. The vividh Bharati station of all India radio broadcast on a frequency of 1368 kilo Hertz. Calculate the
wavelength of the radiations emitted by the transmitter. Which part of electromagnetic spectrum does
it belongs?

3. The wavelength range of visible spectrum extends from violet 100 nm to red 750 nm. express this
wavelength in frequencies.

4. A certain radio station broadcast on a frequency of 980 kilohertz. What is the wavelength of radiation
broadcasted?

5. Calculate

I) wave number 2) frequency of yellow radiation having wavelength 5800 Armstrong.

Numericals on Planck's law :

1. Calculate the energy of a photon of light having frequency of 3X 1025 sec-1. Given h = 6.63X10-34 Js)

2. Calculate and compare the energies of two radiations one with a wavelength of 800 nm and the other
with a wavelength of 400 nm.

3. A 100 watt bulb emits electromagnetic light wavelength 400 nm. Calculate the number of photons
emitted per second by the bulb.

4. Calculate the energy of one mole of photons of radiation whose frequency is 5 X10 14 Hertz.

5. Find energy of each of the photons 1)which have wavelength of 0.5 Armstrong and 2) corresponding
to light of frequency 3X 10 15 Hz.

Numericals on Photoelectric effect.

1. Calculate the minimum amount of energy that the photons must possess to eject electrons from
caesium metal. The threshold frequency of caesium metal is 4.6X10-34 Js.

(h=6.63X10-34 Js).

2. Calculate the kinetic energy of the ejected electron when ultraviolet radiations frequency 1.6 X10 15
strikes the surface of potassium metal. The threshold frequency of potassium is 5 X 10 14 Hertz.

3. Electromagnetic radiations of wavelength 300 nm Strike the surface of sodium and electrons are
emitted with a kinetic energy of 1.68 X10 5 joules per mole. What is the minimum energy needed to
remove the electron from sodium metal? What is the maximum wavelength that will cause of
photoelectron to be emitted?

4. The threshold frequency of a metal X is 7 X 10 14 Hertz calculate the kinetic energy of the emitted
electron when radiations of frequency 10 15 hz strikes metal.

5. When light of wavelength 470 nm falls on the surface of potassium , electrons are emitted with the
velocity of 6.4X104 m/sec. What is the minimum energy required per mole to remove electron from
potassium metal.

6. Electrons are emitted with zero velocity from a metal surface when it is exposed to the radiation of
6800 Armstrong. Calculate the threshold frequency and work function of the metal.

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