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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

82Questions
36Papers covered
5.56%Weightage 2026▲ 25% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026522.55.56% ▲ 25% vs last year
20252124.44% ▲ 11.1% vs last year
20244224.00% same as last year
20232124.00% same as last year
20224224.00% same as last year
20212124.00% ▼ 40% vs last year
20203136.67% ▲ 200% vs last year
20191112.22% ▼ 50% vs last year
20182124.44% same as last year
20172124.44% ▲ 33.3% vs last year
2016321.53.33% ▼ 25% vs last year
20154224.44% same as last year
20142124.44% ▼ 20% vs last year
2013522.55.56% ▼ 11.1% vs last year
2012522.56.25% ▼ 29.5% vs last year
2011723.58.86% ▲ 79.4% vs last year
20104224.94% ▼ 19.3% vs last year
20093136.12% ▲ 43.9% vs last year
20082124.26% same as last year
20072124.26% ▼ 46.8% vs last year
20064148.00% ▲ 88% vs last year
20052124.26% ▲ 95.7% vs last year
20041112.17% ▼ 43.5% vs last year
20032123.85% ▼ 54.8% vs last year
20024148.51% ▲ 39% vs last year
20013136.12% ▲ 37.8% vs last year
20002124.44%

⚠ 3 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).

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Ques. 1NEET (UG) 2026

Match List-I with List-II :

  1. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
  4. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Ques. 2NEET (UG) 2026

For a metal of work function 6.6 eV, which of the following wavelengths of incident radiation does not give rise to the photoelectric effect? (Take Planck's constant as 6.6 10-34 J s)

  1. 200 nm
  2. 100 nm
  3. 50 nm
  4. 150 nm
Ques. 3RE-NEET (UG) 2026

A photon and an electron, each of 20 eV energy, move in free space. The ratio of linear momentum of electron pe to that of photon pPh, pepPh is: [Take speed of light = 3 108 m s-1, charge of electron = -1.6 10-19 C and mass of electron = 9 10-31 kg]

  1. 275
  2. 2450
  3. 1250
  4. 225
Ques. 4RE-NEET (UG) 2026

A beam of light falls on a metal surface such that photo-electrons are generated. If power of the light source starts to decrease linearly with time t, then variation of the photocurrent I and magnitude of the stopping potential |V| with time is best represented by:

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 5RE-NEET (UG) 2026

A ray of light with wavelength is incident on three different photoelectric cells namely 1, 2 and 3. The threshold wavelength of these photoelectric cells are 1, 2, and 3, respectively and the magnitude of stopping potentials of these cells are V1, V2 and V3, respectively. The relation between and threshold wavelengths are 1 < , 2 > and 3 . The correct option is:

  1. V1 < V2, V3 = 0
  2. V1 = 0, V2 < V3
  3. V1 = 0, V2 > V3
  4. V1 > V2, V3 = 0
Ques. 6NEET (UG) 2025

Which of the following options represent the variation of photoelectric current with property of light shown on the x-axis? [figure]

  1. A and D
  2. B and D
  3. A only
  4. A and C
Ques. 7NEET (UG) 2025

A photon and an electron (mass m) have the same energy E. The ratio ( photon/ electron) of their de Broglie wavelengths is: (c is the speed of light)

  1. c 2mE
  2. 1c E/2m
  3. E/2m
  4. c 2mE
Ques. 8NEET (UG) 2024

The graph which shows the variation of ( 1 2 ) and its kinetic energy, E is (where is de Broglie wavelength of a free particle):

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 9NEET (UG) 2024

If c is the velocity of light in free space, the correct statements about photon among the following are: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A and B only
  2. A, B, C and D only
  3. A, C and D only
  4. A, B, D and E only
Ques. 10RE-NEET (UG) 2024

An electron and an alpha particle are accelerated by the same potential difference. Let e and denote the de-Broglie wavelengths of the electron and the alpha particle, respectively, then:

  1. e >
  2. e = 4
  3. e =
  4. e <
Ques. 11RE-NEET (UG) 2024

If is the work function of photosensitive material in eV and light of wavelength of numerical value = hce metre, is incident on it with energy above its threshold value at an instant then the maximum kinetic energy of the photo-electron ejected by it at that instant (Take h-Planck's constant, c-velocity of light in free space) is (in SI units):

  1. e + 2
  2. 2e -
  3. e - e
  4. e +
Ques. 12NEET (UG) 2023

The work functions of Caesium (Cs), potassium (K) and sodium (Na) are 2.14 eV, 2.30 eV and 2.75 eV respectively. If incident electromagnetic radiation has an incident energy of 2.20 eV, which of these photosensitive surfaces may emit photoelectrons?

  1. Both Na and K
  2. K only
  3. Na only
  4. Cs only
Ques. 13NEET (UG) 2023

The minimum wavelength of X-rays produced by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of V volts is proportional to :

  1. 1V
  2. 1 V
  3. V2
  4. V
Ques. 14NEET (UG) 2022

When two monochromatic lights of frequency, and 2 are incident on a photoelectric metal, their stopping potential becomes Vs2 and Vs respectively. The threshold frequency for this metal is

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 23
  4. 32
Ques. 15NEET (UG) 2022

The graph which shows the variation of the de Broglie wavelength ( ) of a particle and its associated momentum (p) is

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Out of syllabus
Ques. 16NEET (UG) 2022 (Phase 2)

The light rays having photons of energy 4.2 eV are falling on a metal surface having a work function of 2.2 eV. The stopping potential of the surface is

  1. 6.4 V
  2. 2 eV
  3. 2 V
  4. 1.1 V
Ques. 17NEET (UG) 2022 (Phase 2)

The threshold frequency of a photoelectric metal is 0. If light of frequency 4 0 is incident on this metal, then the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons will be :

  1. 4h 0
  2. h 0
  3. 2h 0
  4. 3h 0
Ques. 18NEET (UG) 2021

The number of photons per second on an average emitted by the source of monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm, when it delivers the power of 3.3 10-3 watt will be : (h = 6.6 10-34 J s)

  1. 1015
  2. 1018
  3. 1017
  4. 1016
Ques. 19NEET (UG) 2021

An electromagnetic wave of wavelength ' ' is incident on a photosensitive surface of negligible work function. If 'm' mass is of photoelectron emitted from the surface has de-Broglie wavelength d, then :

  1. = ( 2hmc ) d2
  2. = ( 2mhc ) d2
  3. d = ( 2mch ) 2
  4. = ( 2mch ) d2
Ques. 20NEET (UG) 2020

Light of frequency 1.5 times the threshold frequency is incident on a photosensitive material. What will be the photoelectric current if the frequency is halved and intensity is doubled?

  1. four times
  2. one-fourth
  3. zero
  4. doubled
Ques. 21NEET (UG) 2020

The energy required to break one bond in DNA is 10-20 J. This value in eV is nearly :

  1. 0.6
  2. 0.06
  3. 0.006
  4. 6
Ques. 22NEET (UG) 2020

An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of V volt. If the de-Broglie wavelength of the electron is 1.227 10-2 nm, the potential difference is :

  1. 102 V
  2. 103 V
  3. 104 V
  4. 10 V
Ques. 23NEET (UG) 2019

An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 10,000 V. Its de Broglie wavelength is (nearly) : (me = 9 10-31 kg)

  1. 12.2 10-12 m
  2. 12.2 10-13 m
  3. 12.2 10-14 m
  4. 12.2 nm
Ques. 24NEET 2018

An electron of mass m with an initial velocity v = v0 i (v0 > 0) enters an electric field E = -E0 i (E0 = constant > 0) at t = 0. If 0 is its de-Broglie wavelength initially, then its de-Broglie wavelength at time t is

  1. 0 (1 + eE0mv0t )
  2. 0 (1 + eE0mv0t )
  3. 0t
  4. 0
Ques. 25NEET 2018

When the light of frequency 2 0 (where 0 is threshold frequency), is incident on a metal plate, the maximum velocity of electrons emitted is v1. When the frequency of the incident radiation is increased to 5 0, the maximum velocity of electrons emitted from the same plate is v2. The ratio of v1 to v2 is

  1. 1 : 2
  2. 1 : 4
  3. 4 : 1
  4. 2 : 1
Ques. 26NEET 2017

The de-Broglie wavelength of a neutron in thermal equilibrium with heavy water at a temperature T (kelvin) and mass m, is

  1. h 3mkT
  2. 2h 3mkT
  3. 2h mkT
  4. h mkT
Ques. 27NEET 2017

The photoelectric threshold wavelength of silver is 3250 10-10 m. The velocity of the electron ejected from a silver surface by ultraviolet light of wavelength 2536 10-10 m is [Given h = 4.14 10-15 eV s and c = 3 108 m s-1]

  1. 0.6 106 m s-1
  2. 61 103 m s-1
  3. 0.3 106 m s-1
  4. 6 105 m s-1
Ques. 28NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

An electron of mass m and a photon have same energy E. The ratio of de-Broglie wavelengths associated with them is

  1. c(2mE) 12
  2. 1c ( 2mE ) 12
  3. 1c ( E2m ) 12
  4. ( E2m ) 12
Ques. 29NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

When a metallic surface is illuminated with radiation of wavelength , the stopping potential is V. If the same surface is illuminated with radiation of wavelength 2 , the stopping potential is V4. The threshold wavelength for the metallic surface is

  1. 52
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
Ques. 30NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

Photons with energy 5 eV are incident on a cathode C in a photoelectric cell. The maximum energy of emitted photoelectrons is 2 eV. When photons of energy 6 eV are incident on C, no photoelectrons will reach the anode A, if the stopping potential of A relative to C is

  1. +3 V
  2. +4 V
  3. -1 V
  4. -3 V