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The electromagnetic spectrum - class-XI

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We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following statements is true :

  1. The radiation emitted is in the infrared region

  2. The radiation is emitted only during the day

  3. The radiation is emitted during the summers and absorbed during the winters

  4. The radiation emitted lies in the ultraviolet region and hence is not visible


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Every body at all time, at all temperatures emit radiation (except at T = 0), which fall in the infrared region.

The decreasing order of wavelength of infrared, microwave, ultraviolet and gamma rays is

  1. Microwaves, Infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays.

  2. Infrared, Microwaves, ultraviolet, gamma rays.

  3. ultraviolet, gamma rays, Infrared, Microwaves

  4. Microwaves, gamma rays, Infrared, ultraviolet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The wavelength of the Electromagnetic waves is inversely proportional to the frequency of the wave. The frequency of the gamma rays is highest whereas the ultraviolet, Infrared and microwaves follow in decreasing order.
Therefore, the decreasing order of wavelengths will be opposite to the frequency order. So, the microwaves have the longest wavelength and the gamma rays have the smallest.

Microwave $>$ Infrared $>$ Ultraviolet $>$Gamma ray.

The part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation used to cook food is

  1. Ultraviolet rays

  2. Cosmic rays

  3. X rays

  4. Microwaves


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Microwaves are used to cook food. Microwave oven is a domestic application of these waves.

Which of the following rays is emitted  by a human body?

  1. x-rays

  2. visible rays

  3. uvrays

  4. IR rays

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All bodies above absolute zero temperature emit electromagnetic radiation. The wavelength of radiation emitted depends on the temperature of the body. Most of the radiation emitted by the human body is mainly at the wavelength of 12 micron. The wavelength of infrared radiation is between 0.75 to 1000 micron (1 micron = 10-6 metres). Hence , the majority of radiation emitted by human bodies lie in the infrared region.

The frequency from $3\times { 10 }^{ 9 }Hz$ to $3\times { 10 }^{ 10 }Hz$ is

  1. high frequency band

  2. super high frequency band

  3. ultra high frequency band

  4. very high frequency band


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Frequency from 3 GHz to 30 GHz comes in range of Super High Frequency band.

The spectrum of molecular form the substance is called :

  1. band spectrum

  2. line spectrum

  3. absorption spectrum

  4. continuous spectrum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In spectrum. Band spectra is the name given to groups of lines so closely spaced that each group appears to be a band, nitrogen spectrum. Band spectra, or molecular spectra, are produced by molecules radiating their rotational or vibrational energies

Hence the option A is the right answer

Which colour of light travels fastest in any medium except air?

  1. Red

  2. Violet

  3. Blue

  4. Orange


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Red has maximum wavelength and frequency doesn't change while travelling through a medium. 

Hence, red will travel the fastest since $v=f\lambda$

M and N are two electromagnetic waves.
The ratio $\dfrac{wavelength of M}{wavelength of N}=10^5$. What could M and N be?

M N
A Microwaves Visible light
B Microwaves $\gamma$-rays
C $\gamma$-rays Microwaves
D Visible light Microwaves


  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The wavelength of microwave is around 5 mm and wavelenght of visible around 500 nm

Out of the following , whose velocity is equal to that of light?

  1. of $\beta$ rays

  2. of sound waves

  3. of ultrasonic waves

  4. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

None of the given above are electromagnetic waves, thus none of them have the velocity of light.

What is the range of wavelength of the spectrum of white light in $nm$?

  1. $400nm$ to $500nm$

  2. $500nm$ to $600nm$

  3. $600nm$ to $800nm$

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The range of wavelength of visible light is approximately $400-800 nm$ with violet being at the lower end ($380-450 nm$) and red at the higher end ($620-750 nm$). 

Name the seven prominent colours of the white light spectrum in order of their increasing frequencies

  1. Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

  2. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

  3. Red, Orange, Violet, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo

  4. Orange, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, Indigo, Violet


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The range of frequencies from red to violet is 430-790 THz.

Write the approximate wavelengths for red light.

  1. $1000A^o$

  2. $2000A^o$

  3. $4000A^o$

  4. $8000A^o$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The range of wavelength for red is $6200-7500$ $A^o$

Write the approximate wavelengths for blue light?

  1. $800A^o$

  2. $1600A^o$

  3. $3200A^o$

  4. $4800A^o$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The range of wavelengths for blue is $4500-4950$ $A^o$.

An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of $500MHz$ and a wavelength of $60cm$. Calculate the velocity of the wave.

  1. $3\times 10^8kms^{-1}$

  2. $3\times 10^8cms^{-1}$

  3. $3\times 10^{-8}ms^{-1}$

  4. $3\times 10^8ms^{-1}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The formula for velocity, when given wavelength and the frequency of the wave, is written as: $v=f\lambda $.
In this formula, $f$ represents frequency, $v$ represents the velocity of the wave, and $\lambda $ represents the wavelength of the wave.  
Here, the frequency of the wave is $500 MHz = 500000000 Hz$  and the wavelength is $60 cm = 0.6 m$
Hence, the velocity of the wave is $3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s$.

Name the radiations of wavelength just longer than $8\times 10^{-7}m$.

  1. infrared

  2. ultrared

  3. infraviolet

  4. ultraviolet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the order of increasing wavelength, the waves are Gamma rays ($< 1 nm$), X-rays ($1-10 nm$), infrared rays ($700-{ 10 }^{ 5 }nm$), micro waves (${ 10 }^{ 5 }-{ 10 }^{ 8 }nm$), radio waves (${ >10 }^{ 8 }nm$).
Hence, 
the radiations of wavelength just longer than ${ 8\times 10 }^{ -7 }m$ is Infrared.

Fraunhofer spectral lines are called:

  1. Line absorption spectra

  2. Line emission spectra

  3. continuous spectra

  4. Continuous emission spectra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fraunhofer spectral lines are also called line absorption spectra. They are a set of spectral lines. The lines were originally observed as dark features (absorption lines) in the optical spectrum of the Sun.

Which of the following solar radiations pass through the atmosphere of earth:
X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light rays, infrared radiation.

  1. X-Ray

  2. Ultraviolet

  3. Visible

  4. Infrared


Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Generally, three types of radiation come from the sun to Earth, they are, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and,  infrared radiation. Out of these three radiations, ultraviolet radiation is prevented by the ozone layer and visible light and high-frequency infrared radiation reach to earth, because they can pass through the atmosphere of the Earth.

The frequencies of X-rays, $\gamma$-rays and ultraviolet rays are respectively a, b and c. Then

  1. $a < b$, $b>c$

  2. $a>b$, $b>c$

  3. $a>b$, $b < c$

  4. $a < b$, $b < c$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The frequency of $\gamma-$ rays is more than that of X-rays.

Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?

  1. cosmic rays

  2. gamma rays

  3. $\beta$-rays

  4. X-rays


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cosmic rays are coming from outer space, having high energy charged particles, like $\alpha$-particle, proton etc. 

Radiations used to get relief from bodyaches are:

  1. I.R. radiations

  2. U.V. radiations

  3. visible radiations

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Infrared radiations are used as a part of thermal therapy. Thermal therapy is widely used for increasing the extensibility of the collagen, to decrease the joint stiffness, to relieve the muscle spasms, to increase the flow of the blood.

Which of the following is/are not electromagnetic waves?

  1. $\beta$ -rays

  2. X-rays

  3. Cosmic rays

  4. Both (a) and (c)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\beta$ -rays are streams of electron and cosmic rays are waves coming from space. So they are not electromagnetic waves.

UV Rays are useful for 

  1. Sterilizing purposes

  2. Detecting purity of gems, ghee, etc

  3. Producing Vitamin D in food of plants and animals

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the options are uses of UV Radiations. 

It can sterilize many substances. Most important application is water sterilization which is used in modern water purifiers.
Fluorescence tests in Ruby and Sapphire allows detecting purity of gems.
Some components of UV light plays key role in Vit D synthesis.

EM waves travels with a speed of

  1. 260m/s

  2. $\displaystyle 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s$

  3. $\displaystyle 22\times { 10 }^{ 18 }m/s$

  4. 2m/s


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

EM waves travel with the same speed in vacuum (or air) which is same as the speed of light ie. $\displaystyle 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s$

Which of the following sources of light is different from others

  1. Sunlight

  2. White light

  3. Light from a bulb

  4. Sodium light


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sunlight is reffered as white light. It consist of seven colours,i.e VIBGYOR

Most energetic radiations and fluorescence are properties of 

  1. Gamma rays

  2. UV Rays

  3. Infrared Rays

  4. Radio waves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gamma Rays are most energetic Radiations. Since they have high penetrating power, they can cause fluorescence on fluorescent materials like ZnS.

Gamma rays have frequency(f)

  1. $f > 3 \times 10^{19} Hz$

  2. $7.5 \times 10^{14}Hz < f < 3 \times 10^{16} Hz$

  3. $<3 \times 10^7 Hz$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frequency of gamma rays is greater than $3 \times 10^{19} Hz$

EM waves are

  1. Longitudinal waves

  2. Transverse waves

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. The electromagnetic waves of entire wave length range do not require any material we drive for their propagation.

Where are radiowaves used?

  1. Radar, radio and tv communications

  2. Microwave ovens

  3. Photographic films

  4. sterilizing purpose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Radiowaves are used in-

1. Radar communications
2. Radio and TV communications

Electromagnetic waves exhibit the property of

  1. Reflection

  2. Refraction

  3. Total internal reflection

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

EM waves exhibit the properties of reflection and refraction. In refraction, when an EM wave passes from one medium to the another, its direction to travel,speed and wavelength changes, but frequency remains unchanged.

EM waves are

  1. deflected by electric and magnetic waves

  2. not deflected by electric and magnetic waves

  3. sometimes deflected sometimes not deflected

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

EM waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic field. They exhibit the property of reflection and refraction.

What are the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiations?

  1. It can cause skin cancer.

  2. It contributes to global warming.

  3. It contributes to greenhouse effect.

  4. It can cause depletion of natural resources.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Long exposure to ultraviolet radiations can cause health hazards like skin cancer.

Which of the following are use of microwaves?

  1. They are used for satellite communication.

  2. They are used for analysis of atomic and molecular structure.

  3. They are used cooking in microwave ovens.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Microwaves are used in the following applications:

1. Satellite communications
2. Radar communications
3. Analysis of atomic and molecular structure
4. Cooking in microwave ovens

Identify the most notable difference between a ultraviolet wave and a light wave ?

  1. Speed

  2. Refractive index

  3. Reflectivity

  4. Amplitude

  5. Frequency


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Both , ultraviolet and light wave are electromagnetic waves , having the speed of light , but in electromagnetic frequency spectrum ultraviolet wave falls before light wave , in the decreasing order of frequency.It means frequency of UV waves is greater than light wave.

Electromagnetic waves of wavelength ranging from $100\mathring{A}$ to $\mathring{A}$ comes under 

  1. X-rays

  2. UV regions

  3. Visible region

  4. Infrared region


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
X-rays: $10 nm-10 pm\  i.e.\ 10^{-8}m-10^{-11}m$
Given frequency range: $100 \mathring A-  1 \mathring A\ i.e.\ 10^{-8}m-10^{-10}m$
Hence, given wavelength range falls under X-rays

Which of the following types of waves travels at the greatest speed through the vacuum?

  1. Radio waves

  2. Microwaves

  3. Ultraviolet light

  4. $X$-rays

  5. None of the above; all these waves would travel at the same speed


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Since the speed of any types of wave in vacuum remains constant so all wave travel at the same speed. 

Fill the most suitable option. Mosquitoes and some snakes find their food using vision in the ___ range.

  1. infrared

  2. ultraviolet

  3. radio

  4. microwave

  5. visible light


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Infrared light has longer wavelengths and lower energy than visible light and cannot be seen with the human eye. Mosquitoes, vampire bats, bed bugs, and some snake and beetle species, however, can use portions of the infrared spectrum for vision. Sometimes humans can “see" infrared energy in the form of heat.

According to the electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves have the ___frequency and the  _______ wavelength.

  1. lowest; largest

  2. lowest; smallest

  3. highest; smallest

  4. highest; largest

  5. medium; medium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Radio waves are the least energetic waves among other waves. They have the lowest frequency and thus the largest wavelength. Due to this large wavelength character, the radio waves are used in data transmission purposes, since they are hard to interact with particles in the atmosphere.

According to the electromagnetic spectrum, As the frequencies of the pure spectral colours increase, the wavelengths of the colours:

  1. decrease

  2. increase

  3. remain the same

  4. decrease by a factor of 2

  5. increase by a factor of 2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Speed of all the electromagnetic waves is constant and is equal to speed of light  i.e  $c$

Using        $\lambda \times \nu = c = constant$
$\implies$ If frequencies of the pure spectral colours increase then their wavelength will decrease.

According to the electromagnetic spectrum. Which of the following is NOT a pure spectral colour?

  1. white

  2. violet

  3. red

  4. blue

  5. yellow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Electromagnetic spectrum of visible light :     $VIBGYOR$

VIBGYOR stands for Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.
These are pure spectral colours but not white. Infact, white colour is formed due to  interference of all these 7 colours.

Which of the following light has the combination of all frequencies of visible light ?

  1. white light

  2. black light

  3. ultraviolet light

  4. infrared light

  5. transparency


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The visible light contains 7 colours  :  Violet, indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.

White colour is formed by the interference of all 7 colours, thus white light has the combination of all frequencies of visible light.

Identify which of the following is NOT a source of visible light?

  1. red-hot metal

  2. cool metal

  3. fluorescent bulb

  4. the Sun

  5. fire


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When the electrons in the atom are excited, for example by being heated, the additional energy pushes the electrons to higher energy orbits. When the electrons fall back down and leave the excited state, energy is re-emitted in the form of a photon.

Thus the hot objects release photons that have energies lying in the visible region. However photons from cool metal do not have energy enough to lie in visible region.

If a particular electromagnetic wave has the highest frequencies among the other electromagnetic waves then it should have the smallest

  1. wavelengths

  2. speeds

  3. amplitudes

  4. energies

  5. periods


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Electromagnetic waves travel with constant speed equal to that of light  i.e  $v =c= constant$

For EM waves       $\lambda \times \nu = c =$ constant
Thus waves with highest frequency will have smallest wavelength.

Which of the following colors of light has the lowest frequency?

  1. Yellow

  2. Violet

  3. Orange

  4. Blue

  5. Green


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The color with the lowest frequency corresponds to the longest wavelength, which is orange in this case.

Identify the waves with the largest wavelengths .

  1. Radio

  2. Gamma Rays

  3. X-Rays

  4. Visible Light

  5. Infrared Radiation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Order of wavelength from smallest to largest :

Gamma rays < X-rays < Visible light < Infrared Radiation < Microwaves < Radio waves
Thus radio waves has the largest wavelength.

Find out the wavelength of violet light which has a frequency of $7.5 \times 10^{14}Hz$ ?

  1. $2.25\times 10^{23}m$

  2. $2.5\times 10^{5}m$

  3. $4\times 10^{-7}m$

  4. $7.5\times 10^{-7}m$

  5. $2.25\times 10^{7}m$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given :    $\nu = 7.5 \times 10^{14}$  Hz

Speed of violet light (EM wave)     $v = 3 \times 10^8$ m/s
Thus wavelength of violet light         $\lambda = \dfrac{v}{\nu}  = \dfrac{3 \times 10^8}{7.5 \times 10^{14}}  =4 \times 10^{-7}$ m

In an electromagnetic spectrum, identify which of the following lists are ordered from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?

  1. X ray, ultraviolet, visible light

  2. visible light, ultraviolet , X-ray

  3. ultraviolet, X-ray, visible light

  4. ultraviolet, visible light, X-ray

  5. X-ray, visible light, ultraviolet


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decreasing order of wavelength :

 Visible light > ultraviolet > X-ray
Thus option B is correct.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? 

  1. Red light

  2. Blue light

  3. Gamma rays

  4. X rays

  5. Radio waves


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Increasing order of wavelength :

Gamma rays < X-rays < Blue light < Red light < Radio waves
Thus gamma ray has the shortest wavelength.

The sun delivers $10^3\, Wm^{-2}$ of electromagnetic flux on the earth's surface. The total power that is incident on a roof of dimensions $6 \,m \times 30\, m$ is 

  1. $1.8 \times 10^5\, W$

  2. $7.2 \times 10^5\, W$

  3. $0.9 \times 10^5\, W$

  4. $4.5 \times 10^5\, W$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given, electromagnetic flux $=10^3\, Wm^{-2}$
The area of roof $A= 6\, m \times 30\, m$
$=180 \, m^2$
The total power incident on roof
$P=10^3 \times 180$
$=1.8\times 10^5 \, W$

Clear images of soft tissues can be well studied using.

  1. MRI

  2. X-rays

  3. Ultrasonics

  4. I.R rays


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

MRI gives very detailed pictures of soft tissues like the brain

The method of using radio waves to cure some diseases are called

  1. Physiotherapy

  2. Netratherapy

  3. Radiotherapy

  4. Radiometry


Correct Option: C

A group of wavelengths is called

  1. Wave

  2. Echo

  3. Sound Wave

  4. Spectrum


Correct Option: D

Wave length of visible spectrum extends from

  1. 0.4 $\mu$ m- 0.7 $\mu$m

  2. 0.5 nm - 6 nm

  3. 5 $\mu$ m - 60 $\mu$m

  4. 50 nm - 60 nm


Correct Option: A

Photons of an electromagneitc radiation has an energy $11keV$ each. To which region of electromagnetic spectrum does it belong?

  1. $X-ray\ region$

  2. $Ultra\ violet\ region$

  3. $infrared\ region$

  4. $visible\ region$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

1 eV = (1.6 x 10^-19 coulomb) x (1 volt)

= 1.6 x 10^-19 joule

15 keV = 18 x 10^-16 J …..(a)

Given that photon energy = hf = 15 keV

hf = hc/lambda …… (b)

Now hc = (6.63 x 10^-34 J-sec) x (3 x 10^8 m/sec)

= 19.89 x 10^-28 J-m …..(c)

From (b), lambda = hc/15 keV and from (a) & (c)

Lambda = (19.89 x 10^-28 J-m)/(18 x 10^-16 J)

= 1.105 x 10^-12 m

= 0.01105 Angstrom, which is in the x-ray range

In which colour an yellow coloured dress would appear when viewed through a blue filter?

  1. yellow

  2. blue

  3. black

  4. green


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yellow light is a combination of red and green light. A dress appears yellow if it reflects red and green light to our eyes. In order to reflect red and green light, these two primary colors of light must be present in the incident light.
So, blue colored filter allows only blue color and absorbs all the remaining colors.
Therefore, yellow colored dress appears black.

The velocity of light is $3.0 \times {10^8}m{s^{ - 1}}$. Which value is closest to the wavelength in nanometres of a quantum of light with frequency of $8 \times {10^{15}}{s^{ - 1}}$?

  1. $3 \times {10^7}$

  2. $2 \times {10^{ - 25}}$

  3. $5 \times {10^{ - 18}}$

  4. $3.7 \times {10^1}$


Correct Option: A

Which of the following represents an infra-red wavelength?

  1. $10^{-4}cm$

  2. $10^{-5}cm$

  3. $10^{-6}cm$

  4. $10^{-7}cm$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Infrared radiation extends from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at $700nm$ to $1mm$.

and only $10^{-4} cm $  comes under this range.
The correct option is A.

An ultrasound equipment work at frequency:

  1.  Higher than $20,000 Hz $

  2.  Higher than $10,000 Hz $

  3.  Lower than 4420,000 Hz $

  4.  Lower than $10,000 H _2 $


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing. ultrasound devices operate with frequencies from 20000 Hz up to several gigahertz.

Select the correct statement from the following

  1. Electromagnetic waves cannot travel in vaccum

  2. Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves

  3. Electromagnetic waves are produced by charges moving with uniform velocity.

  4. Electromagnetic waves carry both energy and momentum as they propagate through space.


Correct Option: D

A standard radio broadcasting station has an assigned frequency between $535$ and $1605\ kHz$. The VHF(very high frequency) television stations (channels $2$ to $13$) have frequencies between $54$ and $216\ MHz$, while the UHF (u=ultra) stations (channels $14$ to $83$) have frequencies between $470$ and $890\ MHz$. What is the wavelength corresponding to each of the frequencies mentioned?

  1. $9.31, 0.368, 0.773$

  2. $1,39, 0.341, 1.66$

  3. $1.39, 0.638, 0.337$

  4. $None of these$


Correct Option: B

One requires 2 IeV of energy to dissociate a carbon molecule into carbon and oxygen atoms. The minimum frequency of the appropriate electromagnetic radiation to achieve the dis-acceleration lines is 

  1. visible region

  2. interacted region

  3. ultraviolet region

  4. microwave region


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$E = 21 eV = 21 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}$

$\alpha = \dfrac{21 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}}{6.62 \times 10^{-34}} = 5.07 \times 10^{15} Hz$
This is belongs ultraviolet region

Which one of the following is not a electromagnetic waves?

  1. X - rays

  2. Gamma rays

  3. cathode rays

  4. Infrared rays


Correct Option: C

Neglecting reduced mass effects, what optical transition in the ${ He }^{ + }$ spectrum would have the same wavelength as the first Lyman transition of hydrogen ($n=2$ to $n=1$)

  1. $n = 2$ to $n = 1$

  2. $n = 3$ to $n = 1$

  3. $n = 4$ to $n = 2$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

The rms value of the electric filed of a plane electromagnetic wave is 720 V/m.The average energy density of electric field and the average energy density are 

  1. $4.58*{ 10 }^{ -6 }{ Jm }^{ -3 };2.15*{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 }$

  2. $4.3{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 };8.6{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 }$

  3. $2.15{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 };4.3{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 }$

  4. $8.6{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 };4.3{ 10 }^{ -7 }{ Jm }^{ -3 }$


Correct Option: A

The solar spectrum is -

  1. Continuous

  2. Line spectrum

  3. Spectrum of black lines

  4. Spectrum of black bands


Correct Option: A

The following can be arranged in decreasing order of wave number
A. AM radio
B. TV and FM radio
C. Microwave
D. Short radio wave

  1. A > B > D > C

  2. C > D > B > A

  3. A > B > C > D

  4. D > C > B > A


Correct Option: B

A welder wears special glasses to protect his eyes mostly from the harmful effect of 

  1. Very intense visible light

  2. infrared radiation

  3. ultraviolet rays

  4. microwaves.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During the welding process, the ultra-violet rays are produced which are not visible but have an intense effect on the eyes. Therefore, the welder makes use of the special glass to protect his eyes.

Option (C) is correct.

The wavelengths for the light of red and blue colours are roughly $7.8\times 10^{-7}m$ and $4.8\times 10^{-7}m$ respectively. Which colour has the greater speed in vacuum?

  1. Red

  2. Violet

  3. Yellow

  4. All colors have same speed


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All electromagnetic waves travels at the same speed in vacuum i.e $3\times10^8$ m/s. Due to the absence of matter, there is no change in speed corresponding to wavelength. There is no absorption and re-emission of light in the absence of matter.

An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of $500MHz$ and a wavelength of $60cm$. Name the medium through which it is traveling.

  1. air

  2. water

  3. salt

  4. cardboard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The formula for velocity, when given wavelength and the frequency of the wave, is written as: $v=f\lambda $.
In this formula, $f$ represents frequency, $V$ represents the velocity of the wave, and $\lambda $ represents the wavelength of the wave.  
Here, the frequency of the wave is $500 MHz = 500000000 Hz$  and the wavelength is $60 cm = 0.6 m$
Therefore, the velocity of the wave is $3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s$.
This determined velocity is the velocity of the light in air. Hence, the medium through which the wave is travelling is air.

Two waves $A$ and $B$ have wavelength $0.01A^o$ and $9000A^o$ respectively. Compare the speeds of these waves when they travel in vacuum.

  1. $1:9$

  2. $9:1$

  3. $1:1$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The electromagnetic spectrum consists of the full range of known electromagnetic waves, including gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves. All of these are produced by various forms of oscillating charges or currents. Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves which travel at the speed of light and involve oscillating electric and magnetic fields at right angles to each other.
Hence, the speeds of these waves when they travel in vacuum is same as the speed of visible light, that is, $3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s$. Therefore, the ratio of their speeds is $1:1$.

High energetic radiations among the following:

  1. $\lambda=0.01 A $

  2. $\lambda=0.10 A $

  3. $\lambda=1.00 A $

  4. $\lambda=40.0 A $


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We know that, $E = hv = \dfrac{hc}{\lambda}$
Hence highest energetic rediation is whose wavelength is atleast i.e $ \lambda = 0.01 A^{\circ}$

All components of the electromagnetic spectrum in vacuum have the same

  1. energy

  2. velocity

  3. wavelength

  4. frequency


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Answer:-$ B 

speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum  is given by:-
c(speed of light)=frequency$\times$ wavelength =$\dfrac{1}{\mu _0 \epsilon _0}$=constant
as we go from gamma rays to radio waves  frequency decreases and wavelength increases thereby maintaining the product constant.

 Energy is given by:- $E=h\nu$ since $\nu$ is different so energy is also different.
Also wavelength and frequency varies.

Earth's atmosphere is transparent for

  1. only the visible light

  2. only the X-rays

  3. only the $\gamma$- rays

  4. visible light and microwaves


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Earth's atmosphere is divided into different layers, out of which the ozone layer absorbs the X-rays and $\gamma$-rays whereas visible light and microwaves are the waves which are not absorbed by any layer of atmosphere.

In an electromagnetic spectrum, if the rays are placed in increasing order with respect to wavelength (i.e., from lower to higher wavelength); The following order is correct

  1. Radiowaves, microwave, infrared rays

  2. Gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet ray

  3. Ultraviolet ray, gamma ray, X-ray

  4. Microwave, infrared rays, radiowaves


Correct Option: B

Identify which of the following wave has the longest frequency?

  1. Red light

  2. Blue light

  3. Gamma rays

  4. X rays

  5. Radio waves


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If we observe the electromagnetic spectrum , we see that gamma rays has the highest frequency.

PAR range of wavelength is 

  1. $400-700 nm$

  2. $400-800 nm$

  3. $450-950 nm$

  4. $500-600 nm$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Photosynthetically Active Radiation $(PAR)$ Is the amount of light available for photosynthesis, which is light in the $400$ to $700$ nanometer wavelength range. PAR changes seasonally and varies depending on the latitude and time of day.

Electromagnetic waves that include light belong to

  1. light spectrum.

  2. electronic spectrum.

  3. electromagnet group.

  4. electromagnetic spectrum.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Electromagnetic waves do not include light belong to electromagnetic spectrum.

The the basic source of electromagnetic waves is an accelerated charge. This produces the changing electric and magnetic field which constitutes electromagnetic wave. An electromagnetic wave may have its wavelength varying from zero to infinity. The classification of electromagnetic waves according to frequency or wavelength is called the electromagnetic spectrum.

In electromagnetic spectrum, the frequencies of $\gamma$-rays and ultraviolet rays are denoted by $n _1, n _2$ and $n _3$ respectively then.

  1. $n _1 > n _2 > n _3$

  2. $n _1 < n _2 < n _3$

  3. $n _1 > n _2 < n _3$

  4. $n _1 < n _2 > n _3$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frequency range of Y rays=${ n } _{ 1 }=>3\times { 10 }^{ 20 }㎐$

Frequency range of ultraviolet rays$={ n } _{ 2 }=7.5\times { 10 }^{ 14 }-3\times { 10 }^{ 17 }㎐$
So frequency of $\gamma$ rays $>$ frequency of ultraviolet rays
${ n } _{ 1 } >{ n } _{ 2 }$

The waves that are bent down by the ionosphere are

  1. Ground waves

  2. Surface waves

  3. Direct waves

  4. Space waves

  5. Sky waves


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Sky wave propagation is that mode of wave propagation in which the radio waves emitted from the transmitting antenna reach the receiving antenna after reflection in the ionosphere.

The correct sequence of various regions in absorption spectrum is?

  1. Ultraviolet, visible, infra-red, microwave

  2. Microwave, visible, infra-red, X-rays

  3. Infra-red, gamma rays, ultraviolet, microwave

  4. Visible, ultraviolet, microwave, infra-red


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Absorption spectrum is inversly proportional to the wavelength of the wave.

So, the correct sequence will be Ultraviolet, visible, infra-red, microwave as ultraviolet has maximum wavelength and microwave have least wavelength.

The transverse nature of electromagnetic radiation is demonstrated by.

  1. Interference experiment

  2. Diffraction experiment

  3. Polarisation experiment

  4. Optical activity experiment


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The transverse nature of electromagnetic radiation is demonstrated by polarisation experiment.

The electron in hydrogen atom in a sample is in $n^{th}$ excited state, then the number of different spectrum lines obtained in its emission spectrum will be:

  1. $1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + (n - 1)$

  2. $1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + (n)$

  3. $1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + (n + 1)$

  4. $1$ x $2$ x $3$ x ..... x $(n - 1)$


Correct Option: A

Which of the following has maximum energy ?

  1. radio waves

  2. X rays

  3. light waves

  4. micro waves


Correct Option: B
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