Properties and uses of different radiation - class-XII
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Radio waves diffract around building although light waves do not. The reason is that radio waves
Which of the following electromagnetic wave play an important role in maintaining the earths warmth or average temperature through the greenhouse effect?
The waves used by artificial satellites for communication is the
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The phenomena involved in the reflection of radio waves by ionosphere is similar to
If $v _{g}, v _{x}$, and $v _{m}$ are speeds of gamma rays, $X$ rays, and microwaves respectively in vacuum, then:
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is used in medicine to destroy cancer cell?
A. wavelength of microwave is greater than that of ultraviolet rays.
B. The wave length of infrared rays is lesser than that of ultraviolet rays.
C. wavelength of microwave is lesser than that of ultraviolet rays
D. Gamma rays has shortest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Choose the correct option from the given options.
Which of the following is absorbed by the ozone layer ?
Which wavelength of sun is used finally as electric energy?
What is the type of invisible radiation from space that can be detected from Earth's surface?
A potential difference of 0.1kV is applied across an X-ray tube. The ratio of the de-Broglie wave lengths of incident electron, striking the target to the shortest wavelength of X-rays produced nearly (e/m of electron= $1.8\times 10^{11}C/kg$) ?
Minimum energy that a $\gamma-ray$ must have to give rise to an electron-position pair is
Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated with
Infrared radiation was discovered in 1860 by
Which one of the following is unstable
The waves relevant to telecommunications are
Which wavelength of harmful UV-radiations is prevented by ozone layer in entering the Earth atmosphere?
The waves related to tele-communication are
A wave has a wavelength of $0.01A^o$. Name the wave:
Name the high energetic invisible electromagnetic wave which helps in the study of structure of crystals.
A wave has wavelength $50A^o$. Name the wave.
Which radiation is used for satellite communication?
Name the rays or waves of wavelength nearly $0.1nm$.
Name the radiation which can be detected by a solution of silver chloride.
The most energetic electromagnetic radiations are:
Microwaves are detected by
State whether given statement is True or False
Radio waves with frequencies higher than television signals are
Radio waves do not penetrate in the band of
A radar sends the waves towards a distant object and receives the signal reflected by object. These waves are
Fluorescent tubes give more light than a filament bulb of same power because
For transmission of speeches, talks, music, dramas etc ........... is used
Astronauts communicate with one another on moon with the help of.
In which one of the following regions of the electromagnetic spectrum will the vibrational motion of molecules give rise to absorption?
The heat in solar radiation is mainly due to the presence of _______ .
_________ are useful in studying the structures of crystals.
Why does radio reception improve slightly during the night ?
When an object absorb waves and energy their temperature increases.
Infrared radiation was discovered in $1800$ by.
Of the following waves has the longest wavelength?
State whether true or false :
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is suitable for radar systems used in aircraft navigation :
Which one of waves tans our skin and causes some substances to become fluorescent?
In photocell cesium, coated oxidized silver cathode emits electrons for
Which one of waves cannot be seen through electromagnetic spectrum?
To distinguish between real gems and artificial gems a merchant may use which of the following radiations?
Maximum diffraction takes place in a given slit for
The frequencies of X-rays, $\gamma-rays$ and ultra violet rays are respectively $p, q$ and $r$, then
Velocity of x-ray is
Wave length of X-rays is
What name is given to the type of astronomy having the following characteristics.
I. It is carried out in the waveband $300$nm to $10$nm.
II. The atmosphere is opaque to the incoming radiation from space
III. Observations are to be carried out from above the earth's atmosphere.
A beam of ultraviolet light of all wavelengths passes through hydrogen gas at room temperature, in the $x-$direction. Assume that all photons emitted due to electron transitions inside the gas emerge in the $y-$direction. Let $A$ and $B$ denote the lights emerging from the gas in the $x-$ and $y-$directions respectively. Then,
The magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $=2\times10^{-7} \sin(0.5\times 10^3 x+1.5\times10^{11}t)$. This electromagnetic wave is
In the EM wave , the amplitude of magnetic field $ H _o $ and the amplitude of electric field $ E _o $ at a place D are related as:
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency $40 MHz$ travels in free space in the X-direction. At some point and at some instant, the electric field $\vec{E}$ has its maximum value of $750N/C$ in Y-direction. The wavelength of the wave is-
Find the distance (in meters) traveled by a radio wave in $5.00$ seconds?
The infra-red spectrum lies between:
X - ray beam can be deflected by
Assertion :- Microwave communication is preferred over optical communication.
Reason :- Microwaves provide large number of channels and band width compared to optical signals.
_____ light creates intense heating when it is incident on a substance
The structure of solids is studied by
If a source of power $4\ kW$ produces $10^{20}$ photons/second, the radiation belongs to a part of the spectrum called:-
When accelerating voltage is increased from $10\ kV$ to $20\ kV$ in an X-ray tube, the gap between the wavelengths of $K _{\alpha}$ line and lowest end of continuous spectrum increases three times. The atomic number of the target element is:-
The radio waves of frequency 30 MHz to 300 MHz belong to:
If the source of power $4kwW$ produces $10^20$ photons/second, the radiation belongs to the part of a spectrum called
A wave has wavelength $50A^o$. Which of the following is a use of this wave?
Name the radiations of wavelength just shorter than $4\times 10^{-7}m$.
Name the radiation which can be detected by a thermophile.
Name the rays or waves used for taking photographs in dark.
Name the rays or waves produced by the changes in the nucleus of an atom.
A wave has wavelength $50A^o$. State the speed of wave in vacuum.
Read the following statements.
a. Ozone in found mostly in the stratosphere.
b. Ozone layer lies 55-75 kms above the surface of the earth.
c. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
d. Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth.
Which set of the statements is correct ?
Which of the following is the infrared wavelength?
Consider the following processes
(i) Electrical oscillation
(ii) Rapid deceleration of fast electrons
(iii) Atomic transition
Which of these are likely to produce visible light?
Which of the following lights has maximum wavelength?
Les-energetic electromagnetic radiations like X-rays are generated in the
Infrared radiations are used in
Hydrogen atom does not emit X-rays because
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is produced by bombarding a metal target with high energy electrons is :
Which one of following have highest frequency?
The working of a microwave oven involves
The wavelength of $X$-rays is in the range
Which of the following is correct for X-rays?
Radio waves travel with a speed of.
If the distance that a radio wave can travel in the time of one complete cycle is $10$ metres, then the frequency of the radio wave in cycles per second is?
Study the frequency of the following electromagnetic radiations and select the correct relationship.
$1$. Infra red
$2$. Microwave
$3$. Ultra violet.
International broadcasting requires.
A beam of electrons accelerated by a large potential difference $V$ is made to strike a metal target to produce $X-$rays. For which of the following values of $V$, the resulting $X-$rays have the lowest minimum wave length:
Radio isotope useful in treating blood cancer is
The operating voltage in coolidge tube is ${10}^{5}V$. The speed of X-Rays produced is ________ $m{s}^{-1}$
For an electromagnetic radiation,
If a source of power $4$ kW produces $10^{26}$ photons/second, the radiation belongs to a part of the spectrum called: