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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Maharashtra Board · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Electromagnetic Radiation and Wave-Particle Duality

  • Electromagnetic radiation consists of mutually perpendicular oscillating electric and magnetic fields
  • Classical wave theory explains reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization
  • Black body radiation spectrum cannot be explained by wave theory alone
2

Photoelectric Effect

  • Discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887
  • Emission of electrons when light of suitable frequency falls on metal surface
  • Threshold frequency ν₀ exists below which no emission occurs
3

Experimental Setup and Observations

  • Evacuated glass tube with quartz window for UV transmission
  • Photosensitive emitter (cathode) and collector (anode)
  • Variable voltage source for accelerating/retarding potential
4

De Broglie Hypothesis and Matter Waves

  • Proposed by Louis de Broglie in 1924
  • If radiation has wave-particle duality, matter should too
  • Every moving particle has associated matter waves

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The emission of electrons fromEinstein proposed that electromagnetic radiation consistsThe minimum energy required to removeEvery moving particle has an associatedBoth electromagnetic radiation and matter exhibit

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