Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Question:

Assertion : Photoelectric effect establishes quantum nature of light.

Reason : : There is negligible time lag between photon collisions with the material and photoelectron emission irrespective of intensity of incident light. 

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but(R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

Both (A) and (R) are false.

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true but(R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Photoelectric effect establishes quantum nature of light as it introduces the concept of packets of energy, photons.