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Photoelectric effect and radioactivity

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time for

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Question 2 of 10

The radiation with the greatest penetrating power is

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Question 3 of 10

Which radiation is stopped by a sheet of paper?

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Question 4 of 10

The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a metal surface is the

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Question 5 of 10

Photoelectrons are emitted only if the light's frequency is above the

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Question 6 of 10

In nuclear equations, beta-minus emission increases the atomic number by 1 because

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Question 7 of 10

In the photoelectric effect, increasing the light intensity increases the

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Question 8 of 10

The energy of a photon of frequency 5 × 10¹⁴ Hz is (h = 6.6 × 10⁻³⁴ J s)

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Question 9 of 10

The energy of a photon is given by

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Question 10 of 10

In the photoelectric effect, electrons are emitted from a metal surface only when

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.