NEET2005PhysicsDual Nature of MatterActual
Assertion : The energy (E) and momentum (p) of a photon are related by p=E / c . Reason : The photon behaves like a particle.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Momentum of a photon is given by p=h / (by de Broglie hypothesis) Also the photon is a form of energy packet behave as a particle and having energy E=h c / From (i) and (ii), p= E c or, h v c .