Unit12AQuantumPhysics

Due:7:30amonFriday,March27,2015
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PrelectureVideo:Photons(Chapter28,Video1)
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PartA
Inthevideo,weseethatsunscreenprotectstheskinby
ANSWER:

Reflectingultravioletlight.
Absorbingultravioletlight.
Shiftingthephotonenergyofultravioletlighttoasaferrange.
Healingthedamagecausedbyultravioletlight.

Correct

PrelectureVideo:Energylevelsandquantumjumps(Chapter28,Video3)
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PartA
Thespectrumoflightemittedbyheliumatomsisdifferentthanthatemittedbyhydrogenatomsbecause
ANSWER:

Heliumisanoblegas,andhydrogenisnot.
Theforcebindinganelectrontoaheliumnucleusislarger.
Thedifferentatomshavedifferentquantizedenergylevels.
Heliumatomsaremoremassive,somovemoreslowly.

Correct

PrelectureVideo:Thewavenatureofmatter(Chapter28,Video2)
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PartA
Lighthasbothawaveandaparticlenature.Particleshaveawavenatureaswell,andtherefore
ANSWER:

Allparticlesdecaywithacertaincharacteristiclifetime.
Theirmassisnotwelldefined.
Theirpositioncannotbespecifiedwithabsoluteprecision.
Theirspeedscanonlyhavecertainquantizedvalues.

Correct

LightonaPhotoelectricSurface
Whenultravioletlightwithawavelengthof400nmfallsonacertainmetalsurface,themaximumkineticenergyoftheemittedphotoelectronsis1.10eV.

PartA
WhatisthemaximumkineticenergyK0 ofthephotoelectronswhenlightofwavelength290nmfallsonthesamesurface?
Useh=6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstantandc=3.00108m/sforthespeedoflightandexpressyouranswerinelectronvolts.

Hint1.Calculatethephotonenergy
CalculatetheenergyE ofaphotonwithawavelengthof290nm.
Expressyouranswerinelectronvolts.

Hint1.Energyofthephoton
RecallthattheenergyE ofaphotonisgivenby
E = hf =

hc

where6.631034J s isPlanck'sconstant,f isthefrequency,3.00108m/sisthespeedoflight,and isthewavelength.

ANSWER:

= 4.28 eV

Hint2.Calculatetheworkfunction
Calculatetheworkfunction forthemetalsurfaceinthisproblem,giventheenergyofthephotonwithawavelengthof400nmandtheemitted
photoelectronwithanenergyof1.10eV.
Expressyouranswerinelectronvolts.

Hint1.Workfunctiondefinition
Theworkfunctionofametalisthepotentialenergythataphotoelectronmustovercomebeforeitcanbeemittedfromthesurface.Itis
essentiallythebindingenergyoftheelectrontothemetal.

Hint2.Energyofthephoton
RecallthattheenergyE ofaphotonisgivenby
E = hf =

hc

where6.631034J s isPlanck'sconstant,f isthefrequency,3.00108m/sisthespeedoflight,and isthewavelength.

ANSWER:

= 2.01 eV

Hint3.Convertingtoelectronvolts
Toconvertyouranswersintoelectronvolts,usetherelation1
ANSWER:
K0

= 2.28 eV

Correct

eV = 1.60 10

19

PhotoelectricEffect
Thefollowingtableliststheworkfunctionsofafewcommonmetals,measuredinelectronvolts.
Metal
(eV)
Cesium

1.9

Potassium

2.2

Sodium

2.3

Lithium

2.5

Calcium

3.2

Copper

4.5

Silver

4.7

Platinum

5.6

Usingthesedata,answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthephotoelectriceffect.

PartA
Lightwithawavelengthof190nmisincidentonametalsurface.Themostenergeticelectronsemittedfromthesurfacearemeasuredtohave4.0eVof
kineticenergy.Whichofthemetalsinthetableisthesurfacemostlikelytobemadeof?

Hint1.Findtheenergyoftheincidentphoton
HowmuchenergyE doesa190nmphotonhave?
Enteryouranswernumericallyinelectronvoltstotwosignificantfigures.

Hint1.Energyofaphoton
Theenergyofaphotonoffrequency isE
ANSWER:
E

= 6.5 eV

= h

.Frequencyandwavelengtharerelatedas

= c

Hint2.Photoelectriceffect
Theworkfunctionistheenergyrequiredtoremoveanelectronfromthemetal.Thus,byconservationofenergy,theworkfunctionplusthekinetic
energyoftheemittedelectronwillbeequaltotheenergyoftheincidentphoton.
ANSWER:
cesium
potassium
sodium
lithium
calcium
copper
silver
platinum

Correct

PartB
Oftheeightmetalslistedinthetable,howmanywillejectelectronswhenagreenlaser( g

= 510 nm

)isshinedonthem?

Hint1.Findtheenergyoftheincidentphoton
HowmuchenergyE doesa510nmphotonhave?
Enteryouranswernumericallyinelectronvoltstotwosignificantfigures.

Hint1.Energyofaphoton
Theenergyofaphotonoffrequency isE
ANSWER:

= h

.Frequencyandwavelengtharerelatedas

= c

= 2.4 eV

Hint2.Photoelectriceffect
Theworkfunctionistheenergyrequiredtoremoveanelectronfromthemetal.Whenaphotonisabsorbedbyametal,themetalwillonlyemitan
electroniftheenergyoftheincidentphotonisgreaterthantheworkfunctionofthemetal.
ANSWER:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Correct

PartC
Lightwithsomeunknownwavelengthisincidentonapieceofcopper.Themostenergeticelectronsemittedfromthecopperhave2.7eVofkinetic
energy.Ifthecopperisreplacedwithapieceofsodium,whatwillbethemaximumpossiblekineticenergyK oftheelectronsemittedfromthisnew
surface?
Enteryouranswernumericallyinelectronvoltstotwosignificantfigures.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Recallthattheworkfunctionrepresentstheenergyrequiredtoremoveanelectronfromametal.Iftheworkfunctionissmaller,lessenergyis
requiredtoremoveanelectron.

ANSWER:
K

= 4.9 eV

Correct

ThedeBroglieWavelength

PartA
HowdoesthedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectronchangeifitsmomentumincreases?

Hint1.ThedeBrogliewavelength
ThedeBrogliewavelength ofanelectronofmomentumpisdefinedas
=

h
p

wherehisPlanck'sconstant.Thatis,thedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectronisinverselyproportionaltoitsmomentum.
ANSWER:
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectronincreases.
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectrondecreases.
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectronisunchanged.

Correct
Thelargertheelectron'smomentum,theshorteritsdeBrogliewavelengthwillbe.

PartB
HowdoesthedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectronchangeifitskineticenergydecreases?

Hint1.Howtoapproachthequestion
Recallthatmagnitudeofanobject'smomentumistheproductofitsmassandspeed,p
canbeexpressedas
=

h
mv

= mv

.ThedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectron,then,

wheremandv arethemassandspeedoftheelectron.NotethatthedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectronisinverselyproportionaltoitsspeed.
UsethisinformationalongwiththerelationbetweenkineticenergyandspeedofanobjecttodeterminehowthedeBrogliewavelengthofan
electronchangeswithitskineticenergy.
ANSWER:
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectronincreases.
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectrondecreases.
ThedeBrogliewavelengthoftheelectronisunchanged.

Correct
Thelowertheelectron'senergy,thelargeritsdeBrogliewavelengthwillbe.ThisagreeswiththeresultfromPartA.

AcceleratingElectrons

PartA
ThroughwhatpotentialdifferenceV mustelectronsbeaccelerated(fromrest)sothattheywillhavethesamewavelengthasanxrayofwavelength
0.135nm?
Use6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstant,9.111031kg forthemassofanelectron,and1.601019C forthechargeonanelectron.Express
youranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Whenanelectronisacceleratedthroughapotentialdifference,thechangeinkineticenergyoftheelectronequalstheworkdoneontheelectronby
theelectricforce.Thus,youcanwriteanexpressionthatlinkstheacceleratingpotentialtothekineticenergyoftheelectron.Then,youneedto
expressthekineticenergyoftheelectronsintermsoftheirwavelength.

Hint2.Findtheworkdoneonanelectronbytheelectricforce
Anelectron,initiallyatpointa,isacceleratedtopointbthroughapotentialdifferenceV
theelectricforce?

= Vb Va

.Whatistheworkdoneontheelectronby

Letq e bethemagnitudeofthechargeofanelectron.

Hint1.Potentialdifference
Fromthedefinitionofelectricpotentialaselectricpotentialenergyperunitcharge,itfollowsthatthepotentialdifferenceVAB = VA VB ,
thedifferencebetweenthepotentialatpointAandthepotentialatpointB,equalstheworkdonebytheelectricforcewhenaunitcharge
movesfromAtoB.
ANSWER:
V

qe

qe

Hint3.Findthekineticenergyoftheelectrons
WhatisthekineticenergyK ofanelectronthathasthesamewavelengthasanxrayofwavelength0.135nm?
Use6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstantand9.111031kg forthemassofanelectron.Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificant
figures.

Hint1.Kineticenergyasafunctionofmomentum
=

Thekineticenergyofaparticlewithmassmandvelocityv isdefinedasK =
particle,thekineticenergyoftheparticlecanalsobeexpressedas
K=

2m

1
2

mv

.However,giventhemomentump

Hint2.Findthemomentumoftheelectrons
Whatisthemomentumpofanelectronthathasthesamewavelengthasanxrayofwavelength0.135nm?
Use6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstant.Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.ThedeBrogliewavelength
ThedeBrogliewavelengthofaparticlewithmomentumpisdefinedas
=

whereh=6.631034J s isPlanck'sconstant.
ANSWER:
p

= 4.911024 kg m/s

ANSWER:
K

= 1.321017 J

ANSWER:
V

= 82.5 V

Correct

h
p

= mv

ofthe

PartB
ThroughwhatpotentialdifferenceV mustelectronsbeacceleratedsotheywillhavethesameenergyasthexrayinPartA?
Use6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstant,3.00108m/sforthespeedoflightinavacuum,and1.601019C forthechargeonanelectron.
Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Asinthepreviouspart,itisusefultowriteanexpressionthatlinkstheacceleratingpotentialtothekineticenergyoftheelectrons.However,this
timeyouneedtoexpresstheenergyoftheelectronsintermsoftheenergyofxraysofgivenwavelength.

Hint2.Findtheenergyofthexray
WhatistheenergyE ofanxrayofwavelength0.135nm?Recallthatxraysareelectromagneticwavesandaresubjecttothesamequantum
relationsasthoseofphotonsoflight.
Use6.631034J s forPlanck'sconstantand3.00108m/sforthespeedoflightinavacuum.Expressyouranswerusingthree
significantfigures.

Hint1.Theenergyofaphoton
Giventhewavelength ofaphoton,itsenergyis
E=h

wherec=3.00108m/sisthespeedoflightandh=6.631034J s isPlanck'sconstant.
ANSWER:
E

= 1.471015 J

ANSWER:
V

= 9190 V

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.28
Inaphotoelectriceffectexperiment,theintensityofthelightisincreasedwhilethefrequencyisheldconstant.

PartA
Asaresult,
ANSWER:
therearemorephotoelectrons.
thephotoelectronsarefaster.
Bothabovementionedeffectsoccur.
Neitherfirsteffectnorsecondonetakeplace.

Correct

Problem28.14
Imageintensifiersusedinnightvisiondevicescreateabrightimagefromdimlightbylettingthelightfirstfallonaphotocathode.Electronsemittedbythe
photoelectriceffectareacceleratedandthenstrikeaphosphorescentscreen,causingittoglowmorebrightlythantheoriginalscene.Recentdevicesare
sensitivetowavelengthsaslongas900nm,intheinfrared:

PartA
Ifthethresholdwavelengthis900nm,whatistheworkfunctionofthephotocathode?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:

= 1.38eV

Correct

PartB
Iflightofwavelength720nmstrikessuchaphotocathode,whatwillbethemaximumkineticenergy,ineV,oftheemittedelectrons?
Expressyouranswerusingtwodecimalplacesandincludetheappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
K

= 0.35eV

Correct

Problem28.30

PartA
WhatisthespeedofanelectronwithadeBrogliewavelengthof0.14nm?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
v

= 5.2106 m/s

Correct

PartB

WhatisthespeedofaprotonwithadeBrogliewavelengthof0.14nm?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
v

= 2800 m/s

Correct

Problem28.42
Theallowedenergiesofaquantumsystemare0.0eV,6.0

eV

,and9.0

eV

PartA
Whatwavelengthsappearinthesystem'semissionspectrum?
Enteryouranswersinascendingorderseparatedbycommas.
ANSWER:
i

= 140,210,410 nm

Correct

Problem28.44
Theallowedenergiesofaquantumsystemare0.0eV,1.5eV,3.0eV,and6.0eV.

PartA
Howmanydifferentwavelengthsappearintheemissionspectrum?
ANSWER:

= 4

Correct

Problem28.54
Lightofconstantintensitybutvaryingwavelengthwasusedtoilluminatethecathodeinaphotoelectriceffectexperiment.Thegraphofthefigureshowshow
thestoppingpotentialdependedonthefrequencyofthelight.

PartA
Whatistheworkfunction,ineV,ofthecathode?
Expressyouranswerusingonesignificantfigure.
ANSWER:
E0

= 4 eV

Correct

Problem28.68
Electronswithaspeedof2.9106m/spassthroughadoubleslitapparatus.Interferencefringesaredetectedwithafringespacingof1.0mm.

PartA
Whatwillthefringespacingbeiftheelectronsarereplacedbyneutronswiththesamespeed?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
y n

= 0.55 m

Correct

PartB
Whatspeedmustneutronshavetoproduceinterferencefringeswithafringespacingof1.0mm?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
vn

= 1600 m/s

Correct

Problem28.8588

FurthersupportforthephotonmodelofelectromagneticwavescomesfromComptonscattering,inwhichxraysscatterfromelectrons,changingdirectionand
frequencyintheprocess.Classicalelectromagneticwavetheorycannotexplainthechangeinfrequencyofthexraysonscattering,butthephotonmodel
can.
Supposeanxrayphotonismovingtotheright.Ithasacollisionwithaslowmovingelectron,asinthefigure.Thephotontransfersenergyandmomentumto
theelectron,whichrecoilsatahighspeed.Thexrayphotonlosesenergy,andthephotonenergyformulaE = hf tellsusthatitsfrequencymust
decrease.Thecollisionlooksverymuchlikethecollisionbetweentwoparticles.

PartA
Whathappenswhenthexrayphotonscattersfromtheelectron?
ANSWER:
Itsspeedincreases
Itsspeeddecreases
Itsspeedstaysthesame

Correct

PartB

Whathappenswhenthexrayphotonscattersfromtheelectron?
ANSWER:
Itswavelengthincreases
Itswavelengthdecreases
Itswavelengthstaysthesame

Correct

PartC
Whathappenswhentheelectronisstruckbythexrayphoton?
ANSWER:
ItsdeBrogliewavelengthincreases
ItsdeBrogliewavelengthdecreases
ItsdeBrogliewavelengthstaysthesame

Correct

PartD
Xraydiffractioncanalsochangethedirectionofabeamofxrays.WhichstatementoffersthebestcomparisonbetweenComptonscatteringandxray
diffraction?
ANSWER:

XraydiffractionchangesthewavelengthofxraysComptonscatteringdoesnot
Comptonscatteringchangesthespeedofxraysxraydiffractiondoesnot
XraydiffractionreliesontheparticlenatureofthexraysComptonscatteringreliesonthewavenature
XraydiffractionreliesonthewavenatureofthexraysComptonscatteringreliesontheparticlenature

Correct

Problem28.15
Lightwithawavelengthof390nmshinesonametalsurface,whichemitselectrons.Thestoppingpotentialismeasuredtobe0.888V.

PartA
Whatisthemaximumspeedofemittedelectrons?
ANSWER:
v

= 5.58105 m/s

Correct

PartB
Calculatetheworkfunction.
ANSWER:
A

= 2.30 eV

Correct

PartC
Identifythemetal.
ANSWER:
Potassium
Aluminum
Iron
Gold

Correct

Problem28.12
Aphotoelectriceffectexperimentfindsastoppingpotentialof1.93Vwhenlightof200nmisusedtoilluminatethecathode.

PartA
Fromwhatmetalisthecathodemade?
ANSWER:
gold
aluminum
silver
potassium

Correct

PartB

Whatisthestoppingpotentialiftheintensityofthelightisdoubled?
ANSWER:
V

= 1.93 V

Correct

Problem28.20

PartA
Whatisthewavelength,innm,ofaphotonwithenergy0.30eV?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:

= 4100 nm

Correct

PartB
Isthiswavelengthvisible,ultraviolet,orinfraredlight?
ANSWER:
visiblelight
ultravioletlight
infraredlight

Correct

PartC
Whatisthewavelength,innm,ofaphotonwithenergy3.0eV?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:

= 410 nm

Correct

PartD
Isthiswavelengthvisible,ultraviolet,orinfraredlight?
ANSWER:
visiblelight
ultravioletlight
infraredlight

Correct

PartE
Whatisthewavelength,innm,ofaphotonwithenergy30eV?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:

= 41 nm

Correct

PartF
Isthiswavelengthvisible,ultraviolet,orinfraredlight?
ANSWER:
visiblelight
ultravioletlight
infraredlight

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.27
Inaphotoelectriceffectexperiment,thefrequencyofthelightisincreasedwhiletheintensityisheldconstant.

PartA
Asaresult,
ANSWER:
Therearemoreelectrons.
Theelectronsarefaster.
Bothabovementionedeffects.
Neitherfirsteffectnorsecondone.

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.35
PhotonPinthefiguremovesanelectronfromenergyleveln = 1toenergyleveln = 3.Theelectronjumpston
jumpston = 1,emittingphotonR.Thespacingbetweenenergylevelsisdrawntoscale.

,emittingphotonQ,andthen

PartA
Thespacingbetweenenergylevelsisdrawntoscale.Whatisthecorrectrelationshipamongthewavelengthsofthephotons?
ANSWER:
P

< Q

< R

< P

< Q

< P

< R

< R

< Q

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.26
Alightsensorisbasedonaphotodiodethatrequiresaminimumphotonenergyof1.40eVtocreatemobileelectrons.

PartA
Whatisthelongestwavelengthofelectromagneticradiationthatthesensorcandetect?
ANSWER:
1390nm.
1890nm.
888nm.
388nm.

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.29
Inthephotoelectriceffect,electronsareneveremittedfromametalifthefrequencyoftheincominglightisbelowacertainthresholdvalue.

PartA
Whyisthistrue?
ANSWER:

Photonsoflowerfrequencylightdon'thaveenoughenergytoejectanelectron.
Theelectricfieldoflowfrequencylightdoesnotvibratetheelectronsrapidlyenoughtoejectthem.
Thenumberofphotonsinlowfrequencylightistoosmalltoejectelectrons.
Lowfrequencylightdoesnotpenetratefarenoughintothemetaltoejectelectrons.

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.34
Youshootabeamofelectronsthroughadoubleslittomakeaninterferencepattern.Afternotingthepropertiesofthepattern,youthendoublethespeedof
theelectrons.

PartA
Whateffectwouldthishave?
ANSWER:
Thefringeswouldgetclosertogether.
Thefringeswouldgetfartherapart.
Thepositionsofthefringeswouldnotchange.

Correct

ConceptualQuestion28.5
showsthetypicalphotoelectricbehaviorofametalastheanodecathodepotentialdifferenceV isvaried.

PartA
WhydothecurvesbecomehorizontalforV

> 1 V

?Shouldn'tthecurrentincreaseasthepotentialdifferenceincreases?

ANSWER:
Apositivecathodeattractsalloftheelectronsemittedbytheanode.OnceV islargeenoughtomakeabanchofelectronsleavetheanode,
thecurrentincareasesbysomevalueandstaysthesameuntilthenextlargeenoughincreaseinV .
Apositivecathodeattractsalloftheelectronsemittedbytheanode.Sincethenumberoftheelectronesemittedbytheanodeislimited,once
alloftheelectronsreachthecathode,afurtherincreaseinV doesnotcauseanyfurtherincreaseinthecurrent.
Apositiveanodeattractsalloftheelectronsemittedbythecathode.Sincethenumberoftheelectronesemittedbythecathodeislimited,once
alloftheelectronsreachtheanode,afurtherincreaseinV doesnotcauseanyfurtherincreaseinthecurrent.
Apositiveanodeattractsalloftheelectronsemittedbythecathode.OnceV islargeenoughtomakeabanchofelectronsleavethe
cathode,thecurrentincareasesbysomevalueandstaysthesameuntilthenextlargeenoughincreaseinV .

Correct

PartB

< 0 V

< 0 V

Whydoesn'tthecurrentimmediatelydroptozeroforV

< 0 V

?Shouldn'tV

< 0 V

preventtheelectronsfromreachingtheanode?

ANSWER:
IfanelectronhasenoughkineticenergywhenitleavesthecathodeitmightjustreachtheanodeevenwhenV

< 0 V

IfanelectronhasenoughpotentialenergywhenitleavestheanodeitmightjustreachthecathodeevenwhenV

< 0 V

IfanelectronhasenoughpotentialenergywhenitleavesthecathodeitmightjustreachtheanodeevenwhenV

< 0 V

IfanelectronhasenoughkineticenergywhenitleavestheanodeitmightjustreachthecathodeevenwhenV

< 0 V

Correct

PartC
ThecurrentiszeroforV

< 2.0 V

.Wheredotheelectronsgo?Arenoelectronsemittedoriftheyare,whyistherenocurrent?

ANSWER:
Electronsarestillemitted,buttheydonothavesufficientkineticenergytoreachthecathode.
ElectronsarenotemmitedforV

<

Vcritical

,whichisdefinedbythematerialofthecathode.

ElectronsarenotemmitedforV

<

Vcritical

,whichisdefinedbythematerialoftheanod.

Electronsarestillemitted,buttheydonothavesufficientkineticenergytoreachtheanode.

Correct

ConceptualQuestion28.18

PartA
CananelectronwithadeBrogliewavelengthof2m passthroughaslitthatis1m wide?Selectthecorrectanswerandexplanation.
ANSWER:

Yes.Iftheelectronwasaclassicparticleitwouldbeimpossible,butelectroncanpassthroughtheslitduetoquantumtunneling.
Yes.Electronwavelengthisonlyameasureofhowrapidlyitsamplitudevariesasmeasuredalongitsdirectionofmotionandhasnothingtodo
withpassingthroughtheslit.
No.Electroncanonlypassthroughaslitthatiswiderthantheelectronwavelength.
Itisimpossibletosaybecauseelectroncanonlypassthroughaslitthatiswiderthanthehalfoftheelectronwavelength.Moreprecisevalues
ofthewavelengthandtheslitwidtharenecessary.

Correct

MultipleChoiceQuestion28.32
Lightconsistingof6.0

eV

photonsisincidentonapieceofiron,whichhasaworkfunctionof4.7

PartA
Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyoftheejectedelectrons?
ANSWER:
1.3

eV

4.7

eV

10.7
6.0

eV

eV

Correct

ReadingQuestion28.01

PartA

eV

Thephotoelectriceffecttellsusthat__________.

Hint1.
ANSWER:
electronshaveawavenature
aphotoncanbeconvertedintoanelectron
electronsaretheconductorsinmetals
lighthasaparticlenature

Correct

ReadingQuestion28.02

PartA
Theenergyofaphotondependson__________.
ANSWER:
itsmass
itscharge
itsfrequency
itsspeed

Correct

ReadingQuestion28.03

PartA
Whichofthefollowingwavepropertiesareexhibitedbyparticles?
ANSWER:
diffraction
superposition
interference
Allofthelistedanswersarecorrect.

Correct

ReadingQuestion28.04

PartA
Whenanelectroninaquantumsystemdropsfromahigherenergyleveltoalowerone,thesystem__________.
ANSWER:
emitsanelectron
emitsaphoton
emitsaplasmon
emitsaneutron

Correct

ReadingQuestion28.05

PartA
Ifyoupreciselymeasurethepositionofaparticle,you__________.
ANSWER:
destroyinformationaboutitsspeed
destroyitswavenature
causeittodiffract
causetheparticletobeannihilated

Correct
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