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122-Medical Physics and Biophysics II

Exam theoretical questions


1. What is a wave?

2. What kind of mechanical waves you know?

3. Define a transverse wave.

4. Define a longitudinal wave.

5. Write down one of the shapes of the wave function.

6. Define wave intensity.

7. What is sound?

8. Name the objective parameters of the sound

9. Name the subjective characteristics of the sound.

10. What is the Doppler Effect?

11. What is temperature?

12. How is temperature measured?

13. What is the consequence of temperature change for solids and liquids?

14. What is heat?

15. Units of heat.

16. Define specific heat capacity c.

17. What is latent heat L?

18. What is MOL?

19. What is Avogadro's number?

20. What is Atomic Mass Unit u?

21. What is MOLAR MASS?

22. What is ATOMIC MASS?

23. Define the IDEAL GAS.

24. Write down the IDEAL GAS LAW in general form.


25. Which parameters determine a state of a gas?

26. Write down the formula for the first law of thermodynamics and define all quantities in it.

27. In pV diagram draw the lines that represent isobaric and isochoric processes.

28. In pV diagram draw the lines that represent isothermal and adiabatic processes.

29. What determines the second law of thermodynamics?

30. What says the third law of thermodynamics?

31. Define the law of light reflection.

32. What is the index of refraction?

33. Write down the Snell’s law of refraction and identify each quantity in it.

34. Define TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION of light.

35. What is the CRITICAL ANGLE of total reflection?

36. What is THE DISPERSION of light?

37. Draw the RAY DIAGRAMS for converging lens.

38. Draw the RAY DIAGRAMS for diverging lens.

39. What is THE REFRACTIVE POWER OF A LENS?

40. What is CORNEA? What is its function?

41. What is PUPIL? How is it functioning?

42. What is IRIS? What is its role?

43. What is RETINA and what is its function?

44. What kind of PHOTORECEPTORS are in retina?

45. For what kind of vision are CONES in retina responsible?

46. For what kind of vision are RODS in retina responsible?

47. What is the function of OPTIC NERVE?

48. What is ACCOMMODATION of the eye?

49. What is HYPEROPIA? Draw the sketch of the hyperopic eye.

50. What is PRESBYOPIA?

51. What is MYOPIA? Draw the sketch of the myopic eye.


52. Define THE REFRACTIVE POWER OF A LENS.

53. What is FAR POINT, and what is NEAR POINT?

54. What Greek word ATOMOS means translated into English?

55. Describe and draw the sketch of the PLUMB PUDDING model of the atom. Who created it?

56. Describe and draw RUTHERFORD model of the atom.

57. What were the problems with Rutherford model – why was it unsustainable?

58. Name the BOHR POSTULATES for hydrogen atom.

59. What are LINE SPECTRA? How are they formed?

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