Physics 43 HW # 8 Chapter 40 Problems

1. The human eye is most sensitive to 560-nm light. What is the temperature of a black body that
would radiate most intensely at this wavelength?

2.898 × 10−3 m ⋅ K
P40.1=T = 5.18 × 103 K
560 × 10−9 m

2. Calculate the energy, in electron volts, of a photon whose frequency is (a) 620 THz, (b) 3.10
GHz, (c) 46.0 MHz. (d) Determine the corresponding wavelengths for these photons and state
the classification of each on the electromagnetic spectrum.

 1.00 eV 
(a) E ==
hf ( )(
6.626 × 10−34 J⋅ s 620 × 1012 s−1  )
 1.60 × 10−19 J
=2.57 eV

 1.00 eV 
(b) E ==
hf ( )(
6.626 × 10−34 J⋅ s 3.10 × 109 s−1  −19 
 1.60 × 10 J
=)
1.28 × 10−5 eV

 1.00 eV 
(c) E ==
hf ( )(
6.626 × 10−34 J⋅ s 46.0 × 106 s−1 
 1.60 × 10−19 J
)=1.91 × 10−7 eV

c 3.00 × 108 m s
(d) λ== =× 484 nm, visible light ( blue)
4.84 10−7 m =
f 620 × 1012 H z
c 3.00 × 108 m s
λ== 9.68 10−2 m =
=× 9.68 cm, radio w ave
f 3.10 × 109 H z
c 3.00 × 108 m s
λ= = = 6.52 m, radio w ave
f 46.0 × 106 H z

3. Molybdenum has a work function of 4.20 eV. (a) Find the cutoff wavelength and cutoff frequency for
the photoelectric effect. (b) What is the stopping potential if the incident light has a wavelength of 180
nm?

(a) λ=
hc
=
( 6.626 × 10 −34
)(
J⋅ s 3.00 × 108 m s
=
)
( )
296 nm
φ ( 4.20 eV ) 1.60 × 10−19 J eV
c

c 3.00 × 108 m s
=
fc = = 1.01 × 1015 H z
λc 296 × 10−9 m
hc
(b) = φ + e∆VS :
λ

( 6.626 × 10 )( 3.00=
−34
× 10 ) 8

( 4.20 eV ) (1.60 × 10−19

180 × 10 −9 ) ( )
J eV + 1.60 × 10−19 ∆VS

Therefore, ∆VS =
2.71 V
4. Calculate the energy and momentum of a photon of wavelength 700 nm.

E ==
(
hc 6.626 × 10
−34
)(
J⋅ s 3.00 × 108 m s )=
2.84 × 10 −19
J=1.78 eV
−9
λ 700 × 10 m

h 6.626 × 10−34 J⋅ s
p= = 9.47 10−28 kg ⋅ m s
=×
λ 700 × 10−9 m

5. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength for a proton moving with a speed of 1.00 × 106 m/s.

h h 6.626 × 10−34 J⋅ s
λ= = = = 3.97 × 10−13 m
p mv (1.67 × 10 −27
)(
kg 1.00 × 10 m s 6
)

6. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength for an electron that has kinetic energy (a) 50.0 eV
and (b) 50.0 keV.

P40.34
p2
(a)= ( 50.0) 1.60 × 10−19 J
2m
( )
p= 3.81 × 10−24 kg ⋅ m s
h
λ= = 0.174 nm
p

(b)
p2
2m
= ( )(
50.0 × 103 1.60 × 10−19 J )
p= 1.20 × 10−22 kg ⋅ m s
h
λ= = 5.49 × 10−12 m
p
The relativistic answer is slightly more precise:
h hc
λ= = = 5.37 × 10−12 m .
( )
12
p 
mc2 + K − m2c4 
2
 
7. A modified oscilloscope is used to perform an electron interference experiment. Electrons are
incident on a pair of narrow slits 0.060 0 μm apart. The bright bands in the interference pattern
are separated by 0.400 mm on a screen 20.0 cm from the slits. Determine the potential difference
through which the electrons were accelerated to give this pattern.

Consider the first bright band away from the center:

d sin θ = mλ ( 6.00 × 10 −8
) 

 0.400 
m sin  tan −1 
 200 

( 1) λ =
 = 1.20 × 10−10 m

h h
λ= so mev =
mev λ

1 m2v 2 h2
and =K = mev 2 =e
= e∆V
2 2me 2meλ 2

h2
∆V =
2emeλ 2

( 6.626 × 10 J⋅ s) −34 2

=∆V = 105 V .
2 (1.60 × 10 C)( 9.11 × 10 kg )(1.20 × 10 m )
−19 −31 −10 2