Question 1

Light of wavelength 6.9 × 10−7 m has an energy of: (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

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A)   2.9E-19 J
B)   9.6E-20 J
C)   3.1E-19 J
D)   4.3E-20 J
E)   ​3.2E-20 J

Question 2

The Compton wavelength,h/mec,equals 0.002 43 nm.In Compton scattering,what is the greatest shift,Δλ,in wavelength that can occur?

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A)   Δλ > 2 h/mec
B)   Δλ = 2 h/mec
C)   Δλ = h/mec
D)   Δλ ec

Question 3

The de Broglie wavelength of a 0.069 kg golf ball is 4.67 × 10−34m.What is its speed? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s)

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A)   10 m/s
B)   21 m/s
C)   3.1 m/s
D)   90 m/s
E)   ​4.5 m/s

Question 4

According to Einstein,as the wavelength of the incident monochromatic light beam becomes shorter,the work function of a target material in a phototube:

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A)   increases.
B)   decreases.
C)   remains constant.
D)   is directly proportional to wavelength.

Question 5

An ultraviolet light beam having a wavelength of 217 nm is incident on a molybdenum surface with work function of 4.9 eV.What is the stopping potential? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

Accepted Answer

A)   10.6 V
B)   5.3 V
C)   0.8 V
D)   0.4 V
E)   ​5.7 V

Question 6

A quantum of radiation has an energy of 1.5 keV.What is its frequency? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s and 1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J)

Accepted Answer

A)   3.6E+14 Hz
B)   3.6E+17 Hz
C)   2.3E+17 Hz
D)   2.4E+18 Hz
E)   ​1.4E+17 Hz

Question 7

Of photons of red,yellow,light,and blue light,which photons have the greatest energy?

Accepted Answer

A)   red
B)   yellow
C)   green
D)   blue

Question 8

In Bragg's law,2d sin θ = mλ,how is θ measured?

Accepted Answer

A)   from the reflecting crystal plane
B)   from the normal to the reflecting crystal plane
C)   from the direction of the incident beam
D)   from the normal to the direction of the incident beam

Question 9

Who was the first to successfully explain the photoelectric effect?

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A)   Planck
B)   Young
C)   Bohr
D)   Einstein

Question 10

A helium-neon laser emits red light having a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a power of 1.85 mW.How many photons are emitted each second? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

Accepted Answer

A)   5.9E+15
B)   3.7E+34
C)   5.9E+24
D)   5.9E+18
E)   ​1.2E+17

Question 11

Due to the dual nature of light and matter,either can act in an experiment as if it is a wave or a particle.In which experiment is the wave aspect exhibited for matter?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Davisson and Germer experiment
B)   the photoelectric effect
C)   pair production
D)   Compton scattering

Question 12

Light of wavelength 521 nm is incident on a target metal that has a work function of 1.6 eV.What stopping potential is required for this combination in a phototube? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

Accepted Answer

A)   4.0 V
B)   0.8 V
C)   2.0 V
D)   0.4 V
E)   ​2.4 V

Question 13

The Compton experiment demonstrated which of the following when an x-ray photon collides with an electron?

Accepted Answer

A)   Momentum is conserved.
B)   Energy is conserved.
C)   Momentum and energy are both conserved.
D)   Wavelength of scattered photon equals that of incident photon.

Question 14

What is the frequency of monochromatic light where the photon energy is 4.3 × 10−19 J? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s)

Accepted Answer

A)   4.3E+15 Hz
B)   2.1E+15 Hz
C)   6.5E+14 Hz
D)   1.9E+14 Hz
E)   ​6.5E+13 Hz

Question 15

Blue light will not eject electrons from a certain metal;however,which one of the following may possibly eject electrons from that metal?

Accepted Answer

A)   infrared
B)   ultraviolet
C)   red
D)   green

Question 16

Light of wavelength 439 nm is incident on a metallic surface with a resultant photoelectric stopping potential of 1.2 V.What is the work function of the metal? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

Accepted Answer

A)   1.63 eV
B)   2.83 eV
C)   4.03 eV
D)   0.82 eV
E)   ​2.02 eV

Question 17

Rosalind Franklin was:

Accepted Answer

A)   the maiden name of the wife of a president.
B)   the producer of the x-ray diffraction photographs that led to the DNA structure.
C)   the person who discovered that salt forms a crystal.
D)   the discoverer of x-rays.

Question 18

In an x-ray diffraction experiment,using x-rays of wavelength λ = 0.434 × 10−10 m,a first-order maximum occurred at 8° off the crystal plane.Find the distance d between crystal planes.

Accepted Answer

A)   1.56E-10 m
B)   2.19E-11 m
C)   4.88E-10 m
D)   1.70E-9 m
E)   ​3.12E-10 m

Question 19

Changing the accelerating voltage of an x-ray machine without changing the target material must change:

Accepted Answer

A)   the work function of the material.
B)   the wavelength of all the x-rays produced.
C)   the wavelength of the minimum wavelength x-ray that will be produced.
D)   Both b and c are correct.

Question 20

How much energy (in eV) does a photon of orange light (λ = 609 nm) have? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

Accepted Answer

A)   3.27 eV
B)   0.31 eV
C)   2.04 eV
D)   0.68 eV
E)   ​5.23 eV

Exam 27: Quantum Physics Blackbody Radiation and Plancks Hypothesis

What is the frequency of monochromatic light where the photon energy is 4.3 × 10−19 J? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s)

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The Compton wavelength,h/mec,equals 0.002 43 nm.In Compton scattering,what is the greatest shift,Δλ,in wavelength that can occur?

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The de Broglie wavelength of a 0.069 kg golf ball is 4.67 × 10−34m.What is its speed? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s)

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Blue light will not eject electrons from a certain metal;however,which one of the following may possibly eject electrons from that metal?

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Changing the accelerating voltage of an x-ray machine without changing the target material must change:

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The Compton experiment demonstrated which of the following when an x-ray photon collides with an electron?

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According to Einstein,as the wavelength of the incident monochromatic light beam becomes shorter,the work function of a target material in a phototube:

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Light of wavelength 6.9 × 10−7 m has an energy of: (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

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Due to the dual nature of light and matter,either can act in an experiment as if it is a wave or a particle.In which experiment is the wave aspect exhibited for matter?

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Who was the first to successfully explain the photoelectric effect?

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Light of wavelength 439 nm is incident on a metallic surface with a resultant photoelectric stopping potential of 1.2 V.What is the work function of the metal? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

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In Bragg's law,2d sin θ = mλ,how is θ measured?

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Light of wavelength 521 nm is incident on a target metal that has a work function of 1.6 eV.What stopping potential is required for this combination in a phototube? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

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Rosalind Franklin was:

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Of photons of red,yellow,light,and blue light,which photons have the greatest energy?

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An ultraviolet light beam having a wavelength of 217 nm is incident on a molybdenum surface with work function of 4.9 eV.What is the stopping potential? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

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A quantum of radiation has an energy of 1.5 keV.What is its frequency? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s and 1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J)

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In an x-ray diffraction experiment,using x-rays of wavelength λ = 0.434 × 10−10 m,a first-order maximum occurred at 8° off the crystal plane.Find the distance d between crystal planes.

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How much energy (in eV) does a photon of orange light (λ = 609 nm) have? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

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A helium-neon laser emits red light having a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a power of 1.85 mW.How many photons are emitted each second? (h = 6.63 × 10−34 J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,and 1 nm = 10−9 m)

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What is the frequency of monochromatic light where the photon energy is 4.3 × 10−¹⁹ J? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s)

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The Compton wavelength,h/m_ec,equals 0.002 43 nm.In Compton scattering,what is the greatest shift,Δλ,in wavelength that can occur?

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The de Broglie wavelength of a 0.069 kg golf ball is 4.67 × 10−³⁴m.What is its speed? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s)

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Light of wavelength 6.9 × 10−⁷ m has an energy of: (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

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Light of wavelength 439 nm is incident on a metallic surface with a resultant photoelectric stopping potential of 1.2 V.What is the work function of the metal? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−¹⁹ J,and 1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

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Light of wavelength 521 nm is incident on a target metal that has a work function of 1.6 eV.What stopping potential is required for this combination in a phototube? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−¹⁹ J,and 1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

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An ultraviolet light beam having a wavelength of 217 nm is incident on a molybdenum surface with work function of 4.9 eV.What is the stopping potential? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,1 eV = 1.6 × 10−¹⁹ J,and 1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

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A quantum of radiation has an energy of 1.5 keV.What is its frequency? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s and 1 eV = 1.60 × 10−¹⁹ J)

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In an x-ray diffraction experiment,using x-rays of wavelength λ = 0.434 × 10−¹⁰ m,a first-order maximum occurred at 8° off the crystal plane.Find the distance d between crystal planes.

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How much energy (in eV) does a photon of orange light (λ = 609 nm) have? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10−¹⁹ J,and 1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

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A helium-neon laser emits red light having a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a power of 1.85 mW.How many photons are emitted each second? (h = 6.63 × 10−³⁴ J⋅s,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,and 1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

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