Exam 29: Particles and Waves

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A physicist wishes to produce electrons by shining light on a metal surface. The light source emits light with a wavelength of 450 nm. The table lists the only available metals and their work functions. A physicist wishes to produce electrons by shining light on a metal surface. The light source emits light with a wavelength of 450 nm. The table lists the only available metals and their work functions.   -Which entry in the table below correctly identifies the metal that will produce the most energetic electrons and their energies?  -Which entry in the table below correctly identifies the metal that will produce the most energetic electrons and their energies? A physicist wishes to produce electrons by shining light on a metal surface. The light source emits light with a wavelength of 450 nm. The table lists the only available metals and their work functions.   -Which entry in the table below correctly identifies the metal that will produce the most energetic electrons and their energies?

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A physicist wishes to produce electrons by shining light on a metal surface. The light source emits light with a wavelength of 450 nm. The table lists the only available metals and their work functions. A physicist wishes to produce electrons by shining light on a metal surface. The light source emits light with a wavelength of 450 nm. The table lists the only available metals and their work functions.   -Which metal(s) can be used to produce electrons by the photoelectric effect? -Which metal(s) can be used to produce electrons by the photoelectric effect?

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What is the speed of an electron that has the same momentum as a photon with a wavelength in vacuum of 488 nm? The mass of an electron is 9.11 × 10-31 kg.

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Electrons are emitted from a certain metal with a maximum kinetic energy of 2 eV when 6-eV photons are incident on its surface. If photons of twice the wavelength are incident on this metal which one of the following statements is true?

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If Planck's constant were changed to 660 J . s, what would be the minimum uncertainty in the position of a 120-kg football player running at a speed of 3.5 m/s?

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In a computer monitor, electrons approach the screen at 1.20 × 108 m/s. What is the de Broglie wavelength of these electrons? Note: the mass of electrons is 9.109 × 10-31 kg; and use the relativistic momentum in your calculation.

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Which type of wave motion does not involve photons?

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Determine the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron (m = 1.67 × 10-27 kg) that has a speed of 5.0 m/s.

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In the Compton effect, a photon of wavelength λ\lambda and frequency f hits an electron that is initially at rest. Which one of the following occurs as a result of the collision?

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Which one of the following is demonstrated by the Compton effect?

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What is the kinetic energy of each electron in a beam of electrons if the beam produces a diffraction pattern of a crystal which is similar to that of a beam of 1.00 eV neutrons? Note: The electron mass is 9.11 × 10-31 kg; and the neutron mass is 1.67 × 10-27 kg.

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Complete the following statement: The photon description of light is necessary to explain

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What kinetic energy must each neutron in a beam of neutrons have if each has a wavelength of 0.10 nm? The mass of a neutron is 1.67 × 10-27 kg.

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An X-ray generator produces photons with energy 49 600 eV or less. Which one of the following phrases most accurately describes the wavelength of these photons?

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Incident X-rays in a Compton scattering experiment have a wavelength of 0.400 nm. Determine the wavelength of the scattered X-rays that are detected at an angle of 80.0°. The Compton wavelength of the electron is 2.43 × 10-12 m.

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White light consisting of wavelengths 380 nm \le λ\lambda \le 750 nm is incident on a lead surface. For which one of the following ranges of wavelengths will photoelectrons be emitted from the lead surface that has a work function W0 = 6.63 × 10-19 J?

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A laser emits a single, 3.0-ms pulse of light that has a frequency of 2.83 × 1011 Hz and a total power of 65 000 W. How many photons are in the pulse?

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The graph shows the variation in radiation intensity per unit wavelength versus wavelength for a perfect blackbody at temperature T. The graph shows the variation in radiation intensity per unit wavelength versus wavelength for a perfect blackbody at temperature T.   Complete the following statement: As the blackbody temperature is increased, the peak in intensity of this curve Complete the following statement: As the blackbody temperature is increased, the peak in intensity of this curve

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Complete the following statement: The term photon applies

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Light is usually thought of as wave-like in nature and electrons as particle-like. In which one of the following instances does light behave as a particle or does an electron behave as a wave?

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