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Key equations

Wien’s displacement law λ max T = 2.898 × 10 3 m K
Stefan’s law P ( T ) = σ A T 4
Planck’s constant h = 6.626 × 10 34 J s = 4.136 × 10 15 eV s
Energy quantum of radiation Δ E = h f
Planck’s blackbody radiation law I ( λ , T ) = 2 π h c 2 λ 5 1 e h c / λ k B T 1
Maximum kinetic energy
of a photoelectron
K max = e Δ V s
Energy of a photon E f = h f
Energy balance for photoelectron K max = h f ϕ
Cut-off frequency f c = ϕ h
Relativistic invariant
energy equation
E 2 = p 2 c 2 + m 0 2 c 4
Energy-momentum relation
for photon
p f = E f c
Energy of a photon E f = h f = h c λ
Magnitude of photon’s momentum p f = h λ
Photon’s linear
momentum vector
p f = k
The Compton wavelength
of an electron
λ c = h m 0 c = 0.00243 nm
The Compton shift Δ λ = λ c ( 1 cos θ )
The Balmer formula 1 λ = R H ( 1 2 2 1 n 2 )
The Rydberg formula 1 λ = R H ( 1 n f 2 1 n i 2 ) , n i = n f + 1 , n f + 2 ,
Bohr’s first quantization condition L n = n , n = 1 , 2 ,
Bohr’s second quantization condition h f = | E n E m |
Bohr’s radius of hydrogen a 0 = 4 π ε 0 2 m e e 2 = 0.529 Å
Bohr’s radius of the n th orbit r n = a 0 n 2
Ground-state energy value,
ionization limit
E 0 = 1 8 ε 0 2 m e e 4 h 2 = 13.6 eV
Electron’s energy in
the n th orbit
E n = E 0 1 n 2
Ground state energy of
hydrogen
E 1 = E 0 = 13.6 eV
The n th orbit of
hydrogen-like ion
r n = a 0 Z n 2
The n th energy
of hydrogen-like ion
E n = Z 2 E 0 1 n 2
Energy of a matter wave E = h f
The de Broglie wavelength λ = h p
The frequency-wavelength relation
for matter waves
λ f = c β
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle Δ x Δ p 1 2

Conceptual questions

Give an example of an experiment in which light behaves as waves. Give an example of an experiment in which light behaves as a stream of photons.

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Discuss: How does the interference of water waves differ from the interference of electrons? How are they analogous?

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Give at least one argument in support of the matter-wave hypothesis.

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Give at least one argument in support of the particle-nature of radiation.

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Explain the importance of the Young double-slit experiment.

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Does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle allow a particle to be at rest in a designated region in space?

yes

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Can the de Broglie wavelength of a particle be known exactly?

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Do the photons of red light produce better resolution in a microscope than blue light photons? Explain.

yes

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Discuss the main difference between an SEM and a TEM.

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Problems

An AM radio transmitter radiates 500 kW at a frequency of 760 kHz. How many photons per second does the emitter emit?

9.929 × 10 32

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Find the Lorentz factor γ and de Broglie’s wavelength for a 50-GeV electron in a particle accelerator.

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Find the Lorentz factor γ and de Broglie’s wavelength for a 1.0-TeV proton in a particle accelerator.

γ = 1 060 ; 0.00124 fm

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What is the kinetic energy of a 0.01-nm electron in a TEM?

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If electron is to be diffracted significantly by a crystal, its wavelength must be about equal to the spacing, d , of crystalline planes. Assuming d = 0.250 nm , estimate the potential difference through which an electron must be accelerated from rest if it is to be diffracted by these planes.

24.11 V

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X-rays form ionizing radiation that is dangerous to living tissue and undetectable to the human eye. Suppose that a student researcher working in an X-ray diffraction laboratory is accidentally exposed to a fatal dose of radiation. Calculate the temperature increase of the researcher under the following conditions: the energy of X-ray photons is 200 keV and the researcher absorbs 4 × 10 13 photons per each kilogram of body weight during the exposure. Assume that the specific heat of the student’s body is 0.83 kcal / kg · K .

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Source:  OpenStax, University physics volume 3. OpenStax CNX. Nov 04, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col12067/1.4
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