Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A photo cathode whose work function is 2.4 eV, is illuminated with white light that has a
continuous wavelength band from 400 nm to 700 nm. The range of the wavelength band in this
white light illumination for which photoelectrons are not produced, in nm, is closest to:
A) 400 to 580
B) 520 to 700
C) 520 to 580
D) 580 to 700
E) 400 to 520

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2) A photo cathode whose work function is 2.0 eV, is illuminated with white light that has a
continuous wavelength band from 390 nm to 700 nm. The stopping potential for this white light
illumination is closest to:
A) 1.3 V
B) 1.5 V
C) 1.1 V
D) 1.2 V
E) 1.4 V

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3) A photocathode has a work function of 2.2 eV. The photocathode is illuminated with
monochromatic radiation whose photon energy is 3.2 eV. The wavelength of the illuminating
radiation is closest to:
A) 420 nm
B) 450 nm
C) 390 nm
D) 330 nm
E) 360 nm

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4) A photocathode has a work function of 2.4 eV. The photocathode is illuminated with
monochromatic radiation whose photon energy is 4.0 eV. The maximum kinetic energy of the
photoelectrons produced is closest to:
A) 4.7 10 -19 J

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B) 5.5 10 -19 J
C) 6.4 10 -19 J
D) 3.8 10 -19 J
E) 2.6 10 -19 J
5) A photocathode has a work function of 2.8 eV. The photocathode is illuminated with
monochromatic radiation whose photon energy is 3.9 eV. The threshold frequency for
photoelectron production is closest to:
A) 6.8 10 14 Hz

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B) 9.4 10 14 Hz
C) 8.5 10 14 Hz
D) 2.7 10 14 Hz
E) 7.6 10 14 Hz
6) A phototube has a stopping potential of 2.90 V when the cathode is illuminated with bichromatic
light of 400-nm and 600-nm wavelengths. The maximum speed of the emitted photoelectrons,
in SI units, is closest to:
A) 1.0 10 6
B) 9.4 10 5
C) 1.2 10 6
D) 1.4 10 6
E) 1.1 10 6
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7) A phototube has a stopping potential of 1.99 V when the cathode is illuminated with bichromatic
light of 380-nm and 600-nm wavelengths. The threshold frequency of this phototube for
photoelectron production is closest to:
A) 1.9 10 13 Hz

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B) 1.3 10 14 Hz
C) 5.5 10 14 Hz
D) 7.9 10 14 Hz
E) 3.1 10 14 Hz
8) A stopping potential of 0.50 V is required when a phototube is illuminated with monochromatic
light of 630-nm wavelength. The wavelength of a different monochromatic illumination for
which the stopping potential is 1.90 V is closest to:
A) 370 nm
B) 470 nm
C) 420 nm
D) 340 nm
E) 390 nm

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9) A 110-W arc lamp operates with an efficiency of 6% for emitting light. It emits light of
wavelength 585 nm. How many photons per second does it emit?
A) 4.0 10 18

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B) 3.2 10 20
C) 1.2 10 19
D) 1.9 10 19
E) 3.2 10 19
10) A beam of alpha particles (q = +2 e) is directed at a uranium (Z = 92) target. The radius of a
uranium nucleus is 7.4 fm. The closest approach between centers of an alpha particle to a
uranium is 30.0 fm. The kinetic energy of the incident alpha particles is closest to:
A) 9.0 MeV
B) 4.5 MeV
C) 10.5 MeV
D) 6.0 MeV
E) 7.5 MeV

10)

11) A beam of 2.0-MeV protons is directed at a tungsten (Z = 74) target. The radius of a tungsten
nucleus is 6.8 fm. The closest approach of a proton to the center of a tungsten nucleus is closest
to:
A) 43 fm
B) 33 fm
C) 53 fm
D) 38 fm
E) 48 fm

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12) A 29.0-pm photon is scattered by a stationary electron. The maximum energy loss of the photon
is closest to:
A) 12 KeV
B) 4 KeV
C) 12 KeV
D) 7 KeV
E) 10 KeV

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13) An 18.0-pm photon is scattered by a stationary electron through an angle of 120. The
wavelength of the scattered photon, in pm, is closest to:
A) 22.9
B) 20.4
C) 24.1
D) 19.2
E) 21.6

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Situation 38.1
Suppose that in a parallel universe, the proton and electron were identical to their counterparts in our own universe except
that the electron had twice as much charge as our electron. In our present universe, the radius of the first Bohr orbit for
hydrogen is a0 and the speed of an electron in that orbit is v0.
14) In the parallel universe described in Situation 38.1, the radius of the first Bohr orbit for hydrogen
would be:
A) a0
B) a0/4
C) 2a0
D) 4a0
E) a0/2

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15) In the parallel universe described in Situation 38.1, the speed of an electron in the first Bohr orbit
for hydrogen would be:
A) 2v0
B) v0/2
C) v0/4
D) 4v0
E) v0

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Situation 38.2
A perfectly black body at 100.0C emits light of intensity I that has the strongest intensity at wavelength !. The
temperature of this body is now increased to 200.0C.
16) In Situation 38.2, the hotter black body now radiates light of intensity closest to:
A) 16I
B) 8.0I
C) 2.6I
D) 1.4I

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E) 4.0I

17) In Situation 38.2, the hotter black body now emits light most strongly at a wavelength closest to:
A) !
B) 0.5!
C) 1.3!
D) 0.8!
E) 2!

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Situation 38.3
An electric current through a tungsten filament maintains its temperature at 2800 K. Assume the tungsten filament
behaves as an ideal radiator at that temperature.
18) In Situation 38.3, the wavelength at which the maximum in spectral emittance occurs is closest
to:
A) 1200 nm
B) 1000 nm
C) 1400 nm
D) 1600 nm
E) 1800 nm

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19) In Situation 38.3, the effective radiating area of the filament, as an ideal radiator, is 2.0 10-6 m2.
The total power radiated by the filament is closest to:
A) 7.0 W
B) 5.5 W
C) 11.5 W
D) 10.0 W
E) 8.5 W

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20) The particle nature of light is best illustrated by which of the following?
A) The scattering of alpha particles from gold foil.
B) The diffraction pattern observed when a beam of electrons is scattered by a crystal.
C) The fact that hot objects emit electromagnetic radiation.
D) The ejection of electrons from a metal surface illuminated by light.
E) The fact that a rainbow consists of a continuous spectrum of colors.

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
21) A hot object in a furnace can be viewed through a small hole in the furnace. The
radiation from the interior of the furnace can be treated as blackbody radiation. When
the radiation is brightest at wavelength ! = 540 nm, the temperature is 5370 K. After the
object and the furnace interior have cooled, the radiation is brightest at ! = 607 nm. What
is the new temperature?
3

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22) A photoelectric surface has a work function of 2.00 eV. Calculate the maximum kinetic
energy, in eV, of electrons ejected from this surface by electromagnetic radiation of
wavelength 302 nm. (Note: h = 6.63 10-34 J s, e = 1.60 10-19 C, and

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c = 3.00 108 m/s.)

23) X rays of energy 2.9 104 eV are Compton-scattered through an angle of 135. What is

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the energy of the scattered x rays, in electron volts? (Note: h = 6.63 10-34 J s,
c = 3.00 108 m/s, e = 1.60 10-19 C, and the mass of the electron is 9.11 10-31 kg.)
24) When a photoelectric surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 437 nm, the
stopping potential is 1.67 V.
(a) What is the work function of the metal in eV?
(b) What is the maximum speed of the ejected electrons?
(Note: h = 6.626 10-34 J s, me = 9.110 10-31 kg, e = 1.602 10-19 c)

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25) A perfectly black sphere 18.0 cm in diameter is held at a temperature of 215C.

(a) At what wavelength does this sphere radiate most strongly?
(b) If all the radiated energy were at the wavelength found in part (a), how many
photons would the sphere emit each second?
(Note: h = 6.626 10 -34 J s, the constant in Wiens displacement law is 0.00290 m K, c =

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3.00 10 8 m/s, and the Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 5.67 10-8 W/m2 K4.)