Chapter 27 Practice Problems, Review, and Assessment

Section 1 A Particle Model of Waves: Practice Problems

Use E=1240eVnm/to solve the following problems.
1.What is a photons energy if the photonswavelengthis515nm?
SOLUTION:

2.A photonsenergyis2.03eV.Whatisthephotons wavelength?

SOLUTION:

3.Rank the following photons from least to greatest energy.

A. 4.0 eV
B. 320 nm
C. 811 nm
D. 2.1 eV
SOLUTION:

4.CHALLENGE The diagram in Figure6 shows the visible light spectrum. What is the range of energies associated
with photons in the visible light spectrum?

SOLUTION:
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Find the energy of violet and red light:
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4.CHALLENGE The diagram in Figure6 shows the visible light spectrum. What is the range of energies associated
with photons in the visible light spectrum?

SOLUTION:
Find the energy of violet and red light:

The range of energies is 1.8 eV to 3.1 eV.

5.Anelectronhasanenergyof2.3eV.Whatisthekineticenergyoftheelectroninjoules?
SOLUTION:

6.What is the velocity of the electron in the previous problem?

SOLUTION:

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7.WhatisthekineticenergyineVofanelectronwithavelocityof6.210 m/s?
SOLUTION:

8.Thestoppingpotentialforaphotoelectriccellis5.7V.Calculatethemaximumkineticenergyoftheemitted
photoelectrons in eV.
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8.Thestoppingpotentialforaphotoelectriccellis5.7V.Calculatethemaximumkineticenergyoftheemitted
photoelectrons in eV.
SOLUTION:

9.Thestoppingpotentialforaphotoelectriccellis5.1V.Howmuchkineticenergydoestheincidentlightgivethe
electrons in joules?
SOLUTION:

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10.Themaximumkineticenergyofemittedphotoelectronsinaphotoelectriccellis7.510 J. What is the stopping
potential?
SOLUTION:

11.CHALLENGEThestoppingpotentialrequiredtopreventcurrentthroughaphotocellis3.2V.Calculatethe
maximum kinetic energy in joules of the photoelectrons as they are emitted.
SOLUTION:

12.The threshold wavelength of zinc is 310 nm. Find the threshold frequency, in Hz, and the work function, in eV, of
zinc.
SOLUTION:

13.Theworkfunctionforcesiumis1.95eV.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergy,ineV,ofphotoelectronsejected
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when 425-nm violet light falls on the cesium?
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13.Theworkfunctionforcesiumis1.95eV.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergy,ineV,ofphotoelectronsejected
when 425-nm violet light falls on the cesium?
SOLUTION:

14.When a metal is illuminated with 193-nmultravioletradiation,electronswithenergiesof3.5eVareemitted.Whatis

the work function of the metal?
SOLUTION:

15.CHALLENGE A researcher illuminates a sample of metal and finds the longest wavelength to eject electrons is
273nm.UseTable1 to identify the most likely metal.

SOLUTION:

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16.MAIN IDEA Why is high-intensity, low-frequency light unable to eject electrons from a metal, whereas low-
intensity, high-frequency light can?
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15.CHALLENGE A researcher illuminates a sample of metal and finds the longest wavelength to eject electrons is
273nm.UseTable1 to identify the most likely metal.

SOLUTION:

Section 1 A Particle Model of Waves: Review

16.MAIN IDEA Why is high-intensity, low-frequency light unable to eject electrons from a metal, whereas low-
intensity, high-frequency light can?
SOLUTION:
Light, a form of electromagnetic radiation, is quantized and massless, yet it does have kinetic energy.
Each incident photon interacts with a single electron. If the incident photon does not have sufficient
energy, it cannot eject an electron. Because energy is directly related to frequency, low frequency light
does not have sufficient energy to eject an electron, whereas high frequency light does.

17.Frequency and Energy of Hot-Object Radiation As the temperature of an object is increased, how does the
frequency of peak intensity change? How does the total amount of radiated energy from the object change?
SOLUTION:
Both frequency of peak intensity and total energy radiated increase. The peak frequency increases as T,
4
whereas the total energy increases as T .

18.Photoelectric and Compton Effects Distinguish the photoelectric effect from the Compton effect.
SOLUTION:
The Compton effect is the scattering of a photon by matter, resulting in a photon of lower energy and
momentum. The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from a metal sample when radiation of
sufficient energy is incident on it.

19.Photoelectric
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effect.
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The Compton effect is the scattering of a photon by matter, resulting in a photon of lower energy and
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is the emission of electrons from a metal sample when radiation of
sufficient energy is incident on it.

19.Photoelectric and Compton Effects An experimenter sends an X-ray into a target. An electron, but no other
radiation, emerges from the target. Explain whether this event is a result of the photoelectric effect or the Compton
effect.
SOLUTION:
It is a result of the photoelectric effect, which is the capture of a photon by an electron in matter and the
transfer of the photons energy to the electron.

20.Photoelectric Effect Green light (=532nm)strikesanunknownmetal,causingelectronstobeejected.The

ejectedelectronscanbestoppedbyapotentialof1.44V.Whatistheworkfunction,ineV,ofthemetal?
SOLUTION:

21.Energy of a Photon What is the energy, in eV, of the photons produced by a laser pointer having a 650-nm
wavelength?
SOLUTION:

22.Compton Effect An X-ray strikes a bone, collides with an electron, and scatters. How does the wavelength of the
scattered X-ray compare to the wavelength of the incident X-ray?
SOLUTION:
The scattered X-ray has a longer wavelength than the incoming X-ray.

23.Photoelectric Effect An X-ray is absorbed in a bone and releases an electron. If the X-ray has a wavelength of
approximately0.02nm,estimatetheenergy,ineV,oftheelectron.Assumethattheworkfunctionoftheboneis
negligible compared to the X-rays energy.
SOLUTION:

24.Critical Thinking Imagine that the collision of two billiard balls models the interaction of a photon and an electron
during the Compton effect. Suppose the electron is replaced by a much more massive proton. Would this proton gain
as much energy from the collision as the electron does? Would the photon lose as much energy as it does when it
collides with the electron?
SOLUTION:
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SOLUTION:
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24.Critical Thinking Imagine that the collision of two billiard balls models the interaction of a photon and an electron
during the Compton effect. Suppose the electron is replaced by a much more massive proton. Would this proton gain
as much energy from the collision as the electron does? Would the photon lose as much energy as it does when it
collides with the electron?
SOLUTION:
Theanswertobothquestionsisno.

Section 2 Matter Waves: Practice Problems

25.WhatisthedeBrogliewavelengthandspeedofanelectronacceleratedbyapotentialdifferenceof250V?
SOLUTION:

26.A 7.0-kgbowlingballrollswithavelocityof8.5m/s.

a. What is the de Broglie wavelength of the bowling ball?
b. Why does the bowling ball exhibit no observable wave behavior?
SOLUTION:
a.

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b. The wavelength is too small to show observable effects.

27.What potential difference is needed to accelerate an electron so it has a 0.125-nm wavelength?

SOLUTION:

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b. The wavelength is too small to show observable effects.

27.What potential difference is needed to accelerate an electron so it has a 0.125-nm wavelength?

SOLUTION:

28.CHALLENGETheelectroninExampleProblem3hasadeBrogliewavelengthof0.14nm.Whatisthekinetic
energy, in eV, of a proton with the same wavelength?
SOLUTION:

Section 2 Matter Waves: Review

29.MAIN IDEA De Broglies theory of matter waves provides a way to calculate the wavelength of any moving
particle. Explain why the wave nature of everyday objects is not obvious.
SOLUTION:
The wavelengths of most objects are much too small to be detected.

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30.De Broglie WavelengthAnalphaparticle(heliumnucleus)hasamassof6.610 kg and is moving at a speed
of120m/s.Whatisthisalphaparticles de Broglie wavelength?
SOLUTION:
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 29.MAIN IDEA De Broglies theory of matter waves provides a way to calculate the wavelength of any moving
particle. Explain why the wave nature of everyday objects is not obvious.
SOLUTION:
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The wavelengths Review,
of most objects areand Assessment
much too small to be detected.

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30.De Broglie WavelengthAnalphaparticle(heliumnucleus)hasamassof6.610 kg and is moving at a speed
of120m/s.Whatisthisalphaparticles de Broglie wavelength?
SOLUTION:

31.De Broglie Wavelength What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through a potential
differenceof125V?
SOLUTION:

32.Critical Thinking When light or a beam of atoms passes through a double slit, an interference pattern forms even
when photons or atoms pass through the slits one at a time. How does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle explain
this?
SOLUTION:
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that you cannot simultaneously know the precise position
and momentum of a particle. Thus, if you know the precise position of a photon or an atom as it passes
through the slit, you cannot know its precise momentum. In practice, any experiment you do to measure
the position of the photon or the atom as it passes through one slit or the other changes the momentum
oftheatomorthephotonsuchthattheinterferencepatternisdestroyed.

ChapterAssessment
Section 1 A Particle Model of Waves: Mastering Concepts
33.Incandescent Light An incandescent lightbulb is controlled by a dimmer. What happens to the color of the light
given off by the bulb as the potential difference applied to the bulb decreases?
SOLUTION:
The light becomes redder.
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34.Describe the concept of quantized energy.
SOLUTION:
 The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that you cannot simultaneously know the precise position
and momentum of a particle. Thus, if you know the precise position of a photon or an atom as it passes
through the slit, you cannot know its precise momentum. In practice, any experiment you do to measure
Chapter 27 Practice
the position Problems,
of the photon orReview, and
the atom asAssessment
it passes through one slit or the other changes the momentum
oftheatomorthephotonsuchthattheinterferencepatternisdestroyed.

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33.Incandescent Light An incandescent lightbulb is controlled by a dimmer. What happens to the color of the light
given off by the bulb as the potential difference applied to the bulb decreases?
SOLUTION:
The light becomes redder.

34.Describe the concept of quantized energy.

SOLUTION:
Quantized energy means that energy can exist only in whole number multiples of some minimum value.

35.What quantity is quantized in Max Plancks interpretation of the radiation emitted by objects?
SOLUTION:
The vibrational energy of the incandescent atoms is quantized.

36.BIG IDEA What is a quantum of light called?

SOLUTION:
a photon

37.Light above the threshold frequency shines on the metal cathode in a photocell. How does Einsteins photoelectric
effect theory explain the fact that as the light intensity increases, photoelectron current increases?
SOLUTION:
Each photon ejects a photoelectron. Light with greater intensity contains more photons per second; thus,
it causes the ejection of more photo electrons per second.

38.Describe how Einsteins photon theory accounts for the fact that light below the threshold frequency of a metal
produces no photoelectrons, regardless of the intensity of the light.
SOLUTION:
Photons below the threshold frequency do not have sufficient energy to eject an electron. If the intensity
of the light increases, the number of photons increases but their energy does not; the photons are still
unable to eject an electron.

39.Photographic Film Older cameras recorded images on film. Because certain types of black-and-white film were
not sensitive to red light, they could be developed in a darkroom illuminated by red light. How does the photon model
of light explain this?
SOLUTION:
Red photons do not have enough energy to cause the chemical reaction that exposes film.

40.How does the Compton effect demonstrate that photons have momentum as well as energy?
SOLUTION:
Elastic collisions transfer both momentum and energy. Only if photons have momentum can the
equations be satisfied.

Chapter Assessment
Section 1 A Particle Model of Waves: Mastering Problems
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41.According to Planckstheory,whatisthefrequencyofvibrationofanatomifitgivesoff5.4410 J while
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SOLUTION:
 40.How does the Compton effect demonstrate that photons have momentum as well as energy?
SOLUTION:
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transfer both and Assessment
momentum and energy. Only if photons have momentum can the
equations be satisfied.

Chapter Assessment
Section 1 A Particle Model of Waves: Mastering Problems
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41.According to Planckstheory,whatisthefrequencyofvibrationofanatomifitgivesoff5.4410 J while
changingitsvalueofnby1?(Level1)
SOLUTION:

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42.Whatpotentialdifferenceisneededtostopelectronswithamaximumkineticenergyof4.810 J?(Level1)
SOLUTION:

2
43.Whatisthemomentumofaphotonofvioletlightthathasawavelengthof4.010 nm?(Level1)
SOLUTION:

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44.Thethresholdfrequencyofacertainmetalis3.0010 Hz. What is the maximum kinetic energy of an ejected
2
photoelectronifthemetalisilluminatedbylightwithawavelengthof6.5010 nm?(Level2)
SOLUTION:

14
45.Thethresholdfrequencyofsodiumis4.410 Hz. How much work must be done to free an electron from the
surfaceofsodium?(Level2)
SOLUTION:

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46.Iflightwithafrequencyof1.0010 Hz falls on the sodium in the previous problem, what is the maximum kinetic
energyofthephotoelectrons?(Level2)
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45.Thethresholdfrequencyofsodiumis4.410 Hz. How much work must be done to free an electron from the
surfaceofsodium?(Level2)
SOLUTION:

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46.Iflightwithafrequencyof1.0010 Hz falls on the sodium in the previous problem, what is the maximum kinetic
energyofthephotoelectrons?(Level2)
SOLUTION:

47.The stopping potential of a certain metal is shown in Figure14. What is the maximum kinetic energy of the
photoelectronsinthefollowingunits?(Level2)

a. electron volts
b. joules

SOLUTION:
a.

b.

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48.Light Meter A photographers light meter uses a photocell to measure the light falling on the subject to be
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47.The stopping potential of a certain metal is shown in Figure14. What is the maximum kinetic energy of the
photoelectronsinthefollowingunits?(Level2)

a. electron volts
b. joules

SOLUTION:
a.

b.

48.Light Meter A photographers light meter uses a photocell to measure the light falling on the subject to be
photographed. What should be the work function of the cathode if the photocell is to be sensitive to red light
(=680nm)aswellastotheothercolorsoflight?(Level3)
SOLUTION:

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49.Solar EnergyAhomeusesabout410 J of energy each year. In many parts of the United States, there are about
3000hofsunlighteachyear.Onaverage,eachsquaremeterofEarthssurfacereceivesabout1000Jofenergyper
second(1000W)fromtheSun.(Level3)

a. How much energy from the Sun falls on one square meter each year?
b.Ifthissolarenergycanbeconvertedtousefulenergywithanefficiencyof20percent,howlargeanareaof
converters would produce the energy needed by the home?
SOLUTION:
a.
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49.Solar EnergyAhomeusesabout410 J of energy each year. In many parts of the United States, there are about
3000hofsunlighteachyear.Onaverage,eachsquaremeterofEarthssurfacereceivesabout1000Jofenergyper
second(1000W)fromtheSun.(Level3)

a. How much energy from the Sun falls on one square meter each year?
b.Ifthissolarenergycanbeconvertedtousefulenergywithanefficiencyof20percent,howlargeanareaof
converters would produce the energy needed by the home?
SOLUTION:
a.
2
Earth receives about 1000 J/m each second, so

b.

Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Matter Waves: Mastering Concepts
50.The momentum, p , of a particle of matter is given by p =mv. Can you calculate the momentum of a photon using the
same equation? Explain.
SOLUTION:
No, using the equation yields a photon momentum of zero because photons are massless. This result is
incorrect because massless photons have non zero momenta.

51.Describe a method for measuring each of the following electron properties.

a. charge
b. mass
c. wavelength
SOLUTION:
a. Balance the force of gravity against the force of an electric field on the charge.
b. Balance the force of an electric field against that of a magnetic field to find m/q, then use the measured
value of q.
c. Scatter electrons off a crystal and measure the angles of diffraction.

52.Describehoweachofthefollowingphotonpropertiescouldbemeasured.
a. energy
b. momentum
c. wavelength
SOLUTION:
a. Measure the KE of the electrons ejected from a metal for at least two different wavelengths, or
measure
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b. Measure the change in wavelength of X-rays scattered by matter.
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a. Balance the force of gravity against the force of an electric field on the charge.
b. Balance the force of an electric field against that of a magnetic field to find m/q, then use the measured
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c. Scatter electrons off a crystal and measure the angles of diffraction.

52.Describehoweachofthefollowingphotonpropertiescouldbemeasured.
a. energy
b. momentum
c. wavelength
SOLUTION:
a. Measure the KE of the electrons ejected from a metal for at least two different wavelengths, or
measure the KE of the electrons ejected from a known metal at only one wavelength.

b. Measure the change in wavelength of X-rays scattered by matter.

c. Measure the angle of diffraction when light passes through two slits or a diffraction grating, measure
the width of a single-slit diffraction pattern, or measure the angle the light is bent when it passes through
a prism.

Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Matter Waves: Mastering Problems
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53.WhatisthedeBrogliewavelengthofanelectronmovingat3.010 m/s?(Level1)
SOLUTION:

10
54.WhatvelocitywouldanelectronneedtohaveadeBrogliewavelengthof3.010 m?(Level1)
SOLUTION:

3
55.A cathode-raytubeacceleratesanelectronfromrestacrossapotentialdifferenceof5.010 V.(Level2)

a. What is the velocity of the electron?
b. What is the electrons wavelength?
SOLUTION:
a.

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55.A cathode-raytubeacceleratesanelectronfromrestacrossapotentialdifferenceof5.010 V.(Level2)

a. What is the velocity of the electron?
b. What is the electrons wavelength?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

56.The kinetic energy of a hydrogen atomselectronis13.65eV.(Level2)

a. Find the velocity of the electron.

b. Calculate the electrons de Broglie wavelength.
c. Given that a hydrogen atomsradiusis0.519nm,calculatethecircumferenceofahydrogenatomandcompareit
with the de Broglie wavelength for the atoms electron.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

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56.The kinetic energy of a hydrogen atomselectronis13.65eV.(Level2)

a. Find the velocity of the electron.

b. Calculate the electrons de Broglie wavelength.
c. Given that a hydrogen atomsradiusis0.519nm,calculatethecircumferenceofahydrogenatomandcompareit
with the de Broglie wavelength for the atoms electron.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

c.

57.Ranking Task Rank the following particles according to their de Broglie wavelength, from greatest to least.
Specificallyindicateanyties.(Level2)
A.anelectronwithaspeedof300m/s
B.anelectronwithaspeedof500m/s
C.aprotonwithaspeedof3m/s
D.aprotonwithaspeedof500m/s
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57.Ranking Task Rank the following particles according to their de Broglie wavelength, from greatest to least.
Specificallyindicateanyties.(Level2)
A.anelectronwithaspeedof300m/s
B.anelectronwithaspeedof500m/s
C.aprotonwithaspeedof3m/s
D.aprotonwithaspeedof500m/s
SOLUTION:

58.AnelectronhasadeBrogliewavelengthof0.18nm.(Level3)
a. How large a potential difference did it experience if it started from rest?
b. IfaprotonhasadeBrogliewavelengthof0.18nm,howlargeisthepotentialdifferencethatitexperiencedifit
started from rest?
SOLUTION:
a.

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58.AnelectronhasadeBrogliewavelengthof0.18nm.(Level3)
a. How large a potential difference did it experience if it started from rest?
b. IfaprotonhasadeBrogliewavelengthof0.18nm,howlargeisthepotentialdifferencethatitexperiencedifit
started from rest?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

Chapter Assessment: Applying Concepts

59.Two iron bars are held in a fire. One glows dark red, while the other glows bright orange.

a. Which bar is hotter?
b. Which bar is radiating more energy?
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a. the rod glowing bright orange
b. the rod glowing bright orange
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Chapter Assessment: Applying Concepts

59.Two iron bars are held in a fire. One glows dark red, while the other glows bright orange.

a. Which bar is hotter?
b. Which bar is radiating more energy?
SOLUTION:
a. the rod glowing bright orange
b. the rod glowing bright orange

60.Will high-frequency light eject a greater number of electrons from a photosensitive surface than low-frequency light,
assumingthatbothfrequenciesareabovethethresholdfrequency?
SOLUTION:
Not necessarily; the number of ejected electrons is proportional to the number of incident photons or the
brightness of the light, not the frequency of the light.

61.Potassium can emit photoelectrons when struck by blue light, whereas tungsten requires ultraviolet radiation in order
to emit photoelectrons.
a. Which metal has a higher threshold frequency?
b. Which metal has a larger work function?
SOLUTION:
a. Blue light has a lower frequency and energy than UV light. Thus, tungsten has the higher threshold
frequency.
b. tungsten

62.Compare the de Broglie wavelength of the baseball shown in Figure15 with the diameter of the baseball.

SOLUTION:
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The diameter of the baseball is about 0.10 m, whereas the de Broglie wavelength is 10 m; the baseball
is about 1033 times larger than the wavelength.

Chapter Assessment: Mixed Review

63.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyofphotoelectronsejectedfromametalthathasastoppingpotentialof3.8V?
(Level1)
SOLUTION:
KE = eV0
= (1 elementary charge)(3.8 V)
=3.8eV
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64.Thethresholdfrequencyofacertainmetalis8.010 Hz. What is the metalsworkfunction?(Level1)
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The diameter
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is about 10 times larger than the wavelength.

Chapter Assessment: Mixed Review

63.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyofphotoelectronsejectedfromametalthathasastoppingpotentialof3.8V?
(Level1)
SOLUTION:
KE = eV0
= (1 elementary charge)(3.8 V)
=3.8eV

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64.Thethresholdfrequencyofacertainmetalis8.010 Hz. What is the metalsworkfunction?(Level1)
SOLUTION:
W = hf 0
=(6.631034J/Hz)(8.01014 Hz)
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=5.310 J
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65.Iflightwithafrequencyof1.610 Hz falls on the metal in the previous problem, what is the maximum kinetic
energyofthephotoelectrons?(Level1)
SOLUTION:
KE = h f h f 0
=(6.631034J/Hz)(1.61015 Hz) 5.310-19J
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=5.310 J
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66.Find the de Broglie wavelength of a deuteron (nucleus of Hisotope)ofmass3.310 kg that moves with a speed
4
of2.510 m/s.(Level1)
SOLUTION:

67.Theworkfunctionforacertainpieceofironis4.7eV.(Level2)

a. What is the threshold wavelength of iron?
b.Ironisexposedtoradiationofwavelength150nm.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyoftheejectedelectronsin
eV?
SOLUTION:
a.

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67.Theworkfunctionforacertainpieceofironis4.7eV.(Level2)

a. What is the threshold wavelength of iron?
b.Ironisexposedtoradiationofwavelength150nm.Whatisthemaximumkineticenergyoftheejectedelectronsin
eV?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

68.Bariumhasaworkfunctionof2.48eV.Whatisthelongestwavelengthoflightthatwillcauseelectronstobe
emittedfrombarium?(Level2)
SOLUTION:

69.AnelectronhasadeBrogliewavelengthof400.0nm,theshortestwavelengthofvisiblelight.(Level2)

a. Find the velocity of the electron.
b. Calculate the energy of the electron in eV.
SOLUTION:
a.

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69.AnelectronhasadeBrogliewavelengthof400.0nm,theshortestwavelengthofvisiblelight.(Level2)

a. Find the velocity of the electron.
b. Calculate the energy of the electron in eV.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

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70.Incident radiation falls on tin, as shown in Figure16.Thethresholdfrequencyoftinis1.210 Hz.(Level3)
a. What is the threshold wavelength of tin?
b. What is the work function of tin?
c. The incident electromagnetic radiation has the wavelength indicated in Figure16.What is the kinetic energy of
the ejected electrons in eV?

SOLUTION:
a.

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70.Incident radiation falls on tin, as shown in Figure16.Thethresholdfrequencyoftinis1.210 Hz.(Level3)
a. What is the threshold wavelength of tin?
b. What is the work function of tin?
c. The incident electromagnetic radiation has the wavelength indicated in Figure16.What is the kinetic energy of
the ejected electrons in eV?

SOLUTION:
a.

b.

c.

Chapter Assessment: Thinking Critically

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71.Apply ConceptsJustbarelyvisiblelightwithanintensityof1.510 W/m enters a persons eye, as shown in
Figure17.

a. If this light shines into the persons eye and passes through the persons pupil, what is the power, in watts, that
enters the persons eye?
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Chapter Assessment: Thinking Critically

11 2
71.Apply ConceptsJustbarelyvisiblelightwithanintensityof1.510 W/m enters a persons eye, as shown in
Figure17.

a. If this light shines into the persons eye and passes through the persons pupil, what is the power, in watts, that
enters the persons eye?
b. Use the given wavelength of the incident light and information provided in Figure17 to calculate the number of
photons per second entering the eye.

SOLUTION:
a. Power = (intensity)(area)
=(intensity)(r2)
11 2 11 2
=(1.510 W/m )((3.510 m) )
=5.81016 W


b. Energy per photon

72.Problem Posing Complete this problem so that it must be solved using the work function: Light of wavelength
443nmisincidentuponanunknownmetal
SOLUTION:
A possible form of the correct answer would be, and ejects electrons with a kinetic energy of 1.56 eV.
What is the metals work function?

73.Make
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as a function of wavelength, as shown in Table2.The photocell had a sodium cathode. Plot the stopping potential
versus frequency. Use your calculator to draw the best-fit straight line (regression line). From the slope and intercept
 443nmisincidentuponanunknownmetal
SOLUTION:
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the correct and
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would be, and ejects electrons with a kinetic energy of 1.56 eV.
What is the metals work function?

73.Make and Use Graphs A student completed a photoelectric-effect experiment and recorded the stopping potential
as a function of wavelength, as shown in Table2.The photocell had a sodium cathode. Plot the stopping potential
versus frequency. Use your calculator to draw the best-fit straight line (regression line). From the slope and intercept
of the line, find the work function, the threshold wavelength, and the value of h/e from this experiment. Compare the
value of h/e to the accepted value.

SOLUTION:
Convert wavelength to frequency and plot. Determine the best straight line through the data.
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Slope=4.1810 V/Hz=4.1810 J/HzC

The accepted value is

From the graph, the threshold frequency is f 0=4.991014Hz,whichgivesathresholdwavelengthof

andaworkfunctionof

74.Reverse Problem Write a physics problem with real objects for which the following equation would be part of the
solution:

SOLUTION:
Answers will vary, but a correct form of the answer is, A photonsmomentumis1.191027 kgm. What
is the photons wavelength?

Chapter Assessment: Writing in Physics

75.Research
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how the interference was created.
SOLUTION:
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Answers
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Problems, formand
Review, of the answer is, A photonsmomentumis1.191027 kgm. What
Assessment
is the photons wavelength?

Chapter Assessment: Writing in Physics

75.Research the most massive particle for which interference effects have been seen. Describe the experiment and
how the interference was created.
SOLUTION:
This is an active field of research, but at the time of this text's publication the most massive particles
shown to exhibit interference effects are molecules consisting of up to 430 atoms. An international team
of physicists published results in 2011 describing an experiment in which a beam of these molecules,
which can be up to 6 nm in diameter, create an interference pattern when passed through a virtual
diffractiongratingmadeoflaserlight.

Chapter Assessment: Cumulative Review

76.Thespringinapogostickiscompressed15cmwhenachildwhoweighs400.0Nstandsonit.Whatisthespring
constant of the spring?
SOLUTION:
F = kx

77.A marching band sounds flat on a cold day. Why?

SOLUTION:
The pitch of a wind instrument depends on the speed of sound in the air within it. The colder the air, the
lower the speed of sound and the flatter the pitch of the sound produced.
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78.Achargeof8.010 Cexperiencesaforceof9.0Nwhenplaced0.02mfromasecondcharge.Whatisthe
magnitude of the second charge?
SOLUTION:

79.A homeowner buys a dozen identical 120-Vlightsets.Eachlightsethas24bulbsconnectedinseries,andthe

resistanceofeachbulbis6.0V.Calculatethetotalloadinamperesifthehomeowneroperatesallthesetsfroma
single exterior outlet.
SOLUTION:

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Chapter 27 Practice Problems, Review, and Assessment

79.A homeowner buys a dozen identical 120-Vlightsets.Eachlightsethas24bulbsconnectedinseries,andthe

resistanceofeachbulbis6.0V.Calculatethetotalloadinamperesifthehomeowneroperatesallthesetsfroma
single exterior outlet.
SOLUTION:

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80.The force on a 1.2-mwireis1.110 N. The wire is perpendicular to Earths magnetic field. How much current is
in the wire?
SOLUTION:

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