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Explain why a population inversion is necessary in a laser.
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The Nd:YAG laser operates in a four-state cycle as shown in the figure, and the ruby laser operates in a three-state cycle (compare with Fig. 28.21b). In which laser is it easier to maintain a populat...
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What do the ground-state electron configurations of the noble gases have in common? Why are the noble gases chemically nonreactive?
See AnswerQ: Central to the operation of a photocopy machine (see Section 16
Central to the operation of a photocopy machine (see Section 16.2) is a drum coated with a photoconductor—a semiconductor that is a good insulator in the dark but allows charge to flow freely when ill...
See AnswerQ: Why does a confined particle have quantized energy levels?
Why does a confined particle have quantized energy levels?
See AnswerQ: A gymnast of mass 52 kg is jumping on a trampoline.
A gymnast of mass 52 kg is jumping on a trampoline. She jumps so that her feet reach a maximum height of 2.5 m above the trampoline and, when she lands, her feet stretch the trampoline down 75 cm. How...
See AnswerQ: A car with mass of 1000.0 kg accelerates from 0
A car with mass of 1000.0 kg accelerates from 0 m/s to 40.0 m/s in 10.0 s. Ignore air resistance. The engine has a 22% efficiency, which means that 22% of the energy released by the burning gasoline i...
See AnswerQ: (a) If the bottom of a thundercloud has a potential
(a) If the bottom of a thundercloud has a potential of −1.00 × 109 V with respect to Earth and a charge of −20.0 C is discharged from the cloud to Earth during a lightning strike, how much electric po...
See AnswerQ: How can we demonstrate the existence of matter waves?
How can we demonstrate the existence of matter waves?
See AnswerQ: When a particle's kinetic energy increases, what happens to its de
When a particle's kinetic energy increases, what happens to its de Broglie wavelength?
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