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A CD-ROM is used instead of a crystal in an electron diffraction experiment. The surface of the CD-ROM has tracks of tiny pits with a uniform spacing of 1.60 mm. a. If the speed of the electrons is 1...
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The silicon–silicon single bond that forms the basis of the mythical silicon-based creature the Horta has a bond strength of 3.80 eV. What wavelength of photon would you need in a (mythical) phasor di...
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A hydrogen atom is in a state with energy -1.51 eV. In the Bohr model, what is the angular momentum of the electron in the atom, with respect to an axis at the nucleus?
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For crystal diffraction experiments (discussed in Section 39.1), wavelengths on the order of 0.20 nm are often appropriate. Find the energy in electron volts for a particle with this wavelength if the...
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A hydrogen atom initially in its ground level absorbs a photon, which excites the atom to the n = 3 level. Determine the wavelength and frequency of the photon.
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a. Using the Bohr model, calculate the speed of the electron in a hydrogen atom in the n = 1, 2, and 3 levels. b. Calculate the orbital period in each of these levels. c. The average lifetime of the...
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Find the longest and shortest wavelengths in the Lyman and Paschen series for hydrogen. In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum does each series lie?
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Why do you think the development of Newtonian mechanics preceded the more refined relativistic mechanics by so many years?
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An electron has a de Broglie wavelength of 2.80 * 10-10 m. Determine a. the magnitude of its momentum and b. its kinetic energy (in joules and in electron volts).
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An alpha particle (m = 6.64 * 10-27 kg) emitted in the radioactive decay of uranium-238 has an energy of 4.20 MeV. What is its de Broglie wavelength?
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