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P3 - Homework Week 11 - Questions

The document provides information and questions about isotopes of uranium, the photoelectric effect, and calculating current in a copper wire. It includes: 1) A table with the number of protons, neutrons, and specific charge for two uranium isotopes, and questions about filling in the table and calculating values. 2) Descriptions of threshold frequency in photoelectric effect, and how electron emission is affected by increasing light frequency or intensity. 3) A calculation of the current in a copper wire given the cross-sectional area, number of free electrons in copper, and drift speed of electrons.

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P3 - Homework Week 11 - Questions

The document provides information and questions about isotopes of uranium, the photoelectric effect, and calculating current in a copper wire. It includes: 1) A table with the number of protons, neutrons, and specific charge for two uranium isotopes, and questions about filling in the table and calculating values. 2) Descriptions of threshold frequency in photoelectric effect, and how electron emission is affected by increasing light frequency or intensity. 3) A calculation of the current in a copper wire given the cross-sectional area, number of free electrons in copper, and drift speed of electrons.

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P3

- Homework week 11 [Revision Problems] You may use the following information: Charge of proton = 1.602 10-19 C Charge of electron = -1.602 10-19 C Mass of proton = 1.673 10-27 kg Mass of neutron = 1.675 10-27 kg Plancks constant = 6.63 10-34 m2 kg s-1 1) a) Explain what is meant by an isotope b) The incomplete table below shows information for two isotopes of Uranium Number of Number of Specific charge protons neutrons of nucleus/. First Isotope 92 143 Second Isotope 3.7 107 Copy the table in your answer sheet and i) write down the unit for the specific charge in the heading of the last column of the table. ii) in the above table, write down the number of protons in the second isotope. Write down clearly how you calculated this number. iii) calculate the specific charge of the first isotope and write this in the table. Write down clearly how you calculated this number. iv) calculate the number of neutrons in the second isotope and put this number in the table. 2) When monochromatic light shines upon a metal surface, electrons are emitted from the surface as described by the photoelectric effect. a) State what is meant by threshold frequency in the context of the photoelectric effect. b) State and describe the effect on the emitted electrons if i) the frequency of the light is increased. ii) the intensity of the light is increased. c) The threshold frequency of lithium is 5.51014 Hz. Calculate the work function of lithium. d) What is the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons when light of frequency 6.21014 Hz is incident on the surface of a sample of lithium? 3) A wire with cross-sectional diameter of 2mm is made from copper. Copper has 1.101029 free electrons per metre cubed. What is the value of the current flowing through the wire when the drift speed of electrons is 0.093 mm s-1 ? Answers: 1)b)ii) 92 iii) 3.65107 iv) 146 2)c) 3.65 10-19 J d) 4.6 10-20 J 3) 5.15 A

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