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Chapter 6 Quantum Physics Student

This document contains 11 problems related to quantum physics, optics, and electricity. The problems calculate various properties of light and electrons, including: - The surface temperatures of two stars based on their peak radiation wavelengths - The wavelength ranges of light emitted by lightning and nuclear explosions based on their temperatures - The energies of photons at different frequencies - Work functions, cut-off frequencies, and maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons emitted from various metals when illuminated by different wavelengths of light

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Chapter 6 Quantum Physics Student

This document contains 11 problems related to quantum physics, optics, and electricity. The problems calculate various properties of light and electrons, including: - The surface temperatures of two stars based on their peak radiation wavelengths - The wavelength ranges of light emitted by lightning and nuclear explosions based on their temperatures - The energies of photons at different frequencies - Work functions, cut-off frequencies, and maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons emitted from various metals when illuminated by different wavelengths of light

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SF0024: OPTICS, MODERN PHYSICS & ELECTRICITY

CHAPTER 6: Quantum Physics

1 (a) What is the surface temperature of Betelgeuse, a red giant star in the constellation of
Orion, which radiates with a peak wavelength of about 970 nm? (b) Rigel, a bluish-white star
in Orion, radiates with a peak wave- length of 145 nm. Find the temperature of Rigel’s
surface.

Final Answers:

(a)

(b)

2 (a) Lightning produces a maximum air temperature on the order of 104 K, whereas (b) a
nuclear explosion produces a temperature on the order of 107 K. Use Wien’s displacement
law to find the order of magnitude of the wavelength of the thermally produced photons
radiated with greatest intensity by each of these sources. Name the part of the
electromagnetic spectrum where you would expect each to radiate most strongly.

Final Answers:

(a)

(b)

3 Calculate the energy, in electron volts, of a photon whose frequency is (a) 620 THz, (b) 3.10
GHz, and (c) 46.0 MHz.

Final Answers:

(a)

(b)

(c)

4 The work function for platinum is 6.35 eV. (a) Convert the value of the work function from
electron volts to joules. (b) Find the cut-off frequency for platinum. (c) What maximum
wavelength of light incident on platinum releases photoelectrons from the platinum’s
surface? (d) If light of energy 8.50 eV is incident on zinc, what is the maximum kinetic energy
of the ejected photoelectrons? Give the answer in electron volts. (e) For photons of energy
8.50 eV, what stopping potential would be required to arrest the current of photoelectrons?

Final Answers:

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

5 When light of wavelength 254 nm falls on cesium, the required stopping potential is 3.00 V.
If light of wavelength 436 nm is used, the stopping potential is 0.900 V. Use this information
to plot a graph like that shown in Figure 27.6, and from the graph determine the cut-off
frequency for cesium and its work function.

Final Answers:

6 An electron initially at rest recoils after a head-on collision with a 6.20-keV photon. Determine
the kinetic energy acquired by the electron.

Final Answer:

7 A light source of wavelength l illuminates a metal and ejects photoelectrons with a maximum
kinetic energy of 1.00 eV. A second light source of wavelength l/2 ejects photoelectrons with
a maximum kinetic energy of 4.00 eV. What is the work function of the metal?

Final Answer:

8 Red light of wavelength 670 nm produces photoelectrons from a certain photoemissive


material. Green light of wavelength 520 nm produces photoelectrons from the same material
with 1.50 times the maximum kinetic energy. What is the material’s work function?

Final Answer:

9 A certain metal has a work function of 3.06 x 10-19 J. Light with a wavelength of 450nm
shines on the surface of the metal.
(a) What is the threshold frequency?
(b) Calculate the kinetic energy of the ejected electron.
(c) What is the speed of this electron?

Final Answers:

(a)

(b)
(c)
10 The work function of Potassium metal is 2.3eV.
(a) What is the maximum wavelength of light that is needed to free an electron from
the surface of Potasssium metal?
(b) If light with a wavelength of 450nm shines on this metal, what will be the kinetic
energy of this electron in eV?
(c) Calculate the speed of this electron.

Final Answers:

(a)
(b)
(c)

11 The work function of calcium metal is 276.5kJ/mol


(a) What is the work function in eV?
(b) What is the maximum wavelength of light that is needed to free an electron from
the Calcium metal surface?

Final Answers:
(a)

(b)

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