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(ASSIGNMENT 2)

Quantum Mechanics
1. In Compton scattering the incident photons have wavelength 3.0 × 10–10 m. Calculate the wavelength of scattered
radiation if they are viewed at angle of 60° to the direction of incidence.

3.012 Å.

2. In a Compton experiment the wavelength of X-ray radiation scattered at an angle of 45° is is 0.022 Å. Calculate the
wavelength of incident X-rays.

0.015Å

3. An electron has a de-Broglie wavelength of 2 pm. Find its kinetic energy and phase & group velocities of its de-Broglie
waves. Rest mass energy of electron = 511 keV.
2.47 × 108 m/s

2S
4. The phase velocity of ripples on a liquid surface is , where S is the surface tension and  the density of the liquid.

Find the group velocity of the ripples.
3
vg  vp
2

5. Calculate the frequency and wavelength of a photon whose energy is 75 eV.


 = 165.5 Å

6. Find the number of quanta of energy emitted per second if a radio station operates at a frequency of 98 MHz and radiates
power of 2 × 105 W.
3.08 × 1030 quanta/sec

7. The wave function of a particle is   A cos 2 x for interval  / 2 to  / 2 . Find the value of A.
8
A
3

8. A particle limited to the x-axis has the wave function  = ax between x = 0 and x = 1,  = 0 elsewhere. Find (a) the
probability that particle can found between x = 0.45 and x = 0.55. (b) The expectation value (x) of the particle’s
position.
a2
x 
4

9 Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength of


(i) a particle accelerated by a potential difference of 30, 000 V, and
(ii) an electron moving with a velocity of 0.01 c, where c is the speed of light.

2.43 × 10–10 m = 2.43 Å


10. Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength in Å associated with proton of kinetic energy 100 eV. (Mass of proton = 1.6725 ×
10–27 kg and h = 6.625 × 10–34 Js).
 = 0.0286 Å

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