PHY 310 - T2 - (2.0 Early Quantum Theory)

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Tutorial 2 : Early Quantum Theory

TUTORIAL 2
2.0 Early Quantum Theory
Given :
Speed of light in vaccum
1eV

1.

3 x 108 m/s

1.6 x 10-19 J

Calculate the energy of a photon of blue light, = 450 nm.


(4.42 x 10-19 J)

2.

A microwave photon in the x-band region has a wavelength of 3.00 cm. Find :
a)

the momentum,

b)

the frequency, and

c)

the energy of the photons in electron volts.


(2.21 x 10-32 kgm/s, 1 x 1010 Hz, 4.14 x 10-5 eV)

3.

a)

If the wavelength of an electron is 5.00 x 10-7 m, how fast is it moving?

b)

If the electron has a speed equal to 1.00 x 107 m/s, what is its wavelength?
(1.47 x 103 m/s, 7.28 x 10-11 m)

4.

What is the vaccum wavelength of an electron of energy :


a)

20 eV

b)

2.0 eV
(6.22 x 10-8 m, 6.22 x 10-10 m)

5.

a)

If An x-ray of wavelength 3.0 x 10-11 m is diffracted at a glancing angle 5.6o by


a crystal. If the diffraction occurs at the first order, determine the distance
between two adjacent atomic planes.

b)

A beam of x-ray is diffracted by a crystal. If the glancing angle is 8 o for second


order and the separation between two atomic planes is 2.25 x 10-10 m,
calculate the wavelength of the incident X-ray.
(1.54 x 10-10 m, 3.13 x 10-11 m)

Zalina Zainal Abidin/FSG/PHY310

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Tutorial 2 : Early Quantum Theory


6.

State :
a) photon.
b) wave-particle duality.

7.

Show that the energy E (in electron volts) of a photon whose wavelength is X (in
nm) is given by:

8.

A microwave oven produces a power of 800 W when the wavelength of the


radiation is 12.5 cm. How many microwave photons are produced by the oven per
second?
(1.989 x 10-27 photons per second)

9.

Find the de Broglie wavelength of a thermal neutron of mass 1.67 x 10-27 kg


travelling at a speed of 2200 m/s.
(0.18 nm)

10.

What is the de Broglie wavelength for a particle moving with speed 2 x 106 m/s if
the particle is
a) an electron,
b) a proton, and
c) a 0.2 kg ball?
(3.6 x 10-10 m, 2.0 x 10-13 m, 1.7 x 10-39 m)

Zalina Zainal Abidin/FSG/PHY310

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