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The 54.0-eV electron in [link] has a 0.167-nm wavelength. If such electrons are passed through a double slit and have their first maximum at an angle of 25 . size 12{"25" "." 0°} {} , what is the slit separation d size 12{d} {} ?

0.395 nm

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An electron microscope produces electrons with a 2.00-pm wavelength. If these are passed through a 1.00-nm single slit, at what angle will the first diffraction minimum be found?

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A certain heat lamp emits 200 W of mostly IR radiation averaging 1500 nm in wavelength. (a) What is the average photon energy in joules? (b) How many of these photons are required to increase the temperature of a person’s shoulder by 2 . C size 12{2 "." 0°C} {} , assuming the affected mass is 4.0 kg with a specific heat of 0 .83 kcal /kg ºC size 12{0 "." "83"" kcal/kg" cdot °C} {} . Also assume no other significant heat transfer. (c) How long does this take?

(a) 1.3 × 10 19 J size 12{1 "." "33" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "19"} } " J"} {}

(b) 2 . 1 × 10 23 size 12{2 "." 1 times "10" rSup { size 8{"23"} } } {}

(c) 1 . 4 × 10 2 s size 12{1 "." 4 times "10" rSup { size 8{2} } " s"} {}

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On its high power setting, a microwave oven produces 900 W of 2560 MHz microwaves. (a) How many photons per second is this? (b) How many photons are required to increase the temperature of a 0.500-kg mass of pasta by 45 . C size 12{"45" "." 0°C} {} , assuming a specific heat of 0 . 900 kcal/kg ºC size 12{0 "." "900"" kcal/kg" cdot °C} {} ? Neglect all other heat transfer. (c) How long must the microwave operator wait for their pasta to be ready?

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(a) Calculate the amount of microwave energy in joules needed to raise the temperature of 1.00 kg of soup from 20 . C size 12{"20" "." 0°C} {} to 100 ºC size 12{"100"°C} {} . (b) What is the total momentum of all the microwave photons it takes to do this? (c) Calculate the velocity of a 1.00-kg mass with the same momentum. (d) What is the kinetic energy of this mass?

(a) 3 . 35 × 10 5 J size 12{3 "." "35" times "10" rSup { size 8{5} } " J"} {}

(b) 1 . 12 × 10 –3 kg m/s size 12{1 "." "12" times "10" rSup { size 8{"–3"} } " kg" cdot "m/s"} {}

(c) 1 . 12 × 10 –3 m/s size 12{1 "." "12" times "10" rSup { size 8{"–3"} } " m/s"} {}

(d) 6.23 × 10 –7 J size 12{6 "." "23" times "10" rSup { size 8{"–7"} } " J"} {}

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(a) What is γ size 12{γ} {} for an electron emerging from the Stanford Linear Accelerator with a total energy of 50.0 GeV? (b) Find its momentum. (c) What is the electron’s wavelength?

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(a) What is γ size 12{γ} {} for a proton having an energy of 1.00 TeV, produced by the Fermilab accelerator? (b) Find its momentum. (c) What is the proton’s wavelength?

(a) 1 . 06 × 10 3 size 12{1 "." "07" times "10" rSup { size 8{3} } } {}

(b) 5 . 33 × 10 16 kg m/s size 12{5 "." "34" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "16"} } `"kg" cdot "m/s"} {}

(c) 1 . 24 × 10 18 m size 12{1 "." "24" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "18"} } `m} {}

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An electron microscope passes 1.00-pm-wavelength electrons through a circular aperture 2 . 00 μm size 12{2 "." "00 μm"} {} in diameter. What is the angle between two just-resolvable point sources for this microscope?

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(a) Calculate the velocity of electrons that form the same pattern as 450-nm light when passed through a double slit. (b) Calculate the kinetic energy of each and compare them. (c) Would either be easier to generate than the other? Explain.

(a) 1 . 62 × 10 3 m/s size 12{1 "." "62" times "10" rSup { size 8{3} } " m/s"} {}

(b) 4 . 42 × 10 19 J size 12{4 "." "41" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "19"} } " J"} {} for photon, 1 . 19 × 10 24 J size 12{1 "." "19" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "24"} } `J} {} for electron, photon energy is 3 . 71 × 10 5 size 12{3 "." "71" times "10" rSup { size 8{5} } } {} times greater

(c) The light is easier to make because 450-nm light is blue light and therefore easy to make. Creating electrons with 7.43 μeV size 12{7 "." "43"`"μeV"} {} of energy would not be difficult, but would require a vacuum.

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(a) What is the separation between double slits that produces a second-order minimum at 45 . size 12{"45" "." 0°} {} for 650-nm light? (b) What slit separation is needed to produce the same pattern for 1.00-keV protons.

(a) 2 . 30 × 10 6 m size 12{2 "." "30" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 6} } " m"} {}

(b) 3 . 20 × 10 12 m size 12{3 "." "20" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - "12"} } `m} {}

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A laser with a power output of 2.00 mW at a wavelength of 400 nm is projected onto calcium metal. (a) How many electrons per second are ejected? (b) What power is carried away by the electrons, given that the binding energy is 2.71 eV? (c) Calculate the current of ejected electrons. (d) If the photoelectric material is electrically insulated and acts like a 2.00-pF capacitor, how long will current flow before the capacitor voltage stops it?

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One problem with x rays is that they are not sensed. Calculate the temperature increase of a researcher exposed in a few seconds to a nearly fatal accidental dose of x rays under the following conditions. The energy of the x-ray photons is 200 keV, and 4 . 00 × 10 13 size 12{4 "." "00" times "10" rSup { size 8{"13"} } } {} of them are absorbed per kilogram of tissue, the specific heat of which is 0 . 830 kcal/kg ºC size 12{0 "." "830"" kcal/kg" cdot °C} {} . (Note that medical diagnostic x-ray machines cannot produce an intensity this great.)

3 . 69 × 10 4 ºC size 12{3 "." "69" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 4} } `°C} {}

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A 1.00-fm photon has a wavelength short enough to detect some information about nuclei. (a) What is the photon momentum? (b) What is its energy in joules and MeV? (c) What is the (relativistic) velocity of an electron with the same momentum? (d) Calculate the electron’s kinetic energy.

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The momentum of light is exactly reversed when reflected straight back from a mirror, assuming negligible recoil of the mirror. Thus the change in momentum is twice the photon momentum. Suppose light of intensity 1 . 00 kW/m 2 size 12{1 "." "00 kW/m" rSup { size 8{2} } } {} reflects from a mirror of area 2 . 00 m 2 size 12{2 "." "00 m" rSup { size 8{2} } } {} . (a) Calculate the energy reflected in 1.00 s. (b) What is the momentum imparted to the mirror? (c) Using the most general form of Newton’s second law, what is the force on the mirror? (d) Does the assumption of no mirror recoil seem reasonable?

(a) 2.00 kJ

(b) 1 . 33 × 10 5 kg m/s size 12{1 "." "33" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 5} } `"kg" cdot "m/s"} {}

(c) 1 . 33 × 10 5 N size 12{1 "." "33" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 5} } " N"} {}

(d) yes

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Sunlight above the Earth’s atmosphere has an intensity of 1 . 30 kW/m 2 size 12{1 "." "30"" kW/m" rSup { size 8{2} } } {} . If this is reflected straight back from a mirror that has only a small recoil, the light’s momentum is exactly reversed, giving the mirror twice the incident momentum. (a) Calculate the force per square meter of mirror. (b) Very low mass mirrors can be constructed in the near weightlessness of space, and attached to a spaceship to sail it. Once done, the average mass per square meter of the spaceship is 0.100 kg. Find the acceleration of the spaceship if all other forces are balanced. (c) How fast is it moving 24 hours later?

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Source:  OpenStax, College physics. OpenStax CNX. Jul 27, 2015 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11406/1.9
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