Physics 206 Assignment 7

(Do any 15 problems)

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Two jets of material from the center of a radio galaxy are ejected in opposite directions. Both jets move at 0.750c relative to galaxy. Determine the speed of one jet relative to other. (0.960 c)

2. A Rover spacecraft moves away from the Earth at a speed of 0.800 c relative to the earth. The starship Enterprise pursues at a speed of 0.900 c relative to the Earth. Observers on the Earth see the enterprise overtaking the Rover craft at a relative speed of 0.100c. With what speed is the enterprise overtaking Rover craft as seen by the crew of Enterprise? (0.357c) 3. Determine the energy required to accelerate an electron from (a) 0.500c to 0.900c, (b) 0.900c to 0.990c (0.582MeV, 2.45MeV) 4. The power output of the Sun is 3.77x1026 W. How much mass is converted to energy in the Sun each second? (4.19x109 kg/s) 5. A proton moves at 0.950c. Calculate its (a) rest mass, (b) total energy, and (c) kinetic energy. (938 MeV, 3000 MeV, 2070 MeV)

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sodium-vapor lamp has power output of 10.0 W. Using 589.3 nm as the average wavelength of this source, calculate the number of photons emitted per second. (3.37x10-19 J/photon, 2.96x1019 photons)

The radius of our Sun is 6.96x108 m, and its total output is 3.77x1026 W. (a) Assuming that the Suns surface emits as a black body, calculate its surface temperature. (b) Using the result of part (a), find max for the Sun. (Hint: Use Stefans law for part (a) use Wiens displacement law for part (b). (5.75x103 K, 504 nm) Electrons are ejected from a metallic surface with speeds ranging up to 4.60x105 m/s when light with a wavelength of 625 nm is used. (a) What is the work function of the surface? (b) What is the cutoff frequency for the surface? (1.38 eV, 3.34x1014 Hz)

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9. A student studying the photoelectric effect from two different metals records the following information: (i) the stopping potential for photoelectrons released from metal-1 is 1.48 eV larger than that for metal2, and (ii) the threshold frequency for metal is 40% smaller than that for metal-2. Determine the work function for each metal. (2.22 eV, 3.70 eV) 10. Calculate the potential difference through which electrons must be accelerated to give the continuous xradiation a short-wavelength limit of 0.500 A (1 A = 0.1 nm) (24,800 V) 11. Electron with a maximum energy of 2.2 eV are emitted from a surface radiated with light of =250 nm. Find the energy of incident photons and the smallest energy, which can free an electron from the surface. (7.96x10-19J, 2.78 eV). 12. Determine the energy of a photon of mercury green radiation whose wavelength is 546.1 nm, both in Joules and electron volts

13. Calculate the energy and momentum of a photon of wavelength 700 nm. (1.78 eV, p=9.47x10-28 kg.m/s) 14. A 0.00160 nm photon scatters from a free electron. For what (photon) scattering angle does the recoiling electron have kinetic energy equal to the energy of the scattered photon? (=70) 15. A 700 MeV photon scatters off a free electron such that the scattering angle of the photon is twice the scattering angle of electron. Determine the scattering angle for the electron, and (b0 the final speed of the electron. (33, 0.785c) 16. What is the wavelength of 1.00 keV neutron? 17. Calculate the deBroglie wavelength for a proton with a speed of 1.00x106 m/s. (907x10-15 m) (3.97x10-13 m)

18. A man weighing 70 kg is running with a speed of 12 km/hr. Find the deBroglie wavelength associated with the man. (2.84x10-36 m) 19. An electron (me=9.11x10-31 kg) and a bullet (m=0.020 kg) each have a velocity of magnitude of 500 m/s accurate to within 0.0100%. Within what limits could we determine the position of the objects along the direction of velocity? (1.16mm, 5.28x10-32 m) 20. What is the kinetic energy of an electron that has a deBroglie wavelength of 0.01 nm,10 nm, and 550 nm? (0.015 MeV, 0.015 eV, 5x10-6 eV) 21. What is the velocity of an electron that has a deBroglie wavelength of 0.1nm? What is the kinetic energy of the electron? (7.25x106 m/s, 2.38x10-17 J)? 22. What is the deBroglie wavelength of an electron traveling at a speed of 107 m/s? Through what potential difference must an electron fall to achieve this speed? (0.07 nm, 280 V) 23. Light of wavelength 700 nm is required to cause the emission of electrons from a potassium surface. What is the energy necessary to remove one of the least firmly bound electrons? Find the kinetic energy and velocity of such an electron if the potassium surface is bombarded with light of wavelength 500 nm. (2.84x10-19J, 5x105 m/s) 24. Although an excited atom can radiate at any time from t=0 to t=, the average time interval after excitation during which an atom radiates is called the life-time. If =1.0x10-8 s, use uncertainty principle to calculate the line width f produced by the finite lifetime. (8.0x106 Hz)