Scribd
Upload
12 views2 pages

P2504 Problem Set 2 (2021-2022)

The document is a problem set from the National University of Lesotho's Department of Physics & Electronics, focusing on various concepts related to the photoelectric effect, electromagnetic radiation, and Compton scattering. It includes questions on the limitations of wave theory, calculations of momentum and energy of photons, and implications of scattering phenomena. The problems require knowledge of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory to solve.

Uploaded by

Thabang Motsokola
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
12 views2 pages

P2504 Problem Set 2 (2021-2022)

The document is a problem set from the National University of Lesotho's Department of Physics & Electronics, focusing on various concepts related to the photoelectric effect, electromagnetic radiation, and Compton scattering. It includes questions on the limitations of wave theory, calculations of momentum and energy of photons, and implications of scattering phenomena. The problems require knowledge of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory to solve.

Uploaded by

Thabang Motsokola
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESHOTO

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS


P2504
PROBLEM SET 2

1. How is the wave nature of light unable to account for the observed properties of the
photoelectric effect?

2. Why doesn’t the photoelectric effect work for free electrons?

3. Find the momentum of the following parts of electromagnetic radiation. Express the
momentum in kg ·m/s and eV/c.
(a) 10.0-MeV gamma ray
(b) 25-keV X ray
(c) 1.0-μm infrared photon
(d) 150-MHz radio-wave photon.

4. Under favourable circumstances the human eye can detect 1.0 × 10−18 𝐽 of
electromagnetic energy. How many 600-nm photons does this represent?

5. The minimum frequency for photoelectric emission in copper is 1.1 × 1015 Hz. Find the
maximum energy of the photoelectrons (in electronvolts) when light of frequency 1.5 ×
1015 Hz is directed on a copper surface.

6. A metal surface illuminated by 8.5 x 1014 Hz light emits electrons whose maximum energy
is 0.52 eV. The same surface illuminated by 12.0 x 1014 Hz light emits electrons whose
maximum energy is 1.97 eV. From these data find Planck’s constant and the work
function of the surface.

7. The Compton-scattering formula suggests that objects viewed from different angles
should show scattered light of different wavelengths. Why don’t we observe a change in
colour of objects as we change the viewing angle?

8. What is the frequency of an X-ray photon whose momentum is 1.1 x 10-23 kg ∙ m/s?

9. A beam of X-rays is scattered by a target. At 45° from the beam direction the scattered
X-rays have a wavelength of 2.2 pm. What is the wavelength of the X-rays in the direct
beam?

10. X-ray photons of wavelength 0.02480 nm are incident on a target and the Compton-
scattered photons are observed at 90.0◦.
(a) What is the wavelength of the scattered photons?
(b) What are the momenta of the incident and scattered photons?
(c) What is the kinetic energy of the scattered electrons?
(d) What is the momentum (magnitude and direction) of the scattered electrons?

Page 1 of 2
11. In a Compton-effect experiment in which the incident X-rays have a wavelength of 10.0
pm, the scattered X-rays at a certain angle have a wavelength of 10.5 pm. Find the
momentum (magnitude and direction) of the corresponding recoil electrons.

12. A positron collides head on with an electron and both are annihilated. Each particle had
a kinetic energy of 1.00 MeV. Find the wavelength of the resulting photons.

Page 2 of 2

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy