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Unit Five
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Chapter Twelve
Wave Particle Duality
Overview:
Studying physics can be divided into two branches:
Classical physicsQuantum (Modern) physics
Explain everything in our daily lifeand our common experiences.
Explain some phenomena at whichthe classical physics can’t explain.
It deals with atomic and subatomicsystem.
It explains all phenomena involved inelectronics.
Light:
Light is electromagnetic waves, therefore it reflect, refract, interfere anddiffract.
Visible light is a small part of the electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic waves propagate in space at a constant speed (3x10
8
m/sec).
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Electromagnetic waves differ in frequency and wavelength.
Planck’s distribution:
Hot bodies emit light and heat.
The light emitted from the hot bodies consists of all wavelengths, but indifferent intensity.
By drawing a graphical relation between the wavelength and theradiation intensity, we found thatthe radiation intensity increase byincreasing the wavelength then itdecrease again.
The wave length at with theradiation intensity has its maximumvalue is decrease by increase thetemperature of the source of radiation.
Wien’s law:
The wavelength at which the peak of the (radiation intensity – wavelength) curveoccurs is inversely proportional to temperature.
Example one:
Sun surface temperature is 6000ºK.
The wavelength at the peak is 5000 A.(visible range of light)
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40% of the total energy emitted by sun is in the radiation visible range, 50% isheat (infra radiation), while the rest of energy is distributed over the remainingspectrum.
Example two:
Glowing incandescent lamp’s temperature is 3000ºK.
The wavelength at the peak is 10000 A.
20% of the total energy emitted by the lamp is in the radiation visible range,and most of the rest of energy is heat.
Explanation of Planck’s distribution:
Disadvantage of classical physics:
Classical physics can’t explain the distribution.
Where the energy is directly proportional to the frequency.
Therefore by increase the frequency the radiation intensity will increase.
Which mean by decrease the wavelength the radiation intensity will increase.
That can explain the right part of the curve, but not the left part.
Modern physics (Planck’s explanation):
Radiation made up of small units (packets) of energy, each called Quantum(Photon).
Electrons rotate in energy levels each has energy = n h
 ν
The atom does not radiate as long as it remains in one energy level.
If the atom shifts from a high energy level to a lower energy level, it emits a photon whose energy = h
 ν
 
Therefore, Photons are not equal in energy, but the energy of the photon isdirectly proportional to its frequency.
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