Unit Five
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Chapter Twelve
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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:
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Glowing incandescent lamp’s temperature is 3000ºK.
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The wavelength at the peak is 10000 A.
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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:
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Classical physics can’t explain the distribution.
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Where the energy is directly proportional to the frequency.
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Therefore by increase the frequency the radiation intensity will increase.
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Which mean by decrease the wavelength the radiation intensity will increase.
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That can explain the right part of the curve, but not the left part.
Modern physics (Planck’s explanation):
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Radiation made up of small units (packets) of energy, each called Quantum(Photon).
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Electrons rotate in energy levels each has energy = n h
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The atom does not radiate as long as it remains in one energy level.
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If the atom shifts from a high energy level to a lower energy level, it emits a photon whose energy = h
ν
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Therefore, Photons are not equal in energy, but the energy of the photon isdirectly proportional to its frequency.
Summary 2007/2008
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