Physics 200 Homework #6 Due: November 2, 2005

1. The wavele!"h limi"s o# "he visible s$ec"rum are o#"e %uo"e& as '00 m "o (00 m.
)*$ress "he eer!y corres$o&i! "o "hese wavele!"hs i elec"ro+ol"s ,e+-.
) . h# . hc/ a& we kow "ha" hc . 12'0 e+ m
0or '00m ) . hc/ . 12'0e+m/'00m . 1.1 e+
0or (00m ) . hc/ . 12'0e+m/(00m . 1.2 e+
2. The work #uc"io #or molyb&eum is '.22 e+.
,a- 3ha" is "he "hreshol& wavele!"h #or "he $ho"oelec"ric e##ec" i "his me"al4
3e kow "ha" "he ma*imum kie"ic eer!y o# "he elec"ro "ha" is kocke& o## "he me"al is
5a*6.). . h# 7 3
3e ca rewri"e 3 ,"he work #uc"io- as 3 . h #"hreshol& . hc/"hreshol&
8o "hreshol& . hc/3 . 12'0 e+ m / '.22 e+ . 29' m
,b- 3ha" is "he s"o$$i! vol"a!e i# li!h" o# 200 m is use&4
e+s"o$$i! . ma*imum 6) o# "he elec"ro . h# 7 3 . hc/ 7 3
To #i& usi! wavele!"h:
e+s"o$$i! . hc/ 7 3 . 12'0e+m/200m : '.22e+ . . 6.20 e+ 7 1.92 e+ . '.22 e+
1. The "hreshol& wavele!"h #or $o"assium is 552 m.
,a- 3ha" is "he work #uc"io #or $o"assium4
The $ho"os have ;us" barely eou!h eer!y "o kock o## "he elec"ros, so "he elec"ros
really &o<" have ay kie"ic eer!y oce "hey<re kocke& o##.
ma*imum 6) o# "he elec"ro . 0 . h# 7 3 . hc/ 7 3
hc/ 7 3 . 0
3 . hc/ . 12'0e+m/552m . 2.22 e+
,b- 3ha" is "he s"o$$i! vol"a!e whe li!h" o# '00 m is use&4
e+s"o$$i! . hc/ 7 3 . 12'0e+m/'00m : 2.22e+ . . 1.10 e+ 7 2.22 e+ . 0.22 e+
'. =:rays wi"h a wavele!"h o# 0.02000 m are sca""ere& "hrou!h 90 &e!rees by a
elec"ro. The wavele!"h o# "he sca""ere& *:rays is measure& "o be 0.022'1 m. 3ha" is
"he recoil eer!y o# "he elec"ro i e+4
The "o"al ii"ial eer!y is e%ual "o "he "o"al #ial eer!y
) elec"ro ii"ial > ) $ho"o ii"ial . ) elec"ro #ial > ) $ho"o #ial
The elec"ro is ii"ially a" res" so: ) elec"ro ii"ial . 0
0 > hc/ ii"ial . ) elec"ro #ial > hc/ #ial
) elec"ro #ial.hc/ ii"ial : hc/ #ial.12'0e+m/0.02000m 7 12'0e+m/0.022'1m
Homework #5 Pa!e 1 o# 2
. 62000 e+ 7 55221 e+ . 6(1( e+ . eer!y !ive "o "he elec"ro #rom "he $ho"o
Homework #5 Pa!e 2 o# 2