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PHYSICS 222
FINAL EXAM
May 10, 2010

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(10) 1. Which of the following statements is true if the intensity of a light beam is increased
while its frequency is kept the same?
a. The photons gain higher speeds; b. the energy of the photons is increased; c. the number of
photons per unit time is increased; d. the wavelength of the light is increased;

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(10) 2. If the proper distance to a star is 5.0 light-years, what is the distance as measured in a
spaceship going to the star at 0.8 c?
a. 6.3 ly; b. 5.Oly; c. 4.Oly; d. 3.OIy;

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(10) 3. The relativistic mass of a particle is double its rest mass at speed
a. 0.71c; b. 0.82c; c. 0.87c; d. 1.4c;

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(10) 4. A light-emitting diode emits one microwatt of 640 nm photons. How many photons are
emitted each second?
a. 3.2 x 1012; b. 2.5 x 1020; c. 9.7 x 1020; d. 2.0 x

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(10) 5. The Bohr radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.529 x

m. The radius of the n
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a. 0.529 x 10 m; b. 1.06 x
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d. 0.265 x i0 m;

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(10) 6. In the hydrogen atom, if the principal quantum number n =4, how many possible values
can the angular momentum quantum number I have?
a. 3; b. 4; c. 8; d. 9;
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GOOD EMITTER is GOOD ABSORBER

PROOF:
CONSIDER TWO OPAQUE QBJECTS IN
THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM

1 is Emittance of object 1
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2 is Emittance of object 2
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1 is Area of object 1
A
2 is Area of object 2
A

I is the Intensity of radiation in the region

a = absorptance
r = reflectance

fraction of radiation absorbed

fraction of radiation reflected

Consider time interval At

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Total energy radiated

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1 At

Total energy absorbed

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Total energy radiated = Total energy absorbed

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(25) 8. Find the wave function and evaluate all constants for an electron trapped in an infinite
square well of width L. Start with the time independent Schroedinger equation and show each
step clearly. (BE NEAT.)

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(20) 9. A spherical blackbody with radius of 0.05 m is held at a constant temperature. What is
the temperature if the power radiated by the body is 1000 J/s?

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