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FINAL EXAM
MAY 6, 2011

(10) 1. The rest energy of a proton is 938 MeV, If the proton is moving at 08 c what is its kinetic enrgy?
a. 235 MeV; b. 600 MeV; c. 625 MeV; d. 1560 MeV;

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(10) 2. If a particle in an infinite well has a ground state energy of I eV, how much higher in energy is the
next state?
a. 1 cv; b. 2 eV; c. 3 eV; d. none of the above

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(10) 3. If

4, how many possibie values can the magnetic quantum number m have?
a3; b4; c8; d9
=

1,

1,

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(10) 4. In the reaction n +

9U

2)

3)

-f

yields

1
B
a + Kr + neutrons

how many neutrons are

r&eased?
a1; b2; c3; i4
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(25) 5. An electron has a speed of O.75c. Find the speed of a proton that has the same kinetic energy as
the electron.

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(25) 6. A Hght source of wavelength A ifluminates a metal and ejects photoelectrons with a maximum
kinetic
of LO eV A second light source with half the wavelength of the first ejects
photoelectrons with a maximum kinetic energy of 4.0 eV, What is the work function of the metal?

energy

)eV

1
A

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(25) 7. Through what potential difference would an electron have to be accelerated to give it a
de Brogfle wavelength of iO m?

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(10) 8. For a particle of mass m in an infinite square well find the probably of the particle being in the
first half of the well.

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