NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY FINAL EXAM OF PHYSICS A2

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SEMESTER 1, YEAR 2015-2016

Closed book exam – Duration: 120 min Code: 138
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS

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01. ; / = ~ 06. ; / = ~ 11. ; / = ~ 16. ; / = ~

02. ; / = ~ 07. ; / = ~ 12. ; / = ~ 17. ; / = ~

03. ; / = ~ 08. ; / = ~ 13. ; / = ~ 18. ; / = ~

04. ; / = ~ 09. ; / = ~ 14. ; / = ~ 19. ; / = ~

05. ; / = ~ 10. ; / = ~ 15. ; / = ~ 20. ; / = ~

PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Question 1. In the Zeeman effect, the following selection rules are applied:
A.   1; m  1 B.   1; m  0,1 C.   0 1; m  1 D.   0 1; m  0,1
Question 2. In order of increasing strength the four basic interactions are:
A. gravitational, weak, electromagnetic, and strong
B. weak, gravitational, electromagnetic, and strong
C. weak, electromagnetic, gravitational, and strong
D. gravitational, electromagnetic, weak, and strong
Question 3. For valence electrons in atoms of sodium Na (Z=11), while taking into account of the spin,
electrons can make the transition to energy level 32 D3 / 2 from the following energy levels:
A. n 2P1/ 2 (n  4,5,6...); n 2P3 / 2 (n  4,5,6...);n 2F7 / 2 (n  4,5,6...)
B. n 2 P1/ 2 (n  4,5,6...);n 2 P3 / 2 (n  4,5,6...);n 2 F5 / 2 (n  3,5,6...)
C. n P1/ 2 (n  4,5,6...);n P3 / 2 (n  4,5,6...);n F5 / 2 (n  4,5,6...)
2 2 2

D. n P1/ 2 (n  4,5,6...);n P3 / 2 (n  4,5,6...);n F7 / 2 (n  3,5,6...)

2 2 2

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Question 4. Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 5.7×10 m is incident on stationary
electrons. Radiation that has a wavelength of 6.57×10−12 m is detected at a scattering angle of:
A. 50◦ B. 25◦ C. 40◦ D. 69◦
Question 5. A particle in an infinite potential energy well of width a. The particle is at the state of n=5.
The probability of finding particle in the region [a/10, 4a/5] is:
A. 0.8 B. 0.4 C. 0.3 D. 0.7
Question 6. When a hydrogen atom makes the transition from the third excited state to the ground state
(at−13.6 eV) the energy of the photon emitted is:
A. 9.1eV B. 1.5eV C. 12.1eV D. 12.75eV
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Question 7. Given Ro=1.2fm . The radius of 29 Cu nucleus is :
A. 4.8 fm B. 3.8 fm C. 5.8 fm D. 6.8 fm
Question 8. The quark content of a proton is:

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 A. uud B. ddd C. uuu D. udd
Question 9. A particle is confined by finite potential energy walls to a one-dimensional trap from x=0 to
x=L. Its wave function in the region x<0 has the form (with k is positive):
A. ψ(x)=0 B. ψ(x)=Aexp(−kx) C. ψ(x)=Asin(kx) D. ψ(x)=Aexp(kx)
Question 10. A meter stick moves in the direction of its length through a laboratory. According to
measurements taken in the laboratory, its length is 0.4 m The speed of the meter stick relative to the
laboratory is:
A. 0.95c B. 0.96c C. 0.92c D. 0.31c
Question 11. A measurement of the length of an object that is moving relative to the laboratory consists
of noting the coordinates of the front and back:
A. at the same time according to clocks that move with the object
B. at different times according to clocks at rest in the laboratory
C. at the same time according to clocks at rest with respect to the fixed stars
D. at the same time according to clocks at rest in the laboratory
Question 12. Which of the following particles has a lepton number of zero?
A. νe B. p C. µ+ D. e+
Question 13. An electron is in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and
infinite potential energy at the walls. A graph of its wavefunction ψ(x) versus x is shown. The value of
quantum number n is:

A. 2 B. 0 C. 4 D. 6
Question 14. The significance of || is:
2

A. energy density B. energy C. probability density D. probability

Question 15. An electron is in a quantum state for which there are seven allowed values of the z
component of the angular momentum. The magnitude of the angular momentum is:
A. 7 B. 12 C. 9 D. 3
Question 16. Two events occur simultaneously on the x axis of reference frame S, one at x=−a and the
other at x=+a. According to an observer moving in the negative x direction:
A. the event at x=−a occurs first
B. the event at x=+ a occurs first
C. the events are simultaneous
D. either event might occur first, depending on the value of a and the observer's speed
Question 17. The Balmer series of hydrogen is important because it:
A. is the only series that occurs for hydrogen
B. is the only one for which the quantum theory can be used
C. involves the lowest possible quantum number n
D. is in the visible region
Question 18. To a good approximation, the sun's surface is a blackbody with a surface temperature of
5800 K. The wavelength at which the sun emit most strongly is
A. 550nm B. 500nm C. 600nm D. 450nm

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Question 19. Star S1 is moving away from us at a speed of 0.5c. Star S2 is moving away from us in the
opposite direction at a speed of 0.6c. The speed of S1 as measured by an observer on S2 is:
A. 0.85c B. 0.5c C. 0.93c D. 1.3c
Question 20. An electron moves with a speed of 4.7 10 m / s . Its de Broglie wavelength is
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A. 1.55 1010 m B. 8.4 1012 m C. 1.55 1012 m D. 8.4 1014 m

PART 2. PROBLEMS
Problem 1
The ground-state wave function for hydrogen (a 1s state) is

1 r
1s  e r / a
a 3 r+dr

a) The probability that the electron will be found in the volume dV bounded by a
spherical shell of radius r and r+dr
b) The probability that the electron will be found in the volume V from r=0 to r=a from the nucleus?

b) What is the probability that the electron will be found in a region from r=0 to r= from the nucleus?
Where a = 0.53x10-10m
Problem 2
Find the total binding energy and the binding energy per nucleon of 197
79 Au . The neutral atomic mass of
197
79 Au is
196.966569 u. The mass of neutron is mn=1.008665u, the mass of Hydrogen atom is
mH=1.007825u. The atomic mass 1u=931.5MeV/c2.

Problem 3
A proton and an antiproton annihilate, producing two photons. Find the energy, and wavelength of each
photon
(a) if the p and p are initially at rest and
(b) if the p and p collide head-on, each with an initial kinetic energy of 900 MeV.

Some physical constants

Stefan-Boltzmann constant: =5,67.10-8 W/(m2K4)
Wien constant: b=2,898.10-3 (m.K)
Compton wavelength of electron: o=2,426.10-12 (m)
e
Bohr magneton: B   9.27 1024 (J / T)  5.79 105 eV / Tesla
2me
e
Nuclear magneton:  n   5.0507810 27 J / T
2mp
The z component of the spin magnetic moment of the proton sz proton  2.7928 n

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