FINAL EXAM PH1036_128359_21-02-

2022
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1
A pair of very flat glass plates, 17 cm long, touch at one end and are separated at
the other end by a piece of paper, 6.3×10^-5 m thick. An air wedge is formed
between the glass plates by this support. Light of wavelength 430 nm shines
perpendicularly from above. The distance between the observed bright fringes is

(2.5 Points)
0.58 mm

0.85 mm

0.34 mm

0.43 mm

2
Monochromatic light is at normal incidence on a plane transmission grating. The
first order maximum in the interference pattern is at an angle of 8.94o. What is
angular position of the fourth-order maximum?
(2.5 Points)

38.4𝑜38.4o

36.4𝑜36.4o

34.8𝑜34.8o

28.4𝑜28.4o
3
The terms like frequency, amplitude, and period are tied to
(2.5 Points)
the wave model of light.
the particle model of light.
the wave-particle dual model of light.
neither the wave nor particle model of light.
4
An electron has a velocity of magnitude 500 m/s, accurate to within 0.01%. Within
what lower limit could we determine the position of electron along the direction
of its velocity?
(2.5 Points)
2.32 mm

3.22 mm

1.61 mm

1.16 mm

5
Newton’s rings experiment is performed with an air gap between lens and plate.
If the gap is filled with a liquid, the radius (or diameter) will
(2.5 Points)
decrease.
increase.
remain constant but there will be more brightness.
have no effect.
6
Light of wavelength 587.5 nm illuminates a single slit 0.75 mm in width. What is
the width of the central maximum and at what distance from the slit should a
screen be located if the first minimum in the diffraction pattern is to be 0.85 mm
from the center of the principal maximum?
(2.5 Points)
1.70 mm and 1.09 m

0.85 mm and 0.59 m

 2.70 mm and 1.90 m

3.40 mm and 2.18 m

7
For Compton scattering experiment, the X-rays are used, not microwaves because
(2.5 Points)
X-rays have the shorter wavelength than microwaves.
X-rays are more penetrating than microwaves.
X-rays have the longer wavelength than microwaves.
X-rays have the lower frequency than microwaves.
8
(2.5 Points)

1.42×104 𝑚𝑠1.42×104 ms

1.24×104 𝑚𝑠1.24×104 ms

1.42×103 𝑚𝑠1.42×103 ms

1.24×103 𝑚𝑠1.24×103 ms
9
The UV, X-ray, and gamma are considered ionizing radiation because they are
capable of ejecting
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electron from a surface.
proton from a surface.
photon from a surface.
neutron from a surface.
10
When a man walks through the entrance to the hardware store, a bell in the back
of the store rings, triggered by a photocell whose work function is 2.70 eV. The
threshold wavelength of the light used for this application is
(2.5 Points)
460 nm
640 nm

217 nm

520 nm

11
A 4.00-g particle confined to a box of length L has a speed of 1.00 mm/s. If the
energy of the first excited state (n = 2) is equal to the classical kinetic energy,
what is the value of L?
(2.5 Points)

1.656×10−28 𝑚1.656×10−28 m

1.656×10−23 𝑚1.656×10−23 m

2.656×10−28 𝑚2.656×10−28 m

2.656×10−23 𝑚2.656×10−23 m
12
Two narrow, parallel slits separated by 0.25 mm are illuminated by green light (l =
546.1 nm). The interference pattern is observed on a screen 1.20 m away from the
plane of the slits. The distance between the first and second dark bands is
(2.5 Points)
2.26 mm

2.62 mm

3.26 mm

1.62 mm

13
A grating with 250 grooves/mm is used with an incandescent light source.
Assume the visible spectrum to range in wavelength from 400 nm to 700 nm. The
maximum orders that can be seen corresponding to the longest and shortest
wavelength of the visible spectrum are
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5 and 10

4 and 8

6 and 12

3 and 6

14
The solar panels take the advantage of photoelectric effect
(2.5 Points)
to generate the power from the incoming radiation.
to store potential energy as electricity.
to convert heat energy into power.
to create light from the incoming energy.
15
Will a beam of light shining through a 1-mm hole behave any differently than a
beam of light that is 1 mm wide as it leaves its source?
(2.5 Points)
Yes, the beam passing through the hole will spread out as it travels, because it is diffracted by
the edges of the hole whereas the 1-mm beam, which encounters no diffracting obstacle, will not
spread out.
Yes, the beam passing through the hole will be made more parallel, and so will not spread out as
it travels, whereas the unaltered wave fronts of the 1-mm beam will cause the beam to spread out as
it travels.
No, both beams will remain the same width as they travel, and they will not spread out.
No, both beams will spread out as they travel.
16
Two sources of monochromatic light are said to be coherent if light waves
produced by them have the same
(2.5 Points)
frequency and constant phase difference.
frequency and amplitude.
 amplitude and wavelength.
amplitude and phase shift.
17
A 500 nm photon strikes an electron and loses 20% of its energy. Then the new
momentum of the photon is
(2.5 Points)

1.06×10−34 𝑘𝑔𝑚/𝑠1.06×10−34 kgm/s

4.24×10−34 𝑘𝑔𝑚/𝑠4.24×10−34 kgm/s

2.12×10−34 𝑘𝑔𝑚/𝑠2.12×10−34 kgm/s

3.18×10−34 𝑘𝑔𝑚/𝑠3.18×10−34 kgm/s
18
According to Einstein’s photoelectric theory, to eject the electron from a metal
surface the incident light must have
(2.5 Points)
enough energy to overcome the binding energy of electrons at the surface.
a high frequency than that of the electrons at the surface.
energy that is lower than the binding energy of electrons at the surface.
a large number of photons.

19
An electron is contained in a one-dimensional box of length 0.100 nm. Photons
are emitted by the electron making downward transitions that could eventually
carry it from the n = 4 state to the n = 1 state. What is the wavelength of all such
photons?
(2.5 Points)

2.20×10−9 𝑚2.20×10−9 m

2.20×10−6 𝑚2.20×10−6 m

2.20×10−12 𝑚2.20×10−12 m

2.20×10−15 𝑚2.20×10−15 m
20
Light with wavelength 442 nm passes through a double-slit system that has a slit
separation d = 0.4 mm. What is the distance from the plane of slits to screen so
that dark fringes appear directly opposite both slits, with only one bright fringe
between them?
(2.5 Points)
32.6 cm

30.2 cm

26.2 cm

36.2 cm

21
(2.5 Points)

0.616 mm

616 nm

1.616 mm

1,616 nm

22
According to Huyghens’s principle of secondary wavelets, each point at a wave-
front

(2.5 Points)
behaves as a source of light that spreads out in the forward direction at the same speed as wave
itself.

behaves as a source of light that spreads out in the forward direction at the different speed with
the original wavelets.
 behaves as interference maximum.

represents the direction of motion of wave-front.

23
Which of the following statements is wrong?
(2.5 Points)
Polarization light has the wave oscillations of undefined direction relative to that of wave
propagation.
Unpolarized light is composed of many rays having random directions of polarization.
Polarization can be produced by reflecting.
The direction of polarization is defined to be the direction parallel to the vector of electric field.
24
(2.5 Points)

3.0×10−10 𝑚3.0×10−10 m

6.0×10−14 𝑚6.0×10−14 m

3.0×10−14 𝑚3.0×10−14 m

6.0×10−10 𝑚6.0×10−10 m
25
In Young’s experiment, when the distance between slits and screen is doubled
while separation of slits is halved then the fringe width will be
(2.5 Points)
4 times
1/4

doubled

unchanged

26
Which of the following statements is right?
(2.5 Points)
 A diffraction grating is a large collection of evenly spaced parallel lines that produces an
interference pattern that is similar but sharper and better dispersed than that of double slit.
A diffraction grating is a large collection of randomly spaced parallel lines that produces an
interference pattern that is similar but less sharp or well-dispersed as that of double slit.

A diffraction grating is a large collection of evenly spaced intersecting lines that produces an
interference pattern that is similar but less sharp or well-dispersed as that of double slit.

A diffraction grating is a large collection of randomly intersecting lines that produces an

interference pattern that is similar but sharper and better dispersed than that of double slit.

27
Suppose the pure-wavelength light falls on a diffraction grating. What happens
to the diffraction pattern if the same light falls on the grating with more lines per
centimeter?
(2.5 Points)
The bands will come closer to the central maximum.
The bands will spread farther from the central maximum.
The bands will not spread farther from the first maximum.
The bands will come closer to the first maximum.
28
The resolving power of a microscope depends on the wavelength used. If you
wanted to “see” an atom, a wavelength of approximately 1.0x10^-11 m would be
required. In case of an electron microscope, electrons are used then what is the
minimum kinetic energy required for the electrons?
(2.5 Points)
15.1 keV
11.5 keV
25.1 keV
12.5 keV
29
In Newton’s ring experiment, the radius of lens is 1 m and light of wavelength
600 nm is used. If the radius of nth bright ring is 3.29 mm, then the value of n is
(2.5 Points)
5
4
 6
8
30
The walls of a particle in a box are supposed to be
(2.5 Points)
small but infinitely hard.
infinitely large but soft.
soft and small.
infinitely large and infinitely hard.
31
Light of wavelength 532 nm is incident on sodium, with work function 2.28 eV.
The maximum kinetic energy of the ejected photoelectrons is
(2.5 Points)
0.05 eV

0.50 eV

0.25 eV

5.00 eV

32
If a photon and an electron have the same energy then
(2.5 Points)
their momentums are the same.
the electron has the greater momentum than that of photon because the magnitude order of
electron’s mass is higher than that of Planck’s constant.
the photon has the greater momentum than that of electron because photon’s speed c is much
higher than electron’s velocity v.
photon has no momentum because its mass is zero.
33
What is thickness of a soap bubble film of refractive index as 1.3 that results in
constructive interference in the reflected light of wavelength 650 nm when light is
incident with the angle of 60 degree?
(2.5 Points)
 125 nm

250 nm

500 nm

750 nm

34
Planck’s work came to be regarded as major dividing line between classical and
modern physics because
(2.5 Points)
Plank hypothesized that energy is quantized rather than continuous.
Plank theory meant that the classical physics is no longer useful for any system.
Planck discovered the blackbody radiation spectrum.
Plank’s constant is smaller than any previous discovered constants.
35
The photoelectric threshold wavelength of a tungsten surface is 272 nm. What is
maximum kinetic energy (in electron volts) of the electrons ejected from this
tungsten surface by ultraviolet radiation of frequency 1.45x10^15 Hz?
(2.5 Points)
1.45 eV
2.45 eV
1.64 eV
2.64 eV

36
The fundamental physics principle of conservation behind the technology of solar
sails is
(2.5 Points)
momentum.
angular momentum.
mass.
charge.
37
What is the excitation energy from the ground level to the third excited level for
an electron confined to a box that has a width of 0.125 nm?
(2.5 Points)
361 eV
316 eV

261 eV

216 eV

38
Light has a wavelength of 600 nm in a vacuum.  It passes into glass, which has an
index of refraction of 1.50.  The speed of the light in the glass is
(2.5 Points)

2.0×108 𝑚/𝑠2.0×108 m/s

2.5×108 𝑚/𝑠2.5×108 m/s

3.0×108 𝑚/𝑠3.0×108 m/s

1.5×108 𝑚/𝑠1.5×108 m/s
39
For a box with infinitely hard walls, the potential is maximum at
(2.5 Points)
L
L/2
L/3
L/4
40
When a photon strikes and collides with an electron then its wavelength will
(2.5 Points)
increase.

decrease.
 drop to zero.

be inverted.

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