Chapter 38: Q47P (page 1183)
In an old-fashioned television set, electrons are accelerated through a potential difference of . What is the de Broglie wavelength of such electrons? (Relativity is not needed.)
Short Answer
De Broglie wavelength is .
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Chapter 38: Q47P (page 1183)
In an old-fashioned television set, electrons are accelerated through a potential difference of . What is the de Broglie wavelength of such electrons? (Relativity is not needed.)
De Broglie wavelength is .
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Under ideal conditions, a visual sensation can occur in the human visual system if the light of wavelength 550nm is absorbed by the eye鈥檚 retina at a rate as low as 100 photons per second. What is the corresponding rate at which energy is absorbed by the retina?
For the thermal radiation from an ideal blackbody radiator with a surface temperature of , let represent the intensity per unit wavelength according to the classical expression for the spectral radiancy and represent the corresponding intensity per unit wavelength according to the Planck expression. What is the ratio for a wavelength of
(a) (at the blue end of the visible spectrum) and
(b) (in the far infrared)?
(c) Does the classical expression agree with the Planck expression in the shorter wavelength range or the longer wavelength range?
Question: In Eq. keep both terms, putting . The
equation then describes the superposition of two matter waves of
equal amplitude, traveling in opposite directions. (Recall that this
is the condition for a standing wave.) (a) Show that is
then given by
(b) Plot this function, and demonstrate that it describes the square
of the amplitude of a standing matter wave. (c) Show that thenodes of this standing wave are located at where
and is the de Broglie wavelength of the particle. (d) Write a similar
expression for the most probable locations of the particle.
A satellite in Earth orbit maintains a panel of solar cells of area perpendicular to the direction of the Sun鈥檚 light rays. The intensity of the light at the panel is . (a) At what rate does solar energy arrive at the panel? (b) At what rate are solar photons absorbed by the panel? Assume that the solar radiation is monochromatic, with a wavelength of 550 nm, and that all the solar radiation striking the panel is absorbed. (c) How long would it take for a 鈥渕ole of photons鈥 to be absorbed by the panel?
Show that , the fractional loss of energy of a photon during a collision with a particle of mass m, is given by
where E is the energy of the incident photon, is the frequency of the scattered photon, and is defined as in Fig. 38-5.
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