Physics Theory #3

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A point source is to be used with a concave mirror to produce a beam of parallel light.The source should be placed:

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Light from a small region of an ordinary incandescent bulb is passed through a yellow filter and then serves as the source for a Young’s double-slit experiment. Which of the following changes would cause the interference pattern to be more closely spaced?

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In an experiment to measure the wavelength of light using a double slit, it is found that the fringes are too close together to easily count them.To spread out the fringe pattern,one could:

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If two light waves are coherent:

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The magnitude of the momentum of a particle can never exceed:

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The units of the Planck constant h are those of:

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The quantization of energy, E = nhf, is not important for an ordinary pendulum because:

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The wavelength of light beam B is twice the wavelength of light beam B. The energy of a photon in beam A is:

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Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has photons with the greatest energy?

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Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has photons with the greatest momentum:

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In a photoelectric effect experiment no electrons are ejected if the frequency of the incident light is less than A/h, where h is the Planck constant and A is:

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The probability that a particle is in a given small region of space is proportional to:

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Maxwell’s equations are to electric and magnetic fields as equation is to the wave function for a particle:

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The energy of a particle in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and infinite potential energy at the walls is proportional to (n = quantum number:

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A particle is trapped in a one-dimensional well with infinite potential energy at the walls Three possible pairs of energy levels are
1) n = 3 and n = 1
2) n = 3 and n = 2
3) n = 4 and n = 3
Order these pairs according to the difference in energy, least to greatest

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The ground state energy of an electron in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and infinite potential energy at the walls:

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The ionization energy of an atom in its ground state is:

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In a laser:

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The relation between the disintegration constant λ and the half-life T of a radioactive substance is:

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In a nuclear reactor the fissionable fuel is formed into pellets rather than finely ground and the pellets are mixed with the moderator This reduces the probability of

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In a subcritical nuclear reactor:

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In the normal operation of a nuclear reactor:

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Max Plank found his constant h

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Energy and momentum of photon is respectively:

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Nucleus of which element has no neutron:

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The number of electron states in a shell with principal quantum number n = 3 is:

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The activity of radioactive substance is

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A hydrogen atom is in its ground state. Incident on the atom is a photon having an energy of 10.5 eV. What is the result?

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A hydrogen atom makes a transition from the n = 3 level to n = 2 level. It then makes a transition from the n = 2 level to the n = 1 level. Which transition results in emission of the longest-wavelength photon?

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A section of hollow pipe and a solid cylinder
have the same radius, mass, and length. They
both rotate about their long central axes with
the same angular speed. Which object has
the higher rotational kinetic energy?

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Two spheres roll down an incline, starting
from rest. Sphere A has the same mass and
radius as sphere B, but sphere A is solid
while sphere B is hollow. Which arrives at
the bottom first?

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Two solid spheres roll down an incline,
starting from rest. Sphere A has twice the
mass and twice the radius of sphere B.
Which arrives at the bottom first?

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Which of the following statements is not true regarding a mass- spring system that moves with simple harmonic motion in absence of friction?

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For an object undergoing simple harmonic motion,

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A skater can spin faster by pulling in her arms closer to her body or spin slower by spreading her arms out from her body. This is due to

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The moment of inertia of a body depends on

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The moment of inertia of a wheel about its axle does not depend upon its:

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A mechanical wave generally does NOT

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A woman sits on a spinning stool with her arms folded. When she extends her arms, which of the following occurs

quiz

Physics Theory #3

A point source is to be used with a concave mirror to produce a beam of parallel light.The source should be placed:

Light from a small region of an ordinary incandescent bulb is passed through a yellow filter and then serves as the source for a Young’s double-slit experiment. Which of the following changes would cause the interference pattern to be more closely spaced?

In an experiment to measure the wavelength of light using a double slit, it is found that the fringes are too close together to easily count them.To spread out the fringe pattern,one could:

If two light waves are coherent:

The magnitude of the momentum of a particle can never exceed:

The units of the Planck constant h are those of:

The quantization of energy, E = nhf, is not important for an ordinary pendulum because:

The wavelength of light beam B is twice the wavelength of light beam B. The energy of a photon in beam A is:

Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has photons with the greatest energy?

Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has photons with the greatest momentum:

In a photoelectric effect experiment no electrons are ejected if the frequency of the incident light is less than A/h, where h is the Planck constant and A is:

The probability that a particle is in a given small region of space is proportional to:

Maxwell’s equations are to electric and magnetic fields as equation is to the wave function for a particle:

The energy of a particle in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and infinite potential energy at the walls is proportional to (n = quantum number:

A particle is trapped in a one-dimensional well with infinite potential energy at the walls Three possible pairs of energy levels are 1) n = 3 and n = 1 2) n = 3 and n = 2 3) n = 4 and n = 3 Order these pairs according to the difference in energy, least to greatest

The ground state energy of an electron in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and infinite potential energy at the walls:

The ionization energy of an atom in its ground state is:

In a laser:

The relation between the disintegration constant λ and the half-life T of a radioactive substance is:

In a nuclear reactor the fissionable fuel is formed into pellets rather than finely ground and the pellets are mixed with the moderator This reduces the probability of

A particle is trapped in a one-dimensional well with infinite potential energy at the walls Three possible pairs of energy levels are
1) n = 3 and n = 1
2) n = 3 and n = 2
3) n = 4 and n = 3
Order these pairs according to the difference in energy, least to greatest

A section of hollow pipe and a solid cylinder
have the same radius, mass, and length. They
both rotate about their long central axes with
the same angular speed. Which object has
the higher rotational kinetic energy?

Two spheres roll down an incline, starting
from rest. Sphere A has the same mass and
radius as sphere B, but sphere A is solid
while sphere B is hollow. Which arrives at
the bottom first?

Two solid spheres roll down an incline,
starting from rest. Sphere A has twice the
mass and twice the radius of sphere B.
Which arrives at the bottom first?