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1

The concepts of a "particle" and a "wave"
A)are clear and completely distinct from one another in both classical and modern physics.
B)can both be applied to electromagnetic radiation.
C)have found little use in quantum physics.
D)all of the above are true.
2

Concerning the photoelectric effect, which of the following is not true?
A)For most metals, ultraviolet light is needed for the photoelectric effect to occur.
B)Because a faint light contains very little energy, it take as few minutes before electrons are emitted from the metal it is shining upon.
C)A bright light causes more electrons to be emitted than a faint light.
D)Higher frequency light emits electrons with higher kinetic energies.
3

Max Planck
A)proposed that light consists of photons.
B)developed a theory to explain the absorption of light by so-called black bodies.
C)suggested that to explain the spectrum emitted by a hot object, the energy could be viewed as given off in quanta, or units of energy.
D)linked the energy of a photon with its amplitude using Maxwell's equations.
4

Photons
A)possess small but significant mass.
B)move at speeds proportional to their frequencies.
C)lack momentum.
D)are localized in small regions of space.
5

Planck's constant
A)remains unknown to this day.
B)is the inverse of Einstein's constant.
C)is used to find the quantum energy associated with a certain frequency of light.
D)is not really constant since it varies from one part of the universe to another.
6

X-rays
A)were first discovered in 1895 prior to Planck's concept of quanta.
B)demonstrate that phenomena of electron kinetic energy being transformed into photon energy.
C)are an extremely penetrating form of radiation.
D)all of the above are true.
7

The wave theory of light and the quantum theory of light
A)are in direct contradiction to one another.
B)together show that X-rays really are an unknown (hence the "X") phenomenon.
C)complement each other.
D)are both necessary to explain the interference patterns of light.
8

According to our best observations, light
A)is exclusively a wave phenomenon.
B)is exclusively a particle phenomenon.
C)in any particular event, exhibits either a wave nature or a particle nature, never both at the same time.
D)has neither wave nor particle properties.
9

The de Broglie wavelength of an object
A)is equal to Planck's constant divided by the momentum of the object.
B)is significant only if the object is moving at 1% of the speed of light or faster.
C)cannot be determined accurately for any subatomic particles.
D)increases as the velocity of the particle increases.
10

Matter waves
A)only make good common sense, as de Broglie demonstrated.
B)contradict the concept of photons as proposed by Einstein.
C)are always associated with particles and photons in any state.
D)are most significant at the atomic and subatomic level.
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The wave function (psi, y)
A)represents the particle function associated with a wave.
B)a large value of psi squared indicates the strong possibility of the particle's presence.
C)a small value of psi squared indicates the strong possibility of the particle's presence.
D)is unrelated to quantum theory and de Broglie waves.
12

An important implication of the uncertainty principle discovered by Werner Heisenberg is
A)very small particles moving at slow speeds contain vast quantities of energy, the basis of the atomic bomb.
B)if we can gather enough data, then it may be possible to predict the future based on present boundary conditions.
C)above a certain particle size the de Broglie waves are so insignificant that they drop to zero.
D)we can never predict the future with absolute certainty because it is impossible to know the present with certainty.
13

Emission spectra and absorption spectra
A)for a single element complement one another.
B)can be used to identify elements in unknown samples, but only if the element is already known by classical chemical means.
C)when combined together form a series of bright lines.
D)for certain pairs of closely-related elements are identical.
14

When the sun's spectrum was first studied in detail
A)it was discovered that the sun's interior is cooler than the exterior.
B)very few elements are found in the sun, and all of them were well known from earth samples.
C)an apparently new element was discovered, subsequently named helium.
D)spectral series were found to be lacking in pure sunlight.
15

According to the Bohr model of the atom
A)electrons in orbit around nuclei lose energy so slowly that the universe should exist for at least another five billion years.
B)quantum theory is not applicable to the ultra-structure of an atom.
C)electrons around a nucleus can have only certain particular energies and can only occupy certain specific orbits at particular distances from the nucleus.
D)all of the above are true.
16

An electron can _____________ revolve in a stable orbit around an atomic nucleus while continuously radiating energy without moving to a smaller orbit.
A)often
B)sometimes is less than a de Broglie wavelength in circumference
C)never
D)the answer depends on whether or not the atom is radioactive
17

An atom is said to be in an excited state when it has one or more electrons
A)at rest.
B)inside the nucleus.
C)in its lower energy level.
D)in a larger orbit than the smallest possible orbits.
18

When an atom absorbs a photon, one of its orbital electrons
A)jumps from a higher to a lower energy level.
B)gains energy.
C)is absorbed by the nucleus.
D)turns into gamma radiation.
19

An electron can circle a nucleus only in orbits that contain a whole number of de Broglie wavelengths. This statement
A)has a few exceptions, but they are not important at a quantum level.
B)implies that the quantum number, n, is the sum of all the orbits minus the length of the de Broglie wave.
C)combines both the particle and wave characters of the electron into a single statement.
D)suggests that the uncertainty principle is not correct after all.
20

Which of the following types of radiation is emitted directly by the electronic structures of atoms?
A)beta radiation
B)visible light
C)alpha radiation
D)gamma rays
21

In coherent light,
A)the light waves are emitted randomly.
B)the light waves are in step with one another.
C)the light is said to carry information.
D)many different frequencies interact with one another to form a multi-dimensional picture.
22

Which of the following properties is a characteristic of the light waves from a laser?
A)The waves all have the same frequency
B)The waves are all in step with one another
C)The waves form a narrow beam
D)All of the above are true
23

Comparing newtonian mechanics to quantum mechanics,
A)it is obvious that if one is true then the other must be absolutely false.
B)most scientists today believe that quantum mechanics was a false side track in physics.
C)quantum mechanics includes newtonian mechanics as a special case.
D)neither actually agrees with fact as we know it, although newtonian mechanics is a little closer.
24

Of the four quantum numbers for an atomic electron
A)two determine the electron's mass.
B)two determine the electron's spin.
C)one determines the size and shape of the electron's orbit.
D)three determine the size and shape of the probability cloud of an electron.
25

Wolfgang Pauli concluded that
A)in any single atom, no more than three electrons can occupy a particular orbit.
B)the quantum numbers for a particular electron in an atom can never be changed.
C)only one electron in an atom can exist in a given quantum state.
D)there is a unique set of quantum numbers for every single atom in the universe.







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