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This document contains multiple physics questions related to photons, electrons, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and quantum mechanics. Question 4 asks to calculate the wavelength of light scattered at angles of 30 and 120 degrees when light of wavelength 2.4 pm is directed at free electrons. Question 6 asks to find the probability of finding a particle trapped in a box between 0.45L and 0.55L for the ground and first excited states.

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QM Sums

This document contains multiple physics questions related to photons, electrons, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and quantum mechanics. Question 4 asks to calculate the wavelength of light scattered at angles of 30 and 120 degrees when light of wavelength 2.4 pm is directed at free electrons. Question 6 asks to find the probability of finding a particle trapped in a box between 0.45L and 0.55L for the ground and first excited states.

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Q.

2 A photon of wavelength 2Ǻ is incident on an


electron at rest at an angle of 90°. Calculate the
Compton shift, the wavelength of scattered photon
and the energy of recoiling electron.
3. The work function of tungsten surface is 5.4 eV.
When the surface is illuminated by light of
wavelength 175 nm, the maximum photoelectron
energy is 1.7 eV. Find Planck’s constant from these
data.
4. X rays of wavelength 0.1 nm are scattered at such an angle that the recoil
electron has the maximum kinetic energy. Calculate the wavelength of the scattered
ray and the energy of the recoil electron.
5. The wavelength of the yellow spectral emission line of sodium is 590 nm. At what kinetic
energy would an electron have that wavelength as its de Broglie wavelength?
Q.7 Light of frequency 6 × 1014 Hz incident on a metal surface ejects
photoelectrons with a maximum kinetic energy of 2 × 10–19 J. Calculate the work
function of the metal, giving your answer in eV.

Q.8 What will be the maximum kinetic energy of electrons ejected from a certain
material with work function 2.3 eV when the light of frequency 3× 10 15 Hz is incident
on it?
Q.1 What is the photon energy for an electromagnetic wave with a
wavelength equal to the Compton wavelength of (a) the electron and (b)
proton?
EP = 1.242 keV, Ee= 1.5 ev
Q. 2 A photon of
Q.3 What is the de Broglie wavelength of an wavelength 2Ǻ is
alpha particle accelerated by a potential difference of incident on an electron
25Kv? at rest at an angle of
90°. Calculate the
Compton shift, the
wavelength of scattered
photon and the energy
of recoiling electron.
Q.4 Determine the momentum an energy of an
electron combined in a box of length 3Å for the
ground state and the first excited state. Find the
corresponding de Broglie wavelength.
Q.4 An electron is bound in a 1D potential well
of width 10 Ǻ, but of infinite height. Find the energy
value for the electron in the ground state.

Q.5 Estimate the energy possessed by a particle trapped in a box of width L.

Q.6
Q.6 A photon recoils back after striking an
electron at rest. Find the change in wavelength of
the photon.

Q.7 Light of wavelength 600 nm falls on a metal having photoelectric work


function 2eV. Find (a) energy of photon, (b) kinetic energy of most energetic
electrons, and (c) the stopping potential. [ (a) 2.07 eV (b) 0.07 ev (c) 0.07 eV]
Q.8 Estimate the number of photons in yellow light of 5500 Ǻ that constitute 1.5
J of energy. Hint: [ E= hc/λ]
Q.9 Gold nanoparticles show strong ferromagnetism whereas gold in its bulk is
nonmagnetic. Why?
Q.10 Why should the energy band gap reduce upon reducing the particle size?
Q.7 Light of wavelength 600 nm falls on a metal
having photoelectric work function 2eV. Find (a)
energy of photon, (b) kinetic energy of most energetic
electrons, and (c) the stopping potential.
Q.8 Estimate the number of photons in yellow
light of 5500 Ǻ that constitute 1.5 J of energy.
Q. 2 A particle limited to the x- axis has the wave
function ѱ= ax between x=0 and x= 1 and ѱ = 0
elsewhere. Find the probability that the particle can
be found between x = 0.45 and x = 0.55.
Q.3 Consider a collision between an x-ray
photon of initial energy 50.0 keV and an electron at
rest in which the photon is scattered backward and
the electron is knocked forward. Find the energy of
the backscattered photon and the kinetic energy of
the recoiled electron.
Q.4 X –rays with wavelength of 71 pm are
directed onto a gold foil and eject tightly bound
electrons from the gold atoms. The ejected electrons
then move in circular paths of radius r in a region of
uniform magnetic field B. For fastest of the ejected
electrons, the product Br is 1.88× 10-4 T m. Find (a)
the maximum kinetic energy of electrons and (b) the
work done in removing them from the gold atoms.
Q.4 The light of wavelength of 2.4 pm is directed
on a target containing free electrons.(a) Find the
wavelength of light scattered at 30º from the
incident direction. (b) Repeat the same for a
scattering angle of 120º.
Q.5 A particle is in motion along a line between
X = 0 and X = a with zero potential energy at points
for which X < 0 and X > a, the potential energy is
infinite. The wave function for the particle in the nth
state is given by ѱ = 𝐴 sin 𝑛𝜋𝑥𝑎 ⁄. Find the expression
for the normalized wave function
Q.6 Find the probabilities of find the particle
trapped in a box of length L in the region from 0.45L
to 0.55L for the ground state and the first excited
state.
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Q.4 The light of wavelength of 2.4 pm is directed


on a target containing free electrons.(a) Find the
wavelength of light scattered at 30º from the
incident direction. (b) Repeat the same for a
scattering angle of 120º.
Q.6 Find the probabilities of find the particle
trapped in a box of length L in the region from 0.45L
to 0.55L for the ground state and the first excited
state.
Q.7 X-rays of wavelength 22 pm with photon energy 56 keV are scattered from a
carbon target, and the scattered rays are detected at 85 ° to the incident beam. What is
the Compton shift of the scattered rays? What percentage of the initial x-ray photon
energy is transferred to an electron in such scattering?
Q.8 If the work function of target material is 1.24 eV and the wavelength of
incident light is 436 nm then calculate the velocity of a photoelectron. What retarding
potential is necessary to stop emission of such electrons?

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