Unit Three – EMR Review

1.1k Describe qualitatively how all accelerating charges produce EMR

1.2k Compare and contrast the constituents of the electromagnetic spectrum on the basis of frequency
and wavelength
1.3k Explain the propagation of EMR in terms of perpendicular electric and magnetic fields that are
varying with time and travelling away from their source at the speed the light

22. Which of the following sentences describes the electric and magnetic field components
of an electromagnetic wave?
A. The changes in their magnitudes are equal
B. The changes in their magnitudes are unrelated
C. They are parallel to the direction of wave propagation
D. They are perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation

1.4k Explain, qualitatively, various methods of measuring the speed of EMR

1.5k Calculate the speed of EMR, given data from a Michelson type of experiment
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23. Once the 8-sided mirror is rotating, the frequency of rotation for which the detector will
first indicate a maximum signal is
A. 6.25 × 102 revolutions per second
B. 1.25 × 103 revolutions per second
C. 5.00 × 103 revolutions per second
D. 1.00 × 104 revolutions per second
1.6k Describe, quantitatively, reflection, refraction, and total internal reflection

Numerical Response

8. Visible light that has a wavelength of 6.00 × 10-7 m in air is directed into fused quartz.
The index of refraction of fused quartz is 1.46. The wavelength of this light inside the
fused quartz, expressed in scientific notation, is __________ × 10-w m.

(Record your three-digit answer in the numerical-response section on the answer sheet.)
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1. The largest critical angle for this wavelength of visible light will be produced for the path
from
A. glass to quartz
B. quartz to glass
C. water to flint glass
D. flint glass to water
1.7k Describe, quantitatively, simple optical systems, consisting of only one component, for both lenses
and curved mirrors
24. At what distance above this page would a convex magnifying lens that has a focal length
of 10.0 cm have to be held for the image of the letters to appear upright and 3 times as
tall?
A. 3.33 cm
B. 6.67 cm
C. 13.3 cm
D. 15.0 cm
2. An object is placed 35.0 cm from a diverging lens that has a focal length of 20.0 cm. the
image produced is
A. real and larger than the object
B. real and smaller than the object
C. virtual and larger than the object
D. virtual and smaller than the object
1.8k Describe, qualitatively, diffraction, interference and polarization
1.9k Describe, qualitatively, how the results of Young’s double slit experiment support the wave model
of light

1.10k Solve double slit and diffraction grating problems

Use the following information to answer the next question

Numerical Response

7. The experimental wavelength of the microwaves, in centimetres, is ________ cm.

(Record your three-digit answer in the numerical-response section on the answer sheet.)
______________________________
1.11k Describe, qualitatively and quantitatively, how refraction supports the wave model of EMR, using
Snell’s law
1.12k Compare and contrast the visible spectra produced by diffraction gratings and triangular prisms

1.1s Formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations: predict the conditions
required for diffraction and total internal reflection to be observed

1.2s index of refraction labs

1.3s Analyze data and apply models (ray diagrams, diffraction variable relationships, find wavelength
using data/graphs)
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Numerical Response

1. The slope of the line is –a.b . You will need to record the values of a and b.

Using the y-intercept, the experimental value of the focal length of the lens, expressed
in units of centimetres, is ef cm. You will need to record the values of e and f

The values of a, b, e, and f are ______, ______, ______, and ______,

a b e f
(Record all four digits of your answer in the numerical-response section on the answer sheet.)
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Numerical Response

9. Four observations that could be produced using only a triangular glass prism are
numbered ______, ______, ______, and ______,

(Record all four digits of your answer in lowest-to-highest numerical order in the numerical-response
section on the answer sheet.)

2.1k Define the photon as a quantum of EMR and calculate its energy
2.2k Classify the regions of the EMR spectrum by photon energy

2.3k Describe the photoelectric effect in terms of the intensity and wavelength or frequency of the
incident light and surface material

27. Electromagnetic radiation of constant wavelength is incident on a metal cathode, and the
photoelectric effect is observed. Which of the following graphs represents the
relationship between the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons and the
intensity of the incident radiation?

A. B.

C. D.

2.4k Describe, quantitatively, photoelectric emission, using concepts related to the conservation of
energy

26. The equation hf = qeVstop + W for the photoelectric effect is derived using the physics
principle of conservation of
A. charge
B. energy
C. nucleons
D. momentum
2.5k Describe the photoelectric effect as a phenomenon that supports the notion of the wave-particle
duality of EMR
2.6k Explain, qualitatively and quantitatively, the Compton effect as another example of wave-particle
duality, applying the laws of mechanics and of conservation of momentum and energy to photons.

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29. The magnitude of the momentum of the free electron after is has been hit by the incident
photon is
A. 1.10 × 10-24 kg·m/s
B. 1.68 × 10-23 kg·m/s
C. 1.71 × 10-23 kg·m/s
D. 2.40 × 10-23 kg·m/s
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25. Which of the wavelengths listed above would cause a satellite with a platinum coating to
become positively charged?
A. Wavelength I only
B. Wavelength IV only
C. Wavelengths I and II
D. Wavelengths III and IV

32. Together, the Compton effect and the de Broglie hypothesis support the concept of
A. wave-particle duality
B. the wave nature of matter
C. the particle nature of light
D. the particle nature of matter
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17. The reason that electron microscopes have a higher resolution than visible-light microscopes is
that electrons have
A. mass
B. charge
C. longer wavelengths than visible light
D. shorter wavelengths than visible light

Numerical Response

5. In order to achieve an SEM resolution of 1.000 nm, the speed of the electrons, expressed
in scientific notation, should be a.bc × 10d m/s. The values of a, b, c, and d are ______,
______, ______, and ______.

(Record all four digits of your answer in the numerical-response section on the answer sheet.)