Practice Final Spring 2010

Final: 5/11/2010, 11:15-1:45 Javits 105

1. Suppose that gasoline is ethane ( C2 H 6 ); how many kilograms of CO2 are
produced by burning 4 kg (about one gallon) of ethane?
2. What did Einstein say about gravity and acceleration in his theory of General
Theory of Relativity?
3. Draw a wave function € €
for an energy E in the potential shown below.
a.

b. What is the wavelength of an electron with a kinetic energy of 5 eV?

c. What is the momentum (in Kg-m/s) of an electron with a kinetic energy of 5
eV?
d. What is the uncertainty in the position of the electron with 5 eV kinetic energy
e. At what angle will the first (n=1) Bragg reflection occur when 5 eV (kinetic
energy) electrons are incident upon a material where atomic planes are spaced
1.0 ×10−10 m apart?
f. What is the probability that the 5 eV electron will tunnel through a barrier of 8
eV that is 1×10−9 m thick?
4. a. What are the first three energy levels of Cl atom if we consider it to be a
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hydrogen-like atom?
b. What photon energy is needed to cause an electron to jump from the 1st to free
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space detached from the nucleus ( n = ∞ )?
c. What is the angular momentum in the z-direction of the 3d state.
d. Can a photon excite an electron to jump from the 1s state to the 2s state?
5. a. According to the Drude model what is the conductance, σ , of a material
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containing a mobile electron density of n = 10 21 cm −3 and with a lifetime (the time
between collisions) of 10−14 s ? (note use the electronic mass of
me = 0.511MeV /C 2 and remember the value of eV € is the same as an electronic
−19
charge, 1.6 ×10 C times the€voltage applied, V ).
b. What current
€ could be produced by applying 1 volt to a piece of round wire 1
1C
€ cm in diameter and 2 cm long (please answer in amps) hint: 1amp =
€ € s
c. Consider the nuclear reaction: n+ 36Li→24 He+ 13H ΔE = −4.8MeV
a. Which side of the equation (left or right) weighs more?
b. What are the number of neutrons and protons on each side of the
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equation
c. Where did the€mass change (and/or) energy release come from?