College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 28, Problem 11MCQ
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To define: The uncertainty principle from the choices provided:
a. The experimental uncertainty of our measurements.
b. The uncertainty of our knowledge of some physical quantities that we try to determine simultaneously.
c. The limits of our knowledge about nature.
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Which of the following provides evidence to the wave nature of electrons?
A. In the photoelectric effect experiment, electrons are ejected from the metal.
B. Louie de Broglie derived the equation for the wavelength of an electron.
C. Interference patterns were exhibited by electrons in the double-slit experiment.
D. In the Compton experiment, photon’s energy is transferred to the recoiling electron.
Select an appropriate statement that describes the de Broglie hypothesis.
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a. Just as light, electrons also have wave-like properties.
b. Electrons are negatively charged particles that orbit a nucleus.
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What was the major shortcoming in the classical prediction of blackbody radiation that led us to the idea of quantization of light (light treated as particles)?
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Classical theory failed to explain radiations altogether.
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Classical theory failed to explain the absorption of light by any blackbody.
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Classical theory failed to explain the emission of radiation by any blackbody.
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Classical theory failed to explain the experimental results of blackbody radiation and predicted a rapid increase in the intensity with frequency of light causing
ultraviolet catastrophe.
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