Week

1:
Review: Chapter 1 - 2
1) Octane, C8H8, is a typical molecule present in gasoline.
a) What is the molar mass of octane? 104.14 g/mol
b) Determine the number of octane molecules in 0.82g of the compound.
4.7 x 1021 Octane molecules

Chapter 3: Electromagnetic Radiation and Photoelectric Effect
2) Calculate the wavelength of each frequency of electromagnetic radiation:
a) 100.2 MHz (typical frequency for FM radio broadcasting) 2.992 m
b) 1070 kHz (typical frequency for AM radio broadcasting) (assume four significant
figures) 280. m
c) 835.6 MHz (common frequency used for cell phone communication) 0.3590 m


3) A laser pulse with wavelength 532 nm contains 3.85 mJ of energy. How many photons
are in the laser pulse
1.03 x 10^16 photons

4) The velocity of an emitted electron from a metallic surface by a photon is 4.6 X 103 km/s
and the minimum frequency required to eject an electron is 2.50 X 1016 Hz.
a) What is the wavelength of the ejected electron?
0.16 nm

b) What is the wavelength of the radiation that ejected the electron?
7.6 nm

c) What kind of electromagnetic radiation was used?
UV

5) Find the velocity of an electron emitted by a metal whose threshold frequency is
2.25 * 1014 s-1 when it is exposed to visible light of wavelength 5.00 * 10-7 m.
7.38 x 10^5 m/s

Conceptual Questions
6) Explain the difference between the Bohr model for the hydrogen atom and the quantummechanical model. Is the Bohr model consistent with Heisenbergs uncertainty principle?
In the Bohr model, electrons exist in specific orbits encircling the atom. In the
quantum-mechanical model, electrons exist in orbitals that are really probability
density maps of where the electron is likely to be found. The Bohr model is
inconsistent with Heisenbergs uncertainty principle.

7) Determine whether an interference pattern is observed on the other side of the slits in
each experiment.
a) An electron beam is aimed at two closely spaced slits. The beam is attenuated
(made dimmer) to produce only 1 electron per minute. Yes

b) An electron beam is aimed at two closely spaced slits. A light beam is placed at
each slit to determine when an electron goes through the slit. No
c) A high-intensity light beam is aimed at two closely spaced slits. Yes
d) A gun is fired at a solid wall containing two closely spaced slits. (Will the bullets
that pass through the slits form an interference pattern on the other side of the
solid wall?) No