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The document contains various physics problems related to binding energy, kinetic energy of particles, radioactive decay, and the photoelectric effect. It includes calculations for binding energy per nucleon of Ca-44, kinetic energy of an alpha particle from Polonium-208, and activity of a radioactive sample over time. Additionally, it discusses the relationship between photon wavelength and emitted electron properties in photoelectric experiments.

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The document contains various physics problems related to binding energy, kinetic energy of particles, radioactive decay, and the photoelectric effect. It includes calculations for binding energy per nucleon of Ca-44, kinetic energy of an alpha particle from Polonium-208, and activity of a radioactive sample over time. Additionally, it discusses the relationship between photon wavelength and emitted electron properties in photoelectric experiments.

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P18 ( Solution: Link )

Periodic Table: Link

[1] What is the binding energy and the binding energy per nucleon of Ca-44( 43.95548 u)? (381.0 MeV, 8.658
MeV/nucleon) Need to be fixed

[2] What is the kinetic energy of the alpha particle (4.002602 u) that 208Po (m = 207.981222 u) gives off,
becoming 204Pb (m = 203.973020) in MeV? (5.216 MeV)

[3] The activity of a sample with a half-life of 23.5 minutes is initially 3.412x10^6 counts/second. What will it be
in 6.00 hours? (83.5 counts/sec or 83.5 Bq)

[4] Solve the unknown decay function

[5] A monochromatic light source is directed onto a metal surface, and electrons are emitted from the surface
in a photoelectric effect experiment. The wavelength of the light is decreased while the number of incident
photons is increased, as shown in the diagram below, where λ1>λ2.

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Which of the following statements is always true about the number of electrons emitted and their kinetic energy
when the wavelength decreases and the incident rate of photons increases?
[6] In a vacuum chamber, electromagnetic radiation of frequencies fA<fB just manage to produce a non-zero
photocurrent from metals A and B respectively. When illuminated by an electromagnetic radiation of frequency
f>fB, the stopping voltage ( same thing as kinetic Energy ) for the photocurrents from plates A and B are
recorded to be VAandVB respectively. Which of the following is true about VA and VB?
[a] VA < VB
[b] VA > VB
[c] VA = VB
[d] Information provided is insufficient to compare VA and VB

[7] The diagram below shows the graph of binding energy per nucleon vs. the mass (nucleon) number of some
elements.

Which is the most stable nucleus?


[a] U
[b] H
[c] He
[d] S
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