Physics 30 Name: _______________________
Particle Model of Light Unit A: EMR Mark: ________(30)
Unit Assignment: Particle Model of Light
Multiple Choice and Numerical Response: Determine the correct answer. Show appropriate justifications
for every questions and indicate the correct solution. One mark each.
Use the following information to answer the next question.
Photoelectric Effect
Photoelectrons are emitted when blue light of frequency 6.40 × 1014 Hz shines on a metal surface.
The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron was determined to be 1.30 eV.
1. What is the stopping voltage for the emitted photoelectrons?
A. 1.35 V
B. 1.30 V
C. 2.65 V
D. 3.95 V
2. The threshold frequency of light for the emission of photoelectrons from a metal
is 4.4 1014Hz. If light of frequency 8.8 1014 Hz shines on the metal, then
the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons is
A. 7.3 10–19J
B. 4.4 10–19J
C. 2.9 10–19J
D. 1.5 10–19J
Use the following information to answer the next two questions.
Numerical Response 1.
Based on the graph above, the work function of the metal has a value of a.b×10-cd J. The
values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____, and _____ .
(2 marks - show your work for one mark and record your final answer for one mark)
3. Based on the graph above, the threshold frequency for this metal corresponds to
A. infrared radiation
B. blue light
C. ultraviolet radiation
D. microwave radiation
4. An electron accelerates from rest through a voltage of 6.5 x 104V. The electron strikes a
metal plate and emits the gained kinetic energy as a single X-ray photon. The highest
frequency photon that could be produced by this process is
A. 6.4 10–20 Hz
B. 1.0 10–14 Hz
C. 1.6 1019 Hz
D. 3.2 1019 Hz
5. The energy that is required to remove the electron from the photoelectric surface in the
phototube is called the
A. work function
B. electric potential energy
C. maximum kinetic energy
D. stopping voltage
Numerical Response 2.
The energy of a photon with a wavelength of 650 nm is a.b × 10 -cd J.
The values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____, and _____ .
(2 marks - show your work for one mark and record your final answer for one mark)
Numerical Response 3.
A photon has a momentum of 3.00 × 10-23 Ns. The frequency of the photon, expressed in
scientific notation is a.b × 10cd Hz. The values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____,
and _____ .
(2 marks - show your work for one mark and record your final answer for one mark)
Numerical Response 4.
The de Broglie wavelength of an alpha particle with 300 eV of kinetic energy is
a.b × 10-cd m. The values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____, and _____ .
(2 marks - show your work for one mark and record your final answer for one mark)
Numerical Response 5.
A 650 nm laser with a 300 W power output sends out a.b × 10cd photons in 1.00 second.
The values of a, b, c, and d are _____, _____, _____, and _____ .
(2 marks - show your work for one mark and record your final answer for one mark)
Written Response: Please address the following questions in a clear and organized fashion,
demonstrating the use of course material.
1. A spaceship has been developed from a new technology that
uses momentum from a beam of light to propel it through Direction of motion
space. If the wavelength of the light source is 2.00 × 10-12 m,
calculate the following:
(a) The magnitude of the momentum of one photon from this
light source. [2 marks]
(b) The impulse delivered to the spacecraft after one hour given that 2.00 x 1020 photons per
second are ejected from the ship. (hint: use unit analysis) [2 marks]
(c) If the ship started from rest, what is the speed of the 100.0 kg ship after one hour of
photon ejection. [2 marks]
2. Briefly explain what the Compton Effect is. How does it demonstrate conservation laws?
What evidence did it provide to support the development of a model of light? [3 marks]
Use the following information to answer this two-dimensional vector skill-based question.
3. (a) Draw an arrow showing the path of the deflected electron on the diagram above.
[1 mark]
(b) Determine the velocity (magnitude and direction) of the deflected electron. [4 mark]
(d) State all necessary physics principles (from our list) used to solve for the velocity.
[1 mark]