Exam 10: Atomic Physics

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An excited atom can lose energy by emitting a __________.

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The person who first explained the blackbody spectrum was

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Electron diffraction shows

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -a three dimensional image made using a laser

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The early Solvay Conferences had a great effect upon the development of quantum mechanics.

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The energy level diagram for hydrogen The energy level diagram for hydrogen   -The smallest energy of an absorbed photon that will raise a hydrogen atom from its ground state to its first excited state is 13.6 eV. -The smallest energy of an absorbed photon that will raise a hydrogen atom from its ground state to its first excited state is 13.6 eV.

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Perfect absorbers of electromagnetic radiation are also perfect emitters.

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An excited atom can lose energy by

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The aurora borealis is an example of atoms and molecules in the atmosphere absorbing photons and exciting the atoms and molecules to emit spectra.

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An atom is said to have been ________ when it absorbs a photon with sufficient energy to free an electron.

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__________ in an x-ray spectrum of an atom occurs because of rapid deceleration of the bombarding electrons.

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The red line in the helium spectrum is closer to orange than the red line in the hydrogen spectrum,indicating that it has a higher frequency.Therefore,the photons of red light emitted by helium have __________ energy than those emitted by hydrogen.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -light causing electrons to be released from the surface of a metal

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What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron traveling 100 m/s?

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As the temperature of a blackbody increases,the peak of its radiation curve moves

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What quantities are plotted on a blackbody radiation curve?

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The peak of the radiation curve of a blackbody moves toward larger wavelength as its temperature increases.

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A __________ is a three-dimensional image made using a laser.

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The energy level diagram for hydrogen The energy level diagram for hydrogen   -The energy of the most energetically possible photon emitted is 10.2 eV. -The energy of the most energetically possible photon emitted is 10.2 eV.

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Two devices that make use of the wavelike nature of electrons are the ______________ and the __________.

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