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Online HW help available in Science 242Computer lab:Tues 9-10:30 (MK) and 3:30-4:20 (TS)MWF 11:30-12:20 (TS)
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Chapter 38: Photons, electrons and atoms
Light behaves like a wave:
• Interference• Diffraction• Refraction• Polarization
Interference
Diffraction
Refraction
Polarization
38-1: Emission and absorption of light
Emission line spectrumContinuous spectrum
Classical optics cannot explain these observations!
c = f
38-2: Photoelectric effect
Einstein won the Nobel Prize for this work in 1922!
Work function of a metal () :The minimum amount of energy an electron must gain so that it can be ejected from the metal surface.
No e-’s are ejected if f < threshold frequency.
1 eV = energy given to an e- by accelerating it through 1 V
Measure the e-’s maximum KE by varying the voltage, find what “stopping potential” V0 makes the e-’s stop (KE = 0).
Wtot = -eV0 = K = Kfinal - Kinitial
= 0 - Kmax
Kmax = eV0
Planck’s constant h = 6.626 x 10-34 J-s= 4.136 x 10-15 eV-s
When UV light of = 254 nm falls on a clean copper surface, the potential difference required to stop the photoelectrons is 0.181 V.
a) What is the work function for the surface? Compare to the known value.
b) What is the photoelectric threshold for this surface?
Photoelectric effect question
Suppose a metal has a work function of 4.5 eV. You shine light with an energy of 5.2 eV on the metal. What is the potential difference required to stop the current from flowing?
1) 0.7 V2) 4.5 V3) 5.2 V4) 9.7 V5) None of the above
Photoelectric effect question
You shine light with an energy of 4.3 eV on an unknown metal. You find that a potential difference of 1.2 V is required to reduce the current to zero. How much kinetic energy do the photoelectrons have?
1) 4.3 V2) 1.2 V3) 5.5 V4) 3.1 V5) You need to know the work function to solve the
problem
38.3 Atomic Line Spectra and Energy Levels
What causes the different colors?
Each elements has its own unique spectrum
Atoms have internal energy
The Balmer series for hydrogen: Visible light
electrons falling to n=2
Balmer’s formula (nf = 2) :1 / = R (1/nf
2 - 1/ni2)
R = Rydberg constant = 1.097 x 107 m-1
Hydrogen emission spectrum
The hydrogen atom
Energies are < 0 because we set E = 0 when atom is ionized. All other energies must be < 0 (like potential energy)
You can use a simple formula like Balmer’s only for atoms with one electron
• Hydrogen• Positronium• Singly ionized helium (He+)• Doubly ionized lithium (Li2+)
For other atoms, things get weird!
Energy levels and transitions of the many-electron atom: Sodium
Quantum states of the valence electron
An atom will absorb a photon only if the photon has exactly the right energy to “excite” a transition
Absorption spectrum
Very high resolution absorption spectrum tells us what the sun’s atmosphere is made of
38.4 The Nuclear Atom
Rutherford’s experiment
The nucleus is not just small, it is REALLY small!
Radius = 7x10-15 m Radius = 7x10-14 m
38.5 The Bohr Model
•Classical physics predicts that the electron should spiral into the nucleus•Cannot explain emission spectra
The Bohr model:•The e- stays in certain stable orbits, emits no radiation unless it jumps to a lower level
•The angular momentum of the e- is quantized
•the attaction between p and e- provides the centripetal acceleration
n = principal quantum number
From Coulomb’s law, the force between the proton and electron is
F = 1
40
q1 q2 r2
This is the centripetal force, mv2 / r
Where q1 = q2 = e for the hydrogen atom
Bohr radius a0 = 0h2 / me2 = 5.29 x 10-11 m
So when the electron is in any energy level n:
KE of the electron in the nth level: Kn = 1/2 mv2 = _____
-1
40
e2 r
PE of the electron in the nth level: Un =
Total energy En = Kn + Un = ???
Compare this with
Reduced mass: the nucleus is not infinite in mass, Bohr model is off by 0.1%
mr = m1 + m2
m1 m2
Positronium
The Bohr approximation works well for most atoms, because the nucleus is so massive compared to the electron. Not so for positronium.
What is the reduced mass in the positronium “atom”?
1. The mass of the electron2. 2x the mass of the electron3. 4x the mass of the electron4. 1/2 the mass of the electron5. 1/4 the mass of the electron6. No clue!
What does this do to the energy levels (and resulting frequencies of light) of positronium?
1. They are half of that for hydrogen 2. They are 2x that for hydrogen 3. They are 1/4 that for hydrogen 4. They are 4x that for hydrogen
Ionized Helium is also a 1-electron atom
Why is the emission spectrum of ionized helium similar to that of hydrogen?
1. Because hydrogen and helium are similar chemically
2. Because several of the energy levels of hydrogen and helium are the same
3. Because hydrogen and helium have similar atomic masses
4. It is a total coincidence
38.6 The Laser
Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation
absorption emission
A photon can be emitted•Spontaneously•Stimulated by a collision•Stimulated by another photon
An atom can be excited •Due to a collision•Due to absorbing a photon
Nobel prize given to Charlie Townes!
Population inversion: more atoms in high energy state than low, without the high temperatures. Non equilibrium state!
nex
ngr =
exp(-Eex/kT)
exp(-Egr/kT)
Ratio of states: Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
= exp(-(Eex -Egr)/kT
How a laser works
The electromagnetic spectrum
Maser: Naturally occurring!
38-7. X-ray production and scattering
=103-106 V
Roentgen discovered X rays in 1895.
•Not affected by direction of E field: No charge
•No mass either
•Must be a photon!
=103-106 V
As the e- are “braked” to rest, two things happen:1. their KE becomes photons of all energies: Bremsstrahlung
(braking radiation). Does not depend on target material!2. Some e- of the target material become excited and
produce x rays as they decay to lower states
Classical physics cannot explain this!
=
There should be an equal sign here!
Relationship between voltage and max photon energy:
The process by which x-rays are generated in this way can be compared to the photoelectric effect. How?
1. It is basically the same as the photoelectric effect2. it is the opposite of the photoelectric effect
Compton scattering: direct confirmation of the quantum nature of x rays
Photons lose energy as a result of scattering off of an electron in the target material. Here m = electron mass.
The missing energy goes into the recoil of a loosely bound electron
This peak is due to Compton scattering
38.8 Continuous spectra: Blackbody radiation
Spectral emittance
Intensity distribution I() = # of photons at some wavelength
The temperature of a blackbody uniquely determines the wavelength at which most of the photons are emitted:
= total intensity emitted over all wavelengths
I = total number of photons at all energies
= the area under the curve = the integral of I() over all
wavelengths 0--> infinity
38-9 Wave-particle duality
Particles:
:waves
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