Marks Question 31 — From Quanta to Quarks 2 4
Transcript of Marks Question 31 — From Quanta to Quarks 2 4
Question 31 — From Quanta to Quarks (25 marks)
(a) (i) Describe Davisson and Germer’s experiment that confirmed thede Broglie hypothesis of wave-particle duality.
(ii) Explain the stability of the electron orbits in the Bohr atom, usingde Broglie’s hypothesis.
(b) The diagram shows the kinetic energy distribution of the electrons emitted in theβ-decay of 210
83Bi into 21084Po. The energy released during β-decay depends on the
mass defect in the transmutation, as it does in nuclear fission.
(i) Identify the scientist who suggested that the existence of the neutrinorelates to the need to account for the energy distribution of electronsemitted in β-decay.
(ii) Use the data to calculate the mass defect in the β-decay of 21083Bi.
(Assume that the neutrino is a massless particle.)
(iii) Account for the energy distribution of electrons emitted in this β-decay.
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(c) The diagram represents the four spectral lines in the visible region of thehydrogen spectrum known as the Balmer Series.
(i) Explain how the Balmer Series provides strong experimental evidence insupport of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom.
(ii) Calculate the wavelength of the next line in the Balmer Series.
(d) Discuss how neutron scattering and ONE other process have been used toincrease our understanding of the structure of matter.
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Wavelength (nm)
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