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Particles And Radiation Flashcards

1
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What is the charge of a proton and electron?

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+ or - 1.60x10^-19

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What is the mass of a proton?

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1.673x10^-27 kg

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What is the mass of a neutron?

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1.675x10^-27 kg

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4
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What is specific charge?

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Charge per unit mass
To work out : Charge(C)/ Mass(kg)

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5
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What is an isotope?

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Atoms of an element with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons

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6
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What is the strong force?

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A force that acts between nucleons in a nucleus to keep it stable. It is attractive at distances of up to 3fm and repulsive at separations less than 0.5fm

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7
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What makes a nucleus unstable?

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Nuclei which have too many of either protons or neutrons or both

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8
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How do nuclei with too many nucleons decay?

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Alpha decay

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How do nuclei with too many neutrons decay?

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Beta minus decay in which a neutrons decays into a proton by the weak interaction

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10
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How was the existence of the neutrino hypothesised?

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The energy of particles after beta decay was lower than before, a particle with 0 charge and negligible mass must carry away this excess energy, this particle is the neutrino

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11
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What is meant by beta minus decay?

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When a neutron turns into a proton, the atom releases an electron and an anti-electron neutrino

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12
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What occurred when a particle and antiparticle meet?

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Annihilation:
The mass of the particle and antiparticle is converted back to energy in the form of 2 gamma ray photons which go in opposite directions to conserve momentum

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13
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What is pair production?

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A gamma ray photon is converted into a particle-antiparticle pair

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14
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What is an eV?

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The amount of energy, that an electron gains when it undergoes a potential difference of 1volt, which is 1.60x10^-19

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15
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Name the 4 fundamental forces?

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•Gravity
•Electromagnetic
•Weak nuclear force
•Strong nuclear force

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16
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What is the exchange particle for electromagnetic force?

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The virtual photon

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17
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What are hadrons?

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A subatomic particle that is made up
Of quarks and experiences the strong nuclear force

18
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What is the exchange particle of the weak nucleus force?

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The W boson ( W+ or W-)

19
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When does the weak nuclear interaction occur?

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When a quark changes into another quark

20
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Which properties must be conserved in particle interactions?

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•Energy
•Charge
•Baryon number
•Lepton number
•Momentum
•Strangeness(only for strong interaction)

21
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What are the classes of hadrons?

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•Baryons(three quarks)
•Mesons(1quark, 1antiquark)

22
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Pion and kaon are both examples of which class of particle?

A

Mesons

23
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The pion can be an exchange particle for which force?

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The strong nuclear force

24
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What is the difference between a gluon and a pion?

A

Gluons are only the mediators of strong force between quarks inside protons or neutrons. Pions are actually the mediators between protons and neutrons.

25
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What is a kaon made up of?

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1 up quark, 1 down quark and 1 strange quark

26
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What particle does a kaon decay into?

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A kaon decays into a pion

27
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What are baryons?

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They are heavy subatomic particles that are made up of three quarks

28
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Give some example of baryons?

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•Proton - uud
•Neutron - ddu

29
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What is a significant about a proton?

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*It is the only stable baryon
*All baryons will eventually turn into protons

30
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What are some examples of leptons?

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•Electrons
•Muon
•Neutrino
•the antiparticles of the above

31
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What does a muon decay into?

A

An electron

32
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What is the strangeness value of a strange quark?

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-1

33
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Complete the sentence:
Strange particles are produced through__________ and decay through __________.

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•Strong interaction
•Weak interaction

34
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When does photoelectric emission take place?

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When the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation is above the threshold frequency

35
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What can the wave theory of light not explain?

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•the existence of the threshold frequency
•why photoelectric emission occurs without delay

36
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What did Einstein assume?

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That light is composed of wave packets (or photons)

37
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Give the equation for the energy of a photon

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Energy of photon = h x f

38
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When can an electron leave a metal’s surface?

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•If the energy gained from a single photon exceeds the work function of the metal
•This is the minimum energy needed by an electron to escape from the metal surface

39
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What is the excess energy of the photoelectron turned into?

A

Kinetic energy

40
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What is a photoelectron?

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An electron emitted from a substance due to the photoelectric effect

41
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What is the equation for the maximum kinetic energy of an emitted electron?

A

Ekmax =hf - Φ

42
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What is the stopping potential?

A

The minimum potential needed to stop photoelectric emission

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