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what does the bohr model show

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if the angular momentum was quantized the electrons of hydrogen would have discrete energy levels, giving the observed spectral lines.

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failures of bohr model

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Failed to predict the varying intensity or fine detail of hydrogen lines and failed to derive correct energy levels for other atoms

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mass-energy equivalence

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As the mass of an electron and positron can be converted into the energy of gamma radiation, mass and energy must be equivalent

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mass of an electron

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0.5 MeV

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1u in MeV

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1 u = 931.5 MeV

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proton mass in kg and u

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  1. 673 × 10–27kg

1. 007 28u

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quantize definition (no need memrise)

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form into quanta, in particular restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes.
“light is quantized into packets of energy”

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whats a quantum

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a discrete packet of energy, charge, or any other quantity.

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exam electron definition

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fundamental particle with a charge of -1.6x10^-9 and mass of 9.1x10^-31

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antimatter

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matter made of negative protons (antiprotons) and positive electrons (positrons)

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antiparticles

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for every particle there is an antiparticle which has the same mass but opposite charge

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what happens if a particle meets its antiparticle

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they annihilate each other, turning into high energy photons

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amount of energy given out as photons if an electron annihilates a positron

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1.22 MeV

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unit of atomic mass (u)

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1u is defined as the mass of 1/12 of an atom of a carbon-12 atom

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nucleon number(A)

same as atomic mass number

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number of protons + neutrons

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what defines the charge of the nucleus

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the proton number (Z)

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Isotopes

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nuclides with same proton number but different nucleon numbers

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approx energy to remove an electron from an atom

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~1eV of energy

b/c the energy of an atomic electron is in the region of -1eV

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binding energy of a nucleus

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the energy required to pull the nucleus apart - or amount of energy released when the nucleus is put together

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conversion from u (mass unit) to MeV

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first convert to joules using E = mc^2, then to get to MeV divide by fundamental charge

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alpha emission

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when two protons and two neutrons leave the nucleus as one particle, called an alpha particle (identical to a helium nucleus)

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beta emission

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when a neutron decays to a proton and an electron inside the nucleus
the high energy electron leaves the nucleus as a beta particle

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Gamma emission

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when the nucleus emits a short burst of high-energy electromagnetic radiation

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why gamma radiation is different to alpha and beta

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when alpha and beta particles are emitted the nucleus changes into a different element
when gamma rays are emitted the element does not change

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what are beta minus particles and how are they formed
They're electrons formed when a neutron changes to a proton | When this happens an antineutrino is also produced
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What's a beta plus and when is it formed
It's a positron, emitted from the nucleus when a proton changes to a neutron
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unit for activity
becquerels (emissions per second)
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what is tunnelling
alphas can get out of the nucleus without going over the potential barrier that holds the nucleons in place
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half life
the time taken for half the number of unstable nuclei to decay (or activity to halve).
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activity (A)
the number of decays per second
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background radiation
radiation of environment, rocks, air, and from the Sun
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decay constant
the probability of decay in one second. Gives the rate of decay for a given number of nuclei
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fusion
The joining of small nuclei to make bigger ones with the release of energy.
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fission
The splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones with the release of energy
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baryon
made of 3 quarks (e.g. proton uud, neutron ddu)
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meson
made of a quark + antiquark pair (e.g. pi meson)
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confinement
the force required to pull quarks apart is so big that enough energy is transferred to the quarks to produce more quarks so single quarks cannot be observed.
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pauli exclusion principle
particles with spin 1/2 cannot occupy the same energy state.
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colour charge
property of quarks that causes them to experience the strong inter-quark force or 'colour force'
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why is antiblue drawn as yellow
because yellow and blue = white
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anti-red
cyan
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anti-green
magenta
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what's a gluon
the exchange particle of the colour force
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the line spectrum for hydrogen gives evidence for
the existence of electron energy levels
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absorption spectrum
when you take white light and pass it through an elemental gas (eg light from the sun through the atmosphere)
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why use gold foil rutherford
gold sheets are only a few atoms deep, so produce results of interactions that could be best related to the interaction between a single alpha and a single nucleus If the foil was too thick the alpha particles would just be absorbed
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why vacuum rutherford
air would absorb the alpha particles before they hit the foil or before they got to the screen
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why does the scintillation screen have a phosphorous coating rutherford
fluoresces (gives out a photon of visible light) when it is hit by a charged particle. Covering the microscope lens with ZnS allowed the viewer to 'see' where the alpha particles hit (or at least count their impacts)
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weak force mediator
mediator: W-bosons (W+, W-, Z+) particle: quark (mesons)
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strong force mediator
mediator: gluons particle: quark (baryons)
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electromagnetic force mediator and particles
mediator: photons particle: leptons
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exchange particle involved in force between nucleons (nuclear force), and its mass
pion, mass 110MeVc^-2
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nuclear force differences from electric force
force much stronger than electric force and has v short range
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lepton number
+1 for leptons and -1 for antileptons
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2 examples of leptons
electrons and neutrinos
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2 examples of hadrons
neutrons and protons (so nucleons)
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baryon number
+1 for baryons and -1 for antibaryons, 0 for mesons and leptons
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charge number
the charge of the particle in multiples of e
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spin number for baryons and mesons
1/2 or 1+1/2 for baryons | 0 or 1 for mesons
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strangeness
an extra quantum number that is not conserved in weak interactions
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what doesn't the standard model explain?
gravity or the existence of the dark matter and energy which is thought to make up 96% of the universe
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'external' products of beta minus decay
beta minus particle (electron) and antineutrino
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what does the wavy line in a feynman diagram represent?
an exchange particle
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neutrino charge
zero
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whats the force between quarks
strong force
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unstable nucleus
nucleus that randomly and spontaneously emits particles that carry energy away from the nucleus
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radioactivity
emission of particles and energy from a nucleus
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emission spectrum definition
set of possible wavelengths that can be emitted by a gas
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decay series
set of decays that takes place until a given nucleus ends up as a stable nucleus
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what does it mean when we say decay is spontaneous
cannot affect the rate of decay of a given sample in any way
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biding energy per nucleon for hydrogen
zero because only one particle in the nucleus
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law of radioactive decay
rate of decay is proportional to the number of nuclei that have not yet decayed
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consequence of law of radioactive decay
number of radioactive nuclei decreases exponentially
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what are the three classes of elementary particles
quarks, leptons and exchange particles
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lepton 3 types
electron, muon, tau (and their neutrinos)
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higgs particle
responsible, through its interactions, for the mass of particles of the standard model, in particular the masses of W and Z
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2 feynman diagram conventions
- time goes left to right | - real particles forward and antiparticles backward
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all leptons have same charge
leptons have charge of -1
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protons and neutrons held in the nucleus by
strong nuclear force
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nuclide
nucleus characterized by specified number of protons and neutrons
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what causes dark lines in the atomic spectra
when photons are absorbed | because they excite atomic electrons into higher energy levels
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what does the standard model tell us
6 quarks, 6 leptons & 4 force carriers are all there is in the universe
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how to distinguish which boson involved in a weak interaction
w+ and w- involved in interactions where there is exchange of charge, z involved when there is no exchange of charge
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purpose of calculating binding energy per nucleon
- binding energy gives the amount of energy required to remove one nucleon from the nucleus giving an indication of its relative stability - per nucleon in order to make comparisons between different nuclei
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equipment used to measure the change in activity of an isotope over a period of time
GM tube

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