Mr. DeBroglie proposed that all matter has dual nature. The…
Mr. DeBroglie proposed that all matter has dual nature. The wavelength of any particle is related to its momentum by this equation: Which of these is the best explanation of why we don’t notice wave behavior in large objects like baseballs, but it is fairly easily detected in small objects like electrons?
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This diagram depicts the energies of a few shells (energy levels) for the atom that produced the spectrum above. Image Description Diagram of five lines of energy levels drawn horizontally. n=1 is at the bottom and n=5 is at the top. Starting from the top, the line n=5 is shown. Moving downward, there is a small gap between the line n=5 and n=4, a slightly larger gap between n=4 and n=3, an even larger gap between n=3 and n=2, and a very large gap is shown between n=2 and n=1. Which of these situations would cause the atom to emit the highest frequency photon?
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Why was Rutherford’s “solar system” model of the atom inadequate to explain discrete emission spectra? (The Rutherford model had more than one shortcoming. The question asks about the problem specifically associated with discrete spectra.)
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Electrons are sent one at a time through a single slit. This slit is about the width of an atom. The slit can be adjusted to make it wider or narrower. Each electron is later detected using a screen that produces a spot of light wherever it is hit by a charged particle. If the slit is made narrower in an attempt to know exactly where each electron is when it passes through the slit, how does this affect the results?
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In an important experiment used to determine the nature of atoms, a gas like hydrogen, neon or mercury is excited by sparking it with electricity. The light emitted is separated out into individual colors using a prism or diffraction grating and a few lines of colored light are seen. The next three questions deal with your understanding of the mechanism behind these discrete spectra. Jkasd, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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