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Chapter 13

97.6

Radio B = v = 3.010 6
f 94.610
(FM)
= 3.17

94.6

Radio B 1515
(LW)

= v = 3.010
= 0.198
1515Hz
(note: MHz)

Radio C 693
(MW)

= v = 3.010
= 0.433
693Hz

Radio A = v = 3.010 6
f 97.610
(FM)
= 3.07

1 a
Wavelength 15cm, amplitude 4.0cm
b Wavelength 20cm, amplitude 2.0cm
2 One complete wave occupies 2.5 scale
divisions. One scale division represents
0.005s, so the period of the wave
T=2.50.005 = 0.0125s. So the frequency
1 = 80Hz
f = T1 = 0.0125
3

Station Wavelength/ m Frequency/MHz

Displacement

10

A
Distance

a Observed wavelength
(v+v )
= 2.1m
obs = f s = (33080)
120
fobs = c = 330
= 160Hz
2.1
obs
f v

S
b fobs = (v+v
= 120 330 = 97 Hz
) (330 + 80)
s

power
P
4 a
Intensity = cross-sectional
area = A

11

Surface area of a sphere = 4r2

So the intensity at 1.0m from the lamp
P

100

= 4r2 = 4(1.0)2
= 7.96Wm2 8.0Wm2
b Intensity at 2.0m from the lamp
P

2.010

= 4.31014 = 465109 470nm

100

= 4r2 = 4(2.0)2
= 1.99Wm2 2.0Wm2

12

2

5 a
Intensity is proportional to (amplitude) , so
doubling amplitude multiplies intensity by 4,
to 1600Wm2.
b Intensity is reduced by a factor of 4, so the
amplitude decreases by a factor of 2, to
2.5cm.
6 Rearrange speed of wave, v = f, to give
frequency f = v = 5060
0.25 = 20240Hz 20kHz
7 Speed v = f = 641.40 = 89.6ms1 90ms1
8 a
Wavelength = 20/4 = 5.0cm
b Frequency f = 30Hz
c Speed v = f = 300.050 = 1.5ms1

a In vacuum, frequency
8
f = v = 3.0109 = 4.31014Hz
70010
b In glass, frequency is the same,
f = 4.31014Hz
Wavelength = vf

a Change in wavelength, = 550535 = 15nm
8
b f0 = 3.0109 = 5.45455 1014Hz

55010
8
fS = 3.0109 = 5.60748 1014Hz
53510

More sig. figs are included for accuracy because

the difference in these values is needed.
f v

S
f0 = (v+v
gives
)
s

5.45455 =

5.60748 3 10
8
(3 10 + v)

giving v = 8.4 106ms1

c Observed wavelength is larger than that
observed in the laboratory, or frequency is
lower than that observed in laboratory, so
the star is moving away from the astronomer.

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Answers to self-assessment questions

Calculate frequencies using f = v ,

with v = 3.0108ms1
Radiation

Wavelength range/ m
6

radio waves >10 to 10

1

300 to 310

microwaves 10 to 10
3

Frequency/Hz
11

310 to 310
7

11

14

infrared

10 to 710

visible

710 (red) to 410 (violet) 4.310 to 7.510

ultraviolet

410 to 10

X-rays

10 to 10

-rays

10

10

310 to 4.310
14

14

14

16

7.510 to 310

13

16

21

18

24

310 to 310

16

to 10

310 to 310

14

a Visible
b Ultraviolet
c 1100mm
d 400700nm
e 4.31014Hz to 7.51014Hz

15

a radio waves
b microwaves
c infrared
d visible light
e ultraviolet
f X-rays or -rays

16

Use table of answers to question 13:

a radio waves
b radio waves
c visible light
d X-rays or -rays

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