Practice Test #3- Chapters 23, 24 and 27 from Giancoli 5ed

1. A real object is placed 10 cm from a converging lens that has

a focal length of 6 cm. Which statement is most accurate?

a. The image is real, erect and enlarged.

b. The image is real, erect and reduced.
c. The image is real, inverted and enlarged.
d. The image is real, inverted and reduced.

2.What is the magnification of a lens that forms an image 20 cm

to its right when a real object is placed 10 cm to its left?

 d i  20
m   2
do 10

3. An object is placed 30 cm from a converging lens with a focal

length of 8 cm. Find the image distance and the magnification of
the lens.

Use the lens equation

1 1 1 1 1 1
      d i  10.9 cm
d 0 di f 30 d i 8

 d i  10.9
Magnification: m    0.36
do 30

4. An object is placed 30 cm from a diverging lens with a focal

length of 8 cm. Find the image distance and the magnification of
the lens.
Use the lens equation
1 1 1 1 1 1
      d i  6.32 cm
d0 di f 30 d i  8

 d i  ( 6.32)
Magnification: m    0.21
do 30

5. When an electron is accelerated to a higher speed, there will

be a decrease in its (a) energy, (b) frequency. (c) wavelength.
(d) momentum. (e) All of the above.

6. Bohr model of the atom suggests that the electron in hydrogen

can occupy (a) orbits of any radius. (b) only a certain set of

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orbits with definite radii. (c) only orbits where the electron
couldn't jump from one to the next. (d) only orbits where the
electron couldn't move at all. (e) None of the above.

7. An atom emits a photon when one of its electrons (a) collides

with another one of its electrons. (b) undergoes a transition to
a state of lower energy. (c) undergoes a transition to a state of
higher energy. (d) loses its charge. (e) None of the above is
true.

8. A photon has a wavelength of 663 nm (1 nm = 10-9 m). What is

the momentum of the photon?

h h 6.6  10 34 J .s m
  p   9.95  10 28 kg
p  663  10 m9
s

9. A photon has a wavelength of 663 nm is incident upon a

metallic surface, and as a result electrons are ejected with a
kinetic energy of 1 x 10-19 J, what is the work function of the
metal?
hc 1240 eVnm 1 eV
hf  W0  KE max  W0  hf  KE max   KE max   1  10 19 J   1.25 eV
 663 nm 1.6  10 19 J

10. What is the critical wavelength for the metal in question

(9)?
hc h c 1240 eV nm
W0      992 nm
 W0 1.25 eV

11. What frequency of electromagnetic radiation has energy

4.7X10-25 J?
E 4.7  10 25 J
E  hf  f    0.7  10 9 Hz
h 6.6  10 34 J .s

12. How much energy is carried by a photon with frequency 150

GHz?
E  hf  6.6  10 34 J .s  150  10 9 Hz  9.9  10 23 J

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