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7 - Atomic, nuclear and particle Flashcards

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1
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What did Rutherford’s experiment show?

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the atom is mostly empty space
the mass of the atom is within the nucleus
deflected beam of particles must have approached positively charged region - the nucleus
volume of nucleus is very small

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What are electron energy levels?

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specific energies electrons in an atom can have

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3
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What causes an electron to be excited?

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absorption of energy

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What causes an electron to be relaxed?

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emission of energy

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5
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What is the ground state?

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13.6eV - the lowest energy level

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What is the first excited state?

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3.4eV

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7
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What is the second excited state?

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1.5eV

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8
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What is the ionisation level?

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0eV - the highest energy level, at which, the electron can escape the atom, forming an ion

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9
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What is activity?

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the number of nuclear disintegrations per second

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10
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What is activity measured in?

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Bequerels, Bq

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11
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What is alpha decay?

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an element decays to produce a different element and an alpha particle, consisting of two protons and two neutrons

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12
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What is gamma radiation?

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an EM wave emitted due to transitions in the nucleus

often accompanies alpha and beta decay

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What is beta + decay?

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a proton decays into a neutron, a positron and a neutrino

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14
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What is beta - decay?

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a neutron decays into a proton, an electron and an anti-neutrino

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15
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What is beta?

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a fast moving electron

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16
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What is an electron volt?

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a unit of energy
KE electron gains by travelling across a pd of 1 volt
1eV = 1.6x10^-19C

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17
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What is the equation for energy gain?

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energy gain = voltage x charge

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18
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What is half-life?

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the time for half the radioactive isotopes to decay

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19
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What are quanta?

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discrete packets of the EM spectrum

measurement of quantity

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20
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What are photons?

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the smallest discrete amount of EM radiation

elementary particle

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21
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What is the energy carried by quantum?

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E = hf
h = Planck's constant 6.63 x 10^-34Js
f = frequency
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22
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What is an electronvolt?

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an alternative unit of energy

the KE electron gains travelling across a pd of 1 volt

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23
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What is the equation for energy gain?

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E = VQ

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24
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What is strong force?

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the force which exists within the nucleus to hold protons and neutrons together

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25
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What is the mass defect?

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the difference between mass of the nucleus and mass of the individual particles

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26
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What is the binding energy?

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the energy needed to separate the nucleus into individual particles

27
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How does the binding energy of the particles change after nuclear fission?

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heavier elements are split into lighter elements, with lower binding energy per nucleon

28
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How does the binding energy of the particles change after nuclear fusion?

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lighter nuclei are joined to form a heavier nucleus with higher binding energy per nucleon

29
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What are the characteristics of hadrons?

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affected by strong force
made of quarks
relatively heavy

30
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What are the characteristics of barions?

A

hadrons
made of three quarks
relatively heavy

31
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What are the characteristics of mesons?

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hadrons
intermediate heaviness
made of one quark, one anti-quark

32
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What are the characteristics of leptons

A

not affected by strong force
indivisible
relatively light

33
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What is the charge on an up quark?

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+2/3

34
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What is the charge on a down quark?

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-1/3

35
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What is the charge on a strange quark?

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-1/3

36
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What is the charge on an anti-up quark?

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-2/3

37
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What is the charge on an anti-down quark?

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+1/3

38
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What is the charge on an anti-strange quark?

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+1/3

39
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Which quarks is a proton made out of?

A

u u d

40
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Which quarks is a neutron made out of?

A

u d d

41
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Which quarks is a pion+ made out of?

A

u /d

42
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Which quarks is a pion- made out of?

A

/u d

43
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Which quarks is a pion0 made out of?

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either u /u or d /d

44
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Which quarks is a kaon+ made out of?

A

u /s

45
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Which quarks is a pion- made out of?

A

s /u

46
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Which quarks is a kaon0 made out of?

A

d /s

47
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Which quarks is a /kaon0 made out of?

A

s /d

48
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What is anti-matter

A

for each matter particle, there is corresponding anti-particle
same mass as corresponding particle but opposite charge
when a particle and anti-particle meet, they annihilate and produce two photons

49
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Which leptons are electrically charged?

A

electrons, muons and taons

50
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Which leptons have zero mass and zero charge?

A

electron neutrino
muon neutrino
tau neutrino

51
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What are leptons?

A

elementary particles

not affected by strong force

52
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What are the characteristics of strong force?

A 
attractive forces between nucleons p-p and n-n
repulsive at ranges less than 1fm
range doesn't extent beyond a few nm
doesn't depend on charge of nucleus
readily saturated by surrounding nucleon
53
Q

What virtual particle is exchanged in gravitational force?

A

graviton

54
Q

What virtual particle is exchanged in electostatic force?

A

photon

55
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What virtual particle is exchanged in strong force?

A

gluon

56
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What virtual particle is exchanged in weak force?

A

W+, W-, W0 bosons

57
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What must be conserved for an equation to be possible?

A

charge, lepton number and baryon number

58
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Which force are neutrinos affected by?

A

weak force

59
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Which reactions conserve strangeness?

A

any involving strong force or weak force

60
Q

What does the x axis of a Feynman diagram represent?

A

time

61
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What does the y axis of a Feynamn diagram represent?

A

the space dimension

62
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What is an electron moving to the right equivalent to?

A

a positron moving to the left

63
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What does a squiggly line represent?

A

a photon

64
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What are the implications of quark confinement?

A

quarks cannot be directly observed as free particles

must remain bound to other quarks

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