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AS - Particles And Radiation Flashcards

1
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Equilibrium point for strong nuclear force

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0.5 fm

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2
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Maximum attraction for strong nuclear force

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2 fm

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3
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Nucleus Diameter

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3 - 4 fm

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4
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Alpha Decay

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4 He 2 nucleus
decays to give out mass
short range (5cm in air)

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5
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Beta - Decay

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0 e -1 fast moving electron
Decays to change n -> p
Releases an antineutrino (takes away energy and momentum)

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Beta + Decay

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0 e +1 fast moving positron
Decays to change p -> n
Releases a neutrino (takes away energy and momentum)

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7
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Gamma Decay

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Has no mass or charge (it’s a wave)

Decays to give out energy

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8
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Neutrinos

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Conserves energy in beta decays
Has no charge and almost no mass
1930 - Wolfgang Pauli found the neutrino
1955 - Neutrino was observed

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9
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Atomic Structure

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A Na Z
A = p + n (nucleon number)
Z = p = e (proton number)

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10
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Isotopes

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Same proton number, different nucleon number

Same number of protons, different number of neutrons

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Specific Charge

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Specific Charge (C/kg) = Charge (C) / Mass (kg)

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12
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Proton Charge and Mass

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p+

  1. 6x10-19 C
  2. 67x10-27 kg
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Neutron Charge and Mass

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n
0 C
1.67x10-27 kg

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14
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Electron Charge and Mass

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e-

  • 1.6x10-19 C
    9. 11x10-31 kg
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15
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Photons Equations

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EM radiation exists as photons
Energy (J) = Planck’s Constant (Js) x Frequency (Hz)
Energy (J) = Planck’s Constant (Js) x Speed (m/s) / Wavelength (m)

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16
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Proton and Antiproton Rest Energy

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938MeV

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17
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Neutron and Antineutron Rest Energy

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939MeV

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18
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Electron and Positron Rest Energy

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0.511MeV

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19
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Neutrino and Antineutrino Rest Energy

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0MeV

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20
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J to eV and eV to J

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J to eV - divide by 1.6x10-19
eV to J - multiply by 1.6x10-19
eV is the work done when an electron moves through a pd of 1V

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21
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Pair Production

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E min = hf min = 2E
1 photon : 1 particle
Produces particle and antiparticle
Energy (photon) -> mass (e+ and e-)

22
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Annihilation

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E min = hf min = E
Produces energy (photons)
Mass (e+ and e-) -> Energy (2 x photons)
23
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Electron Capture

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p+ + e- -> n + Ve
W+ boson
Arrow from proton to electron

24
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Electron - Proton Collisions

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e- + p+ -> n + Ve
W- boson
Arrow from electron to proton

25
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Electromagnetic Force

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Virtual photon
Affects all charged particles
Infinite range

26
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Weak Nuclear Force

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W+ and W- bosons
Affects all particles
Short range

27
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Strong Nuclear Force

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Pions
Affects hadrons only
Short range

28
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Gravitational Force

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Graviton
Affects anything with mass
Infinite range

29
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Up Quarks

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Charge = 2/3
Strangeness = 0
Baryon number = 1/3

30
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Anti Up Quarks

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Charge = -2/3
Strangeness = 0
Baryon number = -1/3

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Down Quarks

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Charge = -1/3
Strangeness = 0
Baryon number = 1/3

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Anti Down Quarks

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Charge = 1/3
Strangeness = 0
Baryon number = -1/3

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Strange Quarks

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Charge = -1/3
Strangeness = -1
Baryon number = 1/3

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Anti Strange Quarks

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Charge = 1/3
Strangeness = 1
Baryon number = -1/3

35
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Lepton Rules

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Lepton number must be conserved
e- can only produce Ve
Muon- can only produce Vmuon

36
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Conservation Rules

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Energy and charge must be conserved (all reactions)
Lepton numbers must be conserved
Strangeness must be conserved (strong force reactions)
Baryon numbers must be conserved

37
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Hadrons

A

Strong force

Baryons and mesons

38
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Baryons

A

QQQ
Proton (uud)
Neutron (udd)

39
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Mesons

A

Qq
Pion
Kaon

40
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Leptons

A 
Fundamental
Weak force
Muon
Electron 
Tau
Neutrinos
41
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Stopping Potential

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Minimum V needed to stop electron emission (Vs)
At Vs, Ek = 0
Ek max = eVs
e = electron charge

42
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Vacuum Photocell

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When f > f min in incident light, electrons from cathode are attracted to anode
Ammeter measures photoelectric current
I is proportional to electrons per second
Number of electrons = I / e

43
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Photoelectric Effect In A Photocell

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Each photo electron can only absorb one photon
Intensity = number of photons
Ek max = hf - ø

44
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Work Function (ø)

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Electrons can leave a metal’s surface if E > ø
f min = ø / h
Excess energy = Ek
Power of a beam P = nhf

45
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Photoelectric Effect Conditions

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Incident EM radiation must have f > f min
Frequency depends on metal (f = c / wavelength)
Intensity does not affect electron emission (no delay)

46
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Ionisation

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p =/= e
Adding electrons = -
Removing electrons = +

47
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Excitation

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Energy is absorbed from colliding electrons without electrons leaving the atom
Energy levels are discrete and only happens at those values
Excitation energy < ionisation energy

48
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Energy Levels

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Lowest = ground state
Energy = energy level value 
E of emitted photon = E1 - E2
Uses E from incoming photon
Electrons de excite (fall down energy levels) and release a photon
49
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Fluorescent Tubes

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Tube contains mercury vapour at low pressure
Power supply => mercury atoms collide and cause ionisation and excitation
Mercury releases UV photons, they’re absorbed by coating and excite
UV de excites to release visible photons

50
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Line Spectra

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Every atom has a different composition

Each line of colour corresponds to an energy level

51
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Wave - Particle Duality

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Wave - diffraction (spreads out in waves)

Particle - photoelectric effect (1:1 with immediate emission)

52
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De Broglie Wavelength

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Wavelength = h / mv
Electron diffraction - electrons are fired through a thin foil slit and spread out producing circles on a screen
pd + = v + = rings - = wavelength - = diffraction -
Electrons diffract by the same amount at the same angle

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