Quantum Phenomenon Flashcards

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1
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What are cosmic rays

A

High energy particles travelling through space

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2
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What 2 groups can particles be divided into

A

Hadrons and leptons

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3
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What can hadrons be divided into

A

Baryons and mesons

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4
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Mesons are composed of

A

A quark and anti-quark

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5
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Baryons are composed of

A

3 quarks

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6
Q

Composition of proton

A

Up up down

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7
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Neutron composition

A

Up down down

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8
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Composition of anti proton

A

Anti-up anti-up anti-down

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9
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What is the composition k^0

A

Down anti-strange or strange anti-down

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10
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K^+ composition

A

Up anti-strange

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11
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Pi ^- composition

A

Down anti-up

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12
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Pi^+ composition

A

Up anti-down

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13
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Pi^0 composition

A

Anti-up up or anti-down down

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14
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K^- composition

A

Strange anti-up

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15
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K^0 composition

A

Strange anti-down

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16
Q

What is the only stable baryon

A

A proton

17
Q

What is always conserved in a particle equation

A

Energy, momentum,lepton number,baryons numbers and charge.

18
Q

Photoelectric effect

A

The effect where certain frequencies of light are capable of stripping electrons from a metal surface

19
Q

Equation for energy of a photon

A

E=hf

20
Q

What is the equation for maximum kinetic energy of a photo electron

A

E(kmax) =hf-Φ

21
Q

How is stopping potential found

A

It’s by applying a charge against the photo electrons as they fly towards the detection plate

22
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Ionisation

A

The process of creating ions

23
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Excitation

A

The process of electrons jumping orbital shells due to energy change

24
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De-excitation

A

The process of an electron dropping down from a high orbital level and releasing energy.

25
Q

Ways an electron can be excited

A

Collision and photons

26
Q

What are the orbital levels

A

Discrete