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WorksheetsModern Quantum Mechanics-Schrodinger Equation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Before 1925, quantum theory
a)
faced little challenge to its credibility
b)
lacked organization
c)
had wide applications
d)
was widely accepted
2.
Generally, the mathematics of modern quantum mechanics is
a)
perfunctory
b)
unimportant
c)
simplified
d)
complex
3.
According to classical mechanics, which law(s) apply or applies to the behavior of macroscopic particles?
a)
Newton's three laws
b)
the differential wave equation
c)
Dalton's law of multiple proportions
d)
Kepler's Law
4.
Schrodinger's equation described the
a)
procedure for splitting an atom
b)
complement of the wave function
c)
behavior of "matter" waves
d)
motion of light
5.
Solutions to Schrodinger's equation are labeled with
a)
psi
b)
phi
c)
mu
d)
pi
6.
The probability density is the
a)
square root of the wave function
b)
absolute value of the wave function
c)
inverse of the wave function
d)
absolute square of the wave function
7.
The use of a scanning tunneling microscope places a conducting tip
a)
0.5 to 0.8 nm from the surface
b)
0.4 to 0.7 nm from the surface
c)
0.4 to 0.9 nm from the surface
d)
0.3 to 0.5 nm from the surface
8.
How does a scanning tunneling microscope map a surface?
a)
by measuring the size of each individual electron
b)
by measuring the voltage created by electron transfer
c)
by measuring the size of each atom of the surface
d)
by measuring the current due to tunneling electrons
9.
An object's path can be predicted using Newton's
a)
uncertainty principle
b)
particle theory
c)
conservation laws
d)
laws of motion
10.
Schrodinger's cat experiment tested
a)
the probability of quantum tunneling
b)
Bohr's atomic model
c)
whether a quantum system could exist in multiple states
d)
radioactive decay in Plutonium
11.
All of the following statements about Schrodinger's cat are true EXCEPT
a)
it was conducted in 1935
b)
the cat is sealed inside of a box
c)
the cat is both alive and dead
d)
there is a 50 percent chance a vial of poison is released inside the box
12.
How does the scattering of a photon affect an electron
a)
by splitting it in two
b)
by charging its charge
c)
by making it disappear
d)
by changing its position
13.
Which physicist proposed the uncertainty principle in 1927?
a)
Niels Bohr
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Arnold Schrodinger
d)
Werner Heisenberg
14.
Which book's protagonist explores a quantum jungle?
a)
A New System of Chemical Philosophy
b)
Optiks
c)
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
d)
The Jungle
15.
Which man wrote Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland?
a)
George Orwell
b)
Lewis Carroll
c)
George Gamow
d)
C.S. Lewis
16.
In Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland, strange apparitions are a result of
a)
alpha decay
b)
large magnitudes of Planck's constant
c)
the Pauli exclusion principle
d)
radiation
17.
Which two characteristics are variables in Heisenberg's uncertainty principle?
a)
wavelength and distance
b)
position and momentum
c)
charge and displacement
d)
atomic radius and frequency
18.
A determinist view of the world would expect
a)
objects to move as they see fit
b)
science to be formulaic
c)
objects to follow predetermined paths
d)
scientist to conduct experiments
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