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Atomic emission spectra and the Quantum Mechanical Model

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

...................................of a wave is the wave’s height from zero to the crest.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

2.

The distance between the crests.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

3.

The number of wave cycles to pass a given point per unit of time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

4.

Electromagnetic spectrum consists of radiation over a broad range of wave lengths.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Radio waves have ................... frequency compared to ultraviolet rays.

a)

a higher

b)

equal

c)

a lower

6.

Each color of light has its characteristic wavelength and frequency.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When sun light passes through a prism it gives the 6 colors

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The ................... the wavelength the ...............the frequency and energy.

a)

lowest / highest

b)

highest / lowest

c)

lowest / lowest

9.

When atoms absorb energy, electrons ..............energy level

a)

move to higher

b)

move to lower

c)

stays in the same

10.

Each spectral line corresponds to ................. emitted.

a)

exactly one wavelength

b)

two wavelengths

c)

more than two wavelengths

11.

Calculate the wavelength of a photon of frequency

6 ×1012 s−1

a)

5 × 10−5 m

b)

5 × 105 m

c)

5 × 10−5 cm

12.

Calculate the frequency of a photon of a wavelength

4 x 10-7 m

a)

7.5 × 10−14 Hz

b)

7.5 × 1014 Hz

c)

7.5 × 1014 cm

13.

According to the laws of classical physics, the atomic emission spectrum of an element shouldn't be continuous.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In a photoelectric effect, if the frequency of light is low no electron would be ejected

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When the electron has its lowest possible energy, the atom is in its ...................... state

a)

ground

b)

excited

16.

Calculate the energy, in joules, of a photon of green light having a wavelength of 562 x 10-9m?

a)

3.537×10−19 J

b)

3.537×1019 J

c)

3.537×10−19 Hz

17.

The light emitted by an electron moving from a higher to a lower energy level has a frequency .............. proportional to the energy change of the electron.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

18.

Classical mechanics adequately describes the motions of bodies much larger than atoms, while quantum mechanics describes the motions of subatomic particles and atoms as waves.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

“it is impossible to know both the velocity and the position of a particle at the same time”

a)

Pauli exclusion principle

b)

Hund's rule

c)

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle