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Modern Physics Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which particle has a charge of +2/3e?

a)

an up quark

b)

a down quark

c)

a strange quark

d)

a muon

2.

A particle that is made out of three quarks is a

a)

boson

b)

baryon

c)

lepton

d)

meson

3.

_____________ is the force that binds protons together in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

Gravity

b)

Electromagnetism

c)

Strong Nuclear Force

d)

Weak Force

4.

When two small nuclei combine into a larger nucleus.

a)

fission

b)

fusion

c)

alpha decay

d)

beta decay

5.
Complete the nuclear equation and determine the type of decay that is occurring in this reaction. 
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
6.

Most of the mass of an atom is located in the...

a)

isotopes

b)

electrons

c)

nucleus

d)

electric charge

7.

What is the energy equivalent of a mass of 0.026 kilogram?

a)

2.34 X 1015 J

b)

9 X 1016 J

c)

1.14 X 10-30 J

d)

1.8 X 1012 J

8.

What color of light has the greatest energy per photon?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

9.

What is the energy of a photon with with a wavelength of 650 nm (650x10-9 m)?

a)

5.23x1015 J

b)

3.2x103 J

c)

4.23x10-15 J

d)

3.0x10-19 J

10.
What is the frequency of UV light that has an energy of 2.39 × 10 -18 J? 
a)
2.32 x 10Hz
b)
3.60 x 1015 Hz
c)
1.58 x 10-51 Hz
d)
3 x 108  m/s
11.

One (1) electrovolts (eV) is equals to:

a)

1.32 x 10 -9 J

b)

1.6 x 10 -11 J

c)

1.6 x 10 -19 J

d)

1.6 x 10 -34 J

12.
The energy of an electron __________ as it moves further away from the nucleus
a)
increases
b)
decreases
13.

What is the energy of the emitted photon as an electron in a mercury atom transitions from level c to the ground state?

a)

5.52 eV

b)

4.86 eV

c)

10.38 eV

d)

15.9 eV

14.

What happens when a particle meets its anti-particle?

a)

They are both annihilated.

b)

They combined to form a quark

c)

They combined to form matter.

d)

The repel and move away.

15.

Emission of light from an atom occurs when an electron

a)

drops from a higher to a lower energy level.

b)

jumps from a lower to a higher energy level.

c)

moves within its atomic orbital.

d)

falls into the nucleus.

16.

A tritium nucleus is formed by combining two neutrons and a proton. The mass of this nucleus is 9.106 x 10-3 universal mass units less than the combined mass of the particles from which it is formed. Approximately how much energy is released with the nucleus is formed?

a)

8.48 x 10-2 MeV

b)

2.37 MeV

c)

8.48 MeV

d)

273 MeV

17.
All of the following are quarks except 
a)
strange
b)
bottom
c)
charmed
d)
fundamental
18.

A particle has quark composition of dds. What is the charge & classification of the particle?

a)

-1, baryon

b)

-1, lepton

c)

0, hadron

d)

0, lepton

19.
The wave-particle duality of light describes light as...
a)
a wave only
b)
a particle only
c)
both a wave and a particle
d)
neither a wave nor a particle
20.

What does the equation E=mc2 tell us?

a)

A small amount of mass can be converted into a large amount of energy.

b)

Gravity bends both time and space.

c)

Gravitational waves are emitted from black holes.

d)

Atomic nuclei emit gamma rays, beta particles, and alpha particles.