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Unit 2 Part 2 Notes 3: Quantum Mechanics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Photoelectric effect provides the evidence for the ______ nature of radiation.

a)

dual

b)

wave

c)

particle

d)

electromagnetic

2.

A particle of light is called a...

a)

Photoelectron

b)

Photon

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

3.
The photoelectric effect only occurs if the light shining on the metal is:
a)

coherent.

b)

above a minimum intensity.

c)

above a minimum frequency.

d)

above a minimum color.

4.

Light acts like

a)

a wave.

b)

a particle.

c)

Both a wave and a particle

d)

neither a wave nor a particle.

5.

Which of the following would give a continuous spectrum? (check all that apply)

a)

hydrogen lamp

b)

the sun

c)

neon lights

d)

incandescent light

6.

If an electron moves from n=4 to n=2 it ____

a)

absorbs energy

b)

releases energy

7.

The _____ determines the color of visible light.

a)

wavelength

b)

speed

c)

amplitude

d)

light

8.

A wave with a long wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
9.

Which electron transition is associated with a higher energy wave?

a)

n = 4 to n = 3

b)

n = 4 to n = 2

c)

n = 4 to n = 1

10.

Bohr's idea about the atom is pretty good, however it has limitation. What is this limitation?

a)

It lacks substantial evidence explaining the spectral lines of the Hydrogen atom.

b)

His model is too simple.

c)

His model can no longer explain the behavior of electron based on its spectral lines of atoms with more than one electron.

d)

None of the above

11.

Because of the model's limitation, Bohr's model is rejected.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
A three-dimensional region around a nucleus where an electron may be found is called a(n
a)
orbit
b)
circle
c)
orbital
d)
circuit
13.

Bohr's model was flawed. A new approach was needed, which is known as ______ ______.

.

(a)  

14.

True or false: de Broglie suggested that all matter could be described as having wave-like properties.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Instead of little electrons moving around a circular orbit, de Broglie envisioned a (a)   strung out around a circle where orbits are different sizes.

16.

According to de Broglie's theory, for a wavelength of a piece of matter to be measurable, mass must be _____.

a)

large

b)

tiny

c)

circular

d)

multi-dimensional

17.

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to know both the ____ and _____ of an electron in an atom simultaneously.

a)

position, location

b)

location, spin

c)

position, energy

d)

position, vibration

18.

True or False: According to Schrodinger, the probability of finding an electron in a particular area within an atom CANNOT be calculated.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In reality, Schrodinger's equation can only be solved exactly for the (a)   atom.

20.

Schrodinger developed equations that took into account the particle and wave-like nature for an electron. They describe the energy of an electron precisely, but there is a large uncertainty in the electron's _____.

a)

atomic mass

b)

relationship

c)

velocity

d)

position