Topic 13: Quantum Physics and Nuclear Physics
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[edit] 13.1 Quantum physics
The quantum nature of radiation
13.1.1 Describe the photoelectric effect.
13.1.2 Describe the concept of the photon, and use it to explain the photoelectric effect.
13.1.3 Describe and explain an experiment to test the Einstein model.
13.1.4 Solve problems involving the photoelectric effect.
The wave nature of matter
13.1.5 Describe the de Broglie hypothesis and the concept of matter waves.
13.1.6 Outline an experiment to verify the de Broglie hypothesis.
13.1.7 Solve problems involving matter waves.
Atomic spectra and atomic energy states
13.1.8 Outline a laboratory procedure for producing and observing atomic spectra.
13.1.9 Explain how atomic spectra provide evidence for the quantization of energy in atoms.
13.1.10 Calculate wavelengths of spectral lines from energy level differences and vice versa.
13.1.11 Explain the origin of atomic energy levels in terms of the “electron in a box” model.
13.1.12 Outline the Schrödinger model of the hydrogen atom.
13.1.13 Outline the Heisenberg uncertainty principle with regard to position–momentum and time–energy.
[edit] 13.2 Nuclear physics
13.2.1 Explain how the radii of nuclei may be estimated from charged particle scattering experiments.
13.2.2 Describe how the masses of nuclei may be determined using a Bainbridge mass spectrometer.
13.2.3 Describe one piece of evidence for the existence of nuclear energy levels.
Radioactive decay
13.2.4 Describe β+ decay, including the existence of the neutrino.
13.2.5 State the radioactive decay law as an exponential function and define the decay constant.
13.2.6 Derive the relationship between decay constant and half-life.
13.2.7 Outline methods for measuring the half-life of an isotope.
13.2.8 Solve problems involving radioactive half-life.
