Week 13 Homework Assignment

  1. Bullets of mass 3.0g are fired in parallel paths with speeds of 200m.s through a hole 3.0mm in diameter. How far from the hole must you be to detect a 1.0-cm diameter spread in the beam?
  2. A free neutron (m = 1.67 x 10-27kg) has a mean life of 900s. What is the uncertainty in its mass (in kg)?
  3. What is the full electron configuration in the ground state for element with Z equal to (a) 27, (b) 36?
  4. Estimate the binding energy of the third electron in lithium using the Bohr theory.
  5. Estimate the wavelength for an n =2 to n =1 transition in chromium.