Physics 201F: Midterm Exam (18 October, 2011)

You have 50 minutes to complete this test. You are not permitted to use any outside material. There are some short-answer questions and some short essays. It is advisable to glance over them at the beginning to avoid misallocating your time. Note that the 6 short-answer questions comprise 30% of the mark, while the two 1-2-paragraph answers comprise 50%. On the short answers, you will be penalized for incorrect guesses; only write down an answer if you have reason to believe it is more likely to be correct than incorrect. . . ALL ANSWERS ARE TO BE WRITTEN IN THE BLUE BOOK. 1. (5 %) Suppose that I rst shine lamp 1 on a piece of metal, and then replace it with lamp 2. I nd that with lamp 2, fewer electrons are emitted, but the individual electrons have more energy than with lamp 1. Which of the following are possible (list all that apply)? (a) Lamp 1 emits a higher frequency (b) Lamp 2 emits a higher frequency (c) Lamp 1 emits more power (d) Lamp 2 emits more power (e) Lamp 1 emits more photons per second (f) Lamp 2 emits more photons per second 2. (5 %) The Prince Louis de Broglie proposed that (a) photons were particles (b) electrons were waves (c) the atom was like a solar system (d) the atom was like a plum pudding 3. (5 %) The heaviest object which has been observed to exhibit interference is (a) an electron (b) a neutron (c) a Rubidium atom (d) a large molecule (e) a grad student

4. (5 %) The fundamental assumption of relativity is (a) everything is relative (b) simultaneity is relative (c) the speed of light is the same in all reference frames (d) nothing can exceed the speed of light (e) E = mc2 5. (5 %) Faraday discovered that which of the following causes the electric eld to change?: (a) the motion of charges (b) the presence of a magnetic eld (c) a changing magnetic eld (d) current going through a loop (e) all of the above (f) none of the above 6. (5 %) Write whether each of the following is true or false: (a) Waves have positions (b) Waves carry energy (c) For a wave to move, it is necessary for the medium in which it travels to move as well. (d) The mass of a ball is a type of eld. 7. (20 %) Write a sentence or two to explain each of the following: (a) What does Bohr mean by complementarity? (b) What is the dierence between Plancks quantum hypothesis and Einsteins? 8. (50 %) Write a paragraph or two on any two of the following three questions: (a) Is there scientic evidence for the existence of elds (e.g. electric), or could they be nothing but a convenient calculational tool? (b) The two-slit experiment seems to imply the existence of nonlocality. (c) Schrdingers cat paradox forces us to address the quantum measurement problem. o