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One prediction of Einstein's special theory of relativity is that objects traveling close to the speed of light


A) get lighter.
B) get more massive.
C) get longer.
D) disappear.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Doubling the wavelength of a photon would ______________ its energy.

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Which is another name for quantum mechanics?


A) Classical mechanics
B) Wave mechanics
C) Optical mechanics
D) Spherical mechanics

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Dispersing light that has traveled from a hot wire through a cool gas gives what type of spectrum?


A) Line absorption
B) Continuous
C) Line emission
D) Ultraviolet

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Tripling the wavelength of a photon would ______________.


A) reduce its energy to one-third
B) triple its energy
C) quadruple its energy
D) not change

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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An electron is in its lowest energy level when


A) it is free of nuclear forces.
B) its momentum is zero.
C) it is in its ground state.
D) none of these.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The term probability is associated with the model of the atom proposed by ______________.

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For a specific element, photons of how many different energies could be emitted by electrons in the n = 6 level as they return to the n = 1 level?


A) 15
B) 21
C) 6
D) 1

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following principal quantum number values is impossible?


A) 2.5
B) 16
C) 3
D) 1

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The ancient Greek who is known for championing the concept of atom was named ______________.


A) Democritus
B) Socrates
C) Plato
D) Zeus

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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An excited gas in a gas-discharge tube emits light that disperses into a(n) ______________ spectrum.

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Which of these colors of light has photons of lowest energy?


A) Yellow
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Violet

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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If the energy of n = 4 is -0.85 eV and that of n = 2 is -3.40 eV in a hydrogen atom, a transition from n = 4 to n = 2 will release a photon of what energy?

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The ancient Greek who is known for championing the concept of the atom was named ______________.

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The principal quantum number is symbolized by the letter ______________.

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Which of these colors of light has photons of greatest energy?


A) Violet
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Yellow

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When the energy state of an atom changes by Δ\Delta E, the frequency of the photon emitted or absorbed is calculated by dividing Δ\Delta E by ______________.

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A CD player uses a laser whose light frequency is 3.85 ×\times 1014 Hz. Calculate the energy, in joules, of the photons.

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The transitions of an electron in the hydrogen atom to the n = 1 level result in the


A) Lyman series.
B) Balmer series.
C) Paschen series.
D) Bohr series.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Dispersing light from a hot wire gives what type of spectrum?


A) Line absorption
B) Continuous
C) Line emission
D) Ultraviolet

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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