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1. True or False:
a) All photons have the same energy.
b) As the frequency of light increases, its wavelength decreases.
c) If violet light with λ=400 nm, does not cause the photoelectric effect
in a certain metal, then it is certain that red light with λ=700 nm will
cause the photoelectric effect in that metal.
d) The energy levels of a 1D harmonic oscillator are nondegenerate.
e) The function sin(x) is an odd function.
2. What is the eigenvalue of d / dx acting on e kx ?
a) 1
b) k
c) e kx
d) 0
e) None of the above
3. For a harmonic oscillator, the wave function ψ n ( x ) for n = 1 is:
a) Even and has a node at x=0
b) Odd and has a node at x=0
c) Even with no nodes
d) Odd with no nodes
e) None of the above
4. Which of the following is a linear operator?
(a) d / dx
(b) sin(x)
(c) x +d / dx
(d) e x d / dx
e) None of the above
5. Which of the following functions are eigenfunctions of d 2 / d x 2?
a) e x
b) x 2
c) sin ( x )
d) cos ( x )
e) None of the above
6. Which of the following are requirements for a valid probability
density function?
a) It can be negative somewhere.
b) It must be real-valued.
c) It must integrate to 1 over the domain.
d) It must be positive everywhere.
e) None of the above
7. For a particle in a box of length L:
Which statement is true about the energy levels?
a) The ground-state energy is zero.
b) Energy levels are equally spaced.
c) The energy is proportional to n2, where n is the quantum number.
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d) None of the above
8. if the wavefunction ψ ( x )=N e−2 x is normalized for x ≥ 0 , what is the
value N
a) 1
b) √ 2
c) 2
d) 4
e) None
9. The eigenvalue equation for an operator A is defined as Aψ=aψ .
What does a represent?
a) The eigenvalue
b) The eigenfunction
c) The operator
d) None of these
10. What is the energy of one photon of infrared radiation with
a wavelength of 1064 nm?
a) 1.87×10−19 J
b) 2.34×10−19 J
c) 5.61×10−20 J
d) 3.12×10−19 J
e) None of the above
11. The commutator [ x , p x ], where p x =−iℏ d / dx is:
a) 0
b) i
c) iℏ
d) −iℏ
e) None of the above
12. For a 3D cubic particle in a box (a=b=c), how many
degenerate states exist for the ( n x +n y +n z ) =4 ?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) None of the above
13. What is the zero-point vibrational energy of 1H35Cl if its
vibrational frequency is ν?
a) 0
b) 1 / 2 hν
c) hν
d) 3 / 2hν
e) None of the above
14. Which of the following functions is even?
a) sin(x)
b) cos(x)
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c) tan(x)
d) e x
e) None of the above
15. Which of the following describes the nodal surfaces for a
particle in a 3D box in the state ( n x ,n y , n z ) =( 2 ,1 , 1 )?
a) x = L/2
b) y = L/2
c) z = L/2
d) x = 0
e) None of the above
16. The de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving at the
speed of light is approximately: me =9.11× 10−31 kg , c=3 ×108 m / s
a) 2.4 ×10−31 nm
b) 5.3 ×10−31 nm
c) 9.1 ×10−31 nm
d) 1.1 ×10−31 nm
e) None of the above
17. Calculate the energy of one mole of UV photons ( E p ) with
λ=300 nm. Compare it to a bond energy ( E B ) of 400 kJ/mol.
a) E p > E B
b) E p < BE
c) E p =BE
d) None of the above
18. The ground-state energy of a 1D harmonic oscillator is:
b) ℏω/2
a) 0
c) ℏω
d) 2ℏω
e) None of the above
19. What is the result of the operator x 2 d / dx acting on x 3?
a) 3 x 2
b) 6 x 3
c) 3 x 5
d) 2 x3
e) None of the above
20. If A=d 2 / d x 2 and B=x 2, what is [ A , B ]?
a) 2x
b) −2 x d / dx
2
c) 2x
d) −2 x
e) None of the above
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21. What is the value of the commutator [ p2x , x ], where p x =−iℏ d / dx
?
a) −2 iℏ p x
b) 2 iℏ x
c) 0
2
d) −iℏ x
e) None of the above
22. For f ( x )=sin ( x ) , which operator A satisfies Af ( x )=0 ?
a) d 2 / d x 2+ 1
b) d / dx−1
c) d 2 / d x 2−1
d) d / dx+ 1
e) None of the above
23. What is the n of the ground state of particle in box?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) None of the above
24. Which of the following functions are eigenfunctions of
2 2
−ℏ d
?
2 m d x2
a) sin ( kx )
b) e i kx
c) x 2
d) cos ( kx )
e) None of the above
