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I.- THEORETICAL CONCEPTS.

1.Explain the photoelectric effect.

2.Describe the influence of the frequency and wavelength of radiation
electromagnetic on electric current in the photoelectric effect.
3.When green light strikes the surface of a metal, electrons are emitted. If it were to strike
Will a blue light also expel electrons from that surface? Explain why.
4. Mencione 3 diferencias entre un espectro de absorción y un espectro de emisión.
5. Elabore un cuadro de los números cuánticos, su significado físico y sus propiedades.
6. Escriba los nombres y símbolos de los elementos de los grupos IA al VIIIA.
7. Atomic radius
Electronegativity
8.Indicate how atomic radius and ionic radius vary in the periodic table.
9.Indicate how the energy of the first ionization, the electron affinity and
electronegativity in the periodic table.
10.Arrange the following chemical species in increasing order according to the property
indicated
First ionization potential: Na b) Electronegatividad: O, Ba, Li.
c) Ionic radio: Na Be , Ga .
++ 2+ 3+ Atomic radius: Be, F, Na, I, Te.
e) Afinidad electrónica: Li, K, C, F, I.

II.- PROBLEMS.

Electromagnetic radiation.
1.- Considering the signals of a traffic light, the amber light has a wavelength of 595 nm.
While the green light has a wavelength of 500 nm, calculate the frequency of the light.
amber and green. Which of them has a higher frequency?

2.- Some diamonds are yellow because they contain nitrogen compounds, which absorb the
violet light with a frequency of 7.23x1014s-1Calculate the wavelength of the light absorbed in nm
(nanometers) and Å (angstrom).

3.-In the United States, the police frequently monitor traffic with radar guns.
"band K", which operates in the microwave region at 22.235 GHz (1GHz = 1x109Hz). Determine
the wavelength in nm and Å of this radiation.

Electromagnetic radiation and Planck's equation.

4.- What is the frequency and the energy for how much of:
a) red light with a wavelength of 700 nm.
b) violet light with a wavelength of 400 nm?

5.-The sodium lamps used for street and avenue lighting have a yellow color.
characteristic. The wavelength of this radiation is 588 nm. Calculate the frequency and the
energy (in eV) of this radiation.

6.The blue line of the strontium atom's emission has a wavelength of 460 nm. What
What is the frequency and what is the energy of a photon of this light?

7.- What is the wavelength and the energy for:

a radio wave with a frequency of 9x105s-1?
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9.-In addition to continuous radiation, fluorescent lamps emit sharp lines in the region
visible from a mercury discharge inside the tube. Most of that light has
one 6.89 x 10^14 Hz

10.-The ozone in the upper atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation, which produces the following
reaction: O3→ O2+ What is the energy of the photon of 3420Å that is absorbed?

11.-A photon of ultraviolet light has a wavelength of 4.26x10-7Calculate your energy in

a) Joule, b) eV (1 eV= 1.6022 x 10)-19J).

Photoelectric Effect.
12.- The threshold energy (W) of a metal is 7.8x10 erg. If -11
light with strikes the metal
aWill 530 Å cause photoemission?

13.-Cesium is often used in 'electronic eyes' for automatic door opening.

as an application of the photoelectric effect. The threshold energy is 3.89 eV. Demonstrate if a
A yellow light beam with a wavelength of 5830 Å is capable of producing a response.

14. A ruby laser produces radiation pulses with a wavelength of 633 nm. If the laser produces
0.376 J of energy per pulse, how many photons are generated in each pulse?

15. The W of rubidium is 6.88x10 erg. -13 Calculate the E.maxfrom the photoelectrons emitted from the

plate that is being irradiated with a light of =4200 Å.

16. A ultraviolet light radiation of 3500 Å wavelength strikes a plate.

metallic, and photoelectrons are emitted with a speed of 6.75 X 105m/s. Calculate:
a) the threshold frequency,
b) the threshold wavelength,
c) the work function in electronvolts (eV).

17.-A visible violet light radiation of 4150 Å wavelength strikes a plate

metal that emits photoelectrons with a speed of 2.75 X 105m/s. Calculate:
a) the threshold photoelectric frequency.
b) the threshold wavelength.
c) the extraction work in eV.

18. A light radiation strikes a metal plate that emits electrons with a
speed of 6.25 x 105m/s. If the photoelectric threshold corresponds to a wavelength equal to
4250 Å, calculate:
a) the frequency of the incident light,
b) the wavelength of the incident light,
c) the extraction work in eV.

19.-An extreme ultraviolet radiation of very short wavelength strikes a plate.

metal that emits photoelectrons at a speed of 2.55 x106m/s. If the extraction work is
of 2.68 eV, calculate:
a) the frequency of the incident radiation,
b) the wavelength of the incident radiation,
c) the threshold frequency,
d) the threshold wavelength.
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21.-A metallic surface whose work function is equivalent to 3.62 eV emits electrons with a
speed of 5.76 x 105a) Calculate the frequency
frequency and d) the wavelength of the incident radiation.

22.If light with a wavelength of 400 nm strikes a potassium surface.

metallic, electrons are released with kinetic energy of 1.38x10–19J.
What is the energy of the incident photon?
Metal electron?, c) What are the threshold frequency and the corresponding wavelength?
wave?

23. The amount of energy required to ionize cesium is 3.89 eV. Demonstrate through calculation.
if a beam of yellow light with a wavelength of 5830 Å would ionize a cesium atom.

24. The work function for calcium is equal to 2.147 eV. What is the minimum frequency of light?
for the photoelectric effect?

25.-The work function of potassium is 3.52x10-19J, what will be the kinetic energy of the
photoemitted electrons from that metal, if light with a wavelength of 30 nm is incident?

Spectral Series.
26.-In the hydrogen spectrum, a line at 1880 nm is detected. Is it a series line of
Balmer? Justify it.

27. Calculate the frequency, wavelength, and energy of the alpha, beta, gamma, and delta lines
of the emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom, from the visible region.

28.- Calculate the frequency, the

, and E of line 3 of the Brackett spectral series for the atom of
hydrogen.

29. Calculate the

, and E for the electronic transition from energy level 7 to 5 in the
Emission spectrum of hydrogen. Indicate which series it belongs to and which line corresponds.

30. What is the wavelength of the spectral line that corresponds to a transition
electronic transition from level n=4 to level n=1?

31. The spectral lines of hydrogen in the visible region correspond to transitions
electronics from higher levels to the basal level n12. What is the electronic transition?
What corresponds to the spectral line of 410.2 nm?

32.-The Pfund series of the spectrum of the hydrogen atom has as a wavelength component of
longest wavelength a line of 7400 nm. Calculate the electronic transition involved.

33. The first line of the Balmer series appears at a wavelength of 656.3nm. What is
the energy difference between the two energy levels involved in the emission that leads to
this spectral line?

Dual nature of the electron.

34.- What is the de Broglie wavelength of: a) an electron moving at a tenth of the
speed of light, b) a person weighing 68 kg running at a speed of 4 m/s?, c) a hummingbird of
1.62x104mg that flies at 1.3 x102m/h?

35.What should be the speed in meters per second of a beam of electrons if they have a
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m 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 0 1
s ½ -½ ½ ½ ½ -½ -½ -½
40.3s23p4
Valence electrons
Not quantum
1 2 3 45 6
n 3 3 3 33 3
0 0 1 11 1
m 0 0 -1 0 1 -1
s ½ -½ ½ ±½ ±½ -½
41.-c, e, f, g are possible; a, b, d are impossible.
42.- 4s 24p 4
Valence electrons
Not quantum
1 2 3 45 6
4 4 4 44 4
l 0 0 1 11 1
m 0 0 -1 0 1 -1
s ½ -½ ½ ±½ ±½ -½
43.
1s22s22p63s1 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6
b) 1s22s22p6 f) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d10
c) 1s 2s 2p
2 2 6 g) 1s22s22p63 seconds23p64s23d104p65s24d105p66s14f145d9
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p5
44.
1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10Paramagnetic, presents anomaly.
b) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23D104p65s14d5. Paramagnetic, presents anomaly.
c) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p66s14f145d10Paramagnetic, shows anomaly.
45.-4s2
46.-
1 second22s22p63s23p64s23d6Low-spin paramagnetic.
b) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s14d10Low-spin paramagnetic.
c) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p4High-spin paramagnetic.
47.-
1s22s22p63s23p6b) 1s22s22p63s23p6c) 1s22s22p63s23p6
48.-In one period, the last level is constant, while in a group, the level increases.
from top to bottom .
49.
1.72x10-10J.
b) 2.03x10-10J.
c) 4.55x10-12J.
d) 4.90x10–11J.