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Why does an absorption spectrum (of eg Helium) show dark lines?

Ignoring the dark lines, we have a continuous colour (visible light) spectrum. The dark lines represent where the photon of a particular wavelength is missing, hence we cant see it. This occurs when th...

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Answered by James B. Physics tutor
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What is the De Broglie wavelength of an electron given it has a kinetic energy of 1 eV? You are given the mass of an electron is 9.11x10^-31 kg and Planck's constant is 6.63x10^-34

The De Broglie wavelength equation is as follows:

λ=h/p

We know the value of Planck's constant h and so to calculate the wavelength all we need is the momentum, which is equ...

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Answered by David M. Physics tutor
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If the highest frequency a song is 10 kHz and it is encoded at 16 bits per sample what is the minimum number of bytes needed to encode the 3 minute song?

The key to this question is to remember the Nyquist rate of a signal. This is the lowest sample rate which can be used for a signal without losing valid frequencies or gaining incorrect frequencies. Th...

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Answered by David M. Physics tutor
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When red light is shone on a metal, regardless of the intensity of this light, no current will flow. However if blue light is shone on this metal a current will flow. Why does this occur?

This problem can be solved by first considering the energy of a photon e = hf. ​A photon of red light lacks the sufficient energy to free an electron. However a photon of blue light has a higher frequency...

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Answered by Jonathan P. Physics tutor
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What is meant by an excited atom?

All that is meant by an 'excited' atom is that one or more of the atoms electrons in it's shells, are then excited into shells that are in higher energy states that they were in before.

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Answered by Rebecca W. Physics tutor
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