General Physics 2 - First Semester (2nd Periodical)

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What is the frequency range of soft X-rays?

10¹⁸ Hz to 100 pm

3 × 10¹⁶ to 10¹⁸ Hz (correct)

10 nm to 100 pm

3 × 10¹⁶ to 100 pm

What is the wavelength range of soft X-rays?

10 nm to 100 pm (correct)

3 × 10¹⁶ to 10¹⁸ Hz

4 × 10⁻⁸ inches to 4 × 10⁻⁷ inches

10¹⁸ Hz to 100 pm

What is the main difference between X-rays and gamma rays?

Their frequency range

Their wavelength range

Their source of production (correct)

Their speed

What is the frequency range of gamma rays?

Greater than 10¹⁸ Hz Signup and view all the answers

What is the wavelength range of gamma rays?

Less than 100 pm (4 × 10⁻⁹ inches) Signup and view all the answers

Soft X-rays have frequencies in the range of $3 imes 10^{16}$ to $10^{18}$ Hz. What is the corresponding wavelength range of soft X-rays?

$10$ nm to $100$ pm Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between X-rays and gamma rays?

X-rays are produced by accelerating electrons, while gamma rays are produced by atomic nuclei. Signup and view all the answers

Gamma rays have frequencies greater than $10^{18}$ Hz. What is the corresponding wavelength range of gamma rays?

Less than $100$ pm (or $4 imes 10^{-9}$ inches) Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of frequencies for soft X-rays and gamma rays combined?

$3 imes 10^{16}$ Hz to greater than $10^{18}$ Hz Signup and view all the answers

What makes gamma radiation useful for killing cancer cells?

Damage caused to living tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is true about soft X-rays and gamma rays?

Soft X-rays have longer wavelengths than gamma rays. Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following accurately describes the source of X-rays and gamma rays?

X-rays are produced by accelerating electrons, while gamma rays are produced by atomic nuclei. Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following statements is true about the wavelength range of soft X-rays and gamma rays?

The wavelength range of soft X-rays is shorter than that of gamma rays. Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the retina is responsible for daylight vision?

Cones Signup and view all the answers

What are the three kinds of cones in the retina?

Red, green, and blue Signup and view all the answers

What cells are responsible for night vision?

Rods Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the lens in the eye?

To focus light on the retina Signup and view all the answers

How do nerve impulses carry information about an image to the brain?

Through the optic nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which cells in the retina are responsible for daylight vision?

Cones Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the lens in the eye?

To focus light on the retina Signup and view all the answers

What causes the colors of a rainbow?

Refraction and dispersion of light from water droplets Signup and view all the answers

Why do stars appear to twinkle?

Due to the turbulent atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is chromatic aberration?

Color distortion in an image viewed through a glass lens Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the eye is responsible for focusing light on the retina?

The lens Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of cones in the retina?

Daylight vision Signup and view all the answers

What causes stars to twinkle?

Variations in temperature and density of Earth's atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

All points on a wavefront Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

Interference pattern Signup and view all the answers

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

Interference of light waves Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the double-slit experiment?

To study the interference of light waves Signup and view all the answers

What is the general condition for observing interference in the double-slit experiment?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

Points on a wavefront Signup and view all the answers

What is the general condition for observing interference in the double-slit experiment?

The interfering waves must travel through different regions of space Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

Interference pattern Signup and view all the answers

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

Diffraction and interference of light waves Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the double-slit experiment?

To demonstrate the wave nature of light Signup and view all the answers

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

The wavefront Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

Interference pattern Signup and view all the answers

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

Interference of light Signup and view all the answers

General Physics 2 - First Semester (2nd Periodical)

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What is the frequency range of soft X-rays?

What is the wavelength range of soft X-rays?

What is the main difference between X-rays and gamma rays?

What is the frequency range of gamma rays?

What is the wavelength range of gamma rays?

Soft X-rays have frequencies in the range of $3 imes 10^{16}$ to $10^{18}$ Hz. What is the corresponding wavelength range of soft X-rays?

What is the main difference between X-rays and gamma rays?

Gamma rays have frequencies greater than $10^{18}$ Hz. What is the corresponding wavelength range of gamma rays?

What is the range of frequencies for soft X-rays and gamma rays combined?

What makes gamma radiation useful for killing cancer cells?

Which one of the following is true about soft X-rays and gamma rays?

Which one of the following accurately describes the source of X-rays and gamma rays?

Which one of the following statements is true about the wavelength range of soft X-rays and gamma rays?

Which part of the retina is responsible for daylight vision?

What are the three kinds of cones in the retina?

What cells are responsible for night vision?

What is the function of the lens in the eye?

How do nerve impulses carry information about an image to the brain?

Which cells in the retina are responsible for daylight vision?

What is the main function of the lens in the eye?

What causes the colors of a rainbow?

Why do stars appear to twinkle?

What is chromatic aberration?

Which part of the eye is responsible for focusing light on the retina?

What is the function of cones in the retina?

What causes stars to twinkle?

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

What is the main purpose of the double-slit experiment?

What is the general condition for observing interference in the double-slit experiment?

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

What is the general condition for observing interference in the double-slit experiment?

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

What is the main purpose of the double-slit experiment?

According to Christian Huygens's Principle, what can be thought of as new sources of spherical waves?

What is the characteristic pattern of bright and dark fringes observed when monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen?

What causes the production of fringes in wave optics?

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