Photoelectric Effect Quiz

The emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation, such as light, hits a material.

Electrons emitted when electromagnetic radiation hits a material.

To draw inferences about the properties of atoms, molecules, and solids.

<p>Classical electromagnetism, which predicts that continuous light waves transfer energy to electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A beam of light is not a wave propagating through space, but a swarm of discrete energy packets known as photons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The nucleus of an atom is composed of protons and generally neutrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isotopes of the same element are defined as atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atoms are typically around 100 picometers across, and a human hair is about a million carbon atoms wide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is not possible to accurately predict the behavior of atoms using classical physics due to quantum effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The electrons are negatively charged and the nucleus is positively charged, and if the numbers of protons and electrons are equal, then the atom is electrically neutral as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers