EM Radiation From Stars (OCR A Level Physics)

Exam Questions

50 mins9 questions
11 mark

The diagram below shows two energy levels for the electron in the hydrogen atom.

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The electron makes the transition shown by the arrow.

What is the wavelength of the photon emitted?

  • 293 nm

  • 366 nm

  • 488 nm

  • 1460 nm

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11 mark

Laser light of wavelength of 640 nm is incident normally at a diffraction grating.

The separation between adjacent lines (slits) is 3.3 × 10–6 m.

What is the total number of bright spots that can be observed in the diffraction pattern?

  • 5

  • 6

  • 10

  • 11

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21 mark

An electron makes a transition between the two energy levels shown below.

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This transition produces a photon of frequency 4.10 × 1014 Hz.

What is the value of the energy level X?

  • −2.68 × 10−19 J

  • −2.72 × 10−19 J

  • −5.40 × 10−19 J

  • −8.12 × 10−19 J

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31 mark

The intensity against wavelength graph of an object at 750 °C peaks at a wavelength of λ. The temperature of the object is raised to 960 °C.

What is the wavelength now at the new peak intensity in terms of λ?

  • 0.78 λ

  • 0.83 λ

  • 1.2 λ

  • 1.3 λ

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41 mark

Part of the line spectrum for light from the Sun is shown below.

Which spectrum best shows light from a similar star to the Sun?

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