College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 27 - Problems - Page 1042: 31

Answer

$\Delta K = 3.85\times 10^{-15}~J$

Work Step by Step

The change in kinetic energy of the electron is equal in magnitude to the change in energy of the photon. We can use conservation of energy to find the change in kinetic energy of the electron: $\Delta K +E_f = E_0$ $\Delta K = E_0 - E_f$ $\Delta K = \frac{hc}{\lambda_0} - \frac{hc}{\lambda_f}$ $\Delta K = (hc)~(\frac{1}{\lambda_0} - \frac{1}{\lambda_f})$ $\Delta K = (6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)~(\frac{1}{0.0100\times 10^{-9}~m} - \frac{1}{0.0124\times 10^{-9}~m})$ $\Delta K = 3.85\times 10^{-15}~J$
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