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SQA Higher Physics Area 2 Particles and Waves overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. In the standard model, how many quarks make up a baryon?

  2. Which exchange particle (boson) mediates the electromagnetic force?

  3. A charged particle is accelerated through a potential difference V. Which relationship gives its final speed?

  4. What is the effect of a magnetic field on a charged particle moving across it?

  5. Which nuclear process powers the Sun?

  6. In a nuclear reaction, where does the released energy come from?

  7. In the photoelectric effect, what happens if light below the threshold frequency is made brighter?

  8. The photoelectric equation E_k equals hf minus W gives which quantity?

  9. In the grating equation d sin theta equals m lambda, what does d represent?

  10. What condition on path difference gives constructive interference (a bright fringe)?

  11. How does a bright emission line in a line spectrum arise?

  12. What happens to a light ray striking a glass-to-air boundary beyond the critical angle?