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A perfectly black spherical target of radius RR (m\text{m}), density ρ\rho (kg m−3\text{kg m}^{-3}), and specific heat capacity ss (J kg−1K−1\text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}) is initially at temperature T0T_0 (K\text{K}). It is placed in a vacuum chamber with surroundings at 0 K0\text{ K} and cools purely by thermal radiation. The instantaneous radiated power P(t)P(t) (W\text{W}) is continuously measured. In a parallel Davisson-Germer diffraction setup, electrons of mass mem_e (kg\text{kg}) are accelerated from rest such that their final kinetic energy KK (J\text{J}) at any time tt (s\text{s}) is exactly equal to P(t)⋅t0P(t) \cdot t_0, where t0t_0 (s\text{s}) is a constant time factor. Which of the following expressions correctly represents the de Broglie wavelength λ(t)\lambda(t) (m\text{m}) of these electrons as a function of time tt? (Assume σ\sigma is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant in W m−2K−4\text{W m}^{-2}\text{K}^{-4} and hh is Planck's constant in J s\text{J s}).

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  • A.

    h8πmeR2σt0(1T03+9σtRρs)2/3\frac{h}{\sqrt{8 \pi m_e R^2 \sigma t_0}} \left( \frac{1}{T_0^3} + \frac{9 \sigma t}{R \rho s} \right)^{2/3}

  • B.

    h8πmeR2σt0T04exp⁡(6σT03tRρs)\frac{h}{\sqrt{8 \pi m_e R^2 \sigma t_0 T_0^4}} \exp\left( \frac{6 \sigma T_0^3 t}{R \rho s} \right)

  • C.

    h4πR2σt0(1T03+9σtRρs)4/3\frac{h}{4 \pi R^2 \sigma t_0} \left( \frac{1}{T_0^3} + \frac{9 \sigma t}{R \rho s} \right)^{4/3}

  • D.

    h8πmeR2σt0(1T05+15σtRρs)2/5\frac{h}{\sqrt{8 \pi m_e R^2 \sigma t_0}} \left( \frac{1}{T_0^5} + \frac{15 \sigma t}{R \rho s} \right)^{2/5}

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Davisson-Germer Significance|Stefan-Boltzmann Power Law|Integration

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Common Mistakes

This question tests the student's ability to bridge non-equilibrium thermodynamics with quantum mechanics.

A common trap is misapplying the cooling law by assuming Newton's Law of Cooling (dT/dt∝−TdT/dt \propto -T) instead of the exact Stefan-Boltzmann T4T^4 dependence for high temperature differences, which leads to an incorrect exponential decay (Option B).

Additionally, students may fail to correctly link the time-varying macroscopic thermal power to the microscopic quantum mechanical de Broglie wavelength via the kinetic energy relation λ∝K−1/2\lambda \propto K^{-1/2}, falling for algebraic traps like forgetting the square root (Option C) or incorrectly integrating T−4T^{-4} as T−5T^{-5} (Option D).

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SubjectPhysics
ChapterDual Nature of Radiation and Matter - Class 12
ConceptDavisson-Germer Significance
Difficulty8
Cognitive Load7
Target Solve Time160 sec
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