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Question #43628
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A perfectly black spherical target of radius (), density (), and specific heat capacity () is initially at temperature (). It is placed in a vacuum chamber with surroundings at and cools purely by thermal radiation. The instantaneous radiated power () is continuously measured. In a parallel Davisson-Germer diffraction setup, electrons of mass () are accelerated from rest such that their final kinetic energy () at any time () is exactly equal to , where () is a constant time factor. Which of the following expressions correctly represents the de Broglie wavelength () of these electrons as a function of time ? (Assume is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant in and is Planck's constant in ).
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- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Concepts Behind This Question
Davisson-Germer Significance|Stefan-Boltzmann Power Law|Integration
Why This Question Is Tricky
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 () instead of the exact Stefan-Boltzmann 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 , falling for algebraic traps like forgetting the square root (Option C) or incorrectly integrating as (Option D).
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| Subject | Physics |
| Chapter | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter - Class 12 |
| Concept | Davisson-Germer Significance |
| Difficulty | 8 |
| Cognitive Load | 7 |
| Target Solve Time | 160 sec |
| Access | Free |