In the process of pair-creation by a high-energy photon, matter is

A) conserved. B) destroyed. C) created.


C

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An electron is released from rest at the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor. If the distance between the plates is 5 mm and the potential difference across the plates is 5 V, with what velocity does the electron hit the positive plate? (me = 9.1 × 10^?31 kg, qe = 1.6 × 10^?19 C.)

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When a hydrogen atom's electron goes from an energy state of n = 2 to n = 1,

a. the radius of the electron's orbit is unchanged. b. the radius of the electron's orbit is increased. c. the radius of the electron's orbit is decreased. d. the radius of the electron's orbit is infinite.

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Monochromatic light of wavelength 500 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating. If the third-order maximum of the diffraction pattern is observed at 32° from the centerline, what is the distance between the slits of the grating?

A) 0.93 ?m B) 1.4 ?m C) 2.8 ?m D) 8.5 ?m

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