Photoelectric Effect Experiment Simulation
Nuclear Fission Simulation (including chain reactions)
Elements (spectra)
Answer questions requiring understanding of photons, light frequency and light intensity
Convert between frequency and wavelength of light
Convert between joules and electron volts
Solve problems using E = hf (energy E of a photon with frequency f )
Answer questions requiring understanding of the photoelectric effect (including stopping voltage, work function and threshold frequency)
Solve problems using Kmax = hf – W (maximum kinetic energy Kmax of electrons emitted from a metal with work function W by photons of frequency f )
Answer questions requiring understanding of the de Broglie relation
Solve problems using the de Broglie relation
Explain why electron microscopes can achieve much higher resolution than optical microscopes
Answer questions requiring understanding of energy levels in an atom (including transitions, ground state and ionisation energy)
Convert between lines on a line emission spectrum and transitions on an energy level diagram
Solve problems using E = Em – En
Answer questions requiring understanding of the reasons for and emissions from the following types of radioactive decay: beta minus, beta plus, alpha, and spontaneous fission.
Answer questions requiring understanding of notation (including completion of nuclear equations)
Answer questions requiring understanding of chain reactions (including control)
Answer questions requiring understanding of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion (including mass defect, binding energy and nuclear power