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1 - Basic physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2011

Shahzad Ilyas
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Tomasz Matys
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Adam K. Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Martin J. Graves
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
S. Ilyas
Affiliation:
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

  1. Which of the following statements regarding protons are correct?

  1. They have a negative charge

  2. They are equal to the number of electrons in a non-ionized atom

  3. They are equal to the atomic number in a non-ionized atom

  4. They have no mass

  5. They increase in number relative to neutrons, following electron capture

  1. The binding energy of electrons:

  1. Is the energy expended in moving an electron from an inner to an outer shell

  2. Is higher for an L-shell electron than an M-shell electron

  3. Is influenced by the number of neutrons within an atom

  4. Determines Bremsstrahlung photon energy

  5. Determines the energy of the photoelectron produced following photoelectric absorption

  1. Which of the following are correct regarding electromagnetic radiation?

  1. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation

  2. The particles have a mass equivalent to that of neutrons

  3. In a vacuum, the velocity of the particles differs depending on their individual properties

  4. It results in a sinusoidal graph when magnetic field strength is plotted against time

  5. The frequency is the interval between two successive crests

  6. Regarding electromagnetic beam radiation:

  7. Energy fluence is the number of photons per unit area of a beam

  8. Beam intensity is the total amount of energy per unit area travelling per unit time

  9. Wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency

  10. Frequency is inversely proportional to photon energy (keV)

  11. […]

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Print publication year: 2011

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