Modern Physics Cheat Sheet

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Electron in a linear accelerator
U: accelerating voltage [V] r
e: electron charge = 1.6 × 10 C−19

2eU
v=
me : electron mass = 9.1 × 10−31 kg

me
v: speed of the electron [m/s]

Photoelectric effect
electron mass = 9.1 × 10−31 kg


me :
v: speed of the electron [m/s] 1
h: Planck’s constant = 6.63 × 10 −34 2
m kg/s

me v 2 = hf − W
2
f: frequency of the illuminating light [Hz]
W: work function [J]

The Bohr model

Planck’s constant = 6.63 × 10−34 m2 kg/s


h:
f: frequency of the emitted (or absorbed) pho-
ton [Hz] hf = Ei − Ef
Ei : initial energy level of the atom [J]
Ef : final energy level of the atom [J]