Electron volts Definition and 17 Threads

I have some doubts about whether Planck's relation (E=hf) applies to radio waves. This has been bugging me because trying to apply Planck's relation to radio frequency results in some inconsistencies that I've been unable to resolve. BTW, I have no physics training, so please go easy on me...

Hello, I haven't been able to find the answer to this anywhere. When calculating the energy gained by a particle that is accelerated across the gap of two cavities (e.g. Dees in a cyclotron, or charged cylindrical cavities of a linear accelerator), does one need to take into account the size of...

Homework Statement How much kinetic energy is in electron volts? Homework Equations Kinetic energy = 1/2 mv2 1 electron volt = 1.6 x 10-19 J The Attempt at a Solution [/B] It's a bit unclear to me what the question is asking, since no context at all is given. It's one of the questions in...

Homework Statement Calculate the amount of work (in electron-volts) it would take to move an electron from 15.1 m to 16.2 m away from a +3.50 μC point charge. Homework Equations W=qΔV (?) [/B]The Attempt at a Solution None yet. I'm not even sure where to start!

Homework Statement Consider a square hill barrier produced by a 10V potential. Incident upon this barrier is a steady stream of 5eV electrons. (a) If half the electrons are transmitted, how thick is the barrier? (Please derive the transmission probability rather than merely quoting it.)...

I need the electron volt in atomic units (mainly because I need "atomic unit" temperature). I believe that one atomic unit of temperature is eV (electron volts) / kB (Boltzmann's constant). So I know that the elementary charge e = 1 = h-bar. How do i get eV, temp, Boltmann's constant...

Homework Statement (10.) It requires roughly 10 eV to ionize one hydrogen atom. How much energy (in joules) are needed to ionize all the hydrogen atoms in one mole of molecular hydrogen (H2)? [Recall: 1 eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J and Avogadro’s constant is about 6 × 1023.] Homework Equations...

Hi, Im trying to understand the relationship between heat released in an energetically favourable chemical reaction and the released charged particles when the reactants are connected in a battery set up. If you mix Zinc and copper sulphate you get heat and the product. Connect the copper...

Homework Statement I always have problems when changing units form Joule form to Megaelectron Volts and vice versa...whats the easiest way to find them? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I always get confused at the conversion part.

Hi, I have been viewing some publications related to space weather and have noticed that in many graphs and in the articles, the units AMeV appear very often. I am wondering what the A is for? My best guess is that means atomic, ie relating energies of ions rather than single electrons...

Homework Statement "Using the conversion factor from eV (electron volts) to Joules, determine which energy line for an electron dropping from one energy level to another in the energy diagram for hydrogen above would show a line at 435 nm in an emission spectrum." Homework Equations...

In semiconductors it is known that the wider the band-gap the higher the output voltage, what is the theory behind this?

Help me to wrap my brain around this notion of 'Electron Volts' The lamp on the table has 120 Volts... explain this MeV...in comparison to the Lamp Bulb please. Is every type of energy measured in the form of electricity in the world of Physics? if i get this info i can move deeper...

OK, Bear with me, I'm a mature student returning to the sciences after a 16 year break... I'm currently reading up on electricity and cannot, for the life of me, get my head around what 'appears' to be an inconsistency. Obviously my brain isn't 'seeing' the answer properly just yet so I...

This is probably a stupid question, but how do you covert a potential difference measured in volts to electron volts? Do you just multiply the volts by e= 1.60e-19 C?

what is the difference between electron volts and proton volts?

I was looking at a http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/isotopes.html and was wondering why the half-life was sometimes replaced with electron volts? There's an example from the table below: Helium-6 806.7 milliseconds -> Lithium-6 Helium-7 160 KEV -> Helium-6...