Quick Quiz On Particles

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Give all answers to 3s.f. unless otherwise asked.
h = 6.63*10-34 Js  c = 3*108 m/sec  e = -1.6*10-19 c

1. How many quarks are there in a single nucleon? Give answer as an integer.
quarks 
2. An electron and a positron meet and annihilate.
(a) Calculate the maximum wavelength of the gamma ray emitted. 
x10-12 m
(b) If the binding energy per nucleon of 56Fe is 8.80Mev calculate what fraction of a proton mass this total energy is.
3. If the mass of a proton is 1.67 * 10-27kg , 
(a) calculate its rest energy in MeV.
MeV
(b) If the proton is accelerated through a potential difference of 2000volts, calculate its speed in m/sec.
x 105m/sec
4. A cyclotron is used to accelerate subatomic particles by making them follow a circular path of increasing radius.
(a) What is the frequency of revolution (in MHz) for a proton in a magnetic field of 0.25Tesla?
MHz
(b) Repeat for an alpha particle.
MHz
5. How many different 'flavours' of quarks are there ?Give answer as an integer.
flavours 
6. An electron is accelerated so that it achieves a total energy of 5 times its rest mass-energy.
(a) What fraction of the speed of light is this ?
fraction of c
(b) What is the speed in m/sec ?  
x108 m/sec
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