MODULE 8:
FROM THE UNIVERSE TO THE ATOM
On this page you will find notes, worksheets, practicals and useful links relevant to Module 8: From The Universe To The Atom of the Year 12 Stage 6 Physics Course in NSW.
I have completed the notes for this module. Last update 11/8/21. I added a sentence to the notes on quarks relating to the 1968 SLAC experiment that verified their existence.
This is a good set of questions on several aspects of this Module. Solutions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 6/8/21.
This is a good set of revision questions on both Modules 6 & 8. There some questions on cathode ray tubes & oscilloscopes, charged particles in electric and magnetic fields and Thomson's q/m ratio experiment. Answers to all questions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 10/8/21.
This is a good set of revision questions on the Deep Inside the Atom section of this Module. Answers to all questions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 11/8/21.
This set of revision questions is on the Bohr Model of the Atom. Answers & solutions to all questions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 24/8/21.
This set of revision questions is on the de Broglie Model of the Atom and on Schrodinger's Wave Mechanics. Answers & solutions to all questions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 24/8/21.
This set of revision questions is on the Origins of the Elements section of this Module. Answers & solutions to all questions are supplied. This worksheet was added on 28/8/21.
Current data on the paths of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and our nearest neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, indicate that at some stage in the future Andromeda may collide with the Milky Way. This may happen anytime between 5 billion and ten billion years into the future. So nothing for us to be concerned about, especially since our Sun will be well and truly in its Red Giant stage by then, and no life will exist on Earth. Have a look at these two videos which show what happens when such a collision occurs. Animation of Collision and Will individual stars collide?