The Photoelectric Effect

Ako:

• Understand what the photoelectric effect is, and what conditions are required for it to occur.

• Learn about how Albert Einstein developed the concept of photons of light, and how they cause the photoelectric effect.

• Learn how voltage, frequency, and energy are related in circuits containing photoelectric cells.

Waihanga:

• Work from SciPad pages 56 to 73.

Atomic Energy Levels

Ako:

• Understand the differences between the Bohr and the Rutherford models of the atom.

• Calculate energy levels and energy level transitions for electrons in a hydrogen atom.

• Explain what emission and absorbtion spectra are, and why they occur.

Waihanga:

• Work from SciPad pages 77 to 92.

Nuclear Reactions

Ako:

• Understand binding energy, and how to calculate it using Einstein's theory of mass-energy equivalence.

• Solve problems involving equations for nuclear reactions.

• Understand nuclear fission and fusion, and nuclear stability.

Waihanga:

• Work from SciPad pages 95 to 114.