Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Energy and momentum of a photon

Energy and momentum of a photon — practice question

In magnetic resonance imaging, which is used to gather information about internal body structures, a large constant magnetic field is applied and a calibrated non-uniform magnetic field is superimposed on top of it.
(a(i))[2]

State and explain why the large constant magnetic field is used.

(a(ii))[3]

State and explain why the non-uniform magnetic field is used.

(b)[2]

The de-excitation energy $E$ (measured in joule) of a proton in magnetic resonance imaging is represented by $E = 2.82 \times 10^{-26} B$ where $B$ is the magnetic flux density measured in tesla. This energy is released as a photon of electromagnetic radiation in the radio-frequency range. Calculate the magnetic flux density needed for the radio frequency to be $42\,\text{MHz}$.

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