Details Title: chapter 24 Description: The physical nature of light Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 05/07/2008 17:05:30		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Physics Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Electromagnetic wave Definition The wave in the magnetic field also keeps traveling outward at the speed of light Term electromagnetic spectrum Definition The entire range of electromagnetic waves, including all possible frequencies Term The speed of light Definition c=f____(wavelength) Term Radio waves Definition lowest frequency waves Term microwaves Definition range in length from approximately 30cm to 1mm Term infrared light Definition includes wavelenghts from 1 millimeter to about 700 nanometers Term Visible light Definition has wavelengths between 700-400 nanometers and includes all the colors of light we see when white light is split by a prism Term ultraviolet light Definition has  a range of wavelengths from 10 to 400 nanometers Term x rays Definition are high freaquency waves that are used extensively in medical and manufacturing applications Term Gamma rays Definition have wavelenghts of less than about ten-trillionths of a meter Term diffraction grating Definition an interference patttern similar to the pattern for the double slit Term diffraction patter Definition the series of bright spots on either side of the central bright spot Term polarizer Definition is a material that allows light of only one polarization to pass through Term photoluminescence Definition the process of realasing stored light energy