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Title: Chapter 4
Description: chp 4 study
Total Flash Cards: 12
Created: 10/29/2009 16:13:30
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| splits light into component colors |
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| a graphical depiction of light intensity as a function of wavelength, frequency, or energy. |
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1. Continuous Spectrum- Luminous solid, liquid, or dense gas
2. Emission Spectrum- Low-density hot gas
3. Absorption Spectrum- Continuous spectrum incident on cool, thin
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| negatively charged electrons orbiting a positively charged heavy nucleus consisting of positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons. |
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Single Proton with bound electron.
Begins at N=2 (balmer series)
Levels absorbed NEXT LEVEL (3)
Emition = LEVEL DOWN (2) |
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certain allowed orbits for e-
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photon hits an atom and is used to boost an electron to a higher energy level
EXCITED STATE |
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| Deexcitation or Decay CHP4.2 |
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| E- shifts to lower level after it EMITS a photon |
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| Atom receives energy that e- is kicked off of the atom |
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| which effect allows us to measure the radial velocity of stars from their spectra |
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