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| Electromagnetic Radiation |
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| type of energy that behaves like a wave while traveling through space |
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λ (Greek Lambda)
"the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave" |
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ν (Greek nu)
how many waves passing a given point in the span of one second.
measured in hertz |
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| a characteristic of a wave; the height of a wave from its origin to it's crest/trough |
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| includes all electromagnetic radiation, separated by wavelength and frequency |
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| the smallest quantity of energy that an atom can gain or lose |
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| energy is 6.626 x 10-34 joules x seconds |
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| when light of a specific frequency is concentrated on a metal's surface, electrons (photoelectrons) will be released |
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| a bundle of energy, or a "particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy" |
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| the frequencies of the ER waves emitted when the light from an element runs through a glass prism |
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