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| electromagentic radiation |
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| energy associated with electricity and magnetism that varies periodically and travels at the speed of light |
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| all of the frequencies or wavelengths of EMR |
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| the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave |
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| the number of cycles per unit of time |
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| the emission of electrons form a material when light of certain frequencies shines on the surface of the substance |
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| the basic unit of EM energy |
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| the lowest energy state of a quantized system |
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| a state in which an atom has more energy than it does at its ground state |
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| pattern of photons generated by electrons falling from their excited states to their ground states |
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