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| Light is a wave; travels at the speed of 186,000 miles/second |
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| Thomas Young - double-slit experiment |
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| Proved light is a WAVE; once put the light through the DOUBLE SLIT, he got a PATTERN |
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| A wave of ELECTRIC and MAGNETIC FIELDS; seen in police radar guns, microwaves, and X-Rays |
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| Present in waves of electromagnetic field, traveling at the speed of light |
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| What does wavelength determine? |
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| How much radiation there is; the SHORTER the WAVELENGTH, the more DANGEROUS!! |
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| Depicts a field of different WAVELENGTHS |
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| Colors are part of the visible spectrum on the electromagnetic spectrum (SEE POWERPOINT) |
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| They are INVERSELY RELATED |
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| DETERMINES FREQUENCY AND ENERGY |
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