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| Matter behaves and is described as: |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation(i.e. light) behaves and is described as: |
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| The distance between two identical adjacent points of a wave. |
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| The time required for a wave to travel a distance of 1λ "lambda" (sec). |
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| The number of waves passing a given point in 1 second. |
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| Define: Wave Velocity (v) |
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| The number of waves passing a given point in 1 second. |
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| What is the unit of measurement for "Wave Velocity"? |
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| What is the unit of measurement for "Frequency"? |
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| What is the speed of light? |
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What does the following equality represent?
c = 3.00 * 108 = λv or λvf |
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Each is used to represent an equality of the speed of light where:
c = speed of light
3.00 * 108m/s = speed of light
λv or λvf = speed of light |
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| Name the regions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum in order of increasing wavelength. |
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| Gamma, x-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Micowave, Radio |
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| How many reagions does the Electromagnetic spectrum contain |
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| Name the regions of the Electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency. |
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| Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma |
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| Describe the relationship of wavelength to frequency as you move up or down the EM spectrum. |
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As wavelength increases, frequency decreases.
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases. |
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| What are the colors of the visible EM spectrum? |
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ROYGBIV
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet |
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How many colors of the visible EM spectrum are contained in "white" light?
Name them. |
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An atom with no electrons.
Most commonly H (Hydrogen) |
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What is meant by the phrase
"wave-particle duality of light"? |
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It means that EM radiation can be described as
1) a stream of particles
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2) a wave |
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