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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space |
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| the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuos wave |
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| the number of waves that pass a given point per second |
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| the wave's height from the origin to a crest, or from the origin o a trough |
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| encompasses all forms of electromagnetic radiation, with the only differences in the types of radiation being their frequencies and wavelengths. |
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| the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom |
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- has a value of 6.626 x 10^-34 Jxs
- J = joule
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| electrons, that are called photoelectrons, are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the surface |
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| a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy |
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| the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element |
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