Chapter 3 Flashcards
order of electromagnetic spectrum
microwave -> infared -> visible -> ultraviolet -> x-ray -> gamma ray
highest to lowest wavelength
Microwaves –> Infrared –> Visible –> Ultra Violet –> X-ray –> Gamma Ray
highest to lowest frequency (same as highest to lowest energy)
gamma rays -> x-rays-> ultraviolet -> visible light -> infrared-> microwaves-> radio waves
Electromagnetic radiation
light has oscillating (repeating variations) electric and magnetic fields.
Light behaves as a…
wave
Wavelength
is the distance from one crest (point) to the next, (nm)
Frequency
Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given period of time (s⁻¹ or Hz)
wavelength of visible spectrum
(order: ROYDBV)
red- 750 nm
Violet - 400 nm
As wavelength increases
Frequency decreases
As frequency increases
Wavelength decreases
What is Interference?
adding the amplitudes at each point in each point in space/time
Constructive Interference
The amplitude doubles and becomes twice as large
Equation for finding Wavelength and frequency using constant
c = λν(frequency)
Deconstructive Interference
the waves cancel out and it becomes flat
Equation for energy and wavelength
E = h(c/λ)
Equation for energy and frequency
E = hν
what is diffraction?
when waves pass through a slit, causing them to bend
showed that light is a wave as particles do not diffract
Single Slit Diffraction Experiment
light bended in waves when passing through a slit.
What can atoms do after absorbing energy?
Release it as light
Are the wavelengths that are emitted by light the same or different compared to the wavelengths absorbed by light?
SAME
Double-Slit Diffraction experiment
showed a larger wave-like pattern. proved light is a wave. The light interfered with itself to result in the bending (diffraction) pattern.