Chapter 4: Light Flashcards
What is Light?
Light is a form of Electromagnetic radiation
What is Electromagnetic Radiation?
Energy found in photons, carried in waves
What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
A spectrum of types of light
What type of light has the lowest frequency & the longest wavelength?
TV / Radio waves
What type of light has the highest frequency & the shortest waves?
Gamma Rays
At what wavelength is light visable to the human eye?
Between 10^5 and 10^7 meters long
What is Wavelength (λ)?
The distance between two equivalent peaks of a wave
What is Frequency (V)?
How many waves (hertz) pass a point per second.
What is light commonly described by?
Its frequency, wavelength, and energy.
What is a flame test?
A test showing what colors metal ion emits when heated.
What is White Light?
Light that has a spectrum of many colors, some of which are not visable to the human eye.
What is Elemental Light?
Light that emits from a specific element
What is the Bohr Model?
An early model of the structure of an atom, created in 1913 by Niels Bohr.
Ground State is found when what occurs?
When all electrons in an atom reaches the lowest energy level.
What are the main points of the Bohr Model?
Electrons only occupy specific energy levels, and can jump between them
What did the Bohr Model Explain about the atom?
It explained some properties of main group elements, as well as the hydrogen line spectrum.
What did the Bohr Model not explain about the atom?
It did not explain the properties of transition elements, or the complex line spectrum.
What is the Quantum Model?
A modern model of the atom created by Einstein in the 1920s-30s.
What is the purpose of the Quantum Model?
To give probable locations of electrons in a atom