Chapter 5 Flashcards
Wavelength
Is the shortest distances between equivalent pointe on a continuous wave
Frequency
The number of waves that pass a given point per second
One hertz
One wave per second
Amplitude
The waves height from the origin to a crest
What speed do electromagnetic waves travel at
3.00 * 10 ^8 m/s
Electromagnetic wave equation
C=x(v)
Electromagnetic spectrum
Includes all forms of electromagnetic radiation with the only differences in the types of radiation being their frequencies and wave lengths
What two natures do light have
Waves and particles
Quantum
The minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom
Man Planck
Germen physics
Energy of a quantum
Energy of a quantum
E quantum = h(v)
PlanckโS constant
6.626 * 10^-34
Planckโs theory
For a given frequency matter can emit or absorb energy only in whole number multiplies of hv
Photoelectric effect
Electrons are emitted from metals surface when light of certain frequency sines on the surface
Photon
A massless particle that carries a quantum of energy
Energy of a photon
Ephoton=hv