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Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Flashcards

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1
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what produced electromagnetic radiation

A

accelerating charges

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does EMR act like a particle or a wave?

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both, either

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when does EMR act like a wave

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in diffraction and interference. if the frequency is less than visible light

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when does EMR act like a particle

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when the frequency is greater than visible light

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characteristics of red light (left side of visible spectrum)

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about 700 nm, low energy, low frequency, long wavelength

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characteristics of violet light (right side of visible spectrum)

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about 400 nm, high energy, high frequency, short wavelength

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7
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what is ionizing radiation

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EMR past visible light (ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma radiation)

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what is the universal wave equation

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c = λf it works for all EMR

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what speed does EMR travel at

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the speed of light, 3.00 x 10^8 m/s

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What was the Michelson experiment

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he used a rotating, 8 sided disk and a mirror 35km (?) away to measure the speed of light. the light bounced off one flat side of the disk, hit the mirror and traveled back to hit a flat side of the disk.

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refraction

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the changing of direction or bending of a ray as it passes from one medium to another. it is caused by a sudden change in speed

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12
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when does speed decrease in refraction

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when θ1 > θ2 . the wave is faster in medium 1

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when does speed increase in refraction

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when θ1 < θ2. the wave is slower in medium 1

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14
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what does not change in Snell’s law

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frequency

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dispersion

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the separation of EMR into individual wavelengths. it occurs when a wave passes from one medium to another. (forms a spectrum)

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What happens when EMR travels from a high to low refractive index

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it bends away from the normal line

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17
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critical angle

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the greatest angle at which a ray of light can strike the boundary between the 2 mediums without causing total internal reflection.

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18
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when does total internal reflection occur

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when the incident angle is greater than the critical angle

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19
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what do lenses and mirrors do

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they redirect the path of EMR and form images

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20
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what are the possible characteristics of an image

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Attitude - inverted or upright
Type - real or virtual
Size - larger or smaller

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Diffraction

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the spreading out of a wave as it passes a corner or through an opening

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22
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who thought light was particles

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Newton

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23
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who thought light was waves

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Huygens

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24
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What experiment proved that EMR could behave as a wave

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Thomas Young’s double slit diffraction experiment

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25
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the higher the energy and frequency the

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shorter the wavelength

26
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radio waves

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used in communication, wavelength = 10^4 - 10^-2 m

27
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Microwaves

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made by oscillation of electrons in vacuum tubes, used in radar, heating, communicating, wavelength = 10^-1 - 10^-4 m.

28
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wavelength of red light

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700 - 750 nm

29
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wavelength of blue/violet light

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400 - 450 nm

30
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wavelength of green light

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550 nm

31
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infared radiation

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made by molecular motion, transitions of valence electrons, used for night vision, identifying heat sources, wavelength = 10^-3 - 10^-7

32
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Visible light

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made by valence electrons dropping from high energy to low energy. wavelength = 400-700nm

33
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ultraviolet

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made by higher energy transitions involving valence electrons, ionizing radiation, wavelength = 4.0x10^-7 - 4.0x10^-9 m

34
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x-rays

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made by sudden deceleration of very high speed electrons, ionizing radiation, wavelength = 10^-9 - 10^-12 m

35
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gamma rays

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made by nuclear reactions, ionizing radiation, penetrates matter very deeply, wavelength = 10^-11 - 10^-16

36
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Galileo’s experiment

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did not work. he tried to measure the speed of light with two lanterns a mile apart but only determined that light was too fast to measure this way.

37
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who measured the speed of light by observing eclipses of Jupiter’s moon Io

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Olaus Romer and Chrisitan Huygens

38
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types of mirrors

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concave converging and convex diverging

39
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center of curvature

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point that represents the center of the sphere from which the mirror was cut

40
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Vertex

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geometric center of curved mirror surface

41
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Focal point

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point where light rays converge or appear to diverge from after being reflected

42
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what is something all real images have in common

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they are all inverted

43
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what is something all virtual images have in common

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they are upright

44
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the focal length of converging mirrors is

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positive

45
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the focal length of diverging mirrors is

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negative

46
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the more a medium slows down light,

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the greater the index of refraction

47
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When light passes into a medium with a larger index of refraction

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it bends towards the normal (FST)

48
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When light passes into a medium with a lower index of refraction

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it bends away from the normal (SFA)

49
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what is polarization evidence of

A

that light is a transverse wave

50
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what does polarized light do

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it vibrates in the same plane

51
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what color light is more affected by refraction

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blue/violet

52
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what color light is more affected by defraction

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red

53
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in which phenomena does EMR act like a wave

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diffraction and interference (the double slit experiment), and polarization

54
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in which phenomena does EMR act like a particle

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the Photoelectric Effect and the Compton Effect

55
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threshold frequency

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the minimum frequency needed to release electrons from the metal’s surface

56
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work function

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the minimum amount of energy needed for electrons to leave the surface of a metal

57
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Photoelectric formula

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Ephoton = Ek + W

58
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photocurrent vs frequency graph

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rectangular. there are no electrons before the threshold frequency, then the frequency has no effect

59
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photocurrent vs intensity graph

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linear, for each photon, one electron is released

60
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photocurrent vs stopping voltage graph

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curved down (inverse), electrons originating below surface have greater W and smaller Ek and require a smaller stopping voltage.

61
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what is light thought of in the Compton effect

A

a mass-less particle that has momentum

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