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wave

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a traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another without requiring matter to travel across the intervening distance

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wavelength

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the distance between adjacent wave crests, the highest points of adjacent waves

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frequency

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the number of wave crests that go by a given point every second. a wave completing one cycle has a frequency of one hertz.

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hertz (Hz)

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the unit of measurement for the frequency of waves; one wave cycle per second

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interference

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when waves from two diff sources come together at a single point, they interfere with each other.

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electromagnetic wave/ radiation

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a form of radiant energy that reacts with matter by being transmitted, absorbed, or scattered. A self-propagating wave made up of electric and magnetic fields fluctuating together. A wave created when electrical charges accelerate, but requiring no medium for transfer.

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light

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a form of EM wave to which the human eye is sensitive. Light travels at a constant speed (c) and it needs no medium to travel.

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speed of light (c)

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the velocity at which all EM waves travel, regardless of their wavelength or frequency; equal to 300 million m/sec

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Doppler Effect

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the change in frequency of wavelength of a wave detected by an observer bc the source of the wave is moving

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transmission

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one of three responses of an EM wave encountering matter, in which light energy passes through the matter unaffected (light transmits through glass)

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refraction

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a response of an EM wave to matter, in which the wave slows down and alters direction

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absorption

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one of three possible responses of an EM wave encountering matter, in which light energy is converted into some other form, usually heat energy

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diffuse scattering

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a process by which light waves are absorbed and reemitted in all directions by a medium such as clouds or snow

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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the entire array of waves, varying in frequency and wavelength, but all resulting from an accelerating electrical charge; includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, and others

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radio waves

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part of the EM spectrum that ranges from the longest waves–wavelengths linger that Earth’s diameter–to waves a few meters long

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microwaves

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EM waves, with wavelengths ranging from apprx. 1 meter to 1 millimeter, which are used extensively for line-of-sight communications and cooking

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infrared radiation

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wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that extend from a millimeter to a micron; felt as heat radiation

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visible light

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EM waves with a wavelength that can be interpreted by nerve receptors in the brain and seen as color; wavelengths range from 700 nanometers for red light to 400 nanometers for violet light

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X-ray

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high-frequency and high-energy EM waves that range in wavelength from 100 nanometers to 0.1 nanometer, used in medicine and industry

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Gamma ray

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the highest energy wave of the EM spectrum with wavelengths less than the size of an atom, less than one-trillionth of a meter; normally emitted in very high-energy nuclear particle reactions

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frames of reference

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the physical surroundings from which a person observes and measures the world

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theory of relativity

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the idea that the laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference. Einstein divided his theory into 2 parts- special and general relativity

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special relativity

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refers to things moving at a constant speed; deals with reference frames that do not accelerate

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general relativity

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refers to anything moving regardless of velocity

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time dilation
a phenomenon in special relativity in which moving clocks appear to tick more slowly than stationary ones
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length contraction
phenomenon in relativity in which moving objects appear to be shorter than stationary ones in the direction of motion
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element
material made from a single type of atom, which cannot be broken down chemically any further
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atom
fundamental building block for all matter; smallest representative sample of an element . consists of a positively-charged nucleus surrounded by negatively-charged electrons
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molecule
a cluster of atoms that bond together; the basic constituent of many diff kinds of material
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periodic table of elements
organizational system for elements created by Mendeleev in 1869; organized by atomic weights (rows) and chemical prop (columns); elements place on the table reflects the arrangement of electrons in their orbit
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electron
tiny, negatively-charged particles that surround a positively-charged nucleus of an atom
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Nucleus
1) very small, compact object at the center of an atom; made up of protons and neutrons. 2) powerhouse of a cell
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Bohr Atom
a model of the atom, developed by Niehl's Bohr in 1913, in which electrons exist only in allowed energy levels which maintain fixed energy for long periods of time, w/o giving off radiation
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photon
particle-like unit of light, emitted or absorbed by an atom when an electrically-charged electron changes state. the form of a single packet of EM radiation
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Quantum leap/ jump
Niehls Bohr-process by which an electron changes it's energy state w/o ever possessing an energy intermediate between the original and the final energy state
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spectrum
the characteristic signal from the total collection of photons emitted by a given atom that can be used to identify the chemical elements in a material; the atomic fingerprint
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spectroscopy
the study of the emission and absorption spectra of materials in order to discover the chemical makeup of a material; a standard tool used in almost every branch of science
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when can science answer a question
it can, if you can falsify it
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dalton
theorized atoms were like cannon balls
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thompson
made cathode ray tube (CRT) and came up with the raisin pudding model
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rutherford
solar system model; atom is almost nothing at all
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atomic number
number of protons in an atom
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atomic mass
protons + neutrons
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isotope
same elements with diff atomic masses
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atomic weight
how much a mole of it actually weighs- average of isotopes and atomic masses
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wave particle duality
electrons act as waves and particles
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strong nuclear force
keeps protons together inside nucleus
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nuclear fission
what powers the sun
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quantum mechanics
the branch of science that is devoted to the study of the motion of objects that come in small bundles, or quanta, which applies to the subatomic world
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uncertainty principle
the idea quantified by Heisenberg in 1927, that a quantum scale, the location and velocity of an object can be never be known at the same time bc quantum-scale measurements affects the object being measured. =the measurement of an objects position, times the error of uncertainty
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(Heisenberg) uncertainty principle
the more you know about a particles mass and direction, the less you know about where it's going; idea quantified by Heisenberg in 1927, that a quantum scale, the location and velocity of an object can be never be known at the same time bc quantum-scale measurements affects the object being measured. =the measurement of an objects position, times the error of uncertainty
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probability
the likelihood that an event will occur or that on object will be in one state or another; how nature is described in the subatomic world
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Louis de'Broglie
sort of solved Niehl's Bohr problem with wave particle duality theory
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shorter wavelength
higher frequency, more energy
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chemical bond
attraction that results from the redistribution of electrons between 2 or more atoms leadings to a more stable configuration- kinds ionic, covalent, and metallic
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change of state
transition between solid, liquid, and gas forms
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chemical reaction
process by which atoms and molecules come together or fall apart. rearrangement of electrons to form chemical bonds
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covalent bond (atomic)
sharing electrons in the outer shells; bond in which neighboring molecules share electrons in a strongly bonded group of at least 2 atoms
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hydrogen bond (molecular)
when molecules achieve polarity by the bonds among its atoms; a chemical bond that may form when polarized hydrogen atoms link to other atoms by a covalent or ionic bond
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gas
any collection of atoms or molecules that expands to take shape and fill the volume available in it's container
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hydrocarbon
a chain-like molecule from a chemical compound of carbon and hydrogen, which provides the most efficient fuels for combustion with only water and carbon dioxide as products
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ionic bond (atomic)
exchange electrons and stick together; a chemical bond in which the electrostatic force between 2 oppositely charged ions hold the atom in place
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chemistry happens...
in valence shells
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metallic bond (atomic)
every atom shares electrons; in a sea of electrons, sharing them all the time
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isomer
cannot be turned into each other, they must be taken apart to rebuild
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stereoisomer
optical isomer, mirror image of each other; rotate polarized light in diff directions
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alpha carbon
carbon at center of molecule with all diff configurations around it
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composite material
a combo of two or more substances in which the strength of one of the constituents is used to offset the weakness of another, resulting in anew material whose strengths are greater than any of its components; ex. plywood or reinforced concrete
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electrical conductor
any material capable of carrying an electrical current
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electrical resistance
the quantity, measured in ohms, that represents how hard it is to push electrons through a material.
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electrical insulator
material that will not conduct electricity
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semi-conductor
materials that conduct electricity but do not conduct it very well. neither a good conductor or a good insulator; ex. silicon
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superconductivity
the ability of some materials to exhibit the complete absence of any electrical resistance, usually when cooled to within a few degrees of absolute zero
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doping
the addition of a minor impurity to a semiconductor
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diode
an electronic device that allows electrical current to flow only in one direction
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transistor
a device that sandwiches p- and n- type semiconductors in an arrangement that can amplify or redirect an electrical current running through it; a device that played an essential role in the development of modern electronics
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microchip
a complex array of p- and n-type semiconductors, which may incorporate hundreds or thousands of transistors in one integrated circuit
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bit
binary-digit; a unit of measurement for information equal to "yes-no" or "on-off"
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byte
in a computer, a group of eight switches storing eight bits of information; the basic information unit of most modern computers
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Rutherford
solar system model
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dalton
bowling ball model
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thomson
raisin pudding model
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niehls bohr
quantum leap/allowed orbits theory
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de broglie
wave particle duality- electrons act as both
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longitudinal wave
moves in the same direction of medium i.e. sound
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transverse
moves perpendicular to medium i.e. water
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ion
atom with unbalanced number of protons and electrons
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isotope
atoms whose nuclei have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
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atomic number
number of protons in an element
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atomic mass
how many protons and neutrons are in a given atom
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atomic weight
average of all atomic masses for that element
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how many electrons are in 31P++
subtract atomic number from mass to get neutrons | subtract however many pluses from protons to get electrons- in this case it would be 13 bc 15-2=13

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