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Intro to electromagnetic spectrum Flashcards

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1
Q

What is spectroscopy?

A

The study of the interaction between radiation and matter

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2
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Larger wavelength …

A

Lower frequency

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3
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Smaller wavelength …

A

Higher frequency

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4
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What are the 5 waves looked at?

A 
NMR
Microwave 
IR 
UV/Vis 
X-ray
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5
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What does NMR involve?

A

Nuclear spin

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6
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What do microwaves excite?

A

Molecular rotations

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7
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What does IR excite?

A

Molecular vibrations

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8
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What does UV/Vis excite?

A

Valence and outer electrons

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9
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What does x ray excite?

A

core electrons

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10
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What does white light contain?

A

Contains all colours at equal intensity

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11
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What colour do you see if you do either emission or absorption?

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The same colours

As long as the material is the same

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12
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What are the two ways spectra can be measured?

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Absorption or emission

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13
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How can most lines in a spectrum be observed in emission?

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By heating gases of various elements

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14
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What are the 5 wave properties of light?

A 
Propagation direction 
Electrical component 
Magnetic field 
Electric field 
Magnetic component
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15
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Where is the magnetic component in respect to the electrical component?

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90 degrees to it

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16
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What is the equation for the speed of light?

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c = wavelength x frequency

17
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What are the two types of interference of light?

A

Destructive

Constructive

18
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What is destructive interference?

A

The maxima of two waves are 180 degrees out of phase

19
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What is constructive interference?

A

The two waves are in phase with each other

20
Q

What is a diffraction grating?

A

Finely grooved surface which can diffract light

21
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What does diffraction depend on?

A

Colour of light

22
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What happens when an atom moves from higher energy to lower energy?

A

It emits light

23
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What is the excited state?

A

Any state of a system with an energy higher than the ground state

24
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What is the ground state?

A

The state of a system with the lowest possible energy

25
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When is a photon released?

A

Transition from an excited state to a lower state

26
Q

What is the value for planck’s constant?

A

6.63 x 10⁻³⁴ J s

27
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What is the value for the speed of light?

A

3 x 10⁸ m s-1

28
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What is the equation for wavenumber?

A

ṽ = 1 / λ

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