S1.3 Flashcards
What units does Wavelengths have
m
What units does frequency have
Hz
Frequency and Wavelength are
Inversely Proportional
Energy and Frequency are
directly proportional
What are the 7 regions of EM spectrum increasing frequency
Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared
Visible Light
Ultra Violet
X-rays
Gamma rays
What has the highest frequency and highest energy , shortest wavelength in the EM spectrum
Gamma Rays
What has the lowest frequency , lowest energy and longest wavelength
Radio waves
Red is on the right with
lowest energy lowest frequency and longest wavelength
Violet is on the left with
highest energy
highest frequency
shortest wavelength
What is the difference between a continuous spectrum and emission line spectrum
Continuous spectrum shows all the wavelengths or frequencies of visible light
Emission line only shows specific wavelengths or frequencies
Lines converge at
higher frequencies
n= 1 is
and has
closest to the nucleus
lowest energy
n=6 is
and has
furthest from the nucleus
highest energy
Main energy levels
converge at higher energy
How do electrons move between energy levels
By absorbing or emitting energy and getting excited
What happens if an electron absorbs an amount of energy
it will transfer from a lower energy level to a higher energy level and be in its excited state
e.g n=2 to n=3
What happens after the electron becomes excited
It becomes unstable and emits the same amount of energy that it absorbed and it transitions back down to n=2
When the the electron transfers from n=3 to n=2 what colour does it correspond to
red