Unit 3 Flashcards
1 meter is equal to
10^9 nanometers
Violet light color frequency
400 x 10^-9 meters
Red light color frequency
700 x 10^-7 meters
frequency symbol
cursive v
wavelength symbol
upside down y
formula to find frequency
v = E/h
formula to find wavelength
y = c/v
frequency and wavelength relationship
inversely proportional
frequency and energy relationship
directly proportional
wavelength and energy relationship
inversely proportional
Planck’s assumption
heated object emits energy in specific amounts (quanta) not continuously
discrete packet of energy emitted by objects
quanta
a quanta of light
a photon
minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom
quantum
according to planck, light has ___ properties
particle-like
according to broglie, electrons have ____ properties
wave-like