Unit 7: Electromagnetic Radiation Flashcards

1
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Wavelength

A

distance between crests

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2
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Crests

A

highest point of an electromagnetic wave

(POINT)

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3
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What is wavelength calculated in?

A

nm (nanometers)

nano = 10^-9

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4
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Frequency

A

number of waves that pass a given point in some unit of time

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5
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What units is frequency in?

A

waves/sec or Hertz (hz)

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6
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Amplitude

A

max height of wave

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7
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amplitude = 0

A

node

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8
Q

The electromagnetic spectrum…

arranges forms of _______ from _______ to ______

A

Energy, Low, High

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9
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The electromagnetic spectrum

Arranges _____ from _____ to ______ wavelengths.

A

Energy, Long, Short

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10
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The electromagnetic spectrum

Shows visible light with wavelengths from 700 (___)-400 (___) nm.

A

red, purple/violet

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11
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What color is at 700 nm?

A

red

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12
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What color is at 400 nm?

A

purple/violet

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13
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What color light has the lowest energy?

A

red light

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14
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What does an atomic spectrum consist of?

A

Lines of different colors formed when light from a heated element passes through a prism.

and

Photons emitted when electrons drop from high to lower energy levels.

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15
Q

What do heated metals emit?

A

electromagnetic Radiation with frequency that depend upon energy (temperature)

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16
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How did Planck explain the behavior of heated metals?

A

assumed vibrating atoms gave rise to electromagnetic radiation

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17
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Energy is proportional to the what of vibration?

18
Q

Planck’s equation

A

E = h x frequency

h = 6.62 x 10^-34 Jxs

19
Q

Photoelectric Effect

A

ejection of electrons when light strikes the surface of a metal

20
Q

What must the frequency be for the photoelectric effect to occur?

A

frequency must be high enough

21
Q

Light must act as a _______ in the photoelectric effect

A

particle (photon)

22
Q

Why does light have to act as a particle (photon) in the photoelectric effect?

A

to bump into an atom to knock out an electron

23
Q

λ

A

wavelength

24
Q

wavelength symbol

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v
frequency
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frequency symbol
v
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As frequency increases, energy _____
increases
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As wavelength decreases, energy ______
increases
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Spectra
White light that passes through a prism and is separated into colors called a continuous spectrum - gives the colors of the rainbow
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How do electrons "jump" to a higher energy level?
an electron absorb energy
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What energy level does an electron go through if it absorbs energy?
it "jumps" to a higher energy level
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Excited State of an Atom
when an electron absorbs energy and "jumps" to a higher energy level
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What does it mean when an electron falls to a lower energy level?
energy is emitted
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When energy is emitted what energy level does the electron go to?
electron falls to a lower energy level
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Ground State of an Atom
when everything is in balance
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What does the emitted energy of an atom do and mean?
if in the visible range, it presents a color when energy is emitted, one color of a light is also emitted drops down to a lower energy level
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Light Equation 1
v=f x λ
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v=f x λ
velocity = frequency x wavelength
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Velocity
3x10^8 m/s
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Do you have to convert to m?
YES!
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What relationship does frequency and wavelength have?
inverse relationship
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node
when amplitude = 0