Unit 4 Vocab And Terms Flashcards
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What is amplitude
The height of the wave
The higher the wave…
The greater the intensity
What is wavelength
A measure of the distance between crest to crest or from trough to trough
In what units is wavelength measured
Meters (m)
What is frequency
The number of waves that passes a fixed point per second
What is frequency measured in
Waves/sec (1/s) 1 wave cycle/second= hertz (Hz)
Speed of light
3.00 x 10^8 m/s
Symbol for speed of light
C
Symbol for frequency
V
If wavelength increases then frequency…
Decreases
If wavelength decreases then frequency…
Increases
What is the wavelength of red light waves
700nm
What is the wavelength of violet light waves
400
what is quanta
small amounts of energy that matter can absorb or emit
what is a quantum
the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom
what is the equation to calculate the energy of an electromagnetic wave
e=hv
what is the symbol for Planck’s constant
h 6.626 x 10^-34 Js
what is electromagnetic radiation
energy that travels in the form of waves
what is a photon
a particle of light that carries a quantum of energy
in what units is wavelength usually expressed
meters, centimeters, nanometers
what is a crest
the highest point of a wave
what is a trough
the lowest point of a wave
what could the Bohr model not explain
the emission of different wavelengths of light by heated objects (other than hydrogen)
if energy of a photon increases frequency…
increases