Electromagnetic Radiation

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Electromagnetic Radiation

Electrical Fields and Magnetic Fields that oscilatte(go up/down), creating waves that energy can travel through, aka light energy

Radiation - to travel (radiate)

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Light Energy

  • has a distinct color (specific wave length and frequency)

  • meaning specific energy

  • energy indicating and confirming that energy is quantized (no two atoms will produce the same color flame

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Wavelength

a measurement of the distance between two waves

symbol: lam-da (flipped y)

unit: meters or nanometers 1nm = 1 × 10 ^-9 meters

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Frequency

a measurement of how many waves pass through in one second of time

symbol: new (v)

units: seconds or hertz

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relationship between wavelength and frequency

inverse related

  • if lam-da increases, new decreases

  • if lam-da decreases, new increases