Electromagnetic Spectrum; Frequency and Wavelength

Front

What is the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom?

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Quantum

Front

What are the particles called that are evidence of light acting like particles in the photoelectric effect?

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Photons

Front

What type of light is required to eject electrons from a metal surface in the photoelectric effect?

Back

Higher frequency light

Front

True or False: Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for light in the form of a particle that has a discrete amount of energy?

Back

Photon

Front

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength in electromagnetic waves?

Back

Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength.

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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Approximately 3.00 x 10^8 meters per second.

Front

What is the formula to calculate the energy of a photon?

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E = hf, where E is energy, h is Planck's constant, and f is frequency.

Front

What happens to the energy of a photon as its frequency increases?

Back

The energy of the photon increases.

Front

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

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The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered by frequency or wavelength.