Light Waves and the EM Spectrum

Visible spectrum is shown below. Which light has the highest energy?

• Red light
• Yellow light
• Green light
• Blue light

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Diagram below shows

• Continuous spectrum

• Absorption spectrum

• Emission Line spectrum

• Absorption Line spectrum

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Line emission spectrum shown below happens when

• Electron transition from lower to higher energy level.
• Electron transition from higher to lower energy level.
• Electron exist in fixed energy states
• Electron transition between different energy levels.

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The type of spectrum generated here is called...

• absoption
• continuous
• constant
• emission

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The arrows pointing down represents...

• photon absorption
• proton emission
• electron absorption
• electron transition

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The parallel lines represents...

• energy levels of the atom
• energy levels of the electrons
• energy levels of the photons
• energy levels of the nucleus

The color of emitted light with the LONGEST wavelength is

• violet

• green

• red

• indigo

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The color of emitted light with the SHORTEST wavelength is

• violet

• green

• red

• indigo

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A wave with a long wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

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A particle of light is called a...

• Photoelectron

• Photon

• Proton

• Electron

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