2.3.1 - Wave Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation
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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
💡 Hint: Remember the universal constant for the speed of light.
Define wavelength.
💡 Hint: Think about how you measure waves in the ocean.
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What are electromagnetic waves?
💡 Hint: Think about light and its properties.
True or False: Light can only be described as a particle.
💡 Hint: Consider examples from quantum mechanics.
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A laser emits light at 500 nm. Calculate the energy of one photon from this laser.
💡 Hint: Convert wavelength to meters for proper calculation.
An electron is excited to an energy level where the photon must be absorbed. If the photon has a frequency of 5 x 10^14 Hz, what energy does the electron gain?
💡 Hint: Utilize Planck's constant for this calculation.
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