Practice Wave Nature Of Electromagnetic Radiation (2.3.1)

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Question 1.
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
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Remember the universal constant for the speed of light.
Question 2.
Define wavelength.
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Think about how you measure waves in the ocean.
3Question 3.
What are electromagnetic waves?
- Particles of light
- Oscillating electric and magnetic fields
- Permanent magnetic fields
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Think about light and its properties.
4Question 4.
True or False: Light can only be described as a particle.
- True
- False
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Consider examples from quantum mechanics.
Question 5.
A laser emits light at 500 nm. Calculate the energy of one photon from this laser.
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Convert wavelength to meters for proper calculation.
Question 6.
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?
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Utilize Planck's constant for this calculation.

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