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chapter 5
chemistry
Question | Answer |
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wavelength | the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continous wave |
electromagnetic radiation | a form of energy exhibiting wavelike behavior as it travels through space |
frequency | the number of waves that pass a giving point per second |
amplitude | the height of a wave from the origin to a crest or from the origin to a trough |
planck's constant | which has a value of 6.626E-34 times j j is symbol of joule |
photoelectric effect | a phenomenon in which photoelectrons are emitted from metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the sureface |
photon | a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy |
atomic emssion spectrum | a set of frequenices of electromagnetic waves given off by atoms of an element |