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chapter 5
chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |