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CHEM - Exam 1
CHEM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Radiation | Energy transmitted by waves that have an electric-field component and a magnetic-field component. |
| E | Energy |
| v (italic) | Frequency |
| λ | Wavelength |
| Wave | An oscillation or periodic movement that can transport energy from one point in space to another. |
| c | Speed of light |
| Standing Waves | Waves that do not travel but instead remain fixed in a region of space. |
| Quantization | Only discrete values from a set of continuous values of a property are observed |
| Nodes | One or more points between the two end points that are not in motion (observed for standing waves with more than one half wavelength). |