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vocabulary 51
section 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wavelength | the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave (expressed in meters ,centimeters, or nanometers |
| frequency | the number of waves that pass a given point per second |
| amplitude | the height of a wave from the origin to a crest or from the origin to a trough |
| quantum | the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by a atom. |
| photon | a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy |
| atom | the smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element. composed of electrons protons and neutrons. |
| isotope | atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons |
| radioactivity | the process in which some substances spontaneously emit radiation |
| neutrons | a neutral subatomic particle in a atoms nucleus that has a mass nearly equal to that of a proton. |