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Light described
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Light | Wave particle duality |
| electromagnetic spectrum | wavelength & frequency inversely proportional |
| continuous spectrum | white light + prism = rainbow colors |
| crest | part of waves pointing up |
| trough | part of waves sloping down |
| amplitude | distance from trough or peak to midpoint of wave |
| wavelength | distance from trough to trough or crest to crest |
| frequency | # of oscillations per second, measured in hz, wave/sec, s^-1 |