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Question | Answer |
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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 |