Waves -There are eight different forms of energy: 1. gravitational 2. electrical 3. chemical 4. nuclear 5. thermal 6. mechanical 7. sound 8. radiant/electromagnetic -waves are a type of energy and typically fall under the category of mechanical, sound, or electromagnetic energy
Waves -Electromagnetic waves are ultimately light -There is a spectrum for the electromagnetism:
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Waves -The spectrum is arranged by wavelength -wavelength (symbolized as λ) is the distance between two corresponding points -frequency (symbolized as v) is how many wavelengths pass a certain point over a given amount of time, usually one second
Waves -the speed of light is c = λv -There are 2 different kinds of waves: 1. longitudinal 2. transverse -electromagnetic waves are always transverse waves
Waves -atoms were seen to give off specific line emissions (specific wavelengths of light) -these emissions are unique for each element -electrons can behave like waves