Electromagnetic Spectrum
Light Is light a wave or a particle? Light is BOTH!
Electrons Excited state: a state in which an electron has absorbed energy and moved into a higher energy level Ground state: the normal energy level an electron exists in according to its electron configuration
Energy absorbed by the electron to make it EXCITED !!! Energy lost by the electron to return to its Ground state
Frequency *** Look at the example below what happens to the wavelength as the frequency increases? IMPORTANT: As the frequency increases, the wavelength decreases As the wavelength increases, the frequency decreases 2 cycles per second 4 cycles per second 8 cycles per second 1 second
Relationship of frequency, wavelength, and energy with light waves
Formulas Conversions 1 nm = 1 x 10-9 m c = ln 1 Angstrom = 1 x 10-10 m λ = wavelength (meters) n = frequency (Hz or sec-1) c = speed of light = 3 x 108 m/s
Practice Problem #1 What is the wavelength of light with a frequency of 6.75 x 1014 Hz?
Practice Problem #2 What is the wavelength (in nm) of EMR with a frequency of 4.95 x 1014 s¯1?
Practice Problem #3 What is the frequency of EMR having a wavelength of 555 nm? (EMR is an abbreviation for electromagnetic radiation.)
Practice Problem #4 What is the frequency of red light having a wavelength of 7000 Angstroms?
Formulas Energy(photon) = hc λ h = Planck’s constant = 6.626 x 10-34 J x s c = speed of light λ = wavelength (meters) E = hn h = Planck’s constant = 6.626 x 10-34 J x s n = frequency (Hz or sec-1)
Practice Problem #1 A sodium vapor lamp emits light photons with a wavelength of 579 nm. What is the energy of these photons?
Practice Problem #2 Find the energy for an x-ray photon with a frequency of 2.4 × 1018 Hz.
Practice Problem #3 What is the frequency of UV light that has an energy of 2.39 × 10-18 J?
Practice Problem #4 If a laser emits 2.3 x 10-17 J/photon, what is the wavelength of this light?