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| Explains how electrons exist in atoms and how those electrons determine the chemical and physical properties of the elements |
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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| a type of energy embodied in oscillating electric and magnetic fields |
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| vertical height of the crest |
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| distance between adjacent crests |
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| number of cycles that pass through a stationary point in a given period of time |
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| has shortest wavelength, highest energy and frequency |
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| longest wavelength, shortest energy and frequency |
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| order the electromagnetic spectrum from longest to shortest wavelength |
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| gamma, X-rays, UV, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves |
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| constructive interference |
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| waves of equal amplitude in phase, create twice the amplitude |
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| out of phase, cancel each other out |
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| wave bending around an object |
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| many metals emit electrons when light shines upon them |
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| always the same and can be used to identify the element |
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| velocity of a moving electron is related to its wavelength |
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| heisenberg's uncertainty principle |
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| the more accurately you know the position of an electron, the less accurately you know its velocity and vice versa |
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