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Ch. 26 Electromagnetic Waves. Thomson’s experiments. Cathode ray tube-generates stream of electrons (electric field) Charge to Mass Ratio Bqv=mv 2 /r q/m=v/Br. Charge to mass ratio of an Ion r=mv/qB KE=1/2 mv 2 q/m=2V/B 2 r 2. Electromagnetic Waves. Transverse Wave
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Thomson’s experiments • Cathode ray tube-generates stream of electrons (electric field) • Charge to Mass Ratio Bqv=mv2/r q/m=v/Br
Charge to mass ratio of an Ion r=mv/qB KE=1/2 mv2 q/m=2V/B2r2
Electromagnetic Waves • Transverse Wave • Vibrating electric charges through a magnetic field. • Magnetic fields and Electric charges exist w/o matter
Faraday’s Law-change in mag. Field= change in electric. Fields (vice versa) • Travel at 300,000,000 m/s in space (speed of light) • Waves and particles photons
Each E-Wave has a different range of frequency. wavelength=v/f v=c (3e8)
AM frequency range from 540,000 to 1,600,000 Hz • FM 88 million-108 million