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Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Light Phenomenon. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) believed light consisted of particles By 1900 most scientists believed that light behaved as a wave. The Electromagnetic Spectrum.

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Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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  1. Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

  2. Light Phenomenon • Isaac Newton (1642-1727) believed light consisted of particles • By 1900 most scientists believed that light behaved as a wave.

  3. The Electromagnetic Spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum represents the range of energy from low energy, low frequency radio waves with long wavelengths up to high energy, high frequency gamma waves with small wavelengths.

  4. Visible light is a small portion of this spectrum. This is the only part of this energy range that our eyes can detect. What we see is a rainbow of colors. RedOrangeYellowGreenBlueIndigoViolet ROY G BIV

  5. C = λν • The frequency (v) of a wave is the number of waves to cross a point in 1 second (units are Hertz – cycles/sec or sec-1) • λ is the wavelength- the distance from crest to crest on a wave

  6. The colors we see in objects are the colors that are reflected, all other colors are absorbed. A red t-shirt appears red because red is reflected to our eyes and the other colors are absorbed. • When all colors are being reflected we see white light (white isn’t really a color)

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