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Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Waves. Wavelength l (m, nm) Frequency n (s -1 , Hz) Amplitude A Speed (m/s) (c = 3.00 x 10 8 m/s). Light Is Made of Waves. Electromagnetic Spectrum ordered by increasing wavelength ordered by increasing frequency

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Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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  1. Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

  2. Waves • Wavelength l (m, nm) • Frequency n (s-1, Hz) • Amplitude A • Speed (m/s) (c = 3.00 x 108 m/s)

  3. Light Is Made of Waves • Electromagnetic Spectrum • ordered by increasing wavelength • ordered by increasing frequency • Relationship between frequency and wavelength, c=ln

  4. Here is an Electromagnetic Spectrum. Notice that both wavelength and frequency are given. ALSO – the visible light portion is only a small part of the spectrum but is enlarged to see it better on this chart.

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. Frequency Ranges • Wavelengths • 104 101 1 10-2 10-5 10-6 10-8 10-10 10-12 • Frequencies (cycles per sec) 3 x 106 3 x 1010 3 x 1014 3 x 1016 3 x1018 3 x10 22

  9. FrequencyRanges ofVisibleLight Red light has a frequency of roughly 4.3 × 1014 Hz, and a wavelength of about 7.0 × 10­7 m (700nm). Violet light, at the other end of the visible range, has nearly double the frequency—7.5 × 1014Hz and (since the speed of light is the same in either case) just over half the wavelength— 4.0 × 10­7 m (400nm).

  10. It is no coincidence that this wavelength falls within the range of wavelengths at which the Sun emits most of its electromagnetic energy—our eyes have evolved to take greatest advantage of the available light.

  11. 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

  12. The product of wavelength and frequency always equals the speed of light. C = λν • Why does this make sense? • NOTE: c is a constant value= 3.00 x 108 m/s

  13. PROBLEMS • Calculate the wavelength of yellow light emitted from a sodium lamp if the frequency is 5.10 x 1014 Hz (5.10 x 1014 s-1) List the known infoList the unknown c = 3.00 x 1010 cm/swavelength (λ) = ? cm Frequency (v) = 5.10 x 1014 s-1 C = λvλ = c v λ = 3.00 x 1010 cm/s = 5.88 x 10-5 cm 5.10 x 1014 s-1

  14. YOUR TURN 1- What is the wavelength of radiation with a frequency of 1.50 x 1013 s-1? 2- What frequency is radiation with a wavelength of 5.00 x 10-6 cm? In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum is this radiation?

  15. 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)

  16. When all wavelengths of light are being absorbed we see black (black also, isn’t really a color) • A false-color image is made when the satellite records data about brightness of the light waves reflecting off the Earth's surface.

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