CH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Double-Slit Experiment, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Emission Spectrum

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CH 101
• Professor: Diana Leung

Document Summary

Electrons have multiple states/locations: s(cid:272)h(cid:396) di(cid:374)ge(cid:396)"s (cid:272)at. An electric field is a region where an electrically charged particle experiences force. A magnetic field is a region where a magnetized particle experiences a force. In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves move through space at the same, constant speed. The speed of light: c = 3. 00 x 10^8 m/s in a vacuum. Wave: wave a disturbance or oscillation that travels through matter or space. Crest the point on a wave with the maximum value. Trough the point on a wave with the minimum value. Node is the point on a wave where the value = 0; change in sign: amplitude the vertical height of a crest (= depth of a trough) Distance from node to crest or node to trough: wavelength ( ) is the distance between adjacent crests (or in general between any two adjacent analogous points)