Intro to Chapter 6

Electromagnetic Radiation

100

Which of the types of radiation has the highest frequency?

gamma radiation

200

What type of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength? 

radio waves

300

What is the order of visible light from longest wavelength to shortest? 

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

400

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? 

x-ray, radio waves, infrared

x-ray

500

What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum? (highest energy to lowest) 

gamma, x rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, and radio waves

Wavelength and Frequency

100

What is the variable for frequency?

v

200

What is the variable for speed of light?

c

300

What does an upside down y signify? 

wavelength 

400

What is always the value for c?

3.00x10⁸

500

What is the equation used wavelength/ frequency relationships?

c=(wavelength)(frequency) 

Wavelength and Frequency Problems

100

What is the wavelength, in nanometers, of light with a frequency of 1.08×10¹⁵ Hz?

 

2.87x10^-7 m

200

What is the frequency of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 130 nm?

2.31x10¹⁵ Hz

300

What is the frequency of gamma ray radiation that has a wavelength of 1.00×10^-16 m?

3.00×10²⁴ sec^-1

400

A local AM radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 605 kHz.

Calculate the wavelength at which it is broadcasting.
Wavelength =

 (1 kHz = 10 3 sec -1)

496m

500

Infrared radiation falls in the wavelength region of 1.00×10^-6 to 1.00×10^-3 meters.

What is the frequency of Infrared radiation that has a wavelength of 2.28×10^-4 m.

Frequency =

1.32×10¹² sec^-1

Photon Energy Problems

100

What is the equation for photon energy problems? 

E=hv

200

What is always the value of h?

6.626×10^-34 J sec

300

 Calculate the energy of a single photon of light with a frequency of 3.00×10¹⁹ s^-1.
Energy = ___ J

1.99×10^-14 

400

A local FM radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 89.6 MHz.

Calculate the energy of the frequency at which they are broadcasting.
Energy =  __ kJ

5.94×10^-29 kJ

500

The wavelength of a particular color of blue light is 452 nm (109 nm = 1 m).

The energy of this wavelength of light is __ kJ/photon.

4.39×10^-22 

Random

100

What room is this SI session in?

SSW 3630

200

What year was SDSU founded?

1897

300

What was the largest battle in human history? 

Battle of Stalingrad

400

What is the street address of SDSU?

5500 Campanile Drive

500

What M1 helmet/helmet liner combination was used by the US Marines in the Battle of Guadalcanal (1942)?

fixed bale M1 helmet with Hawley liner