Introduction to Waves and Quantum Mechanics: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Chemistry

Download Introduction to Waves and Quantum Mechanics: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Waves DEFINITION 1 Periodic disturbances that repeat at regular intervals of time and distance. TERM 2 Wavelength DEFINITION 2 The distance between one peak and the next. TERM 3 Frequency DEFINITION 3 The number of waves that pass a fixed point each second. TERM 4 Speed of Light DEFINITION 4 3.00 x 10^8 m/s TERM 5 Quantum DEFINITION 5 Smallest unit of energy.E = hv TERM 6 Planck's Constant DEFINITION 6 "h"6.626 x 10^-34 Js TERM 7 Photoelectric Effect DEFINITION 7 Electrons are ejected from a metal when exposed to light. TERM 8 Photons DEFINITION 8 Stream of particles that make up light.Energy ---> E = hv aka planck's constant TERM 9 Spectrum DEFINITION 9 Graph of light intensity as a function of wavelength or frequency. TERM 10 Continuous Spectrum DEFINITION 10 Light of all wavelengths is present.