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What is the characteristic used to define the distance between two peaks of light waves?
Wavelength
What unit is used to measure the number of peaks that pass a given point per second in light waves?
Hertz
What carries the energy in electromagnetic radiation according to the text?
Photons
What is the number of waves per centimeter known as in spectroscopy?
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What physical quantity is represented by the symbol ν in the context of light waves?
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