5 Questions
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?
Wavenumber
What physical quantity is represented by the symbol ν in the context of light waves?
Frequency
Learn about the fundamental principles of instrumentation in analytical analysis, where physical properties of substances are measured to determine chemical composition. Explore different types of analytical methods and the goal of quantitative analysis.
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