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What is spectroscopy?
What is spectroscopy?
- The study of matter and its properties through the use of light
- The measurement of the intensity of light as a function of wavelength
- The analysis of the interaction between matter and any portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (correct)
- The transmission properties of a material as a function of frequency
What is a spectrophotometer?
What is a spectrophotometer?
- A device for measuring the absorption of light at specific wavelengths
- A device used to measure intensity of light as a function of the wavelength of light (correct)
- An instrument used to measure the transmission properties of a material as a function of frequency
- A tool for studying matter and its properties through the use of light
What does the electromagnetic spectrum refer to?
What does the electromagnetic spectrum refer to?
- The interaction between matter and light at different frequencies
- The range of visible light emitted by different sources
- The distribution of electromagnetic radiation according to energy, frequency, or wavelength (correct)
- The measurement of light intensity at different wavelengths
What is the fundamental particle of visible light?
What is the fundamental particle of visible light?
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What do radio waves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and gamma rays all consist of?
What do radio waves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and gamma rays all consist of?
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Study Notes
Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation.
- A spectrophotometer is an instrument used to measure the absorbance or transmittance of electromagnetic radiation by a substance.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
- The electromagnetic spectrum refers to the range of frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which includes all forms of radiation.
- The electromagnetic spectrum consists of, in order of increasing frequency and energy, radio waves, infrared (IR) rays, visible light, ultraviolet (UV) rays, X-rays, and gamma rays.
Structure of Electromagnetic Radiation
- The fundamental particle of visible light is the photon.
- Radio waves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and gamma rays all consist of electromagnetic waves, which are forms of energy that propagate through space in the form of electric and magnetic fields.
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