CHEM 6A Study Guide - Final Guide: Photon, Matter Wave, Rydberg Formula

• School: UCSD
• Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Course: CHEM 6A
• Professor: All

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Reading: read the entire chapter, with the following exception: Skip sections 4. 1 and 4. 2 (we covered this material in conjunction with. Light is known as a specific type of radiation. What kind of radiation is it: light is electromagnetic radiation. Can you identify wavelength on a picture of a wave: wavelength is the length between one trough and one crest. The symbol for wavelength is lambda; the typical units for wavelength is meters or nanometers; yes i can identify wavelength on a picture of a wave. What is amplitude related to: amplitude is the height of half a wavelength; intensity/the amount of energy. You need to memorize the value for the speed of light. I will provide planck"s constant on the exam: c=3. 00x10^8 m/s (6. 626x10^-34 jxs) You should be able to use this relationship to solve for either frequency or wavelength: the speed of light is equal to frequency times wavelength.