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Chapter 7 Problem 6P

Question

Portions of electromagnetic waves \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\) are represented below (not drawn to scale):

Rank them in order of (a) increasing frequency; (b) increasing energy; (c) increasing amplitude. (d) If wave \(B\) just barely fails to cause a current when shining on a metal, is wave \(A\) or \(C\) more likely to do so? (e) If wave \(B\) represents visible radiation, is wave \(A\) or \(C\) more likely to be \(IR\) radiation?

Solution

Solution 6P

Portions of electromagnetic waves A, B, and C are represented below (not drawn to scale):

Step 1

Here we have to rank them in order of

(a) increasing frequency

Frequency is defined as the number of cycles the wave undergoes per second. From the above diagram it has been found that, the number of cycle in A is more and in C is least.

Thus the order of increasing frequency is,

 C < B < A

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Title Principles of General Chemistry 2 
Author Martin S. Silberberg
ISBN 9780073511085

Portions of electromagnetic waves A, B, and C are

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