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What medium is disturbed when a light wave is emitted from a flashlight or a candle?
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None. Electromagnetic wave do not need a medium to propagate through.
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Why frequency of light never change when light changes medium?
When light enters another medium it changes speed, but thewavelength changes correspondingly so that the frequency does not change. For example, if light enters a medium where its speed is cut in half, then the wavelength will also be reduced by half.
What is a rarer medium?
If the light travels faster in the second medium, then this medium is called the rarer medium.
What is another word for the substance in which a wave travels?
A medium.
Why is the speed of light medium?
The speed of light is not medium: in vacuum, it is the highest speed that there can be. Hardly a definition of medium!
What is respiratory medium?
A respiratory medium is the material that an individual breathes from or through. Gills are a sort of respiratory medium for example.
Does a periodic disturbance of a medium describe a wave?
No. If it happens that the disturbance propagates through the medium, i.e. spreads out from the disturbed point, then the phenomenon that travels away from the disturbance and through the medium describes the wave.
What do radiation do?
During radiation, energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium, or the energy involved in this process.
What are the result of radiation?
During radiation, energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium, or the energy involved in this process.
What is the name of when light rays travel form one medium to another?
Refraction is when they change direction slightly when entering the second medium, e.g. flashlight shining down towards water surface
What is the scientific name for blue fires?
The scientific name for blue fire is "Cherenkov radiation." It is a type of electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle, such as an electron, travels through a medium at a speed greater than the speed of light in that medium.
What does radiator do?
During radiation, energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium, or the energy involved in this process.
Why is the flame shaped as it is in the burning candle experiment?
It is immersed in an oxydizing, low density fluid medium, with decreasing density with increasing temperature, and a gravitational field to drive the flows based on density.
Why frequency of light never change when light changes medium?
When light enters another medium it changes speed, but thewavelength changes correspondingly so that the frequency does not change. For example, if light enters a medium where its speed is cut in half, then the wavelength will also be reduced by half.
What is the largest discount available using coupons for Yankee Candle products?
Right now, you can use coupons to buy one small, medium or large Yankee candle and get one for free. There is also other coupons which allow you to have 50% off of three new scents and $10 off any purchase over 25$.
Does adding a tactical flashlight and laser pointer of medium quality add enough to sale price to make it worth the expense?
As a very general rule, you will never recoup your money on accessories. At best, you might get 30% of their value.
Do lasers emit monochromatic light?
Yes, lasers emit coherent monochromatic light due to the process which light is created. It is created by exciting molecules continuously to one energy level and emitting the energy back to a sort of chain effect as the emitted light is partially used to excite more molecules, therefore due to the specific energy level changes in the excited medium, the light emitted is of one specific wavelength.
What kind of flowers go with an oriental themed wedding?
* Spider Mums; Orchids; Lotus Flower; Bird of Paradise (almost all tropical flowers) and small to medium palm leaves. For centerpieces on each table a round or square low dish with small pebbles and two or three small branches of orchids with a medium candle can be cheap and effective.
