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Which color of light - in the visible hydrogen spectrum - has photons of the shortest wavelength?
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∙ 12y ago
The visible color violet has the shortest wavelength. Just remember Roy G. Biv where the "R" means red, "o" means orange, "y" means yellow, "G" means green, "B" means blue, "i" means indigo, and "v" means violet. :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agothe frequency increases from paschen series to lyman series, therefore the wavelength decreases as frequency increases, also, the higher the potential energy the lower the wavelength. therefore if you are using IB interational diploma programme Chemistry book by john and sadru, 3rd edition, then the answer is "d"
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∙ 9y agoLevel 3 to Level 1 will result in the shortest wavelength photon being emitted.
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∙ 13y agoPurple; shorter wavelengths beyond purple/violet become invisible to the naked eye (ie- ultra violet and beyond).
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∙ 12y agoVisible violet light at a wavelength of about 400nm.
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∙ 12y agoLevel 5 to Level 1
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∙ 10y agon=6 to n=1
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Photons with the highest energy have?
highest frequency / shortest wavelength / same speed as all other photons.
Photons with the highest energy have the longest period?
False they have the shortest wavelength (period)
Where along the em spectrum does gamma rays fall?
The EM spectrum, is based upon the emission of photons at different wavelengths. Visible light is a small part of this spectrum. As all of the spectrum travels at the speed of light - C. The frequencies for different wavelenghts of photons will be different. The creation of these different parts of the spectrum are from different oscillations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum#Rationale) For instance radio waves come from the oscillation of electrons in an antenna. Limitations on these oscillations cause the limitation in the spectrum, at one end there is radiowaves, limited by electron oscillation and the at the other side is gamma from the creation of particle antiparticle pairs.
The color of light is determined by its?
Wavelength, or alternatively its frequency.
Why cant light of 500 nm be given off from hydrogen?
Hydrogen, like all elements, have a characteristic distance between energy levels. The atom can only accept photons of energy that match that distance and then that light is emitted. 500 nm does not match the wavelength of light that matches the wavelength corresponding to the energy gap in hydrogen.
Photons with the highest energy have?
highest frequency / shortest wavelength / same speed as all other photons.
Which colour has the shortest wavelength?
Shortest wavelength means the highest frequency, meaning the photons have the highest energy. That is color violet. The violet light colors the skin brown. Red light with lower energy photons cannot do that.
Photons with the highest energy have the longest period?
False they have the shortest wavelength (period)
Photons with lowest energy have the?
-- longest wavelength -- lowest frequency
The shorter the wavelength of visible light means what?
The shorter the wavelength of visible light, the higher the frequency and the greater the energy of the photons.
Why there are discontinous spaces between spectrum of hydrogen?
There are spaces in the atomic spectrum of hydrogen because there are discrete energy levels that the electron in the hydrogen atom can be located in. Generally speaking the further away from the nucleus, the higher the potential energy of the electron. When hydrogen gas is excited, the electron can jump up to higher energy levels. When that electron falls back down to a lower energy level, a photon is emitted with an energy equal to the energy difference between the atomic orbital it jumped from and the one it jumped to. Since excited electrons can make a number of different jumps (ex. 4->3, 4->2, 5->3, 5->2, etc) there are a series of photons given off with discrete energies. Each one of these photons has a distinct wavelength (given by the equation E=hf, where E is the energy of the photon, h is planck's constant and f is the frequency of the photon). Each line you see on the spectrum is a photon produced from a different energy jump, with a different wavelength. We are only able to see the photons that emit a wavelength in the visible spectrum (roughly 400-700 nm).
Where along the em spectrum does gamma rays fall?
The EM spectrum, is based upon the emission of photons at different wavelengths. Visible light is a small part of this spectrum. As all of the spectrum travels at the speed of light - C. The frequencies for different wavelenghts of photons will be different. The creation of these different parts of the spectrum are from different oscillations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum#Rationale) For instance radio waves come from the oscillation of electrons in an antenna. Limitations on these oscillations cause the limitation in the spectrum, at one end there is radiowaves, limited by electron oscillation and the at the other side is gamma from the creation of particle antiparticle pairs.
Why is radiation with shortest wavelength the most powerful?
In our Universe, EM radiation can only come in discrete chunks called "photons." The energy of each individual photon depends on the frequency of the EM radiation. Frequency depends on wavelength (or vice-versa): the shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency. Thus, short wavelength photons have more energy. That's just how our Universe operates, whether or not we like it.
Why does quinine glow when placed under black light?
A substance such as quinine glows because when absorbed light photons release photons of another wavelength. When the absorbed photons are in the ultraviolet range and the triggered emission is in the visible spectrum, a substance will glow under black light.
Why are the photons that emerge from the Sun's surface visible-light photons and infrared-light photons rather than gamma-ray photons?
Photons do not come in different types like infared-photons etc. they are just the wavelength that the photons are at and nuclear fusion just happens to emit photons at a particular wavelength
What is the longest wavelength photon?
There is no longest wavelength for photons. It can be arbitrarily long.
Which color has the least amount of energy per photon?
High-energy photons correspond to short-wavelength light while low-energy photons correspond to long-wavelength light. In short, the answer is red. For short-wavelengths (high energy photons) it would appear blue.
