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form of energy that has wavelike behavior as it travels through space
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electromagnetic radiation
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all the forms of electromagnetic radiation
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electromagnetic spectrum
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distance between corresponding waves
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wavelength
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number of waves that pass a given point in a specific time (usually a second)
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frequency
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a quantum of energy is the minimuum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom
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quantum
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a particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
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photon
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the lowest energy state of an atom
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ground state
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a state in which an atom has a higher potential energy than it has in its ground state
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excited state
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the electrons are in the nucleus near the protons
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Thomson model (Plum-pudding model)
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the electrons are far outside of a nucleus which consists of protons and neutrons
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Rutherford's model
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the electrons orbit the nucleus in specific energy levels that en circle the nucleus
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Bohr's model
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