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Radioactive decay |
The spontaneous breakdown of an atom’s nucleus, which often changes the element to which the atom belongs |
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Physical constant |
A quantity in nature that never changes |
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Ground state |
The lowest energy state of a particle |
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Spectroscopy |
Identifying chemicals by studying the light they emit or absorb |
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What is the conversion relationship of nanometers and meters? |
10 to the -9th power meters = 1 nanometer 10 to the 9th power nanometers = 1 meter |
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What is the relationship of wavelength and frequency? |
longer wavelength=shorter frequency and vice versa |
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How to find frequency |
3.00x10-8 m/sec(speed of light)/wavelength c/y(upside-down) |
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How to find energy |
6.63x10-34 J•sec(Planck’s constant) • frequency h•f |
