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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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A spectrum of the energy transferred by electromagnetic waves
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Radiant Energy
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Energy being transferred between objects by electromagnetic waves
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Probability
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Mathematic expression of chance or odds
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Electron Cloud
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The space effectively occupied by an electron in an atom
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Emission spectrum
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The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation due to an atom or molecule making a transition to a higher energy state
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Quantum mechanics
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The laws of mechanics concerning the interaction of matter and radiation at the atomic and subatomic level
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Classical (Newtonian) mechanics
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A set if physics laws concerning the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces
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Lewis electron dot diagrams
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The representation of an atom, ion, or molecule in which an element symbol stands for the nucleus and all inner level electrons while dots stand for outer level electrons
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Momentum
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The product of mass and velocity
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Wave-particle duality of nature
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All particles have wave properties and all waves have particle properties
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