Physics Chapter 2 Radiation Concepts

The orderly arrangement of elements in the periodic table is based upon

Electrons moving around in specific orbitals demonstrate this energy

In a vacuum, electromagnetic radiation

All of the following are true of electromagnetic energies EXCEPT

Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of the wave equation?

Electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of 2,000 hertz would have a wavelength of

A period in the periodic table is

Its k-shell binding energy is −33.17 keV

When comparing iodine (Z = 53) with barium (Z = 56),

If the frequency of a wave is 1,000 hertz and is traveling at 50,000 m/sec, then its wavelength is

entirely concentrated in the nucleus

The unit of mass is the

An atom has an a.n. 18 & a m.n. 38. P=#protons & N=#neutrons, which of the following atoms is the isotope of this atom?

an “L” to “K” transition would yield 31.45 keV of energy

The sum of protons and neutrons in a nucleus is called the

Carbon has an atomic number of 6. One of its isotopes has a mass number of 14. The number of neutrons in this isotope is

the transference of energy to an atom

The maximum number of electrons in a period with a principal quantum number of 4 is

can be long wavelengths in kilometers

Photon wavelength is

Isotopes have ____ mass numbers and ____ atomic numbers.

Groups of the periodic table

An electron is ____ charged and has a mass of ____ amu(s).

The nuclear components that distinguish one element from another are the

elements having the same chemical characteristics

possesses a negative charge and minute mass

An isotope of boron has 5 protons and 6 neutrons. The atomic number of boron is

Calculate the velocity of red light with a wavelength of approximately 4.0 nm (nm = 10⁻⁹).

The atomic number is the number of ____ contained in the nucleus

It has a mass number of 207

In the excitation process, electrons in an atom are moved to a/an ____ energy state

an expression of wavelength

increases as the number of electrons and protons increases

If the photon frequency of electromagnetic radiation is increased tenfold, then the

expressed as the height of the wave

highly penetrating based upon frequency

A change in the number of these changes the identity of the element

If an electron is gained or lost from an atom, that atom becomes

All of the following are true of the substance glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) EXCEPT

Quarks may behave according to the ____ theory

The maximum number of electrons found in any energy level (shell) at any point in time is calculated by the formula

All of the following are energy forms EXCEPT

Elements having the same principal quantum number are in this order

A gain or loss of this atomic particle creates an isotope

An element with an atomic number of 22 has how many electrons in the second principal quantum number level (L shell)?

It is determined by the number of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom

According to the “rule of octets,”

the product of frequency and wavelength