For hydrogen, the transition from the second to the fourth energy level produces:
A) a red emission line.
B) a blue green absorption line.
C) a violet emission line.
D) an infrared emission line.
E) an ultraviolet absorption line.
B
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A) forced vibrations B) resonance C) beats D) reverberation E) wave interference
One common way to polarize a beam of light is to
A. slow it down using a piece of glass. B. filter out the longest wavelengths of the spectrum. C. use a sheet of Polaroid material. D. filter out the shortest wavelengths of the spectrum.
Two flat glass plates are in contact along one end and are separated by a sheet of paper 3.0 × 10^-6 m thick at the other end. The top plate is illuminated by a monochromatic light source of wavelength 490 nm. How many dark parallel bands will be evident across the top plate? (1 nm = 10-9 m) Note that a dark band occurs where the plates contact
a. 13 c. 9 b. 7 d. 17
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A) is artificially created. B) is chemically inert. C) is a gas at room temperature. D) has a tiny half-life compared with the age of Earth. E) none of the above