Impulse Force is defined as the?rate of change of momentum?on a body The change in momentum is defined as the final momentum minus the initial momentum These can be expressed as follows: Def...
Atomic Line Spectra An emission line spectrum is produced when: An excited electron in an atom moves from a higher to a lower energy level and emits a photon with an energy corresponding to the dif...
The Particle Nature of EM Radiation The Particle Nature of Light In classical wave theory, electromagnetic (EM) radiation is assumed to behave as a wave This is demonstrated by the fact EM radiatio...
The Electronvolt The electronvolt is a unit which is commonly used to express very small energies This is because quantum energies tend to be much smaller than 1 Joule The electronvolt is derived f...
The Photoelectric Equation Since energy is always conserved, the energy of an incident photon is equal to: The work function?+?the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron The energy within a ph...
The Photoelectric Effect The?photoelectric effect?is the phenomena in which electrons are emitted from the surface of a metal?upon the absorption of electromagnetic radiation Electrons removed from...
Energy of a Photon Photons are fundamental particles which make up all forms of electromagnetic radiation A photon is a massless “packet” or a “quantum” of electromagnetic energy What this means is...
Wave-Particle Duality Light can behave as a particle (i.e. photons)?and?a wave This phenomenon is called the wave-particle nature of light or?wave-particle duality Light interacts with matter, such...
Pulse-Echo Technique Foetal Scanning In medicine, ultrasound can be used to construct images of a?foetus?in the womb An ultrasound detector is made up of a?transducer?that produces and detects a be...