Chap 4 y 5
Chap 4 y 5
Chap 4 y 5
Unstable
nuclei lose energy by emitting
radiation in a spontaneous process
called radioactive decay.
Types of Radiation
Alpha radiation: radiation that’s made up of alpha particles; is
deflected toward a negative charged plate when radiation from a
radioactive source is directed between two electrical plates.
Beta radiation: radiation that’s made on beta particles; is
reflected toward a positive charged plate when radiation from a
radioactive source is directed between two electrically charged
radiation.
Gamma radiation: high energy radiation that has no electrical
charge and no mass, isn’t deflected by electric or magnetic fields,
usually accompanies alpha and beta radiation, and accounts for most
of the energy lost during radioactive decay.
The Nuclear Atom
and Unanswered 5.1 Light and
Questions
Quantized
Many scientists in the early 20th.
Energy
Century found Rutherford’s nuclear atomic
model to be fundamentally incomplete, it
doesn’t explain why atoms of some
elements behave in an specific way.
Wave Nature of Light
Electromagnetic Radiation: is a form of energy that exhibits
wavelike behavior as it travels through space.
Visible light
Crest
Origin
Amplitude
Trough
Wave Nature of Light
Electromagnetic Spectrum: includes all forms of
electromagnetic radiation, with the only differences in the types of
radiation being their frequencies and wavelengths.