INTERACTION OF LIGHT TO MATTER

INTERACTION OF LIGHT TO MATTER

by Mark Borromeo

​LEARNING GOALS

• ​Define the nature of light

• ​Identify the different colors of light.

• ​Explain how the hierarchy of colors are arranged.

NATURE OF LIGHT

• The electromagnetic spectrum (or EM spectrum) is a series of electromagnetic waves that has different frequencies and wavelengths.

• ​Each part of the electromagnetic spectrum has a specific name, has a specific frequency, and specific wavelength