Quantized Light Quiz

Youngs double slit relies on the _______ of light.

• dampening

• interference

• refraction

• reflection

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.
• decreases.
• stays the same.

The wave-particle duality of light describes light as...

• a wave only
• a particle only
• both a wave and a particle
• neither a wave nor a particle

The equation that shows the relationship between the energy of light and frequency is: 

• c= λ⋅f
• E=h⋅f

Calculate the energy of a gamma ray photon whose frequency is 5.02 x 10²⁰ Hz?

• 4.73 x 10⁷² eV

• 2.07 x 10 6 eV

• 3.33 x 10^-13 eV

• 1.21 x 10 ³⁵ eV

What is the energy of light whose wavelength is 4.06 x 10^-11 m?

• 2.69 x 10^-44 eV

• 4.89 x 10^-15 eV

• 3.06 x 10 ⁴ eV

• 5.04 x 10^-17 eV

A particle of light is called a photon.

• True
• False

A ____ is a discrete, quantized bundle of energy

• Photoelectric effect

• Photon

• Quantized

• Proton

Only the wave theory of light offers an explanation for the ability of light to exhibit...

• diffraction.
• reflection.
• photoluminescence.
• illumination.

What is the variable c used for?

• frequency

• wavelength

• Energy

• speed of light