Chemistry Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Quiz

Which answer choice arranges electromagnetic radiation from highest to lowest frequency?

• infrared > visible > ultraviolet

• ultraviolet > visible > infrared

• infrared > ultraviolet > visible

• visible > ultraviolet > infrared

As the amount of energy carried by an electromagnetic wave ______ , wavelength increases.

In the visible light spectrum, red light has a frequency ______ the frequency of violet light.

Characteristic spectral lines of the atomic emission spectrum can be used to identify a/an _______.

Which diagram shows a wave with the highest frequency?

• C

• A

• D

• B

Use Plank’s constant to determine how much energy is carried by a photon that has a frequency of 5.71×10¹⁴ Hz.

• 3.78 x 10^-19 J

• 1.14 x 10^-8 J

• 8.62 x 10^-47 J

• 3.78 x 10^-47 J

What process is illustrated?

• diffraction

• reflection

• photoelectric effect

• nuclear radiation

The minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom is known as a _____.

Summarize the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and energy of electromagnetic waves.

Which wave has the largest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• none of the above