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1. the number of
NCYEQUEFR
occurrences of a
Frequency repeating event per
unit of time.
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2. distance between
NGTHVELEWA
corresponding
Wavelength points of two
consecutive waves
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3. a class of physical
ISMMAGNET
phenomena that
Magnetism are mediated by
magnetic field.
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4. a branch of
ETISMELECMAGNTRO
physics which
Electromagnetis involves
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the study of
electromagnetic
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5. the range of all
Electromagneti
c Spectrum types of EM radiation
Light as an Electromagnetic
Wave
Topic
Relate the properties of EM
wave (wavelength, frequency,
speed) and the properties of
vacuum and optical medium
(permittivity, permeability,
and index of refraction)
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves are transverse
waves with a wide range of properties and
uses. Some of the waves are also
hazardous to human body tissues. Their
vibrations or oscillations are changes in
electrical and magnetic fields at right
angles to the direction of wave travel.
Electromagnetic waves travel at
300,000,000 meters per second (m/s)
through a vacuum.
All electromagnetic waves:
transfer energy from the source of the
1. waves to an absorber.

can travel through a vacuum such as in


2. space.

all travel at the same velocity through a


3. vacuum.
Electromagnetic spectrum
Includes
waves with a very short wavelength,
1. high frequency and high energy

waves with a very long wavelength,


2. low frequency and low energy
Electromagnetic waves can be
separated into seven distinct
groups in the spectrum.
Describing Electromagnetic Energy
Frequency
 The number of crests that pass a given point
within one second is described as the
frequency of the wave.
 One wave – one cycle – per second is called a
Hertz(Hz), after Heinrich Hertz who
established the existence of radio waves. A
wave with two cycles that pass a point in one
second has a frequency of 2 Hz.
Describing Electromagnetic Energy
Wavelength
 Electromagnetic waves have crests and
troughs similar to those of ocean waves.
 The distance between crests is the
wavelength. The shortest wavelengths are
just fractions of the size of an atom, while the
longest wavelengths scientists currently
study can be larger than the diameter of our
planet.
Describing Electromagnetic Energy
 Energy
 An electromagnetic wave can also be described in terms of
its energy – in units of measure called electron volts (eV). An
electron volt is the amount of kinetic energy needed to
move an electron through one-volt potential.
 Moving along the spectrum from long to short wavelengths,
energy increases as the wavelength shortens.
 Consider a jumping rope with its ends being pulled up and
down. More energy is needed to make the rope have more
waves.
Maxwell’s Synthesis of Electricity of Electricity, Magnetism
and Optics

Result 1
This range of wavelengths is now known as the
"electromagnetic spectrum." Maxwell's theory
also predicted that all the waves in the spectrum
travel at a characteristic speed of approximately
300,000,000 meters per second. Maxwell was
able to calculate this speed from his equations:
Maxwell’s Synthesis of Electricity of Electricity, Magnetism
and Optics

c = f
Result 1

c = 3.00 x 10 m/s
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c = speed of light
l = wavelength
f = frequency
Sample Problem no.1

Find the Result


wavelength
1 of
a) a 60Hz electromagnetic wave
b) red light of freq. 4.74x1014 Hz

a) c = f 3.00 x 10 m/s= λ (60Hz)


8

λ = 5.0 x 10 m6

b) 3.00 x 10 = λ (4.74x10 Hz)


8 14

λ = 6.3 x 10 m-7

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