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2. Tiny packets of energy which travel at the speed of light are known as ____.
a. photons
b. X-rays
c. carotenes
d. chlorophylls
e. gamma rays
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
6. If wave 1 has a wavelength that is half that of wave 2, which of the following is correct?
a. Wave 1 has a frequency and energy that is twice that of wave 2.
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b. Wave 1 has a frequency and energy that is half that of wave 2.
c. Wave 1 has half the frequency and twice the energy of wave 2.
d. Wave 1 has twice the frequency and half the energy of wave 2.
e. Not enough information is given.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
7. What is the frequency of light emitted by a helium-neon laser with a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a speed of 3 × 108
m/s?
a. 4.74 × 1014 s−1
b. 4.74 × 105 s−1
c. 1.58 × 10−3 s−1
d. 2.11 × 10−15 s−1
e. 1.58 × 10−15 s−1
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
8. Which of the following is true when comparing ultraviolet light to visible light?
a. Ultraviolet light has a longer wavelength than visible light.
b. Ultraviolet light has a lower frequency than visible light.
c. Ultraviolet light has a lower energy than visible light.
d. All of the above are true.
e. None of the above are true.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
9. Which of the following is true when comparing infrared light to visible light?
a. Infrared light has a longer wavelength than visible light.
b. Infrared light has a lower frequency than visible light.
c. Infrared light has a lower energy than visible light.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
12. Arrange these spectral regions in order of increasing wavelength (infrared, radio waves, ultraviolet, visible).
a. radio waves < infrared < visible < ultraviolet
b. radio waves < visible < infrared < ultraviolet
c. ultraviolet < infrared < visible < radio waves
d. ultraviolet < visible < infrared < radio waves
e. infrared < radio waves < ultraviolet < visible
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
13. Which of these statements is not true concerning the nature of light?
a. Light has both particle and wave characteristics.
b. Particles of light are collectively called photons.
c. Light travels faster in space than it does on earth.
d. The wave nature of light has both a magnetic and an electrical component.
e. The wavelength of light is inversely proportional to the frequency of light.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
14. Which of these characteristics of light is responsible for determining its color?
a. Magnetic component
b. Electrical component
c. Speed
d. Amplitude
e. Wavelength
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
16. An FM radio station, broadcasts at a frequency of 1.039 × 108 s−1. What is the wavelength of the radio waves, in
meters? c = 3 × 108 m/s
a. 0.346 m
b. 2.89 m
c. 3.11 × 108 m
d. 3.11 × 1016 m
e. 3.0 × 10−9 m
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
17. Arrange these spectral regions in order of increasing energy (infrared, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible).
a. microwaves < infrared < visible < ultraviolet
b. microwaves < visible < infrared < ultraviolet
c. ultraviolet < infrared < visible < microwaves
d. ultraviolet < visible < infrared < microwaves
e. infrared < microwaves < ultraviolet < visible
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
18. Arrange these spectral regions in order of increasing frequency (x-rays, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible).
a. microwaves < visible < ultraviolet < x-rays
b. microwaves < visible < x-rays < ultraviolet
c. ultraviolet < x-rays < visible < microwaves
d. ultraviolet < visible < x-rays < microwaves
e. x-rays < microwaves < ultraviolet < visible
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
20. Which of these scientists is credited with the discovery of radio waves?
a. Bohr
b. Hertz
c. Heisenberg
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d. Roentgen
e. Einstein
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
21. Which of these forms of electromagnetic radiation has the highest energy?
a. X-rays
b. Microwaves
c. Gamma rays
d. Radio waves
e. Infrared
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
22. Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
a. Red
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Blue
e. Violet
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
23. Which of these colors of visible light has the lowest energy?
a. Red
b. Orange
c. Yellow
d. Blue
e. Violet
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
24. Visible light ranges in wavelength from 400 ____−780 ____. The missing units are:
a. micrometers
b. kilometers
c. meters
d. millimeters
e. nanometers
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
26. Which of these processes is/are responsible for the breaking of bonds within a molecule?
I. Photodecomposition
II. Fluorescence
III. Emission of heat
a. I only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I and III
e. I, II, and III
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
28. The processes by which an excited electron returns to its ground state with the emission of energy is known as ____.
a. photodecomposition
b. electronic relaxation
c. spectroscopy
d. electronic degradation
e. microwave radiation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
29. Which of these forms of electromagnetic radiation is used in the treatment of cancer tumors?
a. Gamma rays
b. Infrared
30. Which of these forms of electromagnetic radiation can contribute to an increased risk of cancer?
I. Gamma rays
II. Infrared
III. Ultraviolet
IV. Microwaves
a. I only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I and III
e. I, II, and III
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
31. The emission of light by the relaxation of excited electrons is known as ____.
a. photodecomposition
b. phosphorescence
c. fluorescence
d. spectroscopy
e. Both B and C are correct.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
32. The slow emission of light by a glow in the dark toy or watch is best described as ____.
a. photodecomposition
b. phosphorescence
c. fluorescence
d. spectroscopy
e. Both B and C are correct.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is based on the spectroscopy of which of these substances ____.
a. hydrogen
b. carbon
c. oxygen
d. electrons
e. helium
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
37. Which of these statements best describes the difference between traditional spectroscopy and NMR?
a. Spectroscopy requires that the sample be in a magnetic field.
b. NMR utilizes high energy electromagnetic radiation and spectroscopy does not.
c. NMR utilizes the transitions of hydrogen nuclei while spectroscopy utilizes transitions of electrons.
d. NMR and spectroscopy are essentially the same.
e. Both B and C are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
38. A graph which shows the change in transition of a nucleus as a function of radio wave frequency is known as a(n)
____.
a. resonance frequency
b. absorption spectrum
c. relaxation time
d. emission spectrum
e. resonance imaging
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
39. The exact frequency which causes a transition in a nucleus is known as the ____.
a. resonance frequency
b. absorption frequency
c. relaxation time
d. emission frequency
e. resonance imaging
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
40. The key to obtaining an image, like in MRI, as opposed to a graph, like in NMR, is in creating:
a. a high resonance frequency.
b. a variable radio frequency.
c. a constant magnetic field.
d. a variable magnetic field.
e. an electrical current.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
42. The time required for a nucleus to return to its original orientation after a transition is known as:
a. resonance time.
b. transition time.
c. emission time.
d. absorption time.
e. relaxation time.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
46. How does LASER light differ from ordinary white light?
I. Laser light is hotter than white light.
II. Laser light is in phase.
III. Laser light is one color.
IV. Laser light is red.
a. II only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
e. II, III, and IV
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
53. Which category of laser has the unique feature of wavelength tunability?
a. Gas
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b. Dye
c. Photon
d. Semiconductor
e. Solid-state
ANSWER: b
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