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Chapter 16 – Light ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM Contains only transverse waves All forms of light are included EM spectrum usually shown from low frequency to high frequency (this also means that the wavelength goes from long to short on the same scale) No medium is required for these waves to travel Radio wave Micro wave Infrared (IR) Visible ROYGBIV Ultraviolet (UV) X-wave Gamma wave Communication (radio, cell phone, satellite) Communication Heat food Remote control Thermal imaging What we see “black light” Sun X-ray Large stars Nuclear reaction EM Spectrum “KINDA NEW” EQUATION c = l n c : speed of light (3x108 m/s) l : wavelength (m) n : frequency (Hz) Types of Materials Opaque: material absorbs/reflects all of the light no light gets through (ex. Brick) Translucent: material absorbs/reflects some of the light most light gets through (ex. lamp shade) Transparent: material absorbs/reflects none of the light all light passes through (ex. glass) Terms to know :(and confuse you) Luminous: an object that emits light Illuminated: an object that reflects light Luminous flux [F]: the rate at which light is emitted Lumens (lm): the unit for luminous flux Illuminance [E]: the amount of light incident on a surface Lux (lx): the unit for illuminance Illuminance Equation F E = 4 p r2 where: E is illuminance (lux) F is luminous flux (lumens) r is the distance from the source (meters) Producing Light Incandescent A piece of metal in a closed space is heated by electricity Filament (glowing metal) made of tungsten Fluorescent An electric current is sent through a gas (mercury and argon) in a closed space Similar to lightning All artificial producers of light follow one of these two methods. The only exception is a laser. COLORS PIGMENTS OF LIGHT Additive color process – all three colors of light have the correct intensities, they appear white. Primary colors:. red green blue Primary Pigments – absorbs only one primary color and reflects two from white lig