Do I have to memorize the spectrum?


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Anne Kim 3F
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Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Anne Kim 3F » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:53 pm

Do we have to memorize the spectrum of different wavelengths and be able to identify which wavelength is which kind of radiation?

SummerLee1F
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby SummerLee1F » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:54 pm

I believe the spectrum will be given to us...

Ray Guo 4C
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Ray Guo 4C » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:55 pm

No, you don't.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby KatelinTanjuaquio 1L » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:09 pm

I wouldn't think so just because most of our tests are usually on application of content rather than memorization.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Anita Wong 1H » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:14 pm

I think during lecture he said we should just know the general order of the spectrum.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Jocelyne Milke 1G » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:14 pm

I think you should remember that the wavelength for visible light is between 400 and 700 nanometers and probably know which ones have short wavelengths (like gamma or x rays) and which ones have long wavelengths (like radio or microwaves)

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby tierra parker 1J » Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:18 am

I think you should know which wavelengths correspond to visible light (400 nm -700 nm) and know the order of smallest to longest wavelengths (gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio wave)

Marwan Masri 3B
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Marwan Masri 3B » Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:21 am

You should know that visible light ranges from 400nm(violet) to 700nm(red). You should also be familiar with the order of the wavelengths of the electromagentic radiation on the spectrum.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Mikka Hoffman 1C » Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:57 am

I don't think you have to memorize the entire spectrum but it would probably be a good idea to have a general sense of what the range for each type of radiation is.

Rithana Srikanth 3L
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Rithana Srikanth 3L » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:18 am

You should probably know the visible light range, and which radiations have the highest and lowest frequencies/energies/wavelengths.

Sana_Mian_3G
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Sana_Mian_3G » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:19 am

I don't think that you have to memorize the spectrum, but I think we would need to know the inverse relationship with frequency and wavelength.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Andrewwiner4D » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:58 am

You just need to know where light is visible. I do not believe that you will need to memorize every value, that'd be a little absurd.

KHuang1L
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby KHuang1L » Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:54 pm

He said just the wavelengths that he discussed during lecture, such as the wavelength range of visible light and UV light.

Karla_Ocampo 4E
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Karla_Ocampo 4E » Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:41 pm

I don't think so, maybe just the visible light range and the general order of the spectrum.

Sydney Tay 2B
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Sydney Tay 2B » Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:01 pm

I would know the general order of the atomic spectra, but I don't think we will be asked to know what the exact wavelength ranges are for each type of radiation.

Danny Zhang 4L
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Danny Zhang 4L » Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:37 pm

I believe that it will be important to know the order of the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, as I feel that questions on ordering waves based on frequency, wavelength, or energy will pop up on the test

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby yast_27 » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:06 pm

During my discussion, the TA said that we should have the information required to find the n level. If you have done the A15 exercise in the book though, they says that the wavelenght studied is from the UV spectrum and this should be enought for you to state that it's from the lyman serie with n = 1

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Dominique S 4E » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:16 pm

I don't think so!

Dana Wilks 3I
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Dana Wilks 3I » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:32 pm

I don't think you have to know specifics, but it would probably be a good idea to know the general order of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby daniela3D » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:47 am

He'll most likely provide have that info in the first page of our quizzes/tests. But it's always good to go over it.

Anjali 4A
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Re: Do I have to memorize the spectrum?

Postby Anjali 4A » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:58 am

I think that we would be provided with it, but should at least familiarize and understand it beforehand.


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