Electromagnetic Spectrum Practice Problems

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1. Calculate the wavelength in nm for a wave with a frequency of 2.45x1014Hz. Where

does this fall in the spectrum?
2. Calculate the frequency of violet light with a wavelength of 400nm.
3. Ozone protects the earth's inhabitants from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light
arriving from the sun. This shielding is a maximum for UV light having a wavelength
of 295 nm. What is the frequency in hertz of this particular wavelength of UV light?
4. Sodium vapor lamps are often used in residential street lighting. They give off a
yellow light with a frequency of 5.09x1014Hz. What is the wavelength of this signal in
nanometers?
5. What is the frequency in hertz of blue light having a wavelength of 425 nm?
6. You forget to put your sunblock on. You get an unhealthy dose of UV light with a
frequency of 5.66x1016Hz. What is the wavelength of this light?
7. What is the energy of each photon of red light that has a frequency of 4.0x1014Hz?
8. The wavelengths of X-rays are much shorter than that of UV or visible light. Show
quantitatively why continued exposure to x-rays is more damaging than exposure to
sunlight.
9. Calculate the energy is joules/photon for green light having a wavelength of 550nm.
10. What is the energy of a photon emitted from an electron in a hydrogen atom as it
jumps from n=7 to n=3?
11. Calculate the energy emitted/absorbed when an electron jumps from n=2 to n=3.
12. Which photon has the most energy a) one with a frequency of 3.5x103 cycles/sec or b)
one with a wavelength of 2.6x10-6m?
13. A flame test is done and the light is measured for its wavelength. The wavelength is
423nm. What is the energy of the photons being released by the substance tested?
14. Calculate the wavelength and frequency of a wavelength of light that has 3.06x1020J
of energy.
15. When an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from n=1 to n=5, what is the energy of
the photon involved? Is a photon emitted or absorbed?
16. An electron initially in the n=2 energy level in a hydrogen atom absorbs a photon of
light with a frequency of 6.167x1014Hz.Calculate the new energy level the photon will
occupy.
17. For each of the following wavelengths of visible light, determine the frequency and
identify the region of the electromagnetic spectrum to which it belongs.
a. 2.0x10-14 m b. 4.0x10-9 m
c. 6.0x10-7 m
d. 1.00m
18. In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum would you look for the spectral line
resulting from the electronic transition from the fifth to the tenth electronic level in
the hydrogen atom?