Lecture #7

LIGHT
SAYANTERRIFIC
CLASS
Learning
Objectives
the student shall be able to determine the
01 different sources of light.

The students should be able to determine the

02 best kind of light source to produce the
brightest light.

The students should be able to apply identify

03 the characteristics and properties of visible
lights, and explore and describe the
characteristics of color lights..
 Lesson Outline

What is light
01 03 People who discover
Light

Electromagnetic spectrum
Natural and Man
made of light
02 04 and Visible Light
 light
electromagnetic wave
 light
electromagnetic wave
it does not need a medium in
order to propagate
 light
electromagnetic wave
it does not need a medium in
order to propagate
Travels in a straight path
 light
Speed of 299,792,458 meters per second
 light
Speed of 299,792,458 meters per second
499 seconds or approximately 8 minutes
 light
Speed of 299,792,458 meters per second
499 seconds or approximately 8 minutes

a form of energy made of photons

 light
Speed of 299,792,458 meters per second
499 seconds or approximately 8 minutes

a form of energy made of photons

Photons are the smallest unit of
visible light
SOURCES OF
LIGHT
Natural source of
light
Luminous Body
SOURCES OF
LIGHT
Non-iluminous
Body
 LIGHT
Artificial sources
of light
Activity 10
 Activity 10
Questions:
1. What do you think are
the sources of light?
2.Which of these sources
of light are natural?
3. Which of these sources of light are
artificial?
4. How will you differentiate natural and
artificial sources of light
Artificial or Natural
Luminous or
Non-Luminous
Scientist
Scientist
Scientist
Scientist
Activity 10
Activity 10
 Light
DUAL NATURE: particle nature and wave nature
 Light
Vibration of electric and magnetic fields
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
The phenomenon
in which a white
light separates
into component
colors is called
dispersion
 RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
INDIGO
VIOLET
VISIBLE SPECTRUM
 Light
Form of energy that travels in electromagnetic waves
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT

INTENSI
COL
TY
INTENSI
The power of light

TY
it is the quantity that measures the
amount of light illuminating a surface
INTENSI
Photometry the science of measuring

TY
the intensity or brightness of light
INTENSI
Brightness is the visual perception in
which a light source appears to be
TY
emitting light
reflecting light
or a surface to be
INTENSI
Light Intensity is the amount of light

TYthat the objects produce

Candela
light
The brightness of light depends on how far you are
from the source
INTENSITY
light
The brightness of light depends on how far you are
from the source
INTENSITY
a b
light
The closer you are to the source of light;the brighter is the
light that you will see

INTENSITY
a b
light
The farther you are to the source of light;the dimmer is the
light that you will see
INTENSITY
a b
INTENSI
Light Intensity depends upon the

TYamount of light or the number of

photons that pass a certain area or
space
INTENSI
Light Intensity or brightness of light is also related to
the waves's amplitude

TY
INTENSI
The higher amplitude corresponds to a brighter light
while the lower amplitude corresponds to dimmer light

TY
Visible Spectrum
 Color
The color of the light depends on the frequency or wavelength of the
radiation that reaches the eye
 Color
400 nanometers to 750 nanometers
Color
As the wavelength increases, the frequency decreases
Red has the longest wavelength, and violet has the shortest
wavelength
Red has the lowest frequency, and violet has the Highest
Frequency
The color white represents the
combination of all the wavelengths of
visible light;while black is the
absence of the wavelength
Thank you for
listening!