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    ELECTROMAGNETI

    C WAVES
    Review/Recall
    ◦A wave is a
    temporary
    disturbance that
    transfer energy
    from one place
    to another.
    Mechanical Waves

    Electromagnetic Waves
    Waves in water and sound waves in air are
    mechanical
    two examples of waves.

    • Matter, such as
    solid, liquid,
    gas, or plasma
    that mechanical
    waves are
    traveling
    through is called
    medium
    Electromagnetic waves, such a visible light
    differ from mechanical waves in that they do not
    require a medium to propagate.
    Electromagnetic waves, such a visible light
    differ from mechanical waves in that they do not
    require a medium to propagate.

    • This means
    that
    electromagneti
    c waves can
    travel not only
    through air,
    and solid
    materials, but
    also through a
    vacuum space.
    HOW ARE
    ELECTROMAGNETIC
    WAVES FORMED?
    Electromagnetic waves are formed when
    electric field comes in contact with a magnetic
    field.
    Electricity and Magnetism can be static,
    but changing magnetic field will induced
    electric field and vice versa.

    • These changing
    fields form
    electromagnetic
    waves.
    The electric field and magnetic field of an
    electromagnetic wave are perpendicular (at
    right angles) to each other.

    • The electric field and


    magnetic field are also
    perpendicular to the
    direction of the EM
    wave
    EM waves travels with a
    constant velocity 3.00 x
    10^8 m/s in vacuum.
    EM waves are transverse
    waves
    Characteristics of waves
    AMPLITUDE (A)

    ◦The greater the


    amplitude of a
    wave then the
    more energy it
    is carrying.
    WAVELENGHT (λ)

    ◦The distance
    between 2
    consecutive crest
    or throughs, and
    usually measured
    in meters (m).
    FREQUENCY (f)

    ◦The number of waves


    passing a point in a
    certain time. We
    normally use a time of
    one second, so this
    gives frequency the
    unit hertz (Hz), since
    one hertz is equal to
    one wave per second.
    SPEED OF LIGHT (c)

    ◦All electromagnetic
    wave travels at the
    same speed which is
    about 3.oo x 10^8
    m/s through a
    vacuum.
    Wave Equation
    Electromagnetic waves obey the following wave formula:
    Example Problem
    An EM wave has wavelength of 4.0 meters in vacuum space.
    What is the frequency of the EM wave?

    Given: Solution:
    λ= 4.0 V=f λ
    v= 3.00 x 10^8 v/ λ=f
    m/s(speed of an EM f=v/ λ
    waves in vacuum) F=3.00 x 10^8 m/s /
    Required: frequency (f) of 4.0 m
    the EM wave Answer: 75 000 000
    Equation/ Formula: v= f λ Hz
    Types of Electromagnetic
    Waves
    Types of Electromagnetic
    Waves

    }
    Gamma Rays
    X-ray
    Ultraviolet Electromagnetic
    Visible Light Spectrum
    Infrared
    Microwaves
    Radio Waves
    Electromagnetic Spectrum
    Electromagnetic waves can be described in terms of
    a stream of mass-less particles, called photons,
    each traveling in a wave – like pattern at the speed
    of light.

    Each photon contains a certain amount of


    energy.

    The different types of EM waves are defined by the


    amount of energy found in the photons.
    EM waves can be classified as Ionizing
    or Non- Ionizing form of radiation

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