Question 5

(Multiple Choice)

All of the following statements concerning light are true except


A) High frequency radiation such as gamma rays and X-rays, which have long wavelengths, are high energy.
B) A wavelength is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave.
C) λ\lambda = c/ ν\nu
D) When light interacts with matter, it does so in discrete packets of energy called photons.
E) The intensity of electromagnetic radiation is proportional to a2.

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