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Wavelike Properties of Radiation

By Sylvia Ceyer - MIT
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Professor Sylvia Ceyer devotes this lecture to discussing the wavelike properties of radiation. She covers oscillation vs. propagation in light, calculating the speed of a wave, and the visible light spectrum. She then moves on to the wave nature of light, highlighting a few new terms including superposition, constructive, and destructive interference. In conclusion, the wavelike properties of radiation are discussed as they relate to Young's two slit experiment. The general conditions for constructive interference and destructive interference are identified.

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Course Index

  1. Atomic Theory of Matter
  2. Discovery of Nucleus
  3. Wavelike Properties of Radiation
  4. Particle-like Nature of Light
  5. Matter As a Wave
  6. The Hydrogen Atom
  7. Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions
  8. P Orbitals
  9. Electronic Structure of Multielectron Atoms
  10. Periodic Trends in Elemental Properties
  11. Covalent Bonds
  12. Lewis Diagrams
  13. Breakdown of Octet Rule
  14. Molecular Orbital Theory
  15. Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization
  16. Hybridization and Chemical Bonding
  17. Bond Energies / Bond Enthalpies
  18. Free Energy of Formation
  19. Chemical Equilibrium
  20. Chemical Equilibrium (cont.)
  21. Acid-Base Equilibrium
  22. Acid-Base Equilibrium (cont.)
  23. Acid-Base Equilibrium: Titrations
  24. Acid Base Titrations and Oxidation/Reduction
  25. Oxidation/Reduction
  26. Oxidation/Reduction (cont.)
  27. Transition Metals 1
  28. Transition Metals 2: Crystal Field Theory
  29. The Shapes of Molecules: VSEPR Theory
  30. Transition Metals 3
  31. Kinetics 1
  32. Kinetics 2
  33. Kinetics 3
  34. Kinetics 4
  35. Kinetics 5: Catalysis
  36. Review for Principles of Chemical Science, Normal Track