EBK GENERAL CHEMISTRY
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Author: Bissonnette
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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Chapter 8, Problem 3E
The magnesium spectrum has a line at 266.8 nm. Which of these statements about this radiation is (are) correct? Explain.
a. It has a higher frequency than radiation with wavelength 402 nm.
b. It is visible to the eye.
c. It has a greater speed in a vacuum than does red light of wavelength 652 nm.
d. Its wavelength is longer than that of X-rays.
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