AP Chemistry / Unit 3: Properties of Substances and Mixtures

3.11 Spectroscopy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

3 practice questions

Notes

Different radiation causes different changes:

Microwave: rotation.
Infrared: bond vibrations.
UV/visible: electron transitions.

Practice

Infrared radiation mainly causes:

UV-visible light causes:

Which has the highest energy?

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