Core Atomic
Structure: Nature of light
Slide 5 of 24
Wave nature of
light: Characteristics of a longitudinal wave
Motion and the propagation of energy
of a longitudinal wave such as the one on the right are
perpendicular to one another. The wave moves up and down while the
energy is propagating horizontally, moving right.
Where l = wavelength of wave
n = frequency of wave = number of complete wavelengths that
passes a point per second
n = frequency of wave = number of complete wavelengths that
passes a point per second