Terms preceded by an asterisk (*) are discussed in the Boxes.
absolute zero |
kelvin |
absorption line spectrum |
Kirchhoff’s laws |
atom |
light scattering |
*atomic number |
*luminosity |
Balmer line |
Lyman series |
Balmer series |
microwaves |
blackbody |
molecule |
blackbody curve |
nanometer |
blackbody radiation |
neutron |
blueshift |
nucleus |
Bohr orbits |
opaque |
compound |
Paschen series |
continuous spectrum |
*periodic table |
*degrees Celsius |
photon |
*degrees Fahrenheit |
Planck’s law |
Doppler effect |
proton |
electromagnetic radiation |
quantum mechanics |
electromagnetic spectrum |
radial velocity |
electromagnetism |
radio waves |
electron |
redshift |
electron volt |
*solar constant |
element |
spectral analysis |
emission line spectrum |
spectral line |
energy flux |
spectroscopy |
energy level |
spectrum (plural spectra) |
energy-level diagram |
Stefan-Boltzmann law |
excited state |
thermal energy |
frequency |
ultraviolet radiation |
gamma rays |
visible light |
ground state |
watt |
infrared radiation |
wavelength |
ionization |
wavelength of maximum emission |
*isotope |
Wien’s law |
joule |
X-rays |