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Title Molecules and Light - Guided Inquiry Activity
Description This guided-inquiry activity has the following learning goals: Students will be able to, (a) Describe how a set of example molecules interacts with light of varying energy; (b) Identify characteristics of molecules associated with an interaction with light; (c) Construct a set of guidelines that generalize how molecules react with light of varying energy; and (d) Apply these guidelines to predict the reactivity with light for any small molecule
Subject Chemistry
Level Undergrad - Intro
Type Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language Engleski
Keywords EM radiation, energy, frequency, light, molecules, rotation, vibration, wavelength
Simulation(s) Molekule i svjetlost (HTML5), Molecules and Light


Author(s) Alycia M. Palmer
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 2014.11.05
Date updated 2015.06.23