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Homework #4 Solutions
•Q1: Compared to gamma rays, radio waves travel at the same speed.
•Q2: Two neutral atoms of the same element but of different isotopes contain the same number of Electrons and Protons but not Neutrons.
•Q3: The key difference between atoms of two different chemical elements is their number of protons.
•Q4: According to Wien's law, an object at room temperature (approximately 300K) will radiate the most energy at a wavelength of 10 microns.
–λ = 3000000 nm/300 = 10000 nm = 10 microns