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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

El espectro electromagnético es el rango de frecuencias y longitudes de onda correspondientes de la radiación electromagnética. La longitud de onda y la frecuencia son inversamente proporcionales entre sí;cuanto mayor sea la longitud de onda, menor será la frecuencia. La energía de la radiación electromagnética es directamente proporcional a su frecuencia, como lo muestra la ecuación de Planck.Por lo tanto, las ondas electromagnéticas de mayor energía tienen las longitudes de onda más cortas. Las ondas electromagnéticas se clasifican como ondas de radio, microondas, infrarrojas, luz visible, rayos ultravioleta, rayos X o gamma dependiendo de sus frecuencias y longitudes de onda. Las ondas de radio, que se utilizan para transmitir señales entre sistemas de comunicaciones, tienen longitudes de onda más largas, frecuencias más bajas y una menor cantidad de energía.Las microondas tienen las siguientes longitudes de onda más largas. Sus usos van desde sistemas de radar a calentar comida en casa. La siguiente es la radiación infrarroja, que es una parte importante de la radiación térmica emitida por objetos calientes.Por ejemplo, la Tierra absorbe la radiación infrarroja como parte de la energía radiante emitida por el sol y el sol mismo emite radiación infrarroja al espacio. Las longitudes de onda de la luz visible son aún más cortas, que van desde 740 a 390 nanómetros. La luz roja tiene las longitudes de onda más largas y la violeta tiene la más corta.Los ojos humanos solo responden a esta estrecha longitud de rango de onda. La radiación ultravioleta tiene longitudes de onda aún más cortas. La luz del sol es la fuente más familiar de radiación ultravioleta, que tiene suficiente energía para que la exposición excesiva cause quemaduras solares y produce al cáncer de piel.Los rayos X y los rayos gamma tienen las longitudes de onda más cortas y son las formas más energéticas de radiación electromagnética. Los rayos X pueden atravesar muchas sustancias, pero no atraviesan los huesos con mucha facilidad. Esto los convierte en una herramienta de imagen importante.Los rayos gamma son más conocidos por ser liberados durante las cadenas de desintegración de ciertos elementos radiactivos. Si bien no existe una distinción universal entre los rayos gamma y rayos X, suele considerarse que los rayos gamma tienen las longitudes de onda más cortas, las frecuencias más altas y las potencias más altas.

el espectro electromagnético

El espectro electromagnético consta de todos los tipos de radiación electromagnética dispuestos según su frecuencia y longitud de onda. Cada uno de los diversos colores de la luz visible tiene frecuencias y longitudes de onda específicas asociadas a ellos, y se puede ver que la luz visible constituye sólo una pequeña parte del espectro electromagnético. Debido a que las tecnologías desarrolladas para trabajar en varias partes del espectro electromagnético son diferentes, por razones de conveniencia y legados históricos, a menudo se utilizan diferentes unidades para diferentes partes del espectro. Por ejemplo, las ondas de radio suelen especificarse como frecuencias (normalmente en unidades de MHz), mientras que la región visible suele especificarse en longitudes de onda (normalmente en unidades de nm o angstroms). 
 
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 Figura 1: Partes del espectro electromagnético se muestran en orden de frecuencia creciente y longitud de onda decreciente.
 
 Los tipos de ondas electromagnéticas son ondas de radio, microondas, ultravioleta, visible, infrarrojo, rayos x y rayos gamma.
 
 Las ondas de radio tienen las longitudes de onda más largas, las frecuencias más bajas y llevan la menor cantidad de energía. Se utilizan en tecnología de telefonía celular, en emisiones de radio y televisión, en el control del tráfico aéreo, etc.
 
 Las microondas tienen longitudes de onda más cortas en comparación con las ondas de radio. Son absorbidos por el agua y se utilizan para calentar y cocinar los alimentos. 
 
 A continuación, se encuentra la radiación infrarroja, que es emitida por objetos calientes. Por ejemplo, la Tierra absorbe la energía radiante del sol y emite radiación infrarroja. Parte de la radiación infrarroja es absorbida y re-emitida por la atmósfera para mantener la temperatura promedio de la Tierra a través del efecto invernadero. Las gafas de visión nocturna detectan las radiaciones infrarrojas emitidas por nuestros cuerpos.
 
 La luz visible es sólo una pequeña parte de las radiaciones electromagnéticas que oscilan entre 740 y 390 nm.  Los ojos humanos sólo pueden ver este pequeño rango de longitudes de onda. La luz visible consta principalmente de siete componentes de color, incluidos el rojo, naranja, amarillo, verde, azul, índigo y violeta. 
 
 La radiación ultravioleta tiene longitudes de onda que oscilan entre 400 y 10 nm. La luz solar es la fuente más conocida de radiación UV. Transporta suficiente energía que, con una exposición excesiva, causa quemaduras solares.
 
 Los rayos X pueden pasar a través de muchas sustancias, lo que los convierte en una herramienta importante para la adquisición de imágenes. Los dentistas usan rayos X para propósitos diagnósticos mientras que la seguridad del aeropuerto los usa para visualizar los componentes en una maleta.
 
 Los rayos gamma tienen longitudes de onda más pequeñas, frecuencias altas y energías. Los rayos gamma son liberados por las reacciones nucleares y los elementos radioactivos naturales.
 
 Los rayos X y los rayos gamma son las formas más energéticas de radiación electromagnética. Sus altas energías pueden ionizar átomos y moléculas. La radiación ionizante puede causar cambios permanentes o daños a las moléculas biológicas. Estas son utilizadas para destruir células cancerosas.  
 
 Este texto ha sido adaptado de <a href="https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/6-1-electromagnetic-energy">Openstax, Química 2e, Sección 6.1: Energía electromagnética.</a>

El Espectro Electromagnético

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electromagnetic waves: uses across the spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum includes all electromagnetic radiation arranged by frequency and wavelength. Visible light is only a small part of it, and each color of visible light has its own frequency and wavelength. Different parts of the spectrum also use different units. Radio waves are usually measured in MHz, while the visible range is often measured in nm or angstroms.

The spectrum is organized from radio waves to gamma rays as frequency increases and wavelength decreases. Radio waves have the longest wavelengths, the lowest frequencies, and the least energy. They are used in cell phones, radio and television broadcasts, and air-traffic control. Microwaves have shorter wavelengths than radio waves and are absorbed by water, which is why they can heat and cook food.

Infrared radiation is next and is emitted by warm objects. The Earth absorbs energy from the Sun and gives off infrared radiation. Some of this radiation is absorbed and re-emitted by the atmosphere, which helps keep Earth’s average temperature stable through the greenhouse effect. Night vision goggles also detect the infrared radiation that our bodies emit.

Visible light spans only about 740 to 390 nm, so the human eye can see just a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation. This band includes red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Ultraviolet radiation has wavelengths from about 400 to 10 nm. Sunlight is the most familiar source of UV radiation, and too much exposure can cause sunburn.

X-rays can pass through many materials, so they are useful for imaging. Dentists use x-rays for diagnosis, and airport security uses them to view what is inside a suitcase. Gamma rays have even smaller wavelengths, higher frequencies, and higher energies. They come from nuclear reactions and naturally occurring radioactive elements. X-rays and gamma rays are the most energetic forms of electromagnetic radiation, and their ionizing radiation can damage biological molecules. Because of that, they can be used to destroy cancer cells.

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Electron filling order in atomic orbitals follows the aufbau principle and Hund's rule. To write an electron configuration, we build atoms in order of atomic number. Starting with hydrogen and moving across the periods of the periodic table, one proton is added to the nucleus and one electron is placed into the correct subshell. This process describes the ground-state electron configurations of the elements. The aufbau principle comes from the German word aufbau, which means "to build up." It...

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Valence electrons and noble gas shorthand help show how electrons are arranged in multielectron atoms. Sodium, the alkali metal with atomic number 11, has one more electron than neon. That extra electron goes into the lowest-energy subshell available, the 3s orbital, so sodium has the configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1. Electrons in the outermost shell, where n is highest, are called valence electrons. Electrons in the inner shells are called core electrons. Because core electrons often match a...

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