A carbon–oxygen double bond within a sugar molecule absorbs electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 6.0 x 10 12 s -1 . What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum does this represent?

Here we're told that a carbon oxygen double bond within a sugar molecule absorbs electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 6.0 times 10 to the 12 seconds inverse. What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum does this represent? Alright. So work has been doing math problems and trying to solve here, but remember we talked about the electromagnetic spectrum in its range. If you go back and take a look at that, you'll see that the only type of electromagnetic radiation that exists within this range of oops. Within this range times 10 to the 12 would have to be infrared light. So here the answer is c. Going back and taking a look at the electromagnetic spectrum, we see that infrared can exist comfort comfortably between a range of 10 to 12 to around a little over 10 to the 14 seconds inverse. So in this particular question, there's no math needed. Here, it's option c.

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A carbon–oxygen double bond within a sugar molecule absorbs electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 6.0 x 10¹² s^-1. What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum does this represent?

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Identify the given frequency of the electromagnetic radiation, which is 6.0 x 10^12 s^-1.

Recall the general range of frequencies for different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. For example, infrared radiation typically ranges from about 3 x 10^11 to 4 x 10^14 Hz.

Compare the given frequency to the known frequency ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. The frequency 6.0 x 10^12 s^-1 falls within the range of infrared radiation.

Understand that the electromagnetic spectrum is divided into regions based on frequency and wavelength, with infrared being one of these regions.

Conclude that the carbon–oxygen double bond within the sugar molecule absorbs electromagnetic radiation in the infrared portion of the spectrum.

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