TABLE 25.1 Energies of some atomic and molecular processes Process Energy Breaking a hydrogen bond between two water molecules 0.24 eV Energy released in metaboliz- ing one molecule of ATP 0.32 eV Breaking the bond between 4.7 eV atoms in a water molecule Ionizing a hydrogen atom 13.6 eV

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Nature of light

Light is transverse and electromagnetic radiation that exhibits the properties of a wave as well as a particle. For this reason, light is said to have a “dual nature.”