Just as Visible Light Is Diffracted by the Finely Spaced

question 49

Multiple Choice

Just as visible light is diffracted by the finely spaced grooves on a CD, electromagnetic radiation in the ________ range has the appropriate wavelength to be diffracted by atoms and electron density in a crystalline lattice.

• A) UV-A
• B) UV-B
• C) X-ray
• D) gamma-ray
• E) microwave

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Definitions:

Market Risk

The risk of losses in investments caused by factors that affect the entire market, such as economic changes or political events.

Beta

An assessment tool for determining the comparative volatility or systematic risk of a portfolio or security against the market at large.

Volatility

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, indicating the degree of variation from the average over a certain period.

CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model is a formula used to determine the expected return on an investment, factoring in its risk compared to the market.