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Absorption band, a Common card
In spectroscopy, an absorption band is a range of wavelengths, frequencies or energies in the electromagnetic spectrum that are characteristic of a particular transition from initial to final state in a substance.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,500
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Absorption band quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Absorption band card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
According to quantum mechanics, atoms and molecules can only hold certain defined quantities of ______, or exist in specific states.
Answer
energy. According to quantum mechanics, atoms and molecules can only hold certain defined quantities of energy, or exist in specific states. From the Absorption band article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Microfracture surgery. Microfracture surgery 62 · Absorption band 59 · Montevideo Department 56 · Space Launch Initiative 53 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Microfracture surgery. Microfracture surgery 14,000 · Accretionary wedge 8,900 · Absorption band 6,500 · Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei 4,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- According to quantum mechanics, atoms and molecules can only hold certain defined quantities of energy, or exist in specific states.
- When such quanta of electromagnetic radiation are emitted or absorbed by an atom or molecule, energy of the radiation changes the state of the atom or molecule from an initial state to a final state.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Absorption band article was read about 6,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Absorption band
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Absorption band (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wikkiwonkk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
