How are visible light radio waves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation different from each other?

Answer 1

tru

Answer 2

They differ in just one thing: Their frequency. Both are part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Most people talk about radio waves in terms of their frequency. As they travel at (almost) the speed of light, you can calculate the wavelength. With light it is common to talk about the wavelength.

You can listen to FM Radio stations around the 100MHz band. That is 108 Hz. As the speed of light is 3.108 m/s that converts to 3m wavelength.

Visible light has a wavelength of 300-800nm or roughly 5.10-7 m. So there is significant difference in wavelength.

Materials interact with different wavelengths in different ways. Some are transparent for some wavelengths and not for others. For example, the dark plastic on the business end of your remote control absorbs most of the visible light (it is dark). But it is transparent for the infra red radiation that is used to control the TV....

Answer 3

All of those are the same "form". They're all electromagnetic radiation.

Their uses, applications, methods of generating and detecting them, effects on

living tissues, visibility, color, and the names we give them depend entirely on

their wavelength (frequency).

Answer 4

• energy (apex answer) bahahba
• frequency
• wavelength

Answer 5

Gamma radiation and visible light is still photonic emission. The difference lies in the energy of the photons being emitted, with gamma being much, much higher on the energy spectrum.

Answer 6

Only in their wavelength (frequency). Otherwise, they're all the same phenomenon.