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Gamma rays are produced by subatomic particle interactions, and this type of radiation is a form of ionizing radiation with considerable penetration power.
AnswerThe wavelength refers to the distance that the wave travels before repeating itself; that is, wavelength is measured in meters per cycle, whereas frequency is measured in cycles per second. The frequency and wavelength will always be related by [ Frequency * Wavelength = c (speed of light) ].Gama Rays (and all other forms of EM radiation) are both particles and waves. Quantum physics is required to understand why that is. Wavelength has nothing to do with the quantity of light (intensity) or velocity (which is always exactly c). A single photon will behave like a particle, so frequency and wavelength don't have much meaning, but when large quantities of photons are observed, their interactions are best modeled by waves.
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∙ 10y agoThe definition of that label implies any wavelength less than 10-11 meter.
That's one hundred-millionth of a millimeter.
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∙ 13y agoIt varies from 3Å to 0.005Å.
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∙ 12y agowave lenghts are 4.09
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∙ 13y agoRadio waves have the longest wavelenght.
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Which has the greatest frequency out of radio wave microwave infrared wave visible light ultraviolet light x ray gamma ray?
X-rays have the highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum.
What type of ray is gamma ray commonly known as?
well none, its either gamma ray or gamma radiation, it has the same wavelength as an x-ray but higher energy level.
How long are X-ray wavelengths compared with ultraviolet wavelengths?
Ultraviolet photons have wavelengths below 400nm. X-ray photons have wavelengths between 0.01nm - 10nm. Photons with wavelengths smaller than xrays' are called gamma rays.
What type of radiation is emitted from Iridium-192?
The radiation emited is gamma ray
Which of the three kinds of radiation is most penetrating?
Gamma ray, by far. Alfa can be blocked by as little as a piece of notebook paper, buy Gamma (from sources such as a reactor core) will pass through 6 feet for stailsteel-lined concrete and can give a leathal dose in as little as 20 minutes.
Radiation whose wavelengths are among the shortest are?
Gamma rays. If you mean visible light, that would be the blue light.
What is the difference between infrared ray and gamma rays?
The main difference between gamma rays and infrared rays is in their wavelengths. Gamma rays have the shortest wavelengths while infrared rays have longer wavelengths. Gamma and infrared rays are types of electromagnetic radiation.
What type of energy have wavelengths shorter than visible light?
Ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation do.
What electromagnetic has the lowest energy level?
Radio waves have the lowest energy levels. They also have the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequencies of EM radiation.
Are X-rays or gamma rays longer?
Gamma ray bursts have the shortest wavelengths of any radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum. Therefore, x-rays have the longer wavelength.
Do X-rays consist of radiation similar to gamma rays?
Both X-rays and gamma rays are forms of electromagnetic radiation, so yes, the radiation is similar. It's the same type of radiation, in fact.In older sources you may see X-rays listed as having longer wavelengths (and lower energy) than gamma rays, but in modern usage the wavelengths of the two overlap to a degree. The general distinction is that electromagnetic radiation emitted by an atomic nucleus is a "gamma ray" and electromagnetic radiation emitted by an electron outside the nucleus is an "X-ray" even if the two have the same wavelength.
What type of radiation has the shortest wave length?
If this question if referring to electromagnetic radiation (light) then the sun probably emits very small amounts of gamma rays, which have the shortest wavelengths of all electromagnetic radiation as well as larger amounts of x-Rays (the next wavelength larger). However, there are a variety of particles with larger masses and higher energies than that of photons. These particles are known as cosmic rays, which include electrons, muons, protons, neutrons, and even whole helium nuclei (called alpha particles). These higher mass particles can travel at near-light-speed velocities and as a result have very short wavelengths.
Which has the greatest frequency out of radio wave microwave infrared wave visible light ultraviolet light x ray gamma ray?
X-rays have the highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is used in the x-ray?
Gamma ray radiation
How does earth's atmosphere filter some of the electromagnetic radiation?
It scatters white light (blue sky) and filters out some ultra-violet, infra-red, x-ray, and gamma ray wavelengths.
What type of ray is gamma ray commonly known as?
well none, its either gamma ray or gamma radiation, it has the same wavelength as an x-ray but higher energy level.
What are the features of a gamma ray?
Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves ... physically and functionally identical to radio, light, heat, etc. ... with the highest observed frequencies (shortest observed wavelengths). In experiments designed to reveal the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation, gamma ray particles (photons) have the highest observed photon energies.
