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Is Long wavelength visible light have a speed that is slower than short wavelength light?
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∙ 15y ago
No. The speed of light is the same for long wave and short wave light. c=fw where w is the wavelength and f is the frequency. The speed c is a constant. The frequency is different for different wavelengths. High frequency for short waves and low frequency for long waves.
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∙ 11y agoShort wavelengths get scattered more as per Rayleigh's scattering law. Amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of wavelength of radiation.
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Is ultraviolet radiation longest wavelength?
Wavelength of UV is shorter than that of visible light, in any case. UV is has a very short wavelength the longest wavelength light wave are radio waves.
What are the colors of visible light in order?
Going from short wavelength light to long wavelength light, the order goes Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Indigo - Violet (ROYGBIV)
Does ROY G. BIV list colors from long wavelength to short wavelength or short to long wavelength?
The color of visible light with the longest wavelength is red; the color with the shortest is violet. So "ROY G. BIV" lists the colors from long to short wavelength. Just to confuse you, we'll also mention that it lists them from lowest to highest frequency.
Which color in the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
The shortest wavelength of visible light for your eye is the wavelength of the lastcolor you can see on the blue end of the rainbow. It may be slightly different forsomeone else's eye.
Which color of visible light has the highest frequency?
blueee!!
Is Long wavelength visible light have a speed that is slower than short wavelength light which one?
In a vacum all wavelengths of light have the same speed of 3 x 10^8 m/s. However, in a medium like glass or water the speeds of light are different for different wavelengths and the longer wavelength has a higher speed then the shorter wavelength. Although both speeds are slower then their speeds in a vacum.
Is ultraviolet radiation longest wavelength?
Wavelength of UV is shorter than that of visible light, in any case. UV is has a very short wavelength the longest wavelength light wave are radio waves.
What are the colors of visible light in order?
Going from short wavelength light to long wavelength light, the order goes Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Indigo - Violet (ROYGBIV)
Is it true the wavelength of infra-red light is too short for it to be seen?
no, the wavelength of infrared light is too long for it too be seen. visible light makes up only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
Does ROY G. BIV list colors from long wavelength to short wavelength or short to long wavelength?
The color of visible light with the longest wavelength is red; the color with the shortest is violet. So "ROY G. BIV" lists the colors from long to short wavelength. Just to confuse you, we'll also mention that it lists them from lowest to highest frequency.
Which color in the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
The shortest wavelength of visible light for your eye is the wavelength of the lastcolor you can see on the blue end of the rainbow. It may be slightly different forsomeone else's eye.
Is the wavelength of infrared light too short or long to be seen by humans?
I looked it up in my physics text book and it says that the wavelength is too long to be seen by the human eye.
Does blue or violet light have a long wavelength?
No. Some are longer trhan others, but they are all very short. Light visible to the human eye has wavelengths ranging from a little more than 100 micrometers (infrared) to less than 1 nanometers (ultraviolet). In reference to visible light, infrared is referred to as long wavelength and ultraviolet as short wavelength light. I can't remember the units, but the human visible area is from about 400 (deep blue) to 700 (red), so a rather more restricted range than implied above. All those wavelengths are indeed very short.
What affects light with short wavelength more than light with long wavelength?
Scattering of light
Does the red light have a short or long wavelength?
Blue light has shorter wavelength than red light. Remember ROYGBIV? If you reverse the sequence - VIBGYOR, you have all the colors listed from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength in the visible spectrum. Or, you can just simply consult an electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.
Is it true that the color of visible light depends on the wavelength of the light?
It's true! Shorter wavelengths equate to bluer light, while redder light comes from longer wavelengths. However, if the wavelength of the light becomes too long or too short, the light becomes ultra violet or infrared, meaning they become invisible.
What is gamma ray in physics?
Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation much the same as visible light, but with a very short wavelength and very high energy.
