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Is it possible to detect the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave and how?
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∙ 12y ago
That depends a lot on the order of magnitude of the electromagnetic radiation in question. If it's radio waves or microwaves, you can use a coil of wire hooked up to an oscilloscope (preferably a digital one), and use a function on the device to measure the wavelength.
If it's something between infrared and ultraviolet, including visible light, you'd have to use a special light sensor, though I'm not sure of the name. However, there is a relatively simple experiment that can give you a rough estimate of the wavelength of light you can see:
As for things like X-rays and Gamma rays, sorry, but I have no clue, though I can speculate that it would be possible to take a diffraction based approach such as the one outlined on the link above, but the equipment would surely be more complicated. Not to mention that such forms of radiation are very dangerous.
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What type of electromagnetic wave can be detect?
all of them
What does increasing the frequency of X or Gamma ray do to its wavelength?
Increasing the frequency of any electromagnetic wave ... or of any wave for that matter ... decreases its wavelength.
What kind of wave is a gamma ray?
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave. It has the highest frequency (and energy) as well as the shortest wavelength on any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is a wavelength?
The distance between consecutive crests of a wave. This serves as a unit of measure of electromagnetic radiation.
What is the wavelength of an object?
The wavelength of a signal is calculated by c/f. C is the velocity of the wave and f the frequency of the signal. Wavelength is defined as the distance between any two successive crests or troughs in case of a mechanical wave. In case of longitudinal wave, the distance between two successive compressions or rarefactions will be the wavelength. In case of electromagnetic wave c/f will be the wavelength
What is the electromagnetic wave which has longest wave length?
There is no maximum wavelength.
How are the different types of electromagnetic wave organized?
By frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum
What is the relationship between the frequency and the wavelength of each electromagnetic wave?
frequency x wavelength = speed of the wave. This applies to all waves, not just to electromagnetic waves.
What is the wavelength of 300MHz electromagnetic wave in free space?
Wavelength = 1/Frequency
The higher an electromagnetic wave frequency the lower its?
The higher the frequency, the lower the wavelength. Wavelength
What type of electromagnetic wave can be detect?
all of them
An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength has a lower?
frequency
What characteristic of an electromagnetic wave is associated with the energy of that radiation?
The wavelength, E = hc/wavelength.
What are the waves?
radio wave is form of electromagnetic energy which has the longest wavelength in electromagnetic spectrum
what kind of wave is a gamma wave?
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave. It has the highest frequency (and energy) as well as the shortest wavelength on any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
The longest wavelength is what electromagnetic wave?
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A wave of electromagnetic radiation has more energy if it?
... shorter in wavelength.
