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Is thr part of the EM spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of xrays?
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∙ 9y ago
What you're really asking is whether we have a name for that band of
frequencies. Happily, yes we do. That's the part we call "ultraviolet".
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Are the frequencies of ultraviolet waves slightly higher than visible light?
Ultraviolet light extends for quite a ways up the electromagnetic spectrum after visible violet ends. Its frequencies are higher. Wavelengths from 400nm to 50nm covering 4 groups of UV.
Which radiation is the range of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than violet on the visible spectrum?
-- ultraviolet -- X-rays -- gamma rays
Why is the sunlight reaching the earth yellowish?
Sunlight is actually light waves of different frequencies. Some of these waves are part of the visible light spectrum (ROYGBIV), and therefore sunlight appears white, a combination of all the frequencies in the visible light spectrum. Light waves with lower frequencies appear more red or orange. Light waves with higher frequencies appear violet or blue. When sunlight shines down through the atmosphere, the particles in the air scatter the light waves of higher frequencies, therefore spreading the waves in different directions in the sky (This is why the sky appears blue). The lower frequency waves reach our eyes mostly undisturbed. Since sunlight has light frequencies dominant in yellow, that's the color we see.
How do light colors have higher frequencies and darker colors have lower frequencies?
Darker colors like violet and blue actually have the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequency. If you look at the visible spectrum, the order from highest to lowest would go violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
What is the EM spectrum?
The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the entire range of frequencies that electromagnetic radiation can have. The EM spectrum is divided into sections based on the common characteristics that certain frequency ranges have. These sections are, in order from low to high frequency, radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light (which from low to high frequency is further divided into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and gamma rays. You can think of the EM spectrum as an invisible rainbow with visible light being a small part of it. And, like a rainbow, the edges of the divided sections are blurry; i.e. there is no exact frequency where one can say, for example, that this wave is no longer an X-ray, but is instead a gamma ray. it is waves of light in order of their wavelengths and frequencies APEX: A chart of frequencies of light waves.
Why is red red?
An object is red because it is absorbing the blue end of the visible spectrum (higher frequencies) and reflecting back the red (lower frequencies) to your eyes.
Why red is red?
An object is red because it is absorbing the blue end of the visible spectrum (higher frequencies) and reflecting back the red (lower frequencies) to your eyes.
White light consists of what?
This light consists of all the colors of the rainbow, which are in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves. White light consists of: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, in the order from the lower end of the electromagnetic spectrum of visible light to the higher end of the spectrum.
What is related to the frequency of a visible light wave?
Its apparent color as perceived by the human visual system. Lower frequencies look redder, while higher frequencies look more bluish or violet. As frequency goes down below the "visible" part of the spectrum, the light becomes "infra-red" or "IR", while higher frequencies above the visible spectrum are called "ultra-violet" or "UV".
Are the frequencies of ultraviolet waves slightly higher than visible light?
Ultraviolet light extends for quite a ways up the electromagnetic spectrum after visible violet ends. Its frequencies are higher. Wavelengths from 400nm to 50nm covering 4 groups of UV.
Why is red red to us?
An object is red because it is absorbing the blue end of the visible spectrum (higher frequencies) and reflecting back the red (lower frequencies) to your eyes.
Where is visible light along the EM spectrum?
Right between infrared and ultraviolet. It has higher frequencies than infrared; lower frequencies than ultraviolet.
The color of light is determined by of the light waves.?
The cones in the retina of our eyes are sensitive to certain frequencies of light within the visible light spectrum (ROYGBIV). Light waves with longer wavelengths (within the visible range of frequencies) are perceived to be on the red, orange, yellow side of the spectrum, while higher frequencies/shorter wavelengths of light appear blue or violet.
Which radiation is the range of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than violet on the visible spectrum?
-- ultraviolet -- X-rays -- gamma rays
Is light part of the radio spectrum?
No, light is not part of the radio spectrum. But, both the radio spectrum and light are part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of frequencies from very low to very high. Light frequencies are higher than radio frequencies but both are the same kind of thing.
What human organ is sensitive to a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum?
VIsual light
Why is the sunlight reaching the earth yellowish?
Sunlight is actually light waves of different frequencies. Some of these waves are part of the visible light spectrum (ROYGBIV), and therefore sunlight appears white, a combination of all the frequencies in the visible light spectrum. Light waves with lower frequencies appear more red or orange. Light waves with higher frequencies appear violet or blue. When sunlight shines down through the atmosphere, the particles in the air scatter the light waves of higher frequencies, therefore spreading the waves in different directions in the sky (This is why the sky appears blue). The lower frequency waves reach our eyes mostly undisturbed. Since sunlight has light frequencies dominant in yellow, that's the color we see.
