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What does the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation represent?
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∙ 7y ago
The wavelength is a measure of distance between the peaks of an electromagnetic signal, or its troughs.
For example, consider CB radio frequency and wavelength:
Frequency, fr = 27 MHz or 27,000,000 Hz
Wavelength, wL = c / fr
c = 300,000,000 m/sec.
Thus,
11.1 meters = 36.4 feet.
So, as I understand it, in one complete cycle at 27 MHz, the sine wave signal, as it radiates from the antenna, would have a spacing between peaks of 11.1 meters (36.4 feet). It's kind of hard to wrap your mind around a signal of that high a frequency having such large space between peaks for one complete cycle, but that is why the antenna for CB radio are so large in dimension.
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