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The human eye can detect electromagnetic radiation in the visible region of the spectrum only. This region extends to the radiations of wavelength of 7600-3800 Angstrom

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Is vision mechanical and electrical energy?

Vision is the process where the eye responds to electromagnetic radiation in the visible part of the spectrum, that is a range of frequencies. So that is electromagnetic energy. The eye itself is driven by a whole range of bodily processes which are essentially using chemical energy.


What is made up of electromagnetic radiation?

Electromagnetic radiation make light by the high energy that it produces that is able to be seen with the naked eye


Can photons of light be seen with the naked eye?

Since photons are the basic unit of electromagnetic radiation, and since visible light is electromagnetic radiation, yes, photons within the visible light spectrum can be seen with the naked eye.


Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Most often associated with a wavelength that is visible to the eye.?

light energy


Why is light in the electromagnetic spectrum Is light a type of electromagnetic radiation But how does that work Light is not magnetic or is it?

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be detected by eye, and we call that bit "light". The thing about electromagnetic radiation is that a varying magnetic field causes a (varying) electric field (that's how power stations make electric current) and a varying electric field causes a (varying) magnetic field. So electromagnetic radiation is what you get when a varying electric field creates a varying magnetic field which in turn contributes the varying electric field. The whole thing then appears as bundled varying electric and magnetic field wave system which propagates at the velocity of light, That is why it is called electromagnetic. There are no magnetic poles or electric charges in it, and it can travel through a vacuum.

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What is the range of light called?

The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light.


What does the eye detect?

The eye detects electromagnetic radiation in the narrow range typically called visible light.


The type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelenghts slightly longer than the ones that can be detected by the human eye is called?

"infra-red"


What light?

It is electromagnetic radiation inside of a sure partition of the electromagnetic range. The word normally alludes to obvious light, which is unmistakable to the human eye and is in charge of the feeling of sight.


Is vision mechanical and electrical energy?

Vision is the process where the eye responds to electromagnetic radiation in the visible part of the spectrum, that is a range of frequencies. So that is electromagnetic energy. The eye itself is driven by a whole range of bodily processes which are essentially using chemical energy.


What is a visible ray?

"Visible" electromagnetic radiation is radiation with wavelengths between roughly 390 to 750 nanometers. (0.000350 to 0.000750 millimeters) -- If electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in this range enters your eye, you know it, because the retina of your eye responds to these wavelengths. -- If radiation enters your eye but its wavelength is not in this range, you don't notice it. -- If there is radiation in the neighborhood with wavelength in this range but it doesn't enter your eye, then you don't notice it. (If a flashlight shines a spot on the wall across the room, you don't see the shaft of light on its way across the room. You see it only after the light hits the wall and some of it bounces off the wall and into your eyes. )


Forms of electromagnetic radiation detected by the eye?

Visible light is a very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is characterised by having a wavelength between 4x10-7m and 7x10-7m. The energy carried by a photon is Planck's constant divided by its wavelength.


What wave can be detected by the eye?

The human eye detects only electromagnetic waves, and even then, only those electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between 4000 and 7000 angstroms.


Define natural light?

Light can be defined as electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength in the range between 4,000 angstroms to about 7,700 angstroms and may be perceived by the normal human eye.


What is detected by the eyes?

The eye detects visual light, which is a quite narrow spectrum of electromagnetic wavelengths.


What is made up of electromagnetic radiation?

Electromagnetic radiation make light by the high energy that it produces that is able to be seen with the naked eye


Can photons of light be seen with the naked eye?

Since photons are the basic unit of electromagnetic radiation, and since visible light is electromagnetic radiation, yes, photons within the visible light spectrum can be seen with the naked eye.