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What kind of light has a very high frequency and a very short wavelength?
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Higher frequency, shorter wavelength light is at the "top" or "upper end" of the optical spectrum. You know the rainbow colors, and they start with red and go up to blue and violet (or purple). Red light is lower frequency, longer wavelength light. Wavelength decreases as frequency increases (always - one cannot be changed without changing the other). As we move up the spectrum, we come to the "end" of the part that is visible. Violet or purple is at the top. Above that is ultraviolet (UV) light, and it's got really short wavelengths and is really high in frequency. It has more energy than visible light. That's the stuff we block with sun screen. Above UV is the really high energy stuff like x-rays and cosmic rays. All this stuff is electromagnetic radiation (emr), and radio waves are at the lower or bottom end of the spectrum. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the electromagnetic spectrum so you can see kinda how it's laid out. It may help to lock in the concepts. The drawings are worth their weight in gold.
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Does gamma rays have a low frequency and a short wavelength?
No. Gamma rays have a high frequency, and a short wavelength.
High energey light has what wavelength?
High energy light has a small wavelength, and a high frequency.
How does Ultraviolet light work?
UV light is the same as any other kind of light or radiation along the spectrum from radioactive waves to radio waves. The difference between them is their wavelength and fequency. The longer the wavelength, the less the frequency. UV light is high-frequency short-wavelength light, just a bit more high-frequency than the highest-frequency visible light, which is violet. How does light work? Well, even physicists aren't quite sure.
Red light is low energy and has long wavelengths?
Violet light has a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy. Red light has a much higher wavelength than violet light.
What are the 3 types of radiation with short wavelength and high frequency?
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Does gamma rays have a low frequency and a short wavelength?
No. Gamma rays have a high frequency, and a short wavelength.
High energey light has what wavelength?
High energy light has a small wavelength, and a high frequency.
Why are the high frequency waves also referred to as short waves?
high frequency = short wavelength
Is Long wavelength visible light have a speed that is slower than short wavelength light?
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.
What is the difference between unltraviolet light and infrared light?
wavelength and frequency. ultravoilet light has a short wave length and therefore a high frequency, while infrared light has a longer wave length and lower frequency
A wave with a short wavelength will also have a?
High frequency.
What is short wavelenght?
Generally the term "short wavelength" is used to describe light but it can be used for any wave. It means the distance between one wave front and another is only short. Given that, you might get the idea that "short wavelength" is a relative term. In radio, the term short wavelength is almost obsolete. If has been replaced by terms such as HF (High frequency) VHF (very high frequency) UHF (ultra high frequency) and so forth. The higher the frequency the shorter the wavelength. After radio waves, electromagnetic waves go to infrared, visible light, xrays then gamma rays as the wavelength gets shorter.
How does Ultraviolet light work?
UV light is the same as any other kind of light or radiation along the spectrum from radioactive waves to radio waves. The difference between them is their wavelength and fequency. The longer the wavelength, the less the frequency. UV light is high-frequency short-wavelength light, just a bit more high-frequency than the highest-frequency visible light, which is violet. How does light work? Well, even physicists aren't quite sure.
Are the wavelengths of high frequency sounds short or long?
Shorter the wavelength higher the frequency so naturally high frequency soundwaves are short
Red light is low energy and has long wavelengths?
Violet light has a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy. Red light has a much higher wavelength than violet light.
Light ray is straight line what is its frequency?
A light ray is a straight line with speed c=fw. The speed c is a constant and the product of the wavelength, w and the frequency f. The frequency is f=c/w, inverse to the wavelength. If the wavelength is long the frequency is low; if the wavelength is small the frequency is high.
Which light has high frequency?
The highest frequency (shortest wavelength) of visible lightis the light at the blue end of the visible spectrum.
