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The EM spectrum, is based upon the emission of photons at different wavelengths. Visible light is a small part of this spectrum.

As all of the spectrum travels at the speed of light - C. The frequencies for different wavelenghts of photons will be different.

The creation of these different parts of the spectrum are from different oscillations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum#Rationale) For instance radio waves come from the oscillation of electrons in an antenna.

Limitations on these oscillations cause the limitation in the spectrum, at one end there is radiowaves, limited by electron oscillation and the at the other side is gamma from the creation of particle antiparticle pairs.

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Gamma Rays are found on the upper boundary of the EM spectrum above all other regions, as they have the shortest wavelength.

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That's the name we give to the radiation with the

shortest wavelengths/highest frequencies.

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