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The gamma ray is the highest frequency (and highest energy) photon. If we list a "rough" version of the electromagnetic spectrum from lowest energy up, we see radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma rays. Gamma rays are generated by nuclear events, by changes in atomic nuclei, and they pack a lot of energy. They are the most dangerous and cause the most biological damage.
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Can Electromagnetic radiation travel through a vacuum at a constant speed regardless of wavelength?
Yes. That is why we see light from distant stars, and use radio telescopes to see even older (more distant) structures. It might be easier to imagine light has having particle properties and wave properties both. Light arrives in discrete packets of energy (particles), yet can be "guided" and "directed" like waves.
Electromagnetic waves with a longer wavelength has?
An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.
What are some examples of compressional waves?
Mechanical waves are waves that need a medium to go through. Some examples are ocean waves, seismic waves, and sound waves. Also when a slinky moves back and forth or at right angles it is like a wave.
Electromagnetic radiation behaves like a particle when it?
Light can behave as a particle and a wave at the same time. An example of light acting as both a particle and a wave is the digital camera---the lens refracts (bends and focuses) waves of light that hit a charge-coupled device (CCD). The photons kick electrons out of the silicon in the CCD. The electrons are detected by electronics that interpret the number of electrons released and their position of release from the silicon to create an image. Another example is when you observe the build-up of the alternating light and dark pattern from diffraction (a wave phenomenon) from light passing through a narrow slit. You see one bright spot (a photon), then another bright spot (another photon), then another... until the diffraction pattern is created from all of the accumulated photons. This happens so quickly that it is undetectable to the human eye.
Which is more harmful to the environment, NO2 or NO2-?
NO2 is more harmful to the environment than NO2-.
Where do mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves travel fastest?
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel fastest in solids because the particles are closer together and can transmit vibrations more quickly. Electromagnetic waves, such as light, travel fastest in a vacuum, where there are no particles to slow them down.
Are electromagnetic waves more harmful or beneficial to the human race?
Since that includes light, you'd be blind without them.
Is visible a longitudinal or transverse?
Yes I guess the question is related to the visible light. The visible light is transverse in nature. One more important point is that the light waves are not mechanical waves. Mecahnical waves do need a material medium to get traversed. Sound waves are mechanical waves. But light being non mechanical and being electromagnetic it can pass even through vacuum.
What are the 8 types of waves?
There are many ways of classifying waves. One of those ways are by categorizing them by their ability or inability to transmit energy through a vacuum. The two categories are electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves. Light is an electromagnetic wave, which has the ability to travel through a vacuum (empty space). Sound is a mechanical wave, it needs to travel through a medium (air, water, etc.) However, if you're looking for waves categorized by their wave length, they are (Going from shortest wavelength to longest.. Keep in mind, the shorter the wave length, the more energy it has): a) Gamma Rays b) X-Rays c) Ultra Violet Rays d) Visible Light e) Infrared f) Microwaves g) Radio Waves (p.s. These are electromagnetic waves)
What is the difference between electromagnetic waves and radiation?
No difference at all. Radio waves are one of many types of electromagnetic waves.
What less energy a wave has the smaller its?
If it is a mechanical wave, then the lower amplitude waves would have less energy. If you are talking about electromagnetic waves, then higher frequency waves (shorter wavelength) have more energy, and lower frequency waves have less energy.
What happens when the wavelength of electromagnetic waves decreases?
When the wavelength of electromagnetic waves decreases, the frequency of the waves increases. This means that the waves carry more energy and are more powerful. Lower wavelengths are associated with higher energy electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays and gamma rays.
What do high and low-frequency electromagnetic waves look like?
High-frequency electromagnetic waves have shorter wavelengths and higher energy, appearing as shorter, more tightly packed waves. Low-frequency electromagnetic waves have longer wavelengths and lower energy, appearing as longer, more spread out waves.
Why are sound waves not on the electromagnetic spectrum?
Sound waves are physical vibrations of molecules. Electromagnetic waves are a more complex (and harder to describe) mix of the movement of electrons and magnetic fields. A sound wave requires a medium in which to propagate (air, rock, etc.) while electromagnetic waves do not. That's why you can't hear sounds in a vacuum like outer space, but you can send a radio signal to a satellite.
What is the term for energy that is transferred in the form of rays or waves?
Electromagnetic energy is transferred by waves. This includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, x-rays, and more. Waves can also be found in matter, like sound waves or ocean waves. Mechanical waves like these carry energy as well. However, electromagnetic waves do not need matter to travel.
Can you describe what high and low frequency electromagnetic waves look like?
High frequency electromagnetic waves have shorter wavelengths and higher energy, appearing as shorter, more tightly packed waves. Low frequency electromagnetic waves have longer wavelengths and lower energy, appearing as longer, more spread out waves.
Electromagnetic waves are classified according to their?
Frequency. Electromagnetic waves are just magnetic waves that are turning into electric waves. The faster they turn in to each other, the more energy and high up on the spectrum they are.
