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It is both. Since the electromagnetic waves have energy, they also have mass, due to the matter/energy equivalence.
Incorrect. Electromagnetic waves have NO mass. Simply because something -- be it heat or a static magnetic field or an EM wave -- has energy, that does NOT mean it has mass. The equivalence of mass and energy is simply a statement that mass is one form of energy -- just like the others I mentioned.
The statement, "Mass is a form of energy, therefore all other forms of energy also have mass" is as silly as saying, "A Jew is a type of human being, therefore all other types of human beings are also Jews."
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Is the emission of electromagnetic radiation by an excited atom a wave or particle theory?
wave theory of light
What type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?
It is electromagnetic radiation that needs no medium to travel in. Gamma rays, light and radio waves, all forms of electromagnetic radiation, can travel through the vacuum of space very well. In fact, they prefer it.
What is transfer of energy through space?
An electromagnetic wave is a oscillation through 2 fields, electrical and magnetic fields of the space the wave is travelling through. These oscillations are at right angles to each other. Electromagnetic waves are carried by miniscule particles of energy called photons, Light itself is one of the forms of electromagnetic waves and all EM waves travel at the speed of light 3x10^8 ms or 300 000 000 metres per second. Photons have 0 mass. Nothing with mass can truly have a higher velocity then the speed of light or EM radiation. As they are carried by photons they need no medium to travel through and can therefore travel through space/a vacuum.
What is a packet of electromagnetic radiation called?
The packet of electromagnetic radiation is the photon.
What is one type of electromagnetic radiation?
Light is the most common form of electromagnetic radiation that you see in your daily life.
What type of wave is radiation?
EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.
What type of wave is EM radiation?
EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.EM radiation is short for electromagnetic radiation. It is a wave in the electric and magnetic fields.
Electromagnetic radiation is a transverse wave?
Yes, electromagnetic radiation does travel as a transverse wave
Which type of energy travels in waves?
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
Is electromagnetic a transverse wave?
Yes, electromagnetic radiation does travel as a transverse wave
What are the three types electromagnetic spectrums?
-- Long-wave radiation -- Medium-wave radiation -- Short-wave radiation
Is radiation a transverse wave?
Yes, electromagnetic radiation does travel as a transverse wave
Does electromagnetic radiation has mass and charge?
have, not has, and I would assume that it has electrons to be electromagnetic radiation, and therefore mass
What is the radiation in radio waves?
the radiation of the radio wave is electromagnetic radiation
What wave does infrared use?
Infrared radiation is an electromagnetic wave.
Why radiation waves does not need any medium?
they do. As you might be aware of, light( radiation wave) is made of electromagnetic wave and its medium is electromagnetic field. So basically the medium of radiation waves is electromagnetic field.
How does electromagnetic radiation behave?
Electromagnetic radiation can behave either as a wave or a particle. A wave particle is duality. Electromagnetic energy results from acceleration of a charge EM radiation can travel through a medium or vacuum.
