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For any wave:

wavelength x frequency = speed

Speed of light, in this case.

For any wave:

wavelength x frequency = speed

Speed of light, in this case.

For any wave:

wavelength x frequency = speed

Speed of light, in this case.

For any wave:

wavelength x frequency = speed

Speed of light, in this case.

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What type of nuclear radiation is most closely related to visible light?

Gamma radiation is most closely related to visible light. They both are forms of electromagnetic radiation, with gamma radiation having the shortest wavelengths and highest energies among all types of nuclear radiation.


What is the wavelength of radiation with a frequency of 3 million hertz and what region of the spectrum?

c = wavelength x frequency, where c = speed of light, which is 299,792,458m/sKnown: c and frequencyUnknown: wavelengthWavelength = c/frequency = (299,792,458m/s)/(3,000,000/s) = 99.9mIt is in the radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum.See the related link below.


How much of the electromagnetic spectrum does the sun produce?

Electromagnetic radiation is a continuous spectrum of wavelengths from thousands of kilometres to wavelengths the size of fractions of an atom. They are all the same kind of radiation - the differences are only the wavelengths. They range from the longest - radio waves, then microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultra violet light, X-rays and gamma rays. The sun emits all of these apart from gamma rays.


How are visible light infrared light x-rays gamma rays microwaves and radio active waves related?

Those are all examples of electromagnetic radiation ... the same physical phenomenonbut with different wavelengths (frequencies) and different made-up names.


What type of electromagnetic wave has a lower frequency than microwaves?

No. Both are examples of electromagnetic radiation. The only difference between them is their respective frequencies (wavelengths). Both travel at the speed that we call the "speed of light" . . . 300,000,000 meters (186,282 miles) per second.

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How are the words frequency and electomagnetic radiation related?

Electromagnetic radiation E= hf is characterized by its frequency, f.


How are energy and frequency of electromagnetic radiation related?

Energy = hf where h is Planck's Constant and f is the radiation frequency.


Is it true that the wavelengths and frequency are directly related?

Yes, wavelengths and frequency are directly related in the electromagnetic spectrum. The higher the frequency of a wave, the shorter its wavelength, and vice versa. This relationship is defined by the equation: speed = frequency x wavelength.


How are wavelenghth and frequency of electromagnetic radiation related?

For any wave, (wavelength) times (frequency) = (speed of propagation).For electromagnetic waves, (wavelength) times (frequency) = (speed of 'light')


How are microwaves and light related?

Microwaves and light are both forms of electromagnetic radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum. They differ in frequency and wavelength, with microwaves having longer wavelengths and lower frequencies compared to visible light. Both microwaves and light can travel through a vacuum and propagate through electromagnetic waves.


How are the energy and frequency of electromagnetic radiation related?

Energy and frequency of electromagnetic radiation are directly proportional. This means that as the frequency of radiation increases, so does its energy. This relationship is described by the equation E = h * f, where E is energy, h is Planck's constant, and f is frequency.


Is this true or false the shorter the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation the more energy carried by the wave?

True. Shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation correspond to higher energy levels. This relationship is described by the equation E=hf, where E is energy, h is Planck's constant, and f is frequency. The higher the frequency (related to wavelength inversely), the more energy the wave carries.


How are the energy and frequency of electronmagnetic radiation related?

The energy of electromagnetic radiation is directly proportional to its frequency. This relationship is described by Planck's equation: E = hν, where E is the energy, h is Planck's constant, and ν is the frequency. This means that as the frequency of electromagnetic radiation increases, so does its energy.


How are speeds of electromagnetic radiation frequency and wave length related?

The speed of electromagnetic radiation (light) in a vacuum is a constant, independent of frequency or wavelength. However in a medium (e.g. glass, water, air, diamond) it is no longer a constant, allowing the colors to be separated into a spectrum.


How are frequency and wavelength related for a specific region of thespectrum?

Frequency and wavelength are inversely related in the electromagnetic spectrum. This means that as frequency increases, wavelength decreases, and vice versa. For a specific region of the spectrum, like visible light, higher frequencies correspond to shorter wavelengths, while lower frequencies correspond to longer wavelengths.


is light the only electromagnetic wave?

No. Visible light is actually a very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum which ranges from very short wavelength high frequency electromagnetic waves such as gamma radiation up to very long wavelength, low frequency electromagnetic waves such as radio waves. For more information on the electromagnetic spectrum and the small part of it made up of visible light, see the related link.


How is seeing related to wavelength?

The human eye can only detect electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum, Typically, wavelengths of 390 to 750 nm fall within the visible spectrum. Radiation with these wavelengths are called visible light or simply light.