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A transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields

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What term is used to describe the fact that electromagnetic radiation can be thought of as either a continuous wave or as a stream of individual packets of energy?

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What term is used to describe a perfect radiator and absorber of electromagnetic radiation?

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What is a radiation are called?

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