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The categories of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum, in the ascending order of their frequencies are:

  • Radio
  • Microwave
  • Infrared
  • Visible
  • Ultraviolet
  • X-ray
  • Gamma

Hence, Radio waves have the lowest frequency and the longest wavelengths while Gamma rays have the highest frequency and the shortest wavelengths.


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What part of the Em spectrum is the smallest part?

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What is the basis of arrangement of EM waves in the spectrum?

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Do radio waves have the shortest wavelegnth of all EM waves?

No. In fact, when people try to carve up the EM spectrum into categories and typesand classifications and then name each part, they usually wind up giving the name"radio waves" to the part with the longestwavelengths.


Which of these statements about the EM spectrum is false?

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Why is it true to say that all EM radiation is light even though we can see only a small slice of the spectrum as visible light?

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From Where does the energy carried by an EM wave come?

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is a name for different types of radiation. Most radiation comes from the sun. Want more info?


Where along the em spectrum does gamma rays fall?

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How is the EM spectrum applied to science?

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