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All forms of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum include radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. These differ in their wavelengths and frequencies, with gamma rays having the shortest wavelength and highest frequency, while radio waves have the longest wavelength and lowest frequency.

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