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∙ 14y agoVIsual light
Margaret Ruecker
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∙ 14y agoIt is our eyes that are capable of detecting a portion of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum called visible light, or the optical spectrum. We describe the different frequencies by color, with red being the lowest of the frequencies we can see. Higher on the spectrum we find orange, yellow, green, blue and violet (purple), and this is just like the colors of the rainbow or the spectrum of visible light. Before we refer you to links below, we'll say that increasing frequencies of light have increasing energy, and have decreasing wavelength. As frequency goes up, the energy of the light goes up and the wavelength goes down, or becomes shorter.
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The total of all electromagnetic waves is called the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light waves, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays, and gamma rays. Only visible light waves, which humans see as the band of colors from red to violet, are the portion of the spectrum visible to the human eye, although many other life forms are sensitive to infrared and possibly to other segments the spectrum.
Human eye is sensitive to an approximate range of wave length of EM radiation from 380nm to 760nm. This portion of electromagnetic spectrum is identified as "visible light" These wavelengths roughly correspond to the colors violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
The human eye can view the visible light spectrum, which is a segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. It has been concluded that the human eyeball can reveal wavelengths that vary from about 400 to about 700 nanometers.
The colors in the visible spectrum of light are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
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The visible light spectrum (wavelengths from 380 to 700 nanometers)
The (not surprising) name is "visible light."
The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light.
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that produces radiant energy is sometimes referred to as electromagnetic waves. It is not visible to the human eye.
We refer to this portion as "visible light," which has wavelengths between 390 nm and 700 nm.
The total of all electromagnetic waves is called the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light waves, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays, and gamma rays. Only visible light waves, which humans see as the band of colors from red to violet, are the portion of the spectrum visible to the human eye, although many other life forms are sensitive to infrared and possibly to other segments the spectrum.
Human eye is sensitive to an approximate range of wave length of EM radiation from 380nm to 760nm. This portion of electromagnetic spectrum is identified as "visible light" These wavelengths roughly correspond to the colors violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
The visible light spectrum (wavelengths from 380 to 700 nanometers)
The human eye can view the visible light spectrum, which is a segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. It has been concluded that the human eyeball can reveal wavelengths that vary from about 400 to about 700 nanometers.
The colors in the visible spectrum of light are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
I suppose you mean the visible spectrum, only a small part of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The visible spectrum is basically all of the colors the human eye can detect.