Visible Light Spectrum

The temperature of the layer of gas that produces the visible light of the Sun is around 5,500 degrees Celsius (9,932 degrees Fahrenheit). This layer is called the photosphere and is the visible surface of the Sun. It emits light in the visible spectrum that we see.

Photons do not come in different types like infared-photons etc. they are just the wavelength that the photons are at and nuclear fusion just happens to emit photons at a particular wavelength

The minimum wavelength in the visible light spectrum is approximately 380 nanometers, which corresponds to the color violet.

The blue part of the spectrum has more energy than the red part.

When light passes through a prism, the angle of deviation of any light beam is inversely proportional to its wavelengh. Since, violet color has least wave length, it bends the most and the red bends the least.

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The largest visible light telescopes are now all ground-based, such as the Keck Observatory in Hawaii or the Very Large Telescope in Chile. These telescopes provide high-resolution images and data of celestial objects in visible light.

X rays are of a much higher energy than visible light, so they have more penetrating power. So they can easily penetrate tissue, but they penetrate bones less well, and most metals almost not at all.

Comets, "nebulae", globular clusters, and galaxies could all fit that definition,

as could a naked-eye view of the milky way.

Tetrads are visible during prophase I of meiosis, which is the stage where homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material through a process called crossing over. Tetrads consist of two homologous chromosomes, each made up of two sister chromatids.

Refraction occurs when light waves change speed as they pass through different mediums, causing them to bend. This bending of light waves at different angles creates a spectrum of colors due to their varying wavelengths. The shorter wavelengths (violet and blue) bend more than the longer wavelengths (orange and red), resulting in the separation of colors seen in a rainbow or a prism.

A prism separates white light into its different colors through the process of refraction. When light enters the prism, each color (wavelength) of the light is refracted by a different amount due to its unique wavelength, causing them to separate and create a spectrum of colors.

Typical light bulbs convert electrical energy into light and heat energy. The light (visible, IR and some UV) radiates away. Some we can see. The bulb heats up. This heat energy is radiated away and -- if it's not in a vacuum -- the heat is also carried away by convection.

Radio and microwaves are longer than visible light. So are heat (infrared) waves.

Ultraviolet waves are shorter than visible light. So are X-rays and gamma rays.

No. Heat is infrared radiation ("infra" means "lower"). Lower frequency means longer wavelength.

All radiation is captured by antennas that resonate at the frequency of the radiation. The "antennas" for visible light are electrons that use the radiation to jump into excited states and cause optical neurons to fire. The "antennas" of heat (infrared) are bigger -- they are molecules that jiggle faster when the radiation hits them. That jiggling is heat.

No, a beam of electrons is used by an electron scanning microscope. A light microscope uses light waves either reflected off the surface of the object under study, or passed through the object from beneath. Some people might consider a light wave as a type of electron beam, but for the purposes of microscopy, the ESM is capable of far greater magnification than the LM.

Photons associated with visible light have greater energy than those associated with microwaves. Visible light photons have higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths, while microwave photons have lower frequencies and longer wavelengths. The energy of a photon is directly proportional to its frequency, so higher frequency photons carry more energy.

wavelength, frequency, and energy and a unit used is Angstrom meters with has a scale of 0>17500 being 0 a perfect black body that does not reflect light to a pure white body the closest being the frequency of the star Sirius 17500. or infra red to ultra-violet, we can only see between 3500>6500 Angstrom meters.

The ability of a mineral or substance to glow during and after exposure to ultraviolet light is called fluorescence. If it continues to glow after the ultraviolet light has been turned off the effect is called phosphorescence.

Starburst galaxies are especially bright in infrared light because the high rate of star formation results in a lot of dust being heated up, which emits infrared light. This makes starburst galaxies stand out at these wavelengths compared to their normal counterparts.

There are 7 main colours but are normally the 7 colours that are always used.

1.Red

2.Orange

3.Yellow

4.Green

5.Blue

6.Indigo

7.Violet (not called purple because that's the way it is in this case)

To remember all there colours easily with the Acronym (ROY G. BIV)

When any element is excited to the point where it emits visible light, it emits a unique spectrum. The mercury in a florescent lamp emits a spectrum in the ultraviolet spectrum. It excites phosphorus powder on the inside of the bulb. The ultraviolet rays strike the phosphorus and it emits white light. Sodium emits yellow light. Potassium emits purple light. Sodium actually emits two different yellows. Each element emits several different colors.
The above is not wrong, but it doesn't really answer the question. I believe the answer the poster was looking for is emission spectrum.


You may be correct. I have no intention of giving the emission spectrum of every element. I only wished to help the questioner understand what happens when an emission spectrum is produced. I had the idea that the questioner had the idea that every element produced the same emission spectrum. We interpreted the question differently.

In order to "see" something with eyes, the object must be longer than the light wave refracted from it. Molecules are too small to be refracted.