Table of Contents
- 1 What are most of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?
- 2 What type of spectrum do electromagnetic waves form?
- 3 What is electromagnetic spectrum in chemistry?
- 4 What are the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum?
- 5 Which wave characteristic are increasing from left to right of the spectrum?
- 6 What is the highest electromagnetic wave?
- 7 What is electromagnetic radiation has the highest energy?
What are most of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?
On the right side of the diagram are X rays and gamma rays. They have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves. They also have the most energy. Between these two extremes are waves that are commonly called light.
What type of spectrum do electromagnetic waves form?
Electromagnetic waves form a continuous spectrum of waves. This includes: waves with a very short wavelength , high frequency and high energy. waves with a very long wavelength, low frequency and low energy.
What is the electromagnetic spectrum made of?
The electromagnetic spectrum is comprised of all frequencies of electromagnetic radiation that propagate energy and travel through space in the form of waves. Longer wavelengths with lower frequencies make up the radio spectrum. Shorter wavelengths with higher frequencies make up the optical spectrum.
How are electromagnetic waves produced?
Electromagnetic waves are produced whenever electric charges are accelerated. This makes it possible to produce electromagnetic waves by letting an alternating current flow through a wire, an antenna. The frequency of the waves created in this way equals the frequency of the alternating current.
What is electromagnetic spectrum in chemistry?
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic spectrum of an object has a different meaning: it is the characteristic distribution of electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed by that particular object.
What are the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum?
| Region | Wavelength | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Visible (blue) | 400 nm | 7.5 × 1014 Hz |
| Visible (red) | 700 nm | 4.3 × 1014 Hz |
| Infrared | 10000 nm | 3 × 1013 Hz |
| Microwave | 1 cm | 30 GHz |
Which of the following produces electromagnetic wave?
Electromagnetic waves are produced when an electric charge vibrates or accelerates. 2) How fast does light travel in a vacuum? The speed of light in a vacuum, c, is 3.00*10^8 meters per second.
Which produces the electric field in an electromagnetic wave?
Electromagnetic waves are generated by moving electrons. An electron generates an electric field which we can visualize as lines radiating from the electron Figure 10a. If the electron moves, say it vibrates back and forth, then this motion will be transferred to the field lines and they will become wavy Figure 10b.
Which wave characteristic are increasing from left to right of the spectrum?
Frequency of the wave are increasing from left to right.
What is the highest electromagnetic wave?
The highest energy form of electromagnetic waves are gamma (γ) rays and the lowest energy form are radio waves. The figure below shows the electromagnetic spectrum, which is all forms of electromagnetic radiation.
What are some examples of EM waves?
Electromagnetic waves can be split into a range of frequencies. This is known as the electromagnetic spectrum. Examples of EM waves are radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, X-rays, gamma rays, etc.
What is electromagnetic radiation has the highest frequency?
Gamma radiation , also known as gamma rays or hyphenated as gamma-rays and denoted as γ, is electromagnetic radiation of high frequency and therefore high energy. Gamma rays typically have frequencies above 10 exahertz (or >10 19 Hz), and therefore have energies above 100 keV and wavelengths less than 10 picometers (less than the diameter of an atom).
What is electromagnetic radiation has the highest energy?
The Electromagnetic spectrum lists the most powerful EMR, gamma rays, to the least powerful EMR, radio waves. In addition, the highest energy waves (gamma, x-ray) have the shortest wavelengths. The lowest energy waves, radio waves, have longest wavelengths.