Electromagnetic waves

Properties
1. All possess both a magnetic wave and an electrical wave interlocked and at right angles to each other
2. All can travel through a vacuum
3. All transverse waves
4. In free space travel at approx. 300,000,000 m/s
Types
1. Radio waves
  1. Wavelength - 10^-1 - 10^4
  2. Frequency - 3x10^9 - 3x10^4
  3. Made by electrons oscillated by electric fields in aerials
  4. Detected by resonance in electric circuits
  5. Used for telecommunications
2. Microwaves
  1. Wavelength - 10^-4 - 10^-1
  2. Frequency - 3x10^12 - 3x10^9
  3. Produced by magnetron, klystron oscillators, using electrons to set up oscillations in a cavity
  4. Detected by heating effect and electronic circuits
  5. Used for mobile phones, radar, microwave ovens
3. Infrared
  1. Wavelength - 7.4x10^-7 - 10^-3
  2. Frequency - 4x10^14 - 3x10^11
  3. Produced by the oscillation of molecules from all objects at any temp above absolute 0
  4. Detected by heating of skin, photographic film
  5. Used for heaters, night vision equipment, remote controls
4. Visible light
  1. Wavelength - 3.7x10^-7 - 7.4x10^-7
  2. Frequency - 8x10^14 - 4x10^14
  3. Produced from high-temp solids and gases, lasers
  4. Detected by photographic film, retina of eye
  5. Used for sight, communication
5. Ultraviolet
  1. Wavelength - 10^-9 - 3.7x10^-7
    1. Frequency - 3x10^17 - 8x10^14
  2. Produced by high-temp solids and gases
  3. Detected by photographic film, phosphors and sunburn
  4. Used for disco lights,
6. X-Rays
  1. Wavelength - 10^-12 - 10^-7
  2. Frequency - 3x10^20 - 3x10^15
  3. Produced by bombarding metals with high energy electrons
  4. Detected by photographic film or fluorescence
  5. Used for medical analysis
7. Gamma
  1. Wavelength - 10^-16 - 10^-9
  2. Frequency - 3x10^17 - 3x10^24
  3. Produced by nuclear decay or by a nuclear accelerator
  4. Detected by a Geiger counter or photographic film
  5. Used for radiotherapy - cancer treatment

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