electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum refers to the range of all possible wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light, radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma rays.
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- absorption
- colors and the visible light spectrum
- electromagnetic radiation
- electromagnetic radiation detection
- electromagnetic waves
- emission
- energy
- energy spectrum
- frequency
- gamma rays
- infrared radiation
- light spectrum
- microwaves
- photon
- radio waves
- reflection
- refraction
- scattering
- spectrum
- spectrum allocation
- spectrum analysis
- transmission
- ultraviolet radiation
- visible light
- wave-particle duality
- wavelength
- x-rays