Print out this form and use it to record your values. See if you can get an idea of the range of wavelength values for each type of light. Can you determine the boundary numbers which are typically used to separate each wavelength type from the ones next to it?
WAVELENGTH VALUES IN ANGSTROMS |
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visible light
longest wavelength value = |
gamma rays
longest wavelength value= |
x-rays
longest wavelength value= |
radio waves
longest wavelength value= |
extreme ultraviolet
longest wavelength value= |
infrared
longest wavelength value= |
ultraviolet
longest wavelength value= |
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