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what wave
intensity is??

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Electromagnetic spectrum

Visible light

Visible light

700 nm

420 nm

Ultraviolet waves

700 - 420 nm

Ultraviolet waves

700 - 420 nm

10-7 - 10-8 m

X-rays

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m

X-rays

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m

10-9 - 10-11 m

Gamma rays

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m
10-9 - 10-11 m

Gamma rays

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m
10 - 10 m
-9

-11

10-12 - 10-14 m

Infrared waves

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m
10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Infrared waves

700 - 420 nm
10-7 - 10-8 m

10-4 - 10-6 m
10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Microwaves

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10-7 - 10-8 m
10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Microwaves

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10-2 - 10-3 m

10-7 - 10-8 m
10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Radio waves

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10 - 10 m
-2

-3

10-7 - 10-8 m

10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Radio waves

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10 - 10 m
-2

10-1 - 103 m

-3

10-7 - 10-8 m

10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

Electromagnetic spectrum

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10 - 10 m
-2

10-1 - 103 m

-3

10-7 - 10-8 m

10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

What do they all have in common?

700 - 420 nm
10-4 - 10-6 m

10 - 10 m
-2

10-1 - 103 m

-3

10-7 - 10-8 m

10-9 - 10-11 m
10-12 - 10-14 m

What do they all have in common?

They can travel in a vacuum
They travel at 3 x 108m.s-1 in a vacuum (the
speed of light)
They are transverse
They are electromagnetic waves (electric
and magnetic fields at right angles to each
oscillating perpendicularly to the direction
of energy transfer)

Mini-book

Mini-book - Homework
One type of EM wave for each page
Each page should contain the range of
wavelengths
Each page should contain uses and other
interesting information
Due next Wednesday