Mike recently purchased an optical telescope. Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is closest to the frequency

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masha68 [24]

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Mike recently purchased an optical telescope. Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is closest to the frequency

that Mike can observe with the help of his new tool.

Physics

2 answers:

Zepler [3.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-14T08:44:36+03:00

The elctromagnetic spectrum ranges from the radiowaves to the gamma rays. The whole spectrum is shown in the attached picture. But the optical telescope can only see the visible region. So, it only covers from the 400 nm to 700 nm frequency. It follows the ROYGBIV colors, where red has the highest frequency and violet has the lowest frequency.

zalisa [80] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-14T11:02:13+03:00

Answer:

Ultraviolet and Infrared

Explanation:

Electromagnetic spectrum shows all type of EM waves basis their frequency and wavelength. It contains EM waves from radio waves having the smallest frequency to gamma rays having maximum frequency. Through an optical telescope Mike can observe only the visible part of the spectrum which is just 7% of the complete spectrum.

The closest to the frequency range of visible light lies Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared rays. UV rays have higher frequency than visible light and IR rays have lesser frequency.