Question

The Sun mainly emits visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light. But the electromagnetic spectrum includes many more types of light. Ultraviolet light has a longer wavelength than ______ but a shorter wavelength than ______?

Answer 1

has a longer wavelength than x- rays and gamma rays, has a shorter wavelength than infrared and visible light, as the frequency of the wave increase its wavelength decrease

Answer 2

Answer:

Ultraviolet light has a longer wavelength than X & Gamma rays but a shorter wavelength than Visible light & Infrared rays.

Explanation:

The Electromagnetic spectrum consists of 7 types of radiations including

1. radio waves (longest wavelength) (lowest frequency)

2. Microwaves

3. Infrared

4. Visible light

5. Ultraviolet

6. X rays

7. Gamma rays (shortest wavelength) (highest frequency)

Wavelength:

Wavelength is measured as the distance or length between the two consecutive peaks of a wave.

A Radio wave has the longest wavelength and a Gamma ray has shortest wavelength.

Although Sun emits a variety of electromagnetic waves but most of them consists of Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared rays, in-fact it is being argued that these three types constitute 99% of the waves.

Ultraviolet light has a longer wavelength than X & Gamma rays but a shorter wavelength than Visible light & Infrared rays.

The relation between wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic radiation is given by

λ = c/f

Where c is the speed of light and is constant then the wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional.

Fun Fact:

Humans are only able to see those radiations which has wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 9000 nm. This is the reason, radiation in this range are called visible rays and they are just a tiny part of the whole electromagnetic spectrum.