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3 years ago

Describe the difference between red light and blue light.

Physics

1 answer:

Anettt [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Red light has longer wavelength, while blue light has higher frequency

Explanation:

Red light and blue light corresponds to two different portion of the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The two colors have different wavelengths - more precisely:

Blue: 450 - 500 nm

Red: 620 - 750 nm

So, we see that red light has a longer wavelength than blue light.

Moreover, the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, f, is inversely proportional to the wavelength, $\lambda$ :

$f=\frac{c}{\lambda}$

where c is the speed of light. This means that blue light, which has a shorter wavelength, has a higher frequency than red light.

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