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16. A student was listing the electromagnetic wave from the weakest to the strongest. What
mistake did she make?
Here her list in order: Radio, Microwave, Visible light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Gamma
mistake did she make?
Here her list in order: Radio, Microwave, Visible light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Gamma
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The student swapped infrared and visible and also omitted X‑rays. "Weakest to strongest" normally means increasing photon energy (or frequency). Since E = hf and frequency ∝ 1/wavelength, longer wavelengths are weaker.
Correct order (lowest energy → highest energy):
Radio < Microwave < Infrared < Visible < Ultraviolet < X‑ray < Gamma
(Visible light lies between infrared and ultraviolet. Note: the X‑ray / gamma distinction is sometimes defined by origin rather than strictly by wavelength, but for ordering by energy gamma rays are the highest.)
Correct order (lowest energy → highest energy):
Radio < Microwave < Infrared < Visible < Ultraviolet < X‑ray < Gamma
(Visible light lies between infrared and ultraviolet. Note: the X‑ray / gamma distinction is sometimes defined by origin rather than strictly by wavelength, but for ordering by energy gamma rays are the highest.)
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