Electromagnetic Waves Ranking A)from Fastest to slowest Rank these electromagnet

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Electromagnetic Waves Ranking
A)from Fastest to slowest Rank these electromagnetic waves on the basis of their speed (in vacuum).
Rank from fastest to slowest. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them
yellow light ,green lights ,x ray, FM radio wave,AM radio wave,infrared light
B)Rank these electromagnetic waves on the basis of their wavelength.
Rank from longest to shortest. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.
C)Rank these electromagnetic waves on the basis of their frequency.
Rank from largest to smallest. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.

Explanation / Answer

A) Because these are electromagnetic waves, all of the waves move at the same speed in a vacuum: the speed of light (which is a constant) and is approximately 3.0x10^8 meters per second

B)From longest wavelength to shortest:
AM Radio (~10^2 meters)
FM Radio (~10^0 meters)
Infrared Light (~10^-4 to ~10^-6 meters)
Yellow Light (~5.8x10^-7 meters)
Green Light (~5.5x10^-7 meters)
X-Rays (~10^-10 meters)

C) For frequency it is the opposite as wavelength because for electromagnetic waves

c (speed of light) = (wavelength) x f (frequency)

From Largest to Smallest:
X-Rays (~10^18 hertz)
Green Light (~5.5x10^14 hertz)
Yellow Light (~5.2x10^14 hertz)
Infrared Light (~10^13 hertz)
FM Radio (~10^8 hertz)
AM Radio (~10^6 hertz)

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