The electromagnetic spectrum

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Question 4
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An electromagnetic wave propagating in a vacuum can be characterized by its wavelength λ \lambda\,λ and frequency fff. Let λX\lambda_{\text{X}}λX​ and fXf_{\text{X}}fX​ represent the wavelength and frequency of an X-ray in a vacuum, and let λIR\lambda_{\text{IR}}λIR​ and fIRf_{\text{IR}}fIR​ represent the wavelength and frequency of an infrared wave in a vacuum.

Which of the following relationships is always correct?

λXfX>λIRfIR\lambda_{\text{X}} f_{\text{X}} > \lambda_{\text{IR}} f_{\text{IR}}λX​fX​>λIR​fIR​

fXfIR=λXλIR\frac{f_{\text{X}}}{f_{\text{IR}}} = \frac{\lambda_{\text{X}}}{\lambda_{\text{IR}}}fIR​fX​​=λIR​λX​​

fXλIR>fIRλXf_{\text{X}} \lambda_{\text{IR}} > f_{\text{IR}} \lambda_{\text{X}}fX​λIR​>fIR​λX​

fXλIR<fIRλXf_{\text{X}} \lambda_{\text{IR}} < f_{\text{IR}} \lambda_{\text{X}}fX​λIR​<fIR​λX​

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