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The big picture

The big picture

Electromagnetic spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays, with visible light shown as a narrow band from red to violet and arrows showing wavelength decreasing while frequency increases

The electromagnetic spectrum is the continuous range of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to gamma rays. Visible light is only a small band in the middle, between infrared and ultraviolet.

The electromagnetic spectrum Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /The electromagnetic spectrum