Physics A-Level
Electromagnetic spectrum
What Electromagnetic spectrum means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electromagnetic spectrum
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A continuous range ordered by frequency or wavelength, with radio waves at low frequency and gamma rays at high frequency.
Topics that use Electromagnetic spectrum
- Electromagnetic waves (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Electromagnetic wave
- Electromagnetic waves
- Evidence for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light
- Experimental generation and detection of radio waves
- Measurement of speed using v = fλ
- Polarisation
- Blocking condition
- Finite speed
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