Physics GCSE
frequency and wavelength
What frequency and wavelength means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of frequency and wavelength
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Reference: AQA
Red has the longest wavelength and therefore the lowest frequency, violet the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency.
Topics that use frequency and wavelength
- Visible light (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- absorption
- colour filters
- diffuse reflection
- heating by absorbed light
- law of reflection
- opaque surfaces
- selective reflection
- specular reflection
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