Physics GCSE
The wide frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum
What The wide frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of The wide frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Reference: OCR
The radiation linked to atomic and nuclear changes may come from any part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Topics that use The wide frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum
- Radioactive emissions (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorbing materials
- Alpha emission
- Beta emission
- conservation of charge
- conservation of mass number
- Conventional nuclear notation
- Electron energy levels
- Emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation
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