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Parts of the electromagnetic spectrum

Electromagnetic spectrum named according to wavelength & energy

Parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are named according to wavelength and energy. Radio waves can be over a kilometre, X-rays shorter than a nanometre (a billionth of a metre).

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