EM Spectrum Flashcards
Radiowaves
Frequency: 10^5 Hz - 10^8 Hz
Wavelength: 10^3 m - 1 m
Microwave
Frequency: 10^8 Hz - 10^11 Hz
Wavelength: 1 m - 10^-3 m (mm)
Terahertz
Frequency: 10^11 Hz - 10^13 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-3 m - 10^-4 m
Frequency: 10^5 Hz - 10^8 Hz
Wavelength: 10^3 m - 1 m
Radiowaves
Frequency: 10^8 Hz - 10^11 Hz
Wavelength: 1 m - 10^-3 m (mm)
Microwave
Frequency: 10^11 Hz - 10^13 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-3 m - 10^-4 m
Terahertz
Infrared
Frequency: 10^13 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-4 m - 10^-6 m
Frequency: 10^13 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-4 m - 10^-6 m
Infrared
Visible Light
Frequency: 10^14 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-7 m
Frequency: 10^14 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-7 m
Visible Light
Red
Wavelength: 700 nm
Orange
Wavelength: 625 nm
Yellow
Wavelength: 575 nm
Green
Wavelength: 540 nm
Indigo
Wavelength: 470 nm
Violet
Wavelength: 440 nm
Ultraviolet
Frequency: 10^15 Hz - 10^16 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-8 m
Frequency: 10^15 Hz - 10^16 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-8 m
Ultraviolet
Soft X-Ray
Frequency: 10^16 Hz - 10^18 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-8 m - 10^-10 m
Frequency: 10^16 Hz - 10^18 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-8 m - 10^-10 m
Soft X-Ray
Hard X-Ray
Frequency: 10^18 Hz - 10^19 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-10 m - 10^-11 m
Frequency: 10^18 Hz - 10^19 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-10 m - 10^-11 m
Hard X-Ray
Gamma Rays
Frequency: 10^19 Hz - 10^21 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-11 m - 10^-12 m
Frequency: 10^19 Hz - 10^21 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-11 m - 10^-12 m
Gamma Rays
Non-Ionizing Radiation
Frequency: 10^5 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^3 m - 10^-6 m
eV: 10^-9 eV - 1 eV
Frequency: 10^5 Hz - 10^15 Hz
Wavelength: 10^3 m - 10^-6 m
eV: 10^-9 eV - 1 eV
Non-Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing Radiation
Frequency: 10^15 Hz - 10^21 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-12
eV: 1 eV - 10^6 eV
Frequency: 10^15 Hz - 10^21 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-6 m - 10^-12m
eV: 1 eV - 10^6 eV
Ionizing Radiation