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Infrared waves have longer wavelength than red light.

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Important Questions on Spectra

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All electromagnetic waves travel with same speed in vacuum.
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At what speed electromagnetic waves travel through vacuum?
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Explain why light is dispersed to form a spectrum when it passes through a glass prism but laser light is not?
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A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and it splits into the colours of the visible spectrum. What name we give to bending of light as it enters the prism?

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A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and it splits into the colours of the visible spectrum. What name we give to the different amounts of bending that give rise to the spectrum.

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A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and it splits into the colours of the visible spectrum. The lines labelled A to G represent rays of seven main colours of the visible spectrum. Write down the letter that corresponds to the RED ray.

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A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and it splits into the colours of the visible spectrum. The lines labelled A to G represent rays of seven main colours of the visible spectrum. Write down the letter that corresponds to the YELLOW ray.

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The visible spectrum is a part of electromagnetic spectrum. State two other types of radiation that are also part of electromagnetic spectrum.