Categories Of Electromagnetic Waves
What are the different categories of electromagnetic waves?
Categories Of Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Waves: A gist
These are commonly known as EM waves. These are waves that form due to oscillating electric and magnetic fields. In other words, electromagnetic radiation is composed of electromagnetic waves that are formed when the electric field comes in contact with the magnetic field.
Electromagnetic Waves: Properties
1. The velocity of these waves depends upon the medium in which the waves flow.
2. Period and wavelength are parts that depend upon the source from which the waves come.
3. Electromagnetic waves are depicted via sinusoidal graphs.
Electromagnetic Waves: Types
The following are certain types of electromagnetic waves:
a) Microwaves
b) Radio Waves
c) UV rays
d) Infrared Radiation
e) X-rays
f) Gamma rays
And many more.
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– Written by Aparajita Karmakar
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