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electromagnetic Radiation includes?
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gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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The arrangement of radiation according to wavelength.
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Nature of light
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In some instances light behaves like waves, and in others like particles.
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Light in wave sense
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Light can be thought of as shells in the ocean.
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What can wave sense light be characterized as
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a property known as wavelength, which is the distance from one wave crest to the next.
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Photons
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A small packet of light energy.
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Spectroscopy
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The study of the properties of light that depend on wavelength.
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Continuos Spectrum
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An uninterrupted band of light emitted by an incandescent solid, liquid, or gas under
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