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What Makes Up the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

By Imagine Learning - Twig (middle years+)From BoclipsOctober 8, 2025

From radio waves to gamma rays, the electromagnetic spectrum is useful in different ways. How does this radiation differ and how can they be used?

Physics - Waves - Learning Points.

Electromagnetic radiation exists along a continuous range, exhibiting different properties.

The Electromagnetic Spectrum covers low/high-frequency, long/short-wave radiation.

Long-wave, low-frequency radio waves give us TV and Radio.

Short-wave, high-frequency Gamma Rays ionise and destroy cancer cells.
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