Optics and Optical Illusions | What is light made of?
What is light made of?
Visible light is a series of electromagnetic wavesWaves of energy that are part of the electro-magnetic spectrum. These waves make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrumThe complete array of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves (at the longest-wavelength end), microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X rays, and gamma rays (at the shortest-wavelength end)., which includes many kinds of energy waves. You may be familiar with some of these, such as radio waves, microwaves, and X rays. Visible light is made of waves that are about 0.000014 to 0.000027 inches (360 to 700 nanometers) long. A nanometerA unit of length; this measurement is equal to one-billionth of a meter. is...
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