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THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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What type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelengths?
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microwaves
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visible light
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ultra violet
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x-rays
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gamma rays has shortest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Detailed explanation-2: -Radio waves and microwaves lie at the longer end of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy (kilometers and meters to centimeters and milimeters), while x rays and gamma rays have very short wavelengths (billionths or trillionths of a meter).
Detailed explanation-3: -Gamma rays have the shortest wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the highest energies. Gamma rays have such short wavelengths, that astronomers usually discuss them in terms of energy. Gamma rays have energies greater than about 100 keV (keV stands for kilo-electron volt. There are 1000 eV in 1 keV).
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