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Question
State the name and the range of wavelength of the invisible electromagnetic waves beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.
Solution
The electromagnetic waves beyond the red end of the spectrum are known as infrared radiations.
Range: 8000 Å to 107Å (or 800 nm to 1 mm)
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