why do EM waves differ in frequency and wavelength?
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Explanation:
Electromagnetic Waves have different wavelengths. They only differ from each other in wavelength. Wavelength is the distance between one wave crest to the next. ... This means that it is correct to talk about the energy of an X-ray or the wavelength of a microwave or the frequency of a radio wave.
Electromagnetic waves are categorized according to their frequency f or, equivalently, according to their wavelength λ = c/f. Visible light has a wavelength range from ~400 nm to ~700 nm.
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They only differ from each other in wavelength. Wavelength is the distance between one wave crest to the next. Waves in the electromagnetic spectrum vary in size from very long radio waves the size of buildings, to very short gamma-rays smaller than the size of the nucleus of an atom.