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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves

NEET 2020 · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

The E.M. wave with shortest wavelength among the following is

The E.M. wave with shortest wavelength among the following is

Options

  1. AUltraviolet rays
  2. BX-rays
  3. CGamma-rays
  4. DMicrowaves

Correct answer

C. Gamma-rays

Step-by-step solution

If we look at the spectrum of electromagnetic waves then the order of a wavelength is, λgamma<λX−ray<λUVrays<λVisible<λInfrared<λMicrowave<λRadio{\lambda}_{gamma} < {\lambda}_{X - ray} < {\lambda}_{UVrays} < {\lambda}_{Visible} < {\lambda}_{Infrared} < {\lambda}_{Microwave} < {\lambda}_{Radio}, so from the above spectrum the wavelength of gamma rays is minimum and then the wavelength of a radio wave is maximum, so the shortest wavelength is for gamma-rays.
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