The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Let's start with the lowest-frequency waves: . These have the wavelength of all the waves in the EM spectrum.

Next come . As well as for mobile phones, they are used for . They have a of a few centimetres.

Next are the waves that we feel as heat: waves. "" detectors pick up these waves if someone approaches, and will trigger a security light or a burglar alarm. Emergency services may use cameras to reveal where casualties may be stuck under rubble.

is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see directly. It travels at 300 million metres per second - but then again so do all the other EM waves. Also, all EM waves can cross a .

"Blacklights" aren't really black - they give off waves that our eyes can't see, but they make some substances fluoresce (glow).

Wilhelm Roentgen discovered . These waves are absorbed by , but pass easily through , revealing the structure of the body.

Finally we come to the waves with the wavelength: . They can be used to kill cancer cells, we call this .