Other than from the ranges of wavelengths shown in Figure, can you find a way to distinguish radio waves from infrared waves ? Visible from infrared ? That is , could you design a radio that could be tuned to infrared waves ? Could living beings " see " in the infrared region? Wavelength (m) 106 104 10? 100 102 104 106 108 10-10 10-12 AM V Microwave Infrared Ultraviolet Nuclear gamma rays Broadcast Visible light Long wave radio Short-wave radio Krays 102 10 106 108 1010 1012 1014 1016 1018 1020 1022 Frequency (Hz) FIGURE 1.7 The electromagnetic spectrum. The boundaries of the regions are not sharply defined.

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Other than from the ranges of wavelengths shown in Figure, can you
find a way to distinguish radio waves from infrared waves ? Visible
from infrared ? That is , could you design a radio that could be tuned
to infrared waves ? Could living beings " se " in the infrared region?
Wavelength (m)
106
104
102
100
10-2
104
10-6
10-8
10-10
10-12
AM
FM TV
Microwave
Infrared
Nuclear gamma rays
Ultraviolet
Broadcast
Visible
light
Long-wave radio
Short-wave radio
X rays
102
104
106
10
1010
1012
1014
1016
1018
1020
1022
Frequency (Hz)
FIGURE 1.7 The electromagnetic spectrum. The boundaries of the regions are not sharply defined.
Transcribed Image Text:Other than from the ranges of wavelengths shown in Figure, can you find a way to distinguish radio waves from infrared waves ? Visible from infrared ? That is , could you design a radio that could be tuned to infrared waves ? Could living beings " se " in the infrared region? Wavelength (m) 106 104 102 100 10-2 104 10-6 10-8 10-10 10-12 AM FM TV Microwave Infrared Nuclear gamma rays Ultraviolet Broadcast Visible light Long-wave radio Short-wave radio X rays 102 104 106 10 1010 1012 1014 1016 1018 1020 1022 Frequency (Hz) FIGURE 1.7 The electromagnetic spectrum. The boundaries of the regions are not sharply defined.
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