Chapter 16, Problem 46A

To determine

To Find: Range of the wavelengths of visible light, from shortest to longest.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

The visible waves of light are a type of electromagnetic waves. One can see these types of waves and thus, their name: visible waves. The range of visible light falls within the range of EM spectrum between the infrared and ultraviolet regions.

From the electromagnetic spectrum, it can be noted that wavelength of visible region is between $740\times {10}^{-9}\text{m}$ and $400\times {10}^{-9}\text{m}$ .

Conclusion:

Hence, the required visible light range is from $400\times {10}^{-9}\text{m}$ to $740\times {10}^{-9}\text{m}$ .