Electromagnetic Waves It was once the great Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) who had presented that electric and magnetic fields unstable together can form a spreading wave‚ appropriately called an electromagnetic wave. The properties of an electromagnetic wave are as follows: 1. They can travel through a vacuum at the same high speed‚ which is much faster than other types of waves that travel through a material. 2. They show the normal wave properties of reflection‚ refraction
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Electromagnetic Waves Although you might not know it you’re constantly surrounded by thousands of electromagnetic waves every day. Sunlight and x-rays are only two types of electromagnetic waves‚ other types are: radio wave‚ infrared rays‚ ultra-violet rays and gamma rays Nature of an electromagnetic wave Electric and magnetic fields are not made up of matter. An electromagnetic wave consists of an electric and magnetic field and doesn’t need a medium to exist. They are the regions through
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Murakami 10D SHOULD WE USE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES? In terms of definition‚ Electromagnetic Wave is a “non-particulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)”. Thus‚ in simpler words‚ electromagnetic is a transmission of energy‚ caused by the oscillation and of electric and magnetic fields. The word electromagnetic wave or electromagnetic radiation may sound complex
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Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature Electromagnetic is one branch of physics. It was concerned with magnetism produced by electric currents and with the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. Electromagnetism is defined the interaction between a magnetic field and an electric field. People use electromagnetic to transmit electricity to other place‚ to supply electricity form magnetic fields and to store and conserve energy. Electromagnet has components of strong interaction‚ weak interaction
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The electromagnetic spectrum The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is just a name that scientists give a bunch of types of radiation when they want to talk about them as a group. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes‚ visible that comes from a lamp in your house and radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation. Other examples of EM radiation are microwaves‚ infrared and ultraviolet light‚ X-rays and gamma-rays. Hotter‚ more energetic
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The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of six different types of waves. Radio waves‚ Microwaves‚ Infrared waves‚ Visible light‚ Ultraviolet light‚ X-rays and Gamma rays. The radio waves are used to transmit radio and television signals. The infrared waves are used to tell temperature of areas. Visible light is all the colors that we can see. Ultraviolet light can help things grow but to much can cause diseases such as skin cancer. X-rays are used as a tool to find broken bones or take pitchers
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of Electromagnetics Electricity and magnetism in three dimensions is understood through electromagnetic theory. Even simple circuit theory is founded on electromagnetic principles. DIMENSIONS AND UNITS We will use Système Internationale d ’Unités or the SI system of units whose fundamental units are: kilogram‚ meter‚ second‚ Ampere‚ Kelvin‚ and Candela for mass‚ length‚ time‚ temperature‚ and luminous intensity‚ respectively. We will also work with frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic fields
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Unit 3 assignment 1 SC1130 The diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum in figure 6-18‚ shows various properties across the range of frequencies and wavelength. Electromagnetic spectrum the figures at the bottom of the diagram represents the approximate scale of wavelengths. It starts from the smallest to the largest. Which is the Atomic nucleus‚ atom‚ virus‚ bacteria‚ pinhead‚ fingernail‚ humans‚ skyscrapers‚ and mount Everest. The figure also shows the wavelength and the frequency scale. The
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The Figure 6-18 in my text book was an example of an electromagnetic spectrum‚ which is all wavelengths of light both seen and unseen (Trefil & Hazen‚ 2010). The display of the electromagnetic spectrum showed gamma rays‚ X-rays‚ ultraviolet light‚ infrared‚ visible light‚ microwave‚ radio waves‚ as well as a visible spectrum wavelength (Trefil & Hazen‚ 2010). The diagram shows at what frequency and wavelength each wave moves and what it allows us to see‚ hear‚ and feel with visible light
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Suspension of disbelief is the act of choosing to actively set aside doubt or previous thoughts when observing something. The term “suspension of disbelief” is commonly associated with theatre and the arts and the usage of this technique for the sake of enjoyment. This connection is due to the arts perceived heavy influence by emotions‚ thus suspension of disbelief would be enacted to prioritize more favorable emotions. However‚ it exists in other Areas of Knowledge and for varying purposes than
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