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24.3 Exercise 25

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If you wish to detect details of the size of atoms (about 1×10−10 m1 \times \text{10}^{- \text{10}} \text{ m}) with electromagnetic radiation, it must have a wavelength of about this size. (a) What is its frequency? (b) What type of electromagnetic radiation might this be?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 24.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum, exercise 25

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