VISIBLE

LIGHT
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Today's Discussion

#1 EM SPECTRUM RANGE

#2 VISIBLE LIGHT SPECTRUM

AND COLOR

#3 HEAT ENERGY AND VISIBLE

LIGHT
 WHAT IS VISIBLE

LIGHT?
Visible Light
The visible light spectrum is the segment of the
electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view.
More simply, this range of wavelengths is called visible
light. Typically, the human eye can detect wavelengths
from 380 to 700 nanometers..

INTRODUCTION
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EM SPECTRUM RANGE

Electromagnetic spectrum range

Visible light is a type of electromagnetic radiation, which

is transmitted in waves or particles at different

wavelengths and frequencies. This broad range of

wavelengths is known as the electromagnetic spectrum.

That spectrum is typically divided into seven regions in

order of decreasing wavelength and increasing energy

and frequency. These regions are:

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EM SPECTRUM RANGE

Electromagnetic spectrum range

radio waves (wavelengths greater than 0.4 inch, or

10 millimeters)
microwaves (wavelengths between 0.004 and 0.4

inch, or 0.1 to 10 mm)

infrared (IR) (wavelengths between 0.00003 and

0.004 inch, or 740 nanometers to 100 micrometers)

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Electromagnetic spectrum range

visible light,(wavelengths between 0.000015 and

0.00003 inch, or 380 to 740 nanometers)

ultraviolet (UV) (wavelengths between 0.000015 and

0.00003 inch, or 380 to 740 nanometers)

X-rays (wavelengths between 4 × 10^−7 to 4 ×

10^−8 inch, or 100 picometers to 10 nanometers)

gamma-rays (wavelengths less than 4 × 10^−9 inch,

or 100 picometers)

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SPECTRUM COLOR
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Visible light and spectrum color

Perhaps the most important characteristic of visible light
is color. Color is both an inherent property of light and an
artifact of the cells in the human eye. Objects don't
"have" color, according to The Physics Hypertextbook.
Rather, they give off light that "appears" to be a color. In
other words, Elert writes, color exists only in the mind of
the beholder.
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SPECTRUM
 HOW DOES HEAT

ENERGY TURN INTO

VISIBLE LIGHT?
Heat energy and visible light.
As objects grow hotter, they radiate energy dominated

by shorter wavelengths, which we perceive as changing

colors, according to NASA's Mission Science. For

example, the flame of a blowtorch changes from reddish

to blue as it is adjusted to burn hotter. This process of

turning heat energy into light energy is called

incandescence, according to the Institute for Dynamic

Educational Advancement(opens in new tab) (IDEA)

website, WebExhibits.org.

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