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    Electromagnetic waves are made up of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that propagate as transverse waves. They can propagate through vacuum without a medium and have a fixed speed in vacuum of 3.00 × 108 m/s. The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous range of electromagnetic waves including seven main types and shows properties like reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.

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    Electromagnetic waves are made up of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that propagate as transverse waves. They can propagate through vacuum without a medium and have a fixed speed in vacuum of 3.00 × 108 m/s. The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous range of electromagnetic waves including seven main types and shows properties like reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.

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    Electromagnetic waves are made up of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that propagate as transverse waves. They can propagate through vacuum without a medium and have a fixed speed in vacuum of 3.00 × 108 m/s. The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous range of electromagnetic waves including seven main types and shows properties like reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.

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    Chapter 5 Waves

    5.7 Electromagnetic Waves


    Physics Form 4
    Chapter 5 Waves

    Electromagnetic Waves

    • Electromagnetic waves are made up of an electric field and a magnetic field that oscillate
    perpendicularly to one another

    Heinrich Hertz

    James Maxwell

    Physics Form 4
    Chapter 5 Waves

    Characteristics of
    Electromagnetic Waves

    • Electromagnetic waves:

    are transverse waves

    do not need medium for propagation, can propagate through vacuum

    have speed in vacuum, c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1, and move with lower speed in any
    medium

    show phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference under


    suitable conditions

    transfer energy from one place to another

    Physics Form 4
    Chapter 5 Waves

    Electromagnetic
    Spectrum
    • Seven types of electromagnetic waves form a continuous spectrum known as
    electromagnetic spectrum.

    Physics Form 4
    Chapter 5 Waves

    Spektrum
    Elektromagnet

    Physics Form 4

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