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while performing an environmental survey, a physicist detects a high level of electromagnetic radiation in a controlled area. how can the physicist determine what kind of electromagnetic radiation is being detected?
measure the wavelength
measure the velocity
measure the charge
measure the mass
Electromagnetic radiation is classified by wavelength. All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, so velocity is constant. Electromagnetic radiation is chargeless and mass - less. Measuring wavelength can identify the type of radiation (e.g., radio waves have long wavelengths, gamma rays have short wavelengths).
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