JEE Main 2016 — Electromagnetic Waves Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2016 (Offline)
Question
Arrange the following electromagnetic
radiations per quantum in the order of
increasing energy :
A : Blue light B : Yellow light
C : X-ray D : Radiowave.
A : Blue light B : Yellow light
C : X-ray D : Radiowave.
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
CD, B, A, C
Step-by-step explanation
Energy is in terms of increasing wavelength, we have
X-rays < Blue light < Yellow light < Radio waves
Since
Therefore, order of increasing energy is
ERadio waves < EYellow light < EBlue light < EX-rays
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