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Waves in matter
Electromagnetic spectrum
EM spectrum groupings
EM spectrum groupings
OCR GCSE Physics A (J249) — Waves in matter
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Describe the main groupings of the electromagnetic spectrum: radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
Understand that these groupings range from long to short wavelengths and low to high frequencies.
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