Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321909107
Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 78RCQ
We hear people talk of “ultraviolet light” and “infrared light”. Why are these terms misleading? Why are we less likely to hear people talk of “radio light” and “X-ray light”?
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