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प्रश्न
Give a reason for the following:
Long-distance radio broadcasts use short-wave bands. Why?
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उत्तर
Long distance radio broadcasts use shortwave bands because only these bands can be refracted by the ionosphere.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What role dose infra-red radiation play in maintain the Earth’s warmth
Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is:
produced by bombarding a metal target by high speed electrons.
Name the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum which is
used as a diagnostic tool in medicine.
Write in brief, how these waves can be produced.
To which part of the electromagnetic spectrum does a wave of frequency 5 × 1019 Hz belong?
A wave has a wavelength of 10-3 nm. Name the wave.
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(a)X-rays,
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(A) Radio waves.
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Name the radiations of wavelength just longer than 8 × 10-7m.
Give one use of microwaves.
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Name the waves used for taking photographs in dark.
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Why is exposure to X-rays injurious to health but not exposure to visible light, when both are electromagnetic waves?
If the potential difference applied to the tube is doubled and the separation between the filament and the target is also doubled, the cutoff wavelength
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(a) zero
(b) < I0
(c) I0
(d) > I0
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(a) the intensity increases
(b) the minimum wavelength increases
(c) the intensity remains unchanged
(d) the minimum wavelength decreases.
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| Cell containing vacancy | K | L | M |
| Energy in keV | 69.5 | 11.3 | 2.3 |
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(Use Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js= 4.14 × 10-15 eVs, speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s.)
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(Use Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js= 4.14 × 10-15 eVs, speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s.)
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(Use Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js= 4.14 × 10-15 eVs, speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s.)
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(Use Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js= 4.14 × 10-15 eVs, speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s.)
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(Use Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js= 4.14 × 10-15 eVs, speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s.)
Name the scientist who discovered Microwaves
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State the name and the range of wavelength of the invisible electromagnetic waves beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.
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(i) radar and
(ii) eye surgery. Write their frequency range.
Name two sources of ultraviolet radiation.
State two properties of infrared radiations which differ from visible light.
Give one use of electromagnetic radiation in Microwaves.
Answer briefly.
Give two uses of radio waves.
Solve the numerical problem.
Calculate the wavelength in nm of an X-ray wave of frequency 2.0 × 1018 Hz.
X-rays, gamma rays and microwaves travelling in a vacuum have ______.
Which of the following is a tool used for separating the different color wavelengths from each other?
Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with frequency in the range of.
Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated with.
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What happens when an electron collides with a positron?
Name the electromagnetic radiation that has been used in obtaining the image below.

