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The wavelengths 5890 A and 5896 A of the sodium doublet correspond to the ______ region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Asked in RS Academy GUJCET booklet · Ranges, production and detection

Answer: (2) visible light

Step-by-step solution

Given: λ≈5890 A, and 1 A=10⁻¹⁰ m.

Idea: convert to nanometres and compare with the visible band, which runs from about 400 to 700 nm.

5890 A=589×10⁻⁹ m=589 nm.

That sits squarely inside the visible range, in the yellow -- it is the familiar yellow of a sodium street lamp.

So the doublet belongs to the visible light region.

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