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The electromagnetic radiation which has the smallest wavelength is

Asked in NEET 2024 Re · Order of the bands

Answer: (2) Gamma rays

Step-by-step solution

Ordering the four by wavelength, longest first: microwaves, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays.

Gamma rays are emitted in nuclear transitions, whose energies are the largest here, and

λ=(hc)/E makes the largest energy the smallest wavelength.

So gamma rays have the smallest wavelength.

Why the other options are wrong

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