Question

Arrange the following kinds of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing wavelength: infrared, green light, red light, radio waves, X-rays, ultraviolet light.

Short answer

The arranged order of the given types of electromagnetic radiation in increasing wavelength is: X-rays, ultraviolet light, green light, red light, infrared, and radio waves.

Step-by-step solution

Identify the order of electromagnetic radiation in the spectrum

Based on the electromagnetic spectrum, we can determine the order of electromagnetic radiation as: 1. Radio waves 2. Microwaves 3. Infrared 4. Visible light (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet) 5. Ultraviolet 6. X-rays 7. Gamma rays Increasing wavelength is from gamma-rays to radio waves.

Arrange the given types of electromagnetic radiation

Using the order of the electromagnetic spectrum from step 1, arrange the given types of electromagnetic radiation (infrared, green light, red light, radio waves, X-rays, ultraviolet light) in order of increasing wavelength. Visible light can further be broken down into the order of colors as Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. With an increasing wavelength, the order is from violet to red. Hence, red light has a greater wavelength than green light. The final order of increasing wavelength for the given types of electromagnetic radiation will be: 1. X-rays 2. Ultraviolet light 3. Green light 4. Red light 5. Infrared 6. Radio waves