The decreasing order of wavelength of infrared, microwave, ultraviolet and gamma rays is

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The decreasing order of wavelength of infrared, microwave, ultraviolet and gamma rays is (A) microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays (B) infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, gamma rays (C) gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves (D) microwaves, gamma rays, infrared, ultraviolet

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The decreasing order of the wavelength for the given rays is opposite to the order of their frequencies because the frequency of the wave is inversely proportional to the wavelength.

v \propto \frac{1}{λ}

The order of frequency for the waves is
microwave

<

infrared

< U V <

gamma rays.

Q. The decreasing order of wavelength of infrared, microwave, ultraviolet and gamma rays is

microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays

infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, gamma rays

gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves

microwaves, gamma rays, infrared, ultraviolet

The decreasing order of the wavelength for the given rays is opposite to the order of their frequencies because the frequency of the wave is inversely proportional to the wavelength. v∝λ1​ The order of frequency for the waves is microwave < infrared <UV< gamma rays.

The decreasing order of the wavelength for the given rays is opposite to the order of their frequencies because the frequency of the wave is inversely proportional to the wavelength.
$v \propto \frac{1}{λ}$
The order of frequency for the waves is
microwave $<$ infrared $< U V <$ gamma rays.