Answer the following questions based on Figure 6.2: 

(a) Which type of radiation involves less energy, x-rays or microwaves? 

(b) Which radiation has the higher frequency, radar or red light? 

(c) Which radiation has the longer wavelength, ultraviolet or infrared light?

Data given in figure 6.2

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1024 10-16 1022 y-rays 10-14 400 1020 10-12 1018 x-rays 10-10 1016 UV 10-8 ان 500 Frequency and energy increase 1014 10-6 Visible spectrum IR 10¹2 10-4 ▬ 600 10¹⁰ Microwave 10-2 108 Wavelength increases 10⁰ FM AM Radio waves 106 700 10² λ (nm) 104 I 104 10² 10⁰ Long radio waves 106 108 v (Hz) A (m) Figure 6.2 The electromagnetic spectrum.