Electromagnetic Waves at Chemical Glossary

What is it? All matter absorbs and emmits radiation covering a broad band of frequencies and wavelengths. This electromagnetic radiation has the velocity of the speed of light (2.998 x 108 ms-1) and arises from the vibrating electric charges in atoms and bonds. The r

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