Question

What electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

Answer 1

Wavelength:

1. The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave is defined as its wavelength. Visible light wavelengths range from $400$ to $700$ billionths of a meter.
2. As we progress from gamma rays to radio waves, the wavelength increases while the frequency and energy decrease.
3. Gamma Rays have the shortest wavelengths and the greatest energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. The wavelength of gamma rays is $1\times {10}^{-6}\text{nm}$.
4. Radioactive atoms and nuclear explosions produce these waves.