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  2. Visible spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, young subjects may perceive ultraviolet wavelengths down to about 310–313 nm, [26] [27] [28] but detection of light below 380 nm may be due to fluorescence of the ocular media, rather than direct absorption of UV light by the opsins. As UVA light is absorbed by the ocular media (lens and cornea), it may fluoresce and be released at ...

  3. Electromagnetic spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 380 nm and 760 nm (400–790 terahertz) is detected by the human eye and perceived as visible light. Other wavelengths, especially near infrared (longer than 760 nm) and ultraviolet (shorter than 380 nm) are also sometimes referred to as light, especially when the visibility to humans is not ...

  4. Light - Wikipedia

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    Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. [1] Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 terahertz .

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    Extreme ultraviolet wavelength 50 nm Flying height of the head of a hard disk [18] 10 −7: 100 nm: 121.6 nm Wavelength of the Lyman-alpha line [19] 120 nm Typical diameter of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [20] 400–700 nm Approximate wavelength range of visible light [21]

  6. Wavelength - Wikipedia

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    Thus the wavelength of a 100 MHz electromagnetic (radio) wave is about: 3 × 10 8 m/s divided by 10 8 Hz = 3 m. The wavelength of visible light ranges from deep red, roughly 700 nm, to violet, roughly 400 nm (for other examples, see electromagnetic spectrum).

  7. Blue light spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The blue light spectrum is an essential part of the visible spectrum with wavelengths of about 400-480 nm. [1] Blue light is primarily generated by Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) lighting and digital screens, it has now become prevalent in the world around us. [2]

  8. Nanometre - Wikipedia

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    The nanometre is often used to express dimensions on an atomic scale: the diameter of a helium atom, for example, is about 0.06 nm, and that of a ribosome is about 20 nm. The nanometre is also commonly used to specify the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation near the visible part of the spectrum: visible light ranges from around 400 to 700 ...

  9. Spectrum (physical sciences) - Wikipedia

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    The wavelength of visible light ranges from 390 to 700 nm. [4] The absorption spectrum of a chemical element or chemical compound is the spectrum of frequencies or wavelengths of incident radiation that are absorbed by the compound due to electron transitions from a lower to a higher energy state.