Table : TABLE 3-1 SOME PROPERTIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
 

Wavelength (nm)

Photon energy (eV)*

Peak of blackbody temperature (K)

Radio

>107

<104

<0.03

Microwave**

107 to 4 × 105

10−4 to 3 × 10−3

0.03 to 30

Infrared

4 × 105 to 7 × 102

3 × 10−3 to 2

30 to 4100

Visible

7 × 102 to 4 × 102

2 to 3

4100 to 7300

Ultraviolet

4 × 102 to 101

3 to 103

7300 to 3 × 106

X-ray

101 to 10−2

103 to 105

3 × 106 to 3 × 108

Gamma ray

<10−2

>105

>3 × 108