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Electromagnetic waves: NECO Physics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Electromagnetic waves

Our summary: The family of electromagnetic radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays, and what each is used for.

  • Types of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum (Elementary description and uses of various types of radiation: radio, infrared, visible light, ultra-violet, X-rays, gamma rays.)

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NECO Physics questions on Electromagnetic waves

  1. NECO 2009Arrange the following in the order of their increasing frequency. I. Visible light II. Gamma rays III. Radio waves IV. Infra-red radiation V. Ultra-violet…
  2. NECO 2005A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 400 kHz. If the speed of the wave is 3.0 ×10 ^ -8 ms ^ -1 , calculate the wavelength of the radio wave.
  3. NECO 2005Which of the following radiations has the shortest wavelength?
  4. NECO 2003Which of the following radiations have the longest wavelength?
  5. NECO 2001The invisible part of the spectrum of white light consists of

Years with Electromagnetic waves questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

  • 2009
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  • 2001