How Many Types of Light are There?

Most recent answer: 07/25/2009

Q:
How many types of light are there? visiable and invisiable.
- Jessie
Hephzibah Ga, USA
A:
Visible light is just a small part of the total electromagnetic spectrum which ranges from low frequency radio waves, through microwaves, infrared radiation, visible, ultra-violet, xrays, gamma rays, etc.   The website at
has a lot of interesting details.

LeeH

(published on 07/25/2009)