Discuss the portion of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum that humans can see. What is the approximate range (in nm) and what colors do we experience at each end of that range?
What will be an ideal response?
Humans can see the visual light spectrum, an area of electromagnetic waves from 400 nm to 700 nm. Shorter wavelengths, approaching 400 nm, are perceived by humans as violet and blue, whereas longer wavelengths, approaching 700 nm, are perceived as red.
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