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How are visible light and microwaves the same?

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Both of those are names we give to electromagnetic radiation
of different wavelengths.

"Microwaves" are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths
in the range of 1 millimeter to 10 centimeters.

"Visible light" is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths
roughly in the range of 0.0004 to 0.0008 millimeters.

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