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Rank these objects on the basis of their wavelength.

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For Part A, the light waves should be ranked from shortest to longest wavelength as blue, yellow, and then red. For Part B, the light waves should be ranked from lowest to highest frequency as red, yellow, and blue.

Step-by-step explanation:

To accurately rank these objects based on their wavelength and frequency for Part A and Part B, we will refer to the visible spectrum of light which is commonly represented by the mnemonic ROY G BIV. This stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. On the visible spectrum, red light has the longest wavelength and violet has the shortest. For the colors provided: yellow, blue, and red, we will rank them based on this information.

Part A: Wavelength

In order of shortest to longest wavelength:

Blue

Yellow

Red

Details provided indicate that red light has the longest wavelengths, followed by yellow, and blue has shorter wavelengths than yellow.

Part B: Frequency

Now, in order of lowest to highest frequency:

Red

Yellow

Blue

Since frequency is inversely related to wavelength, red light, which has the longest wavelength, will have the lowest frequency, and blue light, with the shortest wavelength among the three, will have the highest frequency.

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