A student investigating radiation placed a thermometer beyond the red end of a visible spectrum produced by a prism. The temperature reading increased. Which type of electromagnetic radiation caused this temperature increase?

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A student investigating radiation placed a thermometer beyond the red end of a visible spectrum produced by a prism. The temperature reading increased. Which type of electromagnetic radiation caused this temperature increase?

Accepted Answer

Infrared radiation — Award 1 mark for identifying infrared radiation. Infrared lies just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum and has a heating effect. A is incorrect — ultraviolet lies beyond the violet end, not the red end. C is incorrect — the thermometer was placed beyond visible light. D is incorrect — radio waves are not produced by a prism dispersing sunlight.

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Infrared radiation

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Ultraviolet radiation

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Radio waves

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Visible light

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